The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-23

benefit Of the salary endowment
fund of Vassar College. It was the
first large benefit entertainment of
the season and attracted . largs
group OF sdcIety people and their
children-it was particularly ar
ranged for children. Miss Mary
wallace, one Of the daughters Of
the Secretary of Agriculture, and
Mrs. Henry c. wallace, who is chair
man in this District for the drive,
also helped TO arrange the fete
which had for patronesses the wive,
Of most of the Cabinet Officers.
Miss Wallace and other members
Of her committee entertained Al
tea last week in compliment "a
Miss Helen Kenyon. OF New York
president of the Vassar College
Alumnae Association and treasurer
OF the present drive, which, as its
name implies. is to raise money
with which to pay the teachers al
Vassar better salaries. The drive
is going on all over the country
just now. At the tea Miss Wallace
presided at the tea table and made
an address during the afternoon,
as did also Mrs Coonley, who is
intensely interested in Vassar,
where her daughter is q student.
She recently bestowed q generous
gift on that college. She was Miss
oueene Ferry, of Detroit, though
her home before she came to wash
ington to live was in Chicago.
HARDINGs USE MAYFLowER
PRoBABLTLksT TIME THIS YEAR
The Presidential yacht. the May
hover. was used probably for the
last time this season by President
and Mrs. Harding when they de-
parted Tuesday afternoon for York
town to attend the 14oth anniver-
sary Of the surrender Of CORVALLIS
OF course they took a party with
them, their guests comprising most
ly members of their oticial fam
lily. Prince de Bearn. charge DAFT
flares OF the French Embassy, was
also in the party, however; the first
diplomat / can recall who has been
included in any of the trips the
President and his wife have taken
on the Maynower. Yorktown is
one of the oldest towns in the
United States and was the scene
OF the successful military conclu-
sion OF the American Revolution,
when the British army surrendered
TO the ragged Continentals and the
soldiers OF France. in whose honor
the Prince de Bearn attended the
ceremonies.
From Yorktown the distinguishe ID
party went to WILLIAMSBURG to at
tend the installation of DIR. ]. A. c.
Chandler as president of the Col
lege or William and Mary. There
the President was given an honor
airy degree. William and Mary Ia
the second oldest college in the
country, having been founded in
1888. 1t became a university in
1873, the first such institution in
America. Many members of wash
ington society went to williams
burg for the event. and representa-
tiVes Of colleges and universities
In all parts Of the country were
there. William and Mary has given
three Presidents to the United
states-Jefterson, Monroe and Ty-
ler-besides many other statesmen
OF wide renown.
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Harding and
their guests returned on Thursday.
Aside from the trip, they spent tn.
week very much like the others
receiving people most of the time.
The PRESIDENT received, among 9TH
ers' the Cuban Minister, DR.. Carlos
Manuel de Csspedes, who called to
present Sebastian Golabert, minis
ter OF finance Of Cuba, ana Col.
Manuel Despaigne. President ana
Mrs. Harding together received the
supreme Council of the Scottish
Rite; also Mrs. Harry w, Evans,
regent Of the Ladies' Hermitage
Association, who presented them
with a portrait Of Mrs. Sara Yorke
Jackson, to be placed in the Exscu-
tive Mansion. She was the wife OF
President Jaekson's son, and pre-
sided over the White House during
the latter years OF the jackson ad-
minlstration. The picture, which Ia
In, oil and framed, will hang In the
White. House among those Of other
first ladies'" -. -.
MRS. CHAMP CLARK
GUEST AT WHITE HOUSE,
One afternoon last week Mrs
Harding entertained informally n,
tea Mrs. Champ Clark widow m
the former Speaker of the House of
Ne~R" anu neTs QauRht0r.
Mrs. James N. Thomson, Of New
Point, w. Va, to visit Mr.. Thorn
sons mother, Mrs. A. T. Thomsos
for a week or ten days. as... 20.
Mrs Harding did not attend tn.
Tuesday luncheon of the ladies' of
the Senate last week as she did
the week before and does wheneyr
the opportunity Offers. Mrs. Cool
idse presided as usual and had with
her her guest, Mrs. R B, Hills, Of
Northampton, Mass. who returned
to her home about the middle of
the week. Monday evening vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge dined
with the former Secretary OF ART.
culture and Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith.
Mr.. ana Mrs Meredith came TO
washington for a fortnight, but
have been enjoying their visit SO
much they decided te preione IL
another week, They win 90 to