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The original documents are located in Box 8, folder "1/07/77 - Chowder and Marching
Society and SOS Dinner" of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald
R. Ford Presidential Library.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY
WASHINGTON
DINNER FOR
THE CHOWDER AND MARCHING SOCIETY
AND S. O.S.
January 7, 1977
7:30 p.m.
Dress:
Black tie
long dresses for the ladies
Entrance:
- -
Approximately 7:40 p.m.
the Military Aide will escort
you and Mrs. Ford via elevator to the State Floor where you
will proceed toward the East Room
pause for Ruffles and
Flourishes and announcement.
- -
Enter the East Room when "Hail to the Chief" is played.
Receiving Line:
--
Take position just inside door of East Room
...
Military
Social Aide will present your guests.
After receiving line, follow guests into the State Dining Room.
Dinner:
CERALD R. FORD
--
Round tables
AMMUNT
--
Army Strolling Strings will play during dessert.
--
After dessert, you will rise and propose a toast
there will
be two responses, one by a representative from the Chowder
and Marching Society and the other by a S. O.S. representative.
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Dinner for the Chowder and Marching
Society and S. O.S.
After-Dinner:
--
9:30 p.m. ... guests proceed to parlors for demitasse,
liqueurs, and cigars. You and Mrs. Ford will mingle
informally with your guests.
Entertainment:
--
After the guests are seated, you will enter the East Room
through the center door and seat Mrs. Ford.
--
You proceed to the North End of the East Room and introduce
the Ford's Theatre cast of "The All Night Strut!".
NOTE: Suggested remarks (Tab A).
- -
At the conclusion of the performance, you and Mrs. Ford
will go forward to thank the cast.
After you have thanked the performers, you will escort
Mrs. Ford to the Grand Foyer for dancing.
Departure:
--
You and Mrs. Ford will bid farewell to your guests and
return to the Family Quarters.
--
There will be champagne and mixed drinks for the guests who
remain.
NOTES:
--
A suggested toast is attached (Tab B).
--
The dinner guest list is attached (Tab C).
DEPARTD R. FORD LIBHARY
--
Military Social Aides will be present.
--
A Marine Harpist will be playing in the Diplomatic Reception
Room as your dinner guests arrive.
--
White House photographer will be present.
- -
There will be no press coverage.
Maria Downs
GUEST LIST FOR THE DINNER TO BE GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT
AND MRS. FORD FOR THE CHOWDER & MARCHING SOCIETY AND
S.O.S. MEMBERS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1977, AT SEVEN-THIRTY
O'CLOCK, THE WHITE HOUSE:
The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense
The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr. and Mrs. Marsh
Counsellor to the President
The Honorable Robert T. Stafford and Mrs. Stafford
U.S. Senate (Vermont)
The Honorable James A. McClure and Mrs. McClure
U.S. Senate (Idaho)
The Honorable Elford A. Cederberg and Mrs. Cederberg
House of Representatives (Michigan)
The Honorable Bob Wilson and Mrs. Wilson
House of Representatives (California)
The Honorable John J. Rhodes and Mrs. Rhodes
House of Representatives (Arizona)
The Honorable Robert H. Michel and Mrs. Michel
House of Representatives (Illinois)
The Honorable Albert H. Quie and Mrs. Quie
House of Representatives (Minnesota)
The Honorable Samuel L. Devine and Mrs. Devine
House of Representatives (Ohio)
The Honorable James T. Broyhill
House of Representatives (North Carolina)
The Honorable Barber B. Conable, Jr. and Mrs. Conable
House of Representatives (New York)
The Honorable William L. Dickinson
House of Representatives (Alabama)
The Honorable Jack Edwards and Mrs. Edwards
House of Representatives (Alabama)
The Honorable John N. Erlenborn and Mrs. Erlenborn
House of Representatives (Illinois)
The Honorable Clarence J. Brown, Jr. and Mrs. Brown
House of Representatives (Ohio)
The Honorable William A. Steiger and Mrs. Steiger
FORD
House of Representatives (Wisconsin)
The Honorable Charles E. Wiggins and Mrs. Wiggins
LIBRARY
House of Representatives (California)
The Honorable R. Lawrence Coughlin and Mrs. Coughlin
House of Representatives (Pennsylvania)
The Honorable Louis Frey, Jr. and Mrs. Frey
House of Representatives (Florida)
The Honorable William R. Archer, Jr. and Mrs. Archer
House of Representatives (Texas)
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The Honorable Bill Frenzel and Mrs. Frenzel
House of Representatives (Minnesota)
The Honorable Jack F. Kemp and Mrs. Kemp
House of Representatives (New York)
The Honorable Robin L. Beard and Mrs. Beard
House of Representatives (Tennessee)
The Honorable Clair W. Burgener and Mrs. Burgener
House of Representatives (California)
The Honorable Thad Cochran and Mrs. Cochran
House of Representatives (Mississippi)
The Honorable Trent Lott and Mrs. Lott
House of Representatives (Mississippi)
The Honorable James G. Martin and Mrs. Martin
House of Representatives (North Carolina)
The Honorable Ralph S. Regula and Mrs. Regula
House of Representatives (Ohio)
The Honorable E. G. Shuster and Mrs. Shuster
House of Representatives (Pennsylvania)
The Honorable David C. Treen and Mrs. Treen
House of Representatives (Louisiana)
The Honorable Willis D. Gradison, Jr.
