The Washington times., 1923-04-08
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CEN ERS
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I'm BALLS
SOciety'S Chief PreOe
cupatiOln Until Hard
ingS Return is With
Benefits t h is
Week More Crowded
Than Last.
BY JEAN ELIOT.

" GHSAA444e . VIII SAO - aNAzA4
just now. And the
r. p. m. revolutions per min
ute)-to use an engineering
term would seem to be about
as high as-Well, say in the
typical Central American re-
public of song and story.
It seemed that the limit must
have been reached last week.
with ball Of some description
every evening. But apparently
the present week is to be even
more crowded, and it is becor1-
ing increasingly evident that
society's chief preoccupati0n
will be with fetes OF one sort
or another for the benefit Of
one appealing charity or an
other at least until the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding return
from their holiday in Florida,
which is drawing to a close this
week, I believe.
IT Is not likely that there WIN
be any outbreak of entertain
ing at the White House this
spring. Mrs. Harding's physt
clans are determined that she
shall walk warily. and. although
the spirit Is as willing as ever,
the flesh is far too weak for the
strain of garden parties or any
sort OF formal entertaining.
But even before the trip South,
which has done much to compIete
Mrs. ,Harding's convaIescence, an
occasional party for q small group
had been essayed the First
L.ady's little tea for the newspa-
per women. for example. and the
cabinet dinner" a strictly family
party. Such mild designations
have been continued in Florida
with no i'll effects, despite one
slight recurrence of the old trOH-
BILE, and there is every reason to
suppose that after the President
and Mrs. Harding return, occa.
sional informal festivities at the
White House may be in order.
Moreover, the social center OF
gravity Is always shifted when
the President and the Mistress Of
the White House are ''in resi-
dence.a Even If nothing il going
on. there is always the feeling
that something might happen.
The Horse Show with its eat-
tendant festivities, looms on the
horizon in mid May. The out Of
doors begins to beckon with the
first warm days; and before long
sunburn will begin to replace the
rouge pot as a fashionable aid to
beauty.
But meanwhile, it's balls, balls.
balls,-and then more balls!
The grist of benefits for the
week now opening includes the
springtime ball tomorrow night
for the benefit of the Episcopal
Home for Children, a Vassar
dance at Rauscher's on Tuesday
evening. with the Russian village
fete out a Wardman Park Hotel,
which will carry on both afternoon
and evening.
There's the Southern Society
ball on Wednesday and the Girl
Scout bridge that same afternoon.
There's a supper dance at the
Officers Club, Washington Bar
racks, on Friday. And in be-
tween, on Thursday evening,
comes the Polo Ball, with the
sports toggery of the men and
the characteristic decorations to
give it racy flavor and with all
manner of smart dinner parties
to precede it. Mrs. Gardner
Minot is having one, for example.
with General Pershing as the
bright star, and Mrs. King Car
ley another.
Numerous parties Of a more
personal nature will complicate
the situation. Tomorrow evening,
for example, the Archaeological
Society is meeting at the Ruman.
ian Legation, with a lecture on the
art of Transylvania as the feature
of the evening. And Comdr. and
Mrs. Claude Mayo are giving q
dance, entertaining at the historic
Cuban indication,
possibly, that they are now
''of Georgetown" in the spirit NJ
we'll as the letter. ss
A PPARENTLY however. there
is to be no birthday party for
Hughes, secretary
Weeks and Congressman Samuel
e. winslow, whose anniversary
falls on the same day-Apri1 IL
and who celebrated together last
year. You doubtless remember
tho occasions dinner given BY
Mr.. and Mrs. Wtnslow, ct which