The Washington herald., 1922-02-19
By EVELYN C. HUNT.


tainly packed Not that all enter
tanning will cease with Ash We'd
nesday! Such a state Of affairs as
that Is a thing of the past!' But
most of the formal and practically
all of the official entertaining does
let up for forty days and there IL
good deal to be done along that
line within the next ten days. Much,
very much. however. was accom-
plished last week.
Let's see now! President and
Mrs. Harding. for one thing. gave,
the last of their series Of state
dinners last Thursday evening, the
Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Frederick H. Gillett being the
honor guests. This week they will
entertain at the last of the seasons
State receptions. the officers OF tie
army, navy and Marine Corps and
their wives. being the especially
honored guests. Last wednesday
President and Mrs. Harding were
entertained at dinner by the Secre-
tary. of the Navy and Mrs. Edwin
DENLY, another Of the Cabinet din
ners for the Chief Executive. many
of the guests being Detroit rela-
tives or friends of the Denbys. The
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Albert B. Fall will entertain them
at dinner next Tuesday evening.
think that will be the first one OF
those dinners to have been given
on a Tuesday: Wednesday is the
day generally chosen. The Wallaces
will give them a dinner on the 2sth.
which Is also a Tuesday.
DISASTER POSTPONED
DAUGHERTY DINNER.
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entire Cabinet will entertain for
the President before Lent is inau-
Eurated. The Attorney General.
Harry NJ Daugherty, postponed the
dinner he had planned because of
the KnickerbocISer Theater dis
aster, and doubt II it is ever given
this season. Mrs. Daugherty Is an
invalid and has never come to
Washington to live; she is in Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore most
OF the time. to be exact. He ana
the President are very close friends
and often dine together but very
Informally. They play cards To-
gether frequently, too, ! believe.
Then Mrs. VIII II. Hays, wife Of the
Postmaster General. isn't well and
has not been in Washington since
early last summer. Mrs. James
Labor. isn't we'll. either, so they and
their husbands may not undertake
these formal dinners, IL at all, not
before the late spring. Then, the
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Hoover haven't entertained for
President and Mrs. Harding yet,
either. and IL looks as though they
will have to wait until Easter;
there are hardly days enough left
for more dinners now.
GILLETTs HONORED
ny CONGRESSIONAL CLUB.
The Gilletts were ho0Sred by q
reception given by the Congress
sionaI Club last Monday evening,
one OF their series of formal even
ing receptions with our high ON
Gals as honor guests. It was very
much like the other functions, Mrs
Irvine l. Lenroot. wife Of Senator
Lenroot and president of the club.
receiving the guests Presiding at
the beautifully decorated supper
tabIe-a cunning Illuminated foun-
tain banked with pink roses filled
the center. of the tableware Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge, wife OF the Vice
President, Mrs. Edwin DENLY and
Mrs. Ernest Roberts. a former pres
ident of the club. The wives Of the
Senators and Representatives from
Massachusetts - the Gilletts hail
from that State, you know-assisted
in the dining room. Only members
of the club and their out-of-town
I.enroot makes a lovely hosterr: Is
which are truly delightful Mrs.
T.enroot makes a lovely hostess, Is
always so sweet and nice to all.
The National Women's Press Club
gave a luncheon that day for Mrs.
Herbert Hoover. who is a very like
able person. too. The club gives a
luncheon every Monday and fire.
ouentIy has as guest of honor some
notable persons of either sex. Mrs.
Coolidge and Mrs. Hughes have
been honored by the organization
already Monday was the day that
Mrs. Margot Asquith delivered her
lecture in Washington. having post
poned II from the week before be-
cause of the serious illness OF her
daughter, Princess Bibesco. and her
own slight Illness
MANY ENTERTAINMENT
HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.
So many entertainments of vari-
Gus sorts have been postponed here
lately. OF course the theater hor-
ror caused many entertainments to
he postponed and sickness has up
set ouite a few, and then last Tues
dav the last dance Of the season OF
tn. One Hundred Club. which was to
have been a fancy dress affair. at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Syl-
yanus Stokes, jr.. was postponed,
too, because Of the death OF Mrs.
sylyanus Stokes, ST.
A charming fancy dress masked
marty was given by Mr.. and Mrs. /.
T. Mann Monday evening for their
daughter, Miss Alice Mann, at their
sixteenth street mansion. They
tive charming parties and this one
Sas nm to their standard and was
preceded by fully a dozen dinners
Of various sizes. When Miss Mann
made her debut last Thanksgiving
MAXWELL. the guests are still talk
inc about what a good time they
had! liza
q, the Chief Justice. gave a lunch
con party Tuesday. The Tafts have
Dot done much entertaining YET
since coming here last October 10
i've once more. wednesday MIS-.
wills Van Devanter gave Mrs tart
luncheon. Mime. Panareton, vile
~ the Minister of Bulgaria, gave
anotber of her series OF luncheon
narties also last Tuesday. Nine.
SIC. the popular young wife OF chi
,a,s Minister. was the honor guest
az a luncheon Tuesday given by
Mrs. Harry c. woodward. wife OF
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