Evening star., 1921-12-16


ed by the President and Mrs. Hard-
ing included in the list Of traditional
state functions was that at the Whte
House last night in honor OF the
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge anu
members of the cabinet and their
wives, the Secretary Of the Treasury
having his daughter with him.
The drawing rooms of the 1ormai
anita we're doubIy attractive in their
decoration OF poinsettia, branches oi
autumn leaves. palms ana de.hs,
while the table in the state dinlns
room suggested the close proxim,ty
Of Christmas in the keynote OF color
carried out in the gay poinsettia
which handsomely combined win
stevia and maidenhair ferns 10 oecs
orate the table. Huge PLAQUES OF
the flowers were interspersed WIN
graceful compotes or irul' ai'u
candles
The full Dolly Madison gold serv,
ice was used, even to the four tai
oandeIabra. the huge mirror TOE the
center of the table and the compotes
belopging to the same service sS
ing a stateliness to the poa.u SUI su.,
as COULD not have been obtained WIN
:. too elaborate decoration OF mowers
Mrs Harding wore a gown Oh her
oun designing a draped erect car
ried out in the softest and rlchest VI
black satin, with rhinestone tri"-
mings on the flowing sleeves au a.ns ..
prnfiant of many strands OF the STONES
faiiinp from the left shoulder across
the front to the lower edge OF the
The Marine Band Orchestra. in their
scarlet coats with black trimming,
especially designed TOT Wna.e aua1 uam
nse. played in the great entrance nall,
where the scarlet of their uniforms
Wed with the long stone holders,
The guests at table with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding were;
The Vice President ana Mrs' eooi-
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
TRe Secretary of the Treasury and
Miss Mellon.
The Secretary of War and AIRS
The Attorney General. Mr.. Daugh-
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
DENLY.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Wallace.
The secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Senator and Mrs Irvine L. Lenroot.
Senator and Mrs. Truman II. New
berry.
Senator and Mrs. Lawrence C..
Phipps.
senator and Mrs Coleman du Pont.
Gen. John J. Pershing.
REPRESENTATIVE G. Bascom Slemp.
Representative and Mrs. Samuel E.
Winslow.
Representative Joseph G. Cannon
Renresentatiye and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth-
The secretary to the President and
Mrs. Christian.
Mrs. Eugene Hale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Straus.
Mrs. J. G. Battelle.
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Glover.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant
Mr.. Chandler Hale.
Bishop John W. Hamilton.
Miss Laura Harlan.
Commander mad Mrs. R. s. Holmes
Mr., Charles p. king.
Miss Patten.
Mr. and Mrs. William McC. Ritter.
Col. and Mrs. Claftnce o. Sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boyce Thomp-
son.
Following the dinner there was
short program Of song, for which Miss
Mary Jordan and Miss katherine Day.
ton gave the numbers, with Mr.. Lee
Cronican and Miss Anne Tindale alter
nately at the piano. Miss Jordan's
numbers included Invocation to
Eros" Kursteinen; Lullaby" Cyril
Scott; 7 Passed by Your window"
Brahe; "In the Wood of Tinvara,"
Harry +. Burleigh dedicated to Miss
Jordan); Come Up, Come In With
Streamers." Carl Deis. and my Love
Is a Muleteer." Francisco di Nogero.
Miss Dayton's program included
mo. John. No." arranged by Cecil
Sharp; THE Icicle," Karolyn Wells
Bassett; Yes. I'm In Love-" Stanley
Hawley: Pointed Points of View"
Ethel Usher (a) The Optimist" (b)
1.-The Pessimist" (c) THE Altruist";
THE Little Brothers Lullaby" Jan
Brock; "a Lesson With the Fam" Guy
d'Hardelot. and "A Fairy Went
A-Marketing," Arthur Goodhart.
Mrs. Harding will attend the lee
ture at o'clock this afternoon which
Mr.. Thornton Burgess will give in
the Knickerbocker Theater for the
beneht of the Girl Scouts Of the Dis
trict. Mr.. Burgess will be introduced