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WASHINGTON

November 2 9, 1974

Dear Mrs. Ford,

Re: Brunch for Get Well Volunteers -- December 2, 1974

Attached is a suggested scenario for your Brunch for Get Well Volunteers --

approved ------

disapproved ---- -

Thank you.

Nancy L. THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

MRS. FORD:

Event: Brunch for Get Well Volunteers

Date/Time: Monday, December 2, 1974 ll:OO a. m.

Number of Attendees: 220 ladies

Schedule of Events: ll:OO a. m. Your guests will arrive through the Diplomatic Reception Room and will be escorted to the State Dining Room.

ll:05 a. m. Nancy Lammerding will escort you to the State Dining Room where you will mingle informally with your guests.

Buffet Brunch will be served to your guests from round tables in the State Dining Room.

NOTE: Your guests will be the Congressional and Senate wives, GOP Club, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross and White House volunteers who helped with answering your get well mail. (Guest list is attached. )

ll:45 a. m. You will be escorted to the Family Quarters. As your guests leave the White House, they will r eceive a silver Betty Ford pen.

NOTES: White House tour officers will be available to answer questions as your g uests look through the rooms.

Army String Ensemble will be positioned in the Grand Hall.

Military Social Aides will be present.

There will be press coverage.

A White House photographer will be present.

Pat Howard November 29, 1974 GUEST LIST FOR THE BRUNCH TO BE GIVEN BY MRS. FORD FOR THE VOLUNTEER LADIES ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1974, AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK, THE WHITE HOUSE:

GOP CLUB

Mrs. Jessie Allen Miss Ann Babington Mrs. Irene Davis Ball Mrs. George E. Callas Miss Ruth E. Campbell Mrs. John O. Cobb, Sr. Mrs. Fern R. Dayhuff Mrs. Olive H. Denn Mrs. Barbara D. Dimock (President, League of Republican Women of D. C.) Mrs. Sabina Engel Miss Margaret I. Geist Miss Carolyn Golen Mrs. John V. Hansen Mrs. Jayne Hausam Mrs. Walter C. Jacobs Mrs. Casey M. Jones Miss There se Karger Mrs. John C. Kato Miss Henrietta E. Langer Mrs. Helen DuShane Luber Mrs. Mary Llewellyn MacKie Miss Margaret Matheson Mrs. Robert W. Michie Mrs. Elizabeth I. F. Murphy Miss S. Irene Neikirk Miss Lois Niswonger Mrs. Elena R. Porrata Mrs. Samuel M. Powell Miss Mary M. Singleton Mrs. Barbara R. Yates Mrs. Harry F. Young

AMERICAN RED CROSS

Miss Helen Armstrong Miss Alice Bandy Mrs. Carl F . Belleston Miss Sara Bamberg Mrs. Martha Busse Mrs. Evangeline L. Buysse Mrs. Lucille Capp Mrs. Thomas J. Craven -2- 12/2/74

Mrs. William V. Davis Mrs. John B. Drury Mrs. E. B. Duffy Mrs. Myron G. Fincher Miss June Geraghty Mrs. Frederick W. Gibb Mrs. John Greason Miss Vivian Griffith Mrs. Edna B. Groves Miss Laura I. Hammann Miss Rachel Hebert Mrs. Frank Herron Miss Catherine Hough Mrs. Louise S. Jaeger Miss Betty Jelinek Miss Elizabeth M. King Miss Gladys Kiniery Mrs. Glenard Lipscomb Miss Sarah M. Mann Miss Frances L. Menges Miss Mary Helen Merrill Miss Barbara Pathe Mrs. T. Alfred Pilson Mrs. Fleurette Sequeira Mrs. Faye C. Simonton Miss Edith Srriith Miss Phoebe Steffey Mrs. Perry R. Taylor Miss Beulah White Mrs. Rowland S. Wilson

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

Mrs. Christa Barry Mrs. Ralph E. Becker Mrs. James F. Bell Mrs. Dan W. Blaylock Mrs. Marcel Carmi Miss Catharine M. Degnan Mrs. Hamilton P. Dorman Mrs. Parker Dorman Mrs. Wayne E. Dorman Mrs. Thomas G. Edison Mrs. Harold D. Fangboner Mrs. William Funderburk Mrs. William A. Hanewinckel Mrs. R. Justis Hanks -3- 12/2/74

