text: Society comes If B E A mkbb w Kt 1 -. - O|U - »Fi 1 t fl AWj y < ; Bit. fl gs x ■ HSfr a i ® J ,’•’ Wr \ t >V f|&, flUvxiji* 4 ts z ; fl jawpr -. - u- 1 1 *“■. L * » WA y SWL x gjlLflL jkUHbv..&&■ ■KaaM K ' < * <^L&s?i'y&• -■. Mrs, Thomas E. Robertson started her work for the Florence Crittenton Home 50 years ago, served as president of the Board of Managers for 19 years and has been president emeritus since 1937. Now 92, she is still interested in its work.—Star Staff Photo by Randolph Routt. Adenauer to Be Host At Dinner Tonight German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer is keeping a busy "working" social schedule again today on his four-day visit to Washington. First he attended a luncheon in his honor given by members of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate at the Capitol, and later he was to give a dinner at the embassy with the ranking guest, Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Last evening there were three dinners surrounding the visit of the German leader. The Chancellor was honored by Secretary of State Dean Rusk, his daughter, Fran Libeth Adenauer Wer Hahn was feted at a dinner by Mrs. Grewe, wife of the German Ambassador. Under secretary of State George Ball was host at a party for some of the members of the German party as well as some American advisors. The Rusk dinner took place at the President's Guest House and included among the German guests were Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano, Ambassador Grewe, Dr. Karl Carstens, state secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Felix von Eckardt, secretary of state for the Federal Press Office; Mr. Heinrich Barth, personal aide to the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and Mr. Heinrich Barth, personal aide to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. BIG BUY! FOR ACTIVE BOYS... DECK PANTS  • OL 6200 1207-1221 E St., N.W. CREDIT 8301 WISCONSIN AVE. OPEN EVERY DAY CARDS HONORED CLOSED MONDAYS C. Dowling, State Department Counselor George McGhee and Assistant Secretary of State Harlan Cleveland. The dinner for the women took place at the embassy and the guests were Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, Mrs. Earl Warren, wife of the Chief. Justice of the United States; Mrs. Arthur Goldberg, wife of the Secretary of Labor; Mrs. Everett Dirksen and Mrs. Mike Mansfield. Completing this list were Mrs. Charles Halleck, Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Lyman Lemnitzer. At 92, Mrs. Robertson Still Inspires Volunteers BY FRANCES UDE Star Staff Writer Fifty years ago, Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson undertook her first service to the Florence Crittenton Home when she gave a tea to interest a group in supporting its work. Formation of the Chevy Chase Circle resulted from that meeting. Later she was to chalk up an impressive record as president of the Board of Managers for 19 years—1916-21 and 1923-37. “Then they were good enough,” she says, “to call me president emeritus.” Today, at 92, she has withdrawn to the sidelines. But Mary B. Robertson is still an inspiration to those who work through the home to help unmarried mothers and their babies. Until her eyesight began to fail last spring, she rarely missed a meeting of the Board of Managers. Fridays Were Saved It had become an almost lifetime practice, she explained, to reserve the second Friday of the month, “so I had the habit of making no other engagements for that day.” About as big as a minute, she had her regular place on a couch at the front of the room where she commanded the respect of the board for her sound counsel based on her many years of constant service. Rucative service. Mrs. Robertson has always insisted that no girl who needed the services of the home be turned away for wife of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mrs. Foy Kohler, wife of the Assistant Secretary of State; Mrs. Martin J. Hillenbrand, wife of the director of the office of German Affairs at the State Department, and a group of embassy wives. Undersecretary Ball’s dinner took place almost in the room next to that of the Secretary’s—the Blair Lee side of the President’s guest house. Belleff's B < k<>da *A73 Continental Ave. < s - SSiflington Foil, Church " rs / who will be .s**' t I Little Miss Cotton? ' y. Final Judging and \ Fashion Show Saturday / 2:30 p.m. at Jelleff's / i w \ Falls Church Store / \ / \ \ \ ALL ARE INVITED! Fifteen captivating young tt \ contestants will be reviewed by a panel of \ five judges. Non-contestants will model young \ fashions and we are happy to announce that / 1 j \ P°P u 'ar Pete Jamerson of WMAL will M. C. / \ W'\ show an interview the starring members / \ \ \ cas L Do come! / 'Y i pa fll ol M -Jk -wo.