The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-05

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an all Chopin program of dances
other occasion he will give some
original ballets and dances. He has
worked with Fokine and Adolf
Bohm and follows along their
lines, to a considerable extent in
his art though he also has much
originality. I prophesy great
things for him. 4
Also that Afternoon the Con-
gressional Club gave its annual
breakfast. always q very interest
ing occasion. Practically all Of the
official women attended and the
wives of all Of the members of
both Houses of Congress, for many
of those who don't belong to the
club, and they are few. were in
vited on this occasion, which IL al
ways marked by q most interest
ing program put on by the club
members
so GOODS
PROGRAM SPLENDID.
The first three ladies' of the land
were there, Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Cool
idge and Mrs. Frederick Gillett, and
all three wore black gowns, and
bless your heart, of the twenty or
more women at the guest-of-honr
tablet was raised and extended
the full length of the north side OF
the large ballroom-only four did
not wear black. Fully half, IL not
more. of those seated at the small
tables also had on black costumes
1t was. taking II as a whole, .
very smartly- dressed gathering OF
women. a gathering of women from
all States in the Union. The break
fast was so good and the program
which followed was just splendid.
I think as a rule one Is terribly
bored at those entertainments when
almost always talks too
long. or something of the sort, but
not so lest Monday. Their program
was just too clever for words, and
didn't drag for a second, and one
good laugh followed right on top Of
another. The program was q feni-
nine version of The Mirrors of
Washington" but which could more
rightly have been dubbed Mirrors
of Congress and the Congressional
Club" They reflected in q most
msnner occurrences in both
OF those bodies.
There were many dinner parties
that evening. a great many given
by those having boxes at either
the opera or the ball. Then the
French Ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand were the honor guests at
a dinner which the Swiss Minister
and Nine. Marc Peter gave. The
commandant of the Washington
Navy Yard, Capt. and Mrs. John
II. Dayton were hosts at dinner
that evening in compliment to the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Edwin DENLY. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Noyes had guests for dinner
as did Mrs. Emerson Howe and a
dozen others. Mime. SEE. wife of
the Chinese Minister, had a lunch
con party asking the guests to
meet Mrs. John w. Davis, wife of
the former Ambassador from this,
country to Great Britain, who
came to Washington with her hus-
band for the bar conference.
MANY DISTINGUISHED
WOMEN ENTERTAINED.
There were almost as many
luncheons as there were dinners.
Mrs. Joseph Thropp had a group
of distinguished ladies lunching
with her as did Mrs. Malcolm Nc
Connie. Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage
and Mrs. Thomas Dunn gave
large reception together and Mrs.
William D. Connor. wife of Gen.
Connor had a bridge party. A
number of Washingtonians went
over to Baltimore Monday evening
t. attend the last of the Bachelors
Cotillons over there. They. always
attract many from the Capital.
TNNl Ha
before the Bachelors last Monday
and Gen. George o. Squier. Others
went up to Philadelphia for the
bal masque. there
Tuesday was just as bad" That
was the evening that the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Henry O. Wallace entertained at
dinner for President and Mrs.
Harding. A large percentage of
their guests were from Des Moines
which Is the Wallaces' home town.
The new Senator from Iowa and
Mrs. Charles Rawson were there
and a few notables like Gen. Per-
shing. The French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand had a dinner
party as did the Swedish Minister
and Nine. Wallenberg. The Bel
gian Ambassador and Baroness de
Cartier were honor guests at a
dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, jr. gave; later in the even
ing additional guests were asked
for a musicale. The commandant
of the Marine Corps, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. John A. Lejeune asked
guests to dine with them to meet
the Assistant Secretary, of the
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