The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-10

H ATES have been selected for
the long heralded series OF
garden parties at the White
House to which society In WASH
ington has been looking forward
ever since the beginning OF the
President and Mrs. .Harding's hos
pitable regime. The first will be
given on Wednesday, May is; the
second on Thursday. May 26.' and
the lasts on Wednesday, June j.
Several hundred guests will be en-,
tertained on each occasion and the
company will be made up OF diplo-
matte official and resident society
in happy proportion.
This afternoon Mrs. Harding will
receiver large delegation OF stu
dents from the various girls schools
in and about Washington. Her
guests on this occasion will num-
Der between TOO ana 1000 and to
each the First Lady will extend
personal greeting. ~
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After a week of rain the very
sight of the sunshine is inspiring
and the perfection OF the weather
will contribute no little to the sue
cess Of the two delightful al fresco
fetes which are on the calendar
for today.
This afternoon the National
Press Club post of the American
Legion is giving It's May party at
the Marine Barracks, with Vice
President Coolidge as the guest Of
honor. and the assemblage will be
both brilliant and interesting.
The Vice President and Senator
Frank. b. Willis will speak. fol-
lowing q concert by the Marine
Band, and later the Marine Corps
Institute will give a parade. The
National Press Club quartet will
sing, and there will be dancing In
the gymnasium and the ballroom.
The parade ground will he devoted
to the outdoor party.
The twice postponed outdoor per-
Torrance for which Mr. and Mrs.
Charles J. Bell will be hosts will
take place tonight at Twin Oaks
and several hundred guests have
been asked to see THE Dark Lady
OF the Sonnets' and Aria da Capo"
presented upon a stage erected over
the charming little pool yhich lies
in the center Of a. national amphi-
theater promise to be memorable
as performances in which two IN
usual plays are given with pro-
feSsional casts, costumes specially
designed by famous expert and
~ outdoor setting Of great beauty.
Piss Helen Robbins, who plays the
principal roles in both dramas, has
been the leading woman In John
BarrymoreS recent productions and
will appear in Aria da Capo;" Miss
has beauty and talent Robert Bell
Ann Ives in The Dark Lady of the
Sonnets:" Two New York actors,
Murray Bennett and Ulysses Ora
ham, will be in the casts. Both
plays have been directed by Bert
ram Block, who Washington knows
as a sincere student OF the drama,
a playwright and a man clever IN
stagecraft. Mr.. Bloch, who has
been in New York recently, came
to aid in the production of the
two plays.
The Argentine ambassador and
Nine. Lei Breton will entertain at a
small dance at the embassy this even
ng.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing VIII
entertain a distinguished company at
Inner tonight, with the Chilean Am
"a ssador and Nine. Matthew as honor
quests. Mrs. Lansing will leave
" ashington on Friday for fort-
lights visit to her old home at
N. Y.
In June Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing VIII
70 to Amherst to attend the centen-
.ial celebration at the college. Vice
President Coolidge and Speaker Gil
EFT, who are also Amherst graduates,
'xpect to attend. The French ambas-
NJ. ]. J. Jusserand, has been In
,ited to be a speaker, and II prom
ses to be a most interesting reunion.
ROUMANIAN FETE DAY.
The, Roumsnian Minister and Prin-
ess Bibesco will entertain at dinner
onight to celebrate the Roumanian