The Washington times., 1923-10-30


\ inaugural ceremonies of
dent of George Washington Uni
versity on Wednesday, November
z, at 1925 o'clock This viii be
the first event of an interesting
program, for which many notable
visitors will come to Washington.
There will be some $50 delegates
from the most famous universities
of the old world and the new.
with perhaps fifty college presi.
dents among them.
Following the reception at the
White House, a luncheon will be
given for the delegates to the
eonvocation, the trustees and
deans of the University: and in
the evening at $50 o'clock there
will be a reception in honor Of
President and Mrs. Lewis. The
inaugural cermonies will take
place in Memorial Continental
Hail, Wednesday afternoon at 4:SO
o'clock.
MRS. COOLIDGE slipped away
from the White House bright
and early this morning to view
the annual chrysanthemum show
at the Department of Agriculture.
She was the guest of Mrs. Wal
lace, wife of the Secretary of
Agriculture, and by $50 o'clock
the two ladies were making a tour
of the green houses at the propa-
eating gardens inspecting the
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on exhibition:
Between the hours of 10 and
II O'Clock Mrs. Wallace was host
ess to distinguished little COM
pany of woman, among them
wives of Cabinet members and
other high ranking officials, and
many representatives OF the diplo-
matte corps.
IT is the custom of the De-
partment of Agriculture which
grows chrysanthemums in more
colors that in Joseph's famous
coat, to name the handsOnlest
blossom after the First Lady OF
the Land and doubtless this pro-
cedure will be followed this year.
Mrs. Coolidge headed a large
company yesterday afternoon at
the laying of the corner stone of
the new Home for Incurables, by
the Bishop of Washington. the
Right Rev. James e. Freeman.
The president Of the home, Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins. was the only
other speaker. Following the ex-
ercises, Mrs. Coolidge and Bishop
Freeman consented to pose for
photograph.
Conspicuous in the audience
We're Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. Harlow,
Col. Archibald Hopkins, Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Henry Fitzhugh, Mrs Thomas
+. Bayard, Mrs. Arthur Addison,
Miss Sedgeley, Mrs. John o. Evans,
Mrs. GIBSON Fahnestock, Mrs.
Carroll Frazer, Nine. Hauge, Mrs.
Thomas w. Symons and Mrs.
Boynton..
u ST as the society columns
were announcing that Senator
Medill Mccormick was in New
York with his mother, Mrs. RoD-
ert Mccormick. the Senator bobbed
up in Washington and started
something" with a vengeance. He
was a luncheon guest of President
Coolidge at the White House yes
terday, international relations COM
Ing in for considerable discussion,
according to report. And this
morning his caustic utterances on
Poincare and the reparations
situation were quoted on the front
pages of many of the papers.
Senator Mccormick has, how.
ever, just returned from New
York, and his mother will arrive
within few days to open her
big house in Massachusetts ave-
nue. for the season. She will
have her son with her for the
period of the Congressional ses-
sion as Mrs. Medill Mccormick
will spend the winter at her
home in Illinois, having been a2-
pointed her husbands campaign
manager. This brilliant daughter
of a canny father (the late Mark
Hanna) is an astute politician and
q recognized power in Repub-
hcan party politics. so her de-
termination to help her husband
In his fight for reelection Is Of
widespread interest
Mrs. Mccormick will be greatly
missed in Washington this winter,
for her house has always been a
rendezvous for the people most,
worth meeting. She has never
gone in much for spectacular en-
tertaining, but her Sunday-or
was it Saturday?-evening sup
per parties We're famous and, al
though most informal, one was
pretty sure to encounter a lion
or two, political or social, each
week and to have them roar most
amiably.
The McCormicks gave up their
pleasant old-fashioned house in r
street when they left town in the
summer and it has been let for
the coming season to Congressman
and Mrs. Robert L. Bacon, of
New York who from all indica-