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AIuOaSSaQCr ana Mme. Bone
man. Chinese Ambassador and
Nine. Koo and Korean Ambas-
Sador and Nine. Yang.
From Capitol Hill we're several
new members of the upper
house, including Senator John F.
Kennedy and Senator and Mrs.
Henry M. jackson. The latter
made an attractive dancing part
ner for Senator Estes Kefauver
in her ruffled blue net dress.
While they danced to the strands
of waltz. Mrs. Kefauver chatted
with some friends in one Of the
boxes. Her gown was Of canary
color imported French chantilly
lace over champagne slipper
satin. with a hustle and drapery
Of slipper satin.
Senator and Mrs. Prescott
Bush and Senator and Mrs. Will
liam A. Purtell of Connecticut,
who had been joint hosts earlier
in the day at reception in honor
of Governor and Mrs. John
Lodge, in the Finance Commit
tee room of the Senate ONCE
Building, were at the auditorium
with the Governor and his wife
and other members of the Con-
necticut delegation.
Another State we'll represented
was Utah. Among those accom-
panying Senator and Mrs. Arthur
v. Watkins were Senator and
Mrs. Wallace F. Bennett, Mr..
and Mrs. o. j. Wilkinson, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph F. Wirthlin and
the President of the Mormon
Church and Mrs. David o.
Mckay.
The punch and food that could
be bought by the guests went
slowly at first, but as the audi
torium got warmer and the hour
later. business began to pick up.
They had two tables holding
punch bowls at both ends of the
stage. Rooms of of the corridors
were used for the food and for
additional punch.
Also available, but free of
charge, were. white carnations,
given with the compliments of
the American Carnation Society
and distributed by attractive
young ladies. One of them was
Mrs. George B. Holmes, niece
of Mr.. L. Corrin Strong, CO.
chairman of the ball, with Mrs.
Howard Coffin. Mr.. Holmes eS-
corted his wife.
Another couple finding many
friends in the blue, gray, white
and gold decorated ballroom were
Representative and Mrs. Walter
H. Judd. At one point in the
evening, Mrs. Judd was heard
to remark, as she famed her
self, Isn't this a hot party?"
Former Senator and Mrs. Owen
Brewster saw many friends. too.
Other congressional represent
atives there were Senator and
Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall, Sem
ators John Sherman Cooper and
Robert c. Hendrickson, Senator
and Mrs. John Butler. Senator
Joe Mccarthy. House Majority
Leader and Mrs. Charles A. Hal
leck, Representative end Mrs.
Joel Broyhill. Representative
Thomas Pelly. and Senator
Alexander Wiley
Quite a few Capitalites were
on hand, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Kermit Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs.
| William P. MacCracken, Mr.. and
Mrs. William N. Sturtevant. Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Robert Walsh,
Maj. and Mrs. Edward Keys,
MI. and Mrs. j. Noel Macy. for
mer Ambassador Joseph c.
Grew. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bid
die, Dr.. and Mrs. Montgomery
Blair, Mrs. Tracy Barnes. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert P. Mclaughlin
and Mr. and Mrs. Whitney
Young.
/ Many of the State Governors
who got here in time for the
reception in their honor on
Sunday had boxes last evening.
Among them were those from
Massachusetts, Alabama, Ari-
zona, Colorado, Nevada. Mary
land, Indiana, Wyoming and
Kentucky.
/ Many weary people will be
leaving the Nations Capital
today to return to their homes,
but in spite of it all, their senti-
ments probably will be the same
as those of one of the guests who
said last evening, This has been
a thrilling three days"