New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
MIR. and Mrs. Coolidge Re-
ceive Members of Corps
in Red Salon of New Will
lard. Where Tea Is Served
Society Circle Inactive
Aside From a Few Informal
Dinners and Luncheons.
Fashionable Folk Are Idle
Special Dsspatch to The Tribune

Calvin Coolidge held for the diplomatic
corps, which was purely official, and q
few informal luncheons. teas and din
ners made up the social life of HOLY
Week and gave society folk a near
rest of seven days.
The reception to the diplomatic
corps Monday afternoon might have
been left for Easter week, to be sure
but the reassembling of Congress early
in April made both the Vice President
and Mrs. Coolidge anxious to meet this
obligation before their other duties
come on with a rush, The red salon
in the New Willard, the hotel where
the Vice President ard Mrs. Coolidge
make their home was used for the re
ception. The hosts received at the
north end Of the room, the tea table
was laid at the south end and here
Mrs. Coolidge selected Mrs. Harry S
New. wife Of the Senator from Indiana
and Mrs. Joseph Irvine France, wife
OF the Senator from Maryland, to pour
The President and Mrs. Cool
idge stood just within the room to re-
ceive, the latter wearing q gown of pale
gray crepe de Chine of plain and eve
let-embroidered material The panels
of the skirt and the deep, loose girdle
were of the embroidery, as were the
sleeves and front of the bodice.
Mrs Wilson Calls at White House
Things also were informal at the
White House during the week, Mrs.
Harding receiving a few guests by ap-
pointraent each afternoon, Mrs. Wood
srow Wilson calling Monday afternoon
and staying for cup of tea with Mrs.
Harding in the red room. This visit.
y. and ir fact the friendly relations be-
tween the President and Mr.. Wilson
and between their wives, is an unusual
thing to Washington. Mr. Taft is the
only President who frequently visited
the capital after leaving office, and he
was recognized by Mr.. Wilson, but the
wives and families Of other onetime
Presidents have visited the capital
many times without the slightest recog
( nisio- from the family in the White
House
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sumner Ham
in had the Vice President and Mrs
Coolidge to dine with them informally
Moncay night. and later they will give
q. formal dinner in their honor. Miss
Tracey Lyon. who was the guest Of
Miss Anna Hamlin for several weeks,
returned to New York early in the
week end Miss Hamlin went to New
York TO visit Miss Lycn for the week
end
Engagements for the Vice President
and Mrs. Coolidge ara fast accruing,
the most important of them being the
dinners in their honor with Senators
as hosts, while the Ambassadors and
Ministers also will entertain for them
later on. Mrs. Thomas T. Walsh will
entertain at one of her splendidly ap-
pointed dinners for them April S.
Diplomats to Entertain Hughes
The first obligation of the diplomatic
corps in the way of entertaining is in
honor of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes, who already have been
guests at dinner of the dean of the
corps, M. Jusserand. the Ambassador
flom France, and Nine. Jusscrand The
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes will be
guests at oinner of the Ambassador
from Belgium and Baroness de Cartier
AIril 8, and Wednesday of the same
week Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff will
entertain for them. The Secretary has
accepted the invitation for the Gridiron
dinner the night of April 9, ard April
y the Secretary OF War and Mrs John
". Weeks will have the Secretary of
state and Mrs. Hughes as guests. Nine
Christian Hauge, widow of diplomat
VINO was Minister from Norway to
Washington, will give dinner in honor
OF the Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
April 16, and the Misses Patten will
give dinner in their honor April 20.
The Ambassador from Chile and
Mme. Matthew will entertain the Under
Secretary of State and Mrs. Henry P
fletcher at dinner Tuesday night. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry White will entertain
distinguished company the same eve
ning.
The coming week is crowded with
interesting social affairs. A large
dance, one for which Mrs. Woodrow
wilson and many women of society
stand as sponsors, is the Dixie Ball
at the New Willard Monday night. 1t
Is an annual event and has already en-
listed the patronage of Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge. 1t is the eighteenth annual
oall of the Robert E. Lee Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
and many women OF the new Admins
tlatlon have lent their names as pa
tronesses
Military Dances Arranged
The organizing committee for tho
spring series of army and navy dances
announces that the first of the series.
that on Tuesday night, will be in honor
o. the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Weeks, The Secretary OF the Navy
ana Mrs. Denby were to have shared
honors with them, but Mr.. DENLY has
started on q trip to Latin-America
countries and Mrs. DENLY is still at
ner Western home.
The Army and Navy League ball
Wednesday night at the New Willard
10 an annual event Of Importance in the
world of fashion, and enlisted as q
patron is Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, while
from the diplomatic corps is Nine. JUS
ssersnd, and from the Cabinet Mrs.
snharles Evans Hughes, Mrs. John w.
weeks. Mrs. Harry nj. Daugherty and
MRS. Henry C. Wallace.
exceedingly picturesque and of his
,orle value will be the Colonial Danes
pan Thursday night at the New Will
iard' the pageant, made up of groups
wearing Colonial dress, in many cases
tne costumes worn by ancestors, being
,ne great opening feature. Mrs. Walter
n. Iuckerman is in charge of this
feature.
Mrs. Julian James and Arthur D.
addison will lead the procession and
MRS. James will represent her fifth
great-grandmother, Mrs. Hugh Mason,
we Of Captain Hugh Mason. who came
~ from England in 1884. Mrs. Charles
woodruff will impersonate her great
ersndmother, Mrs. Marinus Willett,
wue OF Colonel Willett. hero of Fort
:, s,t3nwix, as she appeared when she
oanced with General Lafayette at the
pail given by Mrs. Washington in his
nonor. There will be a niinuet with