Evening star., 1950-06-15
Society News
Misses Alexander, O'DonneH and Rouse
Bow to Society at Three Debut Parties

Joan Whitaker of -Lynchburg, a
former claSsmate of Doris at st.
GATHERINGS School in Richmond,
and the Misses Molly Delafield
and Polly Park of New York, both
classmates at Vassar College
where Doris has Just completed
her freshman year. Her mother
had as her only assistant, Mrs. j.
A. Robb. jr., from New York.
AS soon as the party was over
Doris and a group Of her friends
went to a dinner given on the
Shoreham Terrace by Senator
and Mrs. Harry Darby, while her
mother and a few of her con-
temporaries were entertained
aboard the Navy yacht, the Sc
quota, by Undersecretary of the
Navy Dan Kimball. Guests at
this cruise" supper were Mrs.
Robb. Senator and Mrs. Darby
who let the young people have a
whirl by themselves; Senator and
Mrs. Brien Mcmahon, Senator
and Mrs. Millard Tydings. Solici-
tor General Philip Perlman, the
Secretary of the Senate and Mrs.
Leslie Bif1e, Federal Reserve
Board Governor and Mrs. James
K. Vardaman, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam S. White, Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam P. Rogers, Mrs. May Craig,
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Grennan and
Mr.. William Higgins.
Guests at the Darbys' dinner
for Miss ODonnell were her as
sistants and the Misses Sally Will
son, Judith O'Brien, Carla Spaatz,
Sue Dau and Mildred Coe who
entertained at a luncheon earlier
in the day. Their escorts were
the Messrs. Bruce Sherman of
New York, James Connally,
Francis Thomas, Arthur Brown,
Joseph johnson, Colt de Wolf,
Lamar Caudle. jr., Kim Varda-
man. Jay Boots and 1t. David
Petit.
Rouses Are Hosts
The gay tea dance given by Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Bohannon Rouse
for their daughter. Sue Ann, con-
tinued from 5 until 8 o'clock at
the Shoreham Hotel. Spring
flowers were abundant through
out the West Ballroom where a
screen of palms formed a back
ground for the receiving line.
The debutante, who stood with
her parents to greet, the guests,
wore a white silk marquisette
dress over hoop skirt, long white
kid gloves and carried q nosegay
of white carnations and roses.
Her mothers orchid chiffon gown
was accented with an orchid
corsage.
Eight of the debutante's friends
assisted her and could be spotted
by their wrist bands Of white car
nations and white satin ribbon.
They were the Misses Cynthia
VOL, Jane McAtee and Molly
Holden, all debutantes: two house
guests. Louisa Smith of Riegels-
vile, Pa. and Georganna Buch-
anan of Atlanta, and Polly Nor
ment. Joan Conger and Joan
Denton.
Maj. John r. Hub, u. s. A.,
headed a floor committee COM
posed OF 1t. William Edward Day
Lucas III, U. S. N, 1t. Don Carr
McVey. U. S. NJ. Capt, William
Gladstone and the Messrs. Ru-
dolph Forster, Thomas Owen, Jo-
Seph Ives, Jack G. van Deventer.
John Berry Wallace. Paul Salem
bier Devine. John Thomas Crow
ley, John j. Mcdonald, jr.
Sidney'S music provided the
for the tea dance that was
followed by a small buffet supper
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Rouse for
the out-of-town guests. Among
these was Mr.. Roger Wilson of
Lansing, Mich.
On Tuesday, June 20, Mr.. Rich
ard Lee Ryan and Mrs. Thomas
Harden will give a luncheon at
the Kenwood Club for Sue Ann
and her classmates at Stone Ridge
Convent of the Sacred Heart
where she was graduated this
June. Next fall she will enter Mt.
Vernon Junior College but before
then she will spend some time at
the beach and will visit Miss
Smith in Riegelsville.