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highlight the young couple 1 s 
association. 
"The bride is assistant 
curator of the Smithsonian's 
civil history division. 
Klapthor is curator of the 
Daughters of the American Rev- 
olution Museum. They met 
while he, then a Smithsonian 
Museum Aid, was assisting her 
in designing the Institution's 
new White House Ladies Gallery. 
"The couple also met 
Mamie Eisenhower, whose pink 
inaugural gown was to be fea- 
tured in the collection of 
First Ladies' dresses in the 
new hall, which opened last 
May. Upon their marriage the 
couple received a telegram 
bearing the personal good 
wishes of the Eisenhowers. 
"Mrs. Klapthor told me 
the First Lady had visited the 
museum on several occasions 
and had been cooperative and 
generous in sending things 
down for use in the exhibit. 
'She was especially interested 
in the collection of dresses 
and the backgrounds we were 
arranging for them,' Mrs. Klap- 
thor added. 'It was one of 
those pleasant associations. 1 
"The bride, who has writ- 
ten a book on 'Dresses of 
First Ladies of the White House ' 
and a booklet on the First 
Ladies Hall, says her favorite 
dress in tie collection is that 
worn by Harriet Lane, niece of 
James Buchanan and the bachelor 
president's official White 
House hostess. 
"A wedding gown of stiff 
white moire taffeta, it fea- 
tures a low round neckline, 
short sleeves and a billowing 
hoop skirt. Mrs. Klapthor 's 
own wedding gown bore a striking 
resemblance, but with a ballerina- 
length skirt." 
GONE TO PERU 
Dr. Marshall T. Newman, 
associate curator of the divi- 
sion of physical anthropology, 
left for Peru on March 16. He 
will be gone until August 1. 
Dr. Newman will spend most 
of his time at Hacienda Vicos 
in north- central Peru, where he 
will study the local population. 
Since the nutrition and hygiene 
of this population is undergoing 
rapid improvement, Dr. Newman 
hopes to obtain a record of 
physiques that will serve as a 
base line for future observations. 
There is good evidence that the 
human body responds to changes in 
environment but sb yet the rela- 
tion of food to physique is not 
clearly established. 
Dr. Newman's work is being 
financed by grants from the Na- 
tional Science Foundation and 
the Public Health Service. 
JUNIOR LEAGUE GUIDED TOURS 
On March 21, Dr. Carmichael 
and our Junior League chairman, 
Mrs. Robert Nelson, officially 
inaugurated guided tours in the 
First Ladies Hall. This tour in 
the Arts & Industries Building 
is limited to students in the 
5th and 6th grades. 
As with the popular tours 
of the American Indian Hall, this 
new History of America tour will 
be conducted by volunteers in the 
Junior League. Tours must be 
arranged in advance by calling 
Mrs. Nelson, OL 4-1158, or the 
vice-chairman and dodent, Mrs. 
Alexander Chilton, JE 3 - 8085 . 
In addition to the above, 
the following Junior Leaguers 
