Evening star., 1962-05-12
BY DAISY CLELAND
star staff Writer

President and Mrs. Ken
nedy gave q dinner last night
In honor of the great man Of
culture Of France and includ.
ed great American artists as
the guests.
The White House party,
which went on into the wee
hours Of the morning with Q
later private dance taking
place in the Kennedys' up
stairs quarters, was in honor
Of Andre Malraux, Minister
Of State for Cultural Affairs
Of France and Mrs. Malraux.
Mr.. Malraux spoke, only in
French, but answered the
Presidents toast without
benefit Of q translation.
"Mr. President History
Is full Of great empires, his
tory knows so many countries
which have reached the first
place in the world In their
time, but they all did it
through strenuous work,
through strenuous attempts.
through bloodshed, through
thousands and millions of
Deaths" Mr.. Malreaux said.
3 There was the Syrian
empire, there was the Baby
lonian empire, the Roman
empire. But there Is no
American empire. There is
the United States which
has been the leader Of the
Free World without having
conquered the. world. with.
out having sought to con.
Quer IT,"
Man Of Deeds
To the great author Of
Mans Fate and the Voices
Of Silence" and the man Of
other spectacular deeds. Pres
ident Kennedy said, II sup
pose all Of US wish to parti-
cipate in all the experiences
Of life, but he (Mr. Malraux)
has left US all behind. We are
the descendants Of early
founders who were them
selves men Of great variety
and vitality. But he has led
an archaeological expedition
to Cambodia, been connected
with Chang Kai-shek. Mao
Tse- -tung. has been active in
the civil war (the Spanish),
participated in the defense
Of his country has been
at the same time q great
creative figure In his own
right.
He has left. ] think, most
Of US behind"
The 16e dinner guests came
out in the hallway to mingle
over champagne after dinner
before going into the East
Room for the concert given
by Eugene Istomin, pianist;
Isaac Stern, violinist, and
Leonard Rose, cellist. And the
Marine Band was playing
jazz that caused almost all
to tap their feet.
Actress Geraldine Page,
wearing . flowing white Gre
clan chiffon dress, stood for
several minutes with the
President and then turned
dramatically to playwright
Tennessee Williams saying,
Tive never had such q good
time. ! wish my mother could
be here, although she's long,
long since gone. She would
have such q good, good time"
Isn't 1t too bad we couldn't
all bring our mothers" re.
piled Mr.. Williams.
MIR. Stevenson Attends
United States Ambassador
to the United Nations AdIai
Stevenson was added to the
dinner late In the day. He ad-
n1itted he was here for con-
situations and that the party
was the best one he had had.
And o fashion faux pas oc-
Cured when two Of the guests
appeared In the same dress
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss,
mother Of the First Lady, and
Mrs. Arthur Houghton. The
dresses were Of stiffened silk
with high necked overblouses
and bows at the top Of the
neckline in the back--Mrs.
Auchincloss In yellow, Mrs.
Hougton in pink.
When II was pointed out to
Mrs. Auchineloss, she quickly
said. "oh. let me see her. !
bet she looks divine In hers.
She's SO pretty"
The musical program didn't
start until 11::25 and at its
conclusion, to the echoes Of