Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-15
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By BETTY BEAlE
Ludy Astor Writes AdlGi;
Gale McLedns Give Dance

GQlG MCLSOuS y
Adlai Stevenson said at
cocktails Saturday afternoon
that he had Just had Q letter
from Lady Aston. Her witty
veteran ladyship wrote him
as follows:
81 hear that you're coming
TO England. ! am still avail
able II you're not running for
something"
How did the Governor re-
,lya
~ wrote back" grinned
Adlai. am comm a-runnin'."
Mr.. Stevenson was the star
Of the party jeanne Elliston
gave In her beautiful George
town house following the
meeting Of the Democratic
Advisory Council.
Since he continues to loom
as q top contender for the
nomination on all the pres
idential candidate polls
though twice defeated and
though he hasn't lifted q nm
ger to encourage his candi-
dacy, q third Stevenson nom
nation looks more In the
cards every day. some Demo-
Gratis present pointed out.
Adlai leaves this Thursday
for Europe. He win spend his
customary month In England.
where he win talk ct CAM
bridge University.
Then he and his family and
Bill Benton win cruise on the
coast Of Spain among the
Baiearic Islands. He also win
visit his sister '.Bufie'' Ives In
Florence. where she has once
again leased the villa Cap
poni. Then he win 90 to Tlr-
key on business and visit the
Turkish-Syrian border. He
expects to be back in this
country by the end Of August.
Michigan Gov. "Soapy"
williams and Minnesota Gov.
Orville Freeman were ct the
party. along with Senator
and Mrs. Mike Monroney.
Senator and Mrs. Albert Gore
and their beauteous daughter
Nancy, Senator and Mrs. Ed
mund Muskie, Nancy Ke-
fauver, Democratic Chairman
Paul Butler. Senator and
Mrs. Clair Engie. Senator
and Mrs. Ralph Marlborough
and Senator and Mrs. Bill
Proxmire.
GOV. FREEMAN said pres
idential candidate Hubert
Humphreys chances have
improved considerably. Is
Humphrey handicapped by
being the candidate most to
the Left? Gov. Freeman re-
piled, He Is no further to
the Left than President Tru-
man."
But the Governor admitted
that the general impression
is that Senator Humphrey is
more liberal than Mr.. Tru-
man was. and that such q
public impression Is dificult
to correct.
Advisory Council member
Paul Mite said the council
had completed '"the greatest
military report ever put out.
It's the finest one ever done"
The able former member
Of the State Departments
Policy Planning Staff was
asked II he had something
to do with it. "Of course, you
don't think I'd be giving II
such o boost otherwise, do
you?" he responded with q
broad smile.
MARY AND GALE MCLEAN
Saturday night tossed one Of
the most beautiful dances
seen around here in many Q
moon.
It was no problem finding
their luxurious Firth Of Forth
Farm out at Potomac. Md.
State police and bright lights
marked the Piney Meeting
House road turmoil from
River road. and lights pointed
the whole way to the house
and to the huge Cutlery tent
that sparkled in the night
against the dark countrywide.
II haven't seen anything
like this since the late. '20s. /"
said one guest as he stepped
into the outdoor ballroom
that was especially con-
structed for the occasion.
A brand-new polls h e d
wooden ballroom floor, that
someone described as "a half
acre" but was actually so by
80 feet, was In the center Of
the kreen tent held aloft by
two poles heavily encrusted
with magnolia leaves and BIG
white magnolia blossoms
Only the blossoms were arti.
fetal.
Garlands Of the same mag.
nolia leaves and blossom
draped the sides Of the tent
and the orchestra pit where
Meyer Davis and his must
clans held forth as few dance
orchestras can. How the 50
ciety bandleader held up, no.