Many people vied for invitations, and those who could not get in the door were very unhappy about it. The next day there were reports in the newspaper saying that the reason Chennault was not made a cabinet official or ambassador was because she preferred to play hostess in Washington, and show people that Chinese could also make a go of things in a place like the US.
許多人爭相索取邀請函，不得其門而入者則十分不滿，隔天報上就有報導，說陳香梅不入閣，不出國任大使，是因為要當華府女主人，為中國人出氣。