The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-14
Gala Rece ption
Gipen For.
Senators

MIS-. FRANCOIS Berger moran SoHS
brilliant reception last evening IN
compliment to Senator and Mrs.
Carter Glass and Senator and Mrs.
William Calder, entertaining at her
home, 2315 Massachusetts avenue,
which she opened for the first time
! in several months. Last season her
house was the headquarters for the
Chinese delegation to the arms con-
ference
Quantities of roses and spring
blossoms added a festive touch TO
the handsome house near Sheridan
circle, the marble circular stairway
being thanked on either side by
masses of spring posies in pastel
shades. At the head of the great
stairway the receiving party stood
TO welcome the five hundred or more
guests.
The hostess wore an imported
wrapped robe of embroidered gold
tissue cloth, shot with raspberry, the
reverse side of the material being of
the reddish tone. A handsome
Egyptian buckle studded with semi
precious stones draped the gown on
one hip and a panel of gold lace
formed train. Diamond ornaments
and raspberry-colored fan com
pleted her costume.
Mrs. Glass had on a charming
gown of black satin pailletted IN
white beads strung with black floss,
and also made on draped lines.
Mrs. Calder's gown was of crystal,
pearl and rhinestone beaded gauZe
over cloth of gold. Senator Glass
represents Mrs. Moran's native
State and Senator Calder the late Mr..
Moran's State. The hostess was as
sisted by her daughters, Mrs. NAL
colin McConihe and Mrs. Horace
MacF'arland. Mrs. McCOnihe was
charming in gown of deep blue
chiffon, brocaded~ with flowers of cut
velvet. The softly draped folds of
the frock were caught on the left
hip by a handsome buckle of bril-
liants. Mrs. Mcfarland wore a
lovely gown of orange chiffon heav-
lily beaded in crystals over a founda-
ton of silver C~~h.
A musical program was given by
Miss Beatrice Wainwright, of New
York, who delighted her audience
with her sympathetic and delicate
rendering of French songs and Eng
fish ballads. General dancing fol-
lowed and a buffet supper was
served. Mrs. Elizabeth Nolker, of
New York, gave a second program
of songs, delighting the guests,
many of whom had heard her sing
when she was visiting Mrs. Mac
Farland q few weeks ago.
Among those present were the
Postmaster General and Mrs.
Work, Justice McReynolds, the
Minister of Venezuela and Mime.
Arcaya, the Bolivian Minister and
Nine. Ballivian, the Minister of the
Serbs, Croats and Stevens, the
Minister of Colombia and Nine.
Olaya, the Minister of Norway and
Mime. Bryan, the Minister of Uru-
quay and Nine. Varela, the Minister
of Finland, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Chiffon, Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
the Charge d'Affaires Of Austria
and Mime Prochnik; Captain Lom-
bard, of the French embassy; Colonel
and Marquise de Bernezzo, of the
Italian embassy; Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Thomas Washington, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. David w. TAYLOR,
Admiral and Mrs. w. s. Benson,
Nine. Grouitch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore w. Moves, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Thropp, SenatCS and Mrs.
McCumber. Senator and Mrs. Henry
w. Watson, Senator Overman, MIR.
and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Gen
Nelson A. Miles, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hinckley, Miss. Gladys
Hinckley, l.. Mccormick Goodhart.
GCDE'S FLORAL VALENTINES.
are without peer for beauty and origi-
nality--1212 F.-Advt