Evening star., 1924-01-22
RECEPTION GIVEN
TO THE PRESIDENT
Congressional Club Enter
tains for Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge.

The Congressional Club fulfilled it's
mission as an official social medium
last night. when a brilliant reception
was held from 8 to IL o'clock in honor
or the President and Mrs. Coolidge.
me guests of honor were received with
the simP,e formality observed at the
White House on reception nights,
buglers of the Marine Corps Orchestra.
which played throughout the evening,
announcing the arrival of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge. and following
with Hail to the Chief" as, preceded
Dy the chairman and vice chairman of
tne mousse committee and two of the
white House aides. they ascended the
broad marble stairway TO the audience
chamber of the club.
Heads Receiving Line.
Mrs. James y. Byrnes, wife OF Rep
resentativc ByrneS Of South Carolina,
president of the club. received the
distinguished guests. and. taking their
place beside her. the President and
Mrs. Coolidge received. a White
house aide making the presentations,
until they retired to d charmingly
decorated small table in the corner OF
the tearoom. where a supper was
served to them. At the table besides
the president of the club were the
Speaker and Mrs. Gillett and others.
me receiving party stood before
an alcove filled with palms and ferns
through which elowed softly shaded
lights. The audience room was un-
usually profuse in decorat tion, there
being palms, ferns and trailing sprays
of smilax about the walls. while on the
table from which a menu well ADAPTED
to cold night was served stood
nasket OF pink roses, lark spur and
fern. the tall handle topped off with
a fluffy bow OF French blue tuIle
Hot coffee, oyster patties steaming
hot. and other delicacies made L
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There was charming air of hos
pitality in the evening entertainment.
senators and representatives mingling
freely irrespective of politics, the
husbands Of the lady club members
on the committees for the evening
assisting them gallantly to entertain
the company.
Mrs. CooIidge's Gown.
Mrs. Coolidge wore for the evening
a becoming gown of cloth OF silver
with parallel lines in different widths
of tiny green beads, the upper skirt.
floor, being bordered with a deep
band OF chinchilla fur. while the drop
skirt showed the lines running cross
wise. Her hair was softly waved and
drawn back slightly from her brow,
and except for a handsome chain of
silver she wore no ornaments.
Mrs Byrnes wore a becoming gown
of silver and gold lace draped over
cloth of silver. the skirt bordered
with deep band of gray fur.
Among those who assisted were
Mrs. Carter Glass. Mrs. Irvine l.. Len
root. Mrs. Simeon ID. F'ess. Mrs. Oscar
W. Underwood, Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
Mrs; Samuel e: Winsiow, Mrs. aI Einis
Mrs. Cordell Hull. Mrs. s. Wallace
Dempsey. Mrs. Percy Quin, Mrs. Ev-
erett Sanders. Mrs. John Fl. Smith
wick, Mrs Carl Il. Chindblom. Mrs.
Adam NJ. Wyant, Mrs Elmer ..
Mrs. Charles II. Crisp, Mrs. William ].
Driver. Mrs. Albert II. Festal. Mrs.
George X Favrot, Miss Clara J.
sproul. Mrs. John B. Henderson, Miss
Gam and Mrs. Howard s. Eeeside.
Mrs. Edward Z. Brown. wife of
Representative Brown of Wisconsin
and chairman of the entertainment
committee. who entered the audience
room with Col. Sheriff. on the arrival
of the presidential party. wore
gown of gray and silver brocade, and
the vice chairman. Miss Clare Sproul,
sister. of Senator Sproul of Illinois,
wore draped gown of mauve- color
velvet. Mrs. Gillett wore n d:aped
velvet gown in a rich shade of anne
thyst, with Il tullc scarf in the same
shade about her shoulders Nine.
Miguel Guerra Mondragon, wife of the
Spea kGr OF lnS mouse OlS representa-
tives, Porto Rico. wore a becoming
gown of green ana silver brocade.
Nine. Davcla wore a handsome gown
Of black velvet embroidered in jet.
Gowns of Others.
The commissions OF Porto Rico,
Felix Cordova Davala, and Il number
of distinguished Porto Ricans were
in the company. Assisting on the en-
tertainnent committee was Mrs Carl
r. Chindolom of Illinois, who wore
a gown of shaded rose pink georS-
cite embroidered in beads; Miss Alice
Page of Vermont, green velvet: Mrs.
Edward \. Gam. sister of Senator
Curtis, green velvet in exactly the
shade Of the jade ornaments worn;
Mrs. Henry Wilder Keys. green vel
vet and silver; Mrs. Irvine l.. Len
root, former president of the club
black georgette embroidered in rhine
stones; Mrs. Robert Nelson Stan
georgette; Mrs. Homer Hook, pink
and silver brocade; Mrs. Bob Taylor,
black velvet bordered with ermine:
Mrs. Simeon u. FeSS. turquoise blue
velvet; Mrs. Nathaniel Is. Dial, lilac
satin, draped. and Miss Dial, black
velvet and silver lace.
Mrs. DENLY accompanied the Secre-
tary of the Navy and wore a gown
Of heavy white crepe beaded in crys-
Mrs. Montague of Virginia, who ac-
companled her. handsome gown of
blue velvet. Mrs. William j. Driver
wore a gown of blue velvet
In the company OF several hundred
were Senator and Mrs. Oscar Under
wood. Representative and Mrs. julius
Kahn, Representative and Mrs. John
J. Gable. Mrs. Frank Briggs. Mrs.
Jewell. Representative and Mrs. c.
w. Ramseyer. Representative Frank
Murphy, Mr.. Louis w. Fairchild, Mr.
and Mrs. James Patten, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Guy L. Hardy, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Homer Hoch, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Fred S. Purneil.
Representative Tom Connally, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred bennett. Miss Dorothy
bennett, Representative and Mrs.
William Bankhead. Mrs Titus OF Cal
ifornia. Mrs. Henry Wilder KEYS
Miss Page, Representative and Mrs.
William n. Vale. Mrs Howard Rec
side, Representative and Mrs. Will
liam A. Rodenberg and Representa-
tive and Mrs. Carl Cllindblom.
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