The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-04
PRESIDENT TO
HONOR RED
CROSS
Will Speak Tonight at An
nual Meeting; Celebrates
Wedding Anniversary
By JEAN ELIOT


TVHE President and Mrs. Coolidge
L are celebrating today their
twenty.first wedding anniversary
So far as the anniversary itself
Is concerned, it is being observed
in q strictly personal way, with Only
a torrent of notes, kilograms and
flowers to indicate the interest felt
all over the country in so aus
picious an occasion.
Tonight President Coolidge Will
address the annual meeting OF the
American Red Cross, with Mrs.
Coolidge looking on snilingly from
q box.
This meeting, which is one OF the
hardy ANIMALS of the autumn sea-
son. always brings to Washington
n notable convocation of person
ages from ali over the country.
They are coming together this
afternoon for the first time at the
reception to be given in the audi
torium of the Red Cross building
when guests will be greeted by the
wives of members Of the central
committee.
CaDlnG La0leS IN LlHe
Mrs. Taft, wife of the Chief JUS
eice. whose husband as President OF
the United States was for a time
honorary head of the Red Cross,
will be in the receiving line and
the wives Of the Cabinet officers
have also been invited to receive.
Several are out Of town-notably
Mrs. Hoover, wife of the Secretary
of Commerce, who is a member OF
the reception committee-but among
those who will be present to extend
n greeting to the visitors are Mrs.
Frank B. Kellogg, Mrs. Harry New.
Mrs. Curtis D. Wilbur, Mrs. VII.
liam M. Jardine and Mrs. James j.
Davis, wife of the Secretary OF
Labor.
Among the ladies, many OF them
visitors from other cities, who will
be in line at the reception this
afternoon, are Mrs. August Bel
mont, Miss Mabel Boardman. Mrs.
Henry p. Dawson, Mrs. Z. D. Doug
las, Mrs. Joseph C. Grew. Mrs.
w. w. Morrow. Mrs Merritte Ire
land. Mrs. G. D. Pope. Mrs. Henry
r. Rea, Mrs John D. Ryan and
Mrs. E. r. Still. Mrs. Hoover,
Mrs. Cornelius Bliss and Mrs.
Frank v. Hammer are members of
this committee. but are not able to
be in town.
Mrs. Belmont. who was the love-,
Is Eleanor Robson, a famous &C
tress of a decade ago, and Mrs.
Henry P. Dawson are here from
New York for the Red Cross meet
ing and Mrs. Henry Rea has come
from her home in Pittsburgh.
Hughes White House Guest
President and Mrs. Coolidge--to
20 back a bit-have had Charles
Evans Hughes. sometime Secretary
Of State, as their guest over Sun
day. He was to have left this
morning.
Thursday for White House
Now that the official program of
White House entertaining has been
announced, Washington will begin
10 build up the structure of its
season about this skeleton. The
announcement reveals no changes
OF any consequence, reflecting Mrs.
Coolidge's tendency to follow prece-
dent where state functions, already
hallowed by tradition, are con-
cerned.
Thursday. long sacred to White
House parties, is again chosen for
all the state functions, with the
exception of the New Year recep-
ton, which needs must follow the
calendar. For the rest, there is
noted an increasing tendency to
starr the season early instead OF
waiting. as in the early days for
January / and the New Year fes-
tfvites. This year two dinners. one
for the Cabinet and the other for
the diplomatic corps, and the diplo-
matte reception will precede the
New Year reception.
Official Program
The program, as issued by the