Welcome Party
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
The plan seemed simple
and gracious. Lisa Gordon-
Hagerty and Grace Bender
were going to host a dinner
at Neyla on September 22 to
welcome their friend Morton
Cohen, an entrepreneur
moving to D.C. from Houston.
But when the guest of honor
got stranded in Texas due to
Hurricane Rita,
the hostesses
decided not
to cancel their
evening of exotic
cocktails and Middle Eastern
food.
NEYLA’S HIDEAWAY
The party was the fi rst hosted
in Neyla’s beautiful new back
room, where rich, deep purple
velvet wall hangings create
the atmosphere
of being inside
an exotic tent.
Tommy and
Barbara Boggs,
Jim and Leone Reeder, Togo
and Gail West, Mary and
Mandy Oursiman and former
Secretary of Homeland
Security Tom Ridge were
among the 45 guests.
PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON
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