Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-29
Richest Washington Women
Their Influence on Society
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IN Washington. The
member of the House Of Rep
resentatives from Ohio is q
dedicated public servant: is
not interested In being q
leading hostess; gives dinners
in her handsome home for
the people who share her
interests.
MRS. ROBERT WOODS
BLISS, elegant heiress to the
Castoria fortune. and CO.
donor with her husband Of
Dumbarton Oaks and its By
zantine art collection to Har-
ward University, now limits
her entertaining to dinners in
her small" Georgetown
house where experts in cul-
tural fields exchange ideas
with the Capitals more cul-
tured diplomats and resi-
dents.
MRS. RODGERS DEMO
KLA, chic and attractive
heireSs to some of the Bonner
fortune of Philadelphia, and
owner Of houses in George
town. Kobe Sound and
Southampton. has now with
drawn almost entirely from
social life in order to dedi-
cate all her time to the Ma
tional Neurological Research
Foundation which she
founded. 1t is the first or
ganized attempt to combat
such sicknesses as Parkin-
sons Disease.
MRS. WILLIAM COR
CORAN and MRS. IRWIN
LAUGHLIN, two of WASH
ington's conservative grande
danes, no longer take part
in the social life for reasons
of health. Mrs. Eustis,
mother of Mrs. David Finley
and daughter Of Vice Presi-
dent Levi Morton, inherited
his New York real estate
fortune. Mrs. Laughlin,
an Iselin Of New York, mar
ried into the Laughlin steel
family Of Pennsylvania.
MRS. PERLE MESTA,
whom best informed circles
say is worth in the neighbour
hood Of $40 million, enter
tainS more in the tradition
Of Evalyn Walsh Mclean,
who invited 1locks of polit-
icoeS and press and people
she liked. Perle, heiress
to Mesta steel and Oklahoma
oil money, says. TITS imma-
terial to me whether my
guests are social or not. The
thing that matters is whether
they have brains and do
things"
MRS. ARTHUR GARD
NER, heiress to a good slice
of original Ford stock, puts
the accent on gay. attractive
and amusing people when
she gives one of her beauti-
fully arranged and decorated
parties. She returns to the
Capital scene this year after
four years as American Am
baSsadress IN Cuba.
MRS. ROBERT KERR, wife
of the Senator from Okla
homa. estimated her personal
fortune in 1851 when apply
ing for a radio station license
from the FEC at 81. ,038.78.
;. If she has not sold any
of her 1923 shares Of Kerr
MCGEE Oil Industries stock,
today she is worth at least
IS million more. Sincere,
likeable Grace Kerr doesn't
drink or smoke, entertains
rarely and devotes much Of
her time to her decorating
shop in Georgetown.
MRS. ANDRE De LIMUR,
Krocker Bank Of California
heiresS. entertains the cul-
tured residential set in her
beautiful Georgetown house.
SONORA De BERCKE-
MEYER, American wife Of the
Peruvian Ambassador, and
another California heiress,
Is one Of the Capitals best
diplomatic hostesses.
MRS. GEORGE GARRETT
gives beautifully appointed
dinners with the accent on
the smart social set.
MRS. CLARK THOMP-
SON, wife Of the Representa-
tive from Texas. entertains
little. recently inherited a
personal fortune Of SIS mil
lion. including a $2,31S,000
cash settlement from the
reputed $500 million estate
Of her Texas parents.
MRS. WILEY BUCHANAN,
beauteous wife Of the chief
of protocol and heiress to
some Of the Dow Chemical
fortune. has parties for dip
lomats mixed with politicoes,
especially Texans. In
her present role she dimes
out so often she hardly has
time to be a hostess.
MRS. GILBERT A. HAIR
RISON, granddaughter Of
Mrs. Anita Mccormick
blaine and hairaee IN anna