Evening star., 1953-04-08
Society News
By Katharine M. Brooks

by kornorlne NJ. DTookS
The President will have his
family with him when he goes
to Augusta, Ga, the first Of next
week. Mrs. Eisenhower and her
mother, Mrs. John S. Doud, as
we'll as Mrs. John s. Eisenhower
and her three children, Dwight
II, Barbara Anne and Susan Eli
senhower, will be with the Chief
Executive in the South through
his week or Today visit. Mrs.
Eisenhower, senior, has set no
day to return but probably will
remain a little longer than the
President.
The First Lady will be hostess
at tea this afternoon to Miss
Lotte Adenauer, daughter of
German Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer. The visitors arrived yes
terday morning and are staying
at Blair House until the end
of the week.
Accompanying Miss Adenauer
to the White House will be Mrs.
Heinz Krekeler, wife of the
German Charge d'Affaires in
Washington. Mrs. Krekeler had
as her guest at dinner last eve
ming the young doctor of philoso-
ply, who is her fathers official
hostess.
Luncheon Guest
Earlier in the day Miss Aden-
auer lunched with Mrs. James
w. Riddleberger, wife of the As
sistant Secretary of State in
charge of German Affairs. Others
at the luncheon were Mrs. Krek-
eler and Mrs. Brewster Morris.
The Chancellor was entertained
at dinner last evening by the
Very Rev. Edward B. Bum, pres
ident of Georgetown University.
The dinner was served in the
Hall of Cardinals on the Univer-
stiy Campus and was followed by
a formal academic convocation
when the University awarded
Chancellor Adenauer with the
honorary degree of Doctor of
Laws.
The Most Rev. Patrick ].
O'Boyle. Archbishop of Washing
ton, was among the dinner
guests and others included West
German Foreign Minister Walter
Hallstein, German Charge DAT
faires Krekeler, Assistant Secre-
tary of Defense Frank C. Nash,
Mr.. Riddleberger, the Rev. Vim
cent A. Mccormick. United States
representative of the General of
the Society of Jesus, the Rev.
Brian A. McGrath, dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences of
Georgetown. the Rev. Francis E.
Lucey, dean of the Law School;
DR.. Heinrich Kronstein, professor
of Law. and Mr.. Hans Won Her.
warth, chief of Protocol for the
German Republic.
Mrs. Ebon Gives Teo
Mrs. Abba Eban, wife of the
Israeli Ambassador, entertained
a small company at tea yester-
day afternoon to "show the new
embassy residence" The house
is at 1880 Juniper street and is
built on the corner against a
hill.
The entrance has a driveway
up the hill and from the time
one enters the door the feeling
Is of sunlight everywhere. Much
of the lighting is indirect with
unusual and distinctive lamps.
Opposite the entrance was a
blank wall which has been trans
formed by a full curtain from
ceiling to floor.
The walls are of soft pale
gray with deep pile carpet in a
similar gray. The curtain has a
conventional pattern in white
and touches of rich red. The
material was woven in Israel
and is mostly wool.
The winding stair to the upper
floor is carpeted in gray with
walls of palest gray. Mrs. Eban
stood in the upper hall to greet
her guests. She too. seemed to
radiate sunshine in her pearl
gray corded silk dress, street
length and buttoned with pearl
buttons up the front. The
bodice had a rolled standing
collar which gave an off-the-
shoulder effect and at one side
she wore a white orchid.
Curtoin of Bomboo
Opposite the stairs in the
upper hall there is another cur
tain from ceiling to floor. This
shields a window and is made
of small sticks of bamboo woven
together with bands of white
wool and sparkling gold. Against
each wall in front of the window
are small sofas, upholstered in
white leather, on which were