Evening star., 1952-05-08
By Betty BeoIe

The Capitals getting alerted Tor
the arrival Of the new Supreme
Commander of the Allied Powers
in Europe. Gen. and Mrs. Mat
thew Ridgway will arrive in this
i country on the 18th and walk
across the Washington welcome
! mat six days later.
In the mail today are invita-
tions from the Chief of Staff Of
the Army and Mrs. j. Lawton
Collins for a big reception and
military parade at Fort Lesley
McNair in honor of Gen. Eisen-
hower's successor and his wife.
The military are all a'stew to
make this important party run
of with smoothness and military
dash.
Between the arrival Of the
former Supreme Commander of
the Allied Powers in the Far East
on the West Coast and his ap-
,pearance in Washington, he and
Mrs. Ridgway will stop in San
Francisco, San Diego and Albu-
querque. They will be in WASH
1ngton for just five days, taking
of on the Oath to go directly to
Paris.
Dorlinetons Hosts
Residential socialites gathered
at the 1925 F Street Club yester-
day afternoon for the to Z party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Mccullough
Darlington. The gay spring to-do
was in honor Of Capital visitors,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Rust of
Fairville, Pa, which is just out
side Of Wilmington. Del, Mrs.
Rust's home city. She is the
former Miss Frances Du Pont,
daughter of Mrs. Philip Du Pont.
The Rusts are leaving Wash
ington today. They made their
two-day visit at this time to be
here during the Oliver Hammonds'
also brief visit. The latter came
UP from Texas, are staying at
the Sulgrave Club. The RuStS
are at the Mayfiower.
The good-looking brunette host
eSS received her friends yester-
day in a smart navy blue linen
cocktail dress embroidered with
white beads and braid. She and
Mrs. Rust stood together while
their respective husbands mingled
with the guests who chatted,
slipped or sampled the buffet in
the living rooms, dining rooms or
out in the lovely, big club garden.
The hosts parents were there
both Mr.. Darlington's Stepfather
and mother, former Ambassador
and Mrs. George Garrett, and
Mrs. Darlington'S parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Pearson. Edie
Darlington's sisters and brothers.
in-law were In the smartly clad
gathering too-The Jack Porters
Of Cooksville, Md. and the Lewis
SpanglerS. Frances Rust's uncle,
Mr.. Frederick c. Horner who lives
in Washington, was also present,
and the hosts aunt, Mrs. Lewis
Maclean.
The CARROTS had an attractive
visitor from Ireland with them,
Mr.. John Leslie, son Of Sir Shane
Leslie and the late American born
Marjorie Ide Leslie whom old-time
Washingtonians will remember. !.
She was the daughter of Henry
Clay Ide, Minister to Spain, Chief
Justice in Samoa and Governor
General Of the Philippines. She
lived here for a while with her
sister, Mrs. Bourke Cochran whose
husband was a Representative
from New York and noted orator.
Churchill ReIotive Here
John Leslie is really three-quar-
ters American. however. His faith
er'S mother was Leonie Jerome,
sister OF Jennie Jerome, the Amer
ican girl who married Lord Ran
dolph Churchill and had famous
son by the name of Winston
Churchill. Mr.. Leslie, here for
three days only, came to this
country to get his American citi-
zenship back. He was born in
New York.
Particular friends Of the honor
guests who were on yesterdays
list, included 1t. Gen. and Mrs.
Laurence Kuter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Hagner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall Hagner, jr. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Carusi.
Others who dropped by were