Evening star., 1954-04-30
Society News
Annual Club PARTY
For Mrs. Eisenhower
japanese Celebrate Emperor's Birthdoy;
Leggetts Entertain for Navy Visitors
By Doisy cleIond

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Two parties yesterday were
stepped with tradition. Both,
Of course. are annual events and
were attended by capacity
crowds.
The Congressional Club gave
its yearly breakfast in honor
of Mrs. Eisenhower at the Stat
ler Hotel at 1870. The other
party was a reception given by
the Ambassador of Japan and
Mrs. Iguchi in celebration of
the birthday Of the Emperor of
Japan.
The big party for Mrs. Eisen-
enhower brought forth the Con-
gressional ladies and their guests
in their springtime best. The
guest Of honor chose a gay bon
net of her favorite shade-pink
to top OF her dark costume.
Mrs. Smith Mokes IntFoductions
The president of the club,
Mrs. Lawrence Smith, introduced
the guests at the head table
and started with, as she put it,
the first three ladies of the land,
Mrs. Eisenhower, Mrs. Richard
Nixon, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, and Mrs. Earl Warren,
wife of the Chief Justice of the
United States. Mrs. Nixon's hat
was another to be noted. It
was dark blue velvet with white
beading and fitted on her head
like halo.
Others at the head table were
Mr.. Victor Borge, Mrs. Robert H.
Jackson, Mrs. George M. Hum
phrey. Mrs. Douglas Mckay, Mrs.
Sinclair Weeks. Welfare Secre-
tary Oveta Culp Hobby, Mrs.
Walter H. Judd. Mrs. Edward r.
Burke, Mrs. Clifford Davis, Mrs.
Thomas G.. Abernethy, Mrs. w.
F. Norrell and Mrs. j. Harry
McGregor.
Also at the first table were
Mrs. Stanley F. Reed, Mrs. Har-
old Hitz Burton, Mrs. Thomas
Clark, Mrs. Arthur E. Summer
field, Mrs. Ezra Benson, Mrs.
James Mitchell, Mrs. Maria De
La Hull, Mrs. Porter H. Dale,
Mrs. Daniel Reed, Mrs. James C.
Davis, Mrs. John Taber, Mrs.
John w. Bricker, Mrs. Harold A.
Patten and Mrs. Russell Mack.
Mr.. Boree Performs
Mr.. Borge was the main enter
tainment of the event and was
introduced by Mrs. Smith with,
There is no place that needs
Mr.. Borge'S relaxed humor more
than Washington. The actor got
to his feet and looked about him
at the entirely feminine group
and said, "Who said that this
was a mans world?" The laughs
were on.
The head table followed the
color choice of Mrs. Eisenhower.
The table cloth was pink and
the flowers pink azaleas. Also on
the table were two identical
dolls dressed and made up to
lcok exactly like Mrs. Eisen-
hover in her inaugural ball
gown. complete with the Presi-
dcnt's wife's we'll known bangs
and two-strand pearl necklace.
The dolls had been made by
Mrs. Burton Rawley of Racine,
Wis. One was for Mrs. Eisen-
hover to add to her collection
she is making for her two grand
daughters and the other is to
go to the club.
Embassy Porty
The Japanese party took place
at the Embassy from 6 to 8.
Earlier in the day the Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Iguchi received
members of the japanese COM
munity in Washington.
The hosts formed the receiv-
ing line with Mrs. Shine, wife
of the Minister, who was in New
York. Minister and Mrs. Wata-
nabe. and the counselorS and
their wives took turns in the line.
Several hundred guests were ex-
pected, representing the diplo-
matte corps, Congress, official
and residential society.
Most of the ambassadors and
their wives accepted the party
with one exception, which was
the Russian envoy. He was