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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. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Betty Ford donated to the United States of America her copyrights in all of her unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. 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. -2- 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) -2- 1/7/77 at 7:30 p.m. 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. -3- 1/7/77 at 7:30 p.m. 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 B.7- Table 12 Please sign for B they Ford & twee because gretchen Guie Elizabeth S.W. Cough John archer 7 Mc Collests FORD GERALD LEBRARY