Evening star., 1952-06-20
Society News:
By Kothorine M. Brooks

The Australian Prime Minister
and Mrs. Robert G. Menzies were
guests of honor last evening at
dinner given by the Ambassador
and Mrs. Spender-to be Lady
Spender whenever the Ambassa-
dor has time to go to London to
be knighted by the Queen. The
party to which some Is guests
were invited was given in the
handsome, comfortably air-cooled
embassy on Cleveland Avenue.
Earlier the Prime Minister and
Mrs. Menzies were the guests in
whose honor Secretary of State
and Mrs. Dean Acheson enter
taained at luncheon at Blair
House. Other guests in the small
company. which was small to lend
informality to the fete, were Am
bassador and Mrs. Spender, AS
sistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. George w. Perkins. jr., and
Deputy Undersecretary H. Free
man Matthews.
Receive Newswomen
Mrs. Menzies and Mrs. Spender
received a small group of women
news writer's yesterday morning at
the embassy. Coffee, tea and tiny
biscuits were served, Mrs. Spender
being assisted by her social secre-
tary, Miss Helen Parker. Mrs.
Menzies says she is ga mild tea
drinker" and takes milk but no
sugar with it.
The visitors were here last
month on their way to London
and Mrs. MenZies talked quite
freely about the things she wanted
to have time for and the things
she has missed doing. She has
tried to do a bit of shopping
every place she has stopped but
still is on the hunt for some cool
cotton frocks. Cotton dresses are
hard to get in Australia. In
Paris Mrs. Menzies purchased a
lovely compact which has two
red dialS. one for engagement
dates and the other for hourly
appointments.
Guests of Churchill
While in England the Prime
Minister and Mrs. Menzies spent
a week end with Prime Minister
of England and Mrs. Winston
Churchill at Chartwell, their home
at Westerham in Kent. During
those days in the country they
went to see the Churchill's
daughter. Mrs. Christopher Soanes
and her second son, who was born
May IS at Westerham.
Mrs. Menzies was interested in
the many painting of Mr.. Church
ills, each one recalling some
particular incident to the artists
mind. She said she saw no signs
during that brief visit of any
canvases being worked on, but Mr..
Churchill had great interest in
the black swans with red bills
which were sent him from
Australia. The graceful birds
live on the pond within view of
the house. There too are the
gold fish which are special pets Of
the statesman. who declares and
says he can prove that each of
the goldfish recognize him when
he comes and swim over to the
edge to greet him.
The visitor also spoke of seeing
one or two plays. One which made !
q special impression was South
Pacific" which she went to see
in London. Also in London size
picked up one of the most in
triguing gadgets she has found
an onion cutter. The onion must
be peeled but after that it Is
put in the cutter and the cutter
moved up and down to chop the
onion as fine as one wants.
The two days in Paris included
a dinner party at which Mrs.
Menzies was seated between
Prime Minister Antoine Pinay and
former Prime Minister Robert
Schumann. Her husband made
the third Prime Minister at the
table.
Teo With Queen JuIiono
The Prime Minister and Mrs.
Menzies also went to the Neither
lands while on the Continent and
were guests of Queen Juliana at
tea. The Queen and her family