Evening star., 1953-04-10

great formality is present at
such occasions, this party seemed
to be a gathering of old friends.
A very light-hearted and festive
atmosphere toasted the bride and
bridegroom.
Woodwords Arrive
Among the early arrivals were
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Clark H.
Woodward (the latter sporting a
very pretty platinum mink Stole) =,
Mr.. Edward van Devanter and
Mr.. Pendleton Turner, who came
in with Mrs. George A. Garrett.
Arriving by herself was Mrs.
Stanley Reed, wife of the Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme
Court. She looked very we'll in
a two-piece black afternoon
dress and a deep rose straw hat
with flowers of various hues cir
cling the crown.
Others were Col. and Mrs. Sid
ney Graves (she will give a tea
on May 14, Mrs. McCook Knox,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman
and the Costa Rican Ambassador
and Sonora de Oreamuno. Sen
ora de Oreamuno, as usual, stole
all honorS as a beauty. She wore
a striking purple velvet coat and
a f1esh-colored chiffon scarf at
her neck.
A bet was made in the down.
stairs hall about ambassadorial
status. Col. M. Robert Guggen-
helm was giving odds to Nine.
Bruggmann. wife of the Swiss
Minister, that her husband would
reach this diplomatic height be-
fore he did. Tongues have been
running rampant as to which
foreign mission Bob Guggenheim
will head. He was a strong sup
porter of President Eisenhower.
Pretty Polly Guggenheim was
with her husband, saying that
it was so nice to be home.
Ambassador Questioned
Mr.. Fred Roy was there on his
way to dinner. He greeted the
Belgian Ambassador with Are
you to be congratulated too?"
The diplomats answer was that
of course he was, since his coun-
try was halfway responsible for
the occasion.
Still more enjoying the sump-
tious buffet and gala party were
Countess Szechenyi, former Aus
trian Minister Edgar Prochnik,
whose wife is recovering from a
bout with the flu; Mrs. Brien Nc
Mahon, and Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
H. Conger Pratt.
Former Representative Charles
Dewey was there and said that
his wife was down with a cold.
Others were former Ambassador
Joseph Grew; Lady Lewis, just
back from New York and a visit
with her grandchildren and look
ing very smart in a black and
white hat; Mrs. John F. Simmons
without her husband. the chief
of protocol; Mrs. Rahel Davies
Fitch, Associate Justice and Mrs.
Tom Clark and Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Ellis.
Dean of Corps There
Nine. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne arrived alone, but her
husband. the Dean of the Diplo-
matte Corps met her later. More
filling the rooms to capacity
were Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Castle, Mr.. Raphael Lepkowski,
Mrs. McCeney Werlich, and Dr..
and Mrs. Leo Brison Norris. The
Norrises are just back from a
trip to Guatemala and Jamaica.
And there was Mrs. j. Borden
Hartman, Mrs. Jouett Shouse
with her son-in-law, Mr.. David
Robertson: Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Biddle, the French Ambassador,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Blaine Clark,
Senator and Mrs. Mike Mon
roney, and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Burke Summers. Mrs. Summers
wore a gay hat of American
beauty red.
From the Cabinet group were
Mrs. George M. Humphrey look
ing very pretty but almost lost
in the crowd due to the crush
and her petiteness; Undersecre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Donold
B. Lourie and Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs.
H. Chapman Rose.
And there were many, many
more to make the party one
that WASHINGTON society will
long remember.