Evening star., 1922-12-15
Society
The Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
Dined With MIR. and Mrs. Dodd
Informally Last Evening.

the members Of the National Concert
Managers Association. The soloist
will be Miss Helena Marsh, the tall
ented American contralto. formerly
OF the Metropo opera Company.
Mrs. E. o. 4 IN is giving a
large bridge tea ,h.S afternoon at the
Washington Club for her daughter.
Miss Katherine Thompson, in honor
of Miss Helen Griffin and Miss Eliza
beth Taylor Jones. The guests IN.
clude debutantes of this season and
last and number about fifty. Addi-
tional guests are asked for tea. when
Mrs. Thompson will be assisted by
her sister. Mrs. George w. White.
Mrs. Robert S. Griffin, Mrs. Abner
Grew Wickersham, Mrs. Frank Hutch
ins and Mrs. Randolph Dickins. who
will alternate at the tea table. 9th
ers assisting at the tea will be Mrs.
John w. Belt, Miss Leslie Cameron.
Miss Patricia Morse, Miss Dorothy
Miss Eunice Blaisdell.
The ball Of nations. to be given at
Wardman Park Hotel by the Wom-
ems international Alliance will be a
brilliant and colorful affair. almost
ington being represented in the
pageant. in which native costumes
Of great beauty will be worn.
Capt. and Mrs. C. c. Calhoun, the
latter president of the alliance, will
entertain a large dinner party at the
preceding the ball, and while the re-
ceiving line at the ball will be in
formally maintained until the guests
all arrive. there will be assisting
Mrs. Charles Kerr, Nine. Alfaro. Mrs.
Harry Lee Rust. Mrs. Rineha1t, Mrs.
Wade Ellis. Mrs. william B. Lamar.
Princess Ghiva and Mrs. Charles
Wetmore.
Mrs Frank S. Hight will entertain
at luncheon Saturday at the New Will
lard with Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh as
goest of honor.
Miss Louise Lacy and Miss Harri-
man will be at home tomorrow after
noon, from to o'clock. At 1906
sisting them Marquise di Bernezzo.
Miss Mathilda Mellon. Mrs. Luther
Mott. Mrs. Fremont. Mrs. Lee Phillips.
Miss Ruth Hitchcock and Miss Thorne
Of Chicago.
Maj. and Mrs Julian c. Smith en-
tertained at a dinner dance on We'd
nesday evening on board the u. S. S.
Wyoming. where Maj. Smith is now
attached as staff officer at Brooklyn
navy yard. The table was decorated
in pink and green and covers were
Mrs. Jay Harding of Goth street.
New York city. will give dinner of
ten covers tomorrow evening in honor
Of Maj. and Mrs. Smith.
Women's Hospital Ball
A Brilliant Success.
Everyone of the several hundred
guests attending the ball given at
Rauscher's last night for the benefit of
Columbia Hospital. was charmed with
it's comfort and beauty Of arrangement.
thus adding further laurels to the wom-
en- Of society who annually make the ball
a success. The large ballroom was gay
with Christmas decoration of red and
green carried out artistically in festoons
Of cedar and shields of red and green
formed by the lighting arrangement.
Several large American flags were hung
to advantage, and the mirrors lining the
walls furnished splendid background
for the many brilliant box parties.
The smaller ballroom was used for
dancers also, as well as for those sitting
out dances. The buffet supper was
served in the dining room below and
groups Of young girls in gay evening
stairways and added greatly to tine in
formal charm Of the dance.
Mr.. Malcolm McConihe. chairman
Of the mems floor committee. and Col.
Matthew A. Delaney alternated in
making the presentations Mrs. Henry
Barrett Learned. president of the
womans board Of the hospital. re-
ceived the guests assisted by Mrs.
Thomas Bradley. Mrs. George Brown
Miller. Mrs George Hewitt Myers and
Mrs. John Newbold, vice presidents;
Mrs. Joseph H. Hampson, treasurer;
ayUf In
tary; Mrs. James c. Hunsaker, cor
responding secretary. and Mrs Victor
Kaufman. chairman of the box COM
mittee for the ball, the party stand
ing in the small reception room.
where tall palms and Christmas
greens were used as decorations. Mrs.
Learned wore a gown of soft gray
georgette crepe beaded in cut steel