Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-29
Trumuns Coming for Visit
Not for Diamond Jubilee
By BETTY BeALE

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dinner. The rest will be cued
in on his speech via closed
circuit television.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Truman
will visit Washington in its
Towering beauty from May 3
to May 8. stopping at the
Mayfiower as usual,
Owe RH card AT A
PARTY: Winthrop Aldrich
says that no foundation, in
Guiding his own, will give
money to the Washington
Cultural Center as long as
that time-limitation clause is
in the Cultural Center Act"
The act provides that If the
total amount necessary to
build the cultural center has
not been raised in i've years,
the money raised will be
turned over TO the Smith
Sonian Institution for an art
museum. Since nothing,
outside of the appointment Of
a committee. has been done
yet to raise the money, and
already q half year has gone,
the time limit becomes more
of a stumbling block daily. -.
AS co-chairman Corrin Strong
says: If we are to get a
cultural center it must be re-
pealed."
MRS. EISENHOWER, as
she sallies forth this Easter
day. Is certainly an ad for
Lizzie Arden's Maine Chance
health ranch in Arizona. II
ever anybody was. She
observed the other day that
she went back there because
the President thought it had
done so much for her last
year. He insisted she had
come back with a twinkle in
her eye she didn't have
before.
Well this time she not only
returned with an inner glow
noted by all the women at
Perle Mesta's luncheon for
her last week, but she is
simmer by several pounds
and her fine-textured skin
has a pea c h e s-and-cream
complexion.
II didn't really do the
strenuous exercises" said
Mrs. E. II just did the baby
exercises" But obviously
the change and complete
freedom from official duties
did her q world Of good.
Ofhcial White House parties
have been coming pretty
thick and fast this year.
Though Mrs. Eisenhower
has the reputation for being
particularly fond Of costume
jewelry, she had on some
beautiful real jewelry at that
luncheon. Accenting her
navy blue coat dress and
lowered hat were diamond
earrings-sprays Of diamonds
shaped to the lobe Of the
ear-that the President gave
her. and a big us or 20
carat sapphire ring sur
rounded by diamonds. :.
She was also sporting real
pearls in a bracelet.
Erwin Devron played his
special Mamie" tune on the
accordion for the First Lady
that day. Substituting her
name for Amy" he sang
"Once in love with Mamie,
always in love with Mamie"
ETC., and winding up Trouble
is the answer will be, that
Mamie'd rather stay in love
with Ike"
The unorthodox ending
always gets a laugh out Of
Mrs. E.
Incidentally, the Presi-
dents voice has been de-
scribed as a dusty shower
room type baritone"
SOFT SPOKEN CUBAN
AMBASSADOR Ernesto Di-
higo was asked why Fidel
Castro and his men didn't
shave of their boards. '"They
would lose character" replied
DR.. Dihigo.
Can a mans character be
contained in anything so su-
perf1cial as the growth upon
his cheek? mo" agreed the
studious envoy. land you and
I know that. But they would
lose character with the
masses.
Speaking Of the bearded
boss Of the Cuban Army,
Comdr. Camilo Cienfuegos,
who was in Washington a
month ago, he recalled what
a marvellous face he had. HE
looked like a Rembrandt
painting" he said. Now he
hears that he has shaved 1t
off but the Ambassador has
not seen him.
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THE KING OF JORDAN
enchanted one and all with
his quiet, smiling charm, his
great appreciation for this
country's aid in time Of need,
his obvious sincerity and that
incredible ease royalty has
even when standing alone
and being stared at. He
likes to dance. but doesn't
get a chance to often; he does
not jitterbug, and he laughed
out loud when he heard that
his Ambassador had not been
in America long enough yet
to learn how to jitterbug.
The fastest he's driven q