Evening star., 1921-11-23

hfA visit to the invalid soldiers
lvA at Walter Reed Hospital this
afternoon. having visited
Mount Alto Hospital yesterday after
noon. She ard Miss Harlan. who ac-
| companied her on the visit yesterday
| stopped at the Girl Scout tea house in
Rock Creek Park.
The President and Mrs. Harding
will dine with friends outside the city
tomorrow. and 1t has also been an.
nounced that they have abandoned
the trip to New York to witness the
Army Navy game on account Of the
stress of conference AFFAIRS.
The Vice President nd Mrs. Cool
idge. who had planned 20 go to New
York to remain over Thanksgiving
day. have been compelled to remain
n Washington. They wilpnot have
their sons, John ard Calvin Coolidge,
with them. as they have bUt one day
holiday in their school at MERGERS
burg, Ia.
Mrs. Coolidge attended the concert
yesterday of Miss Hulda Lashanska
in the National Theater and had with
her Mrs. Fletcher, wife OF the under
secretary OF state. Others in the au-
dience were Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
D.
woodward. Mrs. Robert WOODS Riiss,
Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock, Mrs. r. r. Hit, Mrs. w.
w. Galbraith, Mrs. Ridley Mclean,
Mrs. Francis Nash, Mrs. Frederic A.
Keep, Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Cal
houn, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. E. B.
Grandin and Mrs. Joseph Hampson.
Farley Delegates
4 "a ExmbA8AY.
Tne British embassy was the meet
inG place last night OF a brilliant
cUncourse OF hotaDles from all parts
ot The word when the ambassador OF
ureat Biita,n and LADY IieaueS en-
lersdineA az reception in honor OF
tAe Ge.egatSs to lne arms conference.
1ns coinpany inciuueG the Vice Presi-
uent anu ANS. Cooiiuse, m.IhDess III
the cauinGt, SENATE, tAJuse, SupreIie
~odrt anu prominent persons Oi So
oie.y III " ash.nston. rev York
I'n.- -ddeiI lta ana ELSEWHERE.
l-a0y LaoUcs, who Is Iond of flowers.
neser uses Lnem in proIuston as u
wore its usual oignlneG air Of scaIeIi-
ness, zoe DrIillanI uniforms o. Ine
vincer&. the spIenufd toneIs and Jewels
Of tile women and tde artIsIically
places palms towering on either side
vi the grand stairway, gave the KaIa
touch TO the scene.
Guests, entering. faced the beau
tiful portrait ol Queen Victoria,
which has, since the construction OF
the embassy, occupied the Plate or
honor at the head OF the grand stair
way, ana below At was banked nuse
Cream white chry sa .themums and
ferns. In the room wnere the aih-
baSsador and Lauy Ged0es receis ed
vere placed lew palms, the heavy
trocade Of the curtains forming
RNrI ho0 III yt,.s
Dom alone was profusely adorned
With brilliant yellow Chrysanthe-
NUNS, the mantle being banked with
them and tall clusters appearing on
the table between the silver candle
labra, in which were soft shaded
lights.
The ambassador and Lady Geddes
had receiving with them Mr.. Arthur
James Balfour. and Lady Lee, the
military and naval attaches and sec
assisting generally. Lady Geddes
wore graceful gown Of pale hy--
drangia color velvet with cloth of
silver, and a necklace and tiara of
diamonds, and Lady Lee,ea gown of
gold brocade over which fell a tu1le
drapery in pale gray. She wore
tiara of diamonds and a necklace of
rubies surrounded by diamonds, the
cluster of velvet roses at her belt
matching the stones in color. The
gated after being received presented
q veritable sea Of diamond tiaras and
ornaments. women being resplendant
in their richest jewels.
The invitations were extended to
more than a thousand. but fully
two thousand guests attended the re-
ception. The dinner party which
preceded the reception included the
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge. the
Secretary of State and Mrs: Hughes.
Prince Tokugawa, NJ. BRAND, Senator
and Mrs oacs nSer
wood. Mr.. Elihu Root, Mr.. Arthur
Balfour. Lord Lee of Fareham and
Lady Lee, Sir Robert and Lady
Borden, Senator Pearce. Sir Jofin
Salmopd, MIR. Sastri. admiral of the
feet, Earl Beatty; the Secretary of
the Treasury. Mr.. Andrew W. Mellon;
the Attorney General, Mr.. Harry NJ.
Daugherty; the Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Albert B. Fall, the
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. John ".
Will Hayes; the undersecretary of
state and Mrs. Henry P: Fletcher,
Rt. Hon. John Jordan, Sir Fl. Llewelyn
Smith, Admiral and Mrs. Coontz, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Andrea w. Brewster.
Mr.. and Mrs: Garrett. Lieut.. Col: Sir
Ridden. Lady Annesley. Air Vice
Marshal Higgins. Sir Arthur Willert
and MIR. r. A. C. Sperling.
An orchestra, stationed in the up
per hall of the embassy, gave pro-
gram which extended throughout the
evening, and which after most of the
guests departed at IL o'clock, changed
entirely into a dance program, many
Of the younger members Of society
dancing.
Among the guests from New York
was Mrs. Cornelius aVnderbflt,. and
to meet the delegates to the con-
ference were the ambassadors. min
listers and other members of the
corps, and important persons attend
ing the conference other than dele
gates.
Prince Tokugawa, head Of the Iapa-
nese delegates to the conference, en-
tertained at luncheon today at
Rauscher's in honor of the premier of
France, NJ. BRAND. head of the French
delegates to the conference The other
guests were the ambassador Of
France, M. Jusserand: Admiral de
Bon. Vice Admiral Kato, M. Berthelot.
NJ Kammerer, NJ. Camerlynck, NJ.
Massigli and n. Henri.
The premier of France. NJ. BRAND.
head of the French delegation to the
conference. will go to New York to-
morrow morning, and will sail from
there Friday for his home in France.
He will be the guest Of honor tomor-
row at luncheon of the French con-
sui general, NJ. CASTOR Lfebert, who
will entertain In his home on Park
ave.