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	Mesta, Perle
		After the war the Mestas traveled extensively in Europe, and by the time of her husband's death in 1925 Perle Mesta had a large acquaintanceship in the worlds of business and politics.
		During the 1950s Mesta remained Washington's premier hostess, as the informal charm and gaiety of her entertaining attracted the cream of international society.
		Mesta died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on March 16, 1975.
	www.britannica.com /women/articles/Mesta_Perle.html (311 words)

	Mesta - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mesta is also another name for the Egyptian god Imsety, one of the Four sons of Horus.
		Mesta is a village in the southwestern part of the island of Chios in Greece, see Mesta, Greece
		The Mesta (Spanish 'Honrado Concejo de la Mesta', Honored Council of the Mesta) was a powerful association of sheep holders in the medieval Kingdom of Castile.
	www.unipedia.info /Mesta.html (303 words)

	Emily's Musings: Hostess with the Mostes'
		A patron today asked for information on Perle Mesta to prepare to introduce someone who is also a super-hostess type.
		Because of her special style and prominence, Mesta, who was called "Madam Minister" by her staff, became the inspiration for the successful 1950 Broadway musical comedy, "Call Me Madam," a story about an American woman ambassador.
		According to Women in American History, "During the 1950s Mesta remained Washington's premier hostess, as the informal charm and gaiety of her entertaining attracted the cream of international society."
	www.chocolatespoon.com /musings/001565.html (216 words)

	NewsScan Publishing Inc. - NewsScan Daily Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Today's Honorary Subscriber is the socialite and diplomat Perle Mesta (1889-1975), whose life story inspired Irving Berlin's 1950 hit musical "Call Me Madam" starring Ethel Merman.
		Born Perle Skirvin in Sturgis, Michigan, she grew up in an affluent family in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where she was educated privately.
		Mesta was an early patron of Senator Harry S. Truman and was of great help to him in his 1948 presidential campaign, when she served on the finance committee of the Democratic campaign.
	www.newsscan.com /cgi-bin/findit_view?table=honorary_subscriber&id=524 (356 words)

	Mesta -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		in full Honrado Concejo de la Mesta (honourable Council of the Mesta) society composed of all the sheep raisers of Castile, in Spain, formally recognized by Alfonso X (the Wise) in 1273.
		So profitable were the activities of the organization that Spain's nascent industry tended to be neglected in favour of stock breeding, and the country continued to export raw materials and import manufactured goods well into the 19th century.
		The Mesta reached the height of its power in the 16th century and thereafter declined in importance.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9098062 (602 words)

	National Trust for Historic Preservation
		The National Trust for Historic Preservation headquarters, also known as the McCormick Apartments, was constructed between 1917--1922 and designed by Jules Henri de Sibour.
		Sibour was commissioned by Chicago-based millionaire Stanley McCormick to create "the most luxurious apartment building in Washington." The building contained just one unit per floor and became one of the most fashionable residences in the city, attracting such tenants as Lord Duveen, Pearl Mesta, and Andrew Mellon.
		Built on a corner lot, the building is reminiscent of Parisian apartment buildings with its rusticated first floor, mansard roof, and wrought-iron balcony and balustrade railings.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc55.htm (201 words)

	AmCham - Perle Mesta
		In the forties Perle Mesta was mainly known in the United States for her social and mundane interests.
		After having financially supported her personal friend, Democrat candidate Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential election, Perle Mesta was appointed first American Minister to Luxembourg (1949-1953) where she lived up to her fame as she launched a diplomatic style of her own.
		The book’s author, Paul Lesch, was born in Luxembourg in 1963, studied history and cinema at Strasbourg University and New York University.
	www.amcham.lu /publications/perlemesta.php (225 words)

	Presidential Papers, Doc#145 To Perle Skirvin Mesta, 10 April 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
		Presidential Papers, Doc#145 To Perle Skirvin Mesta, 10 April 1953.
		Mesta, a renowned Washington, D.C., hostess and friend of Mamie Eisenhower, had been appointed by President Truman in 1949 as the first U.S. ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (for background see Eisenhower Papers, vols.
		In his reply of February 9 (AWF/N) to Mesta's resignation (not in EM), Eisenhower had explained that those appointed by the previous administration were expected to resign in order to bring a "fresh approach to our foreign problems."
	www.eisenhowermemorial.org /presidential-papers/first-term/documents/145.cfm (255 words)

	mesta
		mesta, association of Spanish sheep farmers, formed to regulate sheep raising and to prevent cultivation of pastureland.
		The mesta gradually escaped local jurisdiction and came under direct supervision of the crown.
		The mesta yielded large revenues to the crown, but its monopoly of large areas of land exhausted the soil and contributed to the economic decline of Spain by preventing intensive agriculture.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0832873.html (268 words)

	TIME Magazine Archive Article -- "So Sudden" -- Apr. 06, 1953 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Last week Perle Mesta got her walking papers.
		But still, his acceptance seemed rather hasty, Perle thought.
		She was building a new house in Washington, would plunge back into the party-giving swim next fall.
	www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,818101,00.html (208 words)

