Evening star., 1952-11-22
Eisenhowers Spend
5 Wonderful Hours
In Social Visit Here

The President ELECT and Mrs.
Eisenhower spent five wonder
: full" hours in Washington last
night.
That's the generals own de-
scription of his short social visit
to the Capital.
Gen. and Mrs. Eisenhower came
here by train from New York to
attend the reunion Of the West
Point class of 1915. They arrived
at Union Station in a private car
at pm. but remained aboard
for half an hour to change to
evening clothes.
Then they went to the Army
and Navy Club for the reunion.
a private party attended by Army
brass. their wives and the widows
of a few fellow officers.
Visit Her Sister.
Afterward the President-electI
and his Mamie" drove to 3030I
: Klingle road NV. to visit Col.
and Mrs. George G. Moore, jr.
Mrs. Moore is a sister of Mrs.
Eisenhower
At midnight they reboarded
their special car and left for New
York at 2:10 am. on a regularly
scheduled Pennsylvania Railroad
train.
Gen. Eisenhower had no formal
statements. In fact. his only re-
sponse to newsmen was the one
word, Wonderful" /
AS the President-elect Gin black
tie. black homburg and dark coat /
emerged with his vivacious wife
from the Army and Navy Club at
Seventeenth and I streets NV,
reporters asked:
Did you have a good time.
General?"
Wonderful wonderful" was the
reply
Mrs. Eisenhower Happy.
Then he and Mrs. Eisenhower
drove away under Secret Service
and police escort to the Moore's
home. Mrs. Eisenhower wore a .
black brocaded dress. a string of !
pearls. a pink scarf. long gloves
and a mink coat. She appeared
very happy. !
When they returned to Union
Station, reporters again asked
about the short trip to Washington.
Wonderful, said Gen. Eisen- I
hover. Then he followed his wife
to the train. stopping once to pose
for photographers. /
Standard Menu.
Reporters were barred from the
West Point reunion at the Army
and Navy Club. Word spread, |
however. that the menu for the /
Eisenhower party was standard. 1t
consisted of bluepoint oysters, T
prime ribs of roast beef. asparagus (
Hollandaise. potatoes au gratin, .
special" salad and rainbow par
4dIL, VIII COIlee.
There was no indication from
members of the class of Is what I
like" had to say off the record. /
One of the happieSt of those
present was Homer Saunders. The !
colored bell captain at the Army "
and Navy Club was approved by
the Secret Service to greet and
pass all those who attended the
dinner. He knows all 1000 men,
berS OF the club by name.
Guest List.
p The guest list last night in
cluded: !
Gen. and Mrs. Bradley. Gen.
and Mrs. Larkin, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. John F. Conklin, Col. and
Mrs. E. DeTreville Ellis, Mai. Gen.
and Mrs. Vernon Evans.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Frederick
w. Boye, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John
S. Bragdon, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
John F. Conklin. Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. John F. Davis. Col. John E.
Harris. Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Thomas j. Hanley and Col. John
E. Harris. T.
Also Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George
H. Peabody and Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. John B. Wogan.
Col and Mrs. Earl E. Gesler,
Col. and Mrs. Douglas H. Gillette,
Col. and Mrs. Joseph C. Haw. Col,
and Mrs. John F. Kahle. Maj. Gen
and Mrs. Edwin B. Lyon. Comdr.
and Mrs. Edward Moale, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Paul J. Muel-
ler, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John NJ
Robinson. Maj. Gen. and Mrs !:
Henry B. Sayler, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Edward C. Wellington, Col.
and Mrs. Raymond Marsh, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Lehman Miller,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William
F. Tompkins, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Arthur White. !,
Several widows Attend.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Walter w.
Hess, jr., Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Le-
land S. Hobbs. Col. and Mrs. Jesse
B. Hunt. 1t. Col and Mrs. Cliff
ford B. King. Col. and Mrs. Har-
old w. James. Col. and Mrs. Ed
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