davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1953-03-01
First Lady Will Open
Flower Show Thursday
By W. n. Younemon
CoFden Editor

Washington's third National
Capital Flower and Garden Show
will be opened Thursday by Mrs.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, wife Of
the President, at the National
Guard Armory, and will again
give flower and garden lovers a
preview Of spring.
The huge Armory, where the
show will continue through
March II, will be turned into a
vast spring garden, displaying
the latest in flower varieties and
horticultural practices.
Mrs. Eisenhower will open the
show at 2 pm. Thursday. On
following days, the show will
open at ! lam. and close at II
pm.
A cooperative venture. the
National Capital show is a joint
project of the National Capital
Garden Club League, comprised
of area garden clubs, and the
Allied Florists Of Greater WASH
ington. The show is non-prolt
civic venture.
FairyIand Of Blossoms.
When she opens the show. the
First Lady will be presented with
Q bouquet Of the new Eisenhower
rose, developed by the Conard-
Pyle Nurseries Of West Grove.
Pa, and named in honor of the
President. Other distinguished
visitors are expected to attend
the opening including Mrs.
Richard Nixon, wife Of the Vice
President, and wives Of cabinet
members.
AS in former years, the show
viii present q fairyland Of blos-
SONS, each flower brought to the
peak Of perfection in greenhouses
before being displayed at the
Arr1ory.
NEWLY OCVS1OPC0 NoA4C1AcO d44O
the usual run Of popular stand
byS will be set of in plots en-
hanced by some 81 tall conifers
which have been brought in for
the event.
0ranviIle Guide, show chair
man, said exhibits this year will
be more elaborate than ever be-
fore. He said the floral displays
will be valued at more than 81
million.
Displays this year will be ar
ranged around q huge lockwood
centerpiece. These boxwoods,
many more than 100 years old,
are from the Royal Oak Gar
deas at Marion, Va.
Waterfall in Display.
just inside the show entrance.
the Conard-Pyle nurseries win
have two gardens Of the new
Eisenhower rose. This viii mark
Evening star., 1953-03-01
Botonic Gurden
Masses AzuIeus
In Big Display

The National Botanic Garden
will exhibit for the first time this
year at the National Capital
Flower and Garden Show, dis
playing its famous collection Of
more than 200 azaleas.
Botanic Garden officials said
that for the first time this year
the garden has enough azaleas
for displays both at the show
and at the garden. AS a public
institution, they said, the gar
den's first duty Is to those who
visit its displays In the garden
conservatory.
Azaleas win be displayed today
at the gardens. Some Of the
azaleas that will be displayed are
more than 20 years old. No
where else In the country in
(See BOTANIC. Page B-s.)
Evening star., 1953-03-01

many estates in the Washington
area, built the show around a
center of giant lockwood. One
end Of the Armory floor will be
used by the garden club exhibits.
and at the other end will be dis
plays of cut flowers. Large gar.
denS, showing spring flowers.
evergreens, ANIMALS and peren-
mails, are laid out in the center
portion of the floor.
Trees Set 1t OF.
Tall evergreens have been
brought into the Armory to lend
height and balance to the garden
displays.
Most Of the daily activity will
center around the garden club
exhibits at the east end of the
Armory. Each day flower ar.
rangements will change and tho
various classes for arrangements
will be judged.
The ten gardens. designed and
built by various garden clubs,
will be judged the first day, as
will the garden gate exhibits, the
bird-feedipg stations and the in.
door gardens.
The, Star will award silver
bowls as first and second prizes
in the garden exhibits, and for
first prizes in the garden gate,
the bird-feeding stations, the in
door gardens and the plaques.
In addition, a Star award will
be given for the best commercial
garden in the show.
The garden club awards will be
presented the opening day, while
the award for the commercial ex-
hibit will be presented later in
the show.
Evening star., 1953-03-01
Show Schedule |
Flower Judging, Foshion
Show to Be Dolly Events

