The Washington times., 1924-03-10
Mrs.CooHdge Gives
Musicale This
Afternoon.
By JEAN ELIOT.

hostess this afternoon at the
AVA first of a series Of four
musicales to be given at the White
House during Lent, the program
today to be presented by Sergei
Rachmaninoff, the great Russian
composer-pianiSt.
The recital will, Of course, be
given in the historic East Room,
which comfortably seats 400 per-
Sons-approximately the number
invited today. But Mrs. Coolidge
will receive in the Green Room,
greeting her guests before they
are shown to their seats. Invita-
tons were sent out in her name
and the fact that the festivities
are personal rather than official
: in character will be emphasized:
but it is hoped that President
Coolidge will be able to join the
company during the course Of the
afternoon. An aide will make the
introductions to Mrs. Coolidge.
After the musicale tea will be
served in the state dining room,
where Mrs. Coolidge will join her
guests. At the table, which will
be decked with spring flowers,
will be Mrs. William Phillips,
Mrs. j. Butler Wright and Mrs.
Eliot WadsWorth. The decora-
tons at the White House are in
keeping with the tradition of sim
plicity which Mrs. Coolidge al
ways sponsors, but cut flowers
and a few potted plants have been
used:
Members of the Cabinet and the
Supreme Court, with their wives,
will be among the guests today,
as well as a number of the chiefs
of diplomatic missions and other
leaders in the official world and
and generous sprinkling of un-
official folk.
COCIETY folk will have a veri-
~ table feast of music today,
for the Washington Opera Com
pany will appear this evening at
the President Theater in Bizet's
eVer-popular Carmen" An ex-
ceedingly brilliant cast has been
RECRUITED, so that the opera bids
fair to be the most interesting in
the history Of the organization,
both from the social and the
artistic point of view.
Among the boxholders who will
entertain guests are Senator and
Mrs. James CouZens, Senator and
Mrs. Lawrence C. Phipps.. Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs. F..
b. Moran. G. Bascom Slemp. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis White.
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MRS. GEORGE w. WANDER
4Vx BILT and her daughter, Miss
Cornelia Vanderbilt, are returning
to Washington this evening from
Biltmore, N. c., where they made
q brief visit and where formal an
nouncement was made of the en-
gagemenr of Miss Vanderbilt to
the Hon. j. +. A. Cecil, first secre-
tary of the British embassy, which
has been so perSiStently rumored
Mrs. Vanderbilt gave a reception
on Saturday night at which the
news was given official sanction
and entertained a house party for
Mr.. Cecil. Mrs. John Nicholas
Brown, who is Miss Vanderbilt's
aunt; Henry B. Anderson, of New
York, attorney for the family,
and Leander Mccormick oodhart,
vi lllC Id 1l1oIl embassy.
The wedding will take place in
the spring.
Plans Brief Visit
In Philadelphia
The Italian Ambassador, Prince
Caetani, will go to Phila Aelphia to.
morrow to spend the day.
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The Minister of Panama and
Sonora de Alfaro entertained in
formally at luncheon yesterday at
the legation.
The Minister of Egypt, S. Yousry
Pasha, will entertain at dinner to
night at the Willard for a company
of twenty-four because of indisposi
ton Nine. Yousry Pasha will not
be present. but her young daughter
Miss Loutieh Yousry. will be hostess
for her father
Clarence r. Mackey, who is arriv
ing today from New York, will be
the guest of Congressman and Mrs
John Philip Hill. who will entertain
AT dinner in his honor tonight His
Miss Ellin Mackay, who
is visiting in Washington. is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend.
Mr.. Mackay is chairman of the
board Of directors of the Philharmonic
Society and is coming on especially
for the concert to be given tomor
row afternoon by the Philharmonic
Orchestra under the direction Of
Willem Mengelberg. the famous
Dutch conductor
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