Evening star., 1921-11-13

social event arranged curing Inc
meeting Of the arms conference in
Washington took place at the White
House last night. when the President
and Mrs. Harding extended the first
formal hospitality to the visitors.
Every detail was carried out with Amer
lean dignity and simplicity, but in
keeping with the Importance of the
hosts and the guests.
The guests. all Of whom entered by
the south front gate. were relieved
of their wraps in the ground floor
dressing rooms and were assembled
in the blue room when the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding and the Vice
president and Mrs. Coolidge arrived
ing the state suite Of drawing rooms
were stationed nine marines. bearing
the flags of the countries taxing part
IN the conference, the emblens beins
of the heaviest silk, and presented nS
the Oldest flag Manufacturer in Fhii-
adelphia to be used In the confer
ence room.
Handsome Decorations.
The drawing rooms of the White
House were relieved of their auster-
ity by huge vases and baskets OF the
most splendid chrysaathemums from
the White House corservatories.- yell
low blossoms being used in the parlor
eigners and other high dignitaries
are always received, while in the
dining room the floral scheme was
carried out in pink. chrysanthemums
and pink roses, the latter htling the
long. low Dolly Madison gold service
which occupied the center OF the u
shaped table.
Seated at table. the President. who
occupied the center OF the outside
curve Of the table, had at his right
Mrs, Coolidge and at his lett Lazy
Lee. while Mrs. Harding. who sat just
opposite, on the inner curve Of the
table. had at her right the wee Pres-
ident and at her left NJ. BRAND.
Guests Present at Dinner.
The entire list of guests included:
The Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge,
the Rt. Hon. Arthur J. Ralfour, 9: NJ;
the Rt. Hon. the Lord Lee OF Fare
ham. G. B. E.. K. c. B., and Lazy
Lee: the Rt. Hon: Sir Robert Borden.
G: G. NJ G.. X. e. NJ n; r. ana LAG, Laay
Britain and Lady Geddes. Senator the
Hon. George F. Pearce, J. p; the Rt.
Hon. Stinivasa Sastri. the Hon. Sir
J. w .Salmond. Admiral Of the Fleet
Earl Beatty. Z G. G b. p and o; q; GouGtess nj s.
Beatty; N Aristide BRAND. NJ. and
Nine. Rene Viviani. NJ. Albert Sar.
raut. the ambassador of France and
Nine. Jusserand, Senator Carlo
Sehanzer: vice sdmiral ds.an de Boni tini tns
Aibertini, Gen. Armando vittorio Diaz.
Prince Tokugawa, the Japanese am
bassador, Admiral Baron Tomasaburo
Kato. Vice Admiral Hiroharu kato,
the Belgian ambassador and Baron
sss de Cartier de Marchienne, Lieut.
minister and Mrs. SEE. DR.: and Mrs.
V, K. Wellington Koo, Mr.. c. H.
wang, Vice Admiral Tsai Ting-Kan,
Jcnkheer and Nine II. A. van
Karnebeek, JonRheeT F. ,rassa Bes,aer,s ihs
minister of the Netherlands. the
minister of Portugal. the Chief Jus.
tice and Mrs Taft, the Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Hughes, the Speaker
and Mrs. Gillett, Senator Henry CABOT
Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Oscar w.
Underwood. Mr.. Elihu Root. the Sec C.,
Of War and Mrs Weeks, the Attorney
General, the Postmaster General, tne
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Denoy'
the Secretary Of the Interior ana Mrs;
Fall, the Secretary Of Agriculture anu
Mrs. wallace. the Secretary OF Com
Of Labor and Mrs Davis. Senator ana
Mrs. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Represent
alive Stephen G., Porter. Gen. John ).
Pershing. Admiral and Mrs Robert r.
Coontz, the undersecretary OF suaIe
and Mrs. Fletcher. Mrs Henry y.
Flood. Mrs. Marshall Field. Col.
, Clarence o. Sheriff. and Commander
r. s. Holmes.
Hundreds Of Other Guests.
The several hundred additional
! guests attending the reception In
cluded the whole diplomatic corps. all
of the delegations - entire 70 the
| conference the President pro-tempore
of the Senate. members of the foreign
relations committee of the Senate.
members Of the foreign affairs com
mittee of the House, the naval ana
military committees of both bodies'
| the cabinet officials and their aids,
the aids to the foreign delegates, and
| other officials in some way connected
with the conference.
( The Marine Band Orchestra, sta
| toned In the marble outer hall.
PLAYED the national hymns OF the
countries represented by the guests
| and program Of classic music.
For the reception the President ana
Mrs. Harding had assisting them the
vice President and Mrs. Coolidge and
the Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Hughes.
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Airs. Harding wore for the evening
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