Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Society News
PortyPoce
PickingUp
Lunch for Visitor:
Birthday Party
By Doisy CIeIond
By Doisy cIeIond

By Doisy cIeIond
wash.4 gton parties are pick
ing up with the arrival of spring.
Mrs. e. Frederick Mechlin, jr..
is entertaining at a luncheon to-
day in honor of her sister-in-
law. Mrs. c. Lowry Pressly of
Charlotte, N. c. The party is
taking place at the Chevy Chase
Club.
Mrs. Pressly, the former Mar
garet Mechlin, is here visiting
her mother, Mrs. Ernest r. Mech
lin. She arrived last Wednesday
and will be in Washington for
about a week.
Book From FIorido
The hostess herself has been
doing a bit Of travelling. The
Mechlins recently returned from
Florida where they spent the
month Of February. With her
was her sister. Mrs. Spencer
Davis and their mother, Mrs.
Clarence Kimball, plus the two
Davis children and Mrs. Mech
Inns two young ones. The group
took an apartment and q fine
time was had by all.
Among the guests were Mrs.
Wilmer Mechlin, Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. A. Britton Browne, Mrs.
c. r. Hurt, Mrs. johnson Nor
throp, Mrs. Richard c. West.
Mrs. Richard P. Stifel, Mrs.
George Mahoney and Mrs. Fran
els G. Addison III.
Others invited to the / o'clock
party were Miss Jane Cahill.
Mrs. Robert Kennedy, Mrs. Webb
Cook Hayes III and Mrs. John
Merriam.
MdcCFockens EntertoIn
A birthday was the cause of
much celebrating last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Mac
Cracker entertained at a buffet
supper for their daughter-in-
law, Mrs. w. Lewis MacCracken.
The party took place at the
MacCrackens' residence and in
cluded many of the young mar
rieds. Among them were Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Worth Smith,
jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. George Horkan.
jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Douglas.
and Mrs. Congor Pratt.
Mrs. John Hoy Kaufman en-
tertained at a luncheon on Sat-
urday for her sister, Mrs. Doug
las Poage, jr. The gathering
took place at Mrs. Kauffmann's
residence.
Visiting Porents
Mrs. Poage, the former Mary
Allen, is visiting her parents.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Frank A.
Allen for q month. With her is
her year old son. Douglas Poage. |
III. First 1t. Poage, jr. is train |
ing in paratrooper school. /
Among the guests were Mrs. |
Leslie Douglas, Mrs. Ashmead
Fuller. Mrs. Pierre Beauregard,
Mrs. C. r. Hurt and Mrs. Philip
Bolte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurt entertained |
At dinner at the Sulgrave
Club on Saturday evening.
Teo Time Porty
A festive place from 4 to s |
O'Clock yesterday afternoon was
the Arts Club, where a visitor |
from Argentina was being enter
tanned. Honor guest was Senorita |
Ana Maria Rojo Oliver and host |
was Mr.. Paul w. Murphy, Chief |
of Special Services at the Pan
Union.
Senorita Rojo Oliver, consid- |
cred the outstanding lady por-
trait painter of her country, is
showing some of her paintings in |
the Hall of the Americas in the
Pan American Union. The exhi-
bition will be on view until the
end of the month.
Some of her paintings were dis
played at the party yesterday, in
the one of the wife of the
Ambassador Of Argentina to the |
Organization of American States,
Sonora de Vittone.
The guest of honor, Mr.. Muir
ply and Sonora de Vittone re-
received the several hundred
guests yesterday in the small gal
lery Of the club. Also standing
with them was Senorita Esther |
Garcia Zavaleta Of Buenos Aires,
who is visiting here with Senorita
Rojo Oliver.
Wives Of Ambassadors and off, |
Gals and members of residential |
circles were among those assist
ing at the tea table, and others
with their husbands attended the
fete.