The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-23
John Coolidge "H'' In Guessing Game In Capital;
YOunq People Curious About Parties Hell Attend
Presidents Son Selective
! in Invitations He Ac-.
! Scepts in Holidays
By JEAN ELIOT

TlIiE MOST sought after person in
Washington these days is John
coolidge, son of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge He is literally
s1amped with invitations. But he
seems to be home loving lad and
20 enjoy spending as much OF his
holiday times as possible with ms
mother. Consequently he is rather
seIective in the invitations he &C.
rcepts and it has become a sort OF
@s.ganle among the younger set in
Was. ington to guess what parties
ne will attend.
Tonight there are two at which
fa1e2 might be expected to show up
MIe dance which Mrs. Anne Arch
bold is giving for Miss Lydia Arch
bold and Gen. and Mrs. John Hull's
dinner dance in the Chinese room OF
the Mayflower, given for Miss Faith
adams, daughter of Maj. and Mrs.
Af. H. Adams, who is here from
Nassau for her vacation, and Miss
Anna Ri Jacques. who has come
ArOn her school in New York.
Mr.. Coolidge and Mr.. Butler
agIt viii be remembered that John
l,oolidge was a guest at Miss Arch
holds Christmas dance last year.
and thereby hangs tale. 1t ap-
pears that the Presidents son forgot
ibis card Of invitation and was held
salp by an overpowering butler. who
looked politely incredulous when
the young man said that he was
President Coolidge's son. Fortu-
.Iately the hostess CHANGED to pass
by at this trying moment and
young Mr.. Coolidge was welcomed
TO the festivities.
Most of the dinner parties on the
calendar tonight--to digress a bit
are arranged to precede the Arch
bold party. Among those who will
entertain are: Judge and Mrs
Charles III. Kerr, who will be hosts
to company of Ii for their debu-
9ante daughter, Miss Margaret
Howard Kerr; Miss Mildred Tytus
daughter of Mrs. John Stewart Nc
Lehman, who win be hostess at
buffet supper, and Capt. and Mrs
Theodore Richards, who win enter.
tain a group of young people for
their debutante daughter. Miss
Dorothea Richards. and Miss
Beatrice Pitney, daughter of Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney, who will be hostess
an compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alan F.. Winslow.
One wonders if the popular Mr..
Coolidge may not show UP at the
Children's Country Home ball on
Christmas night or at the dance Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Letter are giving
on December 80 for their son. Tom.
my Letter. who is home from school
Tor the holidays. The Letter boy is
a bit younger than John Coolidge.
but it is Mrs. Letters custom to in.
.Tite the college contingent to her
annual Christmas party and, besides,
Colin Campbell. nephew of Mr.. Lei.
ter and a student at Harvard, is to
be a guest of the Letters for Christ.
mas and will share honors with
young Tommy.
At Diplomatic Breakfast
At the New Year reception
the White House. one always finds
John Coolidge in the little group
in the East Room and for the last
two years he has been specially
hOnored guest at the Secretary Of
States diplomatic breakfast. / re-
member seeing him there last year
and the year before ! spied him
sharing table for two" with Miss
Elizabeth Hughes, whose father.
Charles Evans Hughes. was then
Secretary of State.
the visit OF MISS EIofenc9 rum
bull. daughter Of the Governor of
Connecticut and an old friend of
John Coolidge. to Washington. was
SO brief and so unhera1ded that
she was gone before anyone knew
she was here. However, she came
down with the Mount Holyoke |
Carol Club. which sang at Epiphany |
Church on Sunday night and she |
was here long enough to have
luncheon with President and Mrs. |
Coplidge-and John-at' the White |
House on Monday and to take in
II, tea party given that afternoon |
bys Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bing- |
ham.