The Washington times., 1926-01-14
WHITE HOUSE
DINNER FOR
COURT
President and Mrs. Cool
idge to Be Hosts; First
Lady to Sit for Portrait
BY JEAN ELIOT
"HE PRESIDENT AND MRS
COOLIDGE will entertain d

COOLIDIE VIII entertain al
Il dinner tonight in honor OF
the Supreme Court, and have III
vited a. company of distinguished
guests to meet Chief Justice Tart.
his associates of the bench, and
their wives.
This is the third Of the annual
series Of four State dinners at the
White House. At the first, which
was. as customarily, given for the
Cabinet, there were a number OF
guests from other cities and a
little group of resident Washing
tonians. The second, the dipio-
matte dinner, was for the chiefs Of
missions and their wives; and wheE
this goodly group was assembled
there was room for few oIher
guests about the hospitable White
House board. Only the Secretary
of State, the chairman Of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, and
the chairman OF the House Foreign
Affairs Committee were invited,
with their ladies'; and even the
aides, usually present on such occa-
sions, were not asked to dine, al
though they were on duty, OF
course.
However, this time the group Of
honor guests is small and there is
greater opportunity for diversity
In making up the dinner party.
Hugheses White House Guests
The former Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes will be among those at
the dinner, having arrived in town
last evening and being guests Of
President and Mrs. Coolidge at the
White House for a few days.
After dinner there will be q
musicale in the East Room, addi-
tional guests having been asked 20
join the company for this please Mt
occasion.
To Be Guests OF Speaker
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
will dine with the Speaker OF the
House and Mrs. Longworth this
season, as we'll as with the Vice
President and Mrs. Dawes and the
various Cabinet officers. So much
have been assured, although in
formally. The date for this hospi-
tally has not yet been selected, but
it will presumably not take place
until after the Speakers dinner at
the White House.
To Sit for Portrait
Mrs. Coolidge is to have her
portrait done. by the Spanish artist,
Rafael Sanchez Yago, who is now
visiting in Washington and is Inn
mortalizing some Of the lovelist of
our ladies with his magic gift.
Sittings will begin tomorrow.
Photographs of Mrs. Coolidge sell
dom do her justice. The only
portrait of her that have seen
is the one by Howard Chandler
Chrtsty, which shows her with her
beautiful white collie. Rob Roy. the
White House painted into the back
ground. It now hangs in the lower
corridor Of the White House for
guests to view when they assemble
FOR the White House receptions.
And to my mind the most charitable
thing that can be said of 1t is that
you can recognize the White House
tremendously interesting to see
how well this brilliant young visitor
from overseas can succeed in put
ting on canvas that lovely spirit
which illumines Mrs. CooIidge's face
and gives her very real, if elusive,
beauty.
An exhibition of Senior Yago's
pastel portraits. including a mum.
Der which he has done in Wash
ington. will be held at 1101 Con-
necticut Ave.-the old Draper house
beginning on Monday and con.
tinuing through January. 1t will
open with private view" on
Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
with small but notable company
In attendance.