The New York herald., 1922-05-21
STRIKING COSTUMES WORN BY WOMEN AT HORSE SHOW IN WASE

decided TO pass up the garden parties
except just one. and that will be not for
o;Hcial society. but for the patients at
Walter Reed and other military ana
naval hospitals in and near Washington.
1t WIN be some afternoon early in June.
You rememhcs wnat a>particularly a. sue
cessful party the President and Mrs
T, Harding gave for the war convalescents
last year? Well, they are going to do It
again, and unless present plans are
altered that is the only big party that
the White House grounds Will know this
season.
Apparently even If the Alaska trim
does seem to be going glimmering the
President and Mrs. Harding mean to get
all the fun they can out OF the May
flower. Mrs. Harding had her first
Mayflower party OF the season last Fri
day. She invited the Ladies of the Sem
ate for a. little sail down the river
casting off at 2:30 O'Clock. and making
the invitation entirely contingent on
the weather-which was wise precau-
ton for the river can be downright
disagreeable atNtimes. And Mrs. Hard
Ing, while she isn't superstitious, Is still
human enough to have a sneaking feel
ing that II the first trip is not an abso-
lutely unblemished success the whole
season is likely TO be more or less hoo
dooed
Their humanness is the Hardings'
most appealing quality. They seem to
have made up their minds when they
went into the White House that in spite
of the position they We're going to con-
tinue to be Just folks and "reg'lar
fellers," and they have stuck to it. An
instance OF 1t was Mrs. Harding's GO
ing to the circus with friends Monday
n ferh ha. - n.
Gus and was as much thrilled at the
stunts and as much amused at the
clowns. as any one of the spectators.
| There were several social happenings
during the week that like Helen Hop
kinss wedding, were interesting in their
human appeal For instance. every one
was sympathetically pleased when the
young Marquis Assereto of the Italian
Embassy staff gave q party on Sunday
out at the Country Club 1t was a very
nice party, but even those who were not
asked to it were glad to hear that he
had had it-and to know that he was
able to play host once more, for the
name of Mobile Tomasso Assereto was
also on the list of those injured-and
seriously-in the Knickerbocker crash.
He was terribly hurt. his injuries SINH
lar to those of Col Shaughnessy. assist
ant postmaster general-to which he.
after brave fight of several days. sue
cumbed. Young Assereto spent painful
weeks in the hospital, even after it
was announced that he would recover.
and even his most casual acquaintance
were delighted to know that he was
we'll enough to be out again and to be
giving parties
He will not give many more here in
Washington, for he is TO return soon to
Italy and complete his convalescence
there. His successor, Mr.. Silenzi. is
already here, and-another indication
of Assereto's complete recovery-the
counsellor of the embassy. Mr.. Sabetta,
gave g. dance in his honor on Thursday
evening.
Another interesting event was the tea
which the Rev. and Mrs. d. Ward Denys
gave on Thursday for the Rev. DR.. Rob-
ert Johnson, the new rector of st. Johns
and Mrs. Johnson. DR.. Johnson. who
came to Washington from Philadelphia.
seems to be making all sorts of hit
with his new congregation and with
Washington generally. For the rector
of "old st. Johns" does not belong
merely to his own parish. but Is an in
stitution in Washington.
Yet another party of the week was
that of Mrs. James =. Davis, wife of
the Secretary of Labor for the per-
sonnel Of the Department of Labor.
Mrs. Davis is not yetsvery strong-her
little girl isonly Il few weeks old--but
before she went away for the summer
she wanted to entertain her husbands
associates and assistants iclShe is plan
ming to go to Mooseheart. ILL.,. where she
spends the summers ION the farm next
week-she and her three small children.