Evening star., 1954-04-22
Society News

Inc Dig party yesterday was
given by the top military man
in this country and his wife.
The Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs OF Staff and Mrs. Rad
ford entertained at a reception
from 6 to 8 at the Officers Club
of Fort Lesley j. McNair. About
400 were expected and they rep
resented every facet of Wash
ington society.
The top guest from an in
terest standpoint and not rank
was Assistant Secretary of De-
fense Struve Hensel. The latest
man to have hot word eX-
change with Senator Mccarthy
was surrounded with guests and
seemed to be the hero of the day.
He was accompanied by his
wife but for once the lady took
the back seat at a party. Mr..
Hensel's boss, Secretary of De-
fenSe Charles E. Wilson, was
also there. He defended his
aide earlier in the day in the
seemingly endless row between
the Hill and the Department of
Defense.
The hosts greeted the guests
in the large ballroom upstairs
in the club before an impress
Sive background. Behind them
were placed the American flag
and the flag of the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It
was in exactly this same spot
that the Radfords were guests
of honor last fall.
That party was given by the
secretaries of the three services
and their wives. There was one
exception. however. which was
the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Anderson. At that time
they were on a trip to the Pa
ciflc area and so Undersecretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Gates
took their place.
Aides Introduce Guests
Yesterday guests were intro
duced to Admiral and Mrs. Rad
ford by two of the hosts aides,
Maj. Ross T. Dwyer. U. S. M. c.,
and Maj. Charles w. Carson, U. S.
A. F. Members OF Admiral Rad
ford's staff and their wives as
sisted during the party. Mrs.
Radford chose a light-blue aft
ernoon dress for the occasion.
Among those helping were
Comdr. and Mrs. Means Johns
ton. The latter looked very
pretty in a black sheath and
topped off her costume with a
small white flowered hat. Mrs.
Johnston is in the throes of get
ting her attractive Alexandria
house ready for the Alexandria
House Tour, which comes UP on
May l.
Among those accepting were
Assistant to the President and
Mrs. Sherman Adams, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court
and Mrs. Reed, Associate Justice
and Mrs. Burton and Associate
Justice and Mrs. Clark.
Scores of diplomats were in
vited and among them were the
British Ambassador and Lady
Makins, the Australian Ambas-
sador and Lady Spender, the
Belgian Ambassador and Baron
ess Silvercruys, the Minister of
Finland and Nine. Nykopp and
the Spanish Ambassador and
Sonora de Lequerica.
The New Zealand Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Munro were others
who were present. It was
busy afternoon for this Am
bassador's wife as well as others
since she had been to the party
given earlier by the Indonesian
Ambassador wife, Nine. Not
oWidigdo.
Other news from this Embassy
concerns the Munros' daughter,
Miss Esme Munro, who will be-
come the bride of Mr.. Charles
Dettor on June 5. This Satur-
day she and her fiance will be
honored at two parties. cock
tails given by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Leahy and a buffet supper given
by Miss Joan Fraser.
Coming down from Philadel-
phia for these events will be the
Munros' son-in-laW and other
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Harland.
Dinner This Evening
The Postmaster General and
Mrs. Summerf1eld appeared at
the party before giving one of
their own. They entertained
later in the evening at dinner in
honor of just retired Budget Di-
rector and Mrs. Joseph M. Dodge.