The Washington herald., 1922-04-09

IueSday next the new Assistant
Postmaster General and Mrs. ]. II.
Bartlett will give a dinner for the
Vice President and Mrs. Collidge: 1t
will be the Bartletts' second big
party since Mr.. BARTLETT came into
ONCE few weeks ago to succeed
Hubert Work. who was made Post
master General. The Third As
sistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss will give din
ner next Tuesday, too-doesn't
sound like Holy Week much, does
it. now! Mrs. P. f. Johnson gives
Mrs Coolidge a luncheon Wednes-
day. Friday there was to have been
big dance, Representative and
Mrs. James p. Woods entertaining
for their two daughters, Elizabeth
and Catherine. but when they real
lied il was Good Friday they post
poned thf party.
EASTER MONDAY STARTS
sEEIES OF GAY EVENTS.
Easter Monday. of course, Is al
ways a busy day socially. In the
first place there is the egg rolling
at the White House, which attracts
many of the grown-ups as well as
children. for not only is the White
House always an attraction. but the
whole affair is a sight well worth
seeing: all the happy kiddies roll
ing their Gaily-colOred eggs all over
the White House lawn and gardens.
And President and Mrs. Harding
watch the sight from the wide south
verandas Of the Executive Mansion
and greet many OF the bolder kid
dies who approach them. It's fun
to watch at the big gates the poor
little Riddles who hire themselves
out to adults, unaccompanied by
children, who want to get into the
grounds After they see their tenn
porary parent" safely past the big
policemen. they go back outside and
adopt another adult for a small con-
sideration.
The most interesting party OF
Easter Sunday perhaps-to go back
a bit-will be the luncheon which
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean will give. They usually Civ
a series Of Sunday luncheons every
spring. and some times in the fall
and the one Easter Sunday will be
the first of this springs series But
Monday. Easter Monday. there will
be two big dances. one which the
Robert Z. Lee Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy win
give at the New willard Hotel and
the one which several LEADING
hostesSes will give as a farewell to
warren Delano Robbins and his
pretty wife. who leave this month
for Germany. where Mr.. Robbins will
be secretary Of our Embassy at Ber-
lin. Mrs. Coolidge will be the guest
of honor at a luncheon which Mrs.
Coleman DUPONT, wise of the Sem
ator. will give on Monday; Mrs
John HuTd and Mrs Grafton Minot
will both be dinner hostesses that
day.
ARMY AND NAVY RECEPTION
At WHITE HOUSE NEXT WEEK.
The much-anticipated army and
navy reception at the White House
will come off on Tuesday. the 18TH.
a party postponed because OF the
Roma disaster. There will be tho
GEORGETOWN Law School prom that
day and also the spring convention
Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution opens that day. 1t al
rays opens on the 18th of April
which is the anniversary Of the bat
tie cf Lexington On the goth Mrs
Henry Hoyt will give a dance.
'bIsck ard white party" for her
debttante- daughter. Nancy. Mrs.
Henry Corbjn will give big dinner
tina night.
The Gridiron Club dinner is ar
ranged for the 22d. and on the 23d
Mrs. George Mesta will entertain
at a luncheon for Mrs. Coolidge.
On the gath Mrs. George Wander
biIk plans to give a dance for her
daHshter. Cornelia. The Pen WOm-
eHs League begins its fve-day
celebration on the 25th. They give.
among other things. a costume ball
and carnival. a book fair and an
authors breakfast. Mrs. II. W
Keyes. president of the league. will
give a dinner on the 26th. The
debutantes are planning a ball for
April 25th to raise funds for
washingtonss quota for the Victory
Memorial which the entire country
is planning to erect here at the
Nations Capital. That day those
who have belonged to Mrs. Thomas
F. walsh's Saturday evening dane.
ing club are going to give their
generous hostess a dinner at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Right on top of the Pen womens
ference of Women. which meets in
Baltimore but which has a session
or so over here. and viii be the
excuse for much entertaining.
among the hostesses being Mrs
Harding and Mrs. Herbert Hoover
Lady Astor is coming over for that
That closes the month of April and
now I'm sure you'll agree with me
ha
in May comes the horse show, and
already many of the boxes are sold
for IL. among the holders being
Mrs. William Mitchell. wife of Gen
Mitchell; Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson. Gen.
James A. Buchanan. William .Du-
pont. of Wilmington. and Dennis
Upson.
ARMY POLO CLUB WILL
GIVE ANOTHER BALI.
The War Department Polo Club
is announcing another polo ball
similar to that which they gave
last spring. May / IS the date se-
lected. The first polo game of the
season will be held next Saturday
This organization has to be cod
died along. the young officers of
the service not being able to keen
up the expense without assistance
from the outside. Hence the ball
is sponsored by Gen. Pershine,. the
Secretary OF War. J. w. Weeks, and
the Assistant Secretary, j. n.
Wainwright. and others, while the
most important women In society
serve as patronesses and buy the