Evening star., 1924-05-01

THE President and Mrs, Coolidge
will be guests at dinner to-
night of the Speaker and Mrs.
Gillett. who will entertain at
Srasslands. The exclusive club is now
at its very best, and the setting for
such an entertainment is ideal
Mrs. Coolidge was the charming
hostess at 9 O'Clock this morning to
three little children from the child
health committee, who brought a basket
or flowers as their May-day tribute and
hung it on the knob of the White House
door. Mrs. Coolidge met them and smil-
ingly posed for picture with the tiny
tots.
The President is expected to attend
the dinner whicn newspaper men who
cover the White House" will give at
the Hotel Hamilton Saturday evening.
There will be about 100 to dine
The Secretary Of a griculture and
Mrs. Henry c. Wallace announce the
engagement of their daughter Mary
TO Dir. Charles Brugrmaun of swift
Zerland. first secretary of the Swiss
legation in Paris. The wedding will
take place Wednesday. May IA
Miss Wallace, who is a graduate of
Yassar. spent winter before last in
Europe, where she went 10 study and
travel She is very popular in Wash
ington and has aided her mother in
her duties as a cabinet hostess with
much dignity and grace.
DIR. Bruggmann. who arrived in
Washington Monday, was secretary
OF the Swiss legation in Washing
ton for three years and was trans
ferred to Paris last year. He was
apS- ~r hn sui on on y
Russia during the revolution. and un-
til diplomatic relations we're severed.
Following that he vas a year with
the Swiss legation in Brussels
Frau Wiedfeldt, wife OF the am
bassador Of Germany. will not be a
home tomorrow afternoon
Mrs. Victor Kaufman. who has
been abroad since February and is
now in Paris. expects to sail on the
Majestic, which is due TO arrive in
New York, Monday. May -.
Minister of Switzerland
And Nine. Peter Sail Tuesday.
The minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter have gone to New York
and will sail Tuesday: May 6. aboard
the George Washington for their
home in Switzerland. The minister
expects to return late in June. but
Mime. Peter will remain abroad until
the autumn.
The ambaSsad dor of Peru, Dr. Her
nan Velarde, was honor guest at
dinner given last evening by the sec
retary of the embassy. Senior Alfredo
Gonzales Prada and Sonora de Con
zalez Prada at Wardman Park Hotel:
Other guests were the minister of
Uruguay and Nine. Narela, the minis
ter OF Panama and Sonora de Alfaro,
senator and Mrs. Claude =. swanson.
Mrs. Charles W. Wetmore and Mr..
and Mrs Frederic Lamott Belin.
The minister of Poland and Nine
wroblewska will be at home Satur-
day afternoon from to o'clock TO
the members of the Polish colony in
tioral holiday Of Poland a high
mass will be said Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock in celebration OF the
holiday.
The minister OF Egypt and Nine.
Yousry will entertain at dinner this
evening in the new legation at 1914
Q street.
Senator and Mrs Medill Mccormick
viii entertain at dinner tomorrow
evening at the Hotel Hamilton. In
compliment to Mrs. Mccormick s
niece. Miss Elizabeth Gordon Hanna.
and Mr.. Richard Porter Davidson.
whose marriage will take place Sat
urday. The dinner will follow the
rehearsal for the wedding and the
guests will he members of the we'd
ding party. The company will later
go TO the dance which Senator and
Mrs. Walter T.. Edge will give for
Miss Hanna and Mr. Davidson.
Miss Hanna was hostess to a COM
pany of twenty-four at luncheon to-
day, and this evening Mr.. Henry Lee
will entertain at dinner for the bride
and bridegroom elect and take his
guests later to lie Paradis
Senator Medill Mccormick of IIli-
nots, who arrived in Washington sew
oral days ago, accompanied by Mrs.
Mccormick. has gone back to Chi
cago for a short visit. but will return
In time for the dinner Mrs McCor-
mick has an apartment at the Hotel
Hamilton and will remain here until
after the marriage Of her niece.
Senator and Mrs. TaSker l.. Oddie
have taken an apartment at Meridian
Mansions.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Henry Granville
Sharpe have returned to Washington
after a threeyear absence in the
south Of France. and are guests of