The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-05
MRS. COOLIDGE
HOSTESS TO
chill DREN
Youngsters of Official
Family" View Egg Roll
ing as Her Guests
By JEAN ELIOT

~ ASTER Monday seems curious.
~ quiet from a social point OF
- view. Since the Washington
CotiIlion, originally scheduled for
this evening, has been cancelled,
there are no big parties for today
and interest seems to oe focused
upon that most picturesque of fetes.
the Easter egg rolling at the White
House
In accordance with her pleasant
custom. Mrs Coolidge had invited
the members of the Presidents Of
ficial family who have children to
hiring their youngsters to the White
House to watch the frolic. And,
after taking an early morning stroll
through the grounds TO greet the
hundreds of children already as.
sembled, she returned TO the south
portico to greet her special guests.
Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
children. Virginia and Dana Dawes.
were among the early arrivals this
morning, taking part for the first
time in the festival. and most of the
Cabinet children were present this
morning or are expected to drop in
later in the day. And playing round
with this group of official children
one noted Miss Margaret Pierce,
daughter of the Rev. DIR. and Mrs.
Jason Noble Pierce-Dr Pierce is
the Presidents pastor-Capt. and
Mrs. AdoIphus Andrews engaging
voungster, Frances; Suzanne Boone,
daughter or Lieut.. Comflr and Mrs.
Joel +. Boone. and pretty little Mol
lie Cheney. daughter of Col Sher-
wood A. Cheney. Mollie, whose
mother. a daughte, cf ~ and Mrs
~ -
wears ago. lived fo+ $50 with the
Delanos and afterward with Colonel
Clleney's sister, but she is now
making her home with her father
and his bride.
Inaugurated BY Mrs. Hayes
This Easter egg rolling at the
Executive Mansion has. assumed the
Importance of an established Wash
ington custom Its origin is
sfrouded in speculation nowadays.
a well authenticated report attrib-
utes it's establishment to Mrs.
Rutherford B Hayes, who. while
First Lady Of tl1e Land offered
the ase of the White House grounds
on Easter Monday for egg rolling
To the children OF the city after
they were forced TO abandon their
favorite spot for this sport on the
slope on the west of the Capitol
because of damage done to the
turf.
Easter Breakfast
Perhaps the pIeasantest party of
Easter day was the breakfast
given by Mr.. and Mrs George r.
Afarye at the Montgomery Country
Club for their daughter, Mrs. VIII
liam d. Thomas They had 100
guests. including young friends of
Mrs. Thomas and contemporaries
of the hostess. who were seated at
small tables decorated with spring
blossoms Miss Marjorie Oelrichs.
Of New York. and winston Thomas
are with Mr.. and Mrs Marye for
the Easter holiday and were present
at the luncheon.
Some of those who would norm
ally have attended Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Beale McLean's annual
Easter Sunday breakfast at
Friendship cancelled this. year be-
cause of Mrs McLean'sa illness
guests. Which is rather an in
triguing development in view of
the fact that the Maryes had
their last big party on New Year
Eve, date usually sacred to the
McLeans' annual ball. traditlonally
Washington's largest and most
brilliant private ball, and that there
was said 10 be a war on be-
tween Mrs. Marye and Mrs. Joseph
Letter who had also elected to
entertain that evening
Feud Exaggerated
AS a matter OF strict fact, the
feud, If it existed at all, was
considerably exaggerated in the in
terest of a good story. For while
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter entertained
. distinguished company of guests
at dinner on New Year Eve. the
dance which followed the dinner
was small and informal in charac-
ter And Mrs Letters mother.
Mrs. John r. Williams. was among
the guests at the dinner MIR. and
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