The New York herald., 1921-04-03


1t intimate" character sketches of the
Republican candidate. and who may
possibly be honorary members of The
Order of the Elephant" The regulars
were looking forward to this dinner
with rather keen anticipation. They
had frequent experience of the Harding
hospitality out in Marion. when it was
no unusual thing for anywhere from
one or two to half a dozen of them 10
be invited to dinner with the people
they We're there keeping tabs on"
Undoubtedly the Coolidges and the
Hugheses will be included in the White
House dinner for Mr. viviani-and Of
course the Jusserands. and some OF
the Foreign Relations and Foreign Af-
fairs committees Of the Senate and the
House, as well as the British, Belgian
and Italian Ambassadors
The Coolidges have got pretty
good running start in the business of
getting acquainted in Washington dur
ing the month that they have been
down here In spite OF the fact that it
was Lent and there was ostensibly
nothing doing. And now that the
spring season is officially open they un-
doubtedly viii be kept on the go.
During the week there have been sew
eral big luncheons given for Mrs. Coo
lidge and She moreover has been taking
an active part in the festivities con-
nected with the biennial convention of
the Association of Collegiate Alumnae
of which she, as graduate of the
University Of Vermont, is an active
member. Mrs. James II. Mann enter
tanned in her honor one day, and Mrs
Beverly Williamson and Mrs. Robert
Love Taylor were joint hostesses at
the Washington Club on another. on
II. .Iao tHA aes1 H.
were guests at the French embassy,
and on Friday they were guests OF
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Spencer B.
Wood, who were for a long while sta
toned at Boston and were consequently
by way of being "old friends" After
the dinner their hosts took them to the
ball given by the officers of the navy
and marine corps, where they were the
bright particular stars.
On Wednesday the Vice-President
went to a mems dinner, at which JUS
tice Ashley NJ. Gould was the host, and
for which he had invited to meet Mr..
Coolidge number of men who had
been his close friends and classmates
at Amherst. Tie. party included Barry
Bulkley, j. B. Reynolds, Wade Ellis,
Senator Charles L. Townsend, Jess
Smith, Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Eastman, the Rev. Jason Pierce
and Representative Allen n. Tread
way. Mrs. Coolidge made the score
even tonight when she and Mrs. Her
bert Hoover, Mrs Henry c. Wallace
and Mrs. James L. Davis shared hon.
ors as the special guests at the annual
dinner of the College Woman's Club at
Rauscher's.
This association of collegiate alumna
is a national organization, the outgrowth
Of meeting of ten college girls in Bos-
ton in 1882. They felt that there were
entirely too many university doors
closed TO women and concluded 1t was
up to them to start something" They
did. They started an organization which
row has branches in f25 cities-Wash-
ington having been the first branch TO
organize Tin 1SS4)-and in which eighty
five colleges are represented. The asso-
citation for several years has been main
tanning national headquarters in Wash
ington and now is housed in the historic
and picturesque old SIideIl mansion.
Next week thepe are several luncheons
planned for Mrs. Coolidge. notably one
by Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes. and ono
at which Mrs. Henry Wilder keyes will
be hostess and there seem TO be din
ners almost every day--or rather might
for the Vice-President and Mrs Coolidge.
Mrs =. IT, Hartman Is planning one
for Monday. on Tuesday night will be
the White House dinner for NJ Vivani
and the Vice-Presidert and Mrs. Coo
lidge are OF course expected there. Mr.
and Mrs. r. T. Gaff have cards out for
a dinner for the Coolidges on Wednesday
and Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Gown Will en-
tertain for them on Friday.