Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-29
Nixons Fete
GrOnchis
AT Dinner
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sponge cake soaked in kirsch
and rum with strawberries and
and whipped cream inside.)
Dress by Noberasco
For the occasion, Signora
Gronchi wore a light beige
tulle dress trimmed with black
lace embroidery and a large
black velvet stole bordered
with matching tulle. The gown
was designed by Noherasco of
Bologna-one of Italy's most
noted couturiers.
Among the 10 who dined in
regal style were the Italian
Foreign Minister and Signora
MARITIME, the Ambassador of
Italy and Signora Brosio, Gen.
Giuseppe Mancinelle, Chief of
Staff of Italian Defense; Gen.
Alberto Roda. military advisor
to the President: Minister
Mario Luciolli. Chief of Office
of International Relations of
the Presidency of the Repub-
lie; Minister of the Italian EN-
bassy and Signora Egidio Or
tona, Signor Enrico Aillaud.
Vice Chief of Cabinet. Foreign
Office: DR. Mario Colesanti,
personal physician to the Pres
ident; Signor Luigi Valdettaro
and SignoI Guglielmo Folchi
of the Foreign Office.
U. S. officials
United States officials in
cluded the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Humphrey,
Senator and Mrs, H. Alexan-
der Smith, Senator William
F. Knowland, Representative
Joseph w. Martin. jr.. Rep
resentatives Winston Prouty
and Armistead Selden, jr., and
their wives; Undersecretary OF
State and Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell B.
Perkins, Admiral and Mrs.
Arthur Radford. Director OF
the Central Intelligence Agency
and Mrs. Allen Dulles and
President of the International
Bank and Mrs. Eugene Black.
From the State Department
came Mr.. and Mrs. 10y Hen
derson. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Macarthur II. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl w. McCardle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burke Elbrick. Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Simmons. Mr..
and Mrs. John Wesley Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Purse,
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Conger.
The United States Ambassa-
dor to Italy, Clare Boothe
Luce. was accompanied by her
husband, publisher Henry
Luce, and others attending in
cluded Mr.. Ellsworth Bunker.
Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Finley.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Fuller.
Dr.. and Mrs. Arnold Hutsch-
necker, Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
B. McCabe, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Meany, MIR. Edgar
Morris and Rear Admiral Ros-
coe H. Hillenkoetter, United
States aide to the Italian Presi-
dent.
Luncheon at Wo0dlawn
Sienora Gronchi had a
chance to see one OF the most
historic homes in the country
at today's luncheon given by
the Finleys at Woodlawn Plan
tation.
Mr.. Finley is chairman OF
the Board of Trustees OF the
National Trust for Historic
Preservation, administrators OF
the property.
Around the table in the
Woodlawn dining room were
Signora MARITIME, Signora Bro
sio, Signor Allaud, DR.. Cole
santi. Mrs. Randolph Burgess,
Mrs. John Simmons, Counselor
Carlo Perrone-Capano OF the
Italian Embassy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement Conger, Mr.. Hardinge
Scholle. Acting Superintendent
of Woodlawn and his associ-
ate, MIR. Meredith Johnson.
This afternoon the Gronchis
will be given a reception by
the Italian Ambassador and
Signora Brosio and tonight
they are to be dinner guests
of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Dulles at Anderson House.