The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
President Will Entertain
Officers of Army and Navy
Last of Seasons State Receptions Will Be Held
This Week-Secretary of Interior and
Mrs. Fall Give Dinner Tuesday.

tainments to be given, here this
week In connection with the meet
ing of the educational board Of the
American Bar Association. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cordenio A. Severance, Of st.
Paul-he Is president Of the asso-
ciation-will entertain, too, the
Tafrs being honor guests several
times and President and Mrs. Hard
ing will give them a reception at
the White House and several inter-
esting occasions which I'll tell you
more about next week
But last Tuesday the Secretary of
the Treasury. Andrew W. Mellon.
gave a dinner party. His daughter.
Miss Ailsa Mellon, wasn't there, as
she has gone away for a series of
visits and won't be back for Ave or
six weeks. DR.. and Mrs. Cary Lang
horne had guests for dinner, as did
Mrs. John Reyburn-but there were
too many that day to tell you about
all of them. wednesday was just
as busy. The Tafts were given a
dinner by Maj. and Mrs. Parker
West. The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Peter had guests for dinner. asking
them to meet Sir Auckland and
Lady Geddes. Senator and Mrs.
Calder gave a big dinner for the
New York delegation in the House.
Oh, yes, Speaker and Mrs. Frederick
Gillett were honor guests at an
other party last week. Represent
ative and Mrs. Frank Mondell gave
a dinner in their honor Wednesday,
and Gen. Pershing was there, tco.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Brooke were
dinner hosts that evening and Mrs
Theodore Boynton gave q dinner
dance for Edna Muncaster. DR..
steuart B. Muncaster's young
daughter
PRINCESS CANTACUZENE
GUEST At LUNCHEON.
Princess Cantacuzene, the grand
daughter OF President Grant. was
the honor guest at a luncheon given
Wednesday by Mrs. Theodore Tiller,
who Is president of the District
League of American Pen Women.
The day before the princess debu-
tante daughter, Princess Bertha,
also Miss Louise Ross Todd, Of St.
Louis, were honor guests at a din
ner which Miss Mildred BPomwell
gave. Dinner was followed by
dancing, many of the disappointed
One Hundred Clubbers attending.
Miss Todd is visiting her aunt, Nine.
Christian Hauge. Another visitor.
Mrs. William p. Hamilton, OF De-
troit, who with her husband was the
guest of Secretary and Mrs. DENLY,
was given a luncheon party Wednes-
day with Mrs. Truman H. Newberry.
wife OF Senator Newberry. as
hostess. Mrs. Henry F. Lyster, OF
Detroit. was also an honor guest.
Both she and the Hamiltons came
down for the Denby's dinner to the
President.
daughter. DR.. and Mrs. c. W. Rich
ardson gave a. big dinner that even
ing. most of their guests being ply
sicians or scientific men or women;
also a few prominent in official and
diplomatic circles.
Senator Reeds wife, Mrs. James
A. Reed. was a luncheon hostess
Thursday. Mrs. Thomas B. Dunn.
wife of Representative Dunn, had
an interesting company for lunch
con the same day. The particu-
larly interesting dinner parties that
day were given by Col. and Mrs.
George Downey and by Mrs. Graf
ton Minot, Senator Lodges grand
daughter.
Friday there was another Junior
League dance, preceded, as always.
by numerous dinner parties. Also
Friday Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge were the guests Of honor
at a dinner which the Spanish Am
bassador and Mime. Riano gave.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge were
away the first OF the week. the Vice
President returning Tuesday from
Springfield, Ill. where he went to
attend the Lincoln Birthday ami
versary celebration, and Mrs. Cool
idge got back some time Tuesday
from Mercersburg. Pa. where she
passed the weekend with her sons,
John and Calvin. Jr., who are stu
dents at the academy there. The
Coolidges were given a reception
by the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Hughes, who left Washington
Tuesday for New York. and from
thence sailed Wednesday to Ber-
muda, where they plan to rest for
about ten days and to visit their
younger daughter. Elizabeth, who
is something OF an invalid and is
passing the winter with a trained
nurse at Honeymoon Cottage.
DINNER PARTY GIVEN
FOR SECRETARY DENBY.
To go back to Friday. Secretary
and Mrs. DENLY were given love-
" dinner party by the Assistant to
the Attorney General and Mrs. Guy
Con-. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh was
hostess at a luncheon that day and
the Walter Denegres had an inter-
esting company for dinner. as did
also DR.. and Mrs. John II. yelling
ton. She, you know. was Rebecca
Hyde. of Georgetown. Then, Of
course. there were all those Junior
League dance dinners. The French
Ambassador and Mime. Jusserand
had company for dinner last night.
The Counselor of the British En-
bassy and Mrs. Henry Getty Chill
ton were dinner hosts, too, last
evening, and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr.
wife of the director Of the con-
sular service, had a bridge lunch
con party.
This week gives every promise of
being particularly interesting as
we'll as unusually gay. In addition
to the parties already mentioned
for this week. there will be the
opera. Samson and Delilah." which
the Washington Opera Company
will put on next Friday afternoon.
The boxes have all been taken by
washington's elect, the very cream
of society. and 1t is going to be
undoubtedly as brilliant an occa-
sion as ii was last year, and then
It was as brilliant as anything I
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