Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-17
WASHINGTON
Society
By BETTY BAXTER
Special Correspondent Of Great Falls Tribune
Copyright, 1922. BY The Great Falls Tribune.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Dinner, de-
butantes and dances-and then some
more dinners, %debutantes and dances
Dinner giving is the most popular form
Of entertaining for the really smart set
of Washington society and during the
season most of the social elect hardly
ever eat at home unless they them
selves have dinner guests. During the
last week there were dinners galore.
Also dances-three balls, with a nuIl-
Der of small dances.
Quite the most picturesque party of
the week was the n given by Mrs.
John B.. Henderson for the members
of the Congressional club with their
men folk and a few Of Mrs. Hender-
sons friends from the diplomatic
corps and resident society. This took
place in the handsome new house at
the corner of Sixteenth and Fulton
streets which Mrs. Henderson has just
completed aud which is designed pre-
sumably for an embassy or legation.
The affair had the form of a good
old fashioned house warming Old
time dances. the polka and the two
step, the lancers and the Virginia reel
were the features of the evening,
young people and those not SO young
tripping it gaily to such merry once
familiar as Money Musk" Charlie,
He's a Nice Young Man and Pop
Goes the Weasel"
As the music grew more and more
lively they stepped into a gay cake
walk and finally broke UP into two
and three sets for the Virginia reel.
The grand march was led by no less
a parsonage thar Mrs. Coolidge, wife
of the vice president, stepping out"
with John b. Henderson, Jr., son of
the hostess. Hard upon their heels
followed Mrs. Henderson with the
French ambassador, NJ. Jusserand,
Mms. Jusserand and Mms. Peter,
Senator and Mrs. Robert l.. Owen.
Senator and Mrs. William A. Calder
and a whole line of notables. Can
YOU picture these dignitaries frolicl-
ing about. the French ambassador
with his head a little one sided?
Great logs blazing in the open fire
place contributed a home-like touch to
the reception room and the library.
used that evening rs Il promenade and
the smoking room: and in the lofty
dining room, the supper table g%roaned
under all sorts of old fashioned
soodies-hot biscuits, creamed oysters
and salads and innumerable delectable
ices and CONNECTIONS.
Mrs. Henderson has striyen since
her husbands death to dispose Of her
property to only smart people who
build huge homes and she herself has
built fully Il half dozen mansions and
then sold them to embassies and lega-
tions or wealthy people until there is a
cluster of magnificent tombs there
about on Sixteenth street.
The senate ladies had their first
luncheon Of the season Tuesday with
Mrs. Coolidge. as wife of the vice
president, presiding. Mrs. Marshall,
wife of the former vice president. who
has been visiting here while her hus-
band is travelling about. was present.
There We're three large balls during
the week, one on Tuesday given by
the Roy Mckinley Baseford unit Of
the American Woman's legion, the pro
eeeds being given for the blind and
MANNED soldiers. Thursdays ball. an
annual affair and a very smart one al
ways. was given for the Columbia
hospital, and Fridays was called the
ball OF the nations and was given for
the benefit of the Women's University
club at Wardman Park hotel, a fea-
ture of a two day bazaar.