The Washington times., 1926-01-15
PRESIDENT IS
HOST TO
COURT
Small Company at SUI
preme Court Dinner
Last Night
. RESIDENT and Mrs. Coolidge,,
~ who entertained the Supreme
Cna1,-t NJ dinner. last evening,

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who entertained the Supreme
Court At dinner last evening.
had a. small company-tor q state
dinner-to meet them. Special In.
terest attached to the preseflce OF
Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft as
ranking guests at an annual funcs
tion AZ which they had presided
as hosts when the genial Chief.
Justice was President. Justice
Holmes and Justice Van Devanter3
are the only members OF the court
as now constituted whose appoint.
ments date back so TAR Justice
Van Devanter was named TO Lne
court by President Taft and Justice
Holmes by President Roosevelt.
Beside the Chief Justice and Mrs.
Taft. the Supreme Court contingent
Included Justice and Mrs. van
Deyanter. Justice McReynoidss JUS
flee and Mrs. Butler, Justice ana
Mrs. Sanford and Justice and Mrs
stone. The absentees Were, Justice
and Mrs. Holmes, who are beth IN
fraiI health and take no. part IN
society: Justice and Mrs. Brandeis--
she Is recovering slowly teom a.
prolonged illness and Is not YET
able to undergo any fatigue--ta nT
Justice and Mrs. Sutherland. .Wlio
are at the Villa Marguerite,
Charleston. s. Co. for the month.
Of January.
Cabinet Represented
The Cabinet was represented at
the dinner by the Attorney Genes.ll
and Mrs. Sargent. as representa-.
tives of the legal branch Of the Ad-
ministration. and by the Secretary
Of the Interior, DR.. Hubert Work
who was out Of town on an inspec-
ton trip when the Cabinet was en-
tertained by President and MIS-.
Coolidge.
In the interesting Congressional
group were Senator and Airs. Lee
S. Overman. Senator and MRS.
Oscar w. Underwood. Senator ana
Mrs. william II. Butler, Senator
and Mrs. Frederick Fl. Gillett--both
Massachusetts Senators included
Representative Hatton W. Summers
and Representativ and Mrs. Charles
L. UnderhilI.
The Solicitor General and Mrs.
william Mitchell were also present.
with a group from the lower courts.
including Presiding Judge and Mrs.
william J.. Graham, Chief Justice
and Mrs. Edward K. Campbell, and
Chief Justice and Mrs. Walter /.
Mccoy
Hughes Present
Thens there were included Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes,
who had come from New fork for
the occasion and were guests of
President and Mrs. Coolidge at the
White House for few days. Their
inclusion in the party was, OF
course. particularly appropriate.
since Mr.. Hughes, some time Sec.
rotary Of State, was himself on the
Supreme Bench for many ysA~s.
Others in the company were Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr., Maj.
and Mrs. u. s. Grant, 3rd-he's
taking Col. Clarence o. Sherrill's
place as superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds-Mr. aid
Mrs. Frank w. Stearns. White
House guests; Mrs. william C. Cor.
gas, Mrs. Frederic A. Keep, Miss
Laura Harlan, Col. Sherwood A.
Cheney. and Capt. Adolphus An
drews. Miss Harlan. formerly Mrs.
CooIidge's social secretary, was, like
the Hughes, In her element, for
64AS ~ AAS u6OSALSE Oh inc late
Justice Harlan Of the Supreme
Court.
AS usual music followed the din
ner, additional guests coming in.
The program was given by Carl
Flesch,4 violinist. and John Powell,
pianist.S with Harry Kaufman as
accompanist for Mr.. FIesch.
The table decorations last eve
ming were of white carnations, baby
primula and maiden hair fern.
Mrs. kCoolidge attended the pre.
sentation of 1.-THE Marriage of
Figaro yesterday at the National.
having Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes
among her guests.
MRS. DAWES GUEST :
OF MISS JULIA MATHS
Mrs Dawes. wife OF the Vice
President. and Mrs. Charles Deneen,
wife, Of Senator Beneen OF Illinois,
were the ranking guests at the
luncheon given today by Miss Julia
Maths IN zheP home on Massachu.
sets avenue for the ladies' of the
delegation in Congress from iii
hois.
Miss Maths is the niece of Sen,
htor William B. Mckinley, with
whom she makes her home and
serves as his hostess.
TO ENTERTAIN
FOR AMBASSADOR
In honor of the Ambassador Of
ArOArtfaA T1Ts "a De- l<.a