The New York herald., 1921-02-13
Belgian Embassy Ball One of
the Notable Entertainments
Before Lent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. IL.

IOERTAINLY Washington gave the
final season of the Democratic
regime Garrison flnish," with
the Belgian Embassy ball bringing
down from the whole eastern tier of
cities shoals of smart weekenders, who
were in their turn the excuse for a
series of brilliant dinners and lunch
cons. with the Southern Relief ball
and the second of the One Hundred
Clubs smart dances on Monday. and
Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs. Emerson Howe
giving Mardi Gras carnival and
masquerade on Tuesday evening at
Rfuschor's, where earlier in the day
the Congressional Club had given its
annual breakfast, with Mrs. Wilson
|as the honor guest, probably her last
appearance as White House chate-
laine in that capacity.
After that society was theoretically
supposed to go into retirement for six
weeks of Lent except, of course, that
1t would wake up a bit for Inaugural
tion-just enough to see what went
ON. But did it? Not so you could
notice it! Ash Wednesday was dis
LhSsiJ SChAhOiShts WiSh PioSbANoAiy
nothing going on. except that Senator
Phelan gave dinner in honor of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Colby
that night.
BY Thursday society was at least
half awake, rousing itself and looking
sleepily at the clock, and wondering
whether it could possibly get dressed
in time for Mrs. Selden Spencer's
Bible clas at the Willard, or DR.. Lang
don Mitchells lecture at Concordia
Church-both eminently proper Lenxen
dissipations-or If by chance it hap
pened not to be involved In any one
of the rather important luncheons it
could get 40-or 440-winks more be-
fore setting forth to make some Sem
atorial calls or dressing for dinner,
or to attend the Congressional Clubs
reception to the Speaker of the House
and Mrs. Frederick Gillett.
For there were several of the Sena-
tors wives receiving as usual last Thurs
day, and there were several rather
formal dinners, such, for instance. as
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Grains for Lady
Ceddes (for which the cards originally
read: ITO meet the British Ambassador
and Lady Geddes"), but as every one
knows TIE British Ambassador was
called home and all his engagements
perforce cancelled. and Mr. Justice
Clarke's for-well. I don't know whether
IL was for the Colbys or the Bakers
they were both there and probably both
regarded the dinner as complimentary 70
them. Anyhow, 1t was a big official
dinner and proved conclusively that the
official season did not end on Ash
Wednesday.
Mrs. spencer's Bible Class.
Probably n good many who got up
sleepily in time for Mrs. Spencers Biple
class were very, much wider awake
twelve hours later at the Congressional
Clubs annual reception In honor OF the
Speaker and his wife, which was q
brilliant party and very much in the
nature of a state function. Mrs. selden
Spencer. wife of the Senator from Mis-
souri,, Is rega rded as quite a remarkable
Bible scholar. being the daughter OF a
prominent divine. She is active on the
board of the Y. w. c.. A.. and for the
two or three seasons that she has been
here has been having n lenten BLDG
class that has been growing In popu-
larity. The first season it met at Mrs.
Islkinss house last year when 1t was
announced SO many wanted to come
that il was transferred to the Wash
ington Club, and this year 1t has out
grown that and is being held in the
Willard ballroom.
AS for Langdon Mitchell. his course
of lectures on literary topics is bound 10
attract attention. He Is giving them
under the auspices of George Washihg-
ton University and even last week IN
spite of the pre-lenten rush, he attracteo
a large audience. This week, talking on
the Old Testament. a still larger gather
ing listened TO him with interest.
Mrs Baker is continuing her Informal
"wednesday at homes and intends 70
through the month. Moreover. she has
luncheon and dinner engagements, the
latter. Of course, including Secretary
Baker. about as thick as they can be
wedged in for the rest of the MONTH ano
they are themselves planning one more
formal dinner--in honor of Gen. Peyton
G. March---for which they have cards
out for February 17--next Thursday.
Roth Secretary and Mrs. Baker were
guests in Miss Mabel Boardmans box
on Tuesday afternoon for the concert OF
the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
which brought out an enthusiastic house
though not so large one as II would
have on any other than the last after
noon OF the official season, when every
body was knee deep In engagements. II
was the first time the Cleveland orches-
ira has been here. and. like the first
visit OF tho Chicago orchestra and OF
Tho La Scala orchestra. was something
pf an occasion-the Cleveland contingent
in washington particularly making q
point OF rallying to the support OF their
orchestra Miss Boardman, who never
forgets that Cleveland is her home. and
her mother and sister. Mrs. Frederick
Keep. had the Bakers. Mrs. Marshall
and Commodore i. u. q. Charlton, air
attache of the British Embassy. with
them, while Mrs Robert Woods Bliss. In
he adjoining box, entertained Ernest
Schelling. pianist, and his mother and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. James Parmalee
had party which included Justice
Clarke. and Mrs. Benedict Crowell and
Mrs ]. q. Casserly were noted in the
crowd.
Cleveland Lender Entertained.
Mrs. Casserly. formerly one of the
Chicago Cudahys and now 'of Califor-
nia.' though she has been living up
bn II street opposite the Mitchell Pal
ners. and helping organize the recrea-
ional work in the arnv---thats the way
with Washington everybody here reg
sters from three or four other places
entertained at dinner in the evening In
lonor OF Nicolai Sokoloff. the Cleveland
conductor. and the leaders of the differ
nnt groups in the orchestra, having Sec
retary and Mrs. Baker among her guests