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...edition of The Social List of Washington, D.C.-dubbed the Green Book-sells for $30 and offers about 600 new names worthy of invitations to In cocktail and dinner parties around town. Up there with the bluebloods, the powerbrokers and the smart setters are Hamilton Jordan, Jody Powell and all the other country types. Off the list are Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller, who have left town entirely; but Henry and Nancy Kissinger are still based in Washington-and are still in the book...
...good way to meet people because it has all the trappings of a cocktail party but is less phony," one Leverett House sophomore said yesterday...
Such details could be overlooked if the acting weren't so uneven. Regina, the daughter, is written as the center of energy in the children's conflict; but Robin Lane, complete with Barbie Doll face and cocktail waitress hairstyle, gives an annoyingly superficial performance. Her flirtatious manner, exaggerated gestures, even he phrasing, are all much too predictable: she extrapolates the obvious from each line, rather than offering any emotional integrity or depth of characterization...
...Punching," as the nine clubs term the traditional circuit of cocktail parties, dinners, and country outings, provides members with an opportunity to survey and evaluate invited candidates, most of whom are sophomores. At the same time, the "punchees" get a chance to explore often unfamiliar territories...
...want to check it out, see what it's like," said a student entering the D.U. cocktail party last night. "I've been punched by seven clubs. A lot of my friends joined, and it looks like...