Evening star., 1923-08-22
Society
President and Mrs. Coolidge Ensconced
in White House and Dined There
Last Evening"
THE President and Mrs. Cool
idge have taken up their
residence In the White House.
Last Evening.

"HE President and Mrs. Cool
idge have taken up theii
residence in the White House
having gone there yesterday
afternoon. and later having their eff
fects packed and sent from the New
Willard Hotel where they have made
their home since coming to Washing
ton.
So suddenly was the arrangement
made for going into the White House
yesterday afternoon, that even the
marketing for dinner had not beer
done, and things moved swiftly while
arrangements were being made.
Mrs. Coolidge has made arrange
rnents to retain Miss Laura Harlan as
White House social secretary, but
Miss Mary Randolph. who has been
with Mrs. Coolidge in the capacity 6i
secretary for some time, will remain
tary
Mrs Frank w. Stearns of Boston
joined Mr. Stearns at the New Willard
last evening. and they Will retain
their suite there while in Washington
but will of course spend much time
with the President and Mrs. Coolidge
at the White House.
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
Planning short Absence.
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes and
her daughter, Miss Elijah Hughes.
are leaving for New York, where
Mrs Hughes will be for time with
her son-in-l law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs Chauncey l.. Waddell. at their
home As w. 11th street. New York
city. Miss Hughes will make
series of visits to friends
fnr nf HnChpl
will leave Washington Monday for
Minneapolis. to attend the American
Bar Association meeting. After de-
Jivering an address Thursday he will
go to Montreal where, September 4,
he will deliver another address, after
which he will return to Washington.
Gen. Gouraud of the French army
was host at dinner last evening In
New York and today will sail. aboard
the steamer France, for his home,
after spending eight weeks touring
this country. He will be accom-
panied TO France by his aide. Lieut..
Count Philippe de Vibray, and Maj.
Arthur Budd, U. S. A. who was as
signed by the War Department as
aide 10 the general. Mrs. Budd will
accompany Maj. Budd.
The military attache of the French
embassy. Col Georges A. l.. Dumont.
will return tomorrow morning from
the Gen. Gouraud dinner last evening
and to bid him bon voyage today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Armat started
4his morning for motor trip In the
north. Mr. and Mrs. Armat have been
in their apartment at 1870 Wyoming
avenue for a few days after spending
the early summer at Sherwood Forest,
Md.
The commissioner Of internal rev.
enue. Mr.. David II. Blair. will
return today from North Carolina,
where he has spent short vacation
with Mrs. Blair and her children.
Mai Francis B. wilby is staying
with Maj. Lewis Hayes Watkins
temporarily and will probably be
Joined by Mrs. Wilby early in Sep
ment for the winter. Mrs. Wilby is
spending the summer with her par
ents. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William
G.. Langfitt. in Flushing, L. I. Maj.
Wilby recently came to Washington
for station from Fort Leavenworth
where he has been on duty for some
time.
Baron and Baroness Korfr were the
guests of honor at tea yesterday
afternoon of Mrs. Bently Writ Warren
of Boston and her daughter Mrs. Dan
forth Geer, jr, of Short Hills. n. j.,
who entertained for them at Stone
Hill Farm, Williamstown, Mass.
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Mrs. Kennedy neeler has returned
to her apartment, at Wardman Park
Hotel. from Bass Rocks, Mass, where
she has been for some weeks.
Col. and Mrs. Henry May have as a
guest in their villa at Southampton,
l. l., Mrs. William Babcock. who re-
Gently returned from a long stay In
Europe.
Gen. E. T. Mclaughlin, L. S. A, has
Joined Brig. Gen. William Lassiter at
the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs for brief vacation.
Col. John w. Clifton and Mr.. Ezra
Gould have returned to Washington
.ftnr spending a short time at Hot
Springs.
Col. and Mrs. William B. Haskell
and their children will arrive In New
York today aboard the Homeric after
many months in Europe. Col. Heis-
J. - Nas h""n head of the American
relief administration in Russia, and
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