Evening star., 1950-04-21
By Katherine M. Brooks

Mrs. Truman gave a lunch
party yesterday. entertaining the
74th Club, which is composed of
wives of legislators elected to the
74th Congress, and of which she
Is a member. The party was
given at Blair House and the
luncheon was served in Blair-Lee
House where the dining room is
larger. Clusters of yellow roses,
white snapdragons and blue del
phinium decorated the beauti-
fully-appointed table and also
were in vases in the other rooms.
Mrs. Sherman Minton. whose
Associate Justice husband was
Senator in the 74th Congress, was
the ranking guest at the lunch
con. Others included Mrs. Owen
Brewster, the only Senator's wife
present, and Mrs. August H. An
dresen, Mrs. Leslie c. Arends, Mrs.
w. Sterling Cole, Mrs. Albert j.
Engel, Mrs. Charles A. Halleck,
Mrs. Sam Hobbs, Mrs. Chauncey
w. Reed, Mrs. Dewey Short, Mrs.
Karl Stefan, and Mrs. William M.
Wilmington, wives of members of
the lower House who came to
the 74th Congress and still are
serving in that legislative body.
Completing the membership pres.
ent were Mrs. Ralph E. Church,
president of the Congressional
Club; Mrs. Malcolm Baldridge,
Mrs. Joseph Casey, Mrs. Aaron L.
Ford. Mrs. Charles Mclaughlin,
Mrs. Hugh Peterson and Mrs.
Byron Scott.
Visitors Entertained
Two distinguished officers of
the Latin American Armed Forces
are visiting in Washington this
week and were entertained yes
terday by officials of the United
States Armed Forces. Mexico's
Minister of Defense, 1t. Gen.
Gilberto Linen and Sonora de
Limon arrived yesterday and are
staying at the Shoreham. The
first of a series Of parties in their
honor was given last evening by
the new Secretary of the Army
and Mrs. Frank c. Pace, jr. It
also was the first large and Official
party which they have given since
he took over his new duties as
head of the department of the
Army.
The Secretary and Mrs. Pace
invited about 400 guests to meet
the visitor in the Officers Club
at Fort McNair. They stood just
inside the door of the ballroom
on the second floor where they
presented their guests to the De-
fense Minister and Sonora de
Limon. Assisting were the Deputy
Chief of Staff of the United States
Army and Mrs. Wade II. Haislip.
Mrs. j. Lawton Collins, wife of
the Chief of Staff, was there,
although Gen. Collins is out of
town. She assisted through the
early evening hours in seeing that
members of Gen. Lnon's party
met the other guests.
The long buffet table at the
other side Of the room had minia-
ture fountains at each end and in
the center a low mound of spring.
flowers. A wide variety of hors
d'oueyres and liquid refreshmentl
was served as well as turkey and
ham.
The Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de la Colina. who will be
hosts to their countrymen Mon
day at a similar party, and men,
bers of the embassy staff and
their wives were invited. Also the
Secretary of Defense and Mrs.
Louis A. johnson and other Off
cials of that department, as we'll
as the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Francis P. Matthews and
high ranking officials and Off
GERS of the Navy.
The Inter American Defense
Board, the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Military Attaches of
other Latin American diplomatic
missions completed the company.
Gen. and Sonora de Limon ac-