The Washington times., 1923-03-01
Hardings To Give
"Fdn1ly Dinner"
TONIGHT

nv HE President and Mrs. Hard
ing will entertain at dinner at
Il the White House tonight.
There is magic In those few
words, for it has been six MONTE
or more since Mrs. Harding has
taken part in any similar festiv-
ity. The dinner, then, will be q
red letter event, although it will
be a family party"-the Presi-
dents official family-and the
guests will be limited to the Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge and
the members of the Cabinet and
their wives.
The dinner is being arranged
by way Of q farewell before the
Administration officials separate
for their proposed holiday and
more specifically In compliment
to the retiring Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Fall, who will
no longer be members of the
Cabinet circle when the President
calls his advisers together again
on the close Of his vacation.
Henry p. Fletcher, American
ambassador to Belgium and chief
of the American delegation to
the Pan-American congress. has
brought his visit to the White
House to q close and joined Mrs.
Fletcher in New York yesterday.
Mrs. Fletcher left on Monday
after being the guest Of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding over the
week end. President Harding has
made an appointment to receive
the new Japanese ambassador,
Masanao Hanihara, tomorrow
afternoon.
Through all the long days OF
her illness Mrs. Harding has kept
up her active interest in her philan-
thropies; and yesterday she demon
onstrated that the Animal Rescue
League is close, to her heart by
sending Laddie Boy as a special
messenger to the bridge party
and tea given at the Washington
Club for the benefit OF that or.
ganization. The White House pet
bore greetings from his mistress
to the league and returned to her
with the good wishes Of its men,
bers. Mrs. Harding also sent
flowers from the White House
Conservatives to decorate the
tea table.
HAVING received an invitation
from the White House, which
is recognized as q Command"
the Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge were obliged to withdraw
from the dinner which Prince
Geiasio Caetani, the Italian am
bassador, is giving tonight. The
Prince does not seem to be hav-
ing much luck In his effort to
entertain for American officials.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes. for whom he was to have
entertained last week, cancelled
all their engagements on account
of illness; and now the Coolidges
are being comandeered at the
last moment.
Mrs. Coolidge will be the honor
guest at q luncheon which Mrs.
Cunningham Hall is giving to-
morrow at the embassy. Yester.
day Mrs. Coolidge was entertained
at q luncheon by Mrs. Daniel
Davenport, Of Bridgeport, Conn,
whose party was given at the
Shorehan. The other guests were
Mrs. Joseph I. France, Mrs. John
K. Shields, Mrs. Fred Appleton,
Mrs. S. Wallace. Dempsey, Mrs.
Louis T. McFadden, Mrs. F.. B.
Moran. Mrs. Schuyler Merritt,
Mrs. Leroy Cooke, Mrs. e. B.
Cobb, Miss Rosalie Jones, Mrs.
Robinson DoWney and Mrs. James
A. Emery.
WASHINGTON is looking for
ward with great interest to
the arrival OF the group Of Greek
royalties now a'visiting in this
country who are due to reach
here today. Prince Christopher
and Princess Anastasia, the latter
formerly Mrs. William B. Leeds,
widow Of the "Tin-plate King"
are coming. from New York, where
they have been staying, and will
be accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Leeds, jr., and Lady
Sarah Wilson, Of England. Be-
fore her marriage Mrs. William
B. Leeds, jr., was Princess Xenia.
The party will be Joined this eve-
ming by Prince Andrew and
Princess Alice, who have been at
Palm Beach.
An entire floor at the Hamilton
has been reserved for the use of
the royal party, one of the most
interesting members Of which is
Prince Andrew, who was recently
sentenced to Punishment from
Greece for life as the result of
charges brought against him DUR
ing the Greco-Turkish war and
who has had a most spectacular
career