Evening star., 1953-03-21
Society and Club News
Gruenthers Entertained:
Mayor of Berlin Feted

Dr0aQCaSCS are nearQ In 20 cOun-
tries of the Near. Middle and
Far East, was being toasted by
the Ambassador and Begun
Mohammed Ali. There is nothing
provincial about this Capital.
Gen. Gruenther, chief of staff
at SHAPE and Gen .EiSenhower's
former right-hand man there,
was surrounded by good friends
at the Collinses' dinner. The
Presidents special assistant, Maj.
Gen. Wilton B. Persons, who
was formerly stationed at
SHAPE, was there with his wife.
The Counselor of the State De-
partment and Mrs. Douglas Mac
Arthur II, who also recently left
Paris. were there, and the Presi-
dents physician, Maj. Gen.
Howard Snyder, and Mrs. Sny-
der. Ambassador designate Clare
Boothe Luce and 1t. Gen. Willis
ton B. Palmer.
Berliners Club Porty
Mayor Ernst Reuter- Of Berlin
had a full day. At 1915 he
saw the President; at lunchtime
he was the guest of the Overseas
Writers at the Carlton; at 4, he
saw Mutual Security Admins
traitor StaSsen to talk over the
rehabilitation Of Berlin where
there are 244,000 unemployed
over and above the hordes of
refugees; and at S he had a talk
with Secretary of State Dulles.
Between 6 and 8, he left busi-
ness behind to greet some 300
members Of the BerlinerS Club
at a reception in his honor. "All
members of the Berlin commu-
nifty before, during and after the
Airlift" were invited, although
the club had its beginnings only
four years ago and it held its
first formal party only a year
ago. Miss Nielsen Blackford, who
was a personnel officer over there
during the early days of the oc-
cupation in 1945 and '46, is cred
tied with starting the group.
Chairmen Of yesterdays party,
who stood in the receiving line
with Mayor Reuter-. were Mr.. Ted
Morris. Mrs. Sarah Law, Capt.
Alice Stockton and Miss Eliza
beth Cudworth.
Among those present were
Senator and Mrs. Griswold-he
was former director of Internal
Affairs Division in Berlin: Mr..
James Riddleburger, former as
sistant to political director, and
his wife; Maj. Gen. Robert L.
Walsh, former director of intel
ligence, and Mrs. Walsh; Mr..
Jack Bennett, formerly financial
advisor to Gen. Lucius Clay, and
Mrs. Bennett; former Director
OF ManpoWer Division and Mrs.
Leo Werts; Brig. Gen. William
Wilson, former director of public
health and welfare, Mr.. Eugene
Merrill, former communication
advisor to Gen. Clay and High
Commissioner John McCloy and
Col. James Duke, former COM
mander of Berlin Military Post,
and their wives.
The Mayor, who came here un-
der the auspices of the Interna-
tional Rescue Committee, was
leaving Washington late last eve
ming or early this morning.
Billy Brown Stors
Billy Brown, who plays foot
ball at his school in Yorktown,
Heights, N. Y, and who broad
casts over the Voice of America
twice weekly. was the unques-
toned star of last night dinner
at the PakiStan Embassy.
The Ambassador and his wife
invited him and his parents
down to Washington for a visit
in return for their own enjoyable
stay with the Brown family last
October. The teenage broad
caster is doing lots to win friends
for America among the young
people of Pakistan. He has
scores Of "Pen Pals" in Pakistan
who keep up lively correspond
ence with him and add to the
bulk of friendly mail that pours
in from Is countries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Brown and
their famous son arrived at 6
yesterday, just a hour before the
dinner party which drew Sena-
tor Alexander Wiley, chairman
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. and Mrs. Wiley.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Kennedy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Simons and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Metcalfe of the State
Department: Mr.. George Can
dreva and Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Dooher. of the Voice." and
members of the Pakistan EN-
bassy staff.