Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-25
By HELEN GULLION
Contributing Writer

Inc caterers ana music.
makers have been working
overtime this week.
Hostesses may be exhausted
but fatigue Is mitigated by a
certain feeling Of triumph at
throwing q successful party
in this party-minded town.
=. especially since the cur
rent issue of House g. Garden
has put it to US clearly what
standards have been set in
the field of entertaining.
Swimming pools and gar
dens are the most frequent
scenes Of parties at this time
Of year. With one notable
exception, it can be said that
most guests stick to the gar
den (unless it is actually
a swimming party.
Five chefs from the Jockey
Club under the direction of
the clubs Jacques, prepared
a really Su1nptuouS buffet
luncheon yesterday in honor
of President-elect Guillermo
Leon Valencia of Colombia.
THE COLOMBIAN CHIEF,
who will be inaugurated on
August 7, was guest Of honor
at the luncheon which Sena-
tor and Mrs. Albert Gore
gave at the Senator's cousins
estate, Marwood. on River
road.
The lovely house, pat
termed after Malmaison, was
ne cause Of the following
observation by the Senator:
II told him about my hum
Bile beginnings, and he
glanced toward this Napole-
onic chalet and looked quiz
zical. I told him that it be-
longed to my cousin-that I
had gone into politics, while
he had gone into money"
Jacques. from the club in
the Fairfax, which the Sena-
tors cousin, Col. H. Grady
Gore owns, outdid himself
for the benefit Of his distin-
guished guests.
Caviar and black bread,
clans on the half shell and
shrimp greeted arrivals. Then
there was vegetable salad.
sliced rare roast beef, pate
de fois gras, chicken cac-
ciatore with rice, and beef
Stroganoff with wild rice.
A delectable array Of des-
serts included chocolate
mousse, Ice cream, strawber-
ries In kirsch and French
pastries.
Senator Gore presided at
the head table which In
cluded the Colombian Presi-
dent. Under Secretary Of
State George Ball and Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Cabinet m e m b ers there
were Secretary Of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Dillon, Secre-
tary Of Agriculture and Mrs.
. Freeman and Secretary of
/. Labor and Mrs. Goldberg.
The Labor secretary had q
telephone call during lunch
con and when he returned
a guest asked: Another
striker" mo. q meeting with
Pan American in the morn
ing, ne replied.
Senator Cores colleagues
from the Senate included
Senator and Mrs. Mike Mon
roney; Senator and Mrs.
John Stennis; Senator and
Mrs. Sam Erwin; Senator and
Mrs. John Mcclellan; Sena-
tor and Mrs. Ernest Gruen-
ing; Senator and Mrs. Z. L.
Bartlett; Senator Maurine
Neuberger (who took o dip
in the pooh and Mrs. Wayne
Morse, whose husband is out
West campaigning.
THURSDAY NIGHT THE
WALTER RIDDERS gave o
midsummer-night party that
began with q bona-fide swim
ming session and ended many
pleasant hours later after
their guests had enjoyed an
evening patterned on Scan
dinavian lines.
Cocktails were served at
poolside, followed by hot soup
to ward off any chills. Then
the group moved on to the
terrace, where the dinner
tables were centered with
platters Of crayfish, ice cold
beer and aquavit q
terrific chill chaser itself.
After q delicious meat course
and q fruit dessert, 1t turned
into q dancing evening that
was such fun that it would
have seemed the shortest
night Of the year even If 1t
hadn't been the 21st of June.
=
Saturday night Mr.. anc
Mrs. Anthony Hass gave q
dinner dance to say goodbye
to departing General Coun'
sci Of the Treasury Depart
ment and Mrs. Robert
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