The Washington times., 1923-01-14
Senatorial Women
Plan Joint Af=F1Ome

James Couzens, wife Of the new
Senator from Michigan plan
ming to give some sort Of a party
jointly later on in the season.
They are, however, waiting for the
return OF Mrs. Couzens, who was
here recently, but who has gone
back to her home in Detroit to see
her children safely back in school.
The uncertainty as to whether
or not there is to be an extra SEES
sion OF Congress is rather playing
hob with the plans Of the new.
corners to the Senate. If Congress
is to adjourn on March 4, it is
scarcely worth while for the wives
OF the new Senators to settle down
in Washington and make changes
in their children's. school plans,
whereas If they are to be in town
all through the spring it viii be
quite different matter. So Mrs.
Couzens, like some Of the others,
is in q rather unsettled state OF
mind. However, she is expected
back soon and then plans will be
made for the proposed party.
Mrs. T. Coleman DUPONT, wife
of the former Senator from Della
ware, who lived at the Willard
while her husband was in the SEN
ate. viii probably come over for
this reception. She was to have
been here for Mrs. Frances lunch
con in honor Of Mrs. Coolidge on
Tuesday, but was quarantined On
account OF case OF scarlet fever
In the family.
This luncheon. By the way, was
one Of the loveliest parties Of the
last week and Mrs. Harding sent
the hostess a great box Of flowers
from the White House FOR the occa-
sion.
party, but no, for others assist.
ing were Mrs. Henry +. Ashurst.
Mrs. Ralph K. Cameron. Mrs.
James .E. Watson, Mrs. G. q.
McChord and Mrs. George Mesta.
One visitor refused Mrs. News
offer of tea on the plea that
there was tea everywhere but
only one Mrs. New and she'd
stopped for q chat with her since
she wouldn't have that opportuni-
ty long.
This pretty speech started Mrs.
New off discussing the value Of
friendly words in the present and
the uselessness of eulogies in the
future, and she confessed to
! having once written q poem on
the subject Of eulosies. a pet de-
hesitation. and to having discovered
It recently in going over some
old papers. tits not much Of e
poem" she continued, but I
submit that there's both truth
and poetry in the opening ,lines:
What use to write to a friend
that is dead
The. beautiful things that one
might have said"
OF all the parties for the Brit
ism Debt Commission last
week-Secretary Mellon enter
tanned for them and there was
a luncheon at the Belgian en-
bassy for the Stanley Baldwins
and Montagu Collet Norman and
dinner with the Eliot Wads-
worths as hosts-the most gen.
orally interesting. because the
most generally attended-was the
reception at the British embassy
on Tuesday evening. Every
body was there. diplomats, lead
ers Of the official world and
common or garden variety society
folk in great numbers and in
their smartest Paris finery. A
throng well over 1000 strong,
and vet the embassy wasn't un-
comfortably crowded.
It's rather amazing how this
fine spacious old mansion. has
kept pace with the growth Of
Washington, for it was built
many years ago before Great
Britain was represented by an
ambassador. Indeed, commenting
on this very fact on Tuesday
evening Congressman Henry Allen
Cooper spoke OF a friend, an
army officer who had attended
the very first party given in the
embassy, with Sir Edward Thorn
ton, then British minister, as host.
The American complimented the
British envoy on the beautiful
new legation, but lamented that
it was so far out from town,
Sir Edward making reply, Yes, I
know, but you see we Britishers
like to be bit retired"
It is always a pleasure TO go
to the British embassy under the
present regime, for the Ambassa-
dor and Lady Geddes are gracious
and charming hosts; and there
are always a grist Of the British