The Washington times., 1922-12-17

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and ferns and under the glow Of
soft lights.
IN entertaining for the members
of the Congressional Club, Of
which she was a charter member,
Mrs. Henderson was reviving q
custom Of the days before the
war. She used then to give her
annual old fashioned party at the
club, the ground for which, by the
way, she had presented to the or.
ganizatiop. But the Congressional
Club membership has by now al
most outgrown its present quar-
ters and the ball room of the new
house at Sixteenth and Fulton
streets seemed a more spacious,
and. therefore, a more comfortable.
place in which to give % big a
party.
Besides, 1t was rather good
business to gather together %
many persons socially and a.
nancially sound in a fine new
house which Is now on the
market-and Mrs. Henderson is
widely known a. the best busi-
ness man In w&shfngton. Mr..
Henderson, more than any one
person, is responsible for the de-
velopment Of Sixteenth street-or
the Avenue Of the Presidents, as
she still persists in calling It and
as it was inscribed on the In.
vitations to her party-and for
the beautifying of Meridian Hin
Park. When Henderson Castle,
Mrs. Henderson's own home. was
built. Sixteenth above u street
was country. The great boulevard
stretching between rows q
splendid mansions existed only h
a dream and nobody has done
quite 30 much n this little lady
toward making the dream conf
true.
At least half Of the stately
embassies, and other fine houses,
legations which line this stately
avenue were built by Mrs. Hendsr.
son and It In more than likely
that before long some foreign
government viii BE- moving its
envoy into the house where the
party was given last Monday. 1t
1t said. however. that Mrs.
Henderson's present ambition -
to see the Vice President of the
United States established in q
mansion on Sixteenth street. The
story goes that she built the big
white house at the corner Of
Sixteenth street and Park Road
with . view to psrsuading Coa.
. gress to buy II for the vios
President, and. failing thaG -
1t to the Brsolinridss LsaoA
WITH the new sssussa q On.
grsss has como ths rssDsu11g
Of the Congressional Club. fWs
Of the weekly Friday aftsrns1h
receptions have been givsn. ode
with charming Southern singer
to present . program and the
other with Judge John Bartea
Payne, Of the RED Gross. - the
guest Of honor and spsalrsr.
Numerous private parties. with
members Of the cltfb - hostsssss.
are in prospect-ths ffrSt, bs-
lieve. win be the dance wAish
Congressman and Mrs.. Philip rltt
Campbell are giving for their
debutante laughter. Nlss Hslen
CAmpbsll- and later on there arc
to b dances. card part1ss. 60.
and probably . rssumptisa os ne
fortnightly lunchsons which wsss
20 successful last ysas.
Then. OF course. latss g tAsss
w3ll bs the two. thrss er tpuR ~
evening receptions whioh the clUb
always gives. usuaily thsrs -
one in honor Of the Presidsnt and
I, the First LAAy--whioh win prsA-
ably be cancsllsd this ysar On -.
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count Of AGrs. lIardiAs's illAssD
another for the vlcs BSssi1sat 90
his wife and : tAird N AsA6r =
the Speaker Of NJ Housa -
club h orsanissd along ths I>nsD
Of Congress. convsnins whso n
ccnvencs. adjourning when n -
jcurns. hut there are no extva -.
sisns. Csnsssssatiy tAsrs W. =