House of Representatives (Ohio)
The Honorable Thomas M. Hagedorn and Mrs. Hagedorn
House of Representatives (Minnesota)
The Honorable Thomas N. Kindness and Mrs. Kindness
House of Representatives (Ohio)
The Honorable W. Henson Moore and Mrs. Moore
House of Representatives (Louisiana)
The Honorable Richard T. Schulze and Mrs. Schulze
House of Representatives (Pennsylvania)
The Honorable Max L. Friedersdorf and Mrs. Friedersdorf
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
The Honorable John B. Dellenback and Mrs. Dellenback
Associate Director, International Operations, ACTION
The Honorable William H. Ayres and Mrs. Ayres
McLean, Virginia
The Honorable J. Caleb Boggs and Mrs. Boggs
FORD
Wilmington, Delaware
The Honorable William E. Brock III and Mrs. Brock
LIBRARY
94th Congress, U.S. Senate (Tennessee)
The Honorable Howard H. Callaway and Mrs. Callaway
Atlanta, Georgia
The Honorable William C. Cramer
Washington, D. C.
The Honorable Glenn R. Davis and Mrs. Davis
Washington, D.C.
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The Honorable David S. Dennison and Mrs. Dennison
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Honorable Steven B. Derounian and Mrs. Derounian
Mineola, New York
The Honorable Pierre S. duPont IV and Mrs. duPont
94th Congress, House of Representatives (Delaware)
Miss Ellen Gradison
Guest and daughter of The Honorable Willis D. Gradison, Jr.
The Honorable Ben H. Guill and Mrs. Guill
Pampa, Texas
The Honorable Edward J. Gurney
Winter Park, Florida
The Honorable Patrick J. Hillings and Mrs. Hillings
Los Angeles, California
The Honorable Craig Hosmer and Mrs. Hosmer
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Howell E. Jackson
Guest and son of Mrs. Kenneth B. Keating
The Honorable Charles R. Jonas and Mrs. Jonas
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Mrs. Kenneth B. Keating
Princeton, New Jersey
The Honorable Melvin R. Laird and Mrs. Laird
Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Glenard Lipscomb
Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Harold Lovre
Silver Spring, Maryland
The Honorable Clark MacGregor and Mrs. MacGregor
Washington, D.C.
The Honorable John Y. McCollister and Mrs. McCollister
94th Congress, House of Representatives (Nebraska)
The Honorable William E. Minshall and Mrs. Minshall
Washington, D.C.
The Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton
FORD & LIBRARY GERATE
Easton, Maryland
Mrs. Walter Norblad
Stayton, Oregon
Miss Barbara D. Norris
Guest of The Honorable William C. Cramer
The Honorable Charles E. Potter and Mrs. Potter
Washington, D. C.
The Honorable Garner E. Shriver and Mrs. Shriver
94th Congress, House of Representatives (Kansas)
The Honorable Wendall Wyatt and Mrs. Wyatt
Portland, Oregon
To hear from:
The Honorable Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
U.S. Senate (Connecticut)
Regrets:
Hon. & Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
Mrs. Donald Rumsfeld
Hon. & Mrs. John B. Anderson
Mrs. James T. Broyhill
Hon. & Mrs. Thomas F. Railsback - out of town
Hon. & Mrs. William L. Armstrong - in Colorado
Hon. & Mrs. Ronald A. Saraşin 1. - out of town
Hon. & Mrs. Peter H. Dominick - very ill
Hon. Howard W. Pollock
Hon. & Mrs. John J. Allen, Jr. - he is ill; she in California
Hon. & Mrs. Claude Bakewell - in Florida
Hon. & Mrs. James F. Battin - court case pending
Hon. & Mrs. Hamer H. Budge - prior commitment
Hon. & Mrs. John W. Byrnes
Hon. & Mrs. Norris Cotton - very poor health
Hon. & Mrs. Orvin B. Fjare - prior commitment
Hon. Charles E. Goodell - out of town
Hon. & Mrs. James F. Hastings - not accepting any social engagements
Hon. & Mrs. Donald L. Jackson
Hon. & Mrs. John D. Lodge - in Spain
Mrs. Rogers C.B. Morton - in Florida
Hon. & Mrs. Thruston B. Morton - in Florida
Hon. & Mrs. John S. Wold
Hon. & Mrs. Louis C. Wyman - in Florida
DINNER
Saint Michelle
Chenin 1975 Blanc Mousseline of Red Snapper
Louis Martini
Cabernet
Sauvignon 1971
Roast Duckling Bigarade
Artichoke Hearts with Chestnut Purée
Carrots and Grapes
Bibb Lettuce Salad
Trappist Cheese
Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs
Pistachio Ice Cream Bombe
Cherries Jubilee
Petits Fours
Demitasse
THE WHITE HOUSE
Friday, ,January 7,1977
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