The Washington times., 1921-06-19
s S0cialActivity RevOlves
About White House.
Executive and Wife
Have Busy Week.
Honor Guests at Met
rOpOlitan Club.
uYAsHINoToN society can func-

the White House--witness
the closing days Of the Wilson Adj
ministration, when the President was
Ill and little or no entertaining was
done there. BUT somehow when the
President and his wife have the
social Instinct society seems to re-
volve about the Executive Mansion
and Its incumbents.
Take. for instance. the activities
of the last week. Varied AZ they
were, the President and Mrs. Hard
ing had their part In pretty nearly
all the important events, The recep-
tion at the Metropolitan Club on
Wednesday evening" milestone In
Washington's social history since
only once before have ladies been
welcomed within the portals of the
present club house-was given 'in
honor Of the President and Mrs.
Harding" The President and Mrs.
Harding attended the marriage of
Miss Frances Hoar. daughter of Mira.
Frederick II. Gillett, and Reginald 6.
Foster. which was far and away the
NEST widely interesting of Washing
toms crop of June weddings And
the President and Mrs. Harding turn
ed ont yesterday afternoon for the
opening Of the polo tournament in which
going directly from Potomac Park 10
tho Mayfiower aboard which they are
week ending"
Despite a full program, Mrs. Hard
Ing found time 70 slip or one after
noon to attend the tea and sale of the
work of the soldier patients from ST.
Hizabeth's Hospital She always does
go to these sales when she can and
In addition to making occasional pur-
chases. she always inspects the work
on exhibition with sympathetic. inter-
est and has a word of praise and ~n-
,couragement for the workman which
he Il apt to treasure above money
and above price
Then, there was-and always fs--a
constant stream OF visitors at the
White House. Some were received
more or less briefly and formally by
the President by. Mrs. Harding or by
both together. Some, Hike Gen and
Mira Chase Kennedy, VINO arc on leave
from the generals post In Panama,
were entertained at luncheon with
scarcely more formslity than IL they
had been visiting Senator and Mrs.
Harding at their old home in
Wyoming avenue instead of President
and Mrs. Harding at 1900 Pennsyi-
vanta avenue And 4 favored few, like
the group of six old friends from,
Marion who arrived in Washington by
motor. were treated to taste of the
good old Marion brand OF hospitality.
There was an impromptu luncheon for
them at the White House one day, and
the day before that they spent some
time at the executive offices. being
greeted not only by the President out
by such old friends az Brig. Gen. c.
II. Sawyer and George b. Christian,
secretary to tho President
METROPOLITAN CLUB
ErTnRrAINs FOR PREsrDENr.
The Metropolitan Club reception
was for members and the ladies of
their households-uor were tho
households stretched to include
their sisters and their cousins and
they reckon 'en By dozens, their
sisters and cheir cousins and their
auntz.- as was the case to some
extent when the Army and Navy
Club entertained for 0eneral PERISH
ing Tho fact that It was -rsmify
party defracted no whit from the
brfnfance of the Company, for a goodly
proportion Il the most distinguished
men In Washington's cosmopolitan
society are members of the club, and
II contributed In no small measure
to the spirit of friendliness and
which was manifest
President Harding was a member
of the Metropolitan Club for some
years while he was stIn Senator
and, after the continual
round of hsndshaktne to which he
has been exposed. II must have
been rather a treat for him to
~
20 many of whom vere old friends.
Some OF them were already known
to Mrs Harding, others she was
for the first time. But for
all she had the gracious and cordial |
greeting which has won her so many
frtpnds-
II wns a big rs well as q brilliant |
for the club membership
Is largn, but the clubhouse Is a huge |
place and everything was 20 wen |
managed that there was no delay and |
no crowding. And IN less |
was over and President and Mrx- !
were being escorted to the |
supper-room. Supper over. they re-
turcd to the big lounge. where dane
Ing had already started. and they Tin- |
Eered there for some time, each con-
surrounded by an animated |
group and each apparently much in |
terested IN the colorful scene Mrs. |
Harding did not dance, but the Presi- |
dent took a turn about the room |
with Mrs. Woodbury. Blair, wife of
the president of the club.
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INDICATING A 49,
RETURN TO NoRMALCy.
That the President of the United |
States should be member of the |
Club is but another in |
dication OF the return to normalcy." |
From Chester Alan Arthur's day |
and perhaps before-until Woodrow |
Wilson's day, the President was al
ways invited to become an honorary |
member of the club, II he had not be-
fore been an active member. and al |
ways accepted. Presiden Wilson was |
not asked to join, because the powers |