The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
By EVELYN C. HUNT.


The very heighth Of a normal sea-
son-that is what we are enjoying
right now at the Capital. From
now until Lent the social calendars
are all filled with entertainments
Of every sort. Every week from
now until Ash Wednesday there Is
an entertainment by the President
and for the President-and Mrs
Harding. too, of course. Every
week the President and Mrs. Har-
ding give either state dinner or
A State reception and every week
some CobiHet officer has a dinner
planned for Mr.. nd Mrs. Harding.
And every week has parties planned
for the Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge. for the Chief Justice and
Mrs. william Howard Taft, for
some of the Cabinef officers, both
by and for some Of the diplomats.
not to mention dozens and dozens
Of functions given both by and for
resident members of society.
In addition to all this gaycty the
few members of the various confer
cncc missions who are still lugcr-
ing in the city are entertaining and
being entertained. For instance.
just on Monday last alone. the Min
ister OF Sweden and Nine. Wallen-
berg gave dinner party in complt-
ment to Arthur James Ralfour and
Vice Admiral KatO had dinner
party. And all of these conference
delegates are included in many OF
the entertainments Of both an on
ciaI and unofficial nature.
Monday still seems to be a par
tjcularIy busy day for society.
Last Monday President and Mrs.
Harding had a reception, an even
ing affair in compliment to the
members Of the farm delegations
comforting in Washington. asking a
few guests to meet them. That
party was more or less informal .
few engraved Invitations being
sent out; others were asked by tele-
phone. Several Cabinet members
and the wives of several received
with the Hardings. There was a
nice supper and the Marine Band
played and everything Mrs. Cool
idEe was the guest OF honor II a
luncheon which Mrs. &. T.. Thomas
gave Monday. The Secretary of War
md Mrs John W. Weeks were enter
tIined at dinner by Miss Helen Can
non. daughter OF Representative
Uncle Joe" Cannon. The Minister
u the Serbs, Croats and SlOvenes
had a dinner party; Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock had dinner in compliment
TO the former Secretary OF Agricul-
turs and Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith
and Mrs. Newton D. Baker. wife
Of the former Secretary OF War, and
several large dances and private
dinner parties. By private 1 mean
parties of an entirely unofficial
n
Bakers don't have time to call their
soul their own: they are being en-
tertained morning. noon and night.
Two of the especially interesting
parties of the week were a dinner
given by Se0ator and Mrs. Arthur
Capper. and a luncheon given by the
Counselor Of the Polish Legation
and Nine. Kwapiszenska, both for
the Merediths. Mrs. Baker has gone
home. but the Merediths will be
hore until about the middle of Feb
ruary.
MANY PARTIES PRECEDED
WASHINGTON COTILLON.
The most interesting dance, per-
haps Of the week, was that given
Monday evening, the Washington
CotiIIon. which was preceded by
Cotillon was formed last winter and
was a complete success and Mon
day, party was the first they have
given here this winter. The same
evening the Georgetown Assembly
gave one of their series OF four
dances. Tho assembly is a dance
organization that was in full swing
when Washington was still wilder
ness almost. and Georgetown was a
nOurishinE city. and for several
generations the members OF the
same families have attended these
functions. which are very select
are attendd by people who, though
no, all SO rich, have been promi-
nent socially for the last seventy
five years or more.
There was quite an interesting
dancing party Tuesday. Capt. c. J.
Henry, Comdr. Stanton, Hugh V.
| remnant and A. H. Hamilton Cor
don and Arthur Yencken, all bache-
lors of the British Embassy stan
who live together at 3547 Sixteenth
| street, entertaining. 1t was a very
Jolly party. The ordnance officers
Of the army stationed in Washing
TON staged big dance last
1 wednesday evening and the cavalry
officers stationed in or near the
. Capital were hosts at a dance at
/ Wardman Park Hotel on Friday
! evening. Then every Saturday, al
most, Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh has a
dance at her Massachusetts, avenue
mansion. In fact, there Is dancing
there every afternoon from to Z
o'clock, her friends dropping in in
formally as the spirit moves them
And there is no age limit either.
SECRETARY WEEKS
HOST TO PRESIDENT.
The third Cabinet officer. the
secretary Of War. and his wife en-
..rtained for the President last
week at dinner; entertained them
Wednesday evening, asking a num-
her Of out Of town people for the
function as is the general custom
at these dinners nowadays. Once
\ upon a time only Cabinet members
and their ladies' were asked TO
these dinners but they soon grew
tired Of dining SO frequently only
with each other and finally some
brave soul broke the rule and
asked others to their dinner, and
now these entertainments are of q
moro varying interest.
The next day President and Mrs.
Harding had their second state re-
ception, the judiciary being the
guests honored. The Attorney Gen.
! eraI, Harry NJ. Daugherty. received
with the hosts OF course, the jus
tees and their families were re-