The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-09

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an unparalleled mass drill. Accom-
panying the pictures was some music,
selection of national Czecho-Slovak
songs, which made up unique and in
tcresting program.
There were two other muscales during
the week, one at Mrs. l.. A. Harri-
mans on Wednesday afternoon that
Mrs. Norman Williams gave. and one
on Thursday, when Titta Ruffo Of the
Metropolitan forces and Nine. Edith
Marmion Brosius the we'll known harp
ist rendered the program, both OF them
rather more pretentious but scarcely
more interesting than this OF Dr.
Stepanek's.
Outside of this little spasm of enter
tanning at the Czecho-S legation.
about the most important dinner OF the
week was one which the Argentine
Ambassador and Nine. LIE Breton gave
on Tuesday night for the Chief Justice
and Mrs. Taft. The LIE Bretons, who have
but recently returned from Florida.
having done their duty by American
officialdom. betook themselves toward
the end of the week to White Sulphur
Springs for Holy Week, taking with
them their attractive niece. Miss
however. for the latter to attend the
dinner which the Belgian Ambassador
and Baroness de Cartier gave on We'd
nesday night for the latter's niece.
Miss Betty Connolly OF New York, who
has been staying at the embassy OIL
and on for several weeks, and them
selves to go to the dinner which Dr.
Stepanek gave for the French Am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand the
same night. Wednesday.
Dinner for Miss Mackny.
Those were very brilliant dinners,
both of them. in their separate ways
the company asked to meet the Jusser-
ands largely made up of the older dip
lomats. and those at Miss Connollys
dinner many of them the younger
members Of the embassy and lega-
ton staffs. The latter dinner was
given for Miss Connolly in honor of
Miss Katherine Mackay of New York,
who is here visiting Mrs. James w.
Wadsworth. Sr. Among the guests al
the dinner were Misses Adeline Oxnard,
Anna Hamlin Grace Vanderbilt ana
Cornelia Vanderbilt, Princess Bertha
Cantacuzene. Leland Harrison, recently
appointed Assistant Secretary OF state
ia succeed Frederick bearing, who IS
to be United States Minister to Portu-
gal: four or five of the British EN-
bassy attaches, Norman Read ana
Perry Tiffany of New York, one OF
two well known bachelors of the resi-
dent set here; a couple of the Belgian
Embassy men and the counselor VI
the Argentine Legation. Mr.. Esph.
The Chilean Ambassador and Sonora
de Matthew are planning to spend Holy
week at White Sulphur Springs, put
thew do not leave Washington Until
Monday. and there is quite Wasnlns-
ton colony down there, to remain uht'
after Easter. Senator and Mrs. truman
Newberry for instance, have been down
there for a couple of weeks, the senator
coming up when Senatorial business oe-
manded his presence here. ana mrs.
Newberry frequent and gracious
hostess at the entertaining that is going
on down there.
Mrs. Taft. having been the honor
guest at one of the large luncheons OF
the week, with Mrs. Frederick Mcken-
rev as her hostess. as well as sharing
honors with her husband at the lie
Breton dinner. went up to New iork
to be the guest for a few days or Mr.
and Mrs. Henry w. Taft And Miss
Catherine Hughes, having been included
with her parents in the Stepaneks's din
ncr, has also gone up to New York
for a few days.
one of the interesting luncheons OF
the week was one which the Ohio Con-
rressional women enjoyed at the Grace
Dodge Hotel on Thursday. 1t was IN
teresting chiefly as an exemplification oil
the "get together spirit which seems
to be animating the official world nova
days. or course there are the State
societies in Washington, some OF them
very big and iourishing, and given to
occasional perfectly lovely parties. And
the Ohio society Is one of the biggest
and most active. But there has been
notable tendency to have .all Ohio"
FALL Pennsylvania" and "all Iowa"
parties lately. Mrs. Newberry while
ago gave an all Michigan" and Mrs.
Louis McFadden gave one for AZ the
| wives of the Pennsylvania Congressional
delegation ito meet Mrs. George Whar-
ton Pepper" newcomer.
A Regular Monthly Event.
This one OF the Ohio women is getting
| to be a regular monthly event They
have had three Of them now. with five
or six of the delegation as hostesses.
Last Thursday they had their two Sena-
tors wives, Mrs. Atlee Pomerene and
Mrs. Frank Willis, in the group Of host
esses, which also included Mrs. A. l.. B.
| Stephens, Mrs. l. NJ. Foster and Mrs.
Morse. Mrs. Pomerene is the one lone
| Democrat In the group at present-and
| the ratio OF % TO / might seems bit
overpowering, but 1t doesn't feaze her
/ in the least. But then she's a host In
\ herself-and a mighty good hostess.
I She ought to be. for she Is past presi-
dent OF the Congressional Club and one
/ OF the most popular women In official
! life. Then again as wife OF the senior
Senator from her own State, as well as
a warm personal friend. Mrs. Harding
quite frequently has her assisting at
her small teas at the White House. So
that altogether Mrs. Pomerene has had
lots of practice In the hostess business
Mrs. Franklin Lane Is in town. She
| Is just here for a spring vtsit--to WASH
ington In general.
Forest Hills Gardens
Tennis Season Opens
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