New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
srzns Farley
Spurs Capital
Social Life
Conference Opening Gives
Impetus to Long List of
Dinners and Receptions
In Fashionable Circle
EnvoysCuests of Hardings
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
to Give Luncheon Monday
for the Foreign Delegates
Envoys Guests of Hardings
specia, Dispatch 50 The rssans

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.--Washing-
ton was thrilled with Armistlce Day
aud the opening of the conference for
the discussion of the limitation of
armameuts on Friday, and while the
more serious side of the meeting is.
Of course. paramount, there is q great
social impetus given the season. The
main streets Of the capital are gay
with the flags of the Allies and shop
windows are filed with the patriotic
colorS. While the arrival of the va
rious delegates to the conference was
followed by Informal entertaining. it
remained for the President and Mrs.
Harding TO give the first real enter
tainment which took the form of a din
ner tonight, when the guests included
the heads of the missions and = few
others. The dinner was followed by
large reception. Mrs. Harding enter
tanned with the President on both occa-
s;ons.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Hughes gave luncheon to-day for the
delegates. The reception they will
give Monday evening will be brilliant
affair.
The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Denby entertained at dinner Tuesday
night for the Admiral of the British
Navy, Earl Beatty, and Countess Beatty.
who are once more guests Of Countess
5eatty's stepmother. Mrs. Marshall
Field. The guests at the dinner in
cluded the Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Geddes, the Under Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Henry DsFletcher,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Robert L.
Coontz, Major General Leieune, com
mandant of the Marine Corps, and Mrs.
Lelsune, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Hugh
Eodman, Captain Bayly, R. N; Captain
SpickerneI, R. N, both y of Earl
Beatty's staff; Mrs. Marshall Field.
Mrs. Henry c. Corbin and Mrs. Can
field.
Far more interesting than the mere
formality of dinner and luncheon
parties was the exchange of calls. be-
tween the delegates and the President
and the officials of the government,
the French delegate, Premier BRAND,
being the first TO arrive and to be re-
ceIved by the President Tuesday, also
ooy the Secretary of State, the French
Ambassador, who went to New York TO
meet him on his arrival, making the
visits with him
While the President received the
French visitors Mrs. Harding attended
the Philadelphia Orchestra concert.
having with her Nine. Matthew, wife Of
the Ambassador Of Chile: Mrs. vii
liam Howard Taft, wife Of the Chief
sustice Of the Supreme Court; Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Richard
H. Townsend. Mrs. Coolidge occupied
the box of Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean, and Mrs. Marshall Field had
among her guests Countess Beatty.
The countess wears small hats for the
most, and on this occasion had on q
becoming one Of dark snuff brown
velvet IN draped turban effect, and with
the swinging pendants on the heads of
the hatpins making almost the only
ornament,
Chrysanthemum Show Is
Followed by Receptions
. The Chrysanthemum Show has
brought hundreds of visitors from out
Of town to see the exhibit at the De-
partment of Agriculture. The Secre-
tary Of Agriculture followed the. recep- |!
ZION which Mrs. Wallace gave there
Tor Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Coolidge and |
The women of the Cabinet with one for |
the men Of the Cabinet and additional |
guests, many distinguished foreigners T
being in the company. The Secretaz54
named one of the very finest blossonf9f
for the first lady of the land" AS it I
Is q newly propagated plant, the bios- I
som is not nearly so large as it will be |
next season. the chief effort being to I
produce it as nearly Harding blue"
as possible. Just now it is of rich |
lavender shade, the upper side of the |
petals being deeper In tone than the
under side and long and tangled or |
surfing. giving full, fluffy effect. The
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge" so named byi
MRS. Wallace, is of a reddish bronze
shades not more than medium size. but |
bloom of great beauty. Miss Mary
wallace has as a house guest for ten
Gays Miss Marian Tennock, of SYRIA
Suse, who has visited the flower show
and who assisted her in selecting and
naming the "Vassar," and also aided /
Mrs. Wallace in selecting from the
1900 plants one to name "Goucher. in
compliment TO Miss Ruth Wallace. who
Is student in that Baltimore insti-
tuition. Because Miss Ruth belongs TO
the "Titian Pinks," a club Of red
head girls, reddish pink blossom was
chosen.
There is scarce a point or meeting
place In Washington now that is not |
made doubly so by the foreign visitors,
and ct concert Tuesday Mrs. Marshall I
Field had in her box Countess Beatty. I
her step-daughter, and Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth, with the |
wives Of several of the attaches Of the |
British Embassy, while in the adjoin- |
ing box Lady Geddes, wife Of the Brit
ish Ambassador, and Mrs. Robert Ian |
sing were guests. Lady Geddes wore q |
rather wide-brimmed black velvet hat |
with plumes and a sable scarf which |
quite concealed the bodice of her gown. |
Mrs. Lansing, who all during the time
Mr.. Lansing was Secretary of State |
and she was SO much in the public eye
dressed in dark garments, wore a vel I
vet hat Of brilliant red, almost sailor |
IN shape, and the medium high crown |
was encircled with black fur.
SIodgctt~Gaillard Wedding
Largest in st. Johns In Years
The wedding of Miss Monica Peck
5iodgett, daughter OF Mrs. Delos A.. /
5lodgett, to Captain David St. Pierre
Gaillard, U. S. A., which took place in
St. Johns Church Monday at noon, was
the largest to be solemnized in the
historic edifce in years. There was
ersrce standing room in the church
and the doors were closed to keep out
sne crowdsswhich thronged the streets.
lne Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, for
some years rector of the church, but
who retired several months ago on
account of ili-health. ofiiciated, there
peing foreign ambassadors and minis
ssrs, many higher officials and persons
ron er smart society present.
The bridal robe WIS d splendid crea-
ssion Of Belgian needle point, princess
n fashion, rather longer than dane
ing length skirt and with the square
asck and elbow sleeves finished in
PEARLS and or4rre hfnxaoyns There Was