Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-29

OCO SUb t1bu 0UutAlCA9b aolh.
Col. william o. Donovan.
wartime head Of the United
States cloak-and- dagger group,
accomplished the latter when
he successfully completed a
task ! assigned him--to get
me two tickets to 'Oklahomal'
Actually he got Six"
The admiral insisted his
wife say q few words.
Lady Mountbatten respond
ed to Mr.. Engert's introduction,
in which the latter had said
that during the period when
Lord Mountbatten was Viceroy
of India, both he and his wife
had made IAN absolutely In
delible impression both upon
the government and on the
people Of India" Mr.. Engert
termed this zone of the truly
great contributions that have
been made, not only TO the
stability Of the Anglo-Saxon
world but to the peace and
welfare of the entire human
race.
Lady Mountbatten COM
mented: LAS far as ] am con-
cerned, they tMr. Engert's
words are entirely undeserved.
As far as my husband is con-
cerned, / think they are richly
deserved"
Praises Group
She praised the English
Speaking Union as the group
"that does more to strengthen
the bond between our two
countries than any other or
ganization."
More than 400 persons were
present In the Cosmos Club
auditorium to greet the British
couple. Most of the guests
shook hands with Lady Mount
batten. who was wearing a
black. brown and gold silk
print dress, and tiny black
crescent hat with black access
series, and MIR. and Mrs. Eng
ert. Admiral Godfrey Barnard,
ranking admiral of the Brit
ish Joint Services Mission,
and Mrs. Barnard. The delay
at the Pentagon made Lord
Mounthatten too late for the
receiving line. but several
guests greeted him informally
after the speeches.
Guests included former AM
bassadors Joseph c. Grew.
Robert Woods Bliss and M.
Robert Guggenheim, the latter
accompanied by Mrs. Guggen-
helm: Mr.. and Mrs. James L.
Houghteling. Admiral and
Mrs. Elliott Strauss. Capt. and
Mrs. Edes Talman, Mime.
Julia Brambilla. Mrs. D. Bu-
chanan Merryman, Gen. and
Mrs. Congef Pratt and Mrs.
Elonzo Tyner.
Mrs. Guy Campbell was In
charge OF hostesses, assisted by
Lady Harcourt. Mrs. Myron
Cowen. Mrs. Herbert Howard
and Mrs. /. p. Garran. Mrs.
Howard and Mrs. Garran also
took turns at the tea table,
as did Mrs. p. A. Curie and
Mrs. Jefferson Patterson.
Later in the evening. the
Nominations attended a black
tie dinner at the home Of their
hosts. the Chief Of Naval OPP
erations and Mrs. Arleigh
Burke. Others present were
British Ambassador and Lady
Makins. Air Force Gen. and
Mrs. Nathan r. Twining, Ma
rine Gen. Lemuel c. Shepherd,
jr., Admiral and Mrs. Robert
B. Carney, Vice Admiral Robert
p. Briscoe and Commodore and
Mrs. P. w. Gretton
Navy Wives H0stesses
Earlier yesterday, Lady
Mountbatten was the guest Of
honor at a luncheon given at
the officers mess at the Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda. by
the Navy Doctors Wives Club.
She spent two and a half
hours touring the medical cen
ter before the luncheon. be-
coming SO fascinated with
what she saw that the lunch
con was almost an hour late
getting under way.
In an address to the 800
women present, she said that
the hospital surpassed any
thing / have ever seen: it has
some services which I did not
even know existed"
Formerly head of st. Johns
Ambulance Corps in Britain,
an organization which is re-
sponsible for the services pro-
vided in this country by Red
Cross volunteers, she was more
than normally interested in
hospital operations, she said.
while we have q welfare
state in England, there Is still
more need than ever for vol
unteers." she declared. "Our
two countries differ in their
approach, but the sum total is
the same"
Mrs. Eugene B. Jobe, presi-
dent Of the club, presented the
visitor with a gold medallion
for her charm bracelet. on
which was mounted the med
ical insignia. Lady Mountbat-
ten was introduced by Mrs.
Bartholomew w. Hogan, wife
of the Navy Surgeon General.