New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

bassy, Senior Don Juan Francisco de
Cardenas. gave dinner with Mrs.
George Vanderbilt as guest of honor.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, who has
staying with her Mrs. George Percy.
Of Boston, a young kinswoman. enter
tained several parties for her. Mrs.
Percy is much like her relative, the
former Katherine Elkins.
Miss Amy Lowell, of Boston. STONED
IN washington for little visit on her
way South, returned here again after
lecturing in Charleston, S. c., and is
at the Shoreham
two sons also stopped in Washington
at the Shoreham when returning to
their home from visit in the South.
Another visitor here from Boston
and who is still enjoying life at the
capital is Mrs. W. r. Conover, who ia
the guest Of Mrs. Anna B. Wiley, for
week or ten days. Mrs r. ?. Waters.
Of Boston, and Mrs. Walter Luke, an
other Bostonian, are at Wardman Park
Hotel for time.
One Of the pleasant phases Of life in
Washington is that one may always
hope for the return of popular officials
to society here, and just now comes
the news that Mr.. and Mrs William
Phillips again will make their home
here, where they count their friends
by the hundreds. MIR 'Phillips will
succeed Henry Prather Fletcher as I'm
der Secretary of State, acting in place
OF the Secretary whenever that higher
official is absent while Mr. Fletcher
goes as Ambassador TO Belgium Mr..
Phillips was born in Massachusetts
and is Harvard man, but it is hard to
think of his belonging anywhere but
IN Washington. He first came here in
the Roosevelt Administration and he
and his mother were both prominent
in smart and official sets While he
was connected with the State Depart
ment he was always in demand az a
guest before his. departure for the
Netherlands. where he went as min
ister and where he and Mrs. Phillips
made hosts of friends.
Another Popular Bachelor
Named to State Position
The appointment of Leland Harrison
as Assistant Secretary of State to sue
ceed Fred Morris Dearing, who goes
as Minister to Portugal, brings an
other popular bachelor still more to
the front. NJ. Harrison. who is a New
York man. is also Harvard graduate.
He has many times been the guest of
the Secretary of State and Mrs Hughes
when they entertained diplomats and
notables along other lines
The Washington Horse Show this
year will be the largest and most brill
liant given in the life of the organi-
zation, and will be as usual an out door
event. The first person to take a box
May 17--was Mrs William Mitchell
wife of Brigadier General Mitchell, U.
S. A. Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
General James A. Buchanan, William
Dupont and Dennis Upson are other
box holders. A box will be turned over
to the President and Mrs. Harding and
the Vice-pres sdent and Mrs. Coolidge
are expected to attend.
Mrs. Charles Wesley Cannon, who
spent the greater part of the winter
in New York as the guest of Mrs.
Charles Potter King, daughter Of for
York and Colorado, has returned to
Washington. Mr.. King is the cousin
Of Mrs. Harding. Miss Catherine
Hughes, whose marriage to Chauncey
Lockhart Waddell, of New York, will
take place in June, left for New York
Friday morning, where she will visit
for some days. The Secretary of State
and Mrs. Hughes have two important
dinners on for later in the season, one
for the Vice President and Mrs. Cool.
idge and one for the Chief Justice and
Mrs. Taft. Mrs. Coolidge will be
much in demand for the spring lunch
cons, Mrs. George Mesta, of Pittsburgh,
staying at the New Willard, having
issued Invitations for April 23
AS charming as any dinner given In
Washington in many moons was that
at the Belgian Embassy Wednesday
night when the Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier gave dinner for
Miss Katherine Mackay, of New YORK,
daughter of Clarence Mackay, who is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. James w.
Wadsworth on K Street. Miss Betty
Connolly, the niece Of the baroness,
also shared honors with her, and the
other guests were Miss Grace Wander
bilt, Miss Cornela Vanderbilt, Princess
Bertha Cantacuzene, Miss Adellne
Oxnard, Miss Gladys Chapman Smith,
Miss Louise Littauer, Miss Anna Ham.
lin, Leland Harrison, Major General
Bethel, military attache Of the British
Embassy; Prince Eugene Lubomirski,
Mr.. Yeneken. third secretary OF tne
British Embassy; Norman Read and
Perry Tiffany, of. New YORK; Coicman
Jennings, Francis Riggs, Felipe Espll,
counselor of the Argentine Embassy:
Mr.. Doellar and F. A. l.. Colon and
Jean de Fontaine, of the Belgian En-
bassy staff.