Thursday - Mrs. Dwight D
Eisenhower opens show at
pm: judging of garden cluk
arrangements: judging Of profes-
sional flower classes; fashion
show, Fashions and Flowers, y
$3.50 and 9 pm.
Friday - Judging Of garden
club entries; fashion show, $3.50
and 9 pm.
Saturday-Judging Of garden
club entries: fashion show, $3.50
and 8 pm.
Sunday Judging Of garden
club entries; judging of profess
sional flower classes; fashion
show. $3.50 and 9 pm.
Monday - Judging Of garden
club entries: fashion show. $3.50
and 8 pm.
TueSday-Judging Of garden
club entries; fashion show, $3.50
and Q pm.
Wednesday - Judging Of gar
den club entries: fashion show,
$3.50 and 0 pm.
(Show hours are from II am.
TO II pm.)
Evening star., 1953-03-01
Flower Show Has Become
Permanent Local Event

The National Flower and Gar
den Show being staged for the
third year this week and next at
the National Guard Armory, is
the result of the cooperation
between amateur gardeners and
the professional florists Of the
Washington area.
First held here in 1850 under
the auspices Of a National for
lists organization, which shifted
the show to Baltimore the fol-
lowing spring, the show became
assured as a permanent fixture
Of Washington after its success
full week-long run.
Then members of the florist
trade here and representatives
Of the National Capital Garden
CLUB League, voted that the
spring show be made an annual
event. 1t became established as
q joint venture Of the two organ
izations
Brings New Numbers.
It brings to the professional
the newest in cut flowers and
other horticultural varieties, and
it brings to the amateur the
chance to see new flower and
plant varieties at their finest.
and to learn how these plants
may be used successfully in local
gardens.
As in the past, the flower show
floor plan has been designed by
Boris Timchenko, local land
scape architect. Mr.. Timchenko,
who has designed gardens on
Evening star., 1953-03-01

the first mass public showing Of
this new rose creation.
Across the Armory, forming
a backdrop' for the entrance,
will be a spring garden built
around a New England granite
ledge, a waterfall and a pool,
with flowers and shrubs by
Alexander Heimlich of Woburn,
Mass. Other gardens throughout
the armory will include collec-
tions Of lockwood, azaleas, tulips,
camellias and other spring
plants.
The Garden Club League dis
plays will occupy one-fifth of
the Armory floor space. League
members will compete for $4,000
in prizes.
The garden club section will
include six furnished rooms for
flower arrangements, in addition
to usual inches for individual
arrangements. The theme of the
section this season will center
around American history.
Special Room Exhibits.
The six furnished rooms will
represent a New York apartment,
a Pennsylvania Dutch room, an
18th century room in MaSsachu-
sets, a Virginia 18th century
room, a District of Columbia
contemporary room and q South
Carolina French provincial room,
Each room will provide space for
a coffee table, mantel and desk,
chest or console arrangement,
For opening day the theme will
be Early America.
Flanking the rooms win be
American Gardens Of the east
ern seaboard. They will include
q New York terrace garden, q
Pennsylvania green and white
garden. q Massachusetts, shady
garden, q Virginia Colonial gar
TeAa xy<NYrAYrSAR Ar =
Evening star., 1953-03-01
GordenB nBooksonSoIe
AT The Stor Booth

Copies Of The Stars
famous Garden Book and
Supplement win be on sale
during the Flower Show at
The Stars special booth at
the east end Of the Armory.
The booklets, by Garden
Editor w. H. Youngmat1,
contain the most authori-
tative flower and vegetable
gardening information avail
able for the Metropolitan
Washington area.
Additional copies Of to-
days special Garden Sec
| ton viii also be distributed
free Of charge.
Evening star., 1953-03-01

