Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-10

been surpassed in gaycty or brill
liancy.
The president, accompanied by Sen
ator Frclinghuysen, Senator Kellogg
and Senator Hale. all special old
friends OF his i'll the senate regime.
went out on the public golf course
on Tuesday afternoon surprising all
the players who recognized the chief
executive. The president and Senator
Kellogg came off victorious two up
at the finish" The president has
heretofore played at the Chevy Chase
club but it consumes much time to
get there and to return, while the
public links arc just hack of the prcsi-
dents back yard and are much more
beautifully placed, being right along
the river front.
Society has been anxiously await
ing the beginning of cabinet calling.
which has not really begun because
CT the continued absence in New
York of Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes.
wife Of the secretary of state. 1t
would be offensive, i'll the ethics Of
official society, for the wives Of any
other OF the cabinet officers to hold
reception before the wife OF the
secretary OF state announces her IN
tention of doing SO.
Mrs. Coolidge, wife Of the vice
president, however, does not come
within this restraint. She has al
ready had two charming receptions
in her suite i'll the downtown hotel
where they make their home. She
has quite captivated Washington
society and has been pronounced
distinct "succets."
The visit of NJ. Viviani of France
has added much interest to social
functions here this week, and in
fact has inspired several brilliant
ones, mainly dinner party in the
White House and one in the French
embassy.
Almost immediately after the visit
of the premier, Mrs. Harding had
small tea, entertaining the women
newspaper writers, the members or
the Woinan's Press Luncheon club
and the Society Editors association.
Mrs. Harding received her guests
in the red parlor, the least formal
| of all the state apartments. MISS
Harlan presided at a pretty tea table
in one corner of the room.
Mrs. Harding was quite handsome
in a gown of navy blue and silver
gray crepe de chine, the gray. being
q BACKGROUND for navy blue figures.
! The skirt was accordion pleated and
the bodice had soft white front,
with square neck effect. She wore the
familiar broad band Of black about
I; her throat. with the superb ornament
of diamonds she wears so frequently
recently, and in addition had a cham
of crystal beads with broad slldes
Of diamonds several inches apart,
the whole finished with crystal tas-
! sells with diamond tops.
Mrs Reavis, wife of Representa-
tive c. Frank Reavis, went to Cleve"
land at the end of last week where
she met Mr.. Reavis, who was re-
turning from their home III Falls
City, Neb. They spent the week
end with their son, c. Frank, Jr., II,
Cleveland and returned to their.
home in Cleveland Park, Washingl
ton, on Tuesday. Mr.. Reavis has
been in Nebraska for several weeks:
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Cooper OF
Humboldt, Neb., arrived here on
Wednesday evening to spend few
weeks with the formers brother-in-
law and sister, Lieutenant Com
mander and Mrs. Emery D. STAN
ley, in their pretty home at 1914
Hobart street. Mrs. Stanley has in
vitations out for bridge party for
her sister-in-law on Friday alters
noon, April Is. Tea will follow. A
number of small luncheons and din-
ner' parties are being given for
them, all more or less informal.
Mrs. Alvin Saunders OF Omaha
and her daughter, Mrs. Russell 5.
I Harrison, arrived here on Tuesday
morning for short visit at the La.
fayette before going ON to Norfolk,
and then to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Harry A. Williams, jr., arr
rived on Thursday morning to visit
her cousin, Miss Katherine Brooks,
for few days. Mrs. Williams is a
daughter of Mrs. Harrison and was
practically raised in Omaha, al
though she made her debut in socie-
ty in Washington and married here.
Mrs. Harrison was among the
callers on "Wednesday Of Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge, whose reception was a
very large and interesting one. Mrs.
Harrison was warmly greeted on all
sides and was one OF the most inter-
esting of the visitors of the after
noon, as she had shared the duties
Of first lady of the land with Mrs.
James Robert Mckee during the last
year of the administration OF Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison, father OF
Mrs. Mckee and father-in-lsw OF
Mrs. Harrison.
Mrs. Mckee will come to Wash
ington next week to be the guest OF
Mrs. Stephen B. Eikins, mother of
the present senator from West Nir-
ginia and widow of the late Senator
Elkins of West Virginia, who was
secretary OF war in the cabinet of
Mrs. McKee's father.
Mrs. Saunders is the widow Of
former Senator and Governor Alvin
Saunders OF Nebraska. and is mother
of the present State Senator Charles
Saunders. Mrs. Saunders and Mrs.
Harrison were entertained this week
by Mrs. Robert T. lincoln. daugh-
ter-in-law OF cNlPresident Abraham
Lincoln and niece VI Mrs. Saun-
derS. The IIincolns arc in their
beautiful old home on n street, in
Georgetown, for the spring season.