The Washington times., 1925-05-13
TO
ENTERTAIN
VETERANS
Garden Party Planned for
May 81, With President
and Wife Hosts
BY JEAN ELIOT.

Carty on Thursday afternoon, May
q. at o'clock for the disabled
veterans in the service hospitals in
and near Washington. The custom
of entertaining annually at the
White House those men who are
paying through years and years
and bells and hells" the cost of the
war was established by Mrs. Wood
row Wilson in August, 1919, the
President not being able 70 ne
present. The late President and Mrs.
Harding followed the precedent thus
established; and the garden party
given by President and Mrs. Coolidge
last wear viii he remembered as a
most picturesque festivity, made MS
toric by the Presidents choosing TINS
coca sion to sign the veterans rcileI
bill, making $4,000 900 Immediately
available for rehabilitation and hos
pitalization work.
The Cabinet, the ranking officers
Of the army, navy and marine
corps are always asked to meet the
veterans and groups of Red Cross
workers, army nurses and other
women who have served their ooun-
try in war time and peace as faith
fully as the military will he on
duty to look after the comfort and
President and Mrs. Coolidge
Expected At Opera Tonight.
Tonight President and Mrs. Cool
idge expect to attend the Washing
ton Opera aCompany's performance
of La Traviata,'' with a group Of
guest artists TO give artistic Inn
portance to a first rate production.
And If they don't stay until tho
end-well, it is of record that the
only theatrical performances that
the President has 'sat out this
season are two rev1es. the Green
witch Village Follies," if memory
serves. and the Ritz Revue, more
recently, with vaudeville snow
for good measure.
The special attraction at the
ssRitz Revue'-if l may be per
Ynitted TO go back a bit-was that
elongated and delightful Coincidence,
Charlotte Greenwood, who had
lad the feminine cohorts when a
large delegation of actors and &C
tresses banded together to work
for the Republican cause, visited
President Coolidge at the White
House in the early days of. the
campaign to assure him of their
support and had breakfast with
him. Among Miss Greenwood's
treasurers are program auto
Rraphed by the late President VIII
son after he had seen one of her
shows and another with the auto
graph of the late President Hard
ing. So she was especially happy
to return to New York with a pro-
gram for THE Ritz Revue" with
.Calvin Coolidge" written across 1t
IN the Presidents characteristic
hand.
The Coolidges have been con-
aistent in their support of the
washington Opera Company this
year and haven't missed but one
of the four performances given.
And their presence, of course, has
been contributing factor to the
success which is browning the long
struggle of Edouard Albion, the
director. and Peggy Albion, his
wife and his most devoted Eeuten-
ant. to give Washington an opera
worthy to compare with that OF
other capitals.
This morning Mrs. Coolidge re.
ceived the members Of the council
of Colonial Danes of America, who
are now holding their annual
meeting in Washington.
The Attorney General, Mr. Sar-
gent, who has been in Vermont for
Z brief stay, will return to Wash
1ngton tomorrow or Friday.
X
Nine Pip, wife of the Esthonian
Minister, has been forced TO cancel
all social engagements for the pres
ent. due TO a fracture, which she
received in a fall recently.
Admiral and Mrs Edward Eberle
will be the guests of honor at din
ner this evening of the Chief of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation
Leigh c. Palmer and Mrs. Palmer.
Admiral and Mrs. Eberle will go
to Annapolis for the gradua ton eX-
ercises at the Naval Academy in
June.
Among those who will entertain
at dinner this evening and later
take their guests to the perform
ance Of La Traviata" by the
Washington Opera Company II the
Auditorium, is Walter Penfield, who
will be host TO distinguished com
pany in honor Of the japanese
Ambassador and Nine. Matsudaira.
REEDS IN SOUTH
FOR WEEKS VISIT
Senator and Mrs. David A. Reed
and Miss Rosamond Reed have left
Washington after spending day
or two here on their return from