Mrs. Raymond T. Hanks Mrs. La Verne Harden Mrs. Richard Irons Mrs. E. Felix Klaman Mrs. Wallace B. Knapp Mrs. Paul H. Krogh Mrs. William P. McCahill Mrs. James A. McClure Miss Mary Mc Gugin Mrs. Lanier P. McLachlen, Jr. Mrs. Daniel L. O'Connor Mrs. Alan Follin Mrs. S. David Rubenstein Mrs. Babette Share Mrs. Henry T. Simmons Mrs. John M. Simms Mrs. Lily M. Stone Mrs. Russell M. Tilley, Jr. Mrs. Arthur Tritsch (Executive Director of D. C. Division) Mrs. R. L. Tull Mrs. Ralph E. Ulmer Mrs. Daniel C. Walser, Jr.

WIVES OF SENA TORS

Mrs. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Mrs. Clifford P. Case Mrs. Robert Griffin Mrs. Mark Hatfield Mrs. Jesse Helms Mrs. Ernest F. Hollings Mrs. Claiborne Pell Mrs. Hugh Scott Mrs. Mrs. Herman E. Talmadge

WIVES OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mrs. W. L. Armstrong Mrs. LaMar Baker Mrs. Linda Shriver Breeding (daughter) Miss Nancy Broomfield (daughter) Mrs. William Broomfield Mrs. Elford Cederberg Mrs. William Frenzel Mrs. Tennyson Guyer Mrs. Craig Hosmer -4- 12/2/74

Mrs. Jack F. Kemp Mrs. David T. Martin Mrs. Wiley Mayne Mrs. Robert McClory Mrs. Charles Mosher Mrs. Melvin Price Mrs. Albert Quie

Mrs. John J. Rhodes Mrs. Howard Robison ( Mrs. Fred Schwengel (former representative) Mrs. Garner E. Shriver Mrs. William Stanton Mrs. Charles Thone Mrs. Larry Winn, Jr. Mrs.

OTHERS

Miss Barbara Ahl Mrs. W. J. Armstrong Mrs. W. Bruce Arnold Mrs. William H. Ayres Mrs. Erne st Barcella Miss Aldene Barrington Mrs. Robert Benner Mrs. William F. Boardman Mrs. William Brewer Mrs. John W. Byrnes Mrs. Patricia Coombe Mrs. Karl W. Corby Mrs. Clarke Daniel Miss Dorothy E. Dunnigan Mrs. Kenneth R. Dye Miss M. Genevieve Edwards Miss Lexie Ellis Mrs. Julie George Miss Roseha Kae Guyer Mrs. Kim Hallamare Mrs. Corwin A. Hansen Mrs. John Y. Harrison Mrs. Ruby Haskin Miss Mary Hassing Miss Edele P. Hauber Mrs. Webb C. Hayes, III Mrs. Reuben Horchow Mrs. Harlan A. Hosler -5- 12/2/74

Mrs. Catherine G. Hughes Mrs. John S. Ingles Mrs. John Kyl

Mrs. Mildred Laning Miss Bonnie L. Larash Mrs. Verna Larash Mrs. George Lawrence Miss Helen Lewis Miss Jeannette B. L'Heureux Miss Louise Jane Long Mrs. Clark Mac Gregor Miss Rose C. Mango Mrs. Joe Mattson Mrs. Jack J. Melick Mrs. Samuel Mitchell Mrs. Cyril Muromcew Mrs. Joseph Nasca Mrs. Clarke Newlon Mrs. Richard H. Nicolaides Mrs. E.A. Ostermann Mrs. Francis E. Pearson, Ill Mrs. James T. Quattlebaum Mrs. Vivian Redmon Miss Agnes Ricciardi Mrs. J. Harry Portch Miss Nanie Smith Mrs. Vesta Smith Mrs. John T. Snively Mrs. John M. Snyder Miss Libby Starnes Miss Mary E. Starnes Mrs. Harold L. Stowell Miss Margaret Tappan Mrs. Thomas Taylor Mrs. Carroll Thomas Miss Lelah Thomas Mrs. M. W. Topping Mrs. Kenneth Tuggle Mrs. Kendell S. Turner Mrs. David Tweedie Mrs. Thomas Urdahl Mrs. Dominic P. Vaccaro Mrs. John R. Van Slycke Mrs. William F. von Bargen Miss Margaret Walker Mrs. Louis V. Watwood Mrs. Robert N. Winston Miss Polly Woodville BRU~ 1 Ci:.{ AT THE '.'l:1iTE:.: HOUSF: rvlm cby, Df'C(!T'tber 2., l ')7·~ at eievc>n o'clo,.:k

