Evening star., 1960-12-19
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Defense Rumors Flourish;
Dance and Debut Are Held
By BETTY BEALE

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guests were scattered from
the ballroom" which was
the Dominguez PaSsiers'
emptied dining room, to the
third adjoining room, which
had been converted into q
little bar with tables and
chairs Lit by candles. Seated
back there at one time were
Rowland Evans, the Walter
Ridders and Kurt Wentzel,
talking, of course. politics.
TOP TOPIC OF THE
WEEK END was the Presi-
dent-elect's appointment of
his brother as Attorney Gen.
eral. Most persons. including
very pro-Kennedy ones,
looked upon 1t as a mistake.
A couple felt that given three
months, Bobby would justify
the choice.
Italian Counselor and Mrs.
VincenZo de Benedictis. who
gave an attractive dinner
party before the dance, were
there along with their guests,
Anne and Juan CeballoS;
French Counselor and Nine.
Olivier Manet; French Coun-
selor and Nine. Francois
Gavoty. and the Charles
Virgins Of the British
Embassy.
Also twirling until the small
hours were the Taylor Chewn-
ings. Pat and Herbert Klotz.
the Carl Shipleys, Fiskie and
Blair Childs, Bruce and Ma
deleine Sundlun. Tim GUM
ness, French Minister and
Nine. Claude Lebel and Vir-
ginia and Jimmy Sullivan,
who. themselves, gave q mar
velous cocktail party at the
Sulgrave Club last week with
music and all the most at
tractive of the young mar
rieds. '-..+
THE CHILEAN EMBASSY
was full Of the young Satur-
day afternoon when Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Muller gave a
tea for their winsome brunei
beauty, daughter Monica.
Cars came and went at the
5-to-7 affair. with some late
arrivals having been first to
the Millard Vests reception
for daughter Margot and
bridegroom Robert Miller.
That took place at the Chevy
Chase Club and drew scores
of Washington's residential
set and friends dating back
to and before the time when
Mrs. West was president Of
the Junior League Of WASH
ington.
Present at the Embassy
were the Augusta Rossos, just
back from a long visit in
Palm Beach with the Her.
bert Mays and before that a
summers stay at their villa
in Florence.
Mexican Ambassador and
Mrs. Garlic Flores were
there. the latter pouring tea
and the former interested In
the rumors being bruited
about that Vice President
elect Lyndon johnson will
become the No. / trouble
shooter for Latin America.
Assistant Welfare Secre-
tary and Mrs. Edward Foss
Wilson brought their son,
just in from Princeton, with
them. And there were the
Bob Knowltons-she is the
former Rebecca Trucco,
whose father was Chilean
Ambassador 20 years ago
Mrs. Atherton Macondray,
Mrs. Jean Delattre Seguy, the
Fletcher Plumleys, Argentine
Ambassador and Mrs. del
Carril. Austrian Ambassador
and Mrs. Platter, heading
next for the Edgar MorriseS'
party; Finish Ambassador
and Mrs. Seppala, and SO on
through scores more.
DIR. AND MRS. RICHARD
TODD gave a party yesterday
afternoon for the Guatemalan
Ambassador and Mrs. AlejoS
in their house on Garfield
street. Friends of the Alejos
for some IS years. the Todds
have numerous warm ties
with Guatemala, where their
son has spent some time and
where they, too. have visited.
The 5-to-7 to-do was still
going strong at 8 o'clock,
with neighbors lingering on.
Dropping by during the after
noon were Mr.. and Mrs.
Orme Wilson, Betty and
Murray Preston, Eleanor
Ritchie minus Bill, who was
duck hunting. I believe; the
William Beales. jr., and Betty
and Jean Caillouet.
Earlier yesterday Steve and
Wanda Halsey gave their
annual Christmas brunch in
their Westmoreland Hills
abode. The l2-to-2 affair
went on, as usual. until late
afternoon. and the house was
filled with Christmas decora-
tions including a monkey
hanging over the stair on a
golden rope. Brunch consisted
Of milk punch. scrambled
eggs, creamed CHECKED. ham,
fruit cake and coffee.