Evening star., 1954-01-07
Society News
Rep. Sam Royburn
Observes Birthday
Former House Speaker Is II Years Old;
Luncheons Follow Opening of Congress
By Doisy cIeIond

Clelond
they might be late. Asked II
they would get a scolding If they
were, she said, "Well they will
get that anyway"
This busy day for the Repre-
sentative has not always in
cluded the opening Of Congress.
BY the Goth Amendment to the
Constitution, this event takes
place on January 3 unless a Joint
resolution is passed setting an
other date before the close of
the previous session.
Millers Reception
The Dale Millers gave their
party at the Woman's. National
Democratic Club. The $50 guests
were greeted informally although
the hosts and Representative
Rayburn formed a receiving line.
The hostess chose an iris blue,
strapless dress which was covered
with sequins except for the bow
at her waiStline.
This party was also a familiar
one for Representative Rayburn
as the MillerS have entertained
for him on this day for several
years gone by.
All the Texas congressional
delegation and their wives were
expected with one exception.
Representative and Mrs. Martin
Dies were not in town.
Others were the French Am
baSSador and Nine. Bonnet, the
Envoy from Ecuador and Sonora
de Mora, the Ambassador of
Panama and Sonora de Heurte-
matte, Senator and Mrs. Walter
F. George. Senator and Mrs.
Earle c. Clements, Senator and
Mrs. Estes Kefauver and Senator
and Mrs. John L. Mcclellan.
Republicans Sneak in
Two top Republican adminis-
tration officials were there-you
guessed 1t they are from Texas
and you are born before you pick
your politics. They were Welfare
Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby and
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Robert Anderson.
Back to the Democratic side
and others accepting were Sena-
tor and Mrs. Stuart Symington,
Mrs. Mike Monroney, whose
Senator husband was out of
town until late afternoon and
planned to meet her at the party
If he could; Senator Richard
Russell. Representative and Mrs.
Hale Boggs, Representative and
Mrs. w. D. Mills and Representa- =
tive and Mrs. Brooks hays.
Others were Army Chief of
Engineers. Maj. Gen. Samuel D.
SturgiS. jr., and Mrs. Sturgis; MIR.
and Mrs. Daniel w. Bell and
their daughter. Miss Kathleen
Bell; District Engineer Commits
sioner and Mrs. Louis w. Prem
tisS, former Ambassador Joseph
e. Davies, Mrs. o. Max Gardner
and her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph w.
Gardner; Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Emerson. Mr.. and MRS. Thorten
w. Owen and Mr.. and Mrs. C..
Raymond Wire.
Supreme Court Represented
Birthday good wishes were also
delivered by Associate Justice
and Mrs. Tom Clark, Associate
Justice and Mrs. Stanley Reed,
Assistant to the Secretary OF De-
fenSe and Mrs. Robert LeBal on,
Dr.. and Mrs. William E. Wrather,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Muth, Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Waller and Mr..
and Mrs. William P. MacCracken.
The opening of Congress was
followed by several luncheons up
on the Hill. Mrs. Richard Nixon
and Mrs. William Knowland,
wife of the Senate Majority
leader, were seen together.
Senator and Mrs. Alexander
Wiley had guests who included
Mrs. Charles w. Tobey, widow
of the Senator from New Hamp-
shire, and his successor Senator
Robert w. Upton, and Mrs.
Upton. Others entertaining fol-
lowing the short 25-minute SEN
ate session were Senator and
Mrs. Walter F. George and Sen
ator and Mrs. Robert S. Kerr.
Senator and Mrs. Edward
Martin gave the largest luncheon
which took place in the Vanden-
berg room. Their guests included
several Presbyterian Ministers
and their wives. and Presby-
terian Senators and Representa-
tiveS and their wives.