New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20

Hartiings Stay In Town
President Refuses Allur-
ing Invitation and Re
mains I'm Washington
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would not leave Washington during
anything like crisis. it took the
Presidents positive announcement that
he and Mrs. Harding would not attend
the unwilling ceremonies OF the Davis
monument at Meoseheart, H., as
guests OF the Secretary of Labor, and
Mrs. Davis to entirely suppress rumors
of visits to various parts of the coun-
try That engagement for August 70
seemed to stand paramount to all
others, and since it is not to be kept
and the President is not to leave Wash
ington until sithe skies clear" rumors
of other visits, and even those to New
England, are put TO rest.
While the days are full Of work for
President Harding and his duties were
naturally much increased by the re-
assembling of Congress, he yet finds
time to enjoy the charms Of the White
House and one Of his chief interests Is
In the hundreds Of birds making their
home In the huge forest trees. Many
of them, as an old policeman who has
watched ager the safety of number
of former Presidents says, have q
tenancy prior TO that Of President
Harding, by good deal, and he con-
fidently AYERS that many of the nests
are entailed estates, or at least the
sites are. He also declares that the
tyranny Of the big black crows, who
had to be shot recently because they
ousted other birds, is an old story and
that Just such landlords have existed
In the White House grounds for many
Administrations.
Mrs. Harding perhaps reaps greater
advantage from the splendid grounds
about the mansion than does the Pres
ident, simply because she has moro
leisure. She frequently entertains
friends there In the late afternoon,
and always invites few friends to sit
with her during the Marine Band con-
certs every Saturday afternoon. Last
week she was charming in g. hlrny. mid
and a hat of gray braid, the gracefully
curved brim being covered with
sweeping plumage in henna color os-
trich. The group of women on the
portico was effective, and adding to
Che charm OF the group was wicker
table on which sat basket of the gay
est color flowers from the White House
bed. The private chambers OF the Pres
ident and Mrs. Harding, as well as the
library, overlook this garden, while
as en- attraction to pedestrians along
Pennsylvania Avenue Is the long mar
row flower bed near the fence filled
had profuse use made Of scarlet cam
mas on the south front lawn.
Mrs. Harding Celebrates
Anniversary OF Birthday
During the week, perhaps IL was
Tuesday, Mrs. Harding celebrated the
anniversary Of her birth, only very
few intimates and those of many years
standing being let in on the secret.
Governor Sproul OF Pennsylvania was
the guest at luncheon of the President
and Mrs. Harding one day during the
week.
General pershing left Washington
early In the week for Narragansett
Pier, K. l., TO attend the polo match
between the Army and the Meadow
Brook team at the Point Judith Polo
Club. The luncheon given for General
Pershing at Wildfield Farm by the
president of the Point Judith Polo
Club was interesting. The Army team
IL in practice almost every afternoon
on Potomac field, hundreds of persons
riding, driving or walking, stopping
by to watch the men and their ponies,
until not infrequently 1t is impossible
to get an extra inch of parking room.
Aside from polo the various tennis
courts, the golf links and the ball
parks are alive with enthusiastic
each game. From her front windows
! or the portico, and with the use Of not
too powerful glasses the Presidents
wife may witness half dozen games
' OF ball on the White House elipse al
one time, and even with all these teams
I In motion at once there Is room and
( 70 spare.
| With two diplomatic weddings Of In.
tsrnational purport taking place within
O day OF one another, both bride
| grooms bachelors of the diplomatic
| corps and both brides Washington SO.
| ciety girls, it was regretted that
! mother wedding could take place here
| The arrangements for both .cere.
| monies, that Of Miss Mildred
| Scott Bromwell to Captain Sidney B
| Bailey, Royal British Navy, and nava
| aide at the British Embassy, anc
| that of Miss Elizabeth Anne Howe, &c
| DR.. Alfredo Gonzales Prada, Secretary
| of the Peruvian Embassy, were exceed
! fngly simple. Miss Bromwsll had but
\ recently undergone an operation fol
+, appendicitis and was recuperating al
s the summer estate of her grandmother
Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott at Charlevoix
Mich, while great haste attended the
Howe-Prada nupsials because DR.. Prada
was about to sail for Europe.
The gardens about Mrs. Scott's home
at Charlevoix lent themselves admir.
ably to che grouping of the wedding
party for photographing, and Mrs
Henry Getty Chiffon, wife of the Coun.
salor of the British Embassy, and 9th.
ers who attended the ceremony, sale
the bride never looked lovelier than ir
her exceedingly simple gown of soft
white satin, the only establishment
being girdle Of pearl beads, while the
rare old lace and jewels of her grand.
mother were taboo, and only simple
folds Of the tulle held the veil across
the brow.
Captain Bailey IA taking his bride to
Irazil for their honeymoon trip, he
BEING naval attache Of the British EN-
kassy there as we'll as in Washington
end SO must be present at the opening
Of the Centennial Exposition. Later he
and his bride will return to Washing.
ton and late in October will go to
England. DR.. Prada and his bride will
sail for . tour of Italy, France, Spain
and other countries and returning to
Washington In mid-winter will make
their hons here.
Occasional Dinner Fete
Given fn Washington
Dinner parties are almost an nm
known quantity Just now in Washing
ton, one occasionally hearing of little
dinner for Count dc Chambrun, Charge
d,Afaircs OF the French Embassy,
whose old friends Wish to welcome him
back, and once in awhile there is din
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