Salem, Uregon, Thursday, January iu, 19D7
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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL'
White House Social Season
; Brings Stir of Memories
White House reception some years
back. His spurs caught in the
flimsy folds of the evening gown
of a cabinet wife in the reception
line and as he walked away, he
unwillingly tore away a consider
able portion of her cos tunic.
Envuirrassment: The panties of
a distinguished Washington lady
came unanchored and dropped to
would happily give up their last j the lloor of the stately main hall
Dior gowns to be invited to one) of the While House as she was
of the White House dinners, bull proceeding in lull dignity toward
then they'd probably run right out! the Kast itoom for an after-dinner
and buy replacements. music-ale. She realized she'd lost
Social seasons of the past have something, but didn't dare at-
firoduccd irajjedbs, banner head- lempt a retrieve. An alert meni
incs, thousands of sore feet and , her of the house staff spotted the
much joy for some. j panties resting on the red carpet
Tragedy: A handsome young and quickly jammed them in his
military attache of a foreign em-pockel.
bassy was banished from his post I Banner headlines: When the
and sent home in disgrace be-j Franklin D. lioosevelts decided to
cause of what happened at a serve beer at a reception shortly
. after repeal, temperence organi-
By MKKHIMAN SMITH
I'nitrri Press White House Writer
WASHINGTON UPi Back
rtatrs at the White House:
The revival of the custom of a
White House social season stirs
up a lot of memories, to say
nothing of a lot of social strategy
on the part of Washington host
esses. The ladies of (he social set
Sprague Sees
UN as Facing
ToiiisJicst Test
" PORTLAND W The problem
of bringing lasting peace to the
Middle East may prove the tough
fst test ever to conlront the
United Nations, cx-Gov. Charles
0. Sprague, a former UN dele
cafe, said Wednesday.
He told the Portland League of receptions and dinners extending
Women Voters that the UN must j into early March.
resolve the basic differences be-
tween Israel and the Arab states Although the dinners and reeep
which make the Middle East a lions ostensibly are only for offi
"friclion spot." Icial figures in the government or
.Guarantees of unrestricted pas-; the diplomatic norps, the Eisen
lagp through the Suez Canal also1 bowers always include a few per
must be a basic part of any UN sonal friends in each affair. These
plan, Sprague said. are the most treasured invitations
He added that in past crises in in Washington and the gall of
zations howled in protest. But this
did lot deter the first family.
Airs. Roosevelt probably did more
to warm up the archaic old man
sion than any first lady in many
years. She set the more dignilied
Wnshingtonians on their ears one
night by leading a conga line
and well.
President and Mrs. Eisenhower!
I held no social season in the 1955-
5(i winter because of bis health.
But lie must feel in top condition
now since the White House has
announced an active schedule of
Korea and Kashmir, the world or
ganization fell short of complet
ing durable settlements.
Officials Talk
Juvenile Plan
some people in attemvting to get
on an invigation list never fails
to amaze some of the case
hardened personnel of the White
House social oflice.
The inauguration lias helped the
I sale of formal clothing local! v,
i but the social season will help
I even more. All of the White House
' POKTLAND in A list of sug- affairs are strictly formal while
gestions for solving the problem tie and tails for the men, long
oi juvenile delinquency
will be
drawn up by Portland nrea pub
lic officials, they decided at a
meeting Wednesday.
.Judge Donald E. Long of the
evening dresses for the women
There'll be a scattering of high
silk hats, but mostly black hom
burgs which the President helped
popularize at his first maugura
court of donieslie relations saidjtion. The homburg fits in much
no quick or easy answers are ex-: belter with the current fashion of
pectcd, but an attempt will be 'low-slung automobiles.
made for a long-range solution.
' Mayo- Terry Schrunk called the
meeting in his office. Attending
Were 1 w enforcement officials,
eJucotors and court representatives.
Germ-Tjulvn Air
Top Tit Source
Limousine hire will pick up sub
stantially on the nights of White
House parties because It is not
considered the height of fashion
to drive one's own car to a social
affair at the executive mansion,
A doorman directs one's chauffeur
where to park, or one may have
his "man" return at a specified
time usually about 11 o'clock for
Ihe dinners, later for the receptions.
Taxis are quite acceptable, but
, BALTJMOHE Mi-New evidence
has been uneovi'red that germ-
Irwlnn ftir ...llm.. II,., L-.,l
rnnlaet. & the No. 1 smirr.. nf mill,-' P'?l,p to ,nv ut f18 P.'"
-..i,.,.,,... I l'P for 'he use of a livened
A six-men.hrr rosonvch le:nn. ch;!!!!'l'l,r. anif 'reiihI" PolisIied
importing Hs findings to a meet-) c;"""ac lor tmee n"rs-
ine of the Hookms Socie v of Hv
jtriene, also said that ultraviolet , HP
light: is effective control
against spreading the disease
by sweeping Ihe air clean of
gorm...
The researchers were headed
by Dr. Richard L. Kiley, asso-
Texans lomI
Negro Areas
UKAl'MONT, Ti-x. W-An ex
nlosiun sh:iltt'i-t'd Iwo I'nmt win-
cialn professor of cnvironmcnlM uow.s of a Negro f.-imilv's home
mediciiid al the Johns Hopkins lm, a!1, n,, j,, mjx(., Negri
School of Hygiene and Public i nm while neinhhiirhooil, but no
Moulin. one was hurt.
Thi-y used rabbits ill their ex- The blast also ripped a hole In
penmenls. snbjcclinc them lo air n,0 bWn in front of Ihe home of
prayed villi tubernilnsis mm Mr n(i Mrs, 0,-ever l.ee Mvles.
na air exnallsled ironi a warn. An explosion Monday daniaeed
of tubercular patients.
Salem Firm Cols
Air Base lYojccl '
the eomrele sidewnlk in front of
Ihe home of Dr. Kd Sprott, a Ne
gro physician and a former offi
cial of the National Assn. for the
j Ad aiieement of Colored People.
SKATTLK A Salmi firm KIIIATOM AP I'ltOYKl)
U-a? the low bidder at $l.:l7.l.ri;i ! STKASIUHIil., France Ul
V ednesday for lunldiiig four air- 'Ihe Kumpean Consultative As
liirn' dormitories at the Fair 's i' in It 1 y Thursday unanimously
Child Air For ce Base near Spo-1 approved plans to set up a eom
kane. ! moti atomic development pro-
The bill came from the .1. (1.! grain, called Kuraloin. and a
Watts Cnnslruclion Co There ! eoinnum market for Western Ku
ttne eight other bidders. The gov-trope Treaties establishing the
finment estimate for the job was projects are being worked out in
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