The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
MRS. COOLIDGE
AT MORNING
MUSICALE
Three Presidents Wives
in Audience; Luncheon
Parties Follow Recital
By JEAN ELIOT

NtE1E wives OF three EESsAuSHGS
u came together today at the
first of Mrs. Lawrence Towsend's
musical mornings" at which the
program was given by the mimi
4 table Mary Garden and Jean Hector
!. Dansereau, brilliant young French
pianist.
Mrs. Coolidge, who always goes
which Mrs. Townsend is impressario
and who never misses Mary Garden
IL she can help it, occupied box,
having Mrs. Harlan F. Stone
and Mrs. Frank w. Stearns
with her. Mrs. Taft. wife Of the
Chief Justice, is a season subscrib-
er. And Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
was present that morning, the guest
of Mrs. Blair Banister.
The success of Mrs. Townsend's
morning musicales, modelled after
the Bagby concerts, which are low
IN their fourth year Is phenomenal
but understandable. Mrs. Townsend
Is a musician and a connoisseur OF
music, so that the standard OF her
programs can be depended upon.
Moreover, she knows everybody
worth knowing In Washington
Everywhere else--so that she brings
fogether each week quite the most
distinguished assemblage seen In
the Capital outside the White
House or q foreign embassy.
Cabineteers HOstesses
Then there are always grist OF
luncheon narties arranged to foi-
low the music. so that at the
luncheon hour the Mayflower takes
on the gayest ASPECT.
Two cabinet officers wives. Mrs.
Jardine and Mrs. James J. Davis,
were hostesses today and Mrs.
townsend gave the party in COM
plinent to her artists, which is
regular and very delightful feature
0f her concerts.
Although of American allegiance
and cosmopolitan experience. MISS
Garden is Scotch by birth. SO the
charge d'affaires Of Great Britain.
Henry Getty Chiffon. was asked IN
her honor-MEs. Chiffon is out In
Detroit with her father. Thomas J.
O'Bfien. And the charge d'affaires
of France, Count de Sartiges. was
present in compliment to M. Dan.
eereau. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert van
Gittart, of the British diplomatic
ton. were present, as were MRS.
Marshall Field. Mrs. Hope Slater.
Mrs. George Cabot Lodge. Mrs.
Hugh Wilson, Nine. Willm, Cen
eral Dumont. Captain Lombard and
Jules Henry. Of the French EN-
bassy: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sinms.
Captain Stopford and Leander NC
Cormick- Goodhart. OF the British.
Embassy: Mrs. John B. Thayer.
who has come on from Philadelphia
especially for the recital. and Mr..
and Mrs. Rex Townsend. son and
daughter-in-law of the hostess.
''EyerybOdy'' There
Mrs. Otto Kahn, of New York,
A a season boxholder for Mrs.
Townsend's concerts. She wasn't
able to come on this time. so she
had turned over her box to some
Of the members of the British EN-.
bassy staff. The diplomatic corps
were generally represented in the
audience and-well. everybody
The Ambassador Of Japan and
Nine. Matsudaira and the Ambas:
sador of Spain and Nine. Palla were
lun ~heon guests Of Mrs. Thomas II.
Walsh after having attended .1e
recital. Others in Mrs. Walsh's
party were the Minister OF Panama
and Nine. Alfaro and Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty.
Mrs. Jardine had as her guests
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, Mrs.
Hanford MacNider, Mrs. William
Matler Lewis and Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Davis entertained Mrs
Henry Watson, Mrs. M. Clyde
Kelly. Mrs. Henry Fitzhugh, Mrs.
Thomas N. Phillips, tr., Mrs. Adam
wyant, Mrs. Harry RAMSEY, MRS.
Harry K. Dougherty. Mrs. John K.
Leighty and Mrs. Alfred Brosseau.
Mrs. Wilson HOnored
Following the recital, Mrs. Banis.
ter had a luncheon in honor OF
Mrs wilson, others in the party
being Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs:
Lawrence D. Tyson, Mrs. Cordell
Hull. Mrs. Bernard B. Jones, Mrs.
Edward B. Meigs, Mrs. Jean Rush
more Patterson, Mrs. Kate Lren-
holm Abrams and Mrs. wilbur
Hubbard. - ..
with Mrs. woodbridge N. Ferris
were: Mrs. William II. King, MRS.
Morris Sheppard, Mrs. c. L. Biease'
Mrs. wilton ]. Lambert and Mrs.
Robert Love Taylor. Col. and Mrs.
George c. Thorpe entertained the
Minister of Guatemala and Nine.
SANCHEZ Latour. NJ. and Nine. AL
fred de st. Malo, DR.. Leo S. Rowe
Col. and Mrs. Charles B. Drake,
Mrs. DalIett Wilson, Mrs. Robert
Henderson, Mrs. Pitt and Henry
Simon. of the French Embassy.
Others who gave luncheons after
the concert were Nine. Ekengren,
Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall, Mrs. Rod
ert Pell. who had Mrs. Stephen n.
p. Pell. of New York, among ner
guests: Mrs. Glen Stewart. MRS; H.
Hart Fem. Mrs. Phillip M. Julien,
Mrs Davenport White, Mrs. 10.
aeph II. Hines and Mrs. Charles
b. Howry.