Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-08
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Mrs. Bessie Benton Porter
tod SENATOR STUART
SYMINGTON at the Dale
Millers' party for Speaker
Rayburn that she was volun-
teering then and there to
work for his presidential
campaign. II am not run
ming for anything" said Stu,
u am perfectly happy the
way I am"
ELSA MAXWELL and
George Dixon will provide
the entertainment C"And II
amt gonna be cultural" says
George) for the National
symphony kickoff dinner at
the Pan American Union on
Sunday. January 20.
Remembering how successful
both are at throwing their
punches. the dinner won't be
the only thing that's kicked
on. I betcha. Fresh from the
Callas ''kick-out" In Rome,
This years Embarrassing
drive will be- launched with
an evening meal for the FIRST
time. q $3.50 box supper. Eric
johnson will be emcee.
THE JACK KENNEDYS
moved into their new George
town house on N street at the
last minute before Congress
convened. Three vanloads Of
furniture pulled up before It
yesterday. LUvIE PEAR
SON was recently riding
horseback on their place at
Potomac. Md. when she was
bitten on the leg by another
horse. II was bad enough to
send her to the hospital.
Must have been q dark horse
that Drew had written about
IF you ARE WORRIED
ABOUT AGE SLOWING
DOWN your mental processes.
you should hear the story
Princess Kotchoubey de
Beauharnais OF Paris tells
about her aunt.
The English-bo princess
Is the attractive house guest
Of the Jouett Shouses. who
entertained at a luncheon for
her Sunday. The French
addition to the Turkish name
her late Russian husband
bore. said the princess, Is
the family name Of the En-
press Josephine. Since he was
a direct descendant on his
mothers side OF Napoleon's
merry wife. the French wanted
him to use 1t.
Anyhow. the aunt Is Prin-
cess Olga Kotchouhey. who is
30 years old and has Just
completed her memoirs. To
force her mind to remain &C
tive. every night before she
goes TO bed she memories
. whole column in q newspa-
per or magazine on any sub
ject whether Of interest to
her or notl To test her
mental powers she repeats 1t
In the morning.
There's the remedy IL you
want to try 1t. Frankly. /
think II would take me q week
to learn one column-even
II 1t were one Of my own.
Guests at the Shouses'
luncheon included Undersec-
rotary Of the Army and Mrs.
Charles Finucane. who had
Just arrived back in town,
and Bill Foster. chairman OF
the Gather Committee. and
his wife Beulah. Both men
were surprised by the news
that Gen. James Gavin in
tended to retire: both thought
he was Of such high calibre
he would be considered for
the Chief Of STATS job.
German Ambassador Heinz
Krekeler. tanned from the
Palm Beach sun, had not
heard at that point about his
retirement from Washington.
But he was notified yester-
day afternoon that he will
become the first German
member Of EURATOM Gu
ropean Atomic Committee).
:. f. He received q cable from
the Italian Foreign Minister
who is chairman Of the Min
ister's Council Of EURATOM.
1t has not yet been
decided. he said, where
EURATOMs headquarters
will be or Just how soon he
will leave Washington. But
this is certain: Washington
will be sorry to see the Krek-
elers leave.