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Government" grinned Clark,
midst loud boos and catcalls
from his Republican guests.
But it was a great year for
Mr.. Nixon. Nixon was always
running like co." he continued
with a wry smile. But now
tonight the worlds back to
normal. Ike is back in Wash
ington, Eden is back In Lon
don and Dulles is back and
forth"
If his talk drew loud
chuckles. so did the songs that
followed. All three of his
daughters were there, Gerry
flanagan. Joyce Barrett and
16-year-old Randall Clifford.
Mai. Bill flanagan. who's now
stationed at Lorton. Va, con-
fined his contribution to stage
handing. But Dick Barrett,
who's now with Reynolds
Metals Co. in Richmond, Va.
sang. played the guitar and
acted with real aplomb. He,
his wife Joyce, Gerry and Clark
formed a quartet and each
sang separately.
Biggest hits were Joyce's
why Shor" and Keep My
Love Alive; Gery's Take
Back My Mink; Dicks calyp-
so number Out de Fire; and
Clark's pontif1cal II am the
Captain of My SOUL" a num-
Der, he said, he insisted on
singing despite protest. But
while he sang on and on with
great seriousness, Bill and
Dick calmly wrapped him
around with tape and carried
of like mummy. Needless to
say this brought the house
down.
GibsOns' Memorable
Speaking Of good parties,
It's doubtful If there has been
or ever will be another WASH
ington debut dance as glamor-
Gus as Linda Gibson's last Fri
day night. At least not an
indoor wintertime one. Two
out of the three orchestras
didn't stop playing until Sis
am! The third kept going
until. 4 To her father,
Jimmy Gibson, goes the UNI
disputed title of best host Of
1856.
Alec Hagner said last eve
ming that in all his party
going years up and down the
East Coast. he has never seen
a more complete decorating
job. Jimmy had started out by
telling the decorating firm
that they wouldn't get paid If
anybody could recognize the
Sulgrave Club. They got paid
all right!
Standing in the ballroom was
exactly like being in a plaza in
Nassau. The walls were made
to look like the exterior Of
houses with bougainvillea vines
climbing white trellises. A
make-believe balcony was even
erected on one wall. Fleecy
clouds actually moved across
the starlight blue ceiling. One
could go on and on about the
other rooms too, but suffice
1t to say 1t was a dream.
Throughout the evening
Jimmy went from one scene to
another to see that everything
was going perfectly. In the
ballroom dancing to Meyer
Davis and a 15-piece orchestra
he could have seen Swedish
Ambassador and Mime. Bohe-
man twirling, debutante Anne
Archbold dancing with Rufus
Peckham, Susan Lowe in rose
tafteta gown stepping fancily
with Alan Cox. and Susan
Boyd. Suzanne Clark, Mary
Martin, Snowdy Hill and, in
fact. every girl, getting a rush.
1t was that kind of a do.
Downstairs in the library
every inch of space was covered
with old and young alike, sit
ting on the floor and listening
to Nassau's famous Blind Blake
and his calypso musicians.
Hanging onto his every word
were Jimmy's sister and broth
er-in-law, Mary and Gale Nc
Lean; Mary Du Bose, Kitty
and Alan Walker, the Edward
FoleyS. pretty Louise Graham
surrounded by beaux, John
Berckemeyer, goodlooking
Betsy Fulbright, and Maria and
Tom Blake. The host would
look in on this scene and say
Blake. take Ave. meaning five
minutes rest.
Continuous music was also
going in the downstairs dining
rooms where Erwin Devron
and his orchestra, dressed in
Nassau colored shirts.
In this intime, nightclub ef-
feet were the Ed Burlings,
Peruvian Ambassador and
Sonora de Berckmeyer, Corky
and Sis Thorn, Dorcas Hardin
In a two-toned yellow satin
gown, Freddy and E. o. Mer-
rill. and Harry Hoskinson
chatting with Fiskie Childs.
In still a fourth scene. the
upstairs dining room, a de-
lectable supper was served
until all hours. There was
chicken tetrazini, sausage and
eggs, green salad. milk, coffee,
vanilla ice cream with fudge
sauce and chocolate ice cream
with marshmallow sauce. Sup
ping there at one point were
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H.
Kaufman, Dee and John
Hammond, Elsie and Eugene
ODunne. Stephen Millet and
Taylor Simmons.