Evening star., 1951-03-31

corting the others wife, they
faced a horseshoe table for IS
covered with the palest peach
colored cloth shot with gold
thread in a floral design and dec
GRATED with a number OF bouquets
of pink roses and sprays of pale
pink plum blossoms. The nap
kins that matched the tablecloth
rested in place plates studded with
a gold pattern and edged with
deep blue border.
The menus on the table were
elegantly done. A folded card,
the frontispiece was lightly en-
graved with a vase Of flowers
against a birdseye view of Paris
over the inscription. "En lhonneur
de Monsieur lie President des
Etats-Unis ct de Madame Tru-
man."
Inside the menu, encircled in
another Partisan scene, read as
follows (the French only: Con-
somme Cendrillon (clear con-
somme with truffle strips; Delice
de Sole Mount Vernon (filet of
sole under cream of mushrooms
glazed; Selle d'Agneau Fontain-
bleau SADDLE of lamb in a nest
Of fancily prepared potatoes:
Medaillons de Strasbourg a la
Gelee de Porto (medallions of pate
in jelly favored with Port wine);
Salade de occurs de laitues (hearts
of lettuce salad; Parfait Glace
trlcolore (parfait in the three coll
ors of the French fag), and Mig
nardises (small candylike pas
tries). Below were the wines:
Chateau Climens Barsac 1887
president Truman told Ambassa-
dor Bonnet that this white wine
was his favorite), Chateau Latour
1887 and Richebourg 1928 (both
red wines) and Dom Perignon
1929 (marvelous champagne).
Guest List
In addition to President and
Mrs. Truman the other guests of
the President of France and Nine.
Auriol were the Vice President
and Mrs. Barkley. the Chief
Justice Of the United States. Mr..
Vinson; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
the French Ambassador and Nine.
Bonnet; the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Acheson, the Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Snyder.
the Attorney General and Mrs.
McGrath, Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer. the Secretary of Interior
and Mrs. Chapman, the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Brannan. the Secretary of Labor
and Mrs. Tobin. Senator and Mrs.
Connally, Senator Wiley and his
daughter. Mrs. Philip G. Bradley,
jr., Senator and Mrs. Wherry.
Mrs. John Kee, Senator and Mrs.
O'Mahoney, Representative and
Mrs. Mike Mansfield, French
Foreign Minister Robert Schu-
man, Deputy Secretary of Defense
and Mrs. Lovett. Secretary of the
Air Force and Mrs. Finletter, Gen.
and Mrs. Omar Bradley, Special
Assistant to the Presidenl Averell
Hartman, and ECA Administra-
tor and Mrs. William Foster.
The United States Ambassador
to France and Mrs. David Bruce
were also there and the Under
secretary of State and Mrs. James
Webb, the Chief of Protocol and
Mrs. Jo.ln Simmons; the Military
Secretary General, Gen. Paul
Grossin; Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Har-
ry Vaughan; United States mill
tary aide to President Auriol, Mai.
Gen. William E. Hall; French
Chief of Protocol Jacques Du-
maine, the Assistant Secretary
General to the President and his
son. M. Paul Auriol; the director Of
the Office of the President, M.
Jacques Kosziusko; French Min
ister Counselor Jean Daridan; M.
Maurice Negre, Mr.. Edward Nash
OF the State Department, Mr..
Robert Donovan of the New Yorh
Herald Tribune and his wife rep-
resenting the press, M. and Nine.
Pierre Lazaref. members of the
visiting encourage. and Mrs. Ma
than Wveth