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members of the Little Cabinet
and to high-ranking members
of the independent executive
agencies.
Senate Minority Leader and
Mrs. William Knowland. House
Speaker Sam Rayburn and
House Minority Leader Joseph
w. Martin were in the group
that came down the main
staircase with the President
and Mrs. Eisenhower, signify
ing the fact that Congress was
being particularly honored
this night.
Director of the Budget and
Mrs. Avery Brundage also were
in the presidential group, APP
parently representing the
many independent agency
heads who were present.
The cabinet, as always. also
came down the steps behind
the Eisenhowers. Secretary Of
the Treasury Humphrey, At
torney General Brownell, POST
master General Summerfield.
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son and Secretary of Labor
Mitchell all were accompanied
by their wives. Secretary Of
Commerce Weeks and We'll
fare Secretary Folsom. whose
wives were not present. walked
together.
Representatives burn
and Martin, both Of whom are
bachelors, also were a two
some.
Mr.. Martin was the lady"
Speaker Rayburn said later
with a grin. He was on my
right. right behind Mrs. Eli
senhower."
The venerable Mr.. Rayburn
held court for some time in
one end Of the state dining
room. He shunted aside all
queries from reporters about
how soon he thought the
House and Senate could reach
agreement on their different
versions of the Eisenhower
Middle East doctrine. He said
he and the President had not
discussed the subject at all
during a brief conversation
upstairs before the party
began.
Lyndon johnson Absent
Senate Majority Leader Lyn-
don johnson, who drove the
Middle East doctrine through
the Senate late yesterday, was
not present last night. Mrs.
johnson is out of town. and
the Senator said early in the
day yesterday that he would
not attend the White House
reception. Friends said they
thought he was exhausted"
from the long Middle East de-
bate. and needed to 20 home
and rest.
Senator Theodore Green,
whose Foreign Relations Com
mitee held long hearings on
the doctrine. said he had
hoped for" but not really
expected" the lop-sided no
jority by which the Secste
finally passed the measure.
There was a good turnout
of Senators, especially consid-
ering the fact that many wives
reported the late Senate vote
had meant a frantic dash"
in their households to get
there on time.
Senator and Mrs. Estes Ke-
fauver. she in a chiffon sheath
Of two shades of green: Sem
ator and Mrs. John Kennedy.
she in a striking white sheath;
Senator and Mrs. Albert Gore,
she in a full white ball gown:
Senator and Mrs. John Spark
man, she in a rose-red satin
gown; Senator and Mrs. HUI
bert Humphrey, she in a soft
pink satin, were among promi-
nent Democrats noted.
Representative James Roose-
welt was there with his new
bride. Several new members
OF Congress, including Sena-
tors Frank Lausche of Ohio
and Frank Church of Idaho
and Representative D. S.
Saund of California were
there too.
The Republican contingent
included Senator'S Charles
Potter Of Michigan. Karl E.
rMundt of South Dakota. Fran
els Case Of South Dakota and
j. Glenn BeaIl Of Maryland,
Representatives Carroll Kearns
Of Pennsylvania and F. Keith
Thomson of Wyoming. the
new national G. o. P. chair
man. Meade Alcorn, and White
House Staffer I. Jack Martin.