Evening star., 1952-05-30
BY Betty Beole

A private yachting party
went down the river the other
day and rolled up some profits
for the American Field Service.
A group OF 81 Capitalites char
tered the 120-foot cruiser Bal
lerina that has been tied up at
Pier 5 on the waterfront and
took OF at IL in the morning
not to disembark till midnight ]
that night.
The fact that four Of the
company-the Arthur Gardners.
Nelson Perrin and Mexican
Minister Rafael Nieto- played
bridge continuously all Is hours
except for eating time, does not Y
mean that the. sail wasn't a,
bangup success. !. On the con-
trary. It suited the bridge fans
to a T to be cut of from all
telephones for such a long
time. It was even better than.
Is hours Of bridge on terra
firma. though how anybody
could still feel firma instead OF
terra" after Is hours Of
bridge. I wouldn't know.
Among the other 81 on board
were Myron Hofer and his
two guests-the beautiful blond
Mrs. Stanhope Nixon Of Palm
Beach and Newport and Mime.
Aubert of Long Island: Connie
Landa. who brought the very
attractive Spanish Embassy
couple-the Commercial Coun-
selor Ricardo Gimenez-Arnau y
Gran and his wife; Greek
Ambassador AthanaSe Politis.
Peggy Palmer. the Tinsley Gar
netts. Gladys and Julio Huerte-
matte and Mickey Brady who
inStigated the whole idea.
There was music whenever
desired throughout the day.
There were toasts to Rafael
Nieto whose rank Of minister
represents a brand new promo
tion, and there was some beau
tiful dancing on the party Of
beautiful Gladys who stepped
out Of her shoes after dinner
and performed as only an expert
at ballet can. She was the only
ballerina on the Ballerina.
Handsome Foreign Service
Oficer and Russian expert
Richard Hallock Davis gets
married tomorrow wearing the
most original and best looking
cufflinks seen in many q day.
A gift Of Mary and Peter Belin.
they are miniature gold calen-
dars for the month Of May.
1852, each set with a ruby where
the 31st would otherwise be in
scribed. That's the way I'd like
to have my red letter days
marked.
His marriage to Harriet Rob-
z.
bins Schlapp Of st. Louis will
take place in Princeton. N. J.
where Dick has relatives. It
will be staged in the garden OF
mutual good friends. Nancy and
Joe Haight. The Stephen
Dorseys and Joe Stanleys have
gone up from here to attend 1t.
Steve will be best man.
The Chevy Chase Club will
have a big and gay evening
tomorrow night what with the
return to town Of some Of the
college set and the appearance
there tomorrow evening Harry
Marshard's orchestra from Bos-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Davies will entertain there for
dinner and dancing.
Louise and ALI Heiberg have
sold their little Thirty-fourth
street house. 1.-THE Cabin" to a
young and attractive couple who
have moved here from Midland.
Texas, the Walter s. Hallanans.
Mrs. Hallanan's father is presi-
dent Of the Plymouth Oil Co.
The Heibergs will move in an
other week to 1880 Thirty-third
street, Gen. and Mrs. Jacob
Devers' house that's been occu-
pied by former Undersecretary
Of the Army and Mrs. Archie
Alexander. Archie resigned In
March to run for the United
States Senate from his home
State Of New Jersey. and is up
to his ears in campaigning.
Despite the social desirability
of a Georgetown address and
the high priced values Of its
real estate. it remains never
theless a little village. Buffers
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