Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11

President and Mrs. Coolidge We're
hosts to the entire diplomatic corps
at the White House last night, the
entertainment being the first State
reception of this administration. In
point of brilliancy and u simple ele-
2ance that harBed back to colonial
days, the entertainments has never
been eNcelled in the Presidents man
sion.
The suite of state drawing rooms
were rather simply decorated with
roses, chrySanthemumS and other
flowers, room being reserved FOR the
assembling of the diplomats ON the
marble slab covering the console table
al the far end of the red corridor We're
tau CandleSuckS filled with red Christ
mas candles, giving a gay and inter
eSung touch and quite in keeping
with the grandfather clock of Presi-
uent Arthur's day that stood nearby.
Guests Mostly Official.
The guests asked to meet the mem
bers OF the corps We're from official
HE, including members OF the Su-
pfeine Court, the Senate foreign re-
IauonS committee, the foreign affairs
committee of the House, the Speaker
and Mrs. IongWorth. many other
Senators and Representatives State
department and Pan-AmeriCar Off
Gals, important persons from private
HE and a few guests from OUT of
town.
Unusual interest attached to the
formal march OF the President and
Mrs. Coolidge to the Blue Room,
where the guests were received. The
usual fanfare of trumDetS was omitted
The Marine Band, stationed in the
great marble entrance hall. paying
Hail to the Chief" as the President
and Mrs. Coolidge appeared at the foot
OF the state stairway, preceded by the
PRESIDENTS personal aides, Col. Sher-
wood y. Cheney. u. 5. y, and Capt.
Adolphus Andrews, L. s. n, in their
fun dress uniforms. Immediately fol-
lowed the Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes, Secretary of State and Mrs.
kellogg, Secretary Of the Treasury and
Miss Mellon, Secretary of War and
Mrs. Dwight Davis, Attorney General
and Mrs. Sargent, Postmaster General
:nd Mrs. New, Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Wilbur, Secretary of Interior
Work walking with Mrs. Jardine, wife
of the Secretary of Agriculture, Mr..
Jardine being absent; Secretary of
commerce and Mrs. Hoover. and Sec
rotary of Labor, Mr.. James J Davis,
who walked with one of the aides,
Mrs. Davis having retired from society
Tor the present.
Two service men, 4 sailor and a sol
der, were stationed at the entrance
10 the blue room. and held tail, silllen
flags, one the American fiag and the
other the Presidents flag. On duty
were all of the White House aides,
the group including, from the Army:
Maj. Alvan G. Sandeford, Maj. HUI
bert K. Harmon, Capt. Leven {. Al
len, Capt. Eugene a. Regnier, Capt.
Elroy s. ]. Irvine, Capt. Robert L.
Walsh and First Lieut.. James b. Pat
terSon. From the Navy, Lieut.. Comdr.
John W. MCClaran, Capt. Chares T.
Brooks, Lieut.. Paul r. Cutting,
Lieut.. Benjamin Z. Holcomb. Lieut..
Jerauld Wright, Lieut.. Ralph \. Of
site. Lieut.. Thomas 2. Jeter, Lieut..
Henry S. Dunbar, Lieut.. Allen Hobbs,
and from the Marine Corps. First
Lieut.. Frederick +. Stack.
New Speaker Attends.
The new Speaker, but new only in
his present position. created almost a
furore whenever he and Mrs. Long
worth Joined a group, and in the blue
room they shared honorS with the
Vice President and Mrs. Dawes, who
held a reception all their own. Many
new diplomats, others who were at
the last time prior to recall to other
stations, and the dean Of the corps
and Sonora de Riano. Chatted with
The cabinet officials, and gave the at
mosphere of the room an air of warm
hospitality.
The dean Of the corps. Senior de
liane, Ambassador of Spain. with
Sonora de Riano and the members of
lis embassy staff, were the first
the corps following in succession and
passing from the blue room into the
green parlor and through another
entrance again into the blue room
behind the line. The Japanese Am
bassador, Mr.. Natsudaira, and Nine.
MatSudaira were followed by the
longest line of SecretaryS and at
taches of any diplomats of their rank,
while the Russian embassy was rep
resented by the shortest, Mr.. Serge
Ughet, who appears as financial at
tache, with headquarters in New
York, being accompanied only by
Nine. Ughet. Niscount d'Alte, Min
lister of Portugal, dean of the foreign
Ministers, also was noticeable in that
he walked alone.
The SO or more ambassadors, Min
listers and charge d'affaires presented
q. brilliant presence. wearing their
court uniforms, those from the repub-
lies being quite as resplendent. adorn-
ed with many decorations of honor.
Mrs. Coolidge in Pompadour Style.
Mrs. Coolidge was in an unusually
Becoming gown Of cream lowered
satin draped to give a hustle effect,
and two narrow trains of the satin
were lined with powder blue chiffon.
She Wore white kid gloves which
reached above the elbow. She wore
no jewels.
Mrs. Dawes, wife Of the Vice Presi-
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