Evening star., 1961-01-29
PALM BEACH
REPORT
Copitolites
: Back In
The South
BY BERNARD O'BRIEN
contrihutins writer

here and all along the Gold
Coast-Miami to Palm Beach
latter . lull Of Q few days.
Most hostesses planning
events for last week end
heard this remark: $50 sorry.
but ! am going to the inau-
gural."
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert May
have returned to their resort
home from the inaugural fes-
tivities. Accompanying h Q
Mays here were Princess Cito
di Eitetto Of Paris: Mrs. T.
M. Jones. III. Of Pittsburgh
and Washington; Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. H. Conger Pratt,
Lady Lewis, Mr.. John A. Lo-
gan and Mr.. George L. VIII
liams.
The Mays, who have been
ct their home, Mar-a-LAgo.
since November, took q few
days out for the Washington
trip. This marks the first
time In several seasons Mar
a-Lago has been opened, and
there's Q new swimming pool
on the beach with gay ca
hanas peeping over the wall.
The house, which Mrs. May
has owned for many years,
viii be the scene Of the an
nual card party and tea on
Valentines Day benefitting
the Animal Rescue League Of
the Palm Beaches. Tickets
are selling for SIS.
Kennedys Back
Among the first Kennedys
back on the scene are the new
Presidents brother In law
and sister. the Peter Law
fords. They, together with
Frank Sinatra and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tony Curtis (Janet
Leigh, have leased q house
on North Ocean boulevard,
near the Joseph p. Kennedy
residence. for about two
weeks.
Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Luther H. Hodges were
In Palm Beach for q vacation
before travelling to the capital
for his new duties. They
took q four-day cruise and
fishing trip in the Keys. Top
honors for catching the most
and biggest were accorded to
the new secretary.
Before the Hodgeses got to
Washington they were
showed under with invita-
tions for the inaugural mer-
ry-go-round. They had to
turn down a countless num-
Der. and one invitation came
back three times before they
discovered 1t was o must"
Mr.. Alfred E. Smith. jr.,
son Of the man who ran for
President and was Governor
Of New York, is here for the
18th international Light
Tackle Tournament, repre-
senting the Balboa Club Of
de Mayatlan. Mexico. Mr..
Smith had no comment on
the Kennedy election. except
to say: Let's Just sit back
and see what the young fell
low does"
Also here for the tourna-
ment is Mr.. James O'Don-
nell, jr., Of Washington. who
won high individual honors
In the last meet. The tourney
ends later this week. The
first day. Ocean City Light
Tackle Club was in first
place. The clubs representa-
tives included Mr.. ODonnell.
Mr.. John Larson, also from
the capital, and Harry Dun
dore of Cockeysville, Md.
Good Reason
Speaking Of the inaugural.
the Marshall Heminways
from Palm Beach were among
the many attending. They
had o good reason, in addi-
ton to patriotism. President
Kennedy Is godfather to their
daughter Gail.
The Tombola luncheons
have started for the season at
the fashionable Everglades
Club. Mrs. Carleton r.
Dodge was hostess at one
table for her houseguests. who
included Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Maynard Of Richmond,
Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry.
Stoewe Of Bethesda, Md, Mrs.
Fred Stewart of New York
City and Mr.. Henry Slaughter
OF Washington.
Mr.. George Faraco Of Falls
Church, Va, was seen play
ing in the weekly card party
at the Biltmore Hotel.
The Frank Hechts Of
Washington and Honolulu
have been housesuests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Roger H. Ferger ct
their Everglades Club apart
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Hecht
recently returned to the
States after spending several
months in Europe. Mr..
Hecht Is past president of the
Navy League Of the United
States and president of the
English Speaking Union in
Honolulu.
Former Washingtonian j.
Deane Rucker. jr., who now
lives In New York City, was
here recently for a few days
at the Colony Hotel. He will
return later In the month to
berth his new cruiser. Mark /.
at the Biltmore Docks. His
mother is due any day for
her annual seasonal visit,
coming from her home at
Crosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
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