Evening star., 1951-05-22
By Katherine M. Brooks

The President and Mrs. Truman
were the guests in whose honor the
White House Aides entertained
yesterday at Anderson House. The
81 hosts invited members of the
Cabinet and Little Cabinet but
the nearly 500 in the company
were for the most part top rank
ing officers and officials of the
Armed Services and Defense De-
partment.
Miss Margaret Truman, who is
spending several days with her
parents before sailing for Europe,
shared honors<With them at the
to 8 O'Clock fete. She arrived
with them shortly after o'clock
and they stayed until well after
7:30 standing about the charming
garden at the rear of the house
to chat with groups of other guests.
The President enjoyed the hors
d'ouevres and ca1apes and one of
of the longer more cooling drinks
as he stood about and chatted
with groups of officers and officials
and their wives. Mrs. Truman and
Margaret, however abstained from
the delicious refreshments which
spoil the appetite for later meal.
The senior aide among those of
the three branches of the armed
forces, Air Force Col. Godfrey T.
McHugh with the ranking aide OF
the Navy, Marine Col. Robert Scott
and Army 1t. Col. Henry H. Banke
who took the place of Col. Don E.
Lowry who was unable to be
there, met the honor guests at the
door and escorted them through
the house to the garden. There
was no fanfare and no Hail! to
the Chief" The trio left in the
same manner.
The Other Hosts
White House Aides who also
were hosts yesterday included,
from the Army. Maj. Jack L. Love.
Maj. Edward Langdon, Maj. Ar
thur Sweeney, jr., Capt. Frederick
Archibald, Capt. Burton o. Lewis
and 1t. Richard Wyrough: from
the Navy, 1t. Comdr. Martin Null
derrig, jr., 1t. Comdr. Robert
Hayler. jr.. 1t. Comdr. Leo Rob-
erts, 1t. William Campbell, jr., 1t.
Peter Perkins and 1t. Floyd Hud-
son; and the Air Forces, Col. John
L. Locke, 1t. Col. Barney E.
Turner, Maj. Elmer H. Jose, jr..
Maj. Jack D. Koser, Maj. Vernon
j. Lyle and Capt. Robert S. Rivers.
The Navy Band Orchestra played
this year, the Air Force and Army
Bands having served at the par
ties last year and the year before.
The musicians were seated on the
terrace, now inclosed so that the
music was heard both indoors and
in the garden. A long table was
laid in the Great Hall and bars
were set up on the inclosed ter
race and another on the terrace
outside while plates of delicious
hors d'oeuvreS and canapes were
on the cases and tables in the
museum room.
There was no formal receiving
line but two or more of the hosts
were always close to the door to
greet and guide their guests to the
garden. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
who is looking SO particularly well
this spring, was among the early
arrivals. She wore a black suit
with collar and wide reveres of
white, and close fitting violet hat
and bunch of violets pinned to
one shoulder. She did not stay
long and had been gone 10 or Is
minutes before the honor guests
arrived. On her way out she
stopped to greet former Secretary
of War and Mrs. Patrick Jay
Hurley and their daughter, Mary
Hope.
The Secretary of State and Mrs
Dean Acheson had quite a long
talk with Mrs. Truman and Mar
garet. Mrs. Acheson regretted
missing the opening of the bene-
fit exhibit at International Stu