Evening star., 1927-12-02

ming the first of the formal
u state entertainments of the
season, which according to
Nin1e-honored custom was for the
m1embers of the cabinet. The guests
'wSfe the Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes. the Secretary of State and
1Hs. Kellogg, the Secretary of the
Treasury, Mr.. Mellon; the Secretary
OF War and Mrs. Dwight +. Davis.
the Attorney General, Mr.. Sargent;
tie Postmaster General and Mrs. New,
tie Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur, the Secretary of the Interior,
Df. Work; the Secretary of Agricul.
fJre and Mrs. Jardine, the Secretary
of Commerce and Mrs. Hoover, the
Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James j..
Davis, the director of the budget and
Afrs Herbert Lord, the secretary TO
tie President and Mrs. Everett Sand
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank q. Alien,
former Senator and Mrs. William M.
Riltier, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Atwater Kent,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Mellon, Mr.. ana
MRS. George w. Raymond, DR. ana
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson, Mr.. aad
Mrs. Frank w. Stearns, Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Whiting. Mrs FREDERICK
Dent Grant. Mrs. James Cafroii
Frazer, Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, Mrs. Ed
ward BeaIe Mclean, Mr.. William
Green, MIR. Alexander p. Moore, MISS
Mary Randolph. Col. Blanton Wlnshlp
ard Capt. Wilson Brown.
The long table was placed in the
center of the state dining room ana
was laid with the gold plate OF the
Executive Mansion, the china service
of the Wilson administration of gold
and white being used. The center or
the table with the Dolly Madison gold
service was particularly effective with
pink chrysanthemums and maiden
hair fern with sprays of smilax on
the exquisite linen. The mantel was
banked with ferns and pink chrysan-
themums and on the north wall hung
the pastel picture of Mrs. Coolidge
done by Miss Jacobs.
A small company of additional guests
were asked for the musical, when the
program was given by Mime. Marie
Sundelius, soprano, and Mr. Richard
Crooks, tenor, accompanied by MISS
Marion Sims at the piano.
A platform was placed at the north
end of the east room and edged with
ferns, and the mantels were banked
with ferns and studded with the pink
chrysanthemums, the only color in the
white and gold Of the stately east
room, The green and red rooms, late
ly sredecorated, had simple arrange
ment of white roses with sprays Of ivy
hanging from the mantel shelf, and
there was an effective arrangement of
ferns and carnations on the table and
the long mirrors between the windows.
The blue room mantel had pale pink
roses and ferns and the tall palms in
the bay window to the south. In the
red corridor large deep pink chrysan-
themums and ferns were placed be.
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the long table deep crimson roses.
Mrs. Coolidge wore a handsome and
becoming gown of black velvet and
gold.
The second of the state entertain
naents will be the reception Thursday
evening to the diplomatic corps.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge had
as house guests for dinner the Lieu.
tenant Governor of Massachusetts, and
Mrs Frank G. Allen and Mr.. and Mrs.
William F. Whiting of Holyoke, Mass.
This afternoon Mrs. Coolidge Will
receive group of guests by appoint
nlent. m
Mrs Wilbur, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy, will not observe her day
at home Wednesday, December z.
British Ambassador Guest
At Embassy Dinner.
The Ambassador of Cuba and Sonora
de- Ferrara entertained a company at
dinner last evening in honor of the
Al31ba ssador of Great Britain and
lady Isabella Howard. The company
also included the Ambassador of Spain
M sonora de Padilla the Minister or
Csechoslovakia. DIR. Zdenek Fierlinger;
senator and Mrs Claude A. Swanson,
senator and Mrs. Guy Despard GoH,
the United States Ambassador 10 Italy
and Mrs. Henry Prather Fletcner, tne
chief of staff u. S. A, ana MIS-.
CSarles p. Summerall; the secretary
nf the italian embassy and Signora
Nascia. Prince and Princess Rosplgn.
~Si house guests of the hosts; Mr.. ana
Ms Lewis r. Stuyvessant, MRS.
Eenrv r. Dimock, Miss Mary Patten
ana Mr.. Arthur Bradley Campbell.
srte AMBASSADOR of France and
1x-,a CIaudel were hosts at dinner
iaaf evening entertaining in compn.
,,,er1t to the retiring naval attacne OF
s4he embassy and Nine. Willm. Inc
other puests were Rear Admiral An,
drew r. Long, Capt. and Mrs. Davlo
+ e. breton. the naval attache OF the
1tslian embassy and Signora Lals, the
assistant military attache OF the
French embassy and Nine. Lomparo'
Mrs Lawrence Townsend. the Miles;
Ciaudel. daughters of the hosts: ana
the Following members of the embassy
staff. The first secretary, M. Jules
Henry: the financial attache.. M.
L Robert Lacour-Gayet; the ASSISTANT
naval attache and Nine. Duban: M:
Hubert Dussel. and the secretary VI
the embassy. M. Frederic knopei'
The Minister of Salvador ana se-
nora de Lima entertained at dinner
last evening at the Mayfiower Hote,
in compliment to the new Uniteo
states Minister to Salvador, Mr.. Jel'
fe,.son Caffery. Others in the COM
na,v were: Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
srhayv Mr.. and Mrs. Stokeley w. MOT
oar Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius van n:
Tngert Mr.. and Mrs. John Hammond
MacVeagh, and Senor Huho Mon'anS ana
Nrvella. Senior F. Alfredo MeJla ana
ssnora Roberto Melendez OF the iesa'
tion staff.
The Minister of Haiti and Nine
pfiee have as their guests at tne re-
gafion DIR. Robert Ewald OF Haiu'
1.s,o win remain for several days;
The Minister went to New 1ork
yssterday. where he will be for TWO
or three days.
f.ountess Cornelia SZechenyl'
das,ghter Of the Minister of Hungary
aha Countess Szechenyi, and Miss
rAHtop donuhtar nf the