Show IT HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON By Br Mrs Irs Wallace F. F Bennett With the return of oC Congress there are man many openings in Washington the opening session ses ses- sion Zion of oC Congress itself as reported reported re reo re- re ported last week the fhe State of or orthe the Union Message 1 which always always al ale al- al ways is g given gren ren at the first joint session of oC the year the beginning begin ning fling of oC work b by the Senate Semite Ladies Ladies' Lad Lad- Ladies Ladies Ladies' ies' ies Red Cross Unit and the opening of or the Congressional club to name name a few This year ar the opening of oC the Congressional club was a gala affair because the historic clubhouse had undergone extensiVe extensive ex ex- e renovating and and redecoration during the summer and fall Call Possibly spurred on oni b W what Mrs 1 Ke Kennedy has be heel doing at the White While House the ommittee in charge attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted to restore the original beauty of oC the old building TilE THE MEi l MEMBERS E S were anxious anxious an an- to see the lie changes while the officers waited with bated I breath to see sec whether or not th the men membership ber hiv approved of what had been done Rather than a program program an open house was scheduled for the Ule opening day Members were urged to bring their fri friends renew renew acquaintances and just look around CHANGES in the exterior were the first things to meet the tho eye A sandblasting sand job had been done on the brick which instead of a dirt dirty brown had now become a soft beige Fresh paint new landscaping and anda a a trim wrought wrought iron iron fence completed the new ne look for forthe forthe forthe the exterior Inside a gleaming gleaming gleaming gleam gleam- ing white marble floor noor new panelled wallpaper and a crystal crystal crys tal chandelier adorned the once rather drab foyer The spacious hallway and beautifully curved double stairway were newly carpeted in emerald green The once red dome over the stairway stairway stair stair- way was painted white and the fresco work on it touched with gold old The ballroom continued the Ule green and white color scheme with accents of gold old and cobalt blue Green and white flecked wallpaper and new cryst tryst a I 1 chandeliers were in the dining rooms TO ADD a gay note to the festivities the Marine 1 Band in their bright red coats furnished music during the afternoon It truly was show off time There There was much oh oh ing ing anc and ah ing ah ing and everyone agreed that the old clubhouse had never nevel never nev nev- er el looked so beautiful The rhe occasion occasion oc oc- oc casion marked a most auspicious auspicious ious opening for a successful year r |