Evening star., 1954-04-28
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ruffies standing up across the
front. She. wore a diamond
necklace and bracelet with it,
and in her white gloved hands
she carried two large white
orchids.
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon
came down the steps behind the
presidential couple. and behind
them came House Speaker Mar
tin. who stands next in line of
succession to the presidency.
Members Of the cabinet fol-
lowed. with their wives, and
next came the Senate President
Pro Tenn and Mrs. Styles Bridges,
Senate Majority Leader Know
land, alone (Mrs. Knowland has
been called to California by the
illness Of her mother): the SEN
ate Minority Leader and Mrs.
Lyndon Johnson, the House Ma
jority Leader and Mrs. Halleck,
and the Deputy Assistant to the
President and Mrs. Wilton Per-
sons.
The only cabinet absentees
from the procession were Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Dulles,
who are in Geneva. and Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Humphrey, who went directly to
the Red Room because the Sec
retary fell from his horse over
the week end and could not
manage the steps.
II didn't really fall or get
thrown" he explained. "The
horse just went over backwards,
and I went with him."
Before the receiving line
started moving President and
Mrs. Eisenhower walked from
the Blue Room, where they Gus
tomarily stand. to the adjoining
Red Room, to greet the injured
Treasury Secretary. Mrs. Humph-
rey was wearing a dusty pink
full-skirted taffeta dress with
two pink camellias.
Several other cabinet wives
also chose pastel-colored gowns.
Mrs. Wilson, the wife of the
Secretary of Defense, was in
gold: Mrs. Mckay, wife of the
Interior Secretary, and Mrs.
Mitchell, wife of the Secretary of
Labor, both chose shades of blue.
as did Mrs. Benson. while Mrs.
Weeks, wife of the Commerce
Secretary, wore orchid pink.
Mrs. Summerf1eld. wife Of the
Postmaster General, was in a
smart black frock decorated with
widely spaced white paillettes.
Mrs. Brownell, wife Of the At
torney General, chose a three
quarter length many-hued paisley
print. with which she wore a
bright green belt.
Mrs. Hobby. who brought up
the rear of the cabinet group,
was in very pale ice blue crepe,
gently gathered in wide scallops
all the way around. With it she
wore a handsome sapphire neck
lace.
Doncine In Eost Room
At five minutes after 10, i'm
mediately after they shook the
last hand. the President and his
wife walked from the Blue Room
across the corridor to the ele-
vator. while the band played
'The CaissonS Are Rolling
Along" Dancing continued in
the East Room until shortly
after II.
AS a small footnote, it can be
reported that the President and
Mrs. Eisenhower put the quietus,
at least for the present. on the
furry over whether reporters
covering the formal White House
receptions are expected to go
through the receiving line.
Mrs. Eisenhower's secretary,
Mrs. Mary Jane McCaffree, who
ruffled some journalistic tempers
last winter by declaring that re-
porters were not expected to 60
through the line, announced at
her press conference yesterday
morning that the President and
Mrs. Eisenhower would be de-
lighted to shake hands that eve
ming with "all the very nice
ladies of the press who have been
covering these receptions all
year." They did. and a pleasant
tiYnn u,oS hod oil ar0,,nd