Evening star., 1963-05-01
BY DAISY CLELAND
Star staff Writer

Silently, the guests Of
honor at the White House
last evening were Sir Win
ston Churchill and william
Shakespeare - usually, they
were Grand Duchess Char
lotte Of Luxembourg and her
son. the hereditary Grand
Duke, Prince Jean.
President ana Mrs. Ken
nedy gave q state dinner in
honor Of the Grand Duchess
and following the dinner for
about ITO there was a pro-
gram Of Elizabethan poetry
and music.
Unknown to the guests,
Mrs. Kennedy and the star of
the evening, Basil Rathbone,
had put their heads together
and decided o. an encore
Just for the President.
Following his scheduled
performance, Mr., Rathbone
said that he had something
special for the President. He
felt. he said, that 1t was good
timing In that the passage he
would recite was one often
quoted by Sir Winston, q new
citizen Of the United States,
and he understood 1t to be q
favorite Of the President.
Mr.. Rathbone then recited
from the immortal "St. Cris-
pian." Speech in Shake
spears king Henry ""
This story shall the good
man teach his son, and Cris-
pin Crispian shall mere 60
by. from this day to the end
ing Of the world. but we in
1t shall be remembered. :.
We few, we happy few, we
band Of brothers. For he to-
day that sheds his blood
with me shall be my brother.
Be he ne'er so vile, this day
shall gentle his condition.
And gentlemen in England
now abed shall think them
selves accursed they were not
here, and hold their man.
hoods cheap whiles any
speaks that fought with us
upon st. Crispin's Day"
Move TO Stage
The President and the
guests were visibly moved by
the performance. The Chief
Executive, Mrs. Kennedy and
their guests Of honor quickly
moved to the stage to ver-
bally salute Mr.. Rathbone.
Later the famous British
actor admitted that he had
never recited the passage
but that he was pleased about
the decision four days ago
because Of "the Old Man."
Sir winston.
Mrs. Kennedy looked very
pretty In q pale mauve eve
ming dress with q gathered
waistline and O boat neck.
line. She wore q hree-strand
pearl necklace and q diamond
sunburst pin in her upswept
hairdo. According to the
White House this was her
final official appearance
until after their third child
is born In August.
The social activities will go
on but the President viii be
the host with the assistance
of his sisters and wives Of
top officials.
With the large number Of
guests invited to the dinner.
small tables were used and
guests were seated In the
Blue Room and the State
Dining Room. Mrs. Kennedy
was hostess in the Blue Room
and the President was host
In the State Dining Room.
In his toast to the Grand
Duchess during dinner, the
President recalled her having
been In the United States be-
fore and her stay at the
White House during World
War II as the guest Of the
late President Franklin d.
Roosevelt.
The President said. I'm
the l4th century. / believe
Luxembourg provided four
Kings for the Holy Empire.
They are now providing a
chairman for the European
Economic Conferences In its
present deliberations and
also their Agricultural Min
lister Is chairman of the Ag-
ricultural Commission, which
Is preparing recommenda-
tions for the ministers. So ]
dare say that In a sense they
play a more strategic role to-
day than they did in the
days OF the Holy Roman
Empire.
Quotes Slogan
"The motto OF the House
which Her Highness heads is
'Je maintaindrai,' which I
believe Is translated. I will
hold But they have demon
strated that for q thousand
years, and II is also q very
good slogan for the United
States" he added.
The Grand Duchess showed
a womanly touch in her re-