Evening star., 1924-03-28
Society
President and Mrs. Coolidge Guests
at Dinner Last Night of Secre-
tary and Mrs Wallace.

| section of the Marine Band furnished
continuous program for dancing.
Mrs. James f. Byrnes. president of
the club. received the hundreds OF
guests and standing beside her were
the Speaker and Mrs. Giliett, Mrs
Byrnes wore a charming gown of
heavy white crepe with a design in
black and silver beads traced all over
II. Mrs. Gillett wore a gown of pc
tunia 'olor, slightly draped. and a
graceful scarf Of tulle in the same
soft shade.
The buffet supper was served in
the alcove: where gay spring flowers
adorned the table and at one side
table was especially arranged for
the president of the club guests of
honor and others.
Charming beyond conception were
the musical numbers, contributed by
Miss Lucy Gates of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, her voice, her rem
dering and her personality turning
some moments of the evening into an
ovation for her.
The new Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Curtis ID. Wilbur received an es-
his first appearance at a large con-
greSSional social meeting. and regret
was expressed that Mrs. Wilbur was
not able to accompany him. Former
Senator and Mrs. Altee Pomerene
were also guests.
The hostesses for the occasion
were. besides Mrs. ByrneS. the mem
bers of the executive board, Mrs. Per-
cy Quinn, Mrs. Simeon d. Fess. Mrs.
Everett Sanders, Mrs. John Fl. Smith
wick, Mrs. Howard Reeside, Mrs. FL
mer G. Leatherwood, Mrs. Carl r.
Chindbloom and Mrs Adam NJ. Wyant.
Others assisting were Mrs. Robert
VI. LA Toilette, Miss Cummins. Mrs.
d. U. Fletcher. Mrs. Wesley l.. Jones.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. George
F. Mclean, Mrs. James A. Reed, Mrs.
Henry Allen Cooper, Mrs. Edward r.
Davis, Mrs. John n. Garner, Mrs.
Frank Clark. Mrs. Finis j. Garrett.
Mrs. Martin G. Madden, Mrs. Nicholas
Mrs. Willis c. Hawley. Mrs. John w.
Langley, Mrs. Adolph J. SABBATH, Mrs.
Burton L. French, Mrs. Edward T.
Taylor and Mrs. Cordell Hull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Fl. Grosvenor
are giving a reception this afternoon
for Gen. Aldophus w. Greedy in cele-
hration of his eighthtieth birthday
anniversary, which really was yester-
day. but the party was planned to-
We're invited to the White House
musical yesterday. Gen. Greedy was
a boyhood friend of DR.. Edward A.
Grosvenor and has known four
generations of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Grosyenor'S families.
bassador of France, and Mrs Taft,
wife of the Chief Justice. are pre-
siding at the tea table, which will
have, birthday cake with eighty
candles and gay spring flowers as
decorations. Assisting will be Mrs.
Bertrand II. Smell, Mrs. Charles h
Adams of New Canaan, Conn; Mrs
Harold Shedd of North Conway. N H.
and Miss Rose Greedy. daughters of
the general; Mrs. Frederick Coville,
Mrs. Augustus Greedy, jr.; Mrs. Edwin
Grosvenor, Miss Lillian Burke and
Miss Mabel Grosvenor. daughter of
the hosts, who is spending the spring
holidays from her studies at Mount
Holyoke College.
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt. daughter
of Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt, whose
marriage to the Hon. ]. r A. Cecil,
first secretary of the British embassy,
will take place April 30, will have as
her maid of honor Miss Rachel Strong
of Cleveland, Ohio. The bridesmaids
will be Miss Augusta McCagg, Miss
Helen Moran and Miss MurieI Van
derbilt of New York. Miss Elizabeth
Smith of Boston, Miss Margaret Cecil.
cousin of Mr.. Cecil: Miss IouiSe Ross