The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

the week-and any of them could
easily be classed as such-was the
horse show. 1t opened Friday and
will continue until the middle of
next week. All week people were
pouring into town for the show
and parties were being given for
them and by them. And, of course.
the two days of the show were
attended by society en- masse. all in
their new spring raiment. Finest
horses in New York, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
and the District. of course. have
been entered in the show. President
Harding has his horse in the show.
Even Missouri is represented by Miss
Loula Coombs, of Kansas City, sis
ter of Mrs. Wayne Ellis. wife of
Comdr. Ellis, US. N, aide to Sec
retary of the Navy Edwin DENNY.
She brought her string of horses,
said to be one of the finest in the
U. S. A, Mrs. Helen Buchanan
Jones. Sof Porto Rico, Gen. Buch-
anan's daughter. brought her
horses, as did Miss Marion dupont
of Delaware. Many of the Cabinet
officers. diplomats and representa-
tives of residential society. army
and navy and the Congressional
set occupied boxes both days.
Undoubtedly President and Mrs.
Harding would have gone one IL
not both days, but they were out
of town. They will be there some
day this week. I'm pretty sure.
They are due back tomorrow or
Tuesday. President and Mrs. Hard
ing left Friday to visit Senator
Walter +. Edge at the famous Sea-
view Club at Absecon near Allan
tic City. which Is Senator Edges
home. Accompanying the Hardings
were a party of intimates, includ-
ing Speaker and Mrs. Gillett, Sem
ator and Mrs. Frelinghuysen. of
New Jersey; Attorney General
Daugherty. Brig. Gen. Dawes, SEN
Mrs. Z. b. Mclean. George B.
Christian. secretary to the Presi-
dent. and Brig. Gen. Sawyer. the
Presidents personal physician.
PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE
DEGREE AT PRINCETON.
Later the President and Mrs. Hard
Ing expect to be the guests of Senator
and Mrs. FreIInghuysen at their home
in Raritan. n. ]. The President is
going to Princeton to receive a de-
gree and unveil a monument on the
Revolutionary battlefield there. The
President will speak at memorial ex-
ercises at Fo-t McHenry, Baltiomre.
June IA. In honor of Francis Scott
Key, author of The Star-Spangled
Banner"
Mrs. Harding. who retained her
membership in the Senate Women's
Luncheon Club after going to the
White House, took lunch with them
Tuesday. accompanying Mrs. Miles
Poindexter to the Capitol.
Before leaving town, 1t was on
Thursday, President and Mrs. Hard
ing entertained at luncheon at
the White House in honor of the
delegates to the Chile-Peruvian
conference in session here.
The guests included the delegates,
the ambassadors of those two
countries and a few in public life
like Senator Lodge and Assistant
Secretary William Phillips. These
delegates are the center of a furry
of entertaining, as all notables COM
ing to Washington always are.
Fricay evening the Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Hughes entertained
at a brilliant reception in compli-
ment to the, delegates. Thursday
evening Col. and Mrs. william Eric
Fowler entertained at dinner TO
the two special ambassadors from
Chile. And there were numerous
other parties of a similar nature.
Washington always is full of in
teresting visitors and especially at
this season. The latest to gather
ah -
Vernon. who meet about this time
every year at the famous old man
sion to look it over and see that it
Is being well taken care of and to
make plans for the coming year.
Mount Vernon. the home of George
Washington, the father of this
great country, is cared for by this
organization of women. you know,
women from all parts of the coun-
try. They stay right at the man
sion-when they aren't being enter
tanned in town here-and spend
about a week there and they al
ways pick this delightful time of
the year and this time they selected
even a full moon. always wish
were a regent when l think Of
them staying at that beautiful place
on. the heights of the Potomac.
Also about 5000 leading business
men of the counxy are gathering
for the annual convention of the
chamber of Commerce of the
United States. which opens tomor-
row and ends Thursday next. The
booksellers convention brought
other interesting people here last
week, too. 1t is always thus!
Though II seemed that everything
hinged in the horse show-and much
actually did-there were actually lots
and lots of parties OF much Importance
and brillance which would nave
come on" IL there had not been any
show. I'll run with you quickly over
the social calendar of the last seven
days. In the first place Gen. Pershing
again started the weeks social ball
to rolling with a large luncheon, his
guests all being OF great prominence.
Guests were asked TO meet the Sec
retary of War and Mrs. John w.
Weeks He has done that for three
consecutive weeks now-had a big
luncheon with prominent guests.
JUSTICE DAY ENTERTAINs
CHIEF JUSTICE AND MRS TAFT.
Then on Monday the Chief Justice
and Mrs. William Howard Taft were
the honor guests at a dinner which
Justice William Day of the Supreme
Court gave. with his daughter-in-la
Mrs. Rufus Day. acting as hostess
for him, as usual. The counselor
OF the Spanish Embassy, Senior
cardonss. gave a dinner Monday as
farewell party for the Argentine
Ambassador and Nine. LeBreton. who
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