Back Stairs: White House Social Season
Washington (U.R) Back
stairs 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 the social set
would happily give up their last
Dior gowns to be invited to one
of the White House dinners, but
then they'd probably run right
out and bir replacements.
Social seasons of the past have
produced tragedies, banner head
lines, thousands of sore feet and
much joy for some.
Tragedy: A handsome young
military attache of a foreign em
bassy was banished from his post
and sent home in disgrace be
cause of what happened at a
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 unwittingly tore away
a considerable portion of her
costume.
Embarrassment: The panties
of a distinguished Washington
lady came unanchored and
dropped to the floor of the state-
H. G. Horn Named
Heart Fund Chairman
Portland H. G. (Bud) Horn,
Portland, state manager of the
Business Men's Assurance com
pany, has been named chairman
of the Oregon Heart association's
1957 Heart Fund campaign next
month, Dr. Herbert Griswold,
OHA president, has announced.
The month-long campaign pro
vides funds to finance heart
disease research, professional
public education and community
service.
Horn has been active in var
ious civic and church activities,
and was director of the Mult
nomah county United Fund. He
was chairman of Oregon's first
Heart Fund campaign in 1952,
is chairman of the board of
trustees of Westminister Presby
terian church in Portland and
is a national trustee of the
Allergy Foundation of America.
Thursday, January 10, 1957
MEDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE XLZTEtt
ly main hall of the White House
as she was proceeding in full dig
nity toward the East Room for
an after-dinner musicale. She
realized she'd lost something,
but didn't dare attempt a re
trieve. An alert member of the
house staff spotted the panties
resting on the red carpet and
quickly jammed them in his
pocket.
Banner headlines: When the
Franklin D. Roosevelts decided
to serve beer at a reception
shortly after repeal, temperance
organizations howled in protest.
But this did not deter the first
family. Mrs. Roosevelt probably
did more to warm up the archaic
old mansion than any first lady
in many years. She set the more
dignified Washingtonians on
their ears one night by leading
a conga line and well.
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" re
turn at a specified time usually
about 11 o'clock for the dinners,
later for the receptions.
Taxis are quite acceptable, but
many prefer to lay out 518 plus
tip for the use of liveried chauf
feur and freshly polished Cadil
lac for three hours.
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
held no social season in the 1955
56 winter because of his health.
But he must feel in top condition
now since the White House has
announced an active schedule of
receptions and dinners extending
into early March.
Although the dinners and re
ceptions ostensibly are wily for
official figures in the govern
ment or the diplomatic corps,
the Eisenhowers always include
a few personal friends in each af
fair. These are the most treas
ured invitations in Washington
and the gall of some people in
attempting to get on an invita
tion list never fails to amaze
some of the case-hardened per
sonnel of the White House social
office.
The inauguration has helped
the sale of formal clothing lo
cally, but the social season will
help even more. AH of the
White House affairs are strictly
formal white tie and tails for
the men, long evening dresses
for the women.
There'll be a scattering of hih
silk hats, but mostly black hom
burgs which the President helped
popularize at his first inaugura
tion. The homburg fits in much
better with the current fashion
of low-slung automobiles.
Limousine hire will pick up
substantially on the nights of
White House parties because it is
Clark Buys Interest
In Tire Service Firm
Charles Furnas, former mayor
of Medford, has sold his interest
in the Medford Tire Service Inc.,
123 South Riverside ave., to
Bill Clark, formerly of the Good
year Tire company, Portland,
and Jim Shoemaker, a partner
with Furnas until the sale last
July it has been announced.
Furnas founded the business
in 1918. It was originally named
the Medford Service station at
Main st. and Riverside ave. In
1953 the business changed names
and moved to its present loca
tion. Furnas was appointed mayor
of Medford in September, 1937,
after Mayor George Porter re
signed. Furnas was mayor until
December, 1940. He previously
was a councilman.
The business was incorporated
in 1949. Clark is president of
the corporation and Shoemaker
is secretary-treasurer. They are
co-owners.
Fred Purdin, who joined Fur
nas in 1924 as office manager
and bookkeeper, will continue
in that capacity under the new
owners.
A GOOD PASS
Lewiston, Me. (U.R) Jo
seph A. Carrier, 72, who was
groundskeeper for Bates College
trams for 40 years before his re
cent retirement, received ""just
the advance Christmas gift" he
wanted a lifetime pass to all
Bates' athletic events.
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