Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-12
By BETTY BEALE

pouring from Oub-OI -tOWu
social registers to give Wash
ington shot in the arm.
For instance, at the Inter-
national Ball Friday night
there was dignified, petite Mrs.
Edsel Ford in a handsome pink
satin evening gown doing a
Charleston with Harry Evans,
one of New York's amusing
bachelors about town. And
Susie Gardner was doing like
wise with Skee Arnold as her
partner.
Everybody had been infected
by the music and the per-
Torrance of Ray Bolger who
held $50 people in that huge
Sheraton Park ballroom SPELL
bound for SO minutes. The old
maestro danced with the
superb timing that is the mark
Of genius, everything from the
cakewalk to the mambo and
rock n roll. 1t was the first
time this reporter has ever
seen a ballroom performer get
q standing ovation :. And he
did it all for love-for the
Children's Convalescent Home.
incidentally, everyone will
be pleased to know that on a
$40 grab out Of the grab bag
Mrs. Ford drew a mink fur
piece. OF all the people I can
think Of, Mrs. Ford is the one
who most needed to receive an
unexpected bonanza that
would help keep her warm this
winter.
Then there were Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Hoving who didn't
win any prizes but nobody
worried about it. They already
own Tiffany's and Bonwit
Teller. In fact they donated
a flock of gifts.
Mrs. Hoving. you know, is
the widow of Col. H. H.
Rodgers who owned the fab
ulous shooting place outside
Southampton that bore the
whimsical title of Port of
Missing Men," That's be-
cause any time a Southampton
husband was missing. his wife
was usually right in assuming
he was week-ending at the
Rodgers lodge" :. The late
Millicent Rodgers son Peter
Salm owns it now.
And then there was the for
mer Muriel Vanderbilt and
her husband DR.. John Payson
Adams who chartered plane
to fly down from Newport for
the ball. :. l don't know why
tits but that sounds so much
more chic than boarding an
Army transport for a congress
sional junket.
Unfortunately, one fascinat-
ing table, Of people failed to
show at the last minute. They
couldn't come, so simply con-
tributed the $3.50. All out-of-
towners. they included Mrs.
Dodge Sloane, the Allen Nor
tons of Baltimore, and Mrs.
Audrey Emery.
Audrey's the charmer whose
impending engagement to
Prince Pierre prince Ranier's
father was rumored In Palm
Beach last March. Prince
Pierre is over here now and
they are still seen together a
great deal, but It's believed
they are not ready to embark
upon matrimonial waters. The
Cincinnati heiress who was
first married to Grand Duke
Dimitri fwho killed Raspu-
TIM. has bought a huge place
in the Virginia hunt country
where she's now enSconced.
having sold her Palm Beach
house to Consuelo Balsan. the
former Duchess Of Marl-
borough.
With the young marrieds at
the party we're guests of
young Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force and Mrs. David
Smith-Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Simmons of Greenwich. Conn.
Tall. slender Leslie Simmons
looked pretty and rested--a
perfect ad for the mattress
the family makes.
BILL BLAIR. Adlai Steven
sons hardworking executive
assistant, emplanes tomorrow
for a long vacation. He and
Phil Stern of the Democratic
National Committee will at
tend the Olympics In Aus
tralia. They may be gone two
or three months and will I'M
doubtedly cover some high
spots in the South Seas,
Both Phil and Clayton
Fritchey. Democratic vice
chairman, were at the Waltz
Group dance at the Sulgrave
Club SATURDAY. night twirlinQ