The Washington times., 1925-03-02
CLANS GATHER
FOR INAUGURAL
CEREMONIES
Mrs. Dawes to Attend
Luncheon of Ladies of
the Senate
BY JEAN ELIOT


less imposing suites. Vice Presi-
dent-elect and Mrs. Dawes reached
town yesterday to be caught up at
once in whirl Of activity.
The house party at the White
House win be completed tomorrow
with the arrival of President Cool
idge's father, Colonel John Cool
ldge, who is coming with Governor
Fuller of Massachusetts in his nri-
vate car; young John Coolidge, who
will slip away from his studies at
Amherst just long enough to wit
ness the inaugural ceremonies;
Ralph Heminway, who was Presi-
dent Coolidge's law partner in
Northampton, and Miss Laura Skin
ner, of New York. Mrs. Coolidge
mother. Mrs. Andrew l. Goodhue,
and Mrs. r. B. Hills, Of Northamp-
ton, with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w.
Stearns, are already at the White
House.
House parties at many official
homes are also assembling. Justice
stone, who until this morning was
attorney General Stone, and Mrs.
6kone have Clinton j. Bell, of
ringfield, Mass, with them to
main until after March A.
The Secretary of the Treasury,
~. Mellon, will be joined by his
son, Paul Mellon. for the in
auguration ceremonies. He will also
have as his guests for the day his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard B. Mellon, and their
daughter, Miss Sarah Mellon. of
Pittsburgh, who are on their way
in their private car from Florida.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
New win have = some Indiana
friends with. them. Miss Gertrude
Paist, a niece of the Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Wilbur. is ar
irving to be their geust for the
occasion. The Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Hoover, who only
returned yesterday from a fort,
nights stay in the South, have
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Rosenwad
with them; and the Secretary of
Labor and Mrs. Davis are enter
tanning his brother and sister-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Davis, of
Detroit.
Beside the two Dawes youngsters,
Dana and Virginia, General and
Mrs. Dawes have their son-in-law.
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B.
Erickson, with them at the Willard.
pearance upon the official stage to-
morrow when she will attend the
luncheon of the Ladies of the Senate,
Of which she viii become ex-officio
the president when the general is
sworn in as Vice President. Mrs.
Coolidge will be a guest at the
luncheon tomorrow and her
thoughts will doubtless turn back
to that day four years ago when.
as the wife of the Vice President
elect, she attended a similar func-
ton under the wing Of Mrs. Mar
shall, wife of the retiring Vice Presi-
dent.
Inaugural Festivities to
Head Climax With Ball
Look at it any way you will. the
charity bali at the Mayflower Hotel,
win be the climax of the inaugural
festivities. Although heralded as
unofficial" the official contingent
will be present pretty much in its
entirety of course, the
President and Mrs. Coolidge.
They are certainly abiding by the
familiar campaign slogan, Keep
Cool with Coolidge" and are pre-
Hurried Inauguration day, with a
review of the abbreviated parade
and reception at the White House
in the afternoon as their sole parti-
cipation in the events Of the day
excepting, of course, the all-impor-
tant ceremonies at the Capitol.
AS / understand it their only
guests at luncheon will be mem
bers of the White House house
party. the reception later on taking
the place in a measure of the buff
fet luncheon for a large number
of guests which has been a fea-
ture of many previous Inaugural
tons. Guests at this function. how
ever, will be limited. home folks"
from Northampton, Mass, being
received at 4:30 O'Clock and visiting
governors and their ladies at 4:45
O'Clock.
Secretaries of State-Past and Pres
ent-tO Be Guests at Ball.
While the new Vice President
and Mrs. Dawes will be the bright
particular stars at the charity in
augural ball, occupying the box
which has been reserved for them,
with visiting governors and their
ladies grouped nearby, much in
terest will center also in the pre-
sence of the new Secretary of
State and Mrs. Kellogg, guests of
Mr.. 0Rnd Mrs. Frank Brett Noyes.
and of the retiring Secretary of
State and Mrs. Hughes. who will
be entertained by Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood.
The French embassy will be we'll
represented at the ball, the -Anlbas-
sador and Madame Daeschner being
present as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Scrv-
ing on the floor committee, of whCih
Colonel Clarence o. Sheriff. is chair
man and William Bowie Clarke vice
chairman, will be General G. A. l..
Dumont, Captain Emmanuel LON
bard, Captain Paul f. H. Gripon and
Commandant Georges Thenault, all
of the French embassy staff.
The Misses Daeschner, daughters
of the French Ambassador and
Madame Daeschner, are honorary
members of Miss Natalie Ham
mond's committee of young ladies in
charge of the sale of ball programs.
The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Peter. the Minister of Czecho-
slovakia, the District Commissioner
and Mrs. Rudolph and Miss Mary
Stewart will be the guests of
Colonel and Mrs. Charles B. Drake,
N their box.
Commissioner and Mrs. David
Blair, will have as their guests a
party of young people, including
Mrs. Blair's daughter, Miss Adelaide
Douglass, Burnett Douglass, Miss
Ellen Cannon Hill, John Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fries Blair.