The Washington herald., 1921-01-30

visitors Ofs note-is Washington
ever without them! Mrs. Warren G.
Harding, wife Of the President
erect Cif she can be called a visitor.
AZ any rate she is only visiting just
Ho"l' the recent Democratic nOmi-
nee Tor President and Mrs. James NJ.
OK Miss Katherine Mackay, of
New York; Mrs. Herbert Shipman, OF
lhe same city; Dr. and Mrs. Preston
SatteTwhite. who hail from Long
island. Mrs. John u. Rockefeller. jr.,
Mrs. John Elliott. daughter OF Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe, and as Maude
howe Elliott widely known as a
"riter-they were all here last
"eek-and then some more.
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Mrs. Harding was expected on SAT-
urday, week ago yesterday. but
didn't get here until Sunday after
noon. She had planned to stay at
her own home here but it wasn't
ready for her so she was the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Christian.
Jr, at their apartment, the first
night. She was swamped. of course.
with Invitations but felt she had to
refuse them all in order to accom-
pllsh her purpose in coming to
"ashtngton-to get her house in
readiness to lease or sell and to
pack some belongings which she
Will later move to the White House,
so she has been shut away from the
world in her home very busy, with
even her telephone disconnected.
After accomplishing that, her
progress includes a shopping trip to
New York before joining her distin-
Emshed husband in Florida. Gov.
and Mrs James Cox arrived the day
after Mrs. Harding and are guests
OF Judge and Mrs. T. T. Ansberry,
whom they visited here just before
the elections. Judge and Mrs. Ans
berry gave a reception in their
honor last Sunday and a dinner on
Wednesday evening. and practically
all the prominent Democrats in
town entertained for them in one
way or another.
PARTIES GALORE GIVEN
FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Parties galore were given for all
Uf the weeks guests. particularly
Katherine MaCkay. Clarence Mac
kay's daughter: and for DR.. and Mrs.
Satterwhite, who were guests Of
Mrs. Cromwell Brooks.
From here, they will go to Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Bradley to be their
guests for a while. The Satter-
whites have many, many friends
here and never have time to breathe
hardly when they come to town, for
heir friends all entertain them or
Try to. at least
Katherine Mackay was one busy
person, too, 7 can tell you; dinners.
lunCheOns. teas and dances all being
given for her. Senator James D.
Phelan, whom Washington breads
the thought of parting with at
the close of this Congress, gave
a lovely dinner dance for her,
among other things, last week
In his party were several other
OUt-Of-tOwn people, all visiting
him, namely: Comdr. Washburn,
L. s. n, and Mrs. Washburn, of
Annapolis; Miss Nan Chadwick, Sis
ter of Mrs. WashbUrn, the ladies
being cousins Of their host, and also
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Irwin, of New
York and California.
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Mrs. Rockefeller came here to at
tend sn economic conference called
by the Y w. c. A. She spoke in
formally on Housing at a tea at
the Blue. triangle center on " ed
nesday afternoon. On Friday night
she was present at the annual meet
ing of the Y. W. c. A, when, as
chairman Of the housing committee
Of the national board, she formally
turned over to the local association
the property known as the Blue
Triangle Recreation Center, at
Twentieth and B streets northwest
She was very busy with that in
tprest so didn't have much time for
frivolities but was entertained a
little in a quiet way.
MRS, ELLIOTT ADDRESSES
PEN wOMEN'S LEAGUE.
Mrs. Elliott was the guest of Col.
and Mrs: George Cyrus Thorpe all
last week but is going soon to visit
Mrs. Gibson FaLnestoCk. She made
such an interesting address We'd
nesday afternoon at the weekly tea
Of the League of American Pen
Women; her delivery was so de-
fehtful and she told so many in
teresting things about the history
of the early artists of this country
while she discOursed on the art col
0ny of Newport.