The Washington herald., 1922-04-02

day alone there were several. very
large and formal functions. Two
were in compliment to our popu-
lar Minister to Poland and his
bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Gibson,
who are here on their honeymoon.
Warren Delano Robbins and Mrs.
Robbins gave dinner for the
G1bsons Sunday and that afternoon
the charge d'affaires Of the Polish
Legation and Nine. Michael Kwap-
iszewski-they were hosts in the
absence Of the Polish Minister and
Princess Lubomfrska-gave
luncheon for them. The Gibsons
were in Washington for several
weeks and l don't believe they ate
a meal-except perhaps breakfast
alone: they were entertained
every minute. of their stay here.
The Spanish Ambassador pd
Nine. Riano and the Chilean Am
bassador and Nine. Matthew were
among a distinguished company
entertained at a luncheon Sunday
by Mrs. Grafton Minot. Mr.. and Mrs.
Truxton Beale had a luncheon party
Sunday; the former United States
Ambassador to Russia and Mrs.
George T. Marye had guests for
dinner and Judge and Mrs. Sidney
Ballou had another musicale. The
Women's Press Club was given an
afternoon reception Sunday by the
Women's City Club. The Women's
Press Club in Washington, by the
way. is getting more and more
popular and Is constantly being
entertained.
DINNERS PREDoMINATE WEEKS
CALENDAR OF SOCIAL EVENTS.
Dinners again predominated last
weeks calendar of social events
And many of them were very for
NAL and more or less official too.
Who said 1t was Lent? The Sec
retary of STATE and Mrs. Hughes,
for one, gave a dinner last Mon
day as a farewell TO the former
Undersecretary OF State and Mrs.
Henry p. Fletcher. They gave a
similar party recently as a fare
well to the Fred Morris bearings.
Tuesday Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
were the guests Of honor at din
ner given by the Swiss Minister
and Nine. Peter. Senator and Mrs.
Arthur Capper gave them a dinner
Thursday and yesterday the Min
lister Of Bulgaria and Mime. Pan
Hughes. You know l told you that
practically every head of diplo-
matte mission gives q dinner for
the Secretary OF State and his wife
some time during the winter!
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
were very much on the 60 again
last week. They refused all invita-
tions for a while SO as to en-
joy the company of their two sons,
Calvin, r., and John. who were
from Mercersburg Academy. They
are again at their studies. The
Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition and Mrs. Charles D. Wal
colt asked a distinguished company
to dinner Wednesday evening to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge, and
that afternoon Mrs. Coolidge was
honor guest at a luncheon which
Mrs. Charles A Culberson gave.
The next day Mrs. Eugene Hall
had a luncheon party for Mrs.
Coolidge and that night Mr.. and
Mrs. Coolidge dIned with the Bel
gian Ambassador and Baroness de
Cartier. Mrs. Harold walker gave
luncheon Friday for Mrs.
Coolidge. Speaking Of Mrs. Hale.
she is one of the most interesting
members Of Washington society.
She is the mother of a Senator,
the widow of a Senator and the
daughter Of a Senator. She Is the
mother of Senator Frederick Hale.
Of Maine, one Of the Presidents
"buddies," is the widow of Senator
Eugene Hale and a daughter of the
late Senator Zachary Chandler.
Mrs. Hale and her son gave q din
ner Friday for no less a person
than the President-and Mrs. Hard
ing. too. OF course.
Tuesday an interesting party was
given by the attractive and clever
Minister Of Czecho-Slovakia, DR..
Bedrich Stepanek, who entertained
at dinner for the President of
Vassar and Mrs. Henry Noble Nc
the legation. The Ambassador of
Brazil, DR.. Augusta Cochrane de
Alencar, was the guest of honor at
a dinner which the Secretary of the
Italian Embassy and Nine. Celesia
gave Tuesday, and the Director of
the Consular Service and Mrs. Will
bur ]. Carr had a dinner party that
evening, too. Other interesting din
ners of the week were given by
Mrs. Grafton Minot on Monday; by
Mrs. F. B. Moran IN compliment to
Senator and Mrs. Carter Glass-he
was Secretary of the Treasury for a
while under Woodrow Wilson-on
Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Larz An
derson' had a dinner party Thursday
and Friday. the Third Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss were dinner hosts, as
was also Juan Francisco de Car
denas. of the Spanish Embassy staff.
A big entertainment OF last even
ing was the dinner which the As
sistant Attorney General and Mrs.
Rush Holland gave in compliment
to the new Postmaster General and
Mrs. Hubert Work. at wardman
Park Hotel. where both families re-
side. The Ambassador OF Argentina
and Mime. lie Breton gave a dinner
Tuesday for Gen. Pershing. The
Russian Ambassador had a dinner
party Tuesday. too. Mrs. Taft. wife
of the Chief Justice was guest Of
honor at two luncheons last week.
one given by Miss Julia Strong
Wednesday. and one Thursday with
Mrs. F. B. Moran as hostess.
PLEASANT STRING DAYS BRING
HORSEBACK RIDERS TO PARKS.
With the first pleasant days of
spring a renewed interest seems to
have taken place in horseback rid
ing, which has been long a popular
pastfme in Washington society. a
popularity which is increasing by
leaps and bounds. For one thing.
riders can get out of the city proper