Evening star., 1952-12-04

MagnuSon Tor several days, were
the guests in whose honor they
entertained at dinner last evening.
The party preceded the concert
of the National Symphony Or
chestra to which DR.. and Mrs.
Magnuson took the Ives.
Mrs. Ives brother, Governor
Adlai Stevenson Of Illinois, Is a
guest at the White House and
arrived yesterday afternoon. He
dined Informally with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Truman and will
be among the guests at their din
ner this evening which is in honor
Of the members of the Presidents
Cabinet.
Mrs. Ives Honored
Earlier in the day Mrs. Magnu-
son, who is president of the Wom-
ems Committee of the Orchestra,
was hostess at luncheon enter
tanning in her attractive George
town home for Mrs. Ives. Others
at the luncheon were Mrs. j. Will
liam Fulbright. Mrs. Thomas K.
Finletter, Mrs. James Lawrence
Houghteling and Mrs. Joseph
Kenny.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Corrin Strong
were hosts at an after-concert
supper party last evening follow
ing the program of the National
Symphony Orchestra in Consti-
tuition Hall. Guests were mostly
young people invited to meet the
young German baritone, Mr.. Her.
man Prey who was the winner of
a contest for Meistersinger in his
homeland last summer. Sharing
honors with the singer was Mrs.
Herman Gasch. who is better
known professionally as Miss
Sylvia Meyer, harpist of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, who
also was a soloist at the concert
last evening.
Contests for the MeiSterSinger
were held under the auspices OF
German Youth Activities, the
furthering of which Mrs. Jouett
Shouse had taken a leading part.
In addition to the group of
young people invited to meet Mr..
Prey the company at supper in
cluded the German Charge DAT
faires and Mrs. Heinz Krekeler,
the conductor of the orchestra
and Mrs. Howard Mitchell, Mr..
and Mrs. Shouse, DR.. and Mrs.
Magnuson. Mr.. and Mrs. Ives,
the nresident of the National
Symphony Orchestra Association
and Mrs. Gordon Reid, Mr.. Paul
Galloway. director of the ehoirs
and organist at the Washington
Cathedral of st. Peter and
st. Paul; Col. and Mrs. Curt
Schiffeler and Mr.. and Mrs.
Slocum Kingsbury.
BeIeion Envoy Awoy
Belgian Ambassador, Baron Sill
vercurys. went yesterday by motor
to New York accompanied by his
Minister of Foreign Affairs Paul
Van iceland. The Foreign Minister
spent a few days in the Capital
with the Ambassador and is re-
turning to his post as chief OF
the Belgian delegation to the
United Nations.
The Ambassador was host at
several small and informal parties
for his house guest the final fes-
tivity being a dinner party Tues
day evening. Other guests in
cluded the dean of the diplomatic
corps, Norwegian Ambassador and
Mrs. Munthe de Morgenstierne.
Secretary of Defense and Mrs.
Robert A. Lovett, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr., who is to be head
|of the United States delegation
Ito the U. NJ, and Mrs. Lodge;
Senator and Mrs. j. William Full
bright, Senator and Mrs. Arthur
w. Watkins. and Representative
Joseph w. Martin, jr., who is to
be the new Speaker of the House
after January 20.
Mccormick -Goodhorts Hosts
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander McCor-
mick -Goodhart gave an informal
tea yesterday afternoon for the
formers cousin, Mr.. Robert Hall
McC Cormick, and Mrs. Mccormick
of Chicago. The visitors arrived
Monday from visit in New York
and will be at the Statler until
tomorrow. Their stay here Is
for short reunion with a num-
ber of their relatives and it is
the first time they have come to
Washington since their marriage
in the spring. She formerly was
Miss Virginia Stonesifer. also Of