The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-20

their intention to give still another
reception later on II possible.
THE gentleman who wrote 30 eff
fectively about zone crowded
hour of glorious life" must have had
some provision OF Washington today
---except that here and now every
hour IL crowded. Dinners. lunch
cons and tea partiee-ot least two
grow where but one ever grew be-
fore. And. after ALL. such smaller
and more intimate festivities count
much more in the scheme Of things
than any big function. however
brilliant.
Tho Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes are experimenting their big
reception on Monday by hospitality
of a more personal nature in the
dinners they are giving for the dele
gates. Two of the four parties.
among which the delegates will be
divided. took place last week. one on
Thursday and the other last even
ing. And Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge also had the first Of several
dinners he WIN give. his guests be-
ing asked to meet the French dele
gates.
Since 20 many Of tho delegates
have no ladies with them, 1t seems
to be considered quito "the thing" to
invite ladies' to dine-without their
Notwithstanding Of an innova-
tton. Thus, at the first Of Secre.
tary and Mrs. Hughes dinners. Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney was entertained
without Justice Pitney. Mrs. Fred
erick H. Gillett without the Speaker,
and Mrs. Francis e. Warren and
Mrs. Joseph 8. Frelinghuysen with.
out their respective husbands. Mrs.
Augustus p. Gardner and Mrs. Fred
erick A. Keep also helped to over
come tho masculine preponderance.
but they are both unattached.
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
guests last night were Lord Leo,
Of Fareham and Lady Lee; Sir
John Salmond. Srinivasa Saastri,
M. and Nine. viviani, Albert Sa-
raut, Senator Carlo Albertini, Prince
Iyesato Tokugawa, Senator and
Mrs. Oscar Underwood. Mrs. Harry
s. New, Mrs. Irvine Lenroot, Mrs.
Frank w. Mondcll, Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. Mrs. Theodore Roose-
welt, jr.. Mrs. Frank Brett Noyes,
Elihu Root and the Undersecre-
tary of State and Mrs. Henry p.
Fletcher-again several ladies sans
husbands to bring up tho feminine
average.
THE .Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. Fletcher and the Third AS
sistant Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss share with Sec
rotary and Mrs. Hughes the privi-
lege Of entertaining for the visiting
dignitaries. The secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Hoover are also
planning . series Of dinner parties
for the delegates. many Of whom
they knew abroad:
Both the F1etchsrs and the Blisses
are keeping their dinners small. and
Mr.. and Mr.. Bliss In particular are
trying to avoid any official cast to
their parties and to give their special
guests an opportunity to know peo-
pie whom they otherwise might not
meet They had Mr.. Balfour a. q
gusst on Friday ana N. BRAND last
night. and next week they are TO
have = party for n. and Mms.
viviani
TEE British Ambassador ana
Lady 0sddss are to do no really
effSoid entertaining until nsxt week.
But they are dolnig . gracious and
kindly thing in having members and
ether forsdsn visitors in to lunch
with them in small groups pretty
nearly SvSry day. And 20 many
callers dA Lady 0sddes have ON Fri
DAY Afternoon. when she was At
hsma. that It took on quite the air
81 big reception.
Most Of the British delegation
dropped In during the course of tho
aftarnoon and lots Of domestic Of
ficials and pretty nearly svsrybody
''as II anybody in resident socdety.
Lady Lee Of EArsham and Lady
Borden reosfvsd with the hostess At
the door Of the has ballroom, which
was crowded AL afternoon: and In
the dining room the wives Of msnn-
bers Of the staf1 Assdstsd In Dis
pensing hospttaliH. Lady Leo II .
dear. 20 swAst and affahls: and
Lady Borden, too. Several persons
recalled having mst her soma dossn
years ago whom Sir hobart Borden
was hare with An International
High Commisston. and she seemed
pleased to b remembered
THE members Of the French dsls-