The Washington herald., 1922-02-12
Continued from Paos -Four.


also the Surgeon General Of the
Navy and Mrs. Z. R. Stitt who en-
tertained in compliment to the Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs. Edwin
DENLY, while the Norwegian Min
lister and Mime. Bryn entertained at
dinner asking their quests to meet the
British Ambassador and Lazy
Geddes. Mai. Louis Durbrouil gave
a luncheon Monday for the Secre-
tary Of War. and Gen. Pershing
was there, too. The big event or
Monday, however, was the Southern
Relief ball, an annual event of Pc
c,1liar interest to Washington,
which Is distinctly a Southern town.
Many people of Importance in the
South usually come up for this
event which Is always a drawing
card for a very large portion OF
society, both resident and official
but particularly the former.
On Tuesdays social program was
a dinner to the Vice President and
Mrs. Coolidge given by Senator and
Mrs. Lawrence c. Phipps. The
Walter Denegres gave a dinner.
while Mime. Panaretoff gave a
luncheon. one Of a series she Is
giving just now. Mrs. /. T. Mann
gave a luncheon party. too. also one
OF a series. She gave another on
Wednesday and the third on Thurs
day. The wife of the Polish Min
lister, Prince Lubomirski. was
luncheon hostess Tuesday also and
the Congressional Club gave tea
PARTY. The club gave a tea Friday
when John Barrett was the guest or
honor, and tomorrow will give a
reception in compliment to the
Speaker of the House and MIS-.
Frederick Gillet. They were to
have given a similar party just two
weeks previously to the Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Coolidge but post
poned the function because OF the
Knickerbocker Theater disaster and
so far the club and the CoolidGes
have not been able to fix on another
date convenient to both.
VAUDEVILLE AND DANCE
Is TWICE POSTPONED.
The vaudeville and dance which
was to have been given at the
Nrontgomery Country Club by the
bachelor diplomats of embassies
ana dbOhl IAC
tnEton was visited by that dis
astrous blizzard. was postponed un-
til last Tuesday evening. and so
many of the hosts were inconsider-
ate enough to get sick, that once
more the party was postponed ana
is to take place now some time in
March. A number of dinner parties
we're planned to precede it but most
of these were called of. too.
Among the interesting dinners
Wednesday was that planned by
former Senator and Mrs. George
sutherland in compliment to the
chief Justice and Mrs. William
Howard Taft, but has been post
poned until the cath. The Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge were
given a dinner that evening by MISS
Mabel Boardman-no. l think thar
was a luncheon just for Mrs. Cool
idge. The Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. DENLY were the guests OF
honor at a dinner which the Direc-
tor Of the Consular Service and Mrs.
Wilbur ]. Carr gave-the Denbys
and Mrs. Carr are Michigan people
originally. you know. The Geddeses
were dinner hosts that evening IN
compliment 10 the French Ambassa- :
dor and Mrs. Jusserand as were also
the Bryns and Representative and
Mrs. James W. Hustled had quite
large dinner party and few others
OF Importance.
The next day. Thursday, was the
day of the Congressional reception at
the White House when the members
Of both Houses Of Congress and
few others. were entertained by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding. 1t was one
Of the series of four state recep-
tions.
This party is usually the largest
Of these State receptions and
though Thursdays was quite large,
everything was arranged so we'll
that there setmed to be much less
crowdinE than usual. 1t looked
as though every member of Con-
gress accepted the invitation You
see Harding was so recently a
member Of that body himself that
it was as though he was enter
tanning his own family in a way.
The line of guests moved very
slowly as every guest almost want
ed to stop for a real word or two
with the President and then also
with Mrs. Harding: so many of
them knew them both so well.
Then Mrs. Coolidge. too. was a par
ticuIar drawing card" so many
appeared to be reluctant to pass
her by hurriedly.
Just to look at Mrs. Coolidge is
to love her! The people grouped
about In the blue room would look
at her and make some compliment
ary remark. heard them on all
sides. She is so natural and sweet
and genuine and friendly and lots
of other things. She greeted every
one as though she was truly glad
to see them, and / know she was,
too She likes people. She is quite
a contrast to Mrs. Gillett who, with
the Speaker, was also in the re-
-ceiying line. the first time. 1 be-
lieye, that the Speaker and his wife
have been in receiving line at a
White House function. She has a
very stiff manner. a forced manner
and it was amusing to see the way
she looked almost every female
guest over from head to foot in a
most critical manner Immediately
after she had grasped their hands.
Every one noticed It standing aropIS
in the blue room; you couldn't miss
It; and I heard many remarks on
II. She Is a very handsome woman
with a distinctly society manner"
She dresses very well always. Mrs.
Harding looked very pretty Thurs
day night. I do think she is better
looking every time see her; do.
Thank goodness, no one wore a
hat Thursday evening! So often a
few guests appear there IN hats.
and it spoils the scenic" effect
always for me. 1t rather peeves