The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-05

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almost entirely to dining. Din.
ners. big and little, formal and in
formal. have crowded the social
calendar, usurping the place held
since the opening of the holiday
season by balls and dancing par
ties.
one OF the most unique. and GER
tainly the most important dinner
or the week, was the party given
last evening at the Willard Hotel
by Senator Albert B. Cummlns. for
the President and Mrs. Harding.
The dinner was unique in that It
marked the first anniversary of
the famous yachting party of Pres
ident-elect Harding and a group Of
his friends to Florida last winter
on the Victoria. Senator Freling-
huysen's luxurious yacht. The
guests included the entire yacht.
Ing party. most Of whom have fig.
ured much in the news Of the
world and the United States in
particular since, that eventful trip.
They were the Speaker of the
House and Mrs. Frederick II. Gillett,
the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Henry Wallace, the Secretary
or Commerce and Mrs. Herbert Hoo
yer, the Under-secretary o; State
and Mrs. Henry p. Fletcher, Mr.. and
mrs. George Il. Christian, jr., Sena-
tor william S. Kenyon, Senator
Frederick Hale, Senator and Mrs.
Frank B. Kellogg, Senator and Mrs.
Joseph s. Frelinghuysen, Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs.
James c. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Robin
son Downey, DR.. Albert H. Ely,
MRS. Eugene Hale, Mrs. Angus Nc
Lay, Miss Mary Wallace, Miss Annie
Cummins and Miss Margaret Cum
Minis.
The Presidential suite. in which
the dinner was served, was deco
rated with large baskets of Amer
ican Beauty roses and ferns, and
the table centerpiece was a NINA.
ture houseboat of flowers.
Invitations have been issued for
a reception to be held at the White
House Thursday evening, January
II, at $3.50 o'clock, the event being
the annual state reception in COM
pliment to the diplomatic CORPS.
president and Mrs. Harding act.
ed as god-parents for the infant
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean when she was chris
tened last Sunday afternoon at the
Mclean residence in l street. The
baby was named Emily Beale Nc
Lean.
THE Secretary of State and Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes will be
the guests of honor at dinner this
evening Of the Minister of Serbia and
Nine. Grouitch. Sharing honors with
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes will be
Albert Sarraut, of the French arms
delegation. There will be eighteen
guests.
The Attorney General. Harry NJ.
Daugherty, will be the guest Of honor
at dinner at the Wardman Park this
evening Of Congressman and Mrs.
Fred Britten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Britten entertained
at dinner last evening at the Ward
man Park Hotel in honor of the
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
DENLY. The other guests were Con-
gresham and Mrs. Ira c. Copley,
Congressman and Mrs. Wallace II.
White, Admiral and Mrs. Robert e
Coontz, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Arnold,
the Cuban Minister and Nine. de
Cespedes, Don Manuel Zavala, of the
Nicaraguan legation; Mrs. McCauley,
and Jeff Smith.
Congressman and Mrs. Britton
will give a dinner on January 10 for
the Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Frederick II. Gillett, and on Janu-
airy II for General Pershing.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Henry c. Wallace will be the
guests Of honor at dinner this eve.
ming of DIR. and Mrs. Charles d. Wal
colt. Other guests will include Sir
John Salmond and Admiral Sir Ernie
Chatfield, Of the British arms dele
cation.
Gen. and Mrs. Willard A. Hol-
brook will entertain at dinner this
evening at the Army and Navy Club.