Evening star., 1951-04-20
Society News
House Galleries Jonned for Macarthur;
Speech Draws Teors From Spectators

lmemDerS OF the soviet, 1nd10n Oh
lIndonesian Embassies present
First to arrive Cat 10 o'clock
were the Costa Rican Ambassador
and Sonora de Oreamuno. the
next, Cuban Ambassador Luis
Machado, and Finnish Minister K
IT. Jutila. Mime. Esteves-Fernan-
Ides. wife of the Portuguese Am
|bassador, took a seat in the front
row; Mime. Bruggmann. wife Of
1.-THE Swiss Minister and sister OF
Henry A. Wallace, took one in the
back row. The Korean Charge
ld'AffaireS, Sac Sun Kim, was no
lticeably present, and the U. Ms
Nasrollah Entezam, president Of
the General Assembly, was being
greeted by several ENJOYS. The
Ambassadors from Egypt. Spain
Chile, Yugoslavia, Colombia
France and Belgium were also on
hand for the important speech.
but the latter two who rank 3rd
and 4th in diplomatic precedence
had to sit on the steps as they
arrived after the others.
Son Arrives
Necks were craned at 1920
when the generals son walked in
with the men who have served
with Gen. Macarthur and took
their places in the front row.
There was Col. Huff beside the
boy, and 1t. Col. Anthony Story,
the generals pilot; Gen. Jonathan
Wainwright. the hero of Corregi-
dor; Maj. Gen. Courtney Whit
ney, and others. There were lots
of comments, too. when members
of the Senate walked in and a
number of ex-Senators were
spotted in the procession. such as
Claude Pepper. Scott Lucas and
Frank Graham.
Suspense reached It's highest
point at f2:30 when General
Douglas Macarthur was an
nounced and escorted in. Spot
lessly groomed and pressed, his
field jacket bearing no decora-
tions, simply the small circle of
five gold stars on each shoulder,
he made a striking appearance as
he strobe to the rostrum. He re-
ceived a four minute standing
ovation that was repeated in part
as soon as Speaker Rayburn in
troduced him. From then on lusty
cheers and loud applause marked
the Republican side of the House.
The Democrats clapped generally
on some points, refrained almost
entirely on others. Some fur
rowed Democratic brows stayed
furrowed most Of the time. =
Spectators S Intent
The eyes of al spectators re-
manned glued to him throughout
his speech. Col. Robert McCor-
mick was seated in the front row
of the gallery and a stones throw
away was his niece 'tBazy" Miller.
Mrs. Tom Connally was smart in
black and black trimmed white
hat. Mrs. Robert Lovett in a fur
cape and beautiful coral and white
hat sat with Mrs. Averell Harri-
man. And there was Mrs. Homer
Ferguson, Mrs. Owen Brewster ;,
Mrs. O. Max Gardner, Clifford
Folger, Mrs. Lloyd Bentsen, jr.,I
Lorraine Shevlin, Mrs. Floyd Akers,
Mrs. Thomas Hennings in a fitted
taupe cloche and Mrs. Albert
Thomas in black with a black veil
drawn down from her natural
colored straw hat.
The generals highly dramatic
conclusion to his speech when he
spoke of himself as an old soldier
who tried to do his duty and
will now fade away, drew tears to
the eyes of many spectators and
legislators. Big Representative
Lowell Stockman from Oregon
frankly admitted it effected him
that way. and so did Mrs. Leverett
Saltonstall and Mrs. Eugene Milli-
ken. Mrs. Walter George, wife of
the Senator from Georgia, said on
leaving the gallery, 1--WE just had
a good cry; Mrs. George Malone
was asking of the person beside
her. Didn't you cry?"
Crowds pressed down the House,
stairs to get glimpse of the man
Of the hour and his wife as they
were ushered into the Speakers
lunchroom to break bread with
the leaders Of the Senate and the
House. Vice President Barkley,
whose daughter is married to the |
generals nephew and namesake,
was one of the group, of course.
Outside the lunchroom the general
stopped to greet five or six am
outees, all enlisted men, and Joe
Martin promptly invited them into
;he exclusive gathering. They were
,lated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlod II. Earth
nan. of Murfreesboro, Tenn, old 4
friends Of Mrs. Macarthur, waited |
n the crowd outside the lunch
'oom. The former, who is chair
nan of the Macarthur home
coming in Murfreesboro, said that
1e went to school with the former
lean Faircloth and used to go out |
With her, had date with her, in