The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Many Functions Postponed
I Because of Catastrophe
Ohio Society Reception to President and Con-
gressionai Club Affair for Coolidges
= Are Called OFF.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

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Man proposes and God disposesi
Tha weather man certainly dis
posed of many OF the plans of
washington society last week. He
upset everything and everybody by
paralyzing transportation so that
people could scarcely travel, and
then as a result of the blizzard.
the roof Of the Knickerbocker
Theater collapsed. killing many and
tnturing even more. This disaster
threw the city into mourning with
the result that party after party
that had been planned for last
week was called on and the few
that were carried through were
much smaller than originally plan
ned. as many guests dropped out
for various reasons. Even when
You could get about. II was dan
serous with the slippery streets
and deep SHOWS. And when you
started some place you could not
be sure you would reach your des-
tination: SO many were timid about
even trying. You see we are not
accustomed to two and more feet
Of snow in Washington and 1t is
rather upsetting, don't you know!
Ratheri
The Congressional Club had made
elaborate plans for a reception for
Monday evening in compliment to
the Vice President and Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge, which was to have been
a very elaborate affair on the same
lines as. the reception given about
fortnight before for the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding. but IL was
called OF because of the Knicker-
booker Theater disaster. Few felt
in any mood for parties, as they
could not get the horror of II al,
out Of their minds, and many in
Washington had friends killed OF
hurt, and then several people more
OF less official were killed or in
jured. Washington won't recover
from the shock of that for many
day!
POSTP0NES RECEPTION
TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Even hostesses who had not di-
rectly suffered felt they had mo
Ecart' for entertaining. The recep-
.tion which the Ohio Society was to
nave given Monday in honor of the
resident and Mrs. Harding. was
postponed, and Attorney General
Harry NJ. Daugherty postponed the
dinner which he had planned in
compliment to President and Mrs.
Harding for last Wednesday even
ing. The ladies of the Cabinet who
were to have received on wednes-
day afternoon did not observe the
day. In fact. almost every one can
Celled their day at home. The Min
ister of Norway and Mime. Bryn,
Who had guests invited for dinner
both Monday and Tuesday evenings,
called of both parties. Invitations
to the musicale. which was to have
Heen given by Mrs Sinclair Bowen
next "Wednesday, have been with
drawn, the entire weekly program
Of the League of American Pen
women was cancelled, and various
societies and organizations post
poned scheduled functions, as a
mark of sympathy for the victims
of the theater disaster.
Then Tuesday the vaudeville and
dance which a group of bachelor
members of the diplomatic corps
had planned to give at the Mont
gomery Country Club had to be
postponed because the roads leading
there were impossible. 1t will be
given next Wednesday at the New
Willard. One couldn't get around
down town, much less out into the
country! The country clubs were
all deserted for some days, and all
parties planned to be given at the
various clubs had to be cancelled.
SPOTLIGHT TURNING
TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
As the arms conference peters
out. the spotlight is focused more
and more on the White House.
where there is something doing
10 use a small boys expression
every week nowadays, and some
times several times a week. Last
Thursday they gave a dinner, one
Of the series of stare functions, in
compliment to the Chief Justice of
the United States and Mrs. William
Howard Taft and all OF the judi
ciary. That was the second state
dinner. and followed by a week the
reception which they gave in COM
pliment to the same distinguished
group.
Though President and Mrs.
Harding Get the excellent example
of concelling social entertainments
for the week in honor of the
having the Ohio Society banquet
and the Attorney Generals dinner
postponed. they could not put on
this state dinner as IL would have
upset their whole. program Of on
ciaI entertainments and caused
much confusion -
The conference we still have with
US. thought not as in its glad young
DAYS of November last A few of
the leaders are "sticking'S until ad-
, tournament. no matter how long 1t
keeps them. Balfour, for one, has
engaged passage on almost every
steamer sailing for England for
about a month now, but continues
~ cancel them. And Balfour and
Lord Lee, of Fsreham;, Albert Sar-
raut. minister of colonies for
France. and Sehanzer, president of
the Italian senate: Admiral Kato
and Hanihara, Jonkheer Won Biloxi
Iand. Sir Robert Borden and a half
dozen others remain delightful ad-
ditious to society. hospitsble them
selves and perfectly good excuses,
individually and collectively. for
hospitalities on the part of Others
CONVENTION TO BRING
NOTED LAWYERS HERE.
:. Other perfectly good excuses
FOR parties are the former Secre-
tzrv of Agriculture and Mrs Ed
win T. Meredith; they are being
6.f,d morning. noon and night. Mr..
Meredith came On to attend the
farm conference and is now linger-
inor on to close UP one or two other
matters. They will be with US un-
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