(sea YoUNGNfAN, Page B-5
Evening star., 1953-03-01

(see BOTANIC. Page B-Sa
Evening star., 1953-10-28
Exclusively Yours--' BETTY 'z>tt
IS in Royal Party to Fill Blair and Boir-Lee Houses;
Key Topping, New CopitoI Hostess Gives Small Porty

Karoly Szarka have taken sea-
son boxes for the Philadelphia
Symphony which opened its
series last evening.
One of Washington's most
attractive new additions to the
social scene. Kay Topping, had
a few friends in for cocktails
the other afternoon. The for
mer wife of Dan Topping is
now settled in her new house
on Tracy place complete with
cute children, small terrier,
beautiful talking cockateel
bird and some paintings by c.
Venard that would make you
drool with envy. The frames,
themselves a work of art, were
done by Betty Mclean, ex-
wife of Jock Mclean.
The interior of the house
couldn't be more charming.
The living room boasts cocoa
brown walls, fine antiques and
draperies of fringed candle
wick that entirely cross each
end of the room. Infused into
it all is the bright and bubbling
personality of the pretty, bru-
nette Mrs. Sutton Topping.
Mrs. Arthur Fowler, back
home after several months
absence, was one of those who
dropped by and others were
Kitty Newbold, Nuala and
Claiborne Pell, the Arthur
Krocks, Maggie and Jim VIM
satt, Nancy and Tom Clagett
and the present Mrs. Tom
Shevlin.
Evening star., 1953-10-28

library or they may prefer to
come down to the dining room,
as did the late King George
of Greece when he stopped at
Blair House.
Their schedule tomorrow be-
ginning at 9 in the morning
is backbreaking. AS of this
writing 1,750 invitations have
been issued for tomorrow's
big reception and most of
those went to married couples.
Chief of Protocol Jack Sim
mons will not accompany
Their Majesties on their
United States tour following
their visit here. Ordinarily he
would do so but he is sched-
uled to go to Canada with
President Eisenhower on Nov
vember IL. Ceremonial Officer
Ray Muir will take his place
Ou Cne royal Jour.
Recently back from a
months journey with the 19-
year-old Crown Prince Akihito
of Japan, Jack visited various
interesting and scenic spots
from here to Honolulu. When
he and the young Prince sep
arated to go toward opposite
ends of the world, the latter
presented him with a beautiful
silver vase. Standing about IS
inches high, it has a japanese
scene etched on it and the
rising sun, the symbol of the
imperial family. 1t was pre-
sented to the protocol boss as
a token of the Princes ap-
probation of his thoughtful
ness on the trip.
**
When it comes to culture
or at least some culture-the
Iron Curtain gets raised once
in a while. The Soviet and
satellite diplomats don't usu-
ally mingle publicly with us
communicating capitalists but
for good music they sometimes
risk it. Both the Soviet Am
bassador Georgi Zaroubin and
the new Hungarian Minister
Evening star., 1953-10-28

Following the opening concert
Of the Philadelphia Orchestra
last evening, the conductor and
Mrs. Eugene Ormandy were
guests of honor at a buffet sup
per given by Mrs. Robertson
Marshall. The party took place
at her apartment in the La Sale
Building.
Among those invited to greet
the Ormandys were the Korean
Ambassador and Nine. Yang,
Honduran Ambassador and
Sonora de Vale, Ecuador AM
bassador Jose Chiriboga and
Mrs. Thor Thors.
Also included were Admiral
and Mrs. Ralph Riggs, Col.
George Howard, Judge and Mrs.
Clarence N. Goodwin, Mrs. Den
ton Blair, Mr.. Robert Best, Mr..
Paul Murphy, Mrs. Myron Cowen
and others.
Evening star., 1953-10-28
Miss Blair
will Marry
.Mr. Sullivan

