The Washington herald., 1921-10-16

was guest at the second meeting
also. and Mrs. Harding, who is a
member, dropped in at the last min
utee. accompanied by Miss Harlan.
The Merediths, who were noted for
their hosp tally and the handsome
way in which they entertained while
he was in the Cabinet, had a coy
little dinner on Monday evening
when the Marshalis and Judge c. c.
McChord. of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, and Mrs. Nc
Chord were the guests.
That trio of couples became very
close to each other in the last days
of Woodrow Wilson's administration
and they had dandy time last week
talking over old times. The Nc
Chords entertained for the Mere
dlths and Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge and their guest, Mrs. r. B.
Hills. of Northampton, Mass. On
Wednesday night Mrs. Coolidge and
Mrs Hills were the guests of honor
at a luncheon Mrs. Senator Ken
drick gave Friday. The Mere
dlths spent last summer travel
ing In the West and have recently
completed an extensive stay in Cali
fornia. Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith's SON.
in-law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Owen Bohen, are now
making their home in Chicago.
WELCOME BACK
MR.. THOMAS r. WALSH.
The Marshalls left Washington
for New York, where the former
had 4 number of speaking engage
ments and where Mrs. Marshall
welcomed back her close friend,
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, who, with
Mrs John Allan Dougherty, had
been travelling abroad for some
months. Mrs. Marshall and Mrs.
Walsh was inseparable when the
Marshall lived in Washington, and
when the Marshalls had to entertain
the King and Queen of the Belgians
during their visit in Washington,
as they lived in a hotel Mrs. Walsh
lent them her huge mansion in
Massachusetts avenue for the oc-
casion; lent also her beautiful solid
gold service and everything for
the dinner. 1t was after that din
ner that Mrs. Walsh was decorated
by the Queen for her work in sup
plying needy Belgian children with
clothes during the war and after
ward.
President and Mrs. Harding re-
manned home last weekend, but
they had company at the White
House-Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brush
and B. F. Myers. The Hardings
spent a rather gayer week than
usual, but received people and con-
ventions and things" Tuesday
Mrs. Harding received, among 9TH
ers. the delegates to the National
Council of Catholic Women, which
held it's first convention last week
in this city. Washington seems
to be getting more and more popu-
lar for conventions all the time.
You see. they can attend to the
affairs of their organizations and
at the same time see all of the
sights of the Capital Of their ma
'Iion; hear members of Congress
argue, and even shake their Chief
Executive and First Lady by the
hand.
CYRUS Fl. X. CURTIS
ENTERTAINs ON YACHT.
One of the most notable private
entertainments recently given in
Washington, and one perhaps
unique in the Capitals contempo-
rary social history, was Thursdays
luncheon aboard the steam yacht
Lyndonia, rendered by Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyrus H. X. Curtis. of Philadelphia,
in honor of the President and Mrs.
Harding.
The Lyndonia, which was an
chored in midstyeam in Washington
harbor near the War College, 10
one of the largest and finest steam
yachts ever launched in the United
States. 1t flies the colors of the
Camden CMaine) Yacht Club, of
which Curtis Is commodore. The
Lyndonia Is 230 feet long and has
a tonnage of 1900.
To meet the President and Mrs
Harding Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis asked
the Vice President and Mrs. Cool
idge; the Secretary of War, John
w. Weeks: the Postmaster General,
win H. Hays; the chairman of the
Shipping Board, A. d. Lasker; the
secretary to the President, George
B. Christian. jr.; Col. Edward NJ.
House. of New York; Mr.. and Mrs
Edward W. Box. of Philadelphia;
John ]. Sturgeon, of Philadelphia,
and Frederic William Vile.
Luncheon was served at 40
o'clock. the President and Mrs,
Harding embarking for the Lyno
donia from the pier of the Capital
Yacht Club at the foot d Ninth
street.
The evening before Curtis enter
tanned aboard his yacht for WASH
ington editors and publishers, the
guests including Frank B. Noyes,
Ira E. Bennett, J. E. Rice and Avery
c. Marks. jr.. and Friday noon
there was a luncheon party on the
Lyndonia attended by seventeen or
eighteen Of the leading Washington
correspondents.
GUEST
OF OVERSEAS WRITER'S.
The President was the guest of
honor Wednesday of the Overseas
Writer'S. a party that was post
Loned from the week before. The |
President found. as he was about |
to go to the luncheon the week |