The Washington times., 1925-05-08
COOLIDGES TO
BE PRESENT
AT CONCERT
Will Also Take in Opera
Performance; a May
flower Party
BY JEAN ELIOT.


Oratorical Contest at the Washing
ton Auditorium tonight.
President and Mrs. Coolidge have
also signified their intention of be-
ing present at the Washington
Opera Company's gala performance
of La Traviata," with a cast of
Metropolitan Opera stars, which will
be given at the Auditorium on Men
day, April Is, and which will be one
Of the most important events, So
cially and musically, of the spring
season. They will occupy the Presl-
Dental box, presumably having a
few guests with them.
The Minister of Greece and Mmc.
5-rEimopoulos will have a box party
that night arranged as a comcli-
nnent to ITALIA Sabanieva, the prima
donna who will sing the role OF
Violetta-apparen friend of
Nine, Simopoulos. Doctor and Mrs.
Z. B. Meigs have also been added
to the list of box holders-but this.
after all, is another story.
Newspaper Women Will Treasure
Memories of MayflOwer Cruise.
The Mayflower party for which
Mrs. Coolidge was hostess yester-
day will always remain. as happy
memory to the women, of the press
who were her guests. Mrs. Cool
idge boarded the Mayflower at 2:SO
o'clock, accompanied by Miss Laura
Harlan and Miss Mary Randolph,
her secretaries, who were the only
guests beside the newspaper women
and the party being already as
sembled, the Presidents va G
weighed anchor as the hostess was
RvfAndIU Or6nflnR
! her guests.
Heading down "a Potomac, the
MayfIower cruised for Two hours or
40 with tea served in the salon on
the return trip. Miss Harlan and
Miss Randolph presided at the
FIower-laden tea table and Mrs.
coolidge drank her tea in the midst
of an animated and interested
group.
On deck her chair was constant.
Nv surrounded. The guests enjoyed
roaming around, inspecting the
Yacht under escort of some or the
rood looking young officers on duty
and chatting together in small
groups stretched out in comfortable
fiack chairs. But for them all the
pleasantest memories center about
the opportunity Tor friendly
chat with the First Lady, which
fell to the lot of each of her guests.
:. Passing Mount Vernon the. COM
rany was called to attention for
dhonors," taps being played follow.
I'd by 1.-The Star-Spangled Banner
BY the ships band drawing up
alongside to play 1.-The Star-Spang-
led Banner" after taps had been
sounded. This ceremony takes place
whenever a navy vessel passes
Mount Vernon before shutdown.
Mrs. Coolidge, who looks excep-
!tionalIy well in sports clothes, wore
an ensemble costume Of white wool
IN a basket weave, banded on the
coat and the skirt with inch-wide
stripes OF rose and blue, orange
and pale lavender woven into the
fabric. Her hat of white erin was
trimmed with appliqued ribbon
flowers in shades matching her
gown; and she carried a white wool
rug striped in lavender.
The foreign delegates to the
international Council of Women
Congress are still talking over the
delightful reception which President
and Mrs. Coolidge gave in their
honor on Wednesday afternoon.
Reminiscing about the last inter
national conference in Norway, one
of the visitors compared this party
with the big and brilliant reception
given them by King Haakon and
Queen Maud in honor Of the coun-
ell delegates.
was the White House reception
as nice as this?" was my query,
70 which came reply: We'll, If
! were talking to Queen Maud,
I'd say IT was just as nice. But
since I'm talking to you, can
admit that this party was even
nicer"
The stateliness Of this function
caused considerable surprise to
some of these women ''in a demo
cratic country" but they are unani
nous in saying that it couldn't have
been a prettier party nor pleasanter-
And like all good Americans who
come in contact with her, the for
eign delegates have unanimously
succumbed TO Mrs. Coolidge's charm
and graciousness of manner.
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