The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26

partiular pomp and ceremony
which should have been theirs,
although glad to welcome them
under any circumstances. Pre-
sumably the Southern trip had
to be given up, for the Speaker
Of the House Is not wont to 60
very far afield while Congress 10
in session. There is no Speaker
pro tenn" to take his place.
7 .ADY GEDDES had been laid
up for n day or two, the re-
suit of slight accident, and It
was feared for a time that she
would not be able to be present.
But there she was, very sweet
and friendly and cordial and
greeting her guests from the
depths OF a big arm chair, her
physician having put his foot
down upon her standing.
The British ambassadors wife
is a charming hostess-and such
a dear. Moreover. I never cease
to marvel at the way she has in
jected an atmosphere Of nominees
into the that rather forbidding pile
the British embassy. Photog-
raphs. shaded lamps, gay chintzes
and quantities of flowers take
away all effect Of stiffness from
the high ceilinged rooms. and they
really open up charmingly for en-
tertaining. Then, too, the big hall,
with its monumental stairway Of
dark wood and the portrait Of
Queen Victoria smiling down from
the landing. has a dignity one sell
dom finds in residence Of more
modern architecture.
know that half her guests en-
Wed Lady Geddes the bold dragon
who stood like a statue-didnt even
seem to wink-in the doorway, pic
turesque in his red coat and tow
ering busby; just as they used to
envy the Russian embassy chate-
laine-in the old days OF tho en-
pire-her fierce looking Cossaoks.
I heard several exclaim how
they'd like to take something like
that home as a parlor ornament
THE army and navy reospaon
at the White House. which
was scheduled for THURSDAY evo-
ming. was postponed on account
Of tho Roma disaster. q tragedy
which threw the service into
mourning. It VII go over until
after Lent. q hx weeks period
during which there IL no official
entertaining at the White House.
and the new date selected is April
10.
On the other hand. the reception
to the delegates to the conference
Of bar associations. was held as
planned. That wasn't q social func-
ton, Just an opportunity for the
President and Mrs. Harding to ex.
tend a greeting to an important
group Of men and women from all
over the country; and besides II
couldn't we'll be put off. It was
a case of now or never.
But the last of the state recep-
tions-well. that was the army
and navy's own party, and It was
unthinkable to have II under such
distressing circumstances.
This White House reception was
on Friday afternoon. The day be-
fore there had been the big recep-
ton for Mrs. Taft, at which the
hosteesos were Mrs. Clarence
Goodwin, wife of tho chair
man of the Bar Associations
conference: Mrs. Cordenio A. Sever
ance, wife Of the president Of the
American Bar Association: Mrs.
Julius Cohen. Mrs. John w. Davis.
Mrs. William Draper Lewis. Mrs.
William II. H. Piatt and Mrs. John
A. Sanborn. It was given in the
biz ballroom Of the Willard. which
was gay with flags and flowers:
and II was really one of the prctti-
est parties OF the week.
Over $50 Bar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and city-wcrs represented IT the
conference by selected delegates, and
most Of them had their wives with
them. % wben thsy all came ~.