The Washington times., 1922-05-14

time days, are old frfends or the
First Lady and II was ~ much .
pleasure to her to foregather with
them in this informal way as 1t
was for them to have her. Mrs.
Coolidge, president Of the organ
tzation, was also present, having
recovered from q bronchial cold
in Difference to which she has
been refusing invitations for the
last week or ten days.
SHES going about again now.
quite recovered, thank you. and
rs pretty and engaging as ever.
She dined out, accompanying the
Vice President. on several oc-
casions last week and had a num-
Der Of luncheon parties given for
her. But the doctor warned her
about sitting out In the open. 30
she refused an invitation or two
for the horse show and the Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge
turned up missing" on the open
Ing day, as we'll as the President
and Mrs. Harding.
One luncheon was given for Mrs.
Coolidge by Mrs. c. C. Glover out
at Westover, now at its loveliest
with its gardens sbloomi and an
other by Mrs. James Patten. For
a third Mrs. Irvine l.. Lenroot,
president Of tho Congressional
Club, was hostess. This was given
at the club on the occasion of one
of the semi.monthly luncheon
parties, with individual members
b as hostesses. which have been tried
out with such success this win.
ter.
The Vice President. a mere boy
Of forty.eight." had the distinction
Of being included in a vory special
party up at the Capitol last week.
the octogenarian luncheon at
which Senator Carroll s. Page was
host. With the exception Of Mr..
Coolidge, every guest at the lun-
cheon was either just over or Just
under eighty. beginning with
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, who had just
celebrated his eighty sixth birth
day, down to and including Senator
Dillingham;, of Vermont. a youth
Of seventy eight. Verify, it seems
to be ''old boys day" at tho Capitol,
for we've just been reading about
Uncle Joe's birthday celebration.
DREsIDENT HARDING. having
i duly applied and been accepted
for membership in the Washing
ton Newspaper Golf Club, must
by his own hand lay bare his
record as a golf player. In a
letter to James D. Preston, super
intendent Of the. Senate press
gallery, Mr.. Harding recently ap-
piled for membership in the Or
ganization, composed Of Wash
ington newspapermen. as the pub
Usher of the Marion Ohio Star.
Stating his address for three years
would be the White House. he
submitted his dues for that period.
II shall hope to be able to show
some Of the younger fellows how
TO make . good score" the Presi.
dent said in his letter. Before en-
tering the tournament this sum-
mer Mr.. Harding, under the rules,
must submit answers to a qu.s-
tionnaire on his high and low
scores and on what courses they
were made. On the basis of his
answers his rating as a golf play
er will be determined for the
tournament
WAsHINGToN has b,en rather
short of visiting lions this
week-'scusing' the gentlemen who
are to arbitrate the Tacna-Arica
dispute. But right now there Is a
decidedly interesting lioness here
Or. Mary Mills Patrick, president
Of the Constantinople woman's
College, who 10 week ending with
tho Panaretoffs at the Bulgarian
legation. They are giving a recep.
ton for her today.
DR.. Patrick. as I understand Il,
IL an American, who has been
working in tho educational vine
yard In the Near East. all same
like" the Bulgarian minister and
his Yankee wife-for many years.
She went over as a young woman,
and from q small girls school OF
eighteen pupils has built up a CO.
educational college with more than
500 students OF twenty nationali.
ties. It doesn't confine itself,
that college Of hers, to any one
branch Of science. literature. or art.
1t teaches them whatever they
want to know. They can be trained
in medicine or stenography, farm.
ing or writing. neutrality-suspicious.
they like. No. I'm not Joking-lt is
one Of tho things that Americans
can we'll be proud of-the teachers
that eo forth from hera fira5 hy