The New York herald., 1922-03-19


1 cinnati Orchestra early In the week was
quite a social event as we'll as a mu-
seal treat In the first place, Mis-
Taft feels almost proprietary interest
II that orchestra, for She was actively
associated with II as its secretary in
tho days of its early struggles. Then
IL has one Of the most distinguished Of
! living Belgian musicians for its leader
in the person OF Eugen fsaye. and
Baron de Cartier. the Belgian Ambas-
sLGor. gave a brilliant dinner in his
honor last Tuesday night after the
cor cert.
Finally there was Marguerite Melville
LlsZniewska, the soloist of the afternoon
the wife of DR.. Karol I.Iszniewski Of
the Polish Lega ton staff. himself a mu-
sician of considerable ability. Natu-
rally her appearance here In a pro-
ressional capacity brought out the Dip
lomatic Corps to honor her.
Mrs. AsGuith n Spectator.
But-back to the Senate gallery Mrs
Asquith was up there last Saturday and
again on Monday. the only two DAYS
/ SIGN.
] noticed with interest that she got
out a pencil and paper and made notes
assiduorSy. She followed the argu-
/ ments with the closest attention and
1 stribbled busily the while. On Tues
! day Mrs. Asquith went up to Baltimore
to keep certain engagements, her daugh-
ter accompanying her. Princess Bl-
besco returned the same night to Wash
/ ington but Mrs. Asquith went on to
/ keep other engagements.
I The Chinese Minister was also in the
1 Diplomatic gallery while the Senate was
/ discussing the treaty. Nine. SEE appar-
4 ertly was not interested-or. perhaps
/ she could not make time for it-for she
has been entertaining pretty constaD tiy
\ o. late. She and the Minister have
Y given dinners for the Vice President and
4 Mrs. Coolidge. for the Chief Justice and
I Mrs. Taft. for the French Ambassador
| and Nine. Jusserand. for number OF
others in diplomatic and official cir
| cles. and Nine. Sze has given series
/ Of !uncheons for parties of well known
women.
| Another fairly regular attendant In
! tho gallery during the treaty discus
4 sion has been Mrs. Medill Mccormick.
| She hasn't been doing very much So
/ clally this season, for several reasons.
\ There have been several deaths In her
| fl n1ily. she has three young children
ho claim much of her time and, more
4 over. she has always heen active po-
libcally and is interested in various
ne. hborhood upifts. Finally. she Is not
/ strong woman physically.
One of the first real parties tina; she
| has given In a long while was dinner
v hich she gave early in the week for
her niece, Miss Elizabeth Hanna. who
/ Is her guest Miss Hanna Is a daughter
OF the late Dan Hanna, Mrs. McCor-
\ n:.ck's brother.
Mrs, Pepper Entertained
The George Wharton Peppers have
been about as much entertained rs any
one, and while they are notable Episco-
palians, pillars Of the church and all
that. they probably regard II al part
of their official obligation and regardless
\ OF the supposedly penitential season. are
/ pretty steadily on the go. This week
! they were the excuse for one Of Mrs.
I Grafton w Minot's charming dinners
on Tuesday night. when Mrs. Minot had
her mother, Mrs Augustus Gardner, and
/ her grand father. Senator Henry Cabot
I Lodge. the Henry Getty Chiltons and
Air Commodore l. T. o. Charlton OF
l the British Embassy. Basil Miles of the
state Department and Mrs. Hare LIP
/ pincott and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pinchot
in her company to meet them.
Earlier that same day Mrs. Pepper
n
4 formal tea which Mrs. Pinchot gave for
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes. She had
/ invited especially 10 meet Mrs. Hughes
number OF the Latin American en-
bassy and legation ladies who are MEM
bers of the women's auxiliary TO the
Second Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress. OF which Mrs. Hughes Is chair
man And Mrs, Pinchot wanted to get
them interested IN the international con-
ference of women which the League OF
Women Voters Is back or ard to which
the South American women have been
invited through the State Department
to send delegates.
To be sure this conference Is TO meet
/ in Baltimore next month. and the PAN
\ American Scientific Congress does no,
meet until next fall. 50 that the women
who are COMING on for the one are not
+ likely to be concerned With the othcr
4 but II was an occasion to get the women
Il Of the Latin American contingent IN the
4 diplomatic corps Interested In the aims
i Of the League of Women Voters and
I IN their conference. Also of course II
was an occasion 10 stir Mrs. Hughes
interest Mrs. Hughes is OF course a
protesting suffragist, has been for years
but she has not worked very hard at II,
On Wednesday Mrs. Loris McFadden
wife OF Representative McFadden oi
Canton. Pa. gave a luncheon at the Army
and Navy Club for Mrs PEPPER. n sor,
OF get together luncheon. to which she
invited all the other women OF the Penn.
sylvania Congressional delegation. Mrs
Pepper seems 90 have made the bigges,
sort OF a hit with the other women
They were rather amused when she
asked which Of them was Mrs. Burke
meaning Mrs. William Burke OF Pitts
burgh. for Representative Burke. who
Is Repres sentative-at- Large. had just an
neunced his candidacy for Senator Pen
per's place In the Senate. But the ladies
couldn't helm her. for there is no Mrs
Burke Mrs Pepoer sat next to Mrs
Clyde Kelly. whose husband n Repre-.
sentative also from Pittsburgh. or It's
toar neghborhood. Is rresident OF the
rcnrsylvania Society. which gave the
biggest rarty Of the week a reception
and dance. In honor OF Senator and
Mrs. Pepper. the following night (Thurs.
day). II happens that Mr. Kelly had
bepn largely discussed In the Pittsburgh
napers last Sunday. az possible Sera-
toral timber. with a view to filling
Senate Crows place.
The Pennsylvania society's party for