The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
Society h Washington

man gave. Rather a busy week, l should say, for any season, much less Lent. But you sec after all, Lent is only observed by Catholics and Episcopalians, while most of the officials of thisA administration are Baptists and those who don't profess that faith are Methodists or Pres byterians. President and Mrs. Hard ing are Baptists, 1 know, and l think Calvin Coolidge is too, thought his family seem to be congregationalists
 Mrs. Harding is taking Lent so far as social entertainments go, and 1 imagine it is welcome because she needs a rest from the strenuous so- cial duties of her position.
 This administration last week en- tered it's second year. And every one is voting Mrs. Harding a decided success as chatelaine of the White House. This time last year even we Washington people scarcely knew her. now we all know her well and have become decidedly attached to her. A year ago this week the host of strangers who moved bag and baggage into Washington, coming with the new administration, were just getting settled or trying to get settled. Now they are strangers mo longer. We all know the women of the new cabinet and We know their fads and foibles. They all have been -I almost said wined-dined and luneheoned and tead, and they have all been patronesses for dozens of things.
 New Postmaster General
 And even that group, though only year in our midst, has changed ai- ready. There is a new Postmaster General. Dr. Hubert Work. His wife is already well known here and has her niche in Washington society, for pr. Work was assistant postmaster general and has only moved up one notch" as it were.
 There will undoubtedly be much entertaining shortly for the new Postmaster General and his wife, and at the next state reception at the White House, Dr. and Mrs. Work will watch the festivities from the blue room along with the other cabinet members and few favored guests. We will soon be greeting new assistant postmaster general, how ever, I suppose; also q new under secretary of state as the present one, Henry P. Fletcher. has been ap- pointed United States ambassador to Belgium and with Mrs. Fletcher will sail this month for Belgium. They have been very popular in Washing ton, where they were well known even during the democratic admins trstion, as he was then ambassador to Mexico and passed most of the time here. as Mexico and these United States didn't agree a greater part of the time. Just now he is in Florida with the presidential party.
 The Chinese minister and his wife have inaugurated a series of enter tainments, luncheons and dinners for the next few weeks. Last week they gave a party for the Coolidges. They had another tonight for the Chief Justice and Mrs. William How ard Taft. For next week they have planned several dinners: one for Monday in compliment to the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Mme. Jusserand.
 Dinner On Ash Wednesday
 The Jusserands also attended a very large and formal dinner party MT. John B. Henderson gave On Ash Wednesday-As Wednesday, mind you. But some one explained to me that they could do so because Mrs. Henderson is vegetarian and served only vegetables at, all of her din- ners. Though her vegetables are so disguised that they look and taste like meats and-well. you would jus. suppose you were attending an un- usually delicious dinner if you didn't , know better.
 A group of young diplomats, men of many faiths, gave a dinner dance and amatedr theatrical performances last Wednesday evening at the Mont gomery Country club which was at- tended by a large share of Washing ton society and a small share of society from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. That party was post poned twice, once because of the bliz- bard and again because of sickness But at last it came off and was a phowling" success and was preceded by a number of large dinner parties, among those entertaining being Colonel and Mrs. William Erie Fowler