New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-03
Dinners and Luncheons Are
Given for Japanese and
Chinese Missions, Besides
Usual Official Affairs
Society Observes Holiday
Mrs. Wallace Will Pass the
Summer in Iowa; Mrs.
Fall Going TO New Mexico
speeio. Dispatch to The Tribune


ton on official visits since the war, that
rsriods have become known as British
week. Italian week, Belgium week and
what not, and this week was known as
Oriental week. A mission each from
ths Japanese and Chinese governments
e.me to Washington almost simul2ane
eusiy, and they have given occasion
FOR number of interesting affairs. OF
coarse there is always the presentation
to the President and the Secretary of
State and the trip to Mount Vernon,
cut these events were interspersed with
dinners and luncheons.
The Ambassador of Japan. Baron
Shidehara, entertained Tor Mr., Rokusa-
hrro, head of the Japanese Diet, who
came to return the visit of members
o. Congress who visited the Orient
last year, The Speaker, MIR. Gillett, the
Secretary of State, Mr.. Hughes, and
many Senators and Representatives
shared the Inequalities with them. One
Of the most delightful events of the
Japanese program was when the Sec
rotary of the Navy took Baron Shide-
hara and Mr. Rokusaburo, to Mount
Vernon on the Sylph, visited the tomb
Of Washington and laid a wreath upon
III and, taking the yacht again, en-
jcyed luncheon Ell route to Washing
ton. They called on the President lust
after arriving in the capital, the event
being stately and charming, the Blue
Room windows opening wide to give
view OF the lawn, the Washington mon
ument and the Potomac
There also were many affairs of un-
usual dignity and Importance for DR..
chu Chi CHEN, one time Minister of
Foreign Affairs of China, who liked the
capital so we'll that he has taken a
cottage at Chevy Chase for week to
haze more private visit with his
three daughters, who are in Washing
ton, two OF them students at the Cathe-
dral School. At the Chinese dinner
Wednesday night Secretaries Hughes,
Weeks, DENLY and Hoover were guests.
Army and Navy Club En.ertains
Following the suggestion in the re-
ception given by the Metropolitan Club
memheFs for the President and Mrs.
Harding, the Army and Navy Club gave
a reception Monday night in honor of
the Secretary of War, Mr. Weeks, and
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
naph v-, irh LII
fair ever before given at the club.
Mrs. Harding has lately directed that
new cataIog of the collection of china
Used in former Administrations and
now in cabinets in a room on the
ground floor of the house, be made.
There are pieces of each Adminlstra-
ton, dating from George Washington
china, used in New York, Philadelphia
and at Mount Vernon, and on down
the line Of Presidents. Colonel C. o.
Sheriff., the White House aid, is as
sisting Mrs. Harding in arranging a
card index of the collection, and there
Will soon be introduced in Congress a
bill to make the collection govern
ment property
Of all the treasures, the Dolly Madi-
sos gold service, consisting of an OBJ
long mirror in three sections sur
ing and with several Dresden china
and gold compotes, or stands and vases,
Is the handsomest. Then there is
little haircovered trunk containing the
old silver used by Thomas Jefferson
and other pieces of great historic value.
Each Administration has shown some
special taste in tableware-or the lack
o. Through the history of the resi-
dence, some liking quite elegant pieces,
while others ran to the odd or unique.
The little set of bon bon dishes in
the form of American flags, bought by
mrs. Cleveland, are still in use, as are
the Madison gold service and many 9TH
err pieces.
The official world of Washington and
the executive family have departed
GERS VIII visit their families, while
society folk either joined fashionable
weekend house parties or have gone
lhto seciusion in their own homes. AL
most the only big unofficial affair, and
no no one can entertain elegantly in
washington without officials as guests,
vas the dinner party which Mrs. James
MeDonad gave at the Chevy Chase Club
thursday night when her son, Arthur
dbo3fadley Campbell, assisted as host.
me guests included the Ambassador
OF Chile and Nine. Matthew, who post
poned sailing for Europe until Au-
gust ]; the Ambassador of Russia,
oorls bakhmeteff, and the Minister of
eaba and Mhe. de Cespedes. That
same day Mrs. Coolidge wife Of
sae Vice-President, with Mrs. Arthur
Sapper, Mrs. Albert B. Fall, wife of
.ne secretary of Interior, and others,
TOOK luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club
as guests of Mrs. G. C. McChord
Three Secretaries Stay in Capital
pc only Cabinet members remain
ing IN town over July are the Sec
.eSasy OF State, the Secretary of In
s s.Iior and the Secretary of Agricul-
oIs. Mrs: Wallace, wife of the latter,
F ~in Ieave Washington Monday evening
."I pes Molnes, Iowa, where she will
1sMaia until September. She will
Pionaniy follow her usual custom of
gong TO Denver, Col, for few weeks
- 1aly or August Mrs. Fall, wife of
ne secretary Of Interior, will soon go
time. -0N
Secretary of War Weeks, who is
.sShoer of his farm in New Hampshire
i ian OF any other place in the world,
passing July 4 there, but will return
washington in time to meet the
resident on his return from New
me Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
ae looking forward to having their
ssppns, Jonn and Calvin Coolidge, with
ssem some time early in July. They
~ passing July 4 at Swampscott,