The Washington times., 1921-04-02
- RESIDENT Harding will be
bosts tonight AZ an Informal


Mrs. Harding will receive a number
of callers this afternoon.
Last evening the President and
Mrs. Harding attended the per-
formance OF "Erminie" mt the Ma
tional Theater. The guests in their
box were the Attorney General,
Harry DauGherty. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Beale Mclean and Jesse
Smith, OF Ohio. who is visiting Mr..
Dsugherty.
The Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge were entertained at din-
ner last night by Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Spencer $. Wood. going
later TO the navy ball at the Will.
lard. Tonight the Vice President
has a free evening-an event IN
the life Of busy man and somc-
thing to be highly prized--but Mrs.
Coolidge will attend the College
Woman's Club banquet At Rausch-
er's, at which she will be one OF
the honor guests. This Is an an
nual event, but will have a pecu-
liar interest this year as many dele
gates to the Association OF Col
legiate Alumnae now holding .
conference here. will be Included
among the guests. Mrs. Herbert
Hoover. Mrs. Henry c. Wallace, and
Mrs. James j. Davis are also ex-
pected to be present.
. Mrs. Coolidge will be at home at
the willard on Wednesday after
noon for the first time since corn
ing to Washington. She will re-
ceive from 4 to s o'clock in the aft
ernoon. This reception is general
ly regarded as the official opening
OF the Cabinet days" and other
official hostesses are expected to
announce their programs shortly.
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The Chilean Ambassador and Mnie.
Matthew Will give 9 dinner at the EN-
bassy tonight for company Of
eighteen.
The Belgian Ambassador and Bar
oness de Cartier and the Brazilian
ambassador. Augusta Cochrane de
Alencar, will be among the guests at
dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus
Stokes, jr.. are giving tonight to cell
ebrate their wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Stokes mother. Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock, will also be present and
the company will include a group Of
her contemporaries and friends. There
will be twenty-seven in the party
Following the dinner Mrs. Fahnes-
took will give a dance at her home
in Massachusetts avenue In compli-
ment to Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes. She
WIFI have about $50 guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stokes were married on April 3.
but are celebrating the anniversary
tonight, as the third falls on Sunday.
PERU ENVOY ENTERTAINED.
The Ambassador of Peru and Nine.
Pezet will be the ranking guests at
the dinner which Mrs. Henry r.
Dimock is giving tonight. Tho Min
lister of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes and Mme. Grouitch; Mrs.
Dimock's son-in-law and daughter.
the Italian Minister to Venezuela aud
Nine. Catslani: the Minister of
Venezuela and Senorita Dominica: DR..
Conrad Jenny, secretary of the Swiss
legation. and Nine. Jenny, and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lansing.
Mr.. and Nine. Catalanii will leave
for New York. Nine. Catalani
to Washington again after
the minister's departure for abroad.
LUNCHEON At LEGATION.
The Serbian Minister and Mmc.
Grouitch were hosts at luncheon to-
day at the Legation in homer of the
Rt Rev Nokolai Velimirovtich,
bishop of Ochieba, Macedonia, who is
in Washington for n brief visit. The
bishop is making a tour OF the Jugo-
Slav colonies in this country. Several
of Washington's leading clergymen
were in the company asked to meet
him today, the guests including the
Rt Rev. Alfred Harding. bishop OF
Washington: Miss Charlotte Harding,
Dean and Mrs. Bratenahl, Dean and
Mrs. Talbot, the. Rev. DR.. Freeman.
rector of Epiphany Church. and Mrs.
Freeman: the Rev. DR.. Charles Wood.
rector of the Church OF the Covenant,
and Mrs. Wood; the Rev. DR.. Wallace
Radcliffe, rector of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, and
Mrs. Radcliffe: Mrs. stephen 3. Elkins
and Mrs. Julian James, who are chair
man and vice chairman OF the Wash
ington branch of the Serbian aid
fund.
This morning Bishop Velimirovitch
officiated at the, baptism of the in
fant daughter of the Secretary of the
Serbian legation and Nine. Stanyov-
itch, the ceremony taking place at
the legation in order that the little
girl might be baptized on Serbian
soil. She was named velivar. Nine.
Grouitch was godmother. standing as
proxy for the godparents in Serbia.
InIS aItcTHOOu TcCcpklou VIII ut
given for Bishop Velimirovitch at
Mason House to which the members
Of the Margaret Dodge Sewing Circle
and the members OF the Washington
Branch of the Russian Relief Society,
Of which Mrs. Robert Lansing is the
head, have been invited. The Bishop
will make a plea for aid for the Rus
sian refugees in Serbia.
Tomorrow morning the distinguish
ed prelate will preach at the Cathed-
ral in the afternoon, at the Church
of the Covenant and in the evening
at Epiphany.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Scully
will give a dinner tonight in COM
pliment to the Swiss Minister and
Nine. Peter.
One of the most interesting events
of Easter week is the marriage of
Miss Helen Peck Blodgett and Capt
Henry Parsons Erwin, U. s. A, which
takes place this afternoon at st.
Johns Church, and will be followed
by a large reception at the spacious
home of the brides mother. Mrs.