Evening star., 1953-11-23
Society News
Muiks Celebrate
Independence Day
Summers and Browns Are Honored at
Welcome Home Dinner by Seven Hosts

yesterday at the Embassy. It
has three horizontal bars, red,
white, red. The white bar is
twice the width of the red bars
and has a green cedar in the
center.
The residence was decorated
with fall flowers in various
shades that blended in with the
cream and gold scheme of the
Embassy. The hostess wore a
black and white dress fashioned
with high neckline.
Arabian coffee and champagne
were served as we'll as sand
wiches. and Lebanese pastries
stuffed with walnuts and dates.
An afternoon party on Satur-
day that rounded up many men,
bers of residential society was
given by Mrs. Francis S. Whit
ten. This event took place at
$50 at the Sulgrave Club where
Mrs. Whitten stays when she is
in town. The hostess had Just
returned from a week in New
York.
lnvitotions Issued.
The Ambassador of Ell Sal
vador and Sonora de Castro have
issued invitations for a 6 to 8
reception on November 27 at
their embassy. The host Is the
new President of the Council of
the Organization of American
States.
The party will be in honor of
the outgoing president of the
Council of the o. A. S. and SEN
ora de Iepervanche and the out
going Vice President and Sonora
de Boettner.
Another party coming up is to
be given by former Ambassador
and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies on
December 6. It will be a tea at !
4:3O for the American Shake |
speare Festival Theater and
Academy Committee.
Sunday Night Dinner.
A welcome home dinner was
given last evening for Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Burks Summers and Mr..
and Mrs. Constantine Brown,
Both couples have been on a
tour OF Europe for the last two
and a half months.
The hosts were DR.. and Mrs.
Frederick j. Cullen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Garvin E. Tankersley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Cameron and Miss
Louise Gore.
The party took place at the |
Tankersley's place, Al-Marah. on
River road.
Among the guests were Sena-
tor and Mrs. Styles Bridges, Col.
and Mrs. John T. Coulter, Treas
urer of the United States, Mrs.
Roy F. Priest; Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Wells March, former Senator
and Mrs. James KEN and former
Senator and Mrs. Harry Cain.
Others were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray |
Henle, Mrs. Herman Welker.
whose husband, Senator Welker.
is in Idaho: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Scott McCloud. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lothrop Luttrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Duke Shoop. Mrs. Emil Hurja
and her house guest from New
York, Mrs. Ceilings: Mrs. Ed
mund S. Kochersperger, Mrs.
Harold Walker, Mr.. Aldyce
Walker, Miss Mary Gore, Mr..
Gordon Dean and former Sena-
tor and Mrs. Owen Brewster.
Moving To New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver H. Town
send have given up their apart
ment in the Greenbrier and are
to New York to live. Mr..
Townsend. who has been as
sistant to the chairman of the
Energy Commission, now
is an official of the Atomic In
dustrial Forum with headquarters
in New York. Mr.. and Mrs. =
Townsend have purchased a
house in Scarsdale, N. Y, for
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Erwin
were hosts at dinner Saturday
evening, entertaining in the
Westchester in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend. Others in the
company were Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert TumbleSon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shelby Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philippe Jacques, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dunton. Mr.. and Mrs.
de Mott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Trapnell, Mr.. Charles
Robbins. director of the Atomic
Industrial Forum who came down
from New York for the party.
md Miss Audrey Hausseman,
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