The Washington herald., 1921-12-25

Presidents have rather hssitated to
do.
SEVERAL BIG DINNER
PARTIES TAKE PLACE.
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
were the center of interest at several
of the weeks big dinner parties and
Mrs. Coolidge was the guest Of honor
at a luncheon or two. An ofncial
dinner for Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Charles E. Hughes was q fea-
ture Of Thursday, the Minister Of
Uruguay and Nine. Jacabo varela
entertaining. Chief Justice and Mrs.
William Howard Taft were the guests
Of honor at a luncheon which Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh gave on wednes-
day; she also gave q dinner party
Thursday for the Chinese Minister
and Mime. SEE. when her guests IN
cluded the members Of the Chinese
delegation. The French Ambassador
and Mime. Jusserand had q dinner
party Thursday evening. The British
Ambassador and Lady Geddes were
among the weeks dinner hosts. The
military and naval officers connected
with the conference were the guests
Of honor at dinner given by Mrs.
Grafton Minot, a granddaughter Of
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Mrs.
Davis ireland had an interesting
luncheon party for some Of the Italian
delegates. Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Bullitt had guests for dinner to meet
Sir Robert and Lady Borden
There were the usual grist of
such parties, but also a most I'M
usual grist of parties given just for
the buds and the sub-debs and their
younger brothers and sisters A bevy
of buds was introduced formally
during the week, often two and
three on the same day, and several
of them were introduced at dances
instead of the usual afternoon teas.
while some made their bow at q
tea in the afternoon and then gave
a dance the same evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Davies did that for
Eleanor Davies who is SO sweet and
pretty. There were quite a num-
Der OF rather formal dinner parties
too for the youngsters home from
school. youngsters who won't take
their place in society for some years
to come yet. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bradley gave such a party as did
also Mrs. John r. Henderson and
Col. and Mrs. William Eric Fowler
and several others. The former Am
bassador to Russia and Mrs. George
T. Marye gave a dinner dance for
the youngsters also.
YALE CLUB CONCERT
IS RIVAL TO OPERA.
The opera had a rival on wednes-
day evening, for society turned out
in force to greet the Yale Glee,
Banjo and Mandolin clubs which
gave concert that evening at
Wardman Park Hotel. A number of
parties were given for the under
graduates which kept them going
from o'clock Wednesday morning
when the boys hit town until they
left early Thursday morning. The
luncheon given at the Racquet Club
was a rousing affair. the number
being the largest in the history Of
the glee club and the boys gave
their concert at Walter Reed and
Mount Alto hospitals for the dis
abled veterans.
Secretary of Labor Davis has be-
come the author of a full-grown
book-one containing about $4,000
words, thirty-two chapters.
II the clamoring publishers can
get the best OF the inherent mod
esty of this brown-eyed. boyish
Secretary. the public will soon have
the opportunity to see for itself
just what he can do when his labors
are in a literary line. That is not
exactly correct, for Mr.. Davis did
not labor at this production-it was
a recreation for him filled with In
teresting and inspiring reminis-
days in far-away Wales until he
country. Interspersed with his
actual experiences are his observa-
lions of people and things and his
deductions therefrom.
For instance. Mr.. Davis is a great
"joiner" of lodges, but not of clubs.
In his mind there Is a definite dis
tinction between the two, which
distinction he makes clear in his
autobiography by saying that in
lodges the heart is what counts
while in clubs tits brains that are
valued most.
VOLUME WINS PRAISE
OF BOOTH HARRINGTON.
Just what the title of this volume
shall be has not finally been de-
cided. II may be called Jim, the
Puddler." or "Puddler Jim," or
briefly The Puddler," with in any
choice the subtitle From Peon
Camp to the Presidents Cabinet"
OF course, you know the word
''puddler" expresses the stirring
work that the Secretary did when
he started out ION his own" You
can't tell him anything about life
In the iron mines.
The following extract from q let
ter of Booth burlington to Mr..
Davis viii give some idea Of the
character of the book:
Returning from various wander
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