The Washington times., 1922-01-10


Allen I. Treadway's dinner and re-
ception for the Vice President and
Mrs. Coolidge combined to make last
evening one of the gayest OF a busy
season. F.. 3.
The President and Mrs. Harding
dined with the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Hughes, who had invited
a company Of congenial guests to
meet them. In accordance with q
custom inaugurated during the
Roosevelt administration, a number
of them were from out Of town. The
company included Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, Elihu Root, Senator
Oscar w. Underwood and Mrs. Un-
derwood, Senator James w. Wads-
worth, jr., and Mrs. Wadsworth.
Senator William Nj. Calder and Mrs.
Calder, Congressman Stephen g.
Porter, Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. Henry p. Fletcher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry White, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles d. Hilles, of New York; Mr..
and Mrs. James r. Sheffield, OF New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. Paul d. Cravath,
of New York; Mrs. Z. II. G. Slater,
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Z. Hughes, jr., and MISS
Catherine Hughes: ...
d
TOR the Vice President and MIS-
Coolidge, Congressman ana MIS-
Treadway gave a dinner Tor Iilty
with a reception afterward to WHICH
several hundred guests were bidden.
Dinner was served I'm the palm gar
den of 24O0 Sixteenth street, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Treadway make their
homo, and afterward the hosts ana
the guests of honor received to-
gether at the entrance to the hall
room, where the reception was held.
Dancing was one of the pleasantesf
features Of the evening. Many OF
the guests went on from tho recep-
ton to the charity ball. others TAX
ing the ball in first and coming on
later to Mr.. and Mrs. Treadways
party, 80 that there was continually
renewed interest in the ever shifting
company.
Among the guests, in addition to
the Vice President and Mrs. Cool
idge and several members OF the
Massachusetts delegation In Con-
gress and their wives, were former
Secretary of State ana Mrs. Rob
ert Lansing; Senator and Mrs.
Howard Sutherland Of West Virginia;
Senator Richard p. Ernest OF Ken
lucky, Senator David I. Walsh OF
Massachusetts,. Senator and Mrs.
John B. Kendrick Of Wyoming.
Senator and Mrs. A. A. Jones Of
New Mexico, Senator and Mrs,
Miles Poindexter OF Washington.
Vice Governor OF the Federal Re-
serve Board and Mrs. Edmund
Platt: Assistant Secretary Of the
IN.
Leader and Mrs. Frank w. Mon
dell of wyoming, Congressman and
Mrs. Martin b. Madden Of Illinois,
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Philip p.
Campbell OF Kansas: Congressman
and Mrs. James r. Mann Of Hin
oils; Congressman and Mrs. p. II.
Kelley of Michigan; Major eneral
and Mrs. Ham, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Harry Taylor, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
George F. Downey. Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. william 8. Pierce, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Robert E. Coontz,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thomas
Washington. Judge and Mrs. j.
Harry Covington.
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THE ball for the benefit Of the
Children's Hospital. which wa
given last evening at the Willard,
may be written down us far and
away the most successful charity
oall of the present season.
The presence of the President and
Mrs. Harding contributed in no small
measure to the interest and pic
'turesque value Of the occasion. And
officials, diplomats and resident So
Ciety folk mingled in a brilliant and
colorful assemblage, the very size OF
which took one back to the good old
days before the war.
The elevators which carried the
guests to the tenth floor were
damned all evening and only the fact
that both bathrooms were used pre-
vented the floor from being too
crowded for comfort. Two orchestras
played alternately in the two rooms.
so that dancing was continuous. and
both were lined with boxes from
which distinguished men and hand.
some women in their smartest frocks
looked down upon the dancers.
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A FLOURISH of trumpets an
"A nounced the arrival OF the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding and the mem
bers Of the floor committee formed
a double aisle through which they
passed to their box after extending
cordial greeting to the ladies in the
receiving line. AS they appeared in
the doorway the band broke into the
strains Of Hail to the Chief and
afterward the Star Spangled Ban
ner" was played, the entire company
standing at attention.
Once In their box, the President
and Mrs. Harding, who came to
the ball from the dinner given for
them by Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes. assumed the role OF hosts
and received a succession of Wis
itors during the half hour which
they remained. Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes, who had arrived a few
minutes before their distinguished
guests, were among the visitors in
the Presidential box, as were Lord
Lee Of Fareham and Lady Lee, the
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Weeks.
Miss Catherine Hughes, Mrs. Nah
Ion Pitney and other members Of
the ball committee.
Col. Clarence o. Sheriff. and
Commander Griffith were in attend
ance upon the President and Mrs.
Harding, and Admiral Willard
Brownson and Corcoran Thorn es.
corted them to their box and ac-