The Washington times., 1922-12-16
Possession Of Copper-Ripeted Digestion
First Requisite for Successful
Statesman

r JDGING from the number nf
dinner praties given In Wash.
- ington there is much truth In
the remark that the first re-
Quisite for q successful statesman
Is a copper riveted digestion.
The Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge are not making many
} formal dinner engagements for
December, although their calendar
Is filling up for January and they
are themselves planning q dinner
as far ahead as February In
honor Of the members OF the
Cabinet and their wives. It will
be given In the Cabinet suite OF
the Willard. Moreover they are
now dining out more or less In
formally once or twice a week.
Tonight they will be honor
guests at q dinner to be given
at the Powhatan Hotel In con-
nection with q reunion of the
Starr family. with which Mr..
Coolidge is distantly connected.
The chief of the clan. who win
preside tonight. 10 Hosea Starr
Ballou, Of Boston.
Last evening Vice President
Mrs. Coolidge were among the
guests Of Henry J. Ryan, District
commander Of the American
Legion, who entertained at dinner
at Wardman Park Hotel. His
guests included General Pershtng.
Senator and Mrs. Morris Shep-
pard, Gen. and Mrs. c. e. Sawyer,
Col. Alvin M. Owsley, national
commander Of the American
Legion; John T. Taggart. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas o. Marvin. Mrs.
Walter Content. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cramer and DIR. and Mrs.
Stanley M. Rinehart.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes and the Minister Of
Sweden, and Nine. Wallenberg will
be honor guests at the dinner
which the Under Secretary Of
State and Mrs. william Phillips
are giving tonight at Beauvoir.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter
are giving q dinner, with the Brit
ish Ambassador and Lady Geddes
among their guests.
-
MR.. AND MRS CORNELIUS
AVA VANDERBILT, JR., are also
giving a dinner this evening. en-.
tertaining for his mother and
sister. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
and Miss Grace Vanderbilt. who
have arrived from New York and
will be at Wardman Park Hotel
until Wednesday. 1t will be fol-
lowed by an informal dance.
Among the guests will be Miss
Littleton. sister Of the junior
Mrs. Vanderbilt; Miss Ailsa Mel.
lon, General Pershing. Lieutenant
Schneider. Stanley Hawks, and
Hugh Tennant. ~
entertain at dinner this evening
In compliment to Lady Henry.
who will arrive here today. There
will be twenty-four covers.
Col. and Mrs. T. O.. Donaldson
will entertain at dinner at their
home in Massachusetts avenue
In honor Of Major General and
Mrs. Bandholz, the party going
Club to dance. Moreover several
dinner parties win be given at
Chevy Chase. Capt. and Mrs.
young peoples dinner there, their
kuCotB luCtuuhNB ooiho VI ehic
seasons debutantes, being invited
to meet Miss May Taylor. Col.
and Mrs. Matthew Delaney will
have a small company Of guests
dining with them at the club.
Mrs. John B. Henderson Ii
having a small dinner and Mrs.
Delos Blodgett IL entertaining for
Miss Elizabeth Turner, She will
have two tables, one Of her con.
temporaries and one OF friends Of
Miss Turner. The party win be
given at the Chevy Chase Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis will
give a dinner for Mrs. Roland
Bishop, Of Los Angeles. There
will be sixteen guests, and the
table will be decorated with flow
ers from the White House.
TWO dinners for the delegates
= to the Central American con-
ference now being held were per.
haps the most interesting on the
calendar last night. Col. and