Evening star., 1955-02-14

trala because OF lIlneSS III ner
family; Cele and George Nc
Ghee, 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Frank
Everest, Loredana Luciolli.
Chris Merillat, Marvin Braver-
man, Monroe Hunter. Taylor
Simmons. the Jim GibSons,
the Eugene Carusis. Frank
Vanderlip and Joe Ryle who
came down from New York,
the Charles Bruces, Publisher
Bob Mckinney of Santa Fe,
N. Mex, who said he came
1000 miles for the party; Dolly
Corbin. Jack Duarte. the Percy
Frasers and the Ray Henles.
A late supper Of chop suey
and sandwiches was served
along with half-pint bottles OF
milk to top of the French
champagne.
MeIoses Hosts
The Greek Ambassador and
Nine. Melas' reception earlier
Saturday was in honor Of their
retiring Air Attache and Mime.
Margaritis. Young Brig. Gen.
Constantine .Margaritis. who
looks and talks like an Ameri-
can, is going back to Greece to
become Chief of Staff of the
Greek Air Force.
The $50 to 7::30 affair drew
half of each of the other two
new diplomatic teams in Wash
ington - French Ambassador
Couve de Murville and Italian
Ambassadress Signora BroSio.
The tall. young looking French
Ambassador paid his respects
to the MelaseS, talked for a
while to Assistant Secretary Of
State George v. Allen and then
whipped out again into the
cold that kept Nine. Couve de
Murville home. Comparatively
few people recognized the en-
voy who was making one Of his
first appearances since pre-
senting his credentials. Asked
about Helle Bonnet's illness
since leaving Washington. he
said she had been suffering
from sciatica.
Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Thomas were there. the
latter saying that from now on
when she gives a party she's
going to ask a nucleus from
the Westchester which is also
her address. The only guests
who turned UP for her ladies'
tea last Friday during the bliz-
zard we're the six women who
live in the same building.
Gen. and Mrs. Ham" Haislip
dropped by and Brig. Gen.
Russell vittrup, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Leigh Wade, Egyptian
Ambassador Hussein, Rear Ad-
miral and Signora Baslini. the
Ben Dixons. and Mr.. Robert
Woods Bliss who had just left
a party at his own home in
honor of Alfred Barr, director
of the Museum of Modern Art.
and was going on to the Egidio
Ortonas' for a cocktail to-do.
ToIIuIoh ToIks
Everybody was darling" at
the small gathering tossed for
Tallulah Bankhead yesterday
by Scott Kirkpatrick in Room
300 of the Carlton. The one
and only Tallu also scattered
a few "sweethearts" around in
her husky accents that touched
on so many subjects she was
as hard to follow as a fast
moving horse on a merry-go-
round.
Wearing a brown satin fig
ured dress, accented with a
gold and diamond pin, bracelet
and watch, the star of Dear
Charles" still kept the party
date though she had a temper
ature of 1903. She knows doc
tor in every town she plays in,
she said, because she always
has something wrong with her.
She told of the time she called
a doctor in and after checking
her over, he said, you're
dead" At that time her tenn
perature was only "a.
A baseball fan and owner Of
two shares of stock in the
Giants. priced at $3.50 share.
she observed, p am sure the
Giants will win this year.
Whenever I'm away they win"
She goes "out of her mind" If
she can't get the baseball
scores when she's of some
where.
Star Photographer Gus
Chinn stood on a chair to take