The New York herald., 1921-03-13
Women of New administrator Make
Pleasant Impression in Washington

White House every dag on their WAY
to work. were at their desks, the Presi-
4 dent was at his, and put in two or three
hours of work before going down to the
Capitol TO attend Champ Clark's funeral.
| Then back for an afternoon with their
house guests and receiving few out
side callers. In the evening the PrcsI-
/ dent and Mrs. Harding made their first
i appearance at the theatre, attending,
evidently as compliment to Al Jolson,
! the performance of "Sinbad" at the
Belasco. They brought with them only
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Jennings .or
| Columbus. who were among their guests
at the White House. DR.. and Mrs. Saw
yer. who also were their guests at the
White House. were in the theatre, but
in different part of the house, as Were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Christian, Jr.. and
. Mr.. and Mrs. George Christian Others
VI noticed there were Senator and Mrs.
Selden Spencer and Representative
Martin B. Madden OF illinois. Pretty
nearly everybody. else in Washington
1 OF official importance--seemed TO be at
the Navy Leagues dinner for the new
Secretary OF the Navy, Edwin DENLY.
Aside from constant stress OF po-
! litical callers and constant succession
\ OF political conferences, President Har-
ding has received several official
groups by appointment. Early in the
week the members of the Supreme
4 Court called TO pay their respects. On
/ Thursday evening the diplomatic corps
came In n body, headed by the French
! Amba ssador who is the dean OF the
corps--and all in full diplomatic uni
\ form,-a colorful group. A little ear
4 lier on the same afternoon. last Thurs
day. the President received the Chinese
Minister. DR.. Sze, who called to present
4 his credentials President Harding
l first experience in receiving an Ambas-
| sador's credentials
Mrs. Harding. on the other hand, mas
not as yet gone in for official recelV-
i ing Early in the week the little party
al the White House began dwindling
away. and by Wednesday or Thursday
1t was practically all gone The Prest-
dent was busy with conferences ana
Mrs Harding was getting thoroughly
acquainted with her new menaye
The Press Clubs hobby party was
huge success-and huge" is the right
word. They had it at Keith's Theatre
| on Monday evening between the after
noon performance and the night :5o
was the hour set. And really it looked
as if the whole official and diplomatic
/ world had been invited-and as i they
/ had accepted to man. There were very
! few vacant seats in the big auditorium.
| Among those who rode their hobbies Tor
the delectation Of the assemblage were
the British Ambassador, Sir Auckland
| Geddes the commandant OF the Marine
! Corps, Major-Gen. lie Jeune; Herbert
| Hoover and Warren G.. Harding, Presl-
dent of the United States-and Nine.
Galli-Curci sang for then--and alto
gether 1t was a distinctly all star COM
pany-playing to an all star audience.
Parties mt British Embassy.
Tie British Embassy is the gayest
spot in the diplomatic corps just nov.
! They are having a constant succession
| OF visitors, and during inauguration
| week, they were to have had one or
two who were unable to come because
Of illness, although they did have Lady
Margaret Scott for whom there has
been almost constant entertaining,
winding UP with a dinner and dance on
| Wednesday night with Mrs Charles
Bromwell and Miss Mildred Bromwe'l
as hostesses, small party, not more
than about 100. but OF the gayest
Of the young bachelors, and buds OF
this year and last. Miss Bromweli IS
in New York now and Is sailing to-day
for two months abroad, a good part OF
which will be spent in England. where
| she is to make series OF visits. But
she must be back early in June as she
| Is to be one of the bridesmaids in
Miss Millicent Rogers wedding party.
Miss Vota Vesnitch. daughter of the
former Prime Minister OF Serbia (who
is now his country's envoy to France).
also has gone up to New York TO sail
almost Immediately. She has been In
Washington Off and on for the last two
months, and naturally has been made
much of by the Serbian Minister and
Nine Grouitch. Miss Vesnitch was the
guest for the Inauguration of Miss Ade-
line Oxnard, who also entertained Miss
Mary Cameron of New York. Miss OK
nard gave a dinner for her two young
guests last Wednesday.
Miss Katherine Mackay of New York
also has been one of the much enter
tanned guests, having spent the better
part OF week with Senator and Mrs.
James w Wadsworth. Jr.. on her way
down to Palm Beach. Miss Mackay was
here for a couple of weeks earlier in the
winter as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence Townsend.
Ysaye, distinguished Belgian vioIinist.
came with the Cincinnati Orchestra.
which he conducts. and which gave
very successful concert here on Friday.
II was the first time that this orchestra
had ever played In Washington, and
Ysaye and some others among the mu-
sicians were the honor guests OF n brill
liant luncheon, which the Belgian AM
bassador and the Baroness de Cartier
gave ~ the Embassy before the concert
PaderewslSi and Nine. Paderowsia
arrived a day earlier, his mission
patriotic and in way diplomatic rather
than musical He is well known m
Washington in his personal capacity.
having had house here The and Nine.
Paderewska) during the war. when he
was prominent in war work, and espe-
! 0sa fr uaIt rfltnf
staying at the Shoreham and there was
dinner and reception for them at the
Polish legation tonight.