The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-12
FESTIVITIES
PLANNED FOR
INAUGURAL
To Be Ceremonial Occa-
sion in Spite of
President
BY JEAN ELIOT

governors of most Of the States or
the Union will be here and so many
Festivities are being organized 10
NIX the advent of the new Al
ninfstration that the Fourth Oh
March is bound to be a gaia oc'
casion.
# was announced today, for
example. that a ball will be given
at the Congressional Country Cluo
IN the evening of March in
honor of the governors who may De
n. washington for the inauguration
That evening, too, the washington
ODera Company is having its gaia
performance of aida" at the leW
auditorium, with spectacular All
american cast, and, DeiieVe,
there's to be ball at the Wiiiard
organized by a group OF patriotic
Tben on the evening of March
fl1a OFFICIAL world viii come to-
eether at the great charity inaug-
,,ral hall at the Willard, with hun.
dreds of. the visitors in town ana
q goodly proportion OF Washing
ton residents.
Governor Pinchot to Attend
Synthetic" Inaugural Ball
Interest VIII focus. of course.
unon Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes and upon the group OF visit
ing governors who are being cap
tured one Ly one. The governor
of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Pncnot
have accepted an invitation to De
present and will be guests OF the
governors aunt, Mrs. Cnafles
Rourhton Wood Governor Winant
ef New Hampshire and Mrs. WI.
nant. as already announced, Viii
- vrith Senator and Mrs. Henry
wilder Keyes, who will give j
dinner for them before the ball.
Then I have bunch that the
woman governor of Wyoming. Mira.
Nellie Taylor Ross, may be present.
She viii be the central figure IN
q great Democratic get-together
dinner which is to be given here
on March z under the auspices OF
the National Democratic Women's
Club. and presumably she will ar
range her trip in order to get here
In tina for the Inauguration and
it's attendant festivities.
Presumably a number OF the
Cabineteers, incoming, outgoing,
and continuing, will also be present
af the ball. The Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Hughes-he'll be
ex-Secretary Hughes then-are TO
be among Mrs. Woods guests.
And the others win never In the.
world be able TO escape the wiles
of all the lovely ladies who are
working indefatigably for the sue
cess of the ball because their raw.
orite charities are to have q cut
IN the proceeds.
Dougherty, chairman OF the cora
rnittee for this synthetic IN
auguraI ball." put on a highly Sue
cessful benefit for the police force
pension fund, she has promised TO
ado something" for the fireinen
of the District. She has seized
upon this as her opportunity, and
the fire ladies are to get large
share of the proceeds, the rest go
ing to the children's charities-the
Child Welfare, the .Children's Hos
and the resin which most OF the
pital, the Children's Country Home.
smart young matrons in society are
interested.
s'Boris Godunoff'' Runs AfOul
OF Economy Program.
President Coolidge, with his
economy program, seems to have
set an example that many are
anxious to follow. Sometimes, how
ever. his imitators put reverse
English on his policy. In the case
OF Mrs. Wilson Greene's sale OF
programs for the Chicago Opera
Company's performances-and for
all her concerts, too-for example
the economy seems to work to her
advantage rather than the public's 5.
The innovation, although excep-
fionally annoying, has occasional
amusing facets and everybody is
laughing at the story now going
the rounds OF how the great Eco
dore Chaliapip. probably the great
est actor-singer in the world today
and the Chicago Operas greatest
drawing card-with the possible
exception Of Mary Garden-came up
against the tax.
ChaIiapin himself told about it
at tea yesterday. what is thees
Mrs. Wilson Greene?" he asked.
You know we artists like to have
Ze program for our scrap books.
] send my valet for one. He come
back an say Il can not get pro-
gram. Heem cost ten cents" Pre-
sumably the necessary ten cents
was found and Chaliapin has his
collection of programs complete.
But isn't it priceless, this pcture of
concessionaire haggling over a
ten-cent program for the great and
tragic Tar Boris.
ENGLISH SPEAKING
UNION FETED AT EMBASSY.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Isabella Howard have issued invi-
tations for a dinner on Februsk.y
Is. their guests being asked to meet
the Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Hughes, and they will. also give a
dinner on February "a.
This afternoon Sir Esme and
Lady Howard are entertaining the
members of the English Speaking
Union at tea The hostess will be
assisted by the wives of members
OF the embassy staff, including Mrs.
Henry Getty Chiffon. Mrs. C. e.
c. @. Charlton, the Honorable Mrs.
II. w. Brooks and Mrs. Erie Bux-
ton.
HAYNE ELLTSES PLAN
DINNER FOR WILBURS.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur will be guests of honor
at the dinner which Captain AM
Mrs. Hayne Ellis are giving to
morrow evening at WOodIev thef,