Announcement is made by
Mrs. Samuel Alexander Gayley
Of Bryn Mawr, Pa, and former
New York Supreme Court Justice
Paxton Blair of New York City
of the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Joan Grosvenor
Blair, to Mr.. Henry Paul Sulli-
van. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jere-
miah j. Sullivan, jr., of Spring
Knoll Farm, Amber, Pa.
The bride-elect is the grand
daughter of the president of the
National Geographic Society and
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor of Wild
Acres. Bethesda. She is the great
granddaughter of the late DR..
and Mrs. Alexander Graham
Bell.
Miss Blair is a graduate of
st. Margaret's School, Water
bury, Conn. and of Sarah Law
renee College. Bronxville, N. Y.
She is a member of the Junior
League of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Sullivan was graduated
from st. Andrews School,
M1ddletown, Del, the University
of Pennsylvania and of its law
school. and he served in the
United States Navy during World
War II.
Evening star., 1953-10-28
SocietyNews
Presidents Wife
Hostess at ca
Gives Annual Party for New ENJOYS;
Other Engagements Of First Lady
SocietyNews
By Katherine M. Brooks

Mrs. Eisenhower was hostess
at tea yesterday afternoon, en-
tertaining chiefs of foreign mis-
sions who had not yet been
received by her. There are only
one or two who were unable to
be present at the first reception
after the Inauguration who were
asked yesterday. The others were
ENJOYS who have been accredited
since Mrs. Eisenhower gave her
last such tea.
1t was a small company for
White House fete, there being
no more than 26, but it was the
same stately yet informal enter
tainment which always is domi-
mated by the personality of the
hostess. The Marine Band
Orchestra played from it's post
in the north corridor and the
long buffet table was laid along
the west side of the state dining
room. Autumn blossoms were in
all the rooms of the state suite
and the hostess greeted her
guests in the Red Room, add
ing informality to the formal
occasion.
More Formolity Today
This afternoon there will be
more formality at the White
House when the King and
Queen of Greece arrive at 5
o'clock. The visitors will be met
at the airport by Secretary of
State and Mrs. John Foster
Dulles who will escort them to
the White House. There the
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
will meet their guests at the
North Portico and will escort
them to the Blue Room where
the other members of the Cabi-
net and their wives will be pre-
sented to Their Majesties.
Mrs. Abba Eban. wife of the
Israeli Ambassador who is
delegate to the United Nations
and was unable to be present
yesterday, was the ranking diplo-
matte hostess there yesterday.
When the President and Mrs.
Eisenhower held their reception
to the chiefs of mission immedi-
ately after the Inauguration Mrs.
Eban was i'll and could not at
tend.
The Egyptian Ambassador and
Nine. HuSsein were next in line,
and others in the company yes
.terday were Colombian Ambas-
sador Eduardo Zuleta-A a-Angel,
whose sonora is in Bogota, and
Canadian Ambassador and Mrs.
A. D. P. Heeney, Ethiopian Am
bassador and Lady Deressa, PAX
istan Ambassador Syed Amjad
Ali and Iraq Ambassador and
Nine. Shahbander were there,
the three Ambassadors having
been received by the President
September 26.
Brazilian Ambassador and
Nine. MuniiZ were next in order
of precedence and following
them were Indonesian Ambassa-
dor and Nine. NotoWidigdo and
the Dominican Ambassador and
Sonora de Moya, the two Am
Evening star., 1953-10-28
The Lekics
AreHOsts

The Military Attache of the
Yugoslav Embassy and Nine
Lekic gave another of their in
teresting and delightful parties
last evening when they enter
tanned in honor of military
attaches of other foreign diplo-
matte missions. The hosts stood
together to receive their guests
in the drawing room of their
home on Edmunds street.
The company of about It's
yesterday included, in addition
to the military attaches, officers
Of the United States, officials
Of the State Department and
members of the Embassy staff
From the State Department
circle the guests included MIR
and Mrs. Oliver Marcy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Thurston. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry P. Leverich and Mr.. Wal
worth Barbour.
Evening star., 1953-10-28

