Article: Changing of guard at Red Cross 50th jubilee.(LIFE)(PARTY LINES)

Byline: Kevin Chaffee, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

PALM BEACH, Fla. - THE EVENT: The 50th anniversary of the International Red Cross Ball on Jan. 27 at the Mar-a-Lago Club.

GETTING THERE: Ambassadors accredited to Washington have been honored guests ever since the event's founder, cereals heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, started flying them down for the ball a half century ago. This year, diplomats from Afghanistan, Ecuador, Finland, Malta, Qatar, Slovenia and Thailand started the weekend duly impressed by the flight from Washington Dulles International Airport aboard Donald Trump's personal 727 (reconfigured to carry 20 in luxurious comfort instead of the ...

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