New-York tribune., 1921-02-06
Washington Society
Folk See'Thelllselves
las Others See Them
sway Down East" With So
cial Leaders in Cast, Pre-.
sented TO Full House in
Capitals Largest Theater


WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.--While So
.;stv is in the last throes of official
.,tsrtaining in this Administration.
tbsre is time for theater going. and
"Wsv Down East had grand opera
sudience Monday night, society folk
-o;nr to see themselves as others see
thsnf in the cast Of the play, There was
mnch interest shown in Mrs. Morgan
belmont, whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
paul Andrews, were married ut the
HoteI Arlington, old Washington So
csty remembering the event and going
"a see her Mrs. Ned Mclean also was
- the show as cast in New York.
Cabinet folk, Ambassadors, Ministers
snd society folk in general filled Polls,
fbe largest playhouse in Washington.
Concerts thrived this week, the Bos-
ION Symphony packing the house as
did Nine. Homer and hSr daughter
later in the week. 1t was at the. latter
concert that Miss Florence Emerson,
Of Boston. was the guest of Mrs. Victor
Kaufman, while Lady Geddes was
with Mrs. Wilfred Du Puy, of Pitts
burgh. Nine. Jusserand was with Mrs.
william J. Boardman, who earlier in
the week had William Howard Taft as
q house guest.
Congressional Club Entertains
The Congressional Club. made up of
the wives, daughters, mothers and sis
ters Of Senators and representatives
and with Cabinet women as honorary
members, gave its first Nice-Presiden-
tiai reception this week for Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Marshall The election
Of officers of the club was held during
the week. Mrs Charles B. Ward, of
New York giving way to Mrs. Irvine
H. Lenroot. of Wisconsin, as president.
While nolitics is permitted in the club,
the offices are as widely distributed geo
graphically as possible. Mrs. Frelng-
huysen. of New Jersey, being first vice
president, and Mrs NJ ailace H. White
ir.. Of Maine; Mrs Gordon Lee, of
Georgia. and Mrs. Homer Hoch, of
Kansas, second presidents.
Mrs Grafton w. Minot entertained
st luncheon this week TO- Captain and
Mrs. Walter R. Gherardi.
Mi. and Mrs. John w. Weeks were
guests of Senator and Mrs. James ".
Wadsworth jr. a3 dinner Wednesday,
when the Vice-President and Mrs
Marshall were guests Of honor. Rep
resentativc Hamilton Fish and Senator
and Mrs. William NJ. Calder also were
in the company
Nj. and Mrs Charles S. Han1lin and
Miss Mabel Boardman were in the
large company entertained at dinner
Wednesday, BY tire Secretary of War
and Mrs. Baker Tor General Pershlng'
LADY Geddes also was there, but for
the most part the company was made
NJ Of foreign military attaches and
their wives.
MIR and Mrs. Frederic Atherton were
quests at dinner TUESDAY o. the French
Ambassador and Nine Jusserand, who
entertained in honor Of the AmoaSsa-
for from, Belgium a4d Baroness de
Cartier.
Dinner fer the Brambillas
The 7~rivoI of the new Italian Am
bassador this week shortened the stay
here Of the counselor and charge da1-
fsires o+ the embassy. &ignor Bran
biIla and Signora Rrambilla, who are
entertained nearly every day. one Oh
the LARGEST dinners in their honor was
eiven at Rauscher's, Monday night, by
the Military, Naval and Air attaches
of the Italian Embassy, who We're joint
hosts, asking fifty guests Tor dlnner
and dancing. c
white. Of Now York, VINO we're guests
for several days Of Mrs. Cromwell
Brooks, are now at the Shoreham.
One OF the most brilliant dlnners
this season w&s that at the Belgian
Embassy with the Ambassador end
Baroness de Cartier as hosts. William
King Richardson, Of Boston; Mrs,
George Cabot Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs;
John ". Weeks and Representative and
Ms. Richard Olney were guests.