Evening star., 1922-01-23
Society
Agricultural Conference Delegates to
Be Guests at White House
Reception Tonight.
THE President and Mrs. Hard.

CLOCK tHlS evening
Of the delegates to the agricultural
conference, which opened here this
morning and was attended by the
President. The President and Mrs.
Harding will have several members
of the cabinet with them, including
the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Wallace.
Invitations for the judicial recep-
ton, to be given at the White House
Thursday evening, have been closed,
the full capacity of accommodations
having been reached.
Vice Admiral kato will entertain a
distinguished company at dinner at
Rauscher's this evening, when his
guests will include number of
American Navy officers.
Mrs. Coolidge Luncheon
Guest of Mrs. Thomas.
Mrs. Coolidge was the guest of
honor at luncheon today of Mrs.
Charles f. Thomas, who entertained
company of fourteen.
The ambassador of, Russia. MIR.
Bakhmeteff, entertained small COM
pany informally at luncheon yester-
day
The ambassador of Brazil, Mr.. de
Alehcar. entertained at dinner Sat
urday evening in honor of Nine. de
Cana, wife of the Brazilian ambas-
sador to the Court of St James, who
was formerly ambassador at this post.
The other guests were the ambas-
sador of Chile and Sonora de Matthew,
the minister Of Denmark, Mr.. Brun;
the minister OF Sweden and Mime.
Ilr. H. Not I1 In~
dan. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bell
Sweeney, Mr.. and Mrs. George T..
Marye. Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott, Mrs.
John F. Rogers, Mrs. Armstead Davis,
Miss Sweeney, Miss Cana and the
two secretaries of the Brazilian en-
bassy. Mr.. Bueno and Mr.. de Sousa
Leao.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
his daughter. Miss Mellon, have as
stheir guests the formers nephew and
niece, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ps Mellon
of Long Island, who will spend few
days with them in their apartment at
1885 Massachusetts avenue.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Weeks will be the guests of honor at
dinner this evening of Representative
Joseph G. Cannon and Miss Helen
tinguiShed company of twenty.
The minister of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch will
be hosts at a large dinner party this
evening. entertaining in honor Of Mrs.
Cordenio A. Severance of st. Paul,
MINI.
Nine. de Pena. wife of the secretary
of the Uruguay legation. entertained
a small company at luncheon today at
the Shoreham.
The minister of Sweden and Nine.
Walienberg will entertain at dinner
this evening at the legation. in
honor of Mr.. Arthur James Balfour.
head of the British delegation to the
conference.
The minister of Bolivia and Sonora
de Balliyfan were hosts at an informal
dinner last evening in honor of the
minister of finance of Bolivia, Senor
Ramon Rivero. who spent the week
end in Washington. and left for New
York this morning. The minister and
Sonora de Ballivian also entertained
informally at dinner Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. KendriclS, wife of Senator John
&. kendrick, was hostess at luncheon
today in her apartment at 24O0 18th
street. Her guests were Mrs. T. Cole
man du Pont, Mrs. James r. Mann.
Mrs. Frederick A. Britten. Mrs.
Thomas S. Crago, Mrs. Emmet Gudger.
Mrs. James Warwick, Mrs T. Septimus
Austin. Mrs. Van Week, Mrs. Newton
D. Baker, Mrs Robinson Downey. Mrs.
Frederic E. harrington. Mrs. W. r.
Turner. Mrs. Charles G: Matthews.
Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Henry Parsons
Edwin. Miss Mary Temple. Mrs.
Wulfjen, mother of the hostess; Miss
Rosa Maye Kendrick and Miss Idris
Kendrick.
Mrs. Pittman. wife of Senator Key
Pittman. has cancelled her engage
ments and will leave Washington this
evening for Colorado Springs, where
her brother, MIR. Edgar r. Gates, is
seriously ill.
Lord Lee of Fareham will be the
guest of honor OF the banquet of the
English Speaking Union this evening
in New York. Lord and Lady Lee are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit RoQse-
Welt while they are in New York, and
they are expected to return to Wash
ingtQn tomorrow.
Former Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Edwin 7. Meredith and Mrs
Newton D. Baker, wife of former Sec
rotary of War, will be the guests OF
honor at dinner this evening of Mrs
Henry F. Dimock.
Mr. and Mrs. Meredith were the
guests of honor at~breakfaSt yester-
day of the minister of Switzerland and
Nine, Peter, who entertained a COM
pany of fourteen.
DR.. L. S. Rowe, director general OF
the Pan-American Union and secre-
tary general of the inter-American
high commission, entertained today
at luncheon in the annex of the Pan
American Union in honor of the
I-njted States section of the inter-
American high commission following
a meeting of the section which tool;
place this morning in the office OF
Secretary Herbert c. Hoover, chair
man of the section. Among those
present were Secretary Hoover. Sec
retary Andrew W. Mellon, honorary
chairman of the section; Mr.. Joseph
Fl Defrees, Mr.. o. K. Davis. Mr.. John
#. Fahey, Mr.. Paul NJ. Warburg, Mr..
A G. Miller, Mr.. A. c. Robinson, DIR.
Iu,ims Klein, Mr.. Thomas B. Nc
Adams. DR.. c. f. Mcclure, DR..
Guillermo Sherwell and Mr.. Louis
Domeratzky.
Owing to the serious illness of her
father Mrs. Edward H. Everett has
withdrawn Invitations for the series
of four luncheons to be given this
week.
Among the guests from out of town
for the Washington cotillion dance at
the willard this evening will be Mrs.
George Peabody Gardner of Boston,
Mrs. Condor Of Providence. Mrs.
Julian S. Carter, Miss Ann Huntly
Gordon, Miss Virginia Gordon and
Mr.. Henry Boone of Baltimore. Mir.
II. p. Wright of Philadelphia and Miss
Grace Hendrick of New York.
Conversational Days