Evening star., 1951-05-03
Society News
Annual Party of Justice, Mrs. Burton
Honors Senator MorQoret Chase Smith

lSTICe, MTS. burton
orgoret Chase Smith
j pale lime silk chiffon dress over
lime iridescent taffeta and her
costume was set off by a corSage
of green orchids.
/ Well-known figures from the
judicial, congressional and diplo-
matte circles were among the
throng of guests who stopped by
between the hours Of S and z.
Assisting at the coffee table which
was under the supervision of Mrs.
Tom Clark, were Mrs. Robert
jackson, Mrs. Sherman Minton,
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs.
Wiley Rutledge, Mrs. Jesse Don
aldson and Mrs. Harold Stephens
whose husband is chief judge Of
the q. S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia.
Mrs. Owen Brewster was in
charge of the ladies serving ice
cream, all senator's wives:-Mrs.
Eugene Milliken, Mrs. William
Knowland, Mrs. John Bricker, Mrs.
Edward Martin, Mrs. James KEN
and Mrs. Clinton Anderson. And
Mrs. Hal Holmes was in charge
of the punch table at which the
following wives of representatives
took turns pouring Mrs. Thomas
Martin, Mrs. Lawrence Smith. Mrs.
Leroy johnson and Mrs. Welsey
IDEwart as well as Mrs. Clarence
Hancock, wife of the former repre-
Sentative from New York.
Gen. ChorIes Lecheres
Honor Guest at Party
Frances Air Chief Of STAFF,
Gen. Charles lie Cheres, was en-
tertained at a heavily starred
party yesterday afternoon by
French Air Attache, Brig. Gen.
Jacques Louis Murtin. The 6 to 8
gathering In the Foxhall road
residence of Gen. Murtin drew
United States air officials and
generals, the air attaches from
every country in the NATO organ
ization, members of the State
Department concerned with Euro
pean and Indo- China affairs and
a few Washington residents
friends Of the bachelor host.
Gen. LIE Cheres is in Washing
ton for conferences with our Air
Chief of Staff Hoyt Vandenberg
and the air chiefs of Great Brit
ain and Canada. The quadrapar-
tite meetings will keep him in
this country until May 13.
Secretary of the Air Force and
Mrs. Thomas K. Finletter were
there and the Vandenbergs, of
course, and Gen. and Mrs. Nathan
Twining, 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Idwall
Edwards, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Chauncey Cabell, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. r. M. Ramey. Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. John Ackerman, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. William S. Mckee, 1t.
Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Huebner
and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Richard
A. GruSsendorf.
Gen. LIE Cheres is staying while
here with 1t. Gen. Paul Ely, chief
of the French delegation to the
Standing Group of NATO, and his
wife, and the Elys were also on
hand for the cocktail gathering.
Others included British Air Chief
Marshall Sir George and Lady
Pirie, Brig. Gen. and Nine. Jean
Platte, Special Assistant to Sec
retary Finletter and Mrs. William
Bureen, French Minister Counselor
Pean Daridan, Col. and Countess
de Rougemont. the Earl and Coun-
tess Jellicoe. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. James H. Foskett, Col. Edwin
ston Robbins, Col. Godfrey Nc
Hugh, Group Capt. Douglas Ed
wards, Mr.. and Mrs. Gates LLOYD
Mr.: and Mrs. Charles Dewey, Mr..
and Mrs. Andre de Limur, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Washington, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bonbright, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Byington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Cafritz and Mrs. Rob-
ert Low Bacon.
LoeoI RAF Group
Fete Air Chief
The Marshal of the Raj. Sir
John Slessor, Chief of staff, was
the guest of honor at a nostal-
gic meeting of former Raj men
yesterday afternoon at the United
Nations Club. The cocktail party
was given by the WASHINGTON
Branch Of the Raj Association
which was formed In February of
this year and already has 95
members. About one third of
them are Americans, one-third
British and one third Common
wealth. Each member must have
served a minimum Of three
months in the British Air Force
Some trace their service back toI
World War I.
Sunday evening Sir George
Pirie was host at o stag dinner
for Sir John Slessor, Monday
evening Gen. Vandenberg gave q
stag dinner for him and Tuesday,
afternoon British Air Attache
and Mrs. M. g. .Philpott enter
tanned In his honor at the cock
tail hour In their apartment at
Hotel 2400.
Ambassador HostI