Evening star., 1923-12-03
X TRs COOLIDGE occupied the
NH presidential gallery at the
VI Capitol today for the open
inc having with


ing of Congress, having with
her her house guests, Mrs. w. F..
whiting and Miss Whiting of Holyoke.
Mr.. Il. r. Creager of Texas and
others.
Mrs. Coolidge is generously carry
ing out the precedent set by Mrs
Warren G. Harding when first lady
OF the land in giving her presence
whenever possible and thoughtfully
remembering the important local
charities OF Washington.
Tomorrow Mrs. Coolidge will visit
Walter Reed Hospital to lend i'm
petus to the annual sale to be opened
there, in building %. where the work
Of the patients of the hospital will
fll in for many valuab bic and useful
Christmas gifts. The sale will be on
for Tuesday Wednesday and Thurs
day, from 10 to 10 o'clock tomorrow
and Wednesday and Thursday from
10 O'Clock each morning until D
o'clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. Coolidge is sending Covers
from the Whit" House for the card
and NAH jong party to be held at
the Washington club Wednesday
from 2:30 to b o'clock for the benefit
of the Animal Rescue League. one
of the organizations which were very
near the heart of Mrs. Harding. as
well as her own.
Mrs, Coolidge has accepted and will
occupy box at the presentation OF
Dawn of the Desert" a Christmas
oratorio by r. Deane Shure. director
OF music in Mount Vernon Place NJ.
E. Church South, at 1890 o'clock Fri
day. December 81. The proceeds from
the first rendering of the Dawn of
the Desert" will be given to the Flor
ence Crittenton Home.
The minister of Persia, Mira Khan
Aiai, will return to Washington to-
morrow from Richmond, Va. where
he went 10 attend the Monroe doc
trine celebration. The minister r
moved into the new legation at ll2o
10th street Saturday.
Mrs James ]. Davis. wife of the
Secretary of Labor. will not observe
her day at home Wednesday.
The Minister Moves to
New Gurte alan Legation.
The minister of Guatamala and
Sonora Francisco Sanchez Latour are
moving today to the house at l52l
New Hampshire avenue, which they
recently purchased.
The minister of Siam, Phya Buri
Navarasth. returned to Washington
la ST evening a1ter passing d lie" udS >
In Cambridge. Mass.
The counselor of the French en-
bassy and Nine. de Laboulaye Will
entArtain at dinner this evening in
honor OF Senator and Nine. Du Puy.
OF France who are i'll this country for
several weeks.
Mrs John A. Lejeune. wife OF the
commandant OF the. Marine Corps,
and her debutante daughter will be
At homo this afternoon from to 3
o'clock, at their quarters at the Ma
rine bs-racks.
The resident commissioner Of the
Philippines and Mrs: Pedro Cuevara
will entertain at dinner this eve
ming at the Highlands. in honor of
Representative and Mrs. Stephen u.
Porter.
Mrs. Alfred s. Gillett, who annually
holds a sale of fancy articles made
by her own hands for the beneht OF
the Salvation Army, will this season
hold IL in her own home, at 1914 20th
street. instead OF in a business place
on Connecticut avenue as in former
years. Lending itself wonderfully to
the ARRANGEMENTS for the sale Is the
soldiers room in her own residence,
where. during the war. she often en-
tertained several hundred soldiers at
a time.
The sale will open Wednesday and
will continue until Wednesday. De-
cember IL, from to $50 o'clock
each day. omitting Sunday.
Mrs Charles Wood. wife of the
pastor Of the Church of the Cove
nant, will preside Wednesday at the
tea table. which will be feature
each afternoon. Others assisting
will be Mrs. Marcus Benjamin.
Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews, Mrs.
Gouverneur Hoes, Mrs. Lee Phillips,
Miss Violet Gratz of Philadelphia,
the niece and house guest of Mrs.
Gillett; Mrs. Hugh Castle and Mrs.
Louis McCiill of Philadelphia, who is
spending the winter at the Connecti-
cut.
Representative and Mrs. Richard
Yates of Springfield, Ill, arrived to-
day at the New willard, where they
will remain for a short time.
Representative and Mrs. julius
the winter and are at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Representative Edward W. Pou and
family of North Carolina have taken
an apartment at the Burlington Ho-
tel for the winter
Mrs. Earl Palmer Hopkins enter.
tained at luncheon today at RauScher's 8
for her debutante daughter, Miss Jane
Hopkins, in honor of her house guest,
Miss Alice Bonn Of New York, and
Mada With p,1re Fr,,itc G