Evening star., 1952-01-29
Society News:
By Kothorine M. Brooks

Wy tN0AU0lHtS tNts btVONS
Mrs. Truman was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Jesse Monroe
Donaldson, wife of the Postmaster
General, entertained yesterday at
luncheon. The party was given
at the 1925 r Street Club and
guests were seated at three round
tables in the dining room, each
having a cluster Of talisman roses
in the center. Talisman roses also
were in the drawing room where
Mrs. Donaldson and Mrs, Truman
greeted the other guests as they
arrived.
A feature Of Mrs. Donaldson's
annual luncheon for the Presi-
dents wife are the dainty place
cards which are etched and hand
painted by Mr.. William Adler
Yesterday the cards had sprays
of delicate spring blossoms in the
upper left, and lower right-hand
corners and the name engraved
in gold.
Mrs. Alben w. Barkley and Mrs.
Fred M. VinSon assisted Mrs.
Donaldson, each acting as hostess
at table. Mime. Erkin, wife of
the Turkish Ambassador, was the
only one from the diplomatic CIR
Gle at the party and Mrs. Tom
C. Clark was the only other one
from the Supreme Court circle.
Mrs. Dean Acheson, Mrs. John
w. Snyder, Mrs. Robert A. Lovett,
Mrs. j. Howard McGrath, Mrs.
Oscar L. Chapman and Mrs.
Charles r. Brannan made an al
most complete cabinet circle. 9th
ers In the company were Mrs.
Frank C. Pace, jr.. Mrs. Thomas
K. Finletter. Mrs. w. Averell Har-
riman. Mrs. William C. Foster.
Mrs. Vincent c. Burke, Mrs. John
Farr Simmons, Mrs. Wade Hamp-
ton Haislip, Mrs. Georgia Neese
Clark, Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross,
Mrs. Leslie Biffle, Mrs. Roy M.
North, Mrs. Frederick Brown Har-
ris, Mrs. Fred Morrison, Mrs.
India Edwards. Mrs. Eric john
ston, Mrs. Charles G. Ross, Mrs.
Frederick Mitchell Gould, Mrs. A.
Lisle Smith and Mrs. Homer Car
penter, daughter Of the hostess.
and Mrs. Jesse Monroe Donald
son. jr.
Mrs. Bernard Dickmann, wife
of the Postmaster of st. Louis
who is q former mayor of that
city and now president Of the
National Association of Post
masters Of the United States, was
among the out of town guests at
the luncheon. Mrs. Samuel E..
BARLEY, sister of Speaker Sam
Rayburn, from Bonham, Tex.
ard Mrs. James Elliott of Kansas
City. who is the house guest Of
the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Donaldson, completed the COM
pany. "
Dinner for DonoIdsons
The Postmaster General and
Mrs. Donaldson were the guests
of honor at dinner last evening
of the Executive Committee of
the National Association of Post
masters at the United States
which opened its conferences yes
terday. Mr.. Dickmann as presi-
dent presided and Mrs. Dickmann
acted as hostess. Others in the
company were Senator and Mrs.
Thomas C. Hennings, jr., of
st. Louis, Representative James
H. Morrison, vice chairman
of the Post Office and Civil
Service Committee, and Rep
resentative Frank M. Karsten,
also of that committee. with
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Kar-
stem: the Chairman Of the
Civil Service Commission and
Mrs. Robert P. Ramspeck, the
Deputy Postmaster General and
Mrs. Vincent C. Burke. the AS
sistant Post Master Generals
Joseph j. Lawler, John M. Red
ding, Osborne Pearson, and their
wives and Assistant PING Walter
Myers, and Assistant Chief In
spector of Post Of1ces and Mrs.
Jesse M. Donaldson, jr.
Others at the dinner we're the
Secretary Of the organization and
Mrs. Charles E. Puskar of I'M
perial, Pa; Mr.. Arthur Smith,
editor of the Postmasters' Ga
zette Of Pascagoula. Miss; Sena-
tor Olin D. Johnston, chairman
of the Post Office and Civil Sery-
ice Committee. and Mrs. John.
ston; Representative James H.
Morrison, vice chairman of the
Post ONCE and Civil Service Com
mittee, and Mrs. Morrison; Rep
resentative and Mrs. Frank M.
Karsten, Senator and Mrs. Thom-
as C. Hennings, jr., Of st. Louis.
Cubon Envoy Host
The Cuban Ambassador, DR..
Luis Machado, was host at a re-
ception last evening in his hand
some embassy on Sixteenth street,
The festivity followed the presen-
tation of awards from the Cuban