The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-20

the direction of Lieutenant Santel-
man, in its accustomed station
across the corridor.
Decorations were rather more
lavish than has been customary at
White House receptions this year
and exceedingly lovely. Scarlet
candles in tall .candelabra were ar
ranged on a chest in the hallway,
with bowl of red roses between.
And in all the State apartments
quantities Of pink aZeleas were
used, with white carnations and
pink roses. The pink azelias and
Australian ferns banking the great
mantle in the State Dining Room,
used for the assembling Of the
special guests OF the evening. were
place filled in with ferns fragrant
freesias peeped out.
General Miles and General Glenn
Pictorial Personages-Many Orders.
Lieutenant General Nelson A..
Miles and Major General John
Glenn, veterans of more wars than
one can name and both retired, OF
course, were among the guests,
their blue uniforms making them
conspicuous figures in an assem-.
blage in which all the army officers
on active service-except the White,
House aides-wore the service olive
drab. Certainly the navy has the
advantage OF the army nowadays
on such pictorial occasions, and
the navy files" in their blue and
gold lace, with their cooked hats
tucked under their arms, were only
equalled for effectiveness by the
marines.
The group of foreign military
and naval attaches assembled in
the Blue Room contributed color
to the pictures by their varied
uniforms; and many decorations
were worn both by American and
foreign officers.
Major General Adolphus Greeley,
holding continuous reception of
his own, was not in uniform, but,
with his, commanding figure and
his snowy name Of hair, no one
could miss the leader OF the Greedy
polar expedition.
In the group OF military and navy
leaders in the Blue Room, spied
Major General and Mrs. John L.
Hines-he was wearing more orders
than even General Mitchel-Admira
and Mrs. Edward w. Eberle-Mrs.
Eberle handsomely gowned in green
chiffon, brocaded in velvet and
combined with flowing draperies
Of plain greenland Major General
John A. Lejeune, with his daugh-
ters. Mrs. James B. Glennon and
Miss Eugenia Lejeune, under his
wing. Mrs. Hines had on a sap
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with ostrich.
There, too. were Major General
Tasker Bliss. Major General and
Mrs, George Barnett and Brigadier
General Charlie McCawley, the
Beau BrummeI OF the Corps. Mrs.
very becoming gown was
OF gold lame brocaded in flowers
in pastel shades, with a great
Beauty rose on one shout
der and two more at the low waist
line.
| spotted Nine. Riano, wife OF
the dean of the diplomatic corps, in
animated conversation with a group
of friends, but did not see the
The French AmbasSa
dor and Nine. Daeschner were
there, however, and stayed until
long after the President and Mrs.
Coolidge had retired, watching with
interest the dancing in the East
Room in which their two young
were taking part. The
Minister of Greece and Nine. Simou-
polls were among the diplomatic
guests, as were the Minister Of
Costa Rica. Senior Oreomuno, and
Professor Timothy Smiddy, Minister
Of the Irish Free State.
Mrs. Gillett, wife Of the Speaker
Of the House, who had her mother,