Evening star., 1952-12-15
Exclusively Yours
BY Betty Beole


ed the Gridiron Club reception
yesterday after a Truman-con-
Quoted tour of the White House
with his son, 1t. Adlai Steven
son III. U S. M. c. Gridiron
members, the Capitals top jour-
nalists, staged another one of
their hit shows lampooning poll
tics at the Sunday afternoon
gathering. The reception fea-
tured new faces among the top
national figures of the country.
1t looked, in a way, like an in
augural preview.
President Truman did not ac-
company the two Stevensons to
the Presidential Room in the
Statler Hotel and he also
skipped the stag dinner the
night before. Nor did President
elect Eisenhower get back in
time from Korea to attend
either function. Hence Gov.
Stevenson was definitely the
lion Of yesterdays party.
He was there, however, only
long enough to see the hour
long show. He rushed in about
6, just before skits began, and
when the rest of the 800 or so
guests were seated. Applause
broke out when he was escorted
to his front row place. Close
behind him was Adlai III for
whom the White House tour had
been arranged at the suggestion
of Mr.. Truman. Asked If he was
impressed with the mansion,
the young Marine replied with
a quick grin, After a quonset
hut at Quantico, I certainly
WaSi"
Immediately after the show
was over the Governor said
good-by to his hosts, Gridiron
President and Mrs. Paul Leach.
and with his son dashed out at
6:55 to keep a dinner date with
Vice President and Mrs. Bark
ley before 1t. Stevenson had to
return to Quantico.
Nixons Present
Chief Justice Vinson occupied
the first seat on the right side
of the audience, and Vice Presi-
dent-elect Nixon the first seat
on the left side. He and pretty
blond Mrs. Nixon were escorted
to the front row by Gridiron
President-elect and Mrs. Duke
Shoop. Others in the first row
were Senator Robert A. Taft,
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Ives, Gov. Ste
venson's brother-in-law and Sis
ter who came to Washington
for the party. Mrs. Hobby, the
future Director of the Federal
Security Agency, wore a pic
turesque gown of black velvet
with an Irish lace yoke collar
and topped her black locks with
a small black velvet hat.
Secretary of the Treasury
designate and Mrs. George A.
Humphrey were among the top
national figures welcomed to this
star party of the year. They ar
rived with the Richard Hark-
nesses a little after the opening
hour of S o'clock when guests
gathered in the Congressional
Room for cocktails. Incidental
ly, the incoming Treasury head
is delightful person with a
charming sense of humor.
The future Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Sinclair Weeks
were there, too. and Attorney
General - designate and Mrs.
Herbert Brownell and the next
Postmaster General and Mrs.
Arthur Summerfield. The latter
chatted with Inaugural Chair
man and Mrs. Joseph C. Nc
Garraghy and Republican Party
Bigwig Tom Coleman. Mr.. Nc
Garraghy said that the "Armory
is going to be the most beauti-
full thing in the world" the night
Of the Inaugural Ball. New
York decorators will come down
to convert the cold, barnlike
structure into a proper setting
for the historic white-tie af-
fair. The ball will be definitely
white tie and tails although