~ Lrs. J '-'5 sie Allen ?vi LS::; A:1n .Babin;p:on lvL· s. Irene i)avis Ball Mrs. George E. C-ilb.s .Miss Ruth E. C ampbell Mrs. John 0. Cobb Sr. Mrs. Fern R. Dayhuff Mrs. Olive H. Denn i\11.i.ss Lois Niswonger 1\!Irs. Barbar a D. Dimock, Pres. , League of Republican Women of D. C . Mrs. Sabina Engel Miss Margar et I. Geist Miss Carolyn Golen .J'/lrs. John V . Hansen .Nirs. Jayne Hausam Mrs. Walter C . Jacobs :l-!lrs. Casey M . Jones .1\!Iiss Therese Karger Mrs. John C . Kato Mis .::i Henrietta E. Langer Mrs. Helen DuShane Luber Mrs Nfary Llewellyn MacKie Ntiss Margaret Matheson :.N;rs. P.obert V!. Michie Hrs. Elizabeth I. F. Murphy Miss S . Irene Neikirk .Ivlrs. Elena R . Porrata Mrs. Samuel M. Powell Miss Mary M . Singleton lvfrs. Barbara R . Yates lVlrs. Harry F . Young

American Red Cross

Miss Helen Armstrong Mi.ss Alice Bandy Mrs. Carl F. Belleston :tvEss Sara Bamberg "tvtrs. Martha Busse 1v1rs. Evangeline L . Buysse .i'virs. Lu..::ille Capp Mrs. James A. Cleek - 2 - 12/2/7/±

:vfr'>. Thomas J. Craven \L-;.;. 'dilliarr. 'v. Davis \,{r.s. John B. Drury , fr_-;. E. B. Ddfy 1'.::rs. lv1yron G. Finch r 1\1,s ~> Jun Ge,_ -ignty }.,fl·::;. Frederi--k W . Gibb rv1i>:> s Frances L. 1v1enge s Miss Mary Helen Merrill :tvliss Barbara Pathe Mrs. T. Alfred Pilson l'vir s. Fleurette Sequeira Miss Betty Jelinek

Miss Elizabeth M . King Miss Gladys Kiniery Mrs. Glenard Lipscomb Miss Sarah M . Mann Mrs. John Greason Miss Vivian Griffith Mrs. Edna B. Groves l'v1is s Laura I. Hammann Miss Rachel Hebert Mrs. Frank Herron Miss Catherine Hough Mrs. Louise S. Jaeger Mrs. Faye C. Simonton Miss Edith Smith Miss Gl adys Snyder Mrs . Charles Steffey Miss P hoebe Steffey Mrs. Perry R. Taylor Miss Beulah White Mrs. Rowl and S. Wilson

American Cance:::- Societv

Mrs. Christa Barry Mrs. Ralph E . Becker Mrs. James F . Bell Mrs. Dan W. Blaylock Mrs. Marcel Carmi Miss Catharine M . Degnan l'v1rs. Hamilton P . Dorman 1v1rs. Parker Do man Mrs. 'Wayne E . Dorman l'v1rs. Thomas G. :Gdison --">- U./2./74

1•·!:), ITarold D. Fangboner l\~_·<;. ~Nilliam I'nnderbLtrk \f ;:;s 1vlary ::VlcGugin :v1r.~. Lani r fl. McLachlen, J £. 1 1 t "'• Dani<'l L . 0 Conno:r ,.fr:;. Alan PolLn \{rs. S. David Rubenstein !\frs. E. Felix Klaman Mrs. Wallac B. Knapp Mrs. Paul H. Krogh ( Mrs. William P. McCahill ...... }.1rs. James A . McClure r- Mrs. William A. Hanewinckel l'vlrs. R . Justis Hanks Mrs. Raymond T . Hanks Mrs. LaVer ne Har den 1'v1rs . Richard Irons Mrs. Babette Share N'Irs. Henry T . Simmons Mrs . John M . Simms Mrs. Lily M . Stone Mrs. Russell .NI. Tilley, Jr. Mrs. Arthur Tritsch, Exec. Di rector of D . C . Division Mrs. R. L . Tull Mrs. Ralph E. Ulmer Mrs. Daniel C . Walser, Jr.

