Evening star., 1951-05-22
Society News
President and Mrs. Trun1on Honored;
Chief Executives Wife Hostess

Ident House where she has some
of her work. She wore gray
suit with short jacket and small
white hat. Others from the Cabi-
met circle at the party were Mrs. j.
Howard McGrath her Postmaster
General husband having been de-
Ilayed in his return to Washington.
Secretary of Agriculture Charles
Brannan also was alone. Mrs.
IBrannan being in Colorado.
The dean of diplomats, the Nor
wegian Ambassador and Mrs
IMuntle de Morgenstierne arrived
rather early in the reception
hours. She has just come back
from Bluemont, Va, which Is her
favorite retreat. Diplomats were
rather scarce at the party al
though the French Ambassador.
IMr. Henri Bonnet and the Brazil
ian Ambassador, Mr.. Mauricio Ma
lbuco, accompanied by his sister,
Miss Carolina Nabuco and the
British Ambassador and Lady
Franks were there.
The Chief of Staff Of the Air
Force and Mrs. Hoyt M. Vanden-
berg attended the party. and also
Col. Katherine A. Towle, director
of Women Marines was outstand-
ing in her crisp. smart. white uni
form and green cap. The Chief
Iof the Chemical Corps and Mrs
Anthony C. McAuliffe. the Di-
rector of Intelligence for the Air
Forces and Mrs. Charles P. Cabell,
the Director of the Joint Staff and
Mrs. Arthur C. Davis. the Com
Imander of the Presidents yacht
Williamsburg and Mrs. Donald
Macdonald and Fleet Admiral
William D. Leahy were a few of
the top-ranking officers present
yesterday.
The United States Minister to
Luxembourg. Mrs. Perle Mesta'
chatted with the President for
some time. She was accompanied
by her nephew and niece. Col.
and Mrs. Lewis Ellis. The Secre-
tary of the Air Force and Mrs.
Thomas K. Finletter, the Under
secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Edward H. Foley, jr., Solici-
tor General Philip Perlman. the
Chief of Protocol and Mrs. John
Farr Simmons and the Director
Iof the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation and Mrs. w. Stuart
Symington were among the Off
cials present.
The former United States Am
.bassador and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss we're there and Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Doeller came up
from Warrenton. Also in the
company were Mr. and Mrs. Clark
M. Clifford, Col. and Mrs. M. Rob-
ert Guggenheim, Mrs. Kurt Het-
sci, the Misses Nancy Thomas
Mary Loving and Sally Lane and
Mrs. James M. Helm with Miss
Reathel Odum.
MRS. Trumon's Luncheon
The luncheon which Mrs. Tru-
man gave at Blair House earlier
yesterday was planned in honor
of the United States Minister tt
Luxembourg, Mrs. Perle Mesta
who is here for conferences at
the State Department and a brief
vacation. The attractively ap-
pointed luncheon table was laid
i'm the Blair Lee House and had
mound of pink roses and pink
and white iris in the center
Baker fern, so popular at the
White House, was much in evil
dence. The Marine Band orchestra
played as the guests assembled
and during the luncheon.
Mime. Bonnet, Mrs. Dean Ache
son and Nine. LeGallais, wife OF
the Luxembourg Minister to
Washington, were the ranking
guests. Others in the company
were Mrs. Tom c. Clark. Mrs
Robert S. Kerr, Mrs. Omar M
Bradley, Mrs. Eric A. Johnston
Mrs. Wade H. Haislip, Mrs. Joseph
E. Davies, Mrs. Clark M. Clifford
Mrs. B. Harrison Lingo, Mrs
Charles G.. Ross and Mrs. Wilbur
u. Waller.