Evening star., 1923-12-07
VHE President and Mrs. Cool
idgs gave the first state din

THE President and Mrs. Cool
idge gave the first state din
:. nor of this administration at
the White House last night.
entertaining the cabinet members and
their ladies. Precedent for state
functions was carefully carried out.
the guests being received in the blue
room. and. following the dinner, en-
tertained at a musical In the east
xoonl. when additional guests were
asked
Mrs Coolidge directed the ioral ar
Tangement In the entire state suite.
Mime. Butterfly roses with stevia and
fern filling tho vases TN the drawing
rooms and the tail vases on the ban
auet board The Dolly Madison gold
service was used. and the pink roses
combined with gold stands holding
gay native fruits in gay coloring
lent a wonderful charm of simplicity
and elegance.
Mrs. Coolidge wore gown Of cloth
OF gold with a Persian design in color
woven in undertone, the bodice fash
7oned in sQuare-neck effect and a
narrow train falling from the shoul-
At the table besides the hosts were:
Hughes. the Secretary of the Treasury
and Miss Mellon. the Secretary OF
var and Mrs; Weeks. the Attorney
.IeheEai. the postmaster General and
Mrs. New, the Secretary of the NJ v
and Mrs. Denby. the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Work, the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Wal
lace, the Secretary OF Commerce and
Mrs. Hoover. the Secretary of Labor,
the President protein. of the Senate
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Senator
and Mrs. Francis L. Warren, Senator
and Mrs. William E. Borah. Senator
Charles Curtis, Senator and Mrs
( ~.
David l. Walsh. Representative and
Mrs. Martin b. Madden. Representa-
two and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Louis A.
chusetts and Mrs Cox, the secretary
To the President. former Senator and
Mrs. Frank Il. Kellogg. Mrs. Eugene
Hale, Mrs. stephen b. Elkins. Miss
mock, Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer. Mrs
Edward B. Mclean, DIR. and Mrs.
Charles ". Richardson and Miss
Laura Harlan.
About fifty additional guests were
invited for the musical that followed.
The artists were Nine. Charles Ca
kisr, contralto, and Mr. John Palmer.
with Mr. Frank Bibb at the piano.
The program was 20 del mio amato
hen" (Donaudyl. Der Juengling an
shore of Endless Worlds" tJohn A.
Carpenter), and old Swedish dance
song, "Gammal Dansrytm" (Ture
R&ngstrunom). Nine Charles Cahier.
The Village Postmaster" Mr.. J.
Palmer. Within a Mile of Edin-
horotown" Scotch folksongI. Rose
de Provence" tFrench folksong), and
Les Fillies de Cadix' (TostD, Nine
Cahier.
Pianologues-"Thc Songs of Little
Russia" THE. Indian Lullaby and
"Trayesty on Grand Opera" Mr.. John
Palmer.
Mrs. Coolidge will be the guest of
Mrs. Work at the auditorium of the
Department of the Interior at the
showing of the pictures of the late
President in Alaska. Later she will
occupy box at the concert given by
Nine. Homer and will have with her
Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer of Boston and
Mrs. Thomas Campbell.
The Governor Of Massachusetts and
Mrs. Cox, who spent the night at the
White House and were guests at the
cabinet dinner, left this morning for
Boston.
The ambassador Of Japan and Nine.
Hanihara have asked a small COM
pany and the members of the en-
bassy to their residence, 1921 X
street, to witness the showing of a
motion picture.
The ambassador of Cuba, DIR. Cosme
de la Torriente will arrive in Wash
ington today from Havana, Cuba.
Nine. de la Torriente and their
daughter will remain in Cuba for
short time. after which they will join
the ambassador here. The ambassa-
dor will be accompanied by Mr.. Au-
Susto Marchan, who Is Cuban consul
general at Genoa, Italy.
Mrs. Work, wife of the Secretary of
the Interior. will be hostess this aft
ernoon in the auditorium of the de-
partment for the showing Of motion
pictures of the trip last summer
which the President and Mrs. Hard
ing made through Alaska and which
ended SO tragically for the President.
New Yorker Guest at Belgian
Embassy fo{ Short Time.
Baroness de Cartier. wife Of the am
bassador of Belgium, has as her guest
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