The Washington times., 1927-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL,
BREAKFAST
TODAY
Mrs. Coolidge Is Honor.
Guest at Annual
Club Fete
By JEAN ELIOT

MRS. COOLIDGE was the guest
WI of honor today Of the Con-
gressionaI Club at its annual spring
breakfast-set BIT early this
year because the club patterns its
season on the Congressional term
and will adjourn on the Fourth
Of March.
This Is always by way of being
family party. the company at the
breakfast being limited to club mem
bers and friends from other citiee
who chance to be guests in their
homes. But several hundred won.
en- were present at the fete this
morning and it was one OF the most
successful entertainments in a long
tradition Of hospitality.
The party was given in the large
ballroom at the Willard, one end
Of which was curtained off as 4
drawing room. Before the break
fast there was an improntu recep-
ton with Mrs. Lindley u Hadley,
president of the Congressional Club.
presenting the guests to Mrs. Cool
! idge, Mrs. Dawes. wife of the Vice
President. and Mrs. Longworth,
| wife of the Speaker Of the House.
who shared honors with the First
| Lady.
New Club President a Guest
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, president
elect of the club, was seated at the
speakers table "a misnomer really
as there were no speeches beyo nd
! Mrs. HadIey's brief felicitous ad.
dress Of welcome. The Cabinet group
was represented by Mrs. Kellogg
Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. James j.
Davis, who were, of course, at the
table with Mrs. Coolidge. Mrs.
Dawes, Mrs. Longworth, Mrs. Had
ley and Mrs. Gerry.
Others in the seats OF the
mighty" were Mrs. John B. Hen.
derson. honorary vice president of
the club: two former Presidents,
Mrs. Duncan u. Fletcher and Mrs.
Irvine L. Lenroot, and the mem
bers of the governing board.
! The recently elected officers. who
| constitute the new board. were pres
ent but occupied seats with the rest
of the guests at small 1ower-decked
] tables for To- At each Of these pre-
sided one of the incorpofators Of
| the club or committee chairman.
The introduction of the masculine
4
/ thing new in club annals. Hereto
| fore it has been the usual custom
to put on SOME sort of an enter.
tainment with club talent or to pre-.
sent singer-feminine- such q
group as the famous women's choir
from Toledo. which sang very
delightfully."- last year. This time
however, Dr. Allen A. Stockdale
4 gave some charming readings from
1 James Whitcomb Riley. the Hoosier
poet, ana Paul Althouse. sometiIne
tenor of the Metropolitan Opera.
sang several groups of songs. Miss
Helen Fromer. COMPOSER. was his
/ accompanist. An orchestra from
the Marine Band played while the
luncheon was in progress.
Mrs. COOlidge's Portrait
Flowers were used on each table
and at each place was a program,
beautifully gotten up. with an auto.
graphed photograph of Mrs. Cool.
idge on the cover page.
/ The program was arranged under
the direction of Mrs. w. W. Chain.
ers. Mrs. Leonioas C. Dyer was in
charge of decorations. and Mrs. Por.
ter H. Dale superintendent the seat.
ing ARRANGEMENTS.
Many of the State delegations wore
their State flower as a boutonniere.
In the effort to make this a decora.
tive feature Of the luncheon. how.
ever. it developed that some States
haven't official flowers and that,
if they have. surprisingly few peo.
nile know what they are.