The Washington times., 1922-03-17

have decided TO add one more
day to their holiday and will
not start North until tomorrow,
reaching here on Sunday. Speaker
Cillett, who was q member OF the
Presidential party, reached town to-
day to confer with Congressional
leaders on the bonus question. hut
will slip away again tomorrow as
he has an engagement to speak in
Springfield. Mass. on Sunday. Mrs.
Gillett' In at present In Mass
achusetts, but presumably will re-
turn with the Speaker who Is due
20 preside at the session OF the
House on Monday.
LIVERY flower show brings forth
new blooms, but It seldom hap
pens that two such novices are
named in honor of one person as
was the case yesterday at Grand
Central Palace, In New York,
where the SECOND floral debutante
appeared and was formally chris
tened the MRS. Warren @. Hard
ing" rose. Earlier in the week q
rarely beautiful orchid was named
Land and this tropical specimen Is
now trying to hold its own against
the newcomer, which Is a deep
pink color. A. N. Pierson, of Crom-
well Gardens, Conn.,, displayed the
new rose for the first time after
receiving permission from the
White House to name the flower in
honor Of the wife of the President.
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MRS. HAMILTON WRIGHT. Of
AVA Washington. will proceed to
Geneva in q fortnight to attend
the second meeting Of the opium
advisory committee OF the League
Of Nations. Regardless Of the fact
that the league and all its works
are officially taboo in the United
States, the widow Of Americas
famous anti-opium crusader be-
heves this country, as pioneer In
the movement, has an unacceptable
duty to promote 1t. At last years
session Of the league committee 1t
arranged for q worldwide ques-
tionnaire on the opium, question.
In the interval vast material has
been assembled. 1t is that which
examine and act upon.
Mrs. wright's fellow members
on the opium advisory committee
are Sir John Jordan, of Great
Britain, and M. Brenier, Of France.
She enthusiastically believes that
under American leadership the
opium traffic in China and the
Orient at large can be controlled
effectually and eventually sup
pressed.
Coolidges Guests.
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Coolidge were entertained at dinner
last night by the Assistant secre-
tary OF War and Mrs. Wainwright.
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mel
Ion; the Minister Of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter, Gen. John J. Pershing,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair. Mrs. Henry
c. Corbin, Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant, Miss Mabel Boardman Relr
Admiral William L. Rodgers and
the Assistant Secretary Of the
Eliot Wadswo,th.
Mrs. Coolidge was the guest of
honor at luncheon today Of Mrs.
Parker W. West at Soldiers Home.
The guests invited to meet Mrs.
included Mrs. John h.
Kendrlck, Mrs. Henry Wilder Reyes.
Mrs. Fred Britten. Mrs. Robert l..
Owen, Mrs. James r. Mann. Mrs
Frank Mondell, Mrs. Robert N.
Stanfie1d, Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Mrs. Herbert Boynton, Mrs John
Allan Daugherty, Mrs. d. p. A.
Anthony, Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. Mrs. George Oakley Totten,
r., and Mrs. Joseph I. France.
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Risnos EntArtain-
The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. de Riano entertained at dinner
1t the embassy last night.
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Going On Leave.
Tho Japanese ambassador, Baron
ghidehara. will leave the early part
Of next week for San Francisco and
will sail on April Q for Japan, ao-
oompanied by Baroness Shidehara.
Tho ambassador, who il now In
New York. will spend only a few
days in Washington before leaving
for the coast. He has been granted
six months sick leave and In going
to his country for medical attention.
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The Secretary of War and Mrs
Weeks. who have been in Florida
for the past month, will return to
Washington tomorrow. Secretary
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