The Washington herald., 1922-04-09

washington ana growing more so,
as is also horseback riding. -
Since their return from their
Florida trip, President and Mrs
Harding have been slightly more
active socially than tthey were tie
first few weeks of lent. They have
dined out informally with close
friends several times lately: have
had guests in for tea frequently,
sometimes for dinner or the theater
or concert, and always guests for
luncheon.
CzECHO-SLOvAK MINISTER
GIVBS -FOUR ENTERTAINMENT
or last weeks Interesting enter
tainments, four were given by the
charming and clever Minister of
Cz.echoslovakia. DIR. Bedrich Step
anck and. his sister, Miss Anna
Stepankova, who Keeps house" for
him. as he is unmarried, Monday
evening they gave a dinner In COM
pliment, to the Secretary OF STATE
and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes.
Wednesday the French Amba assador
and Nine. Jusserand were the honor
quests at the, dinner they gave.
Thursday they entertained for Mr..
and Mrs. Frank b. Gilbreth. and
they had another dinner party last
night. when DIR. l. 8. Rowe was
guest of honor.
1t seems that in Czechoslovakia
the women, have a different ending
on the names from the men, some
thing like in the Polish language.
hence the "Koka. on the name OF
the Ministers sister. In Poland
when a mans name ends in "i' the
ii" becomes an "a" on the name of
the women Of the family.
At several of their parties last
week the dinner. was followed by
moving pictures showing the beau
ties of Prague and the unique ma
tional "Sokol' gympastic festival in
Prague, witnessed by more than
100000 spectators, in which 1900
men and 10000 women participated
in an unparalleled mass drill.
The pictures were accompanied by
select music taken from the Czecho-
Slovak songs: The guests were fas-
cinated by this unique program.
which introduced a new and attrac-
tive feature in the entertainments
Of the Washington society circle.
Andor de Hertelendy of the
Hungarian Legation. had a dinner
dance Monday evening. Mrs. Graf
ton Minot had guests for dinner
Monday as did also Mrs. Stephen B.
Elkins. Mrs. Elkins. like Mrs. Eu-
gene Hale. Is the daughter. widow
and mother of a Senator.
TAFTs GUESTS OF HONOR
At DINNER PARTY TUESDAY.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court and Mrs. Taft were the
guests of honor at a charming din
ner party given Tuesday evening
by the Argentine Ambassador and
Nine. LeBreton. The former re-
signed last week as ambassador.
you know. Other dinner hosts of
Tuesday were the Minister of Ecu
ador and Nine. ElizaIGe. the coun-
selor of the Spanish Embassy, Juan
Francisco de Cardenas, n bachelor
who entertains quite frequently,
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Culbertson.
hlrs. Robbins gave a farewell tea
that afternoon, one of two she
planned before they sail. The sec
retary of the Austrian Legation
and Nine. Porchnik gave a dinner
Wednesday in compliment to our
new Ambassador to Australia and
Mrs. Albert Henry washburn. The
Belgian Ambassador and Baroness
de Cartier de MarchieHne were
hosts at a dinner Wednesday for
her niece, Miss Elizabeth Connolly.
in compliment to Miss Katherine
Mackay. of New York. Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace westcott and Col. and
Mrs. Jack Hays were other dinner
hosts of Wednesday.
NOTED SINGER APPEARS
At SOCIETY MUSICALE.
Tito Ruffo. the noted singer, was
the leading artist at the musicale
which Mrs. Norman williams gave
on Thursday. charming party for
which Mrs. Williams has had cards
out for about a month. Society
1ocked Wednesday to see the Span
ish tableaux, given upder very dis
distinguished cast, + for the Girl
DISTINGUISHED cast for the Girl
Scouts. Senator and Mrs. Arthur
Capper had notable company
dining with them Thursday and
Miss Anne Squire and George Bond
cochran had guests for dinner that
evening, too. That was also the
day that the annual convention Of
the American Women's Legion
opened at the WASHINGTON CIub
Mrs. Walter I. Mccoy acted as
president in the absence of Mrs
James W. Wadsworth. jr., wife of
the Senator. who has been abroad
Tor some months now.
Secretary and Mrs. Weeks had a
bio Hinnar rfx
uonal Women's Foundation had an
entertainment Friday, the first of
a planned series Of drama talks.
REQ SnaWn spoke Friday on the
dance drama. Mrs. Ross Thompson
nad an interesting company for
luncheon. as did Miss Patricia
Alnsa' who entertained for Alice
Mann Mrs. Hampson Gary had
small tea Friday. Mrs. Guy Goff.
whose husband is assistant to the
Attorney General. had a luncheon
party yesterday, as did Mrs. Frank
Kellogg. The COTS gave a dinner
Thursday night for Secretary and
Mrs. Weeks. Col. and Mrs. Howard
Z. Dickinson had a dinner party yes-
terday- And there was even more
entertaining last week than rye
nentionedS but this is enough TO
prove to you that Washington So
eiety didn't suffer from ennui Tast
week.
When II was announced that DR..
Stepanek was going to give a din
ner for Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gil
breth a number of people asked me
Who are the Gilbreths?. Mr.. Gill
breth is an efficiency engineer: was
the pioneer along that line. in fact.
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