The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-26
Society In Washington

days before the country was dry, but Washington was, and when you motored into the city from the "wet" parts of Maryland and reached the District rne you would invariably see road houses with big signs staring at you Last Chance" We'll, I think society must have imagined 1t saw some such sign before 1t for 1t is acting as though this is truly the last chance for real party-though many are already sending out invi- tations for easter entertainments. Monday too, is the annual Congress sionaL. club breakfast. which is al- ways one of the outstanding enter tainments of each winter; also the charity ball for the benefit of the Episcopal Home for Children, an annual event, and the Swiss minister and Mime. Peter will give a dinner for the French ambassador and Mime. Jusserand. the British ambassador and Lady Geddes will be dinner hosts the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs Henry c. Wallace will give their dinner for the President and several other functions of equal importance. all before Wednesday.
 And tomorrow, Sunday, will be rather a busy one. too. The presi- dent of the American Bar association, Mrs. Cordenio A. Severance of St. Paul, will give a dinner for the Chief Justice and Mrs. William Howard Taft
 Daughertyis Dinner
 There was so much of interest that happened last Monday that l hardly know where to begin. The Attor- ney General. Harry M. Daughetry, gave Q dinner party for the supreme court justices and their wives Then the dean of the diplomatic corps and Mma Jusserand were the honor honor guests at . reception given by tho Southern society. Monday Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. the pretty young wife of the assistant secret tary of the navy, gave q reception for the off cers of the navy and marine corps and their wives Mrs. Coolidge was the honor guest at a luncheon for Mrs. Severance: Mrs. James R. Mann. wife of Representative Mann, had a notable company for luncheon and Mrs Grafton Minot had a brilliant dinner party.
 President and Mrs. Harding were entertained at dinner Tuesday even- ing by the Secretary of the Inter- for and Mrs. A. B. Fall. As usual, at these parties. most of the guests were from other cities. The minister of Ecuador and Mme. Elizalde had a big dinner Tuesday evening, Wed nesday. Washington's birthday, was celebrated by Charles c. Glover with a stag luncheon party. his guests in- cluding the president, and ex-presi- dent, William Howard Taft, the dis trict commissioners, the cabinet, the Judiciary and other notables. The day was also celebrated by the Brit ish ambassador and Lady Geddes who gave a reception for the. members of both houses of Congress and their wives-both facts being most extra ordinary. Diplomats use to restrict their hospitalities to individual mem- bers of official society.
 Dinher For Jussernnd
 The secretary of the Smithsonian institution and Mrs Charles W. Wal cott gave dinner before the recep- ton in compliment to the French ambassador and Mime. Jusserand Monday. Representative. and Mrs. Frank W. Mondell gave a dinner that evening and Mir. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler were hosts to a recep- ton for Mir and Mrs. Severance. their guests including the delegates to the bar conference. Judge Clar-