The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-08

President and Mrs. Coolidge Guests
OF Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur at Dinner
Other Festivities; Dim
ner at French Embassy
Without Honor Guests

W1CnOuC HONOR IueSCS
YydE President and Mrs.
Coolidge were the guests
for whom the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs Wilbur
entertained last night, the
dinner being given in the
hosts apartment at Stone
leigh Court.
/ rElHE Secretary Of Commerce
and Mrs. Hoover were i'll the
coranauythe only time this
wear. if memory serves, that one
Cabinet officer had included an
ether ii the group asked 70
meet the Chief Executive. Inc
other guests were Senator Fred.
e,.ick Hale, Representative and
Mrs. Thomas w. Butler, Repre-
tentative and Mrs. Burton =.
Frent.I,. Admiral and Mrs.
Charles r.. Hughes and MIS-.
Huohes' mother, Mrs. w a.
rlaTke: Rear Admiral and Mrs.
F.dward Il. Campbell and Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Richard Leigh.
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE was e
have received the famous
rrench transatlaatic Tiers Lieut..
Dieudonne Costes and Lieut.
Comdr. Joseph Lebrix this morn
ing-but that event was put off,
IKE various festivities in their
Rnnorbeca1se the bad weather
had delayed their arrival.
gshe dinner planned for them
Iasf nirllt at the French embassy
T~oI- nIaca As scheduled, the
French Ambassador and Nine.
rsIaudeI and their guests toasting
the absent heroes. However, tne
reception, which had been L.
ranged to follow the dinner, was
cancelled.
The Secretary Of War and Mr..
Davis were among the guests
81 the dinner. as Wel p Assistant
Secretary Of State and Mrs. W H.
lam II. Castle, William F Mac
Cracker. Assistant Secretary oi
Cornrnerce for Aeronautics, and
NTrs. MacCracken; Rear Admiral
and Mrs. William a. Moffett.
4 Mai. Gen. and Mrs. James &.
Fecnet. Count de Sartiges, Major
ard Nine. Lombard, Major ana
Mr.. Thenault, Commander and
Mrna. sable, Jules Henry and
nfher members OF the embassy
800. with III. and Nine. Claudel's
pretty daughters Miles. Marie
ana Refine CIaudeI.
VT7ITH the famous aviators dle
this afternoon, Il Is hoped
that the rest OF the program ar
RANGED Tor them will 20 through
as echeduIed including the din
xler which the NafionaI AeronaSi-
lie Association IS giving at thesS
MayfIower tonight. This after.
noon Nine. Sable, wife Of Inc
naval attache Of the French en-
bassy, and Nine. Tnenault, wife
81 the assistant military attacfle,
VIII entertain at tea for the Tiers
-and at the moment of writing
the two hostesses are saving q
IittIe prayer that there be no
further delay in the arrival Of the
ayiators. Their party Is to be at
Nine. Thenault's home at 2ll9
Dumbarton Ave. Her mother.
Mrs. o. M. Spencer. viii preside
&C the tea table.
Immediately after landing the
4liers viii be escorted to the French
Embassy where q small group WiH
Sc assembled TO welcome them
and to celebrate their safe arrival
After this they win 50 on 70 the
tea.
The italian Ambassador and
Nine. de MARITIME win entertain
nt dinner this evening.
The Minister Of the Netherlands
end Nine. Van Royen Will enter
tain at dinner this evening.
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AIRS. THEODORE DOUGLAS
N1 ROBINSON, wife OF the
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy.
who viii be at home this after
noon, viii be assisted at the tea
table by Mrs. Edward w. Eberle,
Mrs. Charles McVey, Mrs. Arnory
Perkins and Mrs. Emory s. Land.
Others helping Mrs. Robinson
will be her daughters, the Misses
Helen and Elizabeth Robinson,
Miss Elizabeth Warner and Mrs
Francis Whiting.
\ 4 =
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles H.
Sheriff. are at the Carlton for q
short stay.
s. De Lancey Townsend has ar
rived at the Carlton for week on
the way from Hot Springs to his
home in New York.
nR. AND MRS. B. s. WARREN
~ win entertain at dinner this
evening for their daughter. Mrs.
John Spanogle, in compliment to-
Clarence Burlington Kelland. of
New York. He has just come
from Palm Beach, where he went
to take part in the AUTHORSHIP
lists golf tournament. Mrs. Span
ogIs Is known in the world Of
letters as Leila Warren, her
maiden name.
&t&
William r. Castle, jr., Assistant
Secretary Of State, win be the
honor guest and speaker. Friday
afternoon, at the Congressional
Club. A program Of music will
be given by Celia E'ioravanti,
mezzo-soprano.
Miss Hester Ann Lefevre is
chairman OF the debutante COM
mittee for the ball to be given at
the Willard TInfaI ~ TEo15o.,