The Washington times., 1925-03-07
WHITE HOUSE
GUESTS ARE
LEAVING
Mrs. Sawyer to Be With
President and Mrs. Cool
idge for Weekend
By JEAN ELIOT.

TIME house party which the
President and Mrs. Coolidge
- have been entertaining at the
White House for Inauguration week
II beginning to break up. Ralph
Hemminway. in whose office back
in Northampton Mr.. Coolidge first
began the practice of law, left
town yesterday for Massachusetts,
and Miss Laura Skinner is return
ing today TO her home in New York.
Colonel John Coolidge, the Presi-
dents father, is remaining and so
IL Mrs. Coolidge's mother, Mrs.
Andrew I. Goodhue.
Mrs. Charles E. Sawyer, widow
OF Brigadier General Sawyer, whose
husband was White House physician
in the Harding regime and who is
making a visit in Washington, will
Mrs. Coolidge over the weekend
and will accompany them on the
Mayflower-if the spirit moves them
tomorrow to their usual Sunday
afternoon cruise.
President and Vice President
Share HOnors at Press Club FrOlic.
For the first time since General
Dawes was sworn in. both Presi-
dent Coolidge and Vice President
Dawes were present at the same
function last evening, the occasion
being the National, Press Clubs
presentation of "Roxie and his
Gang at the Washington Auditor
ium before an audience which
crowded the huge theater to the
very doors. 1t was a merry even
ing and the fun on the stage was
In "a
President Coolidge, proverbially
solemn of countenance, being be-
trayed several times into a broad
grin.
With the President and Mrs
Coolidge in their box were Miss
Skinner and Mrs. Hills, White
House guests; Mr.. Barron, publisher
of a financial journal and visitor
in town, and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Sanders-the former Mr.. Coolidge's
new secretary.
Just over the way. Vice President
and Mrs. Dawes entertained box
party for half dozen guests, most
Of them members OF the Dawes
DIVISION" still lingering in Wash
ington. With Frank B. Kellogg,
Secretary of State, was his niece.
Miss Clara Louise Otis. Others in
the boxes were the Postmaster Gem
eral and Mrs. New, the Secretary Of
Labor and Mrs. Davis. Dwight F.
Davis, Assistant Secretary Of War,
withone of his young daughters; Adj
miral and Mrs. Edward w. Eberle,
and Major General and Mrs. John
L. Hines.
Reception Today To Celebrate
Birthday of President Masaryk.
In celebration OF the seventy
fifth birthday anniversary Of Doctor
Thomas G. Masaryk, first-and
present-President Of Czecho-
slovakia. the Minister. Doctor
Frantizek Chvalkovsl1y is giving a
reception this afternoon at the le-
cation to which some 800 guests.
representative of official diplomatic
and resident society, have been in
vited. Frank B. Kellogg, in his
new role as Secretary of State,
10 expected to be present.
The minister will be assisted in
receiving by members of the lega-
tion's staff and their wives,
Madame Lipova, Madame Kurazova
and Madame Hanakova.
A little group of girls, including
Yousry. daughter of the minister
of Egypt, and Miles. de Graeff, |
daughters of the minister of the
Netherlands, will preside at the
tea table.
Washington has an especially per-
eonal interest in the celebration Of
Doctor Masaryk's birthday. since
this grand old man of Czecho-
slovaha spent many months mere
during the war and since the new
state of Czechoslovakia, one of the /
Sturdiest of the nations born Of the
war, was really brought into being
here. We always remember, too
with pleasure, the very delightful
party given to honor Doctor Mas
aryk's birthday when his son, Jan
Masaryk, was Charge d'Affaires q
few years ago.
MRS. KELLOGG ON BRIEF
VISIT IN ST. PAUL.
Mrs. kellogg. wife Of the Secre-
tary of State, has left for st. Paul
where she will be for about ten
days before returning to Washing
ton.
Miss Elizabeth Otis. niece of Mrs.
Kellogg, who came over from
Wellesley College where she is a
student, for inauguration, will re-
turn tomorrow to college.
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The Minister of Norway and
Madame Bryn entertained at lunch
con today for company of sixteen
guests.
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FAMOUS FOREIGN
CONDUCTOR TO BE FETED.
The Minister of the Netherlands
and Madame de Graeff will give n
dinner on Tuesday evening in com.