Evening star., 1952-01-14
Society News:
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New members of Congress were
the guests of honor at an At Home
party given yesterday afternoon
by the Congressional Club at its
handsome New Hampshire avenue
clubhouse. It was the clubs first
large reception of the new year.
Heading the list of honor guests
were three Senators who have
taken Office within the last year,
and their wives. They are Sena-
tor and Mrs. Blair Moody of Mich
igan, Senator and Mrs. Thomas r.
Underwood of Kentucky and
Senator and Mrs. Fred A. Seaton
Of Nebraska.
Honored from the House were
Representatives Elizabeth Kee,
Vera Buchanan. Claude I. Bake
well, John C. Watts, Frank Ikard,
Joseph Carrigg, Clifford G. Nc
Intire, Mari c. King, Paul F.
Schenck, Robert D. Harrison and
Frank c. Osmers. Wives Of all
the nine men members also were
feted. ae
Mrs. Carroll D. Kearnes, first
vice president Of the club, headed
the receiving line in the absence
of the president, Mrs. James c..
Davis, who has been detained at
her home in Georgia by the ILL
ness of her husband. Mrs. Kearnes
was wearing an attractive navy
blue taffeta suit. She was hat
less, as were all the other officers
in the receiving line.
Long Receiving Line
Also in the receiving line were
four vice presidents Of the club
Mrs. Clarence Cannon, in a blue
taffeta frock; Mrs. Homer Fer
guson, in a black wool afternoon
dress with rose taffeta at the neck:
Mrs. John c. Stennis, in black
beaded crepe dress, and Mrs.
Harold c. Hagen, in black crepe
highlighted by rhinestone acces-
sories.
Receiving, too, were Mrs. Wesley
A. D'Ewart, secretary, wearing a
brown lace frock trimmed with
velvet, ana Mrs. George M. Grant,
corresponding secretary, in a
black faille suit trimmed with jet
beads. The officers husbands
Joined them in the receiving line.
One of the honor guests, Mrs.
Moody, wore a black afternoon
dress, with white at the neck,
and a small white felt off -the-face
hat, dotted with sequins. Mrs.
Underwood selected cherry red
faille suit.
Mrs. John j. Williams, wife of
the Senator from Delaware, was
chairman of arrangements for the
party. Members of her committee
were Mrs. Zales Ecton, Mrs. Por-
ter Hardy, Mrs. Bourke Hicken-
looper and Mrs. Paul Kilday.
Hospitality chairman, who greet
ed the guests at the downstairs
door (the formal receiving line
was in the second-f1oor ballroom)
was Mrs. Ernest w. Mcfarland.
Other members of her committee
were Mrs. Dennis Chavez and Mrs.
Percy Priest.
Committee Members
Co-chairman of the hostess
committee were Mrs. Dwight l.
Rogers, who wore a delft blue
shantung suit with white lowered
hat, and Mrs. John Mcmillan, who
chose a chartreuse tissue taffeta
dress with bolero top and side
draped skirt.
Pink snapdragons, interspersed
with dark green leaves, were seen
by guests as they came in the
front door. Potted pink begonias
from the Botanical Gardens dec
GRATED the other downstairs rooms,
except the library, which featured
bright red carnations.
The large dining room table,
of the ballroom, was decorated
with big white wicker baskets
filled with lavender and pink
gladioluses and snapdragons
There were also tall pink tapers.
In the center of the table was
a huge three-layer cake, with
Congressional Club" written
across the top with small candy
rosebuds. Around the edge was
written, welcome, New Members
of the Congressional Club"
An identical cake was centered
on smaller tea table in an alcove
off the ballroom. Also decking that
table were two huge sprays OF
silver grapes tied with green tulle
ribbon. with pink carnations
tucked in among the grapes.
Taking turns pouring tea and
coffee were members Of the hos
tess committee and some former
presidents Of the club.