Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-21
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Democratic Women Find
Capital Tired From Guiety
By. BETTY BEALE


Democratic women poured
into town yesterday 10 find
WaShingtonians dragging
both feet behind them. What
with the Nations editors and
summer weather arriving here
at the same time, we had the
most strenuous week end In
months. Thirteen parties In
two DAYS Is too many 10 con-
template. even II you only get
10 fivel
But the Democratic women
were far from dragging when
they checked into the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel yesterday
1000 strong. They all
showed up at the 8 o'clock
reception In honor Of Demo-
cratic congressmen and Con-
gresswomen In the hotels ex-
hibition hall rarin' 10 60. One
came with her seeing-eye dog,
another with q leg In a cast;
40 women had chartered a
plane to fly in from Okla
homa.
They lined up in the huge
hall TO so through the re-
ceiving line against a back
drop Of banners reading:
THE New Deal-On the
March," and There is one
thing TO be said about being
a Republican today. It's a
lot more exclusive than 1t
was two years ago"
In line to shake their
hands were six Congress-
women headed by the Ma
tional Committees Katie
Louchhelm. plus Chairman
Paul Butler. Congressional
Campaign Chairman Mike
Kirwan. Democratic Whip
Carl Albert and "Fishbait"
Miller. House Doorkeeper,
who did the announcing.
BUT SPEAKER SAM RAY
BURN. who had been billed
as the main honor guest, was
not there. Due in by plane
from Texas. where he went
to soak up some Southern sun
to cure a cold Of months
duration. his arrival was de-
layed.
The Congresswomen were
Edna Kelly. LeQnor' Sullivan.
Grace Pfost, Coya Knutson.
Edith Green and Kathryn
Granahan.
Much TO everybody's sur
price one of them slipped out
Of line to provide some music
for the big to-do. Ceya
Knutson picked up her &C
Gordon and started playing
before the mike without
benefit of music. and she's
only been studying a month!
Although this was a con-
occasionally slanted party.
some Senators showed up.
greeted admirers and posed
for pictures. Senator
Lyndon johnson came with
his wife for q brief stay. -.
Senator Kefauver was there
for the duration with q large
group around him. and so
was Senator Hubert Hum
phrey. The two most
talked-of candidates for 1860
John Kennedy and Stuart
Symington-were not there.
Mrs. Wilson Wyatt said
her husband had a good
chance Of beating Happy"
Chandler for the governor
ship Of Kentucky. Former
United States Treasurer
Georgia Neese Clark Gray.
committeewoman from Kan
sas, said. I'VE are going TO
elect a Governor and three
Congressman and re-elect
one Congressman.
Perle Mesta was there and
discovered a little woman
from Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
who had been promised a
room in the hotel only to
find she had none when she
got there. Mrs. Mesta
promptly interceded on her
behalf and got her one.
MRS. MESTA was also at
the gay. very late. super-do
the President of the Hall
Syndicate and Mrs. Robert
Hall tossed Saturday night
at the Statler in honor Of
the editors converting here
from all over the country.
The annual wind-up to the
ASNE meeting drew 900 or
700 to an IL o'clock reception
where guests met Pogo's Gre
ator Walt Kelly. Mark Trails
creator Ed Dodd, Kerry