New-York tribune., 1922-09-03
Capital Society
Folk Face Busy
Season lin Fall
White House Functions To
Be Carried Out Accord
ing 10 Schedule; Events
Planned by Mrs. Harding
New Diplomats Expected
Vice-President Is Expected
to Return TO Washington
On or About Sept. Is
Special Dispatch % The Trsaane

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.---The coun-
try at large may be frightened over
the coal situation, but the capital is
preparing for one of the busiest social
seasons it has had in dozen years
The society women who by the
dozens went to Europe during the late
spring and summer, are coming back
in mid-autumn with trunks laden
with beautiful clothes and they must
be shown. The White House functions
will be carried out according TO sched-
ule-unless some great calamity should
prevent--and Mrs. Harding is mr.
ranging to have them as perfect in
detail for comfort and elegance as
possible. There will be several new
ambassadors and as many ministers to
grace the functions of state, and
among them, appearing for the first
time since Count Won Rernstorff, will
be DR.. Otto Wiedfelt, Ambassador of
Germany. Just now the residence
adjoining the German embassy and re-
Gently bought by that government, >is
nearing completion---in its repairs
and when the offices are NOTED the
embassy proper will have far better
arrangement fer social events than
ever before. ~
The Vice-President and Mrs. Cool
idge, who recently returned from the
Pacific Coast and went direct to Bos-
ton, left there to-day for St. Paul,
Mimi, where they will attend the
Minnesota State Fair. While in st.
Paul they will be guests in the home
of Senator and Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg,
hrc Knll l.cG L.
Wednesday afternoon for the West
1t looks srather ominous for Senator
Kellogg, but he too is hoping to reach
st. Paul in time to welcome the dis
tinguished visitors.
After the Vice-President and Mrs.
Coolidge return from the West the
Vice-President has several speaking
engagements in New England and they
will come to Washington about Sep
tember 15, preparatory to John and
Calvin Coolidge returning to MERGERS
the academy. The Vice-President and
Mrs. Coolidge will resume residence at
the New Willard.
Diplomats Will Return
To Washington Soon
Diplomats from now on will begin
to drift slowly back to Washington,
NC aiHhstci VI SuDd returning IN
the last day or two from Cuba, where
he spent some weeks. Nine. de Ces-
pedes and her daughter, Mile. Sar-
mianto, Joined him in Washington,
and after they spend little time here
they will all go to Cuba for a short
stay. Mr.. Mark Peter, the Minister of
Switzerland, has returned from Dark
Harbor, Me-, leaving Nine. Peter and
their children to spend the first days
of September there.
The bonus bill was the loud call from
the Senate, which brought Senators
back from their political fields, Senator
Lodge, Senator Wadsworth, Senator
France, Senator Calder and others
hastening on for the vote.
Awaiting the return of Congressional
women is new president for the Con-
gressional Club, the social medium of
that body. Mrs. Irvine l.. Lenroot, wife
Of Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin, who
was made president of the club at the
last election, was i'll during the sum-
lner and had to resign. Mrs. Joseph
S. Frelinghuysen, wife of Senator Ere
inghuysen, of New Jersey, being first
vice-president, automatically became
president. 1t took much persuasion
on the part of other officers of the
club to get Mrs. Frelinghuysen to ac-
cept, The social program of each win
ter is second in Importance only to
that of the White House, and is equally
onerous. AS soon as the White
House program is issued, that of the
Congressional Club comes out, and
while the former must include din
ners as well as receptions, they run
along thus: A reception for the Presi-
dent and Mrs Harding, another for the
Vice-President and Mrs. Coolidge, a
reception for the Speaker of the House,
r. he II Atz,1D -
corps. Then there are many card par
ties and dances and tea with spe-
cias program for each Friday afternoon
OF the season. All of this entails
standing in line to receive guests and
the general duties of hostess The
sections of country are quite evenly
%divlded irrespective of politics, so
every woman has "a special chance to
entertain her husbands constituents.
Miss Catherine Cheatham, daughter
of Captain Joseph j. Cheatham, u. s.
A., will be married to Lieutenant Roger
Bagnali, United States Marine CORPS
on September 20.
Plans Made for Wedding
OF Miss Christine Sedgwick
The wedding of Miss Christine Sedg.
wick to Mr.. John P. Marquand, of vii.
mington. Del, which will take place at
Stoekbridge Saturday, will also enlis,
hhC SStShddHtC vi HldMY washington
society folk. Miss Sedgwick made
many friends here during her short
residence in Washington while Balm.
bridge Colby was Secretary of State
and especially are young diplomats in.
tending to go to the wedding.
In their effort to take as much ad-
vantage as possible of the informal
season here, diplomats who must re.
main are enjoying to the fullest the
picnic habit, and the Minister of Bo.
iivia and his wife, Sonora de Ballivian
and their daughter, Senorita Ballivian
60 off each Sunday for a picnic in
Maryland or Virginia, taking we'll
filed hampers with them and always
small group of guests.
The Charge d'Affaires of Austria and
his American wife, Nine. Prochnik, en-
JOY a picnic almost every Saturday, al
ways having with them few friends
Last week their guests included Miss
Violet Emerson James, of Boston, the
sister of Nine. Frochnik, who will re-
main until the middle of September.
Nine. Prochnik is st. Paul girl and
while she has been in rather cramped
quarters since coming to Washington
with her husband, they are this week
moving into much more imposing
quarters, 1851 Wyoming Avenue,
where the offices of the legation will
also be located.
The Secretary OF War and Mrs. John
w. Weeks are being Joined this week