Evening star., 1950-05-02
Society News
Capital Society Turns Out Ennosse
For Joseph Davies Second May Fete

gold and silver urns. Standing
high in the center of the lace
covered table was a silver vase
filled with white dogwood blossoms
and brown orchids.
Pour Teo and Coffee
The list Of pourers included
Mrs. Clifton B. Gates who wore a
smart little green straw sailor
trimmed with red flowers, Mrs.
Guy M. Gillette whose senatorial
husband is getting over a bout
with virus at the Naval Hospital,
Mrs. M. Robert Guggenheim who
looked decorative behind a bowl
Of ice cream while husband, Bob,
chatted in the garden with Prin-
cess Christian Of Hesse: Mrs.
John w. Snyder who changed
places at the coffee service with
Mrs. John L. Sullivan, and Mrs.
Thor Thors whose daughter, Mar
gret. sat nearby while she took
her turn at the tea urn.
Others who did their stint be-
tween 5 and Z o'clock were Mrs.
Fred Vinson, in a good-looking
black taffeta dress and small hat
trimmed with purple pansies. Sig
nora Tarchiani, Nine. Dendramis,
Mrs. Francis P. Matthews, Mrs.
Stanley F. Reed, Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney, Lady Welsh
(the former Mrs. Carrere Bar
bour), Mrs. James lawrence
Houghteling, Mrs. James K. Var
daman, Mrs. Joseph c. O'Mahoney,
Mrs. H. Conger Pratt, Mrs. Virgil
Lee Peterson and Mrs. c. C. Carter.
Mrs. Emory S. Land and Mrs.
Nathan c. Wyeth stood about with
lists of pourers and general assist
ants to see that each took her
turn on time in the dining room.
Besides themselves, others who
had been asked to assist were
Mrs. Tom Clark who wore q most
becoming big black hat trimmed
with a single rose. Mrs. George C.
Marshall whose famous husband
was surrounded by a group of
politicians outside, Mrs. Cordell
Hull. Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Mrs.
Max Truitt. Mrs. Edward H. Foley
jr., Mrs. Donald s. Dawson, Mrs.
Millard E. Tydings and Mrs.
Davies Fitch, daughters of the
host: and Mrs. Augustus Riggs
~, Mrs. Davies eldest daughter
who had invited the members of
the Howard County Garden Club
to be her guests at the party.
Ministers Attend Party
Mrs. Perle Mesta, looking
younger and more streamlined
than when she left Washington,
came early and left in a short
while to go home for a rest be-
fore keeping dinner engagement.
She stopped in the hallway,
where bouquets of dogwood and
red roses filled two huge vases,
to greet Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis.
The Ecuadorean Ambassador
and Sonora de Dillon, who have a
fine collection of paintings at their
embassy, paused to admire those
Of the Davies in the library. And
others here and there in the
throng were the Attorney General,
who Joined his wife and Mrs.
Curtis Shears and Mrs. Lyndon
johnson when Mrs. Clark had
finished in the dining room; the
Soviet Ambassador, Mr.. Alexander
S. Panyushkin: the Danish Am
baSSador and Nine. de Kaufman.
the Indian Ambassador, Nine.
Pandit; the Minister Counselor of
the Chilean Embassy and Sonora
de Rodriguez, the First Secretary
of the French Embassy and Nine
Bernard, she in smart red print
and big black hat; the Saliva
dorean Ambassador and Sonora
de Castro. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
H. Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Freer who were chatting
with the Mark Foote's and Mary
Hayworth, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr.. whose daughter, Mari
anna. is recovering from appendi-
citis; Capt. and Mrs. william j.
Murphy discussing with George
Williams the recent wedding of
Helen's daughter; Mrs. Benjamin
M. McKelway and Mrs. Charles P.
Trussell, who are old friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Burke, and Miss
Dolly Corbin, smart in all-black
with a large black crowned
hat and mink scarf.