Evening star., 1950-01-26
Society News
President and Mrs. Truman Guests
At Reception for the BorkIeys
By Kothorine M. Brooks

The President and Mrs. Truman
attended the reception yesterday
which the retiring Special Counsel
to the President and Mrs. Clark
M. Clifford gave in honor of the
Vice President and Mrs. Alben w.
Barkley. The thousand or more
guests were invited from 6 to 8
o'clock at Anderson House and
certainly there were few of large
or small Importance in the Gov
ernment who were absent. In ad-
dition there was a large number
of prominent hosts and hostesses
in resident Washington society.
The Chief Executive and Mrs.
Truman, accompanied by daugh-
ter Margaret, arrived about 6:45
and were escorted to the second
floor drawing room where Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford and the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Barkley stood to
greet the callers. The drawing
room is much the same as when
the late former United States Am
bassador and Mrs. Larz Anderson
lived there. The rare art objects
and paintings and the delicate
blue brocaded furniture, still are
in place. Miss Truman held up
the line for some minutes while
she had conversation with Mrs.
Barkley. In fact, her mother
stepped over to her to remind that
others were waiting. The Presi-
dent and his family then made
their way to the gallery. Here
they held a reception Of their own
for fully three quarters of an
hour.
Mrs. Truman never looked pref
tier or happier for as she said,
Having the family all together is
cause for celebration!" Her dress
was black and she wore the be-
coming half wreath of black vel
vet flowers in her hair. Miss Tru-
mans dress was ankle length, of
black taffeta, and in her hair a
small paradise feather and red
velvet flowers. In the gallery she
joined Miss Drucie Snyder for
whom she will be maid of honor
when Miss Snyder is married to
Maj. John E. Horton this after
noon.
Mrs. Barkley was in black with
a white feather trimmed hat and
a black veil caught tightly under
her chin. Mrs. Clifford was in dull
blue taffeta made long and with a
square neckline and she had deep
rose flowers in her hair. Little
Randall Clifford, youthful daugh-
ter of the hosts, was everywhere
among the guests and had quite
little chat with the President in
the gallery. She wore a black
velvet frock with turn-down collar
of white lace matching the cuffs
on the short sleeves.
In addition to the bar in the
gallery more substantial refresh
ment was served from an adjoin-
ing room and on the ground floor
similar provision for refreshments
were set up. In the great hall an
orchestra played for dancing.
OffieioIs and Diplomats
The dean of the diplomatic
corps, the Norwegian Ambassador,
and Mrs. Munthe de Morgenstierne
with their daughter, Miss Marjorie
Munthe de Morgenstierne, were
there, and the Speaker of the
House, Representative Sam Ray
burn, was the top-ranking official
from the legislative branch of the
Government who made one of his
rare appearances at such festivi-
ties yesterday. The Secretary of
State, Mr.. Dean Acheson, was
among the early arrivals, but I
missed the Chief Justice and Mrs.
Fred M Vinson. She is in Ken
tucky and he probably preferred
not to go alone. However, the
Supreme Court circle was well
represented by the popular Mrs.
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tice and Mrs. Harold H. Burton,
and Associate Justice and Mrs.
Tom c. Clark. The Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Charles
Brannan were others from the
cabinet circle.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson looked
very well in her black costume
trimmed with light blue and
matching feathers across the
front of her hat. Mrs. j. Borden
Hartman, wearing the insignia
of her decoration from the King
of Norway, made light of the
stairway to the upper floor and
standing erect, as always, she was
on the second floor in a shorter
time than many of her juniors.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Franks were among the early
arrivals, the latter looking very