The Washington times., 1922-01-12
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" HE interest Of society centers
tonight In the diplomatic re-
ception at the White House. the
first Of the four state receptions
Of the regular season. II will be
q big and brilliant function. with
the diplomatic corps as the special
guests and distinguished official and
resident folk invited to meet them.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Hughes. whose connection with the
diplomatic corps Is SO peculiarly
close and cordial will receive with
the President and Mrs. Harding, but
there will be no one else In the re-
ceiving line. The President and Mrs.
Harding will receive the members OF
their official family In their pri-
vate apartments, the little company
then descending to the Blue room
where the Chief Executive and his
wife win greet their guests.
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WHEN William Howard Taft was
w President OF the United States
q dinner was given in his honor by
William Marshall Bullitt. Of Ken
lucky, who was Solicitor General
during the last year Of the Taft
Administration Mr.. Bullitt remark
cd to Mr.. Taft in the course Of the
dinner: Mr.. President. when you
become Chief Jusice Of the United
D States I'll give you another dinner"
The President rejoined: You're on"
The dinner will take place on Mon
day evening and Senator George
Wharton Pepper, the new Senator
from Pennsylvania, will be among
the guests.
ONE Of the most interesting
" festivities of the present week
almost slipped by entirely unnoted
tho luncheon which Mrs. Charles
Sumner Bird gave on Monday for
the four American conference dele
Lodge, Senator Underwood and
Elihu Root. Mrs. Bird 10 one Of
the fours women members of tn.
asked to meet the big four" were
Mrs. Catherine Phillips Edison and
Mrs. Thomas @. Winter, colleagues
Inc member Of the advisory COM
is out Of town. w..
ho tuHCirCNH1 Wd5 kINcU Iuc
charming apartment which Mrs.
Bird has rented for the period Of
the conference, was intended only
for q meeting between the Ameri-
can delegates and the four women
advisers. It was intended to give
the women an opportunity to dis
cuss the conference and ask ques-
tons Of the men at the helm.
That Secretary Hughes, not only
the chief American delegate. but
chairman Of the conference. and
his colleagues should accept Is
ample proof Of the important place
which the women occupy In their
estimation.
The Ambassador of Great Britain
md Lady Geddes were hosts at lunch
,on today at the embassy. Thsi
;uests included Sir Maurice Hanksy
Mr.. and Mrs. Lampson, Mr.. and Mr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton GwatlSir
Capt c. J. Henry and Hugh v. Ter
lant. va,
Yesterday the Ambassador and Lad.
3eddes entertained for Sir John Jor
ian. Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith
Rament, Captain Henr,
md Commander Stanton.
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Mrs. Herbert Hoover was hostess q
luncheon today In compliment to Nine
Albertini, wife of the head Of tn
italian arms delegation. There wer
Ten guests.
Miss Ailsa Mellon, daughter of tn
Secretary Of the Treasury, who was a
home yesterday afternoon, had Mis-
Alice Sylvester receiving with her
Miss Anne Randolph poured tea an
Miss Mildred Rromwell and Miss Oiyv
Graef assisted. This was the first tim
Miss Mellon had received officially a
4 member of the Cabinet circle.