The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-26
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GRIDIRON
DINNER
President Will Attend;
Luncheon for White
House Guest.
n PRESIDENT COOLIDGE win at.
tend the Gridiron Club dinner

tend the Gridiron Club dinner
4 at the Willard tonight, At
which the several new ambassadors
accredited to Washington will also
be special guests.
In honor Of President Odds, Of Am
herst College, who with Mrs. Odds
is guest at the White House, a
luncheon was given today at the
Chevy Chase Club by a number Of
Amherst graduates who are resi-
dents Of Washington. President
and Mrs. Odds came on especially
to attend the Speakers dinner at
the White House on Thursday night,
their presence being particularly
happy as Speaker Gillett is an Am.
herst graduate as well as President
Coolidge. They will remain well into
next week.
The President was not able to at
tend the luncheon for President,
Odds, but the White House was rep.
resented by Frank w. Stearns, a
guest Of the Colleges and an Am.
herst grad, and Edward r. Clark,
Mr.. Colleges personal secretary.
The company included Attorney
General Harlan p. Stone, Congress.
man Bertrand H. Smell, Congress.
man Allen T. Treadway, Congress.
man Henry T. Rainey, Rev. DR..
Jason Noble Pierce. Gilbert Grosve.
nor, Rev. DR.. John Britton Clark.
Fayette Dow, Elmer Newton. Frank
Davis. jr., George r. Mansfield,
Woodward, jr., G. T. Coldren. eros
venor Backus, Carter Goodrich, w.
w. Riefler, DIR. ]. F. Jameson,
Chauncey Carter, Austin Baxter
Keep and Wallace H. Keep.
President Coolidge today gave
audience to Miss Evangelinc Booth,
head Of the Salvation Army, and
afterward she was received by Mrs.
Coolidge.
The President had as luncheon
guests yesterday at the White
House Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
Senator George Wharton Pepper
and DIR. James Brown Scott, of the
Carnegie Endowment for Peace.
Horse Show at Riding Club
Brings Out Notable Attendance.
A horse show always brings out
a group OF interesting people in
Washington where we are said to
have more riding enthusiasts than
any city in the country.
The final indoor horse show of
the season at the Riding and Hunt
Club last night was we'll patronized
despite rather a heavy card of So
cial events In progress.
The Danish minister entertained
a group of friends. / saw Mrs. w.
Sinclair Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Maury Dove, jr., the Misses Eliza.
beth and Nancy Jackson, DR.. and
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, c. w. Slater.
Mr.: and Mrs. ICY" Cummings, Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin c. Hazen among
the onlookers in the boxes.
For the most part last nights
show was looked ON more or less
as tryout for THE National Cap.
ltal Horse Show to be held May
1921, an event usually viewed as
closing the Little Season" in
Washington.
There were many good looking
animals in the ring last night.
Eugene Myer, jr., won two blue
RIBBONS. His horse, Buddy" which
/ have seen him riding in the park,
won the open saddle class. Miss
Marie Ebel won two ribbons with
Buck" Charles Carrice took three
firsts.
others among the winners were:
Ray Norton, Melvin Hazen, George
Mullen, Miss H. Stephens, William
Daily, Mrs. Cy Cummings, p. Hen.
rick and John Kirby.
Horseback riding is so popular
this spring l am told, that most Of
the clubs have to turn away ap.
plicants on Sunday mornings.
During the past week many
prominent Washingtonians were on
the bride paths
Among those l passed were Mrs.
e. Ormondo Powers, Miss Caroline
Roebling, daughter of Mrs. A.
O'Brien; Miss Priscilla Dove, daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Maury Dove,
jr.; Gen. Henry T. Allen, Mary
Parker Cunningham, daughter of
Congressman and Mrs. Parker, of
New York; w. p Emo, DIR. c. Au-
gustus Simpson, Miss Jane Bucnan-
non Love. Arthur Bliss Lane, DR..
W. A. Wells, Richard H. Liggett,
Miss Louise Sewell, Mrs. w. W.
Galbraith' and Miss Sylvester.