The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-12
annual Breakfast
At RauSCheT'S
I Today
annual midwinter break

"NHE annual m1oWlnCer oreak-
fast of the Congressional
Club was given today at
Rauscher's, with Mrs. Coolidge,
wife of the Vice President who
is ex-officio the presiding officer
of the Senate, and Mrs. Gillett,
wife of the Speaker of the House,
rs the honor guests.
For a number of years 1t has
been the custom of the club to en-
terrain the First Lady of the
Land at this breakfast, but Mrs.
Harding was, of course unable to
attend at this time.
The breakfast was marked by
several successful innovations.
Heretofore some sort of musical
program or vaudeville sketch,
put on by members of the club,
has always been feature of the
luncheon, but this time the en-
tertainment committee had ar
ranged by way of a novelty, for
Posts poetic and beautiful film,
sonar the Tent Maker" with a
special musical score by the
string section of the Marine
Band.
THIS followed the breakfast, for
I which some 200 guests as
gembled although the company
was limited to members of the
club and their "hOuse guests"
Il rather agree with those who
dispute the use Of that expression,
saying, where would ones guest
stay if not in ones house? In
the kennel?" And yet by what
other term can ones exact mean
ing be defined? There was first
an impromptu reception, the
guests being greeted by Mrs.
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, the
gracious and charming president
Of the club and presented to Mrs.
Coolidge and Mrs. Gillett.
After this the company filed
into the great mirror-lin ball
room to take their places at small
tables decked out with low mounds
of spring flowers. Here was an.
other innovation, for the seating,
ten to table, was arranged by
drawing lots, whereas at previous
breakfasts there had been a
hostess, usually a charter member
Of the club, at each table and the
tables had been made up before
hand.
A CROSS one side Of the room
stretched the long speakers
table, misnomer this, however,
Tor there was but on speaker, the
president of the club, Mrs. FIRE.
1inghuysen, who made a brief adj
dress Of welcome. At this table,
with its spring-time dress Of
flowers and ferns, were seated
Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Gillett on
thesright and left of the president;
Mrs. Gillett's daughter, Miss
Louise Hoar; the former presidents
of the club, the officers and the
chairmen Of the standing COM
mittees.
The group of former presidents
includes Mrs. Frank Briggs, Mrs.
Ernest Roberts, Mrs. Duncan u.
Fletcher, Mrs. Atlee Pomerene,
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, Mrs.
c. B. Ward, and Mrs. Irvine L.
Lenroot, whom Mrs. Frelinghuysen
succeeded when i'll health caused
Mrs. Lenroot to resign.
There is always place at the
honor table-as well as In the
hearts of the Congressional Club
members-for Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, good angel OF the organiza-
ton, and recently elected an
honorary vice president for life.
But this time, of course, Mrs. Hen
derson, who is in deep mourning,
was not present.
The officers of the club, besides
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, are Mrs.
Wallace H. White, jr., Mrs.
James Watson. Mrs. Frank B.
Kellogg and Mrs. Frank Briggs,
vice presidents; Mrs. Clyde Kelly,
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Lindley Hadley, recording secre-
tary, and Mrs. George Young.
treasurer. And the present heads
OF standing committees are Mrs.
Ladislas Lazaro, Mrs. Frank w.
Mondell, Mrs. Elmer o. Leather
wood, Mrs. Luther Mott, Mrs. Al
ban Barclay and Mrs. Frank Rec
side.
THE newly elected president of
= the club, Mrs. James r.
Byrnes, and the. officers who will
take office with her the last of
this month were present and held
an impromptu reception, many of
the club members selling this op-
portunity to offer their congratu-
lations.
There was music by a section
of the Marine Band all through
the luncheon and Immediately
afterward Omar the Tent Maker"
was shown. The film is a First
National Picture Company release
OF Will Hays, sometime Postmas-
ter General and now head Of the
motion picture industry. that the
club was able to present this fea-
ture. The musical accompani-