Evening star., 1953-12-14
Society News
Worrens Top Guests
At Gridiron Party
Noted Government Figures and Editors
Hear Songs Pokine Fun at PoIiticos
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By Betty BeoIe


Y BeoIe
reception which Mrs. Eisenhower
had enjoyed so much last year.
The President. of course, wit
messed the show Saturday night
when he attended the white tie
dinner.
The important and well-known
continued to file into the Con-
gressional Room between 5 and
6 when cocktails were served
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, attending
her first Gridiron party, was
escorted by club member Bascom
Timmons. And there were At
torney General and Mrs. Brown
ell, Admiral Arthur Radford,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. and Mrs. Radford; Sec
retary of Commerce and Mrs.
Weeks, Mrs. Robert r. McCor-
mick, who had to leave in time
to catch a 1880 plane for Palm
Beach; Presidential Press Sec
retary Jim Hagerty, whose wife
was i'll with a cold; the Norwe-
gian Ambassador and Nine.
Morgenstierne, and Nine. Bon
net, whose husband had gone to
New York for the last perform
ance in this country of the
Garde Republicaine band which
has been touring America.
Front Row Guests
Already seated in the front
row of chairs in the Presidential
Room when the Shops entered
with Chief Justice and Mrs.
Warren, were the presidential
assistant, Maj. Gen. Wilton B.
Persons and his wife, Senator
William Knowland, who made
the Republican speech at the
dinner, and Mrs. Knowland;
Missouri Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs.
James T. Blair, Speaker of the
House Joe Martin. Mrs. Wilson
and Mr.. Frank Ahlgren of the
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
with Mrs. Ahlgren. Mr.. Jesse
Jones, famous figure of the
Roosevelt administration, slipped
into a reserved seat on the side.
President Shoop welcomed the
900 or more guests, then intro
duced three men important to
this Gridiron show. They were
Lieut.. Col. William F. Santel-
man, third leader of the Marine
Band in 50 years John Philip
Sousa was the first and Col.
Santelmann's father the second);
Robert Riggs, chairman of the
Music Committee, and incoming
Marshall Mcneil who
sings, dances and writes" The
latter in turn introduced Walker
Buell., saying "He writes skits, he
casts them, he directs them and
On Saturday night he sits out
here and laughs at them"
Ned Brooks started the show
off on a humorous note with
The story you are about to hear
S true, only the names on the |
subpoenas have been changed"
The chorus that followed him
onto the stage was composed of |
some noted newsmen in Wash
ngton-Roscoe Drummond, B. !
VI. McKelway, Pete Brandt, Blair !
Ed Folliard, Martin Hay
den, William Beale, jr, Paul |
Leach. Arthur Sylvester. John
Hightower, Richard Harkness,
Mark Childs, Walter Trojan,
Fletcher Knebel, Glenn Thomp-
son and Dick Wilson. The latter
brought the house down with his
of Senator Stuart Sym
ington.
Encores Demanded
George Myers singing "You
Stand Out in a Small Crowd" to
Senator Symington" was |
clapped into an encore. Dwight |
Rorer singing Its a Lovely Day
Tomorrow as Representative
Daniel A. Reed was another hit.
Other applauded soloists were |
Gene Archer, Bill Raymond and |
Arthur Pierce.
After the show the guests min
gled for another hour. Post !
master General and Mrs. Sum-
merfield chatted with new Gen
eral Motors President and Mrs
Harlow H. Curtice. Senator and /
Mrs. Homer Ferguson were greet
ing friends after several months |
absence. New Ohio Senator and
Mrs. Thomas A. Burke were be-
ing introduced around. Deputy
of Defense Roger Kyes
lowered above some of the guests.
Mayor Joe Clark of Philadelphia
was fresh from the big Demo-
cratic rally in his city the eve-
ming before. Top woman on
the Republican National Com
nittee-Miss Bertha Adkins
was going the rounds. Chair
nan of the Maritime Commits
sion and Mrs. Louis Rothschild
and Chairman of the Inter- Gov
Commission and Mrs.
Clarence Manion were other
guests.
0orbys Give Supper
A number of the top people
present went on to the big gay
supper party former Senator and
Mrs. Harry Darby gave in the
South American Room of the
There a lavish supper
was served consisting of hot
'oast beef. shrimp Newburg, beef
stew, hot vegetables, vegetable
salad, green salad and fruit cup
and pastries.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Warren
sat at one of the big tables.
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