New-York tribune., 1921-10-09
Brilliant Year
For Society On
At " ashin g.ton
Series of Receptions Be-
ginning OH January 2
To Be High Lights of the
Capitals New Season
Cabinet Dinner Dec. Is
Diplomatic Corps To Be the
Guests of Formal Occa-
sion at The White House
sp>ciol Dispatch TO The Tribune

Special Dispatch 10 The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Oct. e.-When Miss
Laura Harlan, social secretary to Mrs.
Harding issued signed, official state
ment from the White House few
days ago outlining the official social
program for the winter, she put the
seal upon guaranty for brilliant
social season IN the capital.
The most characteristic feature of
the list. so far as the President and
Mrs Harding are concerned, is the
New Years day reception, or rather
the New Year Monday reception. as the
wear will be ushered in on Sunday
This is indeed a picturesque event and
one that the late President Roosevelt
loved better than any other feature of
the official series. 1t carries out the
two extremes of Washington society,
that portion representing the crowned
heads and rulers of the old world and
the newer republics, and the officials
who carry on for the United States
government and then hundreds OF men,
women and children from all parts OF
the country-and from other countries
too-who are willing to stand in line
alone Pennsylvania Avenue for hours
and hours that they may finally grasp
the hand of the President and of the
first lady of the land
The White House program will open
Thursday, December 10, with dinner
to the Cabinet. when the President and
Mrs. Harding Will sit down to feast
for the first time with the entire exec
utive family.
Miss Mellon the Youngest
On this digniGed occasion Miss Ailse
Mellon. daughter of the Secretary of
the Treasury. will be the youngest
member of the Cabinet circle present.
Society will be on the qui we've to see
which women of society Mrs. Harding
will select to sit with the Attorney
General. Mrs. Daugherty, wife of the
Attorney General, is too much of an
invalid to attend social function. The
diplomatic reception on Thursday, Jan
uary -, will bring all the diplomatic
corns together as guests of the Presi-
dent for the second time within the
two weeks, as each ambassador and
foreign minister will be accompanied
by his entire staff, his own family and
the wives and daughters of secretaries
and attaches. Following the reception
there will be the dinner to ambassa-
dors and ministers on January 10. The
membership of the Supreme Court, the
next branch of society on the official
llSI To ne tiCtt Oct4Hfi, HeeS ldASeu DuC
little in the last few years. and the
most novel feature, both at the recep-
ton and the Supreme Court dinner,
which follows on Thursday, q week
later, will be that of the Chief Justice
and Mrs. TAFT, who will lead the rest
Of the judiciary on both occasions.
The Congressional reception on
Thursday, February 8, will carry its
share of novelties and for the once
neither Senator's nor Representatives
will give their invitations to just any
one who wants them, as was a preva-
lent habit when Congressional recep-
tions were net so rare. The dinner
to the Speaker on Thursday, Febru-
ary Is and the Army and Navy recep-
ton on Thursday night, February %,
will close the series. 1t is now in line
for Mrs. Coolidge, wife of the Vice
President, to secure from Mrs. Harding