New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Afta1rs IN the Captal-News of the Resorts

wednesday "'e"t nau. OF course, its
strong element of Pittsburgh folk.
that being the home city of the secrc.
tary. His daughter. Miss Mellon.
served as hostess for him, doing the
honors charmingly, and that. too. under
such experienced eyes as those of Mrs.
Marshall Field and Mrs. Frederic A.
Keep, the two detached ladies of the
dinner company besides Miss Mellon
Each Cabinet host essays to have the
Governor OF his state present at the
dinner to meet the President. and head
ing the list of the Secretary Of the !
Treasury were the Governor of Penn !
sylvania and Mrs. William c. Sproul. |
Se,'ator and Mrs. Frclnghuysen. the
Under Secretary of Stata and Mrs |
Henry Prather Fletcher the Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, Eliot Wads-
worth. a bachelor: Colonel Henry
du Pont. Colonel Clarence c. Sheriff. ,
aid to the Prcsi.ent. who. with Mrs I
Sheriff.. always attepds the Cabinet
dinners; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.
Glover. Mr. and Mrs. j. Horace Har
ding. OF New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
r. iaughlin, Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
+. JoHcs ir., Mr.. and Mrs. Richard 3.
McioN and Colonel and Mrs. James
McCrea. all of Pittsburgh. made up the
company.
Dinner for Mrs. Coolidge
Of the week we're in honor OF the Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge, the FOR
mor returning TO Washington TUESDAY
after AN overn ght trip to Philadelphia
to deliver an address. Tuesday night
they dned with Dr. Palmer G. Potter.
OF the War Risl. Board, and Mrs Pot
ter at the Hotel Lafayette, there be
ing only two other guests. and the
rarty later going to see Drinkwater's
In az Mot
Potter and the Vice President were
classmates and graduated together
from Amherst College. Wednesday,
night Ms Stephen b. Elkins, the
mother OF Senator Davis Elkins. of
/ West Virginia. entertained FOR Mr.. and
Mrs. Coolidge, having company Of
twent ty-four. Mrs. Coolidge was twice
entertained at luncheon during the
week and Tuesday she presided at the
Senate womo:s's lunch.
4 Cabinet member from tho Wilson
Administration. Edwin i. Meredith.
Secretary of Agriculture, and Mrs.
/ Meredith. and Mrs. Newton y. Baker.
vito OF the Secretary of War OF that
Administration, arc having veriIablc
ovation in their visit in Washington.
Among other interesting persons
here just nov axe Mr.. and Mrs Cor
denio Severance. OF st. Paul. who have
gone the pace in being entertained.
They attended q large dinner which
Nj. and Mrs. William Marshall Bullitt
gave in homer OF the Chief Justice 0f
the Supreme Court and Mrs. William
Howard Taft. Mrs. Severance met
large number Of the Minnesota folk in
Washington at 2 charmingly appointed
tea which Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg, wife
OF the Senator gave in her honor Tues
day. Mrs Kellogg also has out invita-
tons for a luncheon in honor Of Mrs.
/ Severance.
Tempest in Social Teapot
There is a tempest in the social tea
pot in Washington over the subject Of
etiquette in replying to invitations
which equals in ferocity that begun
earlier IN the season over the ubjcct of
going unlimited to dances and receptions
or asking for invitations or taking the
liberty to ask others on your own card
of invitation. As but few weeks re-
main until Marci. f. hostcsses who are
generously inclined wish to give as
| many dinners as possible. and of course
I hit n high places for their guests of
honor. Either from careless social
secrctaries-to which most of it is at
tributed-or the sheer forgetfulness of
those invited, acceptanccs or regrets
are PIT of as long as possible, so when
q very distinguished guest does accept
for 3 certain date the tSae is too short
to fill in with company equal in dig
nifty to the case The motto with those
who are very punctilious in matters of
etiquette is when in doubt decline"
That leaves the way open to hostess
to seek another object for her atten-
tions.
Even exceeding the criticism on this
point is the diurespect shown hosts
official hosts by transferring invita-
tions. 1t was appalling at the Presi-
dents reception to the diplomatic corps
ten days ago % see the flagrancy with
which Senator'S and Representatives in
particular ira 1sferrcd their invitations
Der of absentees in both bodies, and
by some it was explained that perhaps
the invitations we're unwittingly ap
propriated rather than have them go
to waste. At any rate there was wide
range of difference between the list Of
invited and those attending the recep-
ton-perhaps difference in two hun
dred names. The necessity for over
coming this trouble is obvious. There
is way to do it, but whether the White
House would attempt it or not is an
other question. A perfect solution is
to have the cards of admittancc bearing
the name of the invited inspected at
the door and the card returned that it
may again be given to the aid making
the introduction. But then this is an
old story, as old as the White House,
and every President of past admnis-
trations has met the same discourtesy.
The Congressional reception which by
rights should be the most interesting
of the series, is in fact the most mixed,
and more cards are given away for it
than for any other function.
Mrs. John Stewart McLennan, Of Bos-
ton, Canada and Washington, enter
tanned at dinner at her residence on
+ Massachusetts, Avenue Wednesday night
in honor of Arthur James Balfour,
British delegate to the conference, and
Sir Robert Borden, Canadian delegate,
having as other guests the Minister Of
Poland and Princess Lubomirska, the
Speaker and Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett,
T Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D. Cravath, of New