The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-17


winter because of official mourn
will be given during April and M
Co0ldge's dinner in honor of tn,
VIII take place next Thursday at
It has peell decided, however, that
It will be impossible to hold the two
state receptions which were also
osthoned-the Congressio.l al recep-
ton and the Army and Navy-with-
out running afoul Of the series Of
garden parties to be given at the
White House during May. There
are to be several Of these, probably
four, and the, dates viii be an
nounced in q few days.
There is no form Of entertaining
ct the White House quite so de-
lghtful as the garden party, in
which 1t is possible to mingle a
certain amount Of pomp and cerea
mony with an appealing informality.
And the White House gardens are
enchanting in May. Nevertheless
there will be some disappointment
at the cancelling Of the two state
levees, especially among certain Of
the new Congressionals who had
been hidden and who have never
had opportunity to attend White
House function.
Easter Week Offers Variety
OF Festivities; Pan,Amcrican Party.
Easter Week offers a full and
varied program; with a dinner at
the White House, reception at the
fPan-American Union, the first, if you
please, this season-with the Sec
rotary Of State and Mrs. Hughes as
ND ne
the Panama Special Mission as
hosts; the Congressional Club break
fast, at which Mrs. Coolidge and
Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett are to be
special guests, and all the grist Of
festivities in connection with the
convention of the League of Amert-
can Pen Women. Then, too, Wed
nesday is cabinet day" Mrs. Gilt
lett, wife Of the Speaker, is to have
her first reception of the season that
afternoon and all the Cabinet host
esses who are in town will receive,
perhaps the greatest interest being
displayed in the plans made by Mrs.
Wilbur, wife Of the new Secretary
Of the Navy, for her first official
Eat home"
The formal opening of the new
Congressional Country Club, which
occupies unique position in tho
ranks Of pleasure clubs and which
boasts one of the handsomest
homes in this part Of the country,
will be one of the really important
events Of the spring season. The
President and Mrs. Coolidge have
signified their intention Of being
present. The housewarming is to
take the form, believe, Of a re-
ception and ball, with a supper
served during the course Of the
evening.
Some Distractions Provided
For Society In Holy Week.
Even during the present week
although there has been some dis
position to pay attention to the
fact that it is Holy Week-there
have been some distractions out.
side the Daughters and the cherry
blossoms. For instance, the open
ing Of the baseball season, with
the President, accompanied by Mrs.
Coolidge, sthrowing out the ball
and q generous sprinkling of Cabi-
net officers, officers of the three
services and as many hardworked
legislators as could sneak away
from the Capitol with it's divers
and sundry mud singing tests.
crowding into the grandstands.
Many of them were accompanied
by their wives, for there are a
good many baseball fans among
official women.
Then there was the Hasty Pud.
ding Clubs one gala performance
with some festivities incident there
to; and there was Sothern and Mar
lowe--or rather, this time, Sothern
without acknowledging not mere
" good excuse but a well-nigh
irresistible temptation to little din
ners followed by theater parties
; There were interesting, but techni.
cally informal, dinner parties-one
for instance Of the Little. Cabinet
for Secretary Mellon-and even q
wedding or two, notably the mar
riage of Miss Eleanor .Begg, daugh
ter of Congressman and Mrs. James
Regg, to Ward Harreld, son OF
Senator and Mrs. Harreld, which
u taking place tomorrow.
The French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand entertained informally at
luncheon today for General Tauff.
lieb, of the French senate, who is
spending the day in Washington.
The other guests were Gen. and
Mrs. Tasker Bliss, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Charles Treat, Rear Admiral
Andrew Long, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Simonds and Brig. Gen. Georges
A. L. Dun ont and Captain LON.
bard, Of che embassy staff. On
Sunday NJ. and Nina Jusserand will
entertain their staff at dinner.