The Washington herald., 1921-05-04
Blind Singer
To Entertain
Mrs. Harding Inpited to
Attend Choral Society
Breakfast.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

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Of friends informally at the white
House yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Harding. wife of the Presi-
dent. has been invited to q break
fast of the Rubinstein Club at the
in New York next
Saturday. when 1.ooc members of
that choral organization and their
friends are to hear Miss Florence
GoIson, the blind soprano and COM
poser. whose "A Spring symphony"
recently attracted attention.
Mrs. Harding was invited to the
breakfast because of her interest
in young women who are carving
out careers for themselves, particu-
larly those who are laboring under
handicaps. Miss Golson has prom
ised to sing several original conn
positions. She will be the guest of
Mrs. William r. Chapman, president
of the Rubinstein Club. Miss Col
son is a student of vocal and instru-
mental music in the Cincinnati
Conservatory.
One of the largest and most bril-
liant receptions of the season and
one of the most important social
events of this administration and
one that will be long remembered,
was that given last evening by the
Speaker of the House Of Rspresen-
tatives and Mrs. Frederick Gillett
in compliment to the Vice Presi-
dent and President of the Senate
and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge at the
new willard Hotel. The reception
was followed by a ball.
The ballroom was elaborately
with palms. ferns and
pennants while the reception room
which the guests entered from the
elevator was massed with palms.
Card tables were placed about for
those who preferred playing to
dancing. An elaborate buffet sup
per was served in the small ball
room.
Mrs. GuIett looked very hand
some in a gown of black veIves.
cut on princess lines with the skirt
elaborately draped and all without
trimming. A large diamond brooch
and a wide diamond eoronet COM
pleted the costume. Mrs. Coolidge's
gown was of burnt orange and gold
brocade made without trimming in
one piece with the skirt draped
The sleeves were elbow length
She wore an elaborate gold neck
lace. Mrs. Gillett's daughter. Miss
Frances Hoar. was there with her
nance, Reginald Foster. She wore
a princess gown. very snugly fit
ting, of sapphire blue velvet, with
cascades of tulle Of the same color
draped down each sice from the
hip line to the hem.
GEN. PERsHING CENTER
OF PROMINENT GUESTS.
Among the guests were Gen.
Pershing. who danced all evening;
the Spanish Ambassador and Mime.
Riano, the Russian Ambassador and
Nine Bakhmeteff, Henry de Bach,
counselor OF the embassy. and Nine.
de Bach: the Argentine Ambassa-
dor and Nine. LeBreton, Miss Man
uela Lloveras, the Ambassador of
Peru and Mime. Pezet, the British
Ambassador and Lady Geddes, Ar
thur Yencken. of the British En-
bassy; Maj. c. z. D. Bridge and
Mrs Bridge, Capt. C. J. Henry, H.
II. Sims, II. V. Tenant. L. McCor-
mick-Goodhart. Andrea Geisser Ce-
lesia di Vegliasco. secretary of the
Italian Embassy. and Nine. Celesia:
Capt. Carlo Huntington and Mrs.
Huntington. DR.. Carlos de Cespedes,
Minister of Cuba, and Nine. de Ces-
pedes; Santos A. Dominica, Minister
OF Venezuela, and several mem
bers of the Venezuelan special
mission; DR.. ]. q. Hubrecht and
Nine. Hubrecht, the Minister of
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
and Nine. Grouitch. Prince
Casimir. Minister of Portland, and
Princess Lubomirska, the Minister
of Switzerland and Nine. Peter,
Prince Bibesco. Minister of Ru-
mania and Princess Bibesco; Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon, ]. E.
Lefevre, charge d'affaires Of the
Panama Legation; J. de Lagerberg.
of the Swedish Legation; Mrs.
George Howard, Miss Caroline
Story. Mrs. Edward Mitchell. Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh. Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Davies. Miss Nan Young,
Thomas Darden. Walter Penheld.
Maj. George Oakley Totten. Mrs.
Cromwell Brooks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur ]. Carr. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chandler Anderson. Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, Miss Beatrice Beck. Miss
Margaret Harding, Mrs. George
Ehle. Mr.. and Mrs. Lsrz Anderson.
Mrs. Harry Leonard, Mrs. Ward
Thoron, Miss Louise Thoron, Mrs.
Frederick Brook, Raymond T.
Baker. Gen. and Mrs. Charles L.
McCawley, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Vile, Senator and Mrs. Peter G.
Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. william Whit
ing Andrews. Admiral and Mrs.
D1r Nat Inhn q
Quekemeyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Tiller. Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Field.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Smith, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Royal johnson,
Representative and Mrs. John Jacob
Rogers, Senator and Mrs. H. W.
Keyes, Representative Joseph Can
non. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold walker.
Rev. and Mrs. @. c. F. Bratenahl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Addison, Mrs.
Claude Mayo, Mrs. Campbell Can
trill and many others Of note.
Gen. and Mrs. Andre Brewster en-
tertained at dinner last evening,
taking their guests later to the re-
ccption given by Speaker and Mrs.
Gillett at the willard. In the party
were the Minister of Switzerland
and Nine. Peter.
DR.. Esteban Gil-Borges. Minister
Of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela,
was host at an deliberately appoint
ed dinner of forty-two covers last
evening at the Shoreham when his
special guests were the undersec-
retaries of the State Department.
This evening the Peruvian Am
bassador and Nine. Pezet will give
a dinner of fifty covers at the Pan
American Union in compliment to