Evening star., 1953-11-09

idge's mother from Boston, and
Mr.. Dorr Newton of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Joseph E. Davies gave a
luncheon today for Mrs. Rogers.
Another noontime gathering was
given by the British Ambassa-
dor. 1t was a stag luncheon at
the Embassy in honor of a lead
ing Scottish peer, Lord Bilsland
of Kinrara, who arrived in town
yesterday.
Porty to Be "Stoeed"
The lively pace keeps on with
Col. and Mrs. John T. Coulter
entertaining at an after-the-
ater party tomorrow evening in
honor of Lilli Palmer and Rex
Harrison. Theater shop talk
would not be amiss at this
gathering since the hostess is the
former Constance Bennett, well
known on the stage herself.
Another party coming up this
week will be dinner given by
Assistant Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Orme Lewis. This
event will take place at the 1925
F Street Club on Thursday.
More dinner parties are being
planned for Tuesday, November
"a. The reason for this is the
dance to be given at the 1925
F Street Club by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Henle that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henle will give
dinner themselves before the
dance at the club for out-of-
town guests. Others entertaining
and then taking their guests on
to the dance are Mrs. Arthur
Middleton Hill and Mr.. and Mrs.
Garvin E. Tankersley.
Mr.. A. Marvin Braverman will
also give a party that evening.
Before the dance he will take
the Argentine Ambassador and
Sonora de Paz and the Treasurer
of the United States, Mrs. Ivy
Baker Priest to hear the Phila-
delphia Orchestra.
Tradition Ronks High
The intangible theme of ira
dition marked the reception given
yesterday by Mrs. Parker w.
West. The party took place at
Mrs. Vests spacious apartment
at 2101 Connecticut avenue from
5 to 7. Honored guests were
Army Chief of Staff and Mrs.
Matthew B. Ridgway.
Tradition came in many in
stances. These parties always
take place on Sunday, they are
always receptions in the old sense
of the word and not cocktail
parties, and the floral decor in
the dining room as always was
white.
Another thing in this theme
were the honored guests. Mrs.
Vests husband, the late Col.
West was the 1t. Governor of the
Soldiers Home and when he and
Mrs. West were married they be-
gan to entertain each Army
Chief of Staff and his wife. While
they were at the Soldiers Home
they gave dinners for the number
one family of the Army, but in
1888 when they moved into their
apartment they changed to re-
ceptions.
Mrs. West has had one of these
parties for every Army Chief Of
Staff since 1916, with the excep-
ton of Gen. Peyton March dur
ing the First World War.
The refreshments, tasty as
ever, were tea, coffee, ice cream.
tiny biscuits filled with ham or
turkey, sandwiches, cakes and
small doughnutS.
Cobinet Wives Pour
Among those asked to pour
were Mrs. Charles E. Wilson, wife
of the Secretary of Defense; Mrs.
Robert T. B. Stevens. wife of the
Secretary of the Army; Mrs.
Robert Anderson, wife Of the
Secretary of the Navy: Mrs. Her
bert Brownell, wife of the Attor-
ney General; and Mrs. Arthur
Summerf1eld. wife of the Post
master General.
Others were, from the Supreme
Court, Mrs. Harold Burton and
Mrs. Tom Clark; Mrs. Joseph Col
Inns, Mrs. John Persons, Mrs.
Howard Snyder. Mrs. Charles
Cabell, Mrs. Arthur C. Davis,
Mrs. Owen Brewster. Mrs. Joseph
E. Davies, Mrs. Howard Coffin,
Mrs. Edward Kochersperger, Mrs.
Conger Pratt. Mrs. Albert Bow
ley, Mrs. Ray Henle, Mrs. George
Moses. Mrs. William Waller and
Mrs. Clark Woodward.
Mrs. West received the over
800 guests with the RidgwayS in
the drawing room before the fire.
place. She wore sapphire blue
lace floor length dress over lilac
taffeta. The drawing room
donned gold and white chrysan-
themumS.