New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
as
Mrs. Harding
Regains Health
President and Wife DO Not
Contemplate Florida Trip,
Nor Will They Establish
Little White House here
Cabinet Wives Are busy
Many Interesting Social
Events in Last Week; MIR.
Taft Is Guest Of Honor
s.so,.. p.spa.eA - rhs s'ss.as

standing Congress 10 not In session
and most Of the members Of both
houses sss at their homes for the
Novsmbss elections. the capital 10 an
excsed,sgiy interesting place. Moas
ehesr,ax OF all the news that goes
forta . thss oI MIRA. harainx siow
bps stSsuy couvAisscrnce; the TACT
taaS sns 10 COW AUIU 70 sat IN ner
CHAIR sGsesal Times u uAy, snu tnas
aue was aDac 70 see ior tew numento
seSeras VI nsr trienua.
lt IN 0eniea ny tie PRESIDENT that
cstnsI no "a naiS. asruang cpnteinplatea
tap " rivsIua ~ tne gues, u any
ons " vi euIaoilsnlnx u "L.attas Wnlte
House there. II would not be un-
rexsvns0ie TO expect that taey anls AZ
MAKE cnanks lof saprt talne AZ
soon xs saAA. AAarainy Is aDle 10 travel,
ins grsSAueaI Gauaaeti took up the
question WITH newspaper men and Ss
promptly oenied ths ruinor 40 ns uiu
tne sIoss tna, tue w hlte House would
be esIap.lBncd in SUBURBAN resi-
osnce lox las summer, wnacn was pup-
!iSnsd 10 severai pxpers last spr.ng.
Ine Secretary OF State and Mrs
hpRnes now ais established In their
coiaAos tapte but unpxetentAOuS resi-
aencs on eighteenth Street, wneEe they
wut soon pcx.n Lnesr exchange OF t0r-
mai calls WiLn members Oh Lne dlpio-
mat.c corps. One frequently sees u rs.
Wallace, VIE ot the Secretary ot Axrl-
culluxe, snu Ars. Hubert Mork, wife
OF tns rosLlnsster GeneTal, going about.
rolE tns kustnlAsteg 0eAetai and
Mgs. Merk nAvS Deen active during
the visit In Washington Of shsir daukh-
| Asro nj
tor waom tney and tne,s friends sntes-
tainsd q nusnuer OF tamen.
Ambassador and Lady Geddee
ha.e1.s.a brAdAa Couple
Friday nlght AMBASSADOR and Lady
sIeddss entertained the retiring Naval
1aGtscae, GapGaln Daiaey, anu nls Dri0e,
.utmesay aAaaS AAi0reu 1romweli, as
uinner. having wi1a them members OF
the emoassy stan. Captsin ana Mrs.
oaiiey wiii sgai fog England wathin u
Jew dxys.
The arrival Tuesday evening Of
lormcs VIee-P1esiusnt and MRS.
,nomas Riiey Mnrsnall brought real
.nrill to W ashlngton. Mr.. Marshall
comes as memoes Of Presiuent
.4araing Coai tommlssson. which wall
unctaon here, anu the hrst act on
vrne. .stes.Gent and Mxa. Wilson,
Alie, Of course, they also paid tne,r
spects at the W hite Houss. The
i.gnt of their ARRIVAL they had
...ug with them anlVrniaiIy the CHAIR
IAN Of the Interstate Commerce Com
alssion and Mrs. y. q. McChord. Who
lave lived st the New Willard tor somc
:, ears and who were intimate friends of
ar. and Mrs. Marshall while they lived
lneres
4hers were many interesting social
events Of the week, somo Of them Of
particular Importance and signlhcance,
like the dinner at the New Willard
hotel Thursday night, IN the Presiden-
tial suite, when the chief Justice OF tho
united states, mr. William Howard
Taft, waa the honor guest at dinner
party entertained BY Mr. Adolph
Lcwisohn, of New York.
Mrs. John ID. Rockeielles JS.
ls iios.ess st Tea Party
OF much interest AZ any other event
Of the week was the tea which Mrs.
John D. Rockefeller jr. gave Wednes-
day afternoon at the Grace Dodge
Hotel, where Mrs. Rockefeller and her
daughter stopped during part of their
stay in Washington. Mrs. Henry c.
culture, and Mre. Hugh Cumming as
sisted Mrs. Rockefeller In receiving,
and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. wife Of the
Vice-President, was asked to assist,
but not being able 20 come 20 Wash
!ngton, had 70 decline. The tss was a
charmingly informal one, given for tho
congress Of the American Ditetac Asso-
ciation at its fifth annual meeting. held
during the week at the New Willard.
Red Crosa workers, Y. W. C. A. women,
4 some Of tho most famous dietitians in
i the country. and then just those who
i wished to meet Mrs. Rockefeller were
/ present. Mrs. Nina Van Winckle-
h Lieutenant Van Winckle-head Of the
| somen's bureau Of the Police Depart
b nsnt OF Washington, was one Of the
h most prominent women among the
workers there. and Judge Catherine
4 9 guest.
With the return Of society 60 the
capital there is again . discussion OF
WHO may best claim social leadership
Tor Washington socicty--in other
words, who will be the Mrs. Astor OF
Washiagton's smart set Prominent IN
the Geld Of leadership are Mrs. Mar
snall Field, Mrs. Henry G. Corbin, Mrs.
Lhemas F. Walsh, Mrs. Stephen B. FL
.ins, Mrn, Joe Letter and Mrs. Fl. VIII
ired DuPuy. Two very young hostesses
wac wiD certainly be POPULAR but who
may not claim leadership, are Miss
ailse Mellon, daughter of the Secre-
sas o. the Treasury. and Miss Eliza
4 eesa hanna, granddaughter OF the late
mara mara Hanna and daughter Of the late
/ .Dahiei hanna, who has taken Wash
4 ngton residence for the season, and
L mho mho wlii have her aunt, Mrs. Medill
f MeGormlck, wife Of Senator Mccormick,
70 champion her. After general dis
sussion In society circles the decision
Il generally reverts TO Mrs. Richard a.
y townsend.
q Inc official statement issued from
me White House TO the effect that
aoN would be no part Of the program
~ .os state functions carried out gives
.ae question of leadership much greater
appearances than it would otherwise
asse. And after all the leadership of
sae ofacial branch Of society is settled
- sne question Of precedence alone
aaa not social fitness.
among the very popular younger ma
srpna n society the coming winter v;al
N.su William Phillips, wife Of the
4 Snusr Secretary OF State. who ,s still
i, al. .hsir summer home, Hiehover, Bey-
y farms, Mass., and who will co1sa
c,,,,. ssninSton early next month to oc.
sssp ssps N wceauvoir. beautiful estate near
TasEington Cathedral, which they
ave leased fov 4hn s.c... s-s