The Washington times., 1924-01-24
Supreme Court to
Dine Tonight at
White House
BY JEAN ELIOT.

"HE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
COOLIDGE will be hosts
tonight at the annual din
ner of the Chief Executive for the
Supreme Court. There viii be
fifty guestss and President and
Mrs. Coolidge are entertaining 4
house party for the occasion. Chief
Justice Arthur Rugg, Of the su-
prenae court of Massachusetts, and
Mrs. Rugg are arriving today, and
other guests at the White House
are Mr.. and Mrs. William M. But
Ter, Of Boston, with their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and MIS-. Nor
gan Butler, of Durham, Mass; Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Chandler Chrtsty,
of New York, and Mr.. and MIS-.
Frank w. Stearns, who spend SO
much time with the President and
Mrs. Coolidge as to be considered
mart of the White House family.
Mrs. Coolidge will not. attend the
recital to be given at the National
Theater this afternoon by Pablo
aCasals, the 'cellist, but the Presi-
dental box will be occupied by
tonne Of the White House guests.
Ri President Coolidge and Mrs.
! Coolidge will attend the Lincoln
dinner of the National Republican
Club on Tuesday, February IL, at
the Waldorf-Astoria. President
Coolidge will make the principal
address of the evening, the other
speakers being Senator Wads-
worth and Nathaniel "A. Elsberg,
/. president of the club. who will
preside.
This will be the first address by
the President outside Of Washing
ton since his inauguration.
The Coolidges will leave Wash
ington at noon on that day and
reach New York at about 6
o'clock. They will be met at the
Waldorf by the dinner committee
of the club, of which Gen. Louis
w. Stotesbury is chairman.
So far as is known the President
has no other engagement in New
York on that day and it is. under
stood that he will return to WASH
ington at midnight. The Presi-
dents address will be broadcast.
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HTG4E, hunt ball Of the Rock
1 Creek Hunt Club. which will
he held at the Wardman Park Sad
die Club on Saturday evening.
promises to be a picturesque func-
4tion, with the men in pink coats.
and will take one back inevitably
to the brilliant hunt balls at the
! Chevy Chase Club a generation
ago.
!. The big living room Of the sad
die club, with its giant stone fire.
places, its old English prints, its
saddles, brides and stirrups by
way Of decoration, will be an eff
fective setting for a ball Of this
kind; and the hounds are to be
tucked away in one end Of the ball
room with the fox at the other,
to give touch of reality.
Preparations for the ball are in
the. hands of Samuel J. Henry,
president. Of the Rock Creek Hunt;
Melvin C. Hazen, master Of
hounds, and q committee including
Melvin r. Stone, William F.
Downey, former M. r. H.; George
b. Mullen, Raymond II. Norten,
r. W.. Mackenzie and Rodney
Lynn chairman.
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The retiring ambassador Of Great
Britain, Sir Auckland Geddes, who
eft Washington for New York last
night at midnight, was accompanied
~ the Counselor Of the embassy
Henry Getty Chiffon, Capt. F.. l.
rottenham, naval attache, and
Hugh. v. Tenant, his secretary
who will remain with him until he
Iails ON Saturday for England.
An informal reception followed
he dinner which Mrs. Joseph Letter
gave for Sir Auckland Geddes last
evening, members Of the embassy
ytaff being invited to bid him fare
we'll, There were 6orty-eight guests
II the dinner.