Evening star., 1924-03-12

vur President and Mrs. Cool
idre will have with them
for some time their sons
- Jobn and Calvin Coolidge
who arrive today from their schooi'
at MercersbuTe, Pa
Mrs Coolidge is receiving group
Of guests this afternoon by specia'
,n,n.r,n.nt Yesterday afternoon
she attended the New Sork Synlphohs
concert. having with her Mrs. HIATT
Mrs. Alva B. Adams and Mrs W. T..
Sweet. wife Of the Governor OF Colo
rado.
Chilean s.rvoy 80 OCcupH
Neyy Ernl,rNSS HGme Tomorr""'
The ambassador OF Chlle ann
nora d.. MathicH, who are az tne ~ -
Hamilton temporarily, WEI lnose ~
morrow to the house at 23Uo MaSSa-
chusrtIs avenue. which they purchas-
cd for the Chilean government an lns
autumn. to he used as an emnasss
and for the home of the amoassaoo''
The ambassador of Italy, Don Ee-
Yasio Caetani. returned to washington
this morning after passing q shoF'
time in Philadelphia.
The ambassador of Great Britain.
Sir Esme Howard, was the guest Iol
whom Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely
entertained at dinner last evehihs'
Tho. company numbered twenty.
The ambassador of Peru, senior
Herman Verlarde. accompanied py
his son, Senior Hector Veriaroe' Is
arriving today in New YORK aooaro
the New Amsterdam, and VIII proo-
ably come directly to washington.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Henry c. Wallace were 1ne
guests of honor at dinner last eve
ming of Mr.. and Mrs. John T. ADAMS
who entertained company of four
teen in their apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel. ,os.s
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams will be hosts
at dinner tomorrow evening.
As brilliant as any reception or
the midwinter was that at the Meth
erlands legation last night. wnen' IN
answer to the invitations sent out oS
ter received several hundred guests
invited in honor of their country
man, DR. Mengelberg, famous in the
world of music, and his charming
wife, Nine. Mengelberg. 1T was the ne
largest company yet entertained IN
the new legation and the reception
floor. opened up in full, was stately
and handsome.
The minister SLOOQ Win -uiHc. oc
Graer and their guests of honor in
receiving, using the long drawing
room. while the grand hall and ball
room were soon thronged with the
company of distinguished persons. In
the dining room, at the end or the
grand hall, supper was served and
bowls of punch stood on the table
in the hallway. where guests sat
about and chatted and smoked.
No particular scheme of decoration
needed,
there being simply vases and bowls
Of spring flowers on the tables and
mantels. while in the dining room
on the tall mantelshelf was prim
On the table from which the buffet
supper was served stood a tall bas-
ket of pink spring flowers.
Nine. de Graeff wore for the even
ing becoming gown of light blue
crepe. with rhinestone trimmings and
sleeves of blue lace. Nine. Mengel-
berg wore a gown handsomely en-
The Misses de Graeff assisted generally
broidered in black and silver sequins.
During the evening Mr.. Ernest
Schelling arrived and, like the guest
of honor, was Immediately lionized.
Arriving and leaving early were
the Secretary of State, the ambassa-
dor of France and Nine. Jusserand
the younger guests remaining later
to dance.
Among other guests were the am
bassador Of France and Nine. JUS
serand, the ambassador Of Spain and
Sonora de Riano, the ambassador Of
Germany and Frau Wiedfeldt, the
minister Of Norway and Nine. Bryn
and their daughters, the Misses Bryn;
the minister of Ecuador and Sonora
de Elizalde, the minister of Uruguay
and Nine. Varela, the minister of
Switzerland and Nine. Peter, the
minister Of Sweden and Nine. Wal
1enberg, the minister OF Bulgaria and
Nine. Panaretoff, the minister of
Guatemala and Sonora de Sanchez
Latour. the minister Of Colombia and
Sonora de Olaya- the minister of
Czechoslovakia, DR.. Chvalkovsky; the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
wallace and their daughters, the
Misses Wallace; the charge d'affaires
of Austria and Nine. Prochnik, Sena-
tor and Mrs Alva B. Adams. the
counselor Of the German embassy and
Frau Won Lewinski, the counselor of
the British embassy and Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon, the undersecretary of
state and Mrs. William Phillips, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin, Miss
ANNE Hamlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
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