bassadors having been received
October "a.
Other newcomers to the diplo-
matte circle in this Capital who
were guests yesterday were Ru-
manian Minister and Nine.
Ionescu, the first Minister from
Laos, Mr.. Ourot R. Soucanna-
yong, who presented his creden-
tials as far back as July 13; and
Hungarian Minister Karoly
Szarka, whose credentials were
presented September 26, and
Nine. Szarka.
Chief of Protocol and Mrs
John F. Simmons were on hand
yesterday to assist the hostess in
presentations and to see that all
met each other and had refresh
ments.
Appointment Monday
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
will receive 34 French singers
Monday afternoon, November 2
at o'clock. The small group is
known as the Little Singers OF
the Cross in the Woods and they
/ are coming from Paris. They
will sing in the East Room fol
the Chief Executive and his wife
Evening star., 1953-10-28
FestiVities
Among the
Services

The Services took a leading
role in the parties yesterday, the
largest of the festivities being
| the reception honoring Maj. Gen.
Ebert L. Ford who is retiring as
Chief of Ordnance. A smaller
party, and stag, was the dinner
which the acting Commandaut
of the United States Marine
Corps, 1t. Gen. Gerald A.
Thomas gave for 1t. Gen. &C.
Westall, chief commandant of
British Marines. Covers were
laid for twelve in the quarters
OF Gen. and Mrs. Thomas.
The reception for Gen. Ford,
who is retiring from active duty,
was given in the Officers Club at
Fort Lesley j. McNair at 7
o'clock. The hosts were those
who have worked closely with
him since he became Chief of
Ordnance. He has been on active
duty in the Army for the past 40
years.
Gen. Ford has no plans for his
immediate days of leisure but
will continue to live with his sis
ter, Mrs. Ada F. Wald at 1880
Jason drive in Alexandria where
they have lived since the death
of Mrs. Ford several years ago.
His two daughters are married
to civilians, Mrs. James r. Brown
living in Thomastown. Conn,
and Mrs. John F. Westberg In
Elmsford. N. Y.
Gen. Ford has been honored
at series of events through the
week starting last Friday with a
dinner-dance at the Army Navy
Country Club which was It.
tended by all ordnance officers
in this area and their wives. A
military review was given on the
parade ground of Fort Myer in
his honor Monday and yesterday
he was honor guest at the lunch
con which the wives of ordnance
officers gave at the Army Navy
Country Club.
| The final festivity for Gen.
Ford, whose retirement takes ef-
feet Saturday, will be his recep-
ton to the 1900 employees of the
Ordnance Corps in Washington.
He will receive in his office in the
Pentagon. Saturday technically
is day off but Gen. Ford is ex-
pected by those who know him
we'll to work and complete his
40 years October 81.
One of the interesting points
at the reception yesterday was
the collection of cartoons of Gen.
Ford, which was hung in the
Officers Club, for those who at
tended the fete to see. When the
seasons open Gen. Ford will be
among the first to go hunting
and fishing for they are his
favorite sports and pastimes.
Evening star., 1953-10-28

Blair House would be burst
ing at the seams tomorrow if
King Paul's and Queen Fred
erika's entire encourage were
stopping there with them.
Fortunately, the eight per-
sons who crossed the Atlantic
with them. plus three servants,
can overflow into adjoining
Blair Lee House.
Established in Blair House
proper after breakfast tomor-
row morning will be Their
Majesties, the Queens lady
in waiting American born
Mary Karolou. the Minister
of Foreign Affairs Step
hanos Stephanopoulos. the
Master OF Ceremonies An
thony Stathatos, and the hon.
orary Aide de Camp Vice Mar
shal Charalembos Potamianos.
The royal second floor suite
consists of two bedrooms, two
baths and a huge library. 1t
is furnished exactly as it was
when it was the home of the
late Gist Blair-a charming
blend of early American and
18th century English, with fine
antique needlepoint upholstery.
It is supervised by the same
housekeeper. Mrs. Victoria
Geaney.
About the only difference
in its appearance tomorrow
will be the fresh flowers that
adorn it. When the King walks
into his bedroom, he will see
his national colorS in bou-
quets of white chrysanthe-
mum, blue delphinium and a
touch of yellow. American
Beauty roses will add charm
and fragrance 20 the bedroom
of the glamorous, brown
haired Queen.
Where and what they want
for breakfast is something that
will be checked upon tomor-
row. There is a considerable
selection of fresh fruits, mel
ons and the like from which
they can choose. They can
have it sent up to them on
trays. served to them in their
Evening star., 1953-10-28
Reservations
For Benefit

