Evening star., 1963-05-01


Mr.. President, surrounded
by the splendor of this his
toric mansion which Mrs.
Kennedy has redecorated
with such loving and expert
care, in the presence of so
many distinguished guests, I
express my thanks once more
to you, Mr.. President, to the
people Of America who twice
brought back to us across the
ocean and over so many bat
tlefields the priceless gift Of
liberty"
Prince Jean had q simple
and pleasant task as he said
after the President and his
mother had spoken: Ladies
and gentlemen, may I propose
a toast to Mrs. Kennedy"
AS is the custom, the
Grand Duchess and her son
met with the President and
Mrs. Kennedy In their pri-
vate quarters just before
coming down to the main
floor to greet the guests.
The Grand Duchess, wear
ing a white chiffon Jean
Desses dress. a two strand
diamond necklace and a dia-
mond tiara, chose this mo-
ment to present gifts to the
Kennedys.
For the President and Mrs.
Kennedy there we're two bon
bon dishes, bon -bonnieres, Of
fine translucent china which
are decorated with a pattern
celebrating the fact that
Luxembourg in now 1000
years old.
Grabbed by Nurse
For Caroline and young
John there we're dolls repre-
senting the children of the
suburbs of Luxembourg City
and a tape recording of some
of the songs of Luxembourg.
The only close slip Of the
evening repeatedly was little
Miss Caroline.
The glamor and music OF
the dinner party was Just too
tempting for the Kennedy
daughter and she slipped
down the stairs in her pa
jamas but was quickly
grabbed by her nurse before
she entered into the enter
tainment.
The President and Mrs.
Kennedy escorted their
guests Of honor to their car
right after the entertain
ment and then came back
briefly to mingle with their
guests.
However. before they re-
tired at 1920 to their quar-
ters. they fulfilled one more
obligation they slipped away
from their guests and amidst
stacked tables and chairs in
the State Dining Room posed
for a picture with the White
House Military Aides. II the
aides thought this was going
to be q serious moment, both
the Kennedys put q quick
halt to that and soon had
the whole group laughing so
the photographers never had
to ask their subjects to say
cheese"
Seated at the dinner table
with the President were the
Grand Duchess, Senator
Maurine Neuberger. Mayor
Robert Wagner Of New York
Che and his wife left during
the entertainment to fly back
to New York;. Mrs. Charles
Macarthur (Actress Helen
Hayes, who said the White
House looked great, Just
great~; Mr.. Edwin Pauley.
Also. Gov, Morrison Of Ee-
braska, Mrs. Gruening, wife
Of the Senator from Alaska;
Mrs. Sargent Shriver. jr., sis
ter Of the President, and Lux
embourg Prime Minister
Pierre Werner and Foreign
Minister Eugene Schaus.
Completing this group were
Judge Homer s. Brown of
Pittsburgh, Mrs. Basil Rath-
bone, Supreme Court Justice
White, Mrs. Heisboure, wife
Of the Luxembourg Ambassa-
dor.
With Mrs. Kennedy
Also, Treasury Secretary
Dillon. Mrs. Guy, wife of the
Governor of North Dakota;
Mrs. John E. Steinbeck, wife
Of the famous author, and
Mrs. Edward J. Steichen, wife
Of the equally famous pho
tographer.
Seated with Mrs. Kennedy
were Prince Jean. Ambassa-
dor Heisbourg. Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mayor Richard Daley
OF Chicago. Mrs. Paul Hoff-
man (the former little"
cabinet member Anna Ro-
senberg); the Vice President
who was at the dinner with
his wife; Mrs. Gardner
Cowles, Mr.. Henry r. du Pont
and Mrs. Arthur Hays Sulz-
berger.