Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-22

AoAiSi aliu olic llNeu up 10 neT
advance billing. A great deal
OF humor and buoyancy is
going out Of the White
House"
Said another. mo matter
how mad 1 might get at the
White House. it melted away
when saw fish"
Said a very high official,
She's one Of the best things
that ever happened to 1900
Pennsylvania avenue"
AS for her reasons for leav-
ing the most glamorous resi-
dence in America, fish said,
Il have been a social secre-
tary for nine years and this
is a step forward, and also a
chance to get back into the
international field which has
always been my love. l was
going off to Italy in January,
1861, to open my own public
relations firm when Mrs. Ken
nedy offered me this job"
Intimate friends believe that
she made the decision at
least two months ago.
She will have an executive
job with Chicago's Merchan-
disc Mart, which is owned by
Joseph P. Kennedy, and will
travel abroad all the time"
she said. 1t will give her a
chance to use her languages.
About the only chance she
has now. chuckled fish, is
when she's talking to the
chef.
She will move to Chicago,
But I will always come back
here" she said. II really love
Washington and everybody in
it."
It's mutual.
4 4
GEN. SIR MICHAEL AND
LADY WEST gave a din
ner the other night that
wound up with the playing
of some of Sir Michael's IA
vorite records. That would be
anything with a superb beat,
for the head of the British
Joint Services here is a mar
velous dancer who can't re-
sist the rhythm of the twist.
He danced first with Mrs.
Maxwell Taylor while Gen.
Taylor, chairman of the
United States Joint Chiefs,
smilingly watched.
Max Taylor confessed that
Jacqueline Kennedy had
tried to teach him the twist
but gave him up as a lost
cause when he couldn't get
the hang of it. That was two
years ago in Palm Beach
when, after a conference in
volving the President, the
Vice President, Secretary of
Defense Mcnamara and the
General, the First Lady de-
cided' that nothing would
amuse and relax the confer
ees so fast as trying out
the then new-fangled dance.
Bob Mcnamara picked it up
right off.
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WHEN PRESIDENT KEN
NEEDY talks about the status
Of women in the future,
Washington newswomen will
listen with a jaundiced ear.
BY accompanying President
Betancourt of Venezuela to
the door of the National
Press Building, where both
men greeted officials of the
National Press Club who
were giving a segregated
luncheon for Mr.. Betancourt,
Mr.. Kennedy put himself in
the position of sanctioning
the luncheon that barred
women Of the press. All
political talk of wanting to
end segregation is a joke as
long as credited newswomen
In the Nations Capital are
barred from the only press
luncheon given for a visiting
chief Of state who makes his
only talk to the press on
that occasion.
MONTPARNAS SE IN
WASHINGTON. you might
have called the party scene
last night in Georgetown. In
an unfinished, unused
building next to Chambers
Funeral Parlor on M street
candles emerging from wine
bottles on tables provided the
only light for THE Life Be-
gins at Forty Birthday Ball"
A consolation party for Ned
Mitchell. who had reached
that ripe age, 1t was given
by one hostess and three
hosts. The single girl was at
tractive Mary Coleman OF
the White House social staff.
the three hosts were Taylor
Chewing. Stuart Davidson
and Tony Teixeira.
The building. which was
decorated with posters and
big charcoal drawings. is
owned by Stuart who said II
dates back to 1895 when Il
was the Georgetown Coffee
House. He plans TO turn II
into an office building.
A five-piece orchestra
waited out dance rhythms
In the crowded, gay. Left
Bank atmosphere which pre-
vailed on two floors. Mingling