The New York herald., 1921-05-23


stick around a bit. there Will be dane
| ing in the East Room little later"
And of course the girls stuck around"
Who wouldn't when thus invited?
Besides, one wouldn't want a pleas
anter place to stick around" in, with
a constant procession OF friends and
acquaintance with whom to exchange
news and views. a vertable pageant OF
the seasons fashions. I heard two
women having a lovely time identifying
| the gowns of their fellow guests as be-
| ing models from certain well known
dressnfAking establishments. And set
out under the trees and under gay lit
tie marques We're tables of delectable
| punch--you'ye no idea how inspiriting,
not to say stimulating, an entirely kick
less punch can be-and still more de-
| lectable ices and cakes and sandwiches
and things-especially things
Nobody wanted to go--and except
| those who had positive dates elsewhere
very few did go. The Horse Show was
| on. and there was the House OF Mercy
garden party that afternoon up in the
cathedral close, and quite n Few divided
the afternoon between one or both OF
these and the White House. But the
greater number seemed inclined to ac-
cept Mrs. Hardjngs invitation to stick
around" for the dancing. or the Cabinet
circle noticed the ice-Prosident--Mrs.
Coolidge was still out OF town. she only
returned yesterday in time for the
| ceremonies attending Nine. Curies visit
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes, Secretary
and Mrs. Weeks. Secretary Mellon and
his pretty daughter, Ailsa, and her house
guest, Miss Van Ingen OF New YORK )
| Secretary and Mrs. DENLY and Secretary
| and Mrs. Fall.
Cen. Pershing was one OF those who
| came early and betook himself else
where, probably to tho horse show. Gen.
! March and his son-in-law and daughter
were late, coming presumably from the
horse show. Gen. and Mrs. Barnett and
Mrs Barnett's daughter. Miss Anne
Gordon, stayed pretty much the whole
afternoon. Uncle Joe Cannon was as
always q notable figure, and Miss Helen
| Cannon, now almost stranger 10 WASH
ington, was with him.
| There were also Mr.. and Mrs. Chaun-
cey M. Depew, Miss Mabel Boardman
and her mother. Mrs. William Board
man. and Ernest Bicknell, so long closely
| associated with Miss Boardnan In Red
Cross work. and Mrs. Bicknell. and of
the Senatorial contingent Mrs. Stephen
b. Elkins and her son, Senator Wayne
.Elkins, Senator and Mrs Knox, Senator
and Mrs Capper. Senator and Mrs.
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McCorlnicl1s. Senator Edge, Mrs. Sarah
Lee Philips, Senator Hale, Sir Arthur
wfllert. Senator and Mrs. France. the
Speaker and Mrs. Gillett and Mrs Gil
letts daughters, Frances and Louisa
Hoar. the former accompanied by her
! fiance Reginald Roberts OF Boston Mrs.
Delos Blodgett and Miss Mona and her
| fiance, Capt David st. Pierre Gaillard !;
Capt. and Mrs. Clarence G. Calhoun.
"a. al lee fu0
Delnno. Miss Beatrice Beck. and fully
| two thousand more.
| Miss Harlan. q friendly figure in q
| lovely. gown Of French blue georgette.
was stationed near the steps tS the
south portico, and welcomed all who
cared to go inside and dance or look
on, For the entire lower noor--the
state apartments--was open 70 tho af-
ternoons guests. IL was the fret time
| had seen that done Mt one OF the
White House garden parties--except. OF
course. In case or rain. when tfb whole
party was transferred indoors.
Laddy hoy Gets Attention.
And last but not least Laddie Boy. to-
ward the close of the afternoon, re-
ceived his friends, and bnrked his well
come, or offered them a grave but
friendly paw. His station was just on
the edge OF the lawn, In front OF the
south portico. and his hospitaple i'm
pulses were sadly hampered by a negro.
who kept him under rather close leash.
However, presently when tho President
and Mrs. Harding made their way into
the house. after having for tho Soc
ond time listened TO the musicians on
tho subject OF the end OF n perfect
| day, the President stopped and gave
tho adoring pup a few minutes atten-
tion and Laddie forgot all the troubles
OF the afternoon and was quite happy
again.
Before retiring 10 their own quarters
these most hospitable OF hosts made
their way into the East Room. whore
the dancing was In progress. and took
just a turn or two. TO prove they
were good fellowsr--heroic proof and
remarkable pep" when one realizes that
they had been standing for several
hours. and had been under the physical
strain OF shaking hands with moro than
/ 1900 people. or course the dancers all
stopped to watch the President and hts
wlfe--and 70 cheer them TO the echo.
\ Then once moro the band insisted.
gently but firmly. that this really was
the end Of a perfect party. even if II
wasn't quite. Of perfect day.
with the diplomatic chiefs mostly in
l New York during the early part OF the
week. to say nothing OF Sir Auckland
| Goodies wandering somewhere around in
the middle West. and tho Ambassador
or Argentina and Mime. Le Breton sud
denly sailing "for short trip to Europe
\ and the Cuban Minister and Nine. de
cespcdcs gone home FOR the inauguration