New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-03
Wedding of Miss Helen
Blodgett to Capt. Henry
Parsons Erwin Brings To-
gether Diplomatic Corps
Mrs. Coolidge Entertained
Minuet, Feature of Colonial
Ball. Is Remarkable for
Trueness in Costulming

and the food of coming affairs of a
social and semi official nature. 1t is
really difficult to follow the program
with embassy dinners, dances marking
every night of tAe week, some of them
large and elaborate: weddings of more
than usual Importance, and then
luncheons and teas between times. In
deed, there is almost q surfeit of So
rial features, all of which, however,
will wane into insignihcance when
Mrs. Harding announces from the
White House the program she is now
formulating The Mayfiower, the
Presidents yacht, is being put in prime
shape. Mrs Harding has visited the
vessel several times and has had a
number of changes made looking to-
ward weekend trips for the President
and teas and luncheons aboard.
The wedding of Miss Helen Blodgett,
daughter of Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, to
Captain Henry Parsons Erwin brought
corps, the Cabinet and others from Of
tive fashionable folk from this and
other cities. The ceremony took place
in st. Johns Church this afternoon.
The bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her brother, Delos A.
Blodgett jr of Grand Rapids, Mich
Miss Mona Blodgett q debutarte OF
last season, was maid OF honor for her
sister There were sfour bridesmaids
Miss Myrtis Y. Porcher, of Florida. a
cousin; Miss Dorothy Anderson, Of ST.
Paul: Miss Pauline Gates, of Plaintield
n. j., ard Miss Madeline Austin, of
Washington.
Captain David st. P. Gailliard was
Captain Erwin's best man, and the at
tendants We're Captain Edward H. Ca
hill, John Temple Graves jr., Robert c.
Watson and John NJ. Deibert. The
ushers included Colonel James L..
Walsh, L. S. A, and the two brothers of
the bridegroom, Walter B. Erwin and
James A. Erwin, of Chicago.
Mrs. Fahnestock Gives Ball
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock gave a ball
tonight for her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes. The
event celebrated the wedding anniver-
sary Of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes, and they
gave a large dinner before the ball. The
Ambassador from Chile and Nine
Matthew also entertained dinner
guests before the ball, taking the en-
tire company to the home of Mrs.
Fahnestock.
Senator and Mrs. James W. Wads-
worth jr., corrslled the younger ele-
ment of smart society and took them to
dance at Grasslands tonight, the
young folks being the friends of Jerry
and Evelyn Wadsworth.
Mrs. Coolidge, wife of the Vice Pres-
dent, was the guest of honor at din
ner given by the mem bers of the Col
lege Women's Club tonight at
Rauscher's, the other guests being rep
resentative of academic and profess
sonal life from Washington, Boston
and New York
The arrival of Mrs. Charles Evans
hughes, who has joined the Secretary
OF State at the Shoreham, portends the
early opening of the official entertain
ment for them. The dinner which the
ambassador from Great Britain and
Lady Geddes gave for them Wednes
night brought together one of the most
distinguished parties entertained here
In long time.
MRS. Coolidge was entertained sew
eral times by college women who at
tended the biennial meeting of the AS
soclation of Collegiate Alumna, which
heid daily sessions beginning Monday.
Mrs: Harding received the delegates at
the White House Wednesday afternoon.
but Mrs. Coolidge did not 20. She was
entertained instead at luncheon by the
alumna of the University of Vermont,
OF which she is a member. Tuesday
afternoon she attended a tea given bv
college women.
Social engagements are beginning to
teil upon the Vice President and Mrs.
Oooiidge and invitations for the din
ner which Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh was
to give in their honor April S have
oeeh recalled on account of their going
TO dinner at the White House in
nonor of M. Vivian. Senator Medill
mccormick will give dinner in honor
VI 9ne French diplomat Monday night.
=, Mr.: and Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur
Norris, OF New York, came to Wash
1rng!on In mid-week to visit Mrs.
oulah James, who entertained at din
her IN their honor Thursday night pre-
cedlng the Colonial Ball.
Mnuet Colorful Event
Inc minuct, which was the chief
feature of the Colonial Ball-dancing
assuming a general and right up-to-
gate phase after that, men and women
.oodhng'' and doing other up to-the-
minute dances in their rich Colonial
uIess--was remarkable for the true
ness ses's In costuming and the perfectly
qiiiied participants. Mrs. Robert E.
E i;ee wore ornaments passed down the
hm from the Wsshingtons, inherited
Wy her husbands family, and she
qahced with Representative Turner
logan, OF South Carolina. Miss Vir-
E E hunt danced with David Edward
Mi aay, representing her ancestress,
n %tsIgaret Beekman, wife Of the judge
~ I'm ehe supreme Court of New York in
10 Lynch Luquer, a descendant of
S wn Haynes, Colonial Governor of
dIa"ssachusetts, was a figure in the
Vance, and Miss Gertrude Jewett. of
WV York, danced with Douglas Yer
hon' Mrs. Heiberg, who impersonated
ei ahcestress, Laura Wolcott, wife of
SIoVernor Wolcott of Connecticut
ea nee with the Minister from Serbia
Inc Ambassador from Great Britain
Snu Lady Geddes entertained the en-
tnssSsy staff and others in their box at
Me- Colonial Ball. Miss Gertrude
t .aeyer' OF Washington and Boston, en-
d s,'alhed as box guests the Ambassa-
c ~, from Belgium and Baroness de
~ aI p' Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Pratt
" nuHaio; Mrs Henry LOOMS. of New
c orA, Mrs. Charles Sumner Hamlin,
s woan' de Sails, of the British Embassy
SS.an, and Canon Waldron Meyer, her
Mis-, Miss Martha Goldman had among he,
s ss Major and Mrs. Louis Living
Ison Seaman, of New York. Mrs
why r. Dimock had with her Lady
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