	Caviar
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		And there is the Perle Mesta charisma of its owner...
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	caviarsite.blogspot.com /2005/09/perle-de-caviar-with-handles-5-12.html (399 words)

	Perle Mesta -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		née Perle Skirvin American socialite and diplomat who entertained the world's business and political elite from the 1930s through the '50s and who also served as the first U.S. minister to Luxembourg.
		Perle Skirvin grew up in an affluent family in Oklahoma City and was educated privately.
		The plant grows wild in Africa, where the fibre is sometimes known as Guinea hemp, and has been cultivated on the Indian subcontinent, where it is usually known as mesta, or ambari, since prehistoric times.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9125871?tocId=9125871 (456 words)

	Hereunder: Arts & Letters
		Circulation-wise, her newspaper practically owned the town by the end of the last century, so she knew the movers and the shakers.
		Perle Mesta (Did I tell you that I had an Aunt Ethel who was a dead ringer for Ethel Merman, who played Perle on Broadway?
		Perle's tips are helpful even for parties not in Washington and not in the 1950s.
	mightyinditers.typepad.com /hereunder/arts__letters (2302 words)

	Laramie Movie Scope: Call Me Madam (DVD review)
		Perle Mesta, a wealthy Washington socialite, held the post of U.S. minister to Luxembourg from 1949 to 1953.
		Although the movie makes it look like she got the job because she threw great parties, it had more to do with the fact she served on the finance committee of President Harry S Truman's successful campaign.
		In the movie, Perle is represented as the character Sally Adams, played by Ethel Merman, who played the same part in the hit broadway play of the same name.
	www.lariat.org /AtTheMovies/dvd/callmadam.html (791 words)

	Hernando: Performances upstage politics in musical
		More than a year ago when the play reading committee at Richey Suncoast Theatre chose the political comedy Call Me Madam as the January-February musical, the members had no idea who the presidential nominees were going to be, much less the eventual winner.
		To address this for the version running through Feb. 4 at Richey Suncoast, director Bruce Blaine took a big dollop of poetic license and changed a lot of the dialogue and song lyrics to match current events.
		Mesta character, Ambassador Sally Adams (Anne Lakey), chatting with Truman, for example, Blaine has her talking with George W. Bush (at one point even saying, "Gee, W.").
	www.stpetersburgtimes.com /News/012101/news_pf/Hernando/Performances_upstage_.shtml (614 words)

	Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women: Mesta, Perle (biography)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women: Mesta, Perle (biography)@ HighBeam Research
		Born on October 12, 1889, in Sturgis, Michigan, Perle Skirvin was the daughter of a former salesman who struck it rich in oil and real estate in Oklahoma and Texas.
		While he was serving in Washington, D.C., during World War I, she had her first introduction to politics and Washington society.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28014848&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (223 words)

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		From the left: A. Willis Robertson, Virginia; John C. McClellan, Arkansas; Perle Mesta; unknown; Elmer Thomas, Oklahoma; Dennis Chavez, New Mexico; and Burnet R.
		From the left: A. Willis Robertson, Virginia; John C. McClellan, Arkansas; Perle Mesta; Elmer Thomas, Oklahoma; Dennis Chavez, New Mexico; and Burnet R. Maybank, South Carolina.
		Perle Mesta, U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, with violinist Isaac Stern (right) and Geoffrey Allchin, British Minister to Luxembourg, at a party honoring visiting U.S. senators.
	www.ou.edu /special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph1.htm (4810 words)

	The Station Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		is pleased to announce the completion of the first annual Perle Mesta Community Leaders Program, an exchange program for Luxembourg mayors and community leaders, organized in consultation with Luxembourg Minister of the Interior and Territorial Development Jean-Marie Halsdorf.
		The program is named for Perle Mesta, the first U.S. Ambassador resident in Luxembourg, who established the long-standing tradition at the U.S. Embassy of building friendly ties with mayors throughout the Grand Duchy.
		Mayors and organizers alike described the first annual Perle Mesta Community Leaders Program as a resounding success, and plans are already in place to repeat the program next year.
	www.station.lu /newsDetails.cfm?id=8771 (281 words)

	Call Me Madam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One of the best of the bunch is Call Me Madam, mainly due to its pedigree which includes a hit run on Broadway, a score by Irving Berlin, and the presence of the irrepressible Ethel Merman, who was recreating the role she originated on Broadway.
		Merman stars as Sally Adams, a character inspired by real-life Washington, DC socialite Perle Mesta who, in the 40s and 50s was considered "the hostess with the most-est!" A personal friend of the Trumans, Mesta was eventually appointed the U.S. Minister to Luxembourg.
		In this sparkling musical pastiche of Mesta's situation, the outspoken Sally Adams is appointed ambassador to the tiny country of Lichtenburg, which is roughly the size of Brooklyn.
	www.classicsondvd.com /callmemadam.htm (617 words)

