The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-28
BRILLIANT GOWNS
AT CONGRESSIONAL
CLUBS BREAKFAST
First Three Ladies of
Land Are Guests
Of Honor.

Mrs. Harding. Mrs. Calvin Cool
idge and Mrs. Frederick H. Ginett.
the FIRST three ladies of tie land
We're the guests Of honor at the
annual breakfast which the Con-
gressional Club gave YESTERDAY AT
Rauscher's, a truly brilliant occa-
sion.
Several hundred women all of
prominence and from every State
lin the Union. formed the company
which was seated 1T small tables
In the big ballroom.
Gaests ut Long Table.
One long raised table extended
the full length of the north side OF
the ballroom, at which were seated
the guests OF honor, the president
and officers of the club. the heads
or standing committees and past
presidents of the club. Mrs. Irvine
L. Lenroot. president. was seated
IN the center. with Mrs. Harding on
her right and Mrs. Coolidge on her
LETT. Mrs. Gillett sat at the right
OF Mrs. Harding.
Others at that table were Mrs
Nben W. Barley, Mrs. Howard
Reside. Mrs. Edward T. TAYLOR
MRS. George NJ. Young, Mrs. Gordon
Lee. Mrs Joseph S. FreIinghuysen,
Mrs Atlee Pomerene, Mrs. Ernest
Roberts, Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher
Mrs. Horace NJ. Towner. Mrs. wal
!ace White. Mrs Herman Hoch. Mrs.
Lindley b. Hadley. Mrs. Harry c
woodward, Mrs. Luther W. Mott and
Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes.
Draped Just back of Mrs. Lenroor
was a large American flag. The
ceiling and walls Of the ballroom
were covered with trailing sn,iIax
AT intervals down the long table
were placed silver candelabra with
red shades.
Ladies of Senate and House.
The hostesses at the small table,
were Miss Alice Page. Mrs. LemueI
p. Padgett, Mrs. Frank W. F. Mon.
dell, Mrs. Julius Kahn, Mrs. Fins
]. Garrett, Miss Cummings, Mrs
Charles II. Davis. Mrs. Daniel f
Anthony. Mrs. Joseph W. Byrns
Mrs Sydney Anderson, Mrs. jane
Reed, Mrs. James F. Byrnes. Mrs
I.adislas Lazaro. Mrs. John c. Nc,
Kenzie, Mrs John Z. Raker, Mrs
Morris Sheppard. Mrs. Louis c
Cramton. Mrs. Simeon d. Tess. Mrs
John K Shields, Mrs. James A
Frear and Mrs. Albert johnson
These hostesses, representing Dotf
the Senate and the House. were se.
lected in order of priority OF mem.
bership in the club
Preceding the breakfast Their,
was an informal reception and tn,
guests were presented to the guest!
of honor by Mrs. Lenroot. Follow
ing the breakfast there was I
clever and interesting program
pronounced by many as the mos
entertaining ever given at any o.
the clubs breakfasts and the cluE
Is famous for its brilliant enter
tainments.
proposed by Mrs. Lenroot to eacf
club. Then Mrs. Roberts proposed
toast to Mrs. Lenroot.
.MIrrors of washington.-
A feminine version of Mirror.
Of Washington" followed, heraldeC
as rejecting but with no rehec
tions." The entertainment wa
Entirely in the hands of club mem
bers- The hrst episode was de
voted to the Congressional Club
with Mrs. James Campbell Can
rill and Miss Rebecca Dial, blacket
lp as two maids. conversing to
kether about various members o
he club in a most entertaining
fashion. Mrs Edward E Brow
was equally clever in the seconC
humber, The Caller" While call
ng on a distinguished leader o
Nashingon society and awaitin.
her hostess. she did much reflect
ng about people she knew and dit
her thinking out louds causin;
much laughter. The New Mem
per's Wife" by Mrs. c. William
Ramseyer. was charming. as wa