The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-20
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
Mrs. Coolidge Luncheon Guest Today
OF Women s National Press Club
Farewell Party for First
Lady Given at Willard,
Mrs. Pickett Presiding

Mrs. Pickett Presiding
Mrs. Coolidge was the
guest today for whom the
Women's National Press
Club entertained at lunch
con. The party was given
at the Willard, with the en-
tire membership of the club
"present or accounted for"
Farewell Party
Several times before the
Mistress of the White House
has been entertained by this
club of Washington newspaper
women and she has entertained
Tor them at the Executive Man
eion each year since the begin
ming of the Coolidge Admins
tration. But the luncheon to.
day had special significance,
since it was the last time Mrs.
Coolidge will be the guest of
the group before the Presidents
retirement from public life. AS
an appropriate nemento, the
First Lady was presented with
q book, beautifully bound in
hand-tooled leather, in which
the names of the club members
had been inscribed.
Miss Randolph Guest
Miss Mary Randolph, who's IL
Mrs. Coolidge's social secretary
and who has been her liaison
officer" with the women OF the
press since she became Mistress
of the White House, was also
guest. As the wife of the Vice
President, Mrs. Coolidge was
always accessible to newspaper
women and had the friendliest
personal relations with many OF
the group. IT is impossible, or
course, for the wife of the Presi- !,
dent to keep up such contacts,
but the feeling of genuine affec-
ton for Mrs. Coolidge, which
grew up then, has persisted and
has been enhanced by her I'M
failing graciousness. her charm
and spontaneity in her present
exalted station.
On her arrival from the White
House, Mrs. Coolidge was met by
the president of the press club,
Mrs. Theodore j. Pickett, and the
two vice presidents, Miss Ruth
Eleanor Jones and Mrs. Hobart
Brooks. An informal reception
was held, at which the members
had opportunity to meet the
guest of honor. For this one end
OF the long ballroom was trans
formed into a drawing room,
decked with flowers and palms. =
Luncheon was served at one
great oval table. in the other end
of the ballroom. The decorations
here were of yellow and bronze
chrysanthemums In low PLAQUES,
with flowers sent by Mrs. Cool
1dge from the White House con-
servateries filling place Of honor.
After luncheon artists from the
American Opera Company pre-
scented a group Of songs. There
was no other formal program ex-
cept for Mrs. Pickett's few words
Of introduction Of one who needed
no introduction to the newspaper
group. Mrs. Coolidge makes no
speeches, but responded with her
million dollar smile"
The young singers from the
American Opera, presented by
their director, Vladimir Rosing,
were George Fleming Houston,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as the
beguiling devil Of the companys
"Faust Miss Natalie Hall, the
leading soprano, and Patrick Kill
Hkenny, tenor. Mr.. Kilkenny is
soldier as we'll as singer. He was
the youngest enlisted man in the
A. E. +. and came home with the
croix de guerre. Willard Rhodes
was the accompanist.
The frontispiece of the volume
presented to Mrs. Coolidge, which
has her initials, G.. G. c., on the
cover, bears an engaging pen pic.
ture Of a corner of the White
House, the work of Clifford Berry.
man, with the line Lest you for
get Washington" On the fly leaf
is the inscription ITO Grace Good.
hue Coolidge from the Womens
National Press Club of Washing.
ton in appreciation of her friend
ship for members of our profession
and in expression of the lasting
friendship of the members of the
organization November 20, 1928"
Officers of the club besides the
president and the two vice presi-
dents are Miss Elizabeth ElIicot
Poe, treasurer; Miss Roberta Brad
shaw, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Edward Heating, recording
secretary. The members OF the
board are Mrs. William Hard, Mrs.
Margaret Downing and Mrs.
Susan Hunter Walker.
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