Evening star., 1953-05-08
Congressional Club
Honors First Lady
Ezio Pima Is Number One Guest Stor:
ixHundred Members and Guests There
Society News
By Doisy Sheridan

By Doisy
The Congressional Club paid
honor yesterday to the first lady
of the land. Mrs. Eisenhower
was the number one guest at a
brunch given by the group at the
Statler Hotel.
The program hit a musical
note of the highest caliber with
Mr.. Ezio Pima as the guest star.
Others contributing to this theme
were Miss Dorothy Fields. lyric
writer CT Can't Give You Any
thing But Love') and Mr..
Harold Arlen, composer cStormy
Weather..
Mrs. Eisenhower arrived on
the dot of IL and was met at
the motor ramp by Mrs. Law
renee H. Smith. president OF the
club and brought upstairs. She
was then taken by Mrs. Harry
j. McGregor as Mrs. Smith had
to go into the dining room and
seat the head table which was
az strong.
Mrs. Eisenhower wore black
lightweight suit, pretty white
hat and a double-strand pearl
choker that is becoming almost
as famous as her bangs. The
final touch was a white baby
orchid corsage which Mrs. Nc
Gregor presented to her.
Friendly Air
The Presidents wife is not as
tall as she seems in pictures and
has a lovely deep speaking voice.
She exudes personality with a
friendly, natural air that is never
lacking in dignity and as one of
her close friends once put it, "She
is so much fun to be with"
When asked if she didn't miss
her grandchildren since they
have gone back to New York
State she said that she did. THE
house is kind of empty now. You
know even the guards miss
them" She spoke of her young
est grandchild and asked, isn't
she doll?" There was no
disagreement.
Mr.. Pinzo Next to First lody
Going from Mrs. Eisenhower
down the table there were Mr..
Pima, Mrs. Fred Vinson, who
incidently was the first person
to greet Mrs. Eisenhower in the
hall before going in to the dining
room: Mrs. Felix Frankfurter
looking very striking in white
hat atop her snowy white hair;
Mr.. Arlen, Mrs. Robert j. Jack
son and Mrs. PIMA. She picked
black and white for her colors
too, with a black suit. white hat
and blouse and two tremendous
gardenias.
While speaking of fashion one
should not overlook the great
basso-he wore a natty blue and
white striped shirt which had
stiff white collar. The final
touch was three-stoned dia-
mond stick pin!
Continuing down the table
were Mrs. Harold Hitz Burton
with as usual, two earrings on
one ear: Mrs. Sherman Minton.
Representative Marguerite Stitt'
Church. Mrs. Charles E. Wilson,
Mrs. Edward R. Burke. Mrs.
Douglas Mckay, sporting
bright red flower on her hat;
and Mrs. Porter H. Dale.
Doisy Hot
Still more were Mrs. Martin
Durkin whose pretty hat COW
cred with daisies caught Mrs.
Eisenhower's eye, Mrs. John J.
Sparkman, looking very smart
In a navy and white print; Mrs.
Thomas G. Abernethy, Mrs.
Harold A. Patten. Mrs. w. F.
Norrell. Mrs. Ralph Harvey and
Mrs. McGregor.
On the other side OF Mrs.
Nixon were Dr.. Edward L. R.
Elson who delivered the invo-
cation: Mrs. John Foster Dulles,
Mrs. Stanley F. Reed, Miss
Fields, Mrs. William o. Douglas,
Mrs. Edward L. r. ElSon, ac-
centuating her pretty blond hair
by pale pink hat: Mrs. Thomas
Clark, Mrs. James Davis and
Mrs. George NJ. Humphrey.
Others were Mrs. John Taber,
Mrs. Herbert Brownell. jr., who
also chose a pink hat; Mrs.
Daniel Reed. Mrs. Sinclair
Weeks, Mrs. John Bricker, the
Secretary of Welfare, Mrs.
Hobby; Mrs. Edward Martin.
Mrs. Walter Judd, Mrs. Gibner
King and Mrs. Russell Mack.
IoSty meal
Following the invocation and
the Star, spangled Banner, which
was sung by Miss Marie de la
Hull. all settled down to tasty
lunch. The menu consisted of
grapefruit, chicken a la new
burg. shoe string potatoes, peas,
salad, biscuit tortoni, and
coffee. All enjoyed it including
Mrs. Eisenhower who, however,
watched her figure enough to
turn down second cookie.
Mrs. Smith then greeted all
the guests and pointed out that
this year was the clubs 45th
anniversary. In keeping with
this birthday. Mrs. Hal Holmes
recited poem titled This
House, This Lady, This Hour"