New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
an-Americall
Banquet Event
AT Washington
Brilliant Dinner Given in
Honor of Secretary of
States Hughes Is Followed
by Reception and Dance
Ball Aids Swimming Pool
Entire Social World Joins
Mrs. Wadswortb i'm Move
ment to Raise Fund
snec;al pispateh to rhe rrshxn.


xently than all the others and this
week Il was the splendid entertainment
IL the Pan-Annerican Union, which
:farted with banquet, was followed
bv = reception, for which additional
srest. were asked, and finally ended
With a dance. This was the banquet
.~;ven In honor of the Secretary OF
STATE and Mrs. Hughes Friday evening
n the Pan Union Building by the Min
ister Of Foreign Relations Of vene-
saela, DR.. E. Gil Borgee, who was one
zine attached 30 the Venezuelan Lega-
.icn here and who came to celebrate
the unveiling of the Simon Bolivar
statue in New York.
Associated with DR.. Borges as host
we're the Minister from Venezuela,
senior Dr.. Don Santos A. Dominica, and
the members of the commission which
accompanied DR.. Bcrgss to this coun-
In line to receive the seventy guests
in the great gallery leading into the
Hall Of the Americas were the guests
OF honor. the Minister from Venezuela
and his sister, Senorita Ines Dominica;
ether member of the mission and OF
the legation staff.
The most beautiful feature was the
Aztec garden, where was stationed the
marine DdtlQ anu WHGLc SllIluE Ou1 III
the moonlight and dancing took place.
First of Week Dull
The first two days of the week were
as dull as dross,. member OF unofficial
society realizing for the nonce that
their claim to not being dependent on
diplomats and official society for en-
indeed they could not get on without
them. Monday night Vice-President
Coolidge dined with a party of men and
Mrs. Coolidge had dinner alone, for the
irst time since March 4.
Representative AIlaa Treadway en-
tertained an altman party, with the
''Fice-President as his guest of honor
Not diplomat was left in town to
dine anywhere. All. scarcely without
10 attend the unveiling Of the Bolivar
statue and the Father Knickerbocker
BALL. The Daughters of the American
Evolution created no little stir, but
bat was principally in their own
gsnks. with Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett,
assisted by Mrs. Coolidge. receiving
he MASSACHUSETTS delegation; Mrs:
Henry Wise Keyes joining with the
Senator from New Hampshire in giving
a6ufFe- supper for the New Hampshire
delegation, and so on, through most of
,:he states of the Union.
+, The only Cabinet woman to receive
aas Mrs Henry C. Wallace, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture, who enter
aimed for the Iowa delegation in at
-endance.
=. Ball Aids Swimming Pool
When the President and Mrs. Hard
ng received the thirty little boys at the
White House, who extended to them an
IMITATION for the Daffodil ball Thurs
lay night, that event at once took on
lvely national interest, for there were
some heart-to-heart letters exchanged
between the President and the boys
about the swimming pool they hoped to
enjoy if the ball went off all right
which it did.
When Mrs. James W. Wadsworth jr.,
wife Of the Senator from New York,
aeard that the boys and girls at Trinity
Community House had no place to
SWIM 1t was enough to start her off
campaigning for sufficient funds. She
put her entire heart and soul into the
matter OF the ball and got the whole
New York delegation and the entire
social world behind her in support of
the ball.
/. The President and Mrs. Cool
ldge occupied the daffodil box, the
thousand Of yellow blossoms which
furnished the beautiful decoration
having been made by the boys and girls
themselves.
One Of the features was the appear
ance Of Major-General John F. O'Ryan,
commander Of the New York National
Guard, who brought along his staff,
lne men who fought with the 9th Di-
vision in France.
Mrs. William Collier turned her box
ever to the men from Walter. Reed
: taospital. Among the box-holders were
nrs: Marshall Field, Mrs. Raphael H.
. yivln, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss and
mrs. A. S. Houghton.
Roof Garden Dance
MRS Thomas F. Walsh introduced an
Innovation in balls when on Friday
uignt she gave a roof garden dance
; which exceeded in beauty any private
aren't OF that sort held here in long
, s'me. or course, detracting much
from 1t in the earlier hours was the
: .eceptlon and dance at the Pan-Ameri-
ean Union, but that grew slim and un-
1aIerestlng at midnight, official folk
ssg,nning to yawn about that time,
sAile things did not really begin to
num at Mrs. Walsh's party until that
seour Several hundred guests were in
snn 10i coffee and hot bread for breakfast.
'sine ROOT was transformed into q ball
pom and the chief lighting was from
me full moon.
mrs. Harding's return from New
.ork seemed to give her renewed an
ICY In receiving visitors and carrying
sut ner official duties, for scarcely had
sac arisen Wednesday then she started
&, 10 meet engagements. Several Of
len were delightful ones, especially
"neh the wives of the Interstate Com
melce Commission called to pay their
aspects and later on in the afternoon
me. ~nen Mrs. Stephen B. Eikins called
'.n friends. In the party were Mrs.
,s.a smes Robert Mckee, daughter of the
,ate President Harrison. and Mrs.
'ases-batcheller, of Boston.
Wedding To BE Filmed
NO when Mrs. Gillett, wife Of the
:snnp9eaker, :sn9ss and Mrs. Coolidge. wife Of the
ssce-fresident, received the Daughters
81 the American Revolution from
aassactusetts as tea Tuesday after
soon, Miss Frances Hoar, Mrs. Gillett's
pusoenter, who has just arrived from
oosson' was with them. OF course, she
wss sne object Of much congratulation,
s.aee ner engagement to Reginald Fos-
"ss announced only two weeks ago
mts. nj, Weeks, wife of the Secretary of
M.r' also was with Mrs. Gillett to as
2 ssLss =. ner Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Al
u ~ ITeedway and Mrs. Calvin d. Paige
~" washington is to have it's first mo
2 nen picture wedding Saturday. when
!, T.ss natalie Sellers Barnes. Of Phlla-