New-York tribune., 1921-11-20

night tho President and Mrs. Harding
had staying with them at the White
House Charles P. King, Of Boston, the
cousin Of Mrs. Harding. Senator and
Mrs. Harry s. Nev took dinner with
them and later Mr.. King accompanied
the other members Of the party to the
New National to see "The Merry
Widow"
The Ambassador Of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier entertained at a
dinner and reception at the embassy
Wednesday night to celebrate the birth
day anniversary Of King Albert Of Bel
gium. and the Secretary Of State, Mr..
Hughes, was guest Of honor at the din
ner. Several other Cabinet members,
delegates to the conference, diplomats
and friends Of the ambassador were
guests at dinner and fully 800 addi-
tional guests were at the embassy for
the reception. The Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier received together,
and besides members of the Cabinet
and other high officials the guests in
cluded the diplomatic corps, delegates
to the conference and smart society
folk.
So many important dinners filled the
week that it took one such as the Am
bassador of France gave at the French
Embassy, Wednesday night, for dele
gates to the armament conference to
stand out boldly. The Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. DENLY gave several i'm
portant parties during the week, the
one Monday night for the Admirals Of
the British Navy, Earl Beatty, and
Countess Beatty. and that Wednesday
night for the First Lord Of the British
Admiralty and Lady Lee. The Min
lister of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
and Nine. Grouitch entertained at
| luncheon Wednesday for Lord and
Lady Sandwich, and that evening Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock gave a dinner in
honor Of the italian delegates to the
conference and her son-in-law and
daughter, the Italian Minister to Ven
ezuela and Signora Catalani.
The Secretary Of State entertained
for the delegates Of the arms confer
ence Thursday night, and the third
dinner of the series tonight. Thurs
day night Senator Edge, Of New Jersey.
and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Lee
Phillips, who acts as hostess for him,
entertained large and distinguished
company In honor of Vice-President
and Mrs. Coolidge.
Mrs. Coolidge is much sought for az
luncheon guest, and Thursday Mrs.
Andrieus A. Jones. wife of Senator
Jones, of New Mexico, entertained for
her and several other -luncheons were
given in her honor during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fitz Simons, Of
all week while guests of the Ambas-
sador Of Spain and Sonora de Riano at
the embassy. A dinner party of thirty
was entertained in their honor Tues
| day evening, when Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Weeks, the Admiral Of the
British Fleet and Countess Beatty
were among the ranking guests. Mrs.
Fitz Simons attracted no end Of at
| tention at the huge reception in the
Pan-American Union Building Monday
| night, when the Secretary Of State and
gates to the conference.
Senator Lodge entertained at dinner
Friday night for the delegates to the
conference, of which he is one, and he
attended all of the larger dinner
parties for the delegates. His grand
daughter, Mrs. Grafton Minot, was
guest at the dinner which the Secre-
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. DENLY gave
Monday night for Earl and Countess
| when she arrived with the Secretary's s
party to attend the Hughes reception.
She wore an exceedingly quaint and
becoming gown Of rather stiff black
taffeta made after the very latest fash
ion, hooped at the hip line and being
entirely encircled with festoon Of
pastel color flowers and fruits in
natural shades, the flowers made of
ribbons in the new fashioned way.
Mrs. Julian James is entertaining
Miss Mary II. Haldane, Of Cold Spring,
N. Y, and Miss Katherine Mimmick.
The latter has just leased her Wash
ington home to Mr.. and Mrs. Lithgow
Osborn, Of Boston. and will probably
spend the winter with Mrs. James.
On account Of the crush Of social
affairs tho wives of Cabinet members
will receive only the first Wednesday
afternoon In December. They will not
receive on Wednesday, January 4. be-
cause on Monday, the I'd. which will
officially be observed as New Years
Day, each Cabinet home will be open
| following the reception at the White
House. They will hold receptions the
Arst Wednesday Of February and
March.
Mrs. william Alexander, Of New
York, wAc IL staying for time In
| Washington. entertained at luncheon at
the ehoreham during tho week.