Evening star., 1955-01-15

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vice President and Mrs. Nixon
and six members Of the cabinet
and their spouses were on hand
to help the President greet the
legislators.
The members Of Congress were
tardier than most White House
guests, and the presidential party
delayed its descent down the big
staircase until few minutes
after the appointed hour OF 8,
to give the stragglers time to
take their places in line.
Even SO, several Senators and
their wives didn't make 1t into
the Green Room until after the
President and his wife had led
the stately march down the steps
and across the red-carpeted cor
ridor, and disappeared into the
Blue Room. Senators 60 into
the Green Room, which adjoins
the Blue Room, on arrival. so that
they can be received by the Pres
ident ahead of members OF the
House. who line up in the East
Room.
Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs
Nixon wore white gowns. the
formers covered with silver Sc
quins on the front of the bodice.
With it, the First Lady wore A
triple-strand choker of small
pearls and white gloves. She car
ried a white evening bag trimmed
with rhinestones.
Royburn, Martin Together
The third couple in line. after
the Eisenhowers and the Nixor1s.
was that perennial switch
around duo. Speaker Sam Ray
burn Of Texas and Minority
Leader Joseph Martin Of Massa-
chusetts. Since both gentlemen
are bachelors. they marched In
the line together, At the last
White House Congressional re-
ception Mr.. Martin was Speaker.
Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Humphrey were next. she In
old rose lace; then came Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Brownell,
the latter in floor length purple
satin. Postmaster General and
Mrs. Summerfield followed. Mrs.
Summerfleld wearing white silk
slipper satin with a blue satin
stole: and then came Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Mckay,
the latter in bottle green satin;
Secretary of Agriculture Benson,
Mrs. Benson in pink tulle; and
Secretary of Welfare Oveta Culp
Hobby and her husband. William
Pettus Hobby. Mrs. Hobby wore
emerald green satin and an en-
erald necklace.
, Senate Majority Leader Lyn-
don Johnson, Senate Minority
Leader William Knowland and
Assistant to the President Sher-
man Adams. with their wives,
completed the group.
Gronddouehters Peek
Most intriguing sight of che
evening for. the few who hap
pened to glimpse it was the two
Els en- hover granddaughters
Barbara Anne, 5, and Susie. 8
in their nightclothes, peekine
out from behind the door of the
family dining room, their blue
eyes dancing with excitement as
they watched the fun. Guests
blew kisses when their nurse
came to collect them, and they
blew kisses back.
Mrs. Eisenhower's mother, Mrs
John Doud. and the children's
mother, Mrs. John Eisenhower,
we're at the party, the latter
wearing a short turquoise evening
gown with very full tulle skirt,
a wristlet of tiny red roses over
one of her long white gloves.
Senator Carlson Of Kansas
helped the two women get plates
of food to take upstairs. pre-
sumably including treats for the
children, and later young Mrs.
Eisenhower came back down.
stairs and danced.
She was with q group Of young
people, including the Michael
Gills The is the son Of Mrs. @,
Gordon Moore, the First Lady's
sister,; /; George A. Horkan, jr.. the
son of Maj. Gen. Horkan: Col
Howard Snyder. jr.. and Maj
Richard c. Snyder. sons Of the
White House physician, Maj
Gen. Snyder.
Democratic Senate committee
chairmen took their places at
the head Of the line of Senators
to be received. Mrs. Walter
George, wife of the new chair
man Of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee and the first
to 60 through the line, got q big
kiss from Mrs. Eisenhower. The
Senator, who rarely goes out in
the evening, was not present.
Mrs. George whose friends
all call her Miss Lucy" - wen,
to the party with Mrs. Mike
Monroney, whose husband was
out Of town.
I'm chaperoning Mrs. George
tonight" Mrs. Monroney said
with a twinkle in her eye. "You
have to watch her and Senator
Green (the upper chambers 81
year-old bachelor. They may
90 out on the town."
Some Missing Faces
Most of the Senate seemed to
be present. although reporters
looked in vain for Senators
Mccarthy, Mundt, Dirksen and
Neuberger. all of whom have
been sufficiently in the public
eye to have their absence noted.
Kentucky's ''junior" Senator
Barkley passed 1t up. too, pos
sibly feeling he'd been there