The Washington times., 1927-01-05
Notable Guests Attend Dinner for President;
DnJUes Feted; Formal Dining Out Resumed
Governor-Elect Fisher of
Pennsylvania Here for
Sec. Melons Dinner
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nollday9s the president ana mrB.
Coolidge were guests last evening Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Andrew w. Mellon.
Governor John 8. Fisher Of
Pennsylvania and his / daughter,
Miss Fisher. had come to Washing
ton especially for the dinner and
Secretary Mellon had hts brother
and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Mellon, Of Pittsburgh, stay
Ing with him for the occasion.
Washington was represented
among the guests by Senator and
Mira, Frederick II. GilIett, Senator
ana Mrs. william Cabell Bruce,
Mrs. Richard Townsend and Mr..
and Mrs. 8. Parker Gilbert, tr.
This brilliant young fanancier. who
now boasts the imposing title Of
agent general for separations under
the Dawes plan and who Is home
On leaves from his post in Germany.
was for long time undersecretary
az the Treasury under Mr.. Mellon.
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evening were Mr.. and Mrs, William
q. Warden, Of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
! Mrs. Adrian Larkin, Of New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson. OF
Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Vining Davis, OF New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles q. Mitchell,
Of New York.
Mr.. Fisher and Miss Fisher are
staying at the Mayflower. Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis are also at the May.
flower, where they have been for
several days. It will be remem.
bered that they were with Secretary
Mellon in his box at the charity
ball. Mr.. Davis is president Of the
Aluminium Company of America.
Vice President Dimes
Christmas behind them, the Vice
President and Mrs. Dawes have
begun dining out several times a
week. They win be guests tomor.
row evening Of Nine. Hauge: On
Saturday Mrs. Henry F. Dimock
win entertain in their honor. And
last night they dined with the Min
lister of Austria and Nine. Prochnik.
The guests were the Ambassador
OF Germany and Baroness Nathan
the Secretary Of War and Mrs,
Dwight F. Davis, the Minister OF
CxechosIoYakia, Zdenek Fierlingeri
the Minister Of Rumania, George
Cretziano; Mile. Jeanne Cretziano
Senator and Mrs. Claude A. Swan.
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Castle, jr.
and Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh.
Representative and Mrs. Bertrand
SHELLS dinner for a company Of SO
was another Of the important events
Of last evening, and Representative
and Mrs. Henry Alien Cooper en-.
kertained small but important
group at dinner In compliment to
the Minister Of Uruguay and Nine.
Varela.
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Then there were half a dozen din.
mers arranged to precede the dance
given at the Willard by the Navy
and Marine officers stationed in
Washington. This was one OF q
successful series and was a colorful
and festive event, naarred only by
IN accident sustained by the Hon.
Mrs. Alfred Knothe. wife of the
assistant naval attache Of the British
embassy, whose chair slipped throw
ing her from her box and lnjuring
her back.
The Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur were present last
evening, as were the Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Theodore douglas Robinson, Admiral
and Mrs. Edward w. Eberle and a
long list Of leaders Of the Navy con-
k1ngent.
The Navy Band and the Marine
Band played alternately during the
evening. The ballroom at the VIII.
lara was hung with bunting and
Navy signal pennants, with the
stars and Stripes and the Secretary
Of the Nays flag over Secretary
WIIbur's box and each admiral
present floating his own flag above
his box.
Informality being one Of the fea-
lures Of this series Of dances, there
was no receiving line and evening
clothes were the 'bill Of dress" for
the rnen--not q single uniform being
noted save the olive drab Of one
Army officer among the guests.
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