New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
carols. will be watched by many na, tional and local officials.
 Judicial Itnceptjon Next

sPsSou The next White House function will be the annual judicial reception in honor Of Chief Justice Taft and the associate justices of the supreme court. The west comes a little more into the foreground at this recep- ton than at almost any other Of the series Of state functions, for while the chief justice comes from Ohio, Associate Justice Willis Van Devan- ter is from Cheyenne, Wyoming: As socia'o Justice George Sutherland is from Salt Lake City. and Associate Justic" Pierce Butler is from St. Paul Minn.
 Among tho westerncrs who never miss q White House reception are Rcpresontativ" and Mrs. Henry AL lon Cooper or Racine, Wis. whose first appearance in Washington so- tictv was at one of the Presidents s receptions @5 years ago. when Mrs. Cooper was bride. She is perhaps one of the most widely known women of the house and has been maN chairman oi program for the Congressional club. She knows every newspaper writer in Washington by name and is well versed in politics and affairs of the day. She assists her husband in much of his work both at their western home and in WaShington.
 As politicians gather in groups in tha various hotels Of the city during terms of congress. so Representa- tive ard Mrs. Cooper. senator and Mrs. Woodbridge \. Ferris Of Big Rapids, Mich. Representative and Mrs. John c. Allen of Illinois, Rep reSontatiye Charles l.. Faust Of Mis- souri, Representative and Mrs. Guy r. Hardy of Canon City. Colo. and others live at tn" Hotel Washington, which gives them q walk of mile 10 'ha capitol. Their favorite meet ing place is in the coffee shop Of the hotel.
 "SociaI Circus Opens
 WaShmCton Is a six ring circus between now and New Years day, with almost as lively scenes 10 fol- low or until Lent. While the White House Is quiet socially so far as the outer world is concerned, the Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge devoting Themselves to thcirls son. John. who is home from Amherst. almost every known form of amusement except skating is having its vogue. Stu , dents from Amherst come and go young Coolidge accepts some invita- fons but hc and his mother spend hours together, walking. talking and 1 reading.
 Students have poured In from schools everywhere and almost every ] event nowadays has taken on a : juvenile aspect, tmc Saturday night army and navy junior dance at the , Carlton hotel being one of the live 1 Hest meeting places. Members of society from Missouri and the mid l dle west as well as from other sec tions attended the dance last night which the Secretary Of War and Mrs. ] Dwight ". Davis gave for their 1 dcbutante daughter, Alice Brooks l Davis and which claimed John Cool | idge as a guest.
 Representative and Mrs. Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania entertained al i q dinner followed by dancing for their sons. William Clemcntson 1 Kelly, Harvard '2S, and Merrill
 Kelly, who is preparing for An napols.
 The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs James !. Davis were hosts at a tea dance today for their niece. Miss Esther Ford Jones, Of Sharon. Pa. drawing as guests John Coolidge aud half q hundred students from eastern and midwestern colleges.