The New York herald., 1921-04-03
Numerous Entertainments for
Mr.. Viviani, Formerly Pre-
mier of France.

mier of France.
WASHINGTON April 2.
TIME week opened auspiciously
with the revival of the pic
turesque custom of the Easter
Monday egg rolling in the White
House grounds, and closed equally so
with the one "big" Easter wedding,
that of Miss Helen Blodgett TO Capt.
Harry Parsons Erwin, which took
place at ST. Johns this afternoon, and
dinner given by Mr., and Mrs. Syl-
vanus Stokes, Jr, in celebration of the
third anniversary of their wedding,
which was followed by a dance Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, mother of Mrs.
Stokes, gave for them. The actual an
niversary of the wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stokes is not until tomorrow,
for they were married April 3, 1918;
but since it fell on Sunday they de-
cided to celebrate to-day. BY the time
their next anniversary rolls around
they will probably be celebrating it in
bought plot in Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and are about to build Mean
while they are planning to spend part
of the summer at Newport as usual
and about the middle of August to go
abroad for six weeks or so.
The opening Of the White House
grounds to the children for the egg
roiling-for the first time since 1917
was fresh evidence of President Har-
ding's desire ito return to normalcy''
and to make the White House and the
Chief Executive as humanity accessible
and approachable as possible. Mrs Har-
ding. looking most attractive in grace
full gown Of what appeared to be printed
georgette---blue and lowered, with girdle
and landings of Harding blue'-and a
picture hat OF georgette or tulle-some-
thing light and semi-transparent--to
match, had more time to watch the
youngsters and respond to taeir greet
ings than the President had. He had
the cares of State on his shoulders and
could not take much tirne from his desk
ard from receiving the people who had
business with him.
Arrival of NJ. Vfvfani.
The lion of the week-the first really
distinguished foreign visitor whom the
Hardings have had to tartain-has
been Mr.. Rene Vivianl, formerly Pre-
mier of France and now his country's j
special envoy on mission of courtesy
with, he assures us, no Interior motive.
He arrived on Tuesday evening. being
met by members Of the French Embassy
staff. and his practically unnoted entry
into Washington was in curious and
amusing contrast to the pomp ard cere-
nlony which had marked his arrival, ac-
companied by Gen. Joffre, in the spring
or 1917 at the head of the French High
Commission. At that time he was met
by the Secretary of State and other Gov
ernment officials, and squadron of cav
airy was there to escort him and his
party to the quarters provided for them
in the Crescent place residence OF
Henry White. which had beer placed al
the Governments disposal for that pur-
pose.
However. it was no lack OF cordiality
but simply difference in the circum-
stances which dictated the difference
for on this visit Mr.. Viviani is not "the
guest OF the nation" as he was before
and, welcome though he may be, his
status is entirely changed. He went
directly to the Shoreham. where he has
reserved suite Tor the next two or three
weeks. during which ne will be coming
and going between Washington and New
York, and did not make his official
debut until about noon the next day
when. accompanied by the French Am
bassador. he called upon the Secretary
OF state as a preliminary to his formal
reception by the President at 80 O'Clock
that afternoon. He and Mr.. Jusseran nd
went into executive session" with the
! arNw ~ ktVf A..
half m hour with President Harding.
The next day Mr.. Viviani went over
TO Baltimore to attend the funeral OF
Cardinal Gibbons, as did MIR. Jusserand
ana representatives OF every diplomatic
mission in Washington. Thursday night
they were all back in Washington and
the French Ambassador entertained al
a highly official dinner for his distin-
guished compatriot, with the Vice.
President and Mrs. Coolidge. the Sec-
retary OF State and Mrs. Hughes. the
Ambassadors Of each of the countries
allied with France sduring the war and
their wives and Gen. Pershing among
the guests.
On Monday night Mr.. Vivian Is 10 be
Senator Medill McCormick's guest at
a dinner at which all Senator McCor-
mick's fellow ''iTreconcllables' In the
Senate have been bidden TO meet him
presumably a mems dinner since Mrs.
Mccormick has a brand new little
daughter. born In Chicago less than a
month ago, and has not yet come 20
Washington.
Presidents First state Dinner.
on Tuesday night of next week the
President and Mrs. Harding will en-
tertain at dinner for M. Viviani-their
first state dinner. which undoubtedly
will be o brilliant event and, by the
same token, something Of q contrast
to the dinner they are giving tonight,
one to which they have invited all the
newspaper men who were stationed at
Marion during the campaign and who
banded themselves into The Order OF
the Elephant"
There were seventeen OF eighteen OF
them who were regulars. and there
were any number OF journalists who
went there for day or two or an hour
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