Evening star., 1953-02-17
Society News
EisenhoWers Honored
At Afternoon Party
Congressional Club Gives Annual
Reception for President and Wife

| rupted by q conversation with
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon. another
Washington hostess who has
maintained her membership
since her husband was a member
Of the lower House.
Pretty Mrs. Nixon was dressed
in blue taffeta, bringing out the
blue Of her eyes, and a very be-
coming white flower hat with
dewdrops on the petals.
WeII-Mode Arrangements
The party yesterday was well
planned and carefully carried
out. Mrs. Thomas E. Martin
was chairman of the reception
committee and had assisting her
Mrs. John j. Williams. Mrs. Clin-
ton P. Anderson and Mrs. Jamie
L. Whitten.
Stationed at the door were
Representative and Mrs. Harold
C. Hagen and Representative
and Mrs. Errett Scrivner, and nc
one could enter without a card.
Senator and Mrs. Frank Bar
rett, Senator and Mrs. Everett M
Dirksen. Representative and Mrs.
Clifford Davis and former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Charles S.
Dewey formed the receiving line
just inside the entrance. Sen
ator and Mrs. Anderson and
Representative Marguerite Stitt
Church were assigned to look
after the special guests in the
Hawaiian room. Among these
guests was Speaker Of the House
Joseph w. Martin. jr.
Others greeted first in the
Hawaiian room were members Of
the cabinet, including Secretary
Of Defense and Mrs. Charles E.
Wilson. the latter in violet faille
dress with a lattice-work hat in
ruby red and bronze slippers. At
torney General and Mrs. Herbert
Brownell were there and also
Postmaster General and Mrs.
Arthur E. Summerfield. Secre-
tary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Douglas Mckay, Secretary, Of
Commerce and Mrs. Sinclair
Weeks, and Secretary of Labor
and Mrs. Martin P. Durkin.
Justice and Mrs. Clark
Associate Justice and Mrs. Tom
Clark, who were the only mem
bers of the Supreme Court circle
I saw at the party, were in. the
line. Here again precedence was
not observed. They were received
in the order of their arrival.
Mrs. Clark wore one of the newer
Lids" for her hat, made Of white
with sparkling drops Of dew"
on the flowers. Just behind them
was Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
widow Of the Chicago Senator.
who also has maintained her
membership in the club. Mrs.
Lewis dropped out Of the line
for some time to rest as she was
in a slight automobile accident
the day before and standing
made her feel faint. However.
after resting and having a cup
of tea she resumed a place in
the line and greeted the honor
guests.
Officers Receive
Mrs. Smith, the president, was
assisted in receiving by the other
officers Of the club and their hus-
bands, which made a very long
line. And each one had friends
among the guests who wanted to
stop and talk. In the line were
Senator John j. Sparkman,
Democratic candidate for Vice
President in the campaign last
year, and Mrs. Sparkman, who is
first vice president of the club.
Others were Senator and Mrs.
Bricker, Representative and Mrs.
Thomas c. Abernethy. Senator
and Mrs. Edward Martin. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Harold
A. Patten, Representative and
Mrs. w. F.. Norrell, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Ralph Harvey
and Representative and Mrs.
Russell v. Mack.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife Of for.
mer Secretary Of State, who has
been a member of the club since
the days when her husband was
a Senator, was in the company.
She looked particularly well and
was greeted by ma14y old
friends.
Former Senator and Mrs. Tom
Connally were warmly greeted,
also former Senator and Mrs.
Ralph Owen Brewster, former
Representative and Mrs. Maui
rice H. Thatcher, former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Aaron Ford,
Mrs. Martin Morrison. widow Of
Representative Morrison Of In
diana; Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Tay-
lor, the latter a daughter Of the
late Representative Tim Camp
bell Of New York, and Miss
Annette Hull, whose father was
a member Of the lower House