The Washington times., 1922-04-21

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ing entertained at dinner last
night in honor Of Marshal
and Nine. Joffre. the dinner crown
ing busy and memorable day.
The French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand were, Of course.
among the guests invited to meet
the great French soldier. with the
Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Hughes. the Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Weeks and the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. DENLY to rep
resent the Cabinet. Mile. Germaine
Lozes, daughter Of Nine. Joffre by
former marriage, was also n mem
Der Of the brilliant and representa-
tive company.
Assembling in the blue room. to
which they afterward returned for
coffee, the guests were Joined by the
President and Mrs. Harding and
Immediately followed their hosts to
the dining room. Nine. Joffre was
seated on the Presidents right,
the Marshal taking in Mrs. Hard
ing.
The White House was rarely
lovely in its springtime dress of
fruit blossoms and Towering
shrubs, with quantities Of roses
shedding their fragrance through
the rooms: and as the President
and. the First Lady descended the
stairway. they passed beneath a
trellis of interlacing cherry bios
SONS. The guests were seated
about q great oblong table follow
ing the outline of the dining room.
and this was gay with roses. great
pink carnations and snapdragons,
with feathery spirea to give an et.
feet Of lightness. Low mounds of
flowers were placed Mt intervals.
with fruit.filled epergnes in be.
tween, and the table was lighted by
tapers in tall candelabra. The
Dolly Madison service in the center
also was decked with flowers, and
roses and asparagus fern trailed off
over the cloth.
The guests at dinner beside
those already mentioned were:
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Sena.
tor and Mrs. James w. Wadsworth.
jr.. Congressman and Mrs. julius
Kahn, Congressman Stephen G.
Porter, General Pershing. Admiral
and Mrs. Robert e. Coontz, Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. James @. Harbord.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John A.
Lejeune. Col. George A. L. Du-
mont. military attache French
embassy, and Nine. Dumont: Lieut..
Col. Lucien 1ssaly, aide de camp OF
Marshal Joffre; Captain de Vais-
seau. Jean r. J. Z. Rigal. naval
Attachs OF the French embassy;
Major Andre Charles Marie Davy,
aide de camp OF Marshal Joffre:
Major L. Dubreuil, assistant mill
tary attaohe Of the French en-
bassy; Capt. DR.. A. H. Mallein. aide
de camp Of Marshal Joffre: Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry White, Mrs. J. Mayhem
Wainwright, Mrs. Theodore Roose.
welt, Jr., the Third Assistant Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss. Brig. Gen. William d.
Connor. Major u. 8. Grant. I'd.
Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale. Mrs.
Edward B. Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr.. Samuel
Hill. Miss Laura Harlan, Col. Clar.
ence o. Sheriff. and Comdr. r. s.
Holmes.
FOLLOWING the dinner q re-
cital was given in the East
Room by Miss Erna Rubinstein.
violinist. and Mario Chamlee,
tenor. with Josef Bonime and
Connel O'C. Quirke as accom-
panists. Between fifty and sew
enty-five more guests came in
for the musicale. Miss Rubin
stein. q slip OF q youngster Of
fifteen, proved to be great
artist and reused her audience to
Rentiine enthuaiasn Mr. Chamlea
displaying q lovely and appealing
voice.
Mrs, Harding wore a costume OF
rale mauve chiffon embroidered in
crystal beads and made over flesh
colored satin. Nine. Joffre wore
black, a satin foundation, with an
overdrees Of tulle embroidered in
wee crystal beads in ALLOW er design.