	Find in a Library: [Perle Mesta, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, waving before leaving New York for ...
		Find in a Library: [Perle Mesta, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, waving before leaving New York for Brussels, on airplane
		[Perle Mesta, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, waving before leaving New York for Brussels, on airplane
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/24ec25965efecb48a19afeb4da09e526.html (88 words)

	Butler museum breaks the mold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sold at a Washington auction, the sculptures were purchased by a dealer for Phillips.
		Another item on display is a small jade horse from the estate of Perle Mesta, a former U.S. ambassador who married George Mesta, owner of Mesta Machine Co. Known in the 1940s and 1950s as "the hostess with the most-ess," Perle Mesta is buried in Pittsburgh's Homewood Cemetery.
		Phillips, who chairs the museum board, has discovered it is more difficult to rearrange works at the Maridon than when they were displayed in her Butler Township home.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05128/499754.stm (1197 words)

	Suburban Room
		Alas, this too included cream as a required ingredient -- and so we were unable to test it.
		Our guest also recommended that we get to know Perle Mesta and her connection to Pittsburgh.
		Apparently, either she or her husband (or both?) are buried at Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
	www.lupec.org /pastmeetings/2001/suburbanroom/photoessay.html (750 words)

	Presidential Papers, Doc#611 Personal and confidential To Arthur Bradford Eisenhower, 15 December 1953. In The Papers ...
		She has always, on the surface, been most devoted to Mamie.
		On December 10 Arthur had written that when Mesta was in Kansas City during the campaign "she was about as nasty in her remarks as I have heard from any woman," and "she was not very complimentary about you." For background on the Eisenhowers' relationship with Mesta see Eisenhower Papers, vols.
		Arthur also said he had heard that Mesta, former Ambassador to Luxembourg, was returning to Washington, D.C. Mesta had resigned her ambassadorship in April (for background see no. 145).
	www.eisenhowermemorial.org /presidential-papers/first-term/documents/611.cfm (237 words)

	With Bush, the Social Swirl Comes to a Dizzying End ... a party pooper : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Surveying a crowd munching on Tex-Mex food, in a room decorated with sombreros and cowboy boots, Bush replied, "I'm in no hurry.
		Not since Harry S. Truman played poker with cronies instead of attending hostess Perle Mesta's parties has any president had such disdain for official Washington.
		Up with the sun and in bed most evenings by 9:30 p.m., President Bush prefers an early dinner with friends and those in his inner political circle at the White House to the elegant soirees of the city's dressy charity balls.
	sf.indymedia.org /print.php?id=1614183 (297 words)

	Mesta Park - Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Join us for the Inaugural MESTA CUP Volleyball Tournament.
		The tour will be Saturday evening, Dec 3 and Sunday afternoon, Dec 4.
		A least one unit will be open as well as the tennis courts, lap pool and several other of its cool features.
	www.mestaparkna.com /calendar (69 words)

	Goodspeed Musicals 2005 - News - January 15, 2004 - Goodspeed Announces 2004 Season at the Opera House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Having originally opened in 1950 at the Imperial Theatre, Call Me Madam was denied by the authors and producers to have been loosely based on Mrs.
		Perle Mesta, whom President Truman had sent to Luxembourg as ambassador and had been known as one of Washington’s famous hostesses.
		Mesta also happened to be a friend of Ethel Merman, who originated the role on Broadway.
	www.goodspeed.org /news/011504.htm (912 words)

	Consulate General of Luxembourg NY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While living in the house, Irving Berlin composed the musical "Call me Madam".
		The play was based on the appointment by President Truman of Perle Mesta as Ambassador to Luxembourg.
		The House was built in 1930 by James V. Forrestal, the former Secretary of Defense.
	www.luxembourgnyc.org /dir_house.html (151 words)

	Playbill News: Kim Criswell Says, Call Me Madam, at Goodspeed, With Catherine Brunell as Royalty
		The authors denied the character and situation were loosely based on Mrs.
		Perle Mesta, President Truman's pick as ambassador to Luxembourg.
		The 1950 score, which includes the standard, "You're Just in Love," is by composer-lyricist Irving Berlin, with book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/84742.html (447 words)

	Make A Good First Impression - Abundance & Wealth
		Perle Mesta, a famous Washington hostess of the 1950’s, said that her secret was all in the hellos and goodbyes.
		When guests arrived at her celebrated parties, she always enthusiastically greeted them with, “I’m so glad you could join us.” And, when they were leaving, she expressed her disappointment, “Do you really have to go so soon?” Everybody in D.C. loved Perle and enjoyed her parties.
		Use basic conversation starters to break the ice.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art26835.asp (448 words)

	ShowMag.com
		Sally Adams, a rich hick with political connections who becomes ambassador to the tiny Grand Duchy of Lichtenburg.
		Loosely based on Washington party hostess and Ambassador to Luxembourg Perle Mesta, the Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse book is full of political jokes about Harry Truman and daughter Margaret.
		There's even a rousing "They Like Ike" number in the second act, presaging Eisenhower's election to the White House.
	www.showmag.com /theater/theater232.html (376 words)

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