- Wl > ‘lr w vt v w 9 KL'kv- Jr ’ I SHIRLINGTON STORE FINALISTS (left to right), Kathy Bosserman, Julia Friend, Denis Paul, Andrea Price, Mary Ann Stuckmyer. K /UK fl HL w fl ■b*w Jr*n» ■ J it, B Jr M SILVER SPRING STORE FINALISTS (left to right), Sandra Jo Burleson, Mary Ann Geldermonn, Pam Leland, Bettye Ann McClimon, Deborah Morrison. at •rlfls 0451 41 b Hb*****b Rl FALLS CHURCH STORE FINALISTS (left to right), Diane Ellen Bartko, Jackie Lynne Dillinder, Cheryl Miller, Sandra Ward, Renee Helen Youngs. Judges of Shirlington Judges at Silver Spring Judges at Falls Church Mrs. Ira R. Devonald, Miss Charlotte Martz, Pres. Silver Spring Mrs. Sherman Euler, Garden Club member active in civic affairs Business and Professional Women's Club Mrs. Robert Niederstrasser, Secretary, Mrs. C. E. Arnette, Miss Dianne Kendrick, Federation of Women's Clubs wife of late Dr. Arnette Associate Editor Suburban Record Mrs. John S. Roberts 3rd, Pres. Fairfax Mrs. James L. Johnson, Mrs. Hugh G. Berry, Pres. Junior County Women's Club Vite Pres., No. Va. District Women's Club Women's Club of Silver Spring Mrs. John Donovan, Mrs. William C. Welch Mr. Joseph Eis, Pres. Montgomery Free Lance Fashion Consultant County Council of P.T.A. Mr. Arthur B. Vieregg Mr. William Brannan Pres. Silver Spring Attorney Pres., Fairington Worton's Club Board of Trade financial reasons so the Mary B. Robertson was established in 1952 to provide aid for those who couldn’t pay the fees. “I felt very flattered to have it named for me,” she says. In a further gesture of tribute, board and circle members made special contributions to the fund in celebration of her 90th birthday. With the annual open house at the Florence district Home and Hospital coming up Sunday (3 to 5 p.m.), it was only natural for thoughts to turn to Mrs. Robertson. A Bouquet The executive director, Mrs. Leora L. Conner, was detailed to take Her bouquet of spring flowers arranged in a pitcher made especially for Mrs. Robertson in one of the ceramics classes conducted at the home by a group of volunteers. Mrs. Robertson is “very proud” of the home which has developed in a “wonderful way," she points out, from its early days as the Florence Crittenton Hope and Help Mission at 218 Third street N.W. She began her second tenure as president a few days after it moved to its present site at 4759 Reservoir road. She was the presiding officer in 1925 when Mrs. Calvin Coolidge attended the laying of the cornerstone for the Theodora Snow Hospital, built as an addition to the residence. More recently, accommodations were further improved with the addition of a new $350,000 dormitory wing, opened in June of 1959. Mrs. Robertson said she also is proud of the recognition the home receives from other social services of the city. And she’s “very proud,” she added, of the Florence Crittenton Bazaar, the shop on Fourteenth street run by volunteers to help maintain the home. Her late husband, who was Commissioner of Patents from 1921 to 1933, encouraged her activities. He, himself, was at one time treasurer of the Washington home and served on the Board of the National Florence Crittenton Mission in 1928-1919. It was through her husband’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Emma Robertson, however, that she first became active in behalf of the home. The latter, as secretary of the National Florence Crittenton Mission, was anxious to strengthen the Washington home. So she asked Mrs. Robertson to give the tea in 1911 at which The Chevy Chase Circle was formed. As she looks back over the years, Mrs. Robertson says she must have been a “joiner.” At any rate, she became active in many organizations, is a former president of the Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase, holds membership in the Twentieth Century Club. Discover the hidden difference-accident-safe polyethylene shield-undetectable deodorant, tury Club and was one of the first two women named as trustees of Bates College from which she was graduated in 1890. So many people order to match the prime ribs of beef at the SfgtJi restaurant. THE HOUSE OF SPECIALTIES RESTAURANT A COCKTAIL LOUNGE 2218 WISCONSIN AVENUE • FEDERAL 7-3030 Is the Florence Crittenton Home her favorite? “It’s certainly the one I’ve been most active in,” she says. 