The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-09
OPERA TO BE
FESTIVE
EVENT
Pershing to Occupy Box
Opposite President; 9th
er Cities Represented
BY JEAN ELIOT.

Company's production OF La
Traviata," with a cast of Metro
politan Opera stars, at the wash
ington Auditorium on May IL ana
will entertain guests in the box op-
posite the one which President and
Mrs. Coolidge will occupy.
In this connection it is interest
ing to remember that General
Pershing's first appearance in
Washington after his return from
France was at a gala production
of Faust" by the Washington
Opera Company. 1t was ''Pershing
Night" indeed, and an ovation long
to be remembered was accorded the
leader Of the A. E. F.
Mrs. John Dodge, Of Detroit. has
taken a box for "Traviata"; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McKeon, OF
Baltimore, who are coming over
especially for the performance, are
to be guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edouard Albion in their box. Mr..
and Mrs. McKeon have but recent
ly returned from d honeymoon in
Europe. Before their marriage
Mrs. McKeon was Mrs. Julian
Carter. She has long been an en-
ington Opera Company and was
one of a group of prominent Balu-
more women who engineered sue
cessful appearance Of the company
in Baltimore two or three years
ago.
British Conference Delegate Has
Pretty Daughter With Her.
Interest in Mrs. George Cadbury,
a brilliant member of the British
delegation to the conference of the
international Council of Wome51,
in her social aspects is augmented
by the fact that she has brought
her pretty daughter, Ursula, with
her and the latter's chum, Miss
1lbert, whose father is-or was
clerk of the House Of Commons.
The two girls are, naturally enough,
rather keener about meeting some
Of the Washington young people
and joining in some Of their parties
than about the heavy work Of the
quinquenEial, in which Mrs. Cal
tury is immersed to the eyes.
To this end Mrs. Nathaniel b.
Dial arranged q party for the
tea dance at the Mayflower for
one afternoon this week, with her
young daughter as hostess; and, as
Mrs. Cadbury has letters to several
people in Washington, it won't be
long, I think, before the girls find
their days too crowded for COM
fort
The Cadburys control a huge
chocolate manufacturing business,
as I understand it, and have
erected around the foctoryza regular
model town, with everything pos
sible done for the welfare of their
employees. No one works more
than seven and one-half hours per
day and all have every third Satur-
day off. Sounds pleasant, doesn't
1t?
Mrs. Cadbury has for years been
identified with welfare and uplift
work. Since the last QuinQuennial
she has been chairman of the stand
ing committee, for peace and the
League of Nations of the council,
which has now drafted it's resolu-
ton to be presented later to the
international conference resolu-
ton which, I'm told, is quite shorn
Of radical implications. Mrs. Cad
bury has been asked to make an
address at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church on Sounday
afternoon.
OFF TODAY FOR
MAYFLOWER CRUISE.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
left this afternoon for a weekend
cruise on the Mayflower. They
have with them several guests.
Mrs. Coolidge received at noon
today the winners in the national
oratorical contest held at the Audi
forum last night.
The guests for the cruise are
Attorney General Sargent, the
Postmaster General and Mrs New,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing Emison, Of
Indiana, Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor
Backus and Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor.
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The Argentine Ambassador and
Nine. Purryedon will entertain at
dinner Tuesday evening.
The Italian ambassador, Signor di
MARITIME, will go to Buena Vista
Springs today for the week end to
inspect houses suitable for sum.
mer embassy.
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