The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-17
MRS. COOLIDGE
SPONSOR FOR
EXHIBIT
Opens Flower Show in
New York; Receives
Camp Fire Girls Today
By JEAN ELIOT.

RS. COOLIDGE today re-
ceiyed b committee from
i" the Camp Fire Girls Yes
4Ar6iay afternoon she flashed
erecting from Washington by teie-
phone when the twelfth annual
flower show opened in the Grand
Central Palace. New York, with q
golden yellow rose. the mrs. .CaI-
vim Coolidge reigning queen over
million subject blooms. Stimuli
faneously with her message O.
great American flag was raised TO
the ceiling. while a shower or petals
from the lovely yellow rose floated
to the floor.
HeraIding spring at the show are
delicate carnations, roses. vlolets,s
ionouiIs. daffodfls, tulips, cyclamen,
shvacinths and primulas. Roses
abound in profusioTi, some as tiny
sme a green pea and others so tail
that they reach over the heads or
the visitors. Dainty ramblers and
oid-fashioned Dorothy Perkins roses
Irvine about the pergoias ana rose
sarbors.
Miniature model gardens by the
dozen attract a large proportion OF
the visitors who are especially In
steresfed In laying out suburban
tion in this class is intensely keen.
In the number of entries for the
various classes, the amount to be
distributed and the number OF new
Eblooms. this years flower show is
greater than any ever before
achieved. A solid gold Holland
cup. valued at $4,000, is. offered
for the best amateur garden dis
play in which Holland Dubious
plants predominate.
Mrs. Butler Entertaining Guests. !.
In Mrs. CooIldge's Box.
Mrs. Coolidge,s box for the New
York Symphony Orchestra concert
nj Polls Theater this. afternoon VIII
be occupied by Mrs. William IA.
Butler. wife OF Senator Butler, who
win have among her guests MIS-.
ALVIN 7. Hort and Mrs. ]. Borden
sHarrfnan--a delightfully."- non par
stisan barty, Mrs. Hort being vice
chairman OF the Republican national
committee, OF which Senator Butler
aFas recently chairman. and Mrs.
Hartman one OF the Leading laoies
e the Democratic party.
Instead OF accompanying Sens
Sfor Butler to Florida for q holiday,
- she had originally planned, MIS-.
Butler will go to New York foe
few. DAYS and then on to her
nome in Boston. Her two small
NSughfers. Beatrice and Mary, II.
Nfe In school there. Mrs. Butler
expects to get away tomorrow or
NEXT dav and win not return to
washington until autumn.
Although Mrs. Coolidge always
6ecupies q box for the concerts,
which she attends with = good deal
a regularity, and usually has three
p four guests with her, sne de-
matinee sfncog, as 1t were, slip
ning into an orchestra seat quite
unhearalded and frequently unrecog-
rlzed by the people seated about
Indeed. / doubt IL a. score of
those attending the performances OF
New Brooms, at the National
Tsheater last Saturday afternoon
knew that the First Lady was in
the audience, with her mother, Mrs.
Andrew I. Go0dhue, to bear her
Ebmpany, she slipped unnoticed into
an aisle seat and seemed to thor
onghly enjoy the merry little com
edy on the stage.
"A good look at Mrs. Coolidge as
ahe went out disclosed the fact
that she was wearing an enchant-
ing red hat-a smaller model than
she usually affects and exceedingly
becoming. Her suit was navy blue
and her costume was completed by
gray suede shoes and hosiery.
~
BELMONTS TO BE HOSTS
no FRENCH AMBASSADOR.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont will
Il
pliment to- the French Ambassador
and Nine. Daeschner.
Mrs. Henry. CLOVIS arrived last
night from New York to be the
gnest of Mr.. and Mrs. Belmont.
~ y y
Senator and Mrs. James W.
Wadsworth, jr., left Washington
this morning for New Orleans for
Il fortnight's visit and on their
return will take possession Of their
new home. $500 Woodland drive.
ton until June, going then to
Hampton, their farm at Mt; Nor
rts. n. 7.
The Hungarian Minister and Conn.
tess Szechenyi, who have been at
the Everglades Club at Palm Beach
Tor a week or two. are on their way
back to Washington, and VIII LrrIve
tomorrow morning. With them In
their private car. are the Egyptian
Minister and Nine. Yousry Pasha
and Nine. Wallenberg, wife Of the
Swedish minister.
: Colonel and Mrs. Henry May, who
have been at Atlantic City, have
Joined their sonin1aw and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Black. at the
Plaza in New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
Black have just returned to New
York after a two-month stay in
Florida.
MRS. MURRAY CRANE
n VISITOR HERE.
Mrs. w. Murray Crane. of Dalton
Mass, is visiting her sister. Mrs.
frederick A. Keep, at the latter.s
home in Sheridan circle.
Mrs. Clark Munford and Miss
Horvill Munford have gone to New
York to meet Mrs. Munford's elder
laughter. Mrs. A. T. Beauregard
who has arrived from Brazil, where
Captain Beauregard is a member OF
the United States naval mission
Mrs. Beauregard will pass the spring
Geason in Washington.
captain and Mrs. Robert Hender
9On will entertain at dinner Thu
evening in compliment to Mr.. anC