Evening star., 1923-02-13

The Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
Dinner Guests Tonight of Senator
and Mrs. William Nj. Calder.

marking the line, formed a line along
| which the guests passed, strangers
announcing themselves, while the
hostesses did the same.
Here, too. Mrs. Hardings presence
| was felt, for she sent to Mrs Crisp,
wife of Representative Charles r.
crisp OF Georgia, large cluster of
pink roses to be used as decora-
| stood at one end of the reception hall.
Baskets of pink roses and carnations
were also on the tables where ices
! We're served. The scene was an ex-
ceedlnglE charming one and showed
how perfectly cooperative recep-
tion can be given.
Miss Alice Robertson, representative
from Oklahoma, held her only recep-
ton OF the season at George Wash
ington Inn yesterday afternoon, sew
eral hundred visitors. many of them
senators and representatives in Con-
gress. paying their respects to the
retiring woman member.
me suite of rooms where Miss Rob-
ertSon received were sweet with the
scent of flowers. Mrs. Harding sending
carnations from the White House
conservatorles with her card Of good
wishes. These flowers were used as
"a centerpiece on the tea table while
pink and white flowers filled vases
and baskets about the room. Miss
satin with a collar Of rare old lace,
and her niece, who stood beside her,
Miss Faith Merriman, wore a gown
OF a sort rose pink shade of crepe
embroidered in beads. Miss Robert
sons cousin. Miss Georgia Robertson,
also assisted and wore an afternoon
gown of black canton crepe.
Assisting generally during the aft
ernoon were Mrs. John w. Harreld.
Mrs. George Mesta, Mrs. Clifford Ire
land. Mrs. Paterson of California, Mrs.
George Richards. MIS-. Kate B. Rafter,
Mrs. Charles c. Kearns, Mrs. Edward
IC. Little. Mrs. Draper, Mrs. Skunk
and the Misses Bradley.
The first wedding to take place in
the Congressional Club was that last
evening Of Miss Erma Elizabeth
Strong. daughter OF Representative
and Mrs. James G. Strong, and Mr.
Paul E. Haworth Of Kansas City The
ceremony was performed at O'clock,
before the fireplace in the ballroom
on the second floor. Palms and ferns
! were banked and studded with pink
roses and frezia and formed the i'm
provised altar. The Rev. DR.. Sterrett
officlated and a reception. with dane
ing, followed the ceermony. The
bridal party formed in room on
| the lower floor and made an effective
aisle to the improvised altar being
made of white satin ribbon. Little
Miss Anne Wyant. daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Adam NJ. Wyant,
was flower girl and preceded the
bride. dropping pink rose petals
from her dainty pink basket. She
wore a frock of white organdie trim
med with Irish crochet lace and made
over pink silk.
The bride wore her mothers we'd
ding gown of ivory satin made with
tight-fitting bodice and rather full
skirt. A bertha Of Duchesse lace
finished the bodice and the skirt was
trimmed with deep point of the
lace in front. Her veil of Duchesse
lace was held by crown OF lace with
tiny clusters of orange blossoms at
each side and spray Of blossoms at
the bottom Of the veil where il fell
over the court train of satin. She
carried bride roses with a shower OF
lilies Of the valley and white sweet
peas.
Mrs Frederick G. Stodder Of Kan
sas. sister of the bridegroom, was
matron of honor, and was in rose
chiffon trimmed with silver, a band
of silver in her hair and carried
callow lilies tied with chiffon to
match her gown. The other attend
ants were in similar costumes. their
clusters of lilies tied with chiffon to
match their gowns. Miss Norma