Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-21
OfficialsPIan
Holiday
festivities
BY DAISY CLELAND

WnaJ is more American
t h a n Thanksgiving and
turkey?
The typical feast will be en-
joyed tomorrow by thousands
from the President of the
United States on down.
AS has already been an
nounced, President and Mrs.
Eisenhower will have a 40
pound turkey on their White
House table with plenty of
merriment to go with it.
Their son and daughter-in
law. Maj. and Mrs. John Eli
senhower will be with them
with their four children, David,
Barbara Ann. Susan and Mary
Jean.
In South
Eating turkey in Southern
chimes will be the Nixon family.
The Vice President left a few
days ago to visit Mr.. C. G.
Rebozo in Key Biscayne, Fla.
for a post-election rest. Mrs.
Nixon and their two daughters.
'Tricia and Julie are joining
him tonight.
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Dulles are in Key West, Fla.
where the former is recovering
from his recent operation.
Of for their home in Men,
tor, Ohio, are Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Humphrey.
This will, undoubtedly, be
family reunion since most of
their children and grandchil-
dren live there.
Attorney General Brownell's
household is in the throes of
getting ready for a wedding
but will take time out tomor-
row to feast on a big bird.
A week from Saturday their
daughter Joan will become the
bride of Thomas James Beagan,
jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Beagan, ST.,
of Springfield, Pa, will be here
for this week end with the
Brownells and there will be q
family dinner tomorrow.
Parties for Joan before the
wedding are being kept to a
minimum.
Mrs. BroWnell will have q
luncheon for the bridesmaids,
the ushers' wives and Mrs.
Beagan the day before the
wedding, and the same type of
party for the men will take
place at the Justice Depart
ment.
Following the rehearsal that
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Young who are neighbors of
the Brownells will have a
buffet supper for the wedding
party. The day of the we'd
ding there will be a brunch at
the Brownells.
The mother of the bride
thought that she was very
calm and we'll organized until
yesterday. One of her checks
was returned to her as she had
dated it 1886 and the COM
pany concerned felt that they
should be paid before that.
The Secretary of Defense
and Mrs. Wilson leave today
for their home in Bloomfield
Hills. Mich, and will be gone
until Sunday.
At last reports Postmaster
General Summarized was still
in the hospital at the Univer-
sit of Michigan recovering
from a throat operation and
Mrs. Summerfield was with
him.
Family Dinner
Secretary of Interior and
Mrs. Seaton are planning a
family dinner here with their
four children, Christine,
Monica, Alfred and Donald
but the first of the week will
find them winging their way
southwark.
They are going to Cancel
Bay, st. Johns. Virgin Islands
for the dedication of the new
national park there. 1t was
given to the United States by
Laurence Rockefeller. The
Seatons will then visit st.
Thomas privately where Mrs.
Seaton plans to do plenty of
Christmas shopping.
Turkey dinner in Secretary
Of Agriculture's house will be
cooked by three of his daugh-
tiers, Beth, Bonnie and Bev-
erly.
They have invited some Of
their friends in to test their
basting hand and later plan
to go to the theater.
Mrs. Benson is in Calgary,
Canada visiting their other
daughter, Mrs. Robert Walker
who on November IA pre-
sented them with a new
granddaughter.
Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Weeks are spending a
quiet week at their Cat Bow
Farm in Lancaster, N. H.
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