The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Dinners Preceded the Ball.

The ball was. OF course preceded by
innumerable dinners, among the hosts
being Mr. and Mrs. Warren Delano
Robbins, one time Senator and Mrs.
Charles II. Henderson, Mrs. Livingston
Farrand. Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Gown, Mrs.
J. Borden Hartman, Mrs. Marshall
Field, Mr. and Mrs. George Marye and
Senator Walter Edge. 1t was followed
during the week by tableaux vivants at
the Russian Embassy and several other
entertainments of divers sorts and at
divers places, all in the interest of Rus
sian relief.
Meanwhile on Wednesday afternoon
the President, having opened Congress
quite successfully. officially opened the
baseball season. throwing out the first
ball for the first game in American
League Park here. The White House
party included besides the President and
Mrs. Harding the Secretary of Conn.,
merce and Mrs. Hoover, Jess Smith. one
of the Presidents political friends from
Ohio. and two or three others. Gen.
success of the opening by running un
the flag with considerable pomp and
ceremony on the ball ground.
Mrs. Harding's next more or less pub
lie appearance was at the Congressional
Club yesterday afternoon for the clubs
first party under its new administra-
tion--a tea in her homer AS represent
ing the Harding home State. Mrs. Atlcc
Pomerene and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
alternated with Mrs. Oscar Underwood
and Mrs. Stephen Il. Elkins at the ta-
bles, and the entire Ohio delegation
was asked to act as assistant hostesses.
The receiving party was made up OF
Mrs. Irving III. Lenroot, the new presi-
M or fhz a1,Y NTro
Coolidge and Mrs. Gillett The always
attractive rooms were bower of spring
flowers.
Tho League OF American Pen wo-
men-au organization OF which Mrs.
Harding is an active member-has been
holding its first national conference,
and there has been good deal OF en-
tertaining for the delegates, of whom
there have been between one and two
hundred In Washington. One of The
incest parties given for them-and in
way the most nearly official-was n
tea which Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes
and Mrs. Homer Hoch, wifa OF Repre-
sentative Hoch of Kansas, gave for
thom up at the Congressional Club on
wednesday afternoon. Mrs. William
Atherton Dupuy. president of tho
league and Mrs. Harry Colman. second
vice-president, as we'll as Mrs. Lenroot,
president of tho Congressional Club, as
sisted Mrs. Koyes and Mrs. Hoch in re-
ceiving.
On Thursday afternoon the Book Fair
opened at the Willard. with many inter-
osting persons In the booths displaying
tho wares-chieiy autographed books
contributed by the writer's of them-and
among the visitors. Several original
playlets werc given during the aTTrr-
Moons. and for Thursday evening an
enjoyable programme of music and folk
dances was arranged by Mrs. Edoauard
Albion. Last night the festival wound
up in blaze of glory. with a ball and
carnival
Washington Is rapidly developing into
the convention city of the country. Just
recently there have been the college wom-
ems convention. a big Salvation Army
conference. m important Jewish confer
ence. and this week one OF the League
Of American Penwomen. Now, the pa
triotic societies are upon us. The ~ A..
n. hosts arc gathering for their annual
continental congress. Then the Daugh-
tors Of 1912 are to meet. and there are
The Founders and Patriots. and tho
Mount Vernon Associations annual meet