The Washington herald., 1922-11-12
continssd From Page rye.

OF Belgium. baron De Cartiers tne
retiring Minister of Poland and Prin-
cess Lubomirska. the former Minis
ter Of the Serbs. Croats and $40
venes, and Mme. Grouifch and MEM
bers Of the staff of the French EN-
,bassy. And Miss Sophie Stebert,
who has Just returned after living
In Paris for a year or two with her
brother, Jack Siebert, was al Mon
days concert. She held an informal
reception of her own In front of the
theater while waiting for car to
take her home; every one was greet
ing her right and left. She looks
just the same; not q day older and
very well indeed.
Mischa Elman gave a concert
Thursday afternoon, and that night
IL was Lhevinne, and Friday the
frst of the Star series Of concerts,
i Pagliacci. was given, Some-rec-
ord, / should say, for one week!
Monday afternoon Janet Richards
gave the FIRST of her weekly talks
on current events. an occasion that
brings out more society women,
perhaps, than any one thing that
happens in washington; and such
has been true for some years now
TUESDAY night was a big one at
i all Of the hotels and cafes and
,n the streets even, for II was cleo
tion night and everyone always goes
some place to get the returns on
election night. So affected Is the
complexion Of Washington society
by the political pendulum that the
real social program for the win
ter has been somewhat in abey-
snce until the people decide on
Tuesday who's who in the official
register for the next two years.
Then after Tuesday the busy gov
srnment officials began to drift
back into town after most strern>
ous campaigning. The call for them
was so long and loud that official
business here more or less stopped
.or a few weeks and Mr.. Harding
,ould not even get a semblance OF
Cabinet meeting together. so final
" stopped trying However, they
xill all be on their way here soon.
for IL is thought the President
xill summon a special session OF
Congress on November 20. which Is
onIy a week from tomorrow.
The President entertained
;roup OF intimates election night
nd his Cabinet-those who weren't
,ur home voting-in his study TO
ear the election returns. The news
vas carried from there to Mrs.
Iarding's bedside every little while.
drs. Harding sent her vote out
.ome by mail: she Is the first Pres
dents wife to vote, l believe
There was a big dinner here last
light, the hostess being Mrs. o. III.
!. Belmont, of New York. president
4 the National Woman's Party. In
ftations for the dinner were sent
o 900 officers and executives OF the
;ational woman's Party. who came
o washington from all parts OF the
Ountry for the party conference
esterday and today. Mrs. Belmont
eld a reception before the dinner.
he guests were served at huge
.orseshoe-shaped table and the ap-
ointments were all fashioned fro"
he purple, white and gold of the
rational woman's Party. Mrs. WILL
am Wright. of New York. sang
everal times during the evening.
nd there were a number OF short
alks by prominent women from
everal parts Of the country. Mrs.
,obert Goelet. OF New York, one
4 the founders of the Woman's
'arty; DIR. Mary O'Malley. chair
ran Of the physicians council and
linical director of st. Elizabeth's
Iospital. Washington: Mrs. ]. i.
wilkinson, chairman OF the Louisi-
ma branch of the woman's Party;
all Iaughlin, from California. vice
hartman of the lawyers council
nd Judge Of the District of Co.
lmbia Juvenile Court. and others.
,HRS. BELMONT Is taking charge
vi Of the remodelling of the his
oric old building presented by her
, the Woman's Party. She Will
pend several weeks in Washington
residing over the conference. in
erviewing the painters. carpenters
nd the like. who are already busy
transforming the 'Tlid Brick
apitol." as 1t is known. You know
was built Ori ;inalIy to house
onercss in. about 1915. after the
.ritish burned the real Capitol and
tter during the civil war was
'ederal prison. 1t is going to be
armed now into one of the finest
tructures in the capital and the
lost extensive and best-eauippeG
esdquarters possessed by an!
sOman's OrE9 niZation.
Then last night the annual mill
.4ry ball was given by the Veterans
Foreign Wars. more or less cele-
rating Armistice Day. which was
Celebrated by several other func-
ons. Secretary of State and Mrs
hughes We're there. the Secretary
War. John w Weeks. and MAN.
otsbles. officials. army and navy
sads. city government officials
Iembers of Congress. American
egioners and many diplomats; a
cry distinguished company. Brig
en-. Anton Stephan. department
1mmander OF the organization. ar
anged the ball: col. Tillinghast l..
-uston is the national commander
chief and was in the receiving
ne with Gen. stephan: also Mrs
tsphan and Mrs. Huston.
Yesterday was celebrated for sew
raj reasons besides the fact that it
as Armistice Day. 1t was the
elgium independence day and the
rthlay anniversary Of King Victor
mmanuel of Italy. The Italian En-
Issy celebrated the occasion. but the
elgians didn't. though they plan to
so at a later date
} BIRTHDAYS. especially impor-
tsnt birthdays, are frequent as
ell as important events in Wash
gton as so many people congre-
ate here whose birth made history
Id where foreigners gather who
lebrate the anniversaries Of their
overnment or government heads.
eek before last President Hard
~ had "a hirfhdav- -fhonah 49,.