Resident Washingtonians are
making reservations for the ben
eft of the Washington Heart
Association Friday evening when
the Mayf1ower Hotel gives its
annual Champagne and Orchids
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Thomas Clag-
EFT, jr.. will have IL guests with
them at their table and Mrs.
Clarence Dodge, chairman of the
benefit has reserved a table for
II. DR. and Mrs Bernard Walsh,
the latter president of the wom-
ems board for the Heart ASsocia-
ton, will have group of IA
guests at the benefit.
Others making reservations
include Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Porter
Conger, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Laird Dunlop III, and Mrs. Ar
vilah Petersen Bentley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas D. Blake, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Waggaman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ancle Tester, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Rupert. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Rupert and Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Davis will attend
the benefit.
Evening star., 1953-10-28

Additional Society on
Pages B-5, 9, II, 18.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
Reception
Sister
.Glogau Photos.

DR.. Raphael N. Manganaro will
be host Saturday evening in his
home at 5236 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. in honor of his sister, Miss
Rose Manganaro, who recently re-
turned from two years in Italy.
Miss Manganaro went abroad
to do relief work among the Ital-
ians and work for her church.
Before leaving Rome Miss Man
Iganaro received one of the highest
awards given by the Vatican to
women. The award was made in
recognition of her successful la
bors in aiding the less fortunate
and in furthering the work of the
church.
A highlight of the party Sat-
urday evening will be Miss Man
ganaro's telling of her audience
with Pope Plus XII and of her re-
ceiving the award of the August
Cross Pro Ecclesia ct Pontifice
which means the Cross and Di-
Iploma. She also received the Holy
Fathers Zuchetto, which is the
scull cap so familiar IN the less
formal pictures of His Holiness
when not wearing the elaborate
vestments for the saying of the
mass.
Guests at the reception Satur-
day evening will include members
of the italian Embassy staff, the
clergy. the Catholic Daughters of
America. relatives of Miss Man
Iganaro, and other friends.
Evening star., 1953-01-01
|CicIing the Countryside
|Virginions Usher in the
New Year in High Spirits

out Of their hair before Upperville
starts calling en- masse.
Those youngsters who arose re.
freshed on Sunday after a few
hours sleep, after the John Petit
bones coming-out party for Rose
Marie on Saturday night, went on
to Darcy Hilbert's cocktail party.
Darcy. who came out in WASH
ington last year. entertained at
the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Hilbert, near
Waterfb brd.
Conversation, or the lack of it.
Icentered or was caused by, the
wonderful time the deb-set had
lat Rose -Marie's dance. There
were d few casualties from the
bourbon soaked cotton snow balls
that whizzed around the dance
floor Saturday night and from the
bitter cold of early Sunday morn
ing, but none too serious for that
hardy group.
Their parents, most OF whom
were also at the Pettibone dance.
foregathered at the c. v. B.
Cushmans' outside of Upperville
for cocktails latter church" on
Sunday Col. and Mrs. Cushman
entertained about forty of their
friends, including those from
Upperville. Middleburg, Aldie and
The Plains. This Sunday most Of
the same group will go to the
Archie Smiths. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith are having a cocktail party
at their home in Upperville. one
of the homes that was included
in the historical garden tour held
around ppperville last summer.