Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-12
Mrs. Harding
In Lime
Light
Bureau Of The Bee,
Washington. Dec, II,

uSlll-ClcCt dllA MIS-. ildf ulliS. NHo
spent two days and half in Wash
ington as guests of Mr.. aud Mrs,
L. b. McLean i'll their town house,
formerly the home OF the late Mr..
and Mrs. John r. Mclean.
Monday was an eventiul day
in the United States senate,
when for the first time President
elect was present in his own seat
as senator and was called to thSvicc
presidents rostrum to make a
speech. Mrs. Harding was in the
gallery reserved for the wife OF the
president, the vice president and of
the senator's. Mrs. Wilson's sister,
Miss Boiling, occupied the presi
dental pew, and Mrs. Marshall and
several friends occupied the vice
presidential pew. Mrs. Harding en-
tered the galley after the president
elect had been called upon 20 speak.
She was accompanied by her niece,
Miss Nell Marie Romsburg. They
occupied unostentatious seats
III the gallery.
Mrs. Harding wore simple cos
tune of soft blacl, silk with a soft
finish of lace about the neck, elbow
sleeves, long white gloves i'm
maculately clean, and a small black
velvet hat with band of fluffy
ostrich feathers of robins egg blue,
which was very becoming with her
pretty gray hair. which is always
perfectly dressed. Mrs. Mclean
was very handsome and very
youthful in gown of softpalc
gray, string of pearls, diamond
earrings, the famous Hope diamond
which hung like flashlight on her
neck. and several stunning brace
lets. Her hat was of pale gray with
soft gray feathers. Mrs. Harding
and Mrs. Mclean had luncheon to-
gether in the public restaurant of
the senate, small party accom-
panying them. including Mrs. Hard
ing's nfece, Miss Kathleen Lawler;
DR.. {. E. Sawyer of Marion, O.,
physician to Senator and Mrs.
Harding; Mrs. Sawyer and their
daughter-in-law Mrs. c. w. Sawyer
of Marion; Elmer Dover and Col.
]. c. Darden. Afterward Mrs.
Harding took tea with Mrs. Wilson
at $50 at Mrs. Wilson's invita-
ton.
On Tuesday morning Mrs. Har-
ding made visit to her modest home
or Wyoming avenue and discovered
she had left her proper keys at home
in Marion. So the lock had to be
broken, and when she was ready to
leave she had to stand for some time
as guard to her own front door while
locksmith was. brought out, the
Mclean chauffeur going for and
bringing him out post haste to put
on new lock-
A number of Senator and Mrs.
Harding's friends and relatives wea.
to see them off again for Marion,
just as they greeted them on their
arrival OIL Sunday night. They had
little or no opportunity to see their
distinguished relatives between
times. In the party were Senator
Harding's brotller-in-law and sister.
Mr.. md Mrs. Fotaw, the latter for
merly an assistant to Lieut.. Nina
Van Winkle, chief of the woman's
bureau OF the police department; Mr.
and Mrs. d. B. Edmonston, cousins
OF Senator Harding, and Miss Rams
burg, niece of Mrs. Harding. Miss
Ramsburg is ione OF the promoters OF
the National Training School for
Girls, which is feature in the mod
ern work for the uplfti of women
in-the national capital.
The secretary OF agriculture and
Mrs. Meredith Were hosts at large
reception and dance at Rauscher's
+. on Wednesday evening in compli-
ment to the Misses Colby, daughters
of the secretary of state, and the,v
own son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Owen Bohen OF
| Des Moines. who are here to spend
the Christmas holidays with them.
They had an interesting house party
for the md-week, including Mr.. and
Mrs. f. L. Doheny of California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Pearsall of
Newark. N. J.. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl kurtz of Des Moines.
Miss Ruth Hitchcock was one of
the riders in the hunt OF last Satur-
day morning of the Chevy Chase
Hunt club. which has laid dormant
for some years Nnd is just now re-
stored. Saturday was the first one
in the new regime and there was
large party following the hounds,
and hunt breakfast at the Crevy
Chase club.
Mrs. C. Frank Reavis, wife of the
representative from Nebraska, was
in the receiving line yesterday at the
first reception given by the. Con-
gressional club this season, when
the members entertained the wives
OF all senator's and members of con-
gress. Mrs. Charles B. Ward, pres
ident, headed the receiving line, and
next her stood Mrs. Josephus Dam
iels, vice president Mrs. Reavis is
treasurer of the club.
A marriage of much interest il
Omaha will take place in Alexan-
dria on December 27, when Miss
Dorothy Agnes Johnson becomes
the bride OF John Ewing Orchard
) of, Omaha. Miss Johnson is the
Youngest daughter of Mrs. Mary
Agnes Johnson of Alexandra.
Mrs. Hairy A. Williams. who has
been visiting in New York since the
Army and Navy game, will pass
through Washington, making short
Stop, tomorrow or next day. on her
way TO her home in Norfolk. She
was the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
James Robert Mckee. in New York,
and of her cousin, Mrs. Benedict,
formerly Miss Marjorie Moore, in
New Haven.
Mrs. Day, wife of Col. Clarence
X, Day, entertained large company
at dinner on Wednesday evening,
preceding the Meredith dauce. in
honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kauffr
mann. Mrs. Day was formerly Miss
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