Wives of Senators

Mrs. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Mrs. Clifford P . Case Mrs. Claiborne Pell Mrs. Hugh Scott Mrs. Mark Hatfield Mrs. Robert Griffin .Nlr s . Jesse Helms Mrs. Ted Steve ns Mrs. Herman E . Talmadge Mrs. Ernest F. Hollings Wives of Represent atives

Mrs. W. L . Armstron g Mrs. LaMar Baker :Mrs. Linda Shriver Breeding (daughte:>:) Miss Nancy B roomiie ld (daughter) Mrs. \Yilliam Broomfiel d Elfo--0 Ccderherg . { -".. s. John Ddlenbach \ 1 r;.;. ..Vrs. Cnarle s <'1losher i\1el•; in E=>rice Albert Quie i':lrs. Tom Railsback :\irs. John J. ::\hades ~111r s. Howard Robison ivi:r s . Fred Schwengel (former representative) Mrs. Jack F. Kemp l\lr s . David T. Martin Mrs. Wiley Mayne J\'!:rs . Robert McClory Mrs. Tennyson Guyer lvlrs. Craig Hosmer 1v1rs. Garner E. Shriver lv1rs. Charles Thone Mrs. Larry Winn, Jr. Mrs. Wendell Wyatt Mrs. William Stanton Others

:tvliss Barbara Ahl Mrs. W . J. Armstrong Mrs. W . Bruce Arnold Mrs. William H . Ayres Mrs. Ernest Barcella Miss Aldene Barrington Mrs. Robert Benner Mrs. William F. Boardman Mrs. William Brewer Mrs. John W. Byrnes · Mrs. Clarke Daniel Miss Dorothy E. Dunnigan Mrs. Kenneth R . Dye Miss lvL Genevieve Edwards Mrs. Julie George Mrs. Jack J. Melick Mrs. Samuel Mitchell Mrs. Cyril Muromcew lvlrs. Joseph Nasca Mr s . Clarke Newlon Mrs. Richard H. Nicolaides Mrs. E. A. Ostermann Mrs. Francis E. Pearson, III .Mrs .. Vivian Redmon illis s Agnes R i.cc: ardi 1vfrs. John Kyl - s - l'c~/2/74

;:. ~~-s. Melvin Le,~ .::-d ;v:_· <;. ~vl [ldred Lc.ning

1\11 s :-; Bonnie L . Larash [\[rs. Ve r na Lcc>J..Sh A·: rs. G~orge ~a :r~rrr-nce l\/is s [Iden Le, '!' s 1\Ess Jeannette B. L 1Heureux 1'1is s Lou is Jane Long Mrs. Clark l'vfacGregor Miss Rose C. Mango Miss Martha Mays Miss Roseha Kae Guyer lvTrs . Kim l-Iallarnare :Mrs. Corwin A. Hansen Mrs. John Y. Harrison Mrs. Ruby Haskin Miss Edele P. Hauber

Mrs. Reuben Horchow Ivlrs. Harlan A. Hosler Mrs. Catherine G. Hughes Mrs. John S. Ingles Mis s Nanie Smith Mrs. Vesta Smith Mrs. John T . Snively Mrs. John M . Snyder Miss Libby Starnes Miss Mary E . Starnes Ivlrs. Doris Steinhoure Mrs. Harold L. Stowe ll Mrs. Thomas Taylor Mrs. Carroll Thomas Miss Lelah Thomas

Mrs. M . W. Topping Mrs. Kenneth Tuggle Mrs. Kendell S . Turner Mrs. Thomas Urdahl Mrs. John R. Van Slycke Mrs. William F . von Bargen Miss l\1argaret W alker Mrs . Louis V. W atwood Mrs. Robert N. Winston Miss Polly Woodville - 6 - 12/2/74

AclcU:ions :

i\rlrs. Patricia Coombe Mrs. Karl W. Corby Miss Lexie Ellis Miss Mary Has sing Mrs. Webb c . Hayes, III Mrs. Joe Mattson Mrs. James T. Quattlebaum Mrs. Phillip Rush Mrs. Dominic P . Vaccaro Mrs. David Tweedie Miss Margaret Tappan