Evening star., 1922-12-12

they were shown to the beautiful ala
baster white and cream tinted ball
room. where the wonderful dome
Lighting tt,1y, gave great charm ,.1si to tns
dancing obtained until the entire
company arrived.
Opening the series Of lively old
Fashioned dances to the tune OF
Money Musk" Pop Goes the
Msn and so ons was a: sr:ns aed n.res
about the ballroom. led by ArG
Coolidge. wife Of thA Vice President.
and Mr.. John B. Henderson. jr.. fol-
lowed by Mrs. Henderson and NJ. Jus
sssrand, the ambassador Of France:
Of Peru. the Minister Of Switzerland
and Nine. Peter. Senator and Mrs.
Robert L. Owen, Senator and Mrs.
William M. Calder and others. So
lively grew the music that the prom.
enade ,1 grew into a picturesque cake-
walk; which was the opening wedge
for three sets on the floor at once.
taking part in the Virginia reel and
other dances of ante-bellium days.
The table in the lofty dining room
was ladened with goodly supper and
into the beautiful conservatory. large
enough for a promenade about the
central fountain, which last night
played under the glow Of soft lights.
BANKS or ferns were on the high
nreboards and. besides the flowers on
rattons used In the charming man.
sion.
The guests. numbering several hun.
dred. Included Mrs. Coolidge. the am
bassador of France and Nine. Jus
serand. the ambassador Of Peru. the
secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
wallace. the ambassador Of Chile and
Nine. Matthew. the minister Of SWitz-
erland and Nine. Peter. q number Of
&he young diplomats Of the corps.
Senator and Mrs. Robert l.. owen.
tive and Mrs. William w. Chalmers.
the former leading in one Of the
square dances; Representative and
Mrs. Anderson H. Walters. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Cantrill. former
Senator and Mrs; Gore, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Charles L. Underhill.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Oakley Totten.
Judge and Mrs. G. c. McChord. Mr..
Edmund Platt. vice governor of the
Federal Reserve Board. and Mrs.
Platt and Mr.. William Bowie Clarke.
moor arrangements.
Mrs. Ireland to Give
Early January Dance.
Cards are out for a dance which
Mrs. Davis Ireland will give for her
daughter. Miss Louise Ireland. a stu
dent at Ethel Walker School, at Sims
bury. Conn.,. who will join the large
contingent of students In Washington
for the Christmas holidays. The dance
will be given n Rauschers January
2. and debutantes Of this season and
subdebutantes will be among the
guests.
Mr.. Leander Mccormick Goodhart
entertained Informally at luncheon
yesterday at the Hamilton Hotel. Mr..
A. H. Hamilton Gordon Of the British
embassy staff was among the guests.
Gen j. w. kearney and Miss Eliza
beth kearney of University. Va. are
Mrs. Jackson H. Ralston entertained
informally at the Cosmos Club in
honor OF the sister OF Mrs. Isador
Rayner and Miss Dennison of ST.
Louis. cousin and guest of Miss Janet
Richards.
Mr.. Charles Clagett has announced
the engagement of his sister. Miss
Louise Brooke Claeett OF Upper
Marlborough. Prince Georges county.
Md. to Mr.. James NJ. Sill of Balti-
more. Miss Clagett is the daughter
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
Clagett, the former having been at
one time controller of Maryland. The
Clagett family In its various branche s
is well known in Washington.
Representative c. Bascom Slemp.
who has been at his home in Vir-
ginia for some weeks. returned to
Washington yesterday and has opened