Evening star., 1962-10-06
Limbo
And Star
Mark Ball
By EVELYN M. DENT
Contributing Writer

always DC htlOWH w CllS NoNJ
as admiral Dams Pandam-
oniacs." Currently called the
10th Naval District Steel
Band, they played last eve
ming at the Navy Relief Ball,
at the Sheraton-Park Hotel.
There was no program as
such, everything and every
body there made it a gay
fun party from the time the
Chief of Naval Operations
Admiral George w. Ander-
son escorted Miss Melina
Mercouri, of Never on Sun
day" fame into the ballroom
to the strains of the theme
song.
Mrs. Anderson was hand
some in ice blue satin. With
her were the Ambassador of
Great Britain and Lady
Ormsby Gore; the latter wore
a gown of pale amber satin
heavily beaded. Miss Mer-
couri wore sunset yellow faile
with a long beaded tunic.
Among others with the
Andersons were the Marine
Corps Commandant and Mrs.
David M. Shoup, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Beaumont, the
Ambassador of Chile and
Mrs. Muller, the Ambassador
of Portugal DR.. Pedro T.
Pereira. the Deputy Secre-
tary of Defense and Mrs.
Roswell Gilpatric and Mrs.
H. Alexander walker of
Hawaii.
Bugle Call
The ball opened to the
thrilling call of the United
States Marine Drum and
Bugle Corps, and the Marine
Color Guard paraded the col
ors down the middle of the
ballroom. The Commandapt,
Potomac River Naval Com
mand, greeted everyone and
introduced Mrs. Anderson as
chairman of the ball, and
then Admiral Anderson as
president of the Navy Relief
Society.
Admiral Anderson set the
tone of the evening when he
said: This is the family
Navy STYLE" after which the
Secretary of the Navy Fred
Korth, in his few remarks
opined that the Defense De-
partment as a whole had
come to help one of its COM
ponentS celebrate.
Mrs. Korth, in a brilliant
green sequin gown, was soon
dancing to the toe-tingling
music of the Steel Band.
Their beautiful daughter
Verita, in a lovely white taf-
feta ball gown, danced with
her father.
The Korth's guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. John Biggs of
Texas, the Ambassador of
Finland and Mrs. Seppala,
Justice and Mrs. Tom Clark
and the Ambassador of Costa
Rica and Mrs. Facio.
One of the gayest tables
was that of the Undersecre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs.
Paul B. Fay, jr. 1t was their
18th wedding anniversary
and to celebrate Mr.. Fay
started the trend of every
one get into the swing" when
he did a few turns under the
bar of the limbo dance. Ap-
plauding his performance
was Miss Joan Fontaine who
came from New York to the
Fays' celebration.
Lawrence Scott, a musician
with the band, was the suc-
cessful performer of the
limbo, and after several Latin
American dances the bars
were put up again and many
of the guests tried the Sc
ductive measure.
Steel Band Fan
Admiral Frost as master
of ceremonies then intro
duced retired Admiral Dan
v. Gallery, and the members
of the Steel Band stood to
applaud the admiral who, in
1947 after a trip to Trinidad,
brought back the drums to
San Juan, Puerto Rico, and
the fun was on. The band
stopped the show at the
Worlds Fair in Brussels.
Admiral Gallery with Mrs.
Gallery had with them his
brother and SiSter-in-law,
Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Philip Gallery. The admiral
was telling friends that the
famous Pablo CaSals lives in
Puerto Rico, and he invited
the celliSt to come and
hear his men. II need not
have been so concerned
about his reaction" said the
admiral. "Casals went into
orbit over them, he came
many times after to hear the
band"
Admiral Anderson then
asked Miss Mercouri if she
would join the family" and
perhaps sing the famous
Never on Sunday" song. To
the delight of everyone there,
she very graciously said,
Shall I sing it in Greek"
and with that sang it to the
accompaniment OF the Steel
Band, with the guests snap
ping their fingers in time to
the music.
Miss Mercouri. is in town
with Mr.. Jules DaSSin in
connection with the opening
of their new picture "Phae-
dra" at the Dupont Theatre
Excitement, Fun