Evening star., 1952-02-15
9OGISlZ NEWS. - III j lEI
Valentine Day Gets Boost
From President at Purty

mot altogether responsible for the
delay. it turned out. but had been
detained for about is minutes
downstairs by photographers and
neWsreel cameramen.
With the arrival Of the guests
of honor. the party perked up and
the receiving line formed forth
with.
Presidential Aide Col. A. A. Lips
comb, in full evening attire heav-
lily encrusted with gold braid,
announced the guests to Mrs.
Davis, who stood on the Presi-
dents left. Then came Mrs. Tru-
man, Representative and Mrs.
Carroll Kearns-she in q classic
|navy-blue satin dress with a short
|train-Representative and Mrs.
Clarence Cannon. Senator and
Mrs. John StenniS, Representative
land Mrs. Harold C. Hagen, Rep
Iresentative and Mrs. Wesley A.
IDEwart and Representative and
Mrs. George M. Grant.
The ladies in the line are all
|oficers Of the club.
Republicans Scarce
Mrs. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
headed the group of hostesses ap-
pointed for the evening but she
was one Of very few Republi-
cans present for the party. The
reason, of course, was that many
of them went back to their home
States to give Lincoln Day speeches
and have not yet returned to
Washington.
Among the Republicans on
hand were Senator and Mrs.
Owen Brewster, the Dennys she
in a plum taffeta dress with a
matching velvet stole e-Senator
and Mrs. John j. Williams Mrs.
Williams was chairman of ar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Mrs. Richard Simpson-the latter
in a black net strapless dress
embroidered on the bodice with
silver sequins-and Representa-
tive and Mrs. Ralph Harvey. Mrs.
Harvey wore yellow brocade with
a matching tulle stole and a wrist
corsage Of yellow roses.
0fficioI Family
Mrs. Alben Barkley was the
top distaf member of the Presi-
dents official family at the gath
ering. She wore a dress of deli
cate black lace and divided her
time between pouring coffee for
guests and greeting friends in the
ballroom. The John r. Steel
mans were also on hand in lively
conversation with Secretary Of
Agriculture and Mrs. Charles
Brannan. Mrs. Brannan's black
velvet dress was made with q little
stand-up collar. while Mrs. Steel
man was in strapless toast tulle,
richly encrusted with pearls and
silver sequins.
Mrs. Jesse Donaldson was there
and so were the Attorney General
and Mrs. j. Howard McGrath.
Handsome 1t. Gen. Maxwell D.
Taylor, deputy chief of staff, and
Mrs. Taylor were there substitute
ing for Army Chief of staff J.I
Lawton Collins. Gen. Taylor was
in full Army dress.
Others in the gold-braid divi-
sion. who got many favorable
comments from Gen. Taylor and
his wife on their attractive uni
forms, were the heads of the wom-
ems services-Col. Mary A. Halo
ran, WAC; Capt. Joy B. Hancock,
WAVE; Col K. A. Towle, WMCR,
and Col. M. J. Shelly, WAF.
EorIy to Bed
During the evening Mrs. Tru-
man spent a good deal Of time
cutting her birthday cake and dis
oensing pieces Of it to all corners.
The first piece went to the clubs
president and the second to the
country's President. who took it
and went of blithely munching
to mingle with the guests.
Mrs. Truman stood at the edge
Of the room and did not join
the throng but talked spiritedly
with people as they came up to
her. When asked whether the
secret of her amazing vitality
was taking maps, Mrs. Truman
laughingly replied, ooh, no, I
don't have time for maps" She
has been to at least six parties
already this week and has sew
eral more today.
She expanded on the subject
Of parties by pointing out that
most husbands don't like night
life" And sure enough in a few
minutes. one husband. President
Truman. returned to his wife and
together they departed at exactly
1928.
Al about 1890, when the Sc
cret Service had dispatched the
presidential car safely. the rest
Of the guests went home.