Evening star., 1951-01-24
By Katharine M. Brooks .

The largest of the parties on
Washington's social calendar yes
terday was the reception which the
Luxembourg Minister and Mime.
LeGallais gave to celebrate the
55th birthday of Grand Duchess
Charlotte, ruler of the ,Luxem-
bourg Duchy. The popularity of
the hosts was attested to in the
large number of those attending
the party.
The executive, legislative and
judicial branches of the Govern
ment were well represented and
there were numoers of diplomats,
heads of missions and numerous
other personal friends of the Min
lister and Nine. LeGallaiS in the
corps.
The Legation was purchased by
that Government just preceding
the first visit of the Grand Ouch
ess during World War II when she
came to live in Canada. Yesterday
the rooms were bright with early
spring blossoms and over the
stately doorway hung the red,
white and blue flag of Luxembourg
with its coat of arms in the white
stripe.
The Minister and Nine. Le-
Calais stood in the drawing room
to greet their guests the hostess
wearing a very becoming gown OF
dark red faille fashioned with
long full skirt and bolero jacket
over gold lame. On her shoulder
she had a spray of orchids.
From the Presidents official
r family were the Secretary of State
: and Mrs Dean Achesor, the At
torney General and Mrs. j. How
ard McGrath, the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Jesse M. DON
aldson the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Oscar l.. Chap
man and the Secretary of Agri-
culture and Mrs. Charles F..
Brannan. Others from the execu-
tive branch of the Government
were the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs Francis P. Matthew's,
the Secretary Of the Air Force and
Mrs. Thomas K. Finletter, the
Undersecretary OF Defense and
Mrs. Robert Lovett, the Under
secretary of State and MIS-. James
z Webb and the Undersecretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Edward
II. Foley. jr.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Fe-
lix F1ankfurter accepted the invi-
tation for the reception and others
from the Supreme Court included
Associate Justice and Mrs. Harold
H. Burton and Associate Justice
and Mrs. Sherman Minton.
Senator Theodore F. Green was
among those from the Upper
House of Congress others includ-
ing Senator ard Mrs. Leverett
Saltonstall, Senator and Mrs. Ho-
me- Ferguson, Senator and Mrs.
Irving M. Ives. Senator and Mrs.
Charles w Tobey, Senator and
Mrs. H Alexander Smith, Sena-
tor and Mrs. William Benton, and
Senator and Mrs. Guy M. Gillette.
The Chairman of the Foreign
Affairs Committee of the House,
Representative John Kee, was
there with Mrs. Kee and others
from the House were Representa-
tive and Mrs. John Casey.
The Managing Director Of the
International Monetary Fund, Mr..
Camille Gutt, the President of the
International Bank and Mr.. Eu-
gene Black and the Vice President,
Mr.. Robert l. Garner, were there,
the latter accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Robert v. Garner.
Swiss Porty Tonight
The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Bruggmann will entertain about
so guests at a buffet supper
tonight honoring their country
man, Mr.. Ernest Ansermet, and
Nine. Ansermet. The visitors have
been In Washington for a fort
night. coming here that Mr.. An
sermet could conduct the National
Symphony Orchestra at three of
It's concerts. the last of the group
giver last evening. The musician