San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
Mrs. Coolidge Finds
Time for a Visit
to Her Two Sons
BY JEAN JARVIS.


Coolidge, who has been putting
through q rather stiff program of
shopping, receiving various individ-
uals as well as groups of women "bv
.nnointment" and so on, stole away
from the White House this week to
motor over to Mercersbur!. Pa, for
ar overnight visit with her two boys,
who are in school there.
Apparently being mistress of the
White House is not going to material
~ alter Mrs. Coolidge's motherly
ways" with her sons.
=. Formerly. both parents made the
little journey, nowadays Mrs. t'ool-
idge takes the trip alone.
Gradually heavy mourning is beng
hghtened and the official families are
more and more frequently making
their appearance at various of the
informal early season parties"
With company of friends, Mrs.
Coolidge occupied box at one of The
first of the afternoon concerts, which
just everybody here attends.
During the week also the White
House was the scene of the official
and quite formal little annual func-
ton at which the women of the
diplomatic group present their greet
tngs to the first lady.
First introduced by Mrs. Roosevelt,
the event which is staged at the tea
hour, always brings out the loveliest
OF afternoon gowns and winds up with
hospitable grouping around the
White House tea table.
Sonora de Riano. who before her
marriage with the Spanish diplomat,
was Alice Ward of Washington, ID.
e.. had the honor of presenting the
guests to the first lady, Madame
Jusserand, wife of the dean of the
corps, not having returned from
France.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
the Baroness DeCartier de March
ienne, who have been in Europe for
a long time, are due at the embassy
here early in November.
Scenes Of Goodbye Fetes.
The Belgian charge d'affaires. ad
interim, NJ. Leon LeMaire de Warzee
d'Harmellc. Madame De Warzee and
their daughter. Mile. Diana have been
chief figures recently in a series of
goodbye fetes.
Everybody was Literally knocked out
of the box this week by the relics
brought together for the Monticello
benefit fund exhibit.
What did Mrs. John Ryan Dever-
eaux produce for the display but an
individual tea set of Sevres made to
the order of Napoleon !.
1t was simply a despair to any
body who loved china.
Then came Miss Helen Childs with
a printing press (calico) over 200
Il Il. Ia - =
ed fabric.
From Monticello. itself. came
number of fascinating things loaned
great-granddaughte of 'Jefferson's.
The whole show was a tremendous
success, and linked IN naturally
enough with the overwhelming recep-
ton given one evening this week for
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook. president
general of the National Society of the
ID. A. Il.
The Washington club was the scene
of the big fete.
The regents Of the District Of Co
lumbia chapter were the hosts.
Hundreds of guests included diplo-
mats, officials of the state boards of
the d. A. X. and the Sons of the
Revolution.
Mrs. William B. Hardy made the
presentations and the main receiving
group was thanked by various men,
bers Of the national board to whom
Mrs. Howard Il. Hodgkins made the
presentations.
Mai. Wilfred Blunt, L. s. A.. is
going to marry Miss Polly Fleming,
possibly around holiday time.
4 She's the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
7. Fleming of Burlington. Iowa. Major
Blunt's mother, Mrs. Mason Blunt,
makes her home in Washington.
Weddings Are Scheduled.
Then Bobby" Bell is going to
marry Miss Josephine Hutchinson of
Seattle, Wash.
That is Robert Bell. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles J. Bell and one of
Washington's most ardent devotees OF
play acting and play writing, is going
to get married.
Mrs. Hutchinson and her daughter
are visiting the Bells here now.
C. Bascom Slemp, secretary TO the
President. is one of a considerable
group who are back from Detroit,
where they went to attend the we'd
ding Of Brig. Gen. William Mitchell,
assistant chief Z. $. A.. Air Service,
and Miss Elizabeth Miller. Briga-
der General and Mrs. Mitchell are
off for Hawaii, whittier the BRIDE
groom has been ordered on a tour OF
inspection.
Dinners?
Baron and Baroness Won Below had
dinner at their apartments in
Meridian Mansions, with the Minister
of Persia, Mia Khan Alai as chief
guest; Captain and Mrs. Luke Mac
Nance entertained for the ambassa-
dor of Italy, Don Gelssio Caetani,
and the assistant secretary OF the
navy, and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
while for Mrs. Chester Snow, Miss
Laura and Miss. Inger Bryn and
Baron di Giura, first secretary of the
italian embassy, Mr.. Dmitri Dem
lDimancesci of the Rumanian lega-