The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-19
nj HE PREsIpENT AND MRS.

at luncheon today Professor
Eekhof, of the University or Leyden,
who left town later for Philadeiphia
after a brief visit In Washington.
Tho professor called at the White
House this morning. was received by
the President and was given cor
dial invitation to return for lunch
con.
The distinguished Dutch theo-
logan, historian and educator pre-
scented President Harding with
copy OF the famous "Leyden Docu-
ments" referring to the treatment
or the Pilgrim Fathers in Holland,
which are preserved In the archives
OF the government of the Neither
lands, and also with a copy OF his
own book on the Pilgrims. He came
to this country to represent his gov
eminent at the Pilgrims tercen-
tenary celebration at Plymouth.
DIR. Eekhof was the guest or
Jonkheer w. III. de Beaufort, charge
d'affaires of the Netherlands. WHO
entertained informally at dinner for
him last evening. The Netherlands
minister TO Rome and Nine. van
Roijen, with their two young sons.
spent several days here this week
with Jonkheer de Beaufort. Mr.. van
Roijen was attached TO the Neither
lands legation as secretary some
seventeen years ago and is quite Ia
miliar with Washington and its en-
vironments. Nine. van Roijen was
formerly Miss Winthrop. daughter
of Mrs. Robert Winthrop, OF New
York. and sister of Beekman Win
throp, former Assistant Secretary or
the Navy. They are now at Lenox
Visiting Mrs. Winthrop.
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Tho dinner given by Senator and
Mrs. Harry S. New last evening,
with the President and Mrs. Hard
ing as, the honor guests. was a par
ticularly pleasant event, as the
guests were all old friends of both
the Hardings and the News. The
company included John w. Weeks,
Secretary OF War; Harry M.
Daugherty. Attorney General; Will
II. Hays, Postmaster General, and
the Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Frederick ii. Gillett. The dinner
was arranged to celebrate Senator
and Mrs. News thirtieth wedding
anniversary.
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Mrs. Hoover Postpones Return.
Mrs. Hoover, wife of the Secretary
OF Commerce. who had expected to re
turn to Washington about this time
has decided to prolong her absence for
a week or more. She and her two
sons are motoring in New England
and Mrs. Hoover is devotfng some
time TO hunting out bits OF antique
furniture for her Washington home.
Secretary Hoover has accepted an
invitation to address a meeting OF the
American Chemical Society TO be held
at Columbia University on Septem'
Der Z.
Miss Ailsa Mellon, daughter OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, and Miss
Virginia Mackay. who are the guesta
OF Mrs. L. NJ. Horne at Southampton
were among the guests yesterday al
the luncheon which Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Burrell Hoffman gave for the Eng
lish tennis team. Other guests were
the Misses Elaine and Frances Sulli'
van, Miss Florence Ellsworth and Miss
Jean Sterling.
Miss Mellon and Miss Mackay were
the guests of honor last night at a
small dance which Mrs. Horne gave
for them and Mrs. John o. Burgwin,
who is the guest of Mrs. Henry r.
Rae.
Senator Joseph s. Frelinghuyseu
has gone to Watch Hill, r. l.. TO join
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, who is spending
a short time there. The Senator will
return to Washington Monday.
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Mrs. Sutherland Returns.
Mrs. Howard Sutherland, wife OF
the Senator from West Virginia, re-
turned yesterday morning from an
extended visit in Chattanooga, Tenn,
where she was the guest of her son
and daughter-in-law, Captain and
Mrs. Richard Sutherland.
The Sutherlands have with them
as their guest at present Miss Mary
of New York and Hunt,
ngton, w. Va.
Senator and Mrs. Sutherland, ac'
by their three daughters,
will go on September TO their home
In Elkins, w. Va, where they will
until October /. Miss Cath.
crime Sutherland. who is now a mem.
Der of the house party being enter.
tanned at Deer Park, Md, by Miss
Delphine Heyl, will join her family
at Elkins on the first.
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Senator and Mrs. Arthur Capper
will go Immediately upon the adj.
journment of the Senate to their
home in Topeka, Kan.
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Mrs. Raymond T. Baker is enter
tanning house party of sixteen Lenox
and Newport friends for a week at
her Racquet lake camp in the Adiron-