Evening star., 1961-05-29
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President Draws Laughter
At Big Birthday Dinner

SJONC, dIlO Liz SdI PCllGCIi GAlC
reproduction of Martha JEFF
ferson'S coffee table made
from a walnut tree planted
by Thomas jefferson at
Monticello.
Although Jacqueline Ken
nedy stayed at Glen-Ora to
rest up for her European
trip, her mother and step
father, the Hugh D. Auch-
inclosseS were there. Seated
at the table with them were
M. CPa~ Watson, Mrs.
George Holmes, Phil Kaiser
and Jack Victor and his
good-looking wife who came
from La Jolla for the to-do,
and had cocktails with the
President last Tuesday.
THE WHITE HOUSE is
about to open the first-floor
Family Dining Room to tour
lists view, now that the up
stairs dining room is func-
tioning. On display in the
dining room will be the COM
plete Paul Revere tea ServT
ice loaned to the White
House by the Minneapolis
Museum.
This was one Of the topics
that evolved at Dick How
lands midday apertif party
yesterday for John Hayward,
visiting curator Of woodwork
at the Victoria and Albert
Museum in London. In Lon
don, for your information,
woodwork is not something
undesirable types crawl out
1t. 1t simply means furniture.
In any case, the attractive
Mr.. Hayward. who has been
lecturing at Winterthur, came
here to see the Smithsonian
and his friend. Mr.. Rowland,
who now heads the history
department there. Dick Is
one Of the editors Of the spe-
cial report that is guiding
Harry du Points committee
in selecting furniture for the
White House. and he also
Is White House Curator Lo-
raine Pearce's boss. Lorraine
dropped by yesterday with
her husband John. who Is so
young looking he must have
a hard time getting drink in
q Washington restaurant.
JOSE GRECO and his COM
pany will dance tonight be-
fore a plush audience when
the Cham pagne Dinner
Dance for the benefit Of the
American Cancer Society
opens the Shoreham Terrace.
OF course, If it's chilly-that
is, below 70-the terrace sim
ply won't open. The 8 o'clock,
black tie to-do will be held in
the Blue Room.
Among the socialites who
will turn out for the chic
affair will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Auchincloss, Capt. and Mrs.
Edwin Graves. Col. and Mrs.
Mckee Dunn. Assistant Sec
retary Of Defense and Mrs.
Paul Mite, the president Of
the Export-Import Bank and
Mrs. Harold Linder, Judge
and Mrs. George Washington,
the Orme Wilson's and Mr..
Robert Woods Bliss, whose
wife is still recuperating at
Georgetown University Hos
pital from a leg fracture in
Cured in Barbados some
weeks ago.
IN THE VIP-STUDDED
GROUP will also be the Am
bassadors of Holland. Spain,
Columbia. Mexico, Tunisia.
Uruguay, Panama. Pakistan.
Venezuela. Afghanistan, Is
rael, China, Ecuador and
Nigeria and their wives ex-
cept for one or two absences.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John
B. Medaris will be at the
table with Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton Steers and DR.. L. M.
Liverett. Phil Hanigan, vice
president of the cancer So
ciety for the District. and his
wife will be on hand. along
with the William T. Leiths,
the Harold Fangboners, the
Ralph Beckers, Senator and
Mrs. Wallace Bennett, the
Andrew Berdings. and the
Mexican Ambassador to the
OAS and Mrs. Sanchez Ga
vito. The latter's daughter.
Mrs. Franklin Loving. plus
five other beauteous young
Latin ladies-Mrs. Manuel
Tello, jr., Monica Muller, Lu-
pita Garlic. Mrs. Melchior
Savarese and Paulette Perez
Cisner0s-will he OSheretteS