Evening star., 1923-01-12
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge at
Congressional Club Last Night.

The first large official reception
given by the Congressional Club this
p winter was that of last night for the
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge,
when, to meet them were the MEM
bers of the club and few additional
guests. The charming environment
of the club was never more fully ap-
precisted, the atmosphere of club life
being relieved by the plentiful mid
winter decoration of green, with the
mantel banked with poinsettia, this
= strong point of color and the flags
Of the states which formed a frieZe
being the only color in the reception
room.
The buffet supper table was charm
ingly decorated in pink and white
flowers, with. rose color lights show
ing under the graceful fountain in
the center of the board. while pink
shaded candles added to the dainty
effect. A long, narrow table at one
side of the dining room was hand
some in appointment and arranged
for seating the guests of honor, Mr..
sen, president of the club; Mrs. Wal
lace White, jr., and the Speaker and
Mrs. Gillett.
The Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge stood with Mrs. Frelinghuy-
sen in receiving, and Mrs. Wallace H.
White, jr., was also in the receiving
line. Mrs. Coolidge. wore very be-
coming gown of dark blue velvet, the
side by handsome ornaments of sill
yer and crystal beads. Mrs. Freling-
huysen's gown was Of blue and gold
brocade, the skirt draped and the
bodice having sleeves of gold lace.
Mrs White wore an effective gown
Of cut steel and jet beads.
There was music all during the re-
ception, and Mrs. Coolidge opened
this feature of the program, dancing
continuing after the supper was over.
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Mrs. Edwin T. DENLY, Mrs. Herbert
, G. Hoover, Mrs. Irvine L. Lenroot,
Mrs. James Brown Scott and Miss
, Mabel T. Boardman, with others as
sisting from time to time.
Assisting generally in the evening
were Mrs. Oscar w. Underwood. Mrs.
Julius Kahn, Mrs. Edward T. Taylor,
Mrs. John w. Langley, Mrs. Samuel
e. Winslow, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Mrs Howard Sutherland, Mrs
Willis G. Hawley, Mrs. J. Charles
Linthicurn, Mrs. Thomas W. Harrison,
Mrs. George P. Mclean and Mrs. Carl
w. Riddick.
In the company of several hundred
were the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. DENLY, the Speaker and Mrs. Gil
lett, Senator and Mrs. Tasker L. Cd
die, Senator and Mrs. Robert Nelson
Stantield, Senator and Mrs. William
VI. Calder, Senator and Mrs. Joseph 1.
France, former Senator and Mrs Gore,
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
, worth, Representative and Mrs. Mich
olas Longworth, Mrs. Robert Love
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. kemper Cowing
and her sister, Mrs. ]. A. Herbert;
Representative and Mrs. James c.
Cantrill, Representative and Mrs.
. Frank W. Mondell. Representative
and Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Ira Cop1ey, Senator and
Mrs. John &. Hendrick, Senator and
Mrs. James A. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
IT,. Wilson of Indianapolis, Represent
ative and Mrs. Oscar ]. Larson, Vice
Governor of the Federal Reserve
Board and Mrs. Edmund PIatt, Miss
Doyl from Toronto, Mrs. Henry Wild
erKeyes, Miss Alice Page, Mrs. James
Patten, Representative and Mrs. Hen
ry Allen Cooper and their guest, Mrs.
James Chandler of Racine, Wis; Mr.
, Fred bennett and Miss Dorothy Den
: nett, Senator and Mrs. Irvine L. Len
root, Representative and Mrs Henry
W. Watson, Representative and Mrs.
Carl r. Childblom and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Reeside.