The Washington times., 1928-12-14
Guests From Many Cities Attend
Supreme Court Dinner at White House
"A Few Officials and a
Group of Distinguished
Washington w m en-
Are Among the Guests

headed by Chief Justice and
Mrs. Taft.
Justice and Mrs. Oliver
Wendell Holmes and Justice
and Mrs. Louis Brandeis
were absentees, since indis-
position prevents their ac-
cepting invitations for the
evening. But Justice and
Mrs. Van Devanter, who
had missed the judiciary
reception last week, were
present, as were the others
Of this distinguished little
coterieJustice McReynolds,
Justice and Mrs. Suther-
land, Justice and Mrs. But
Ter. Justice and Mrs. San
ford and Justice and Mrs.
Stone.
Small Official Group
The other officials present
were Attorney General John G.
SARGENT. Senator and Mrs. Lee
S. Overman, Senator and Mrs.
Frederick H. Gillett, Representa-
tive Hatton w. Summers and
the Solicitor General and Mrs.
William D. Mitchell.
The Governor of Maryland,
Albert G. Ritchie, was a guest,
and the company also included
. the members of a little house
party at the White House
Dwight w. Morrow, U. S.
ambassador to Mexico, who is
q delegate to the International
Conference of American States
on Cancellation and Arbitration;
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Gallagher,
of Cleveland; Judge and Mrs.
Edward Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Hemenway, of Northanp-
ton, Mass, and Frank w.
Stearns, of Boston. Mrs. Stearns
is also visiting the President
and Mrs. Coolidge, but was not
sufficiently recovered from her
recent illness to attend the
dinner.
From Other Cities
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ford, of
Detroit, were among those who
had come from other cities for
the dinner-an unusually large
group-since the homer guests for
this party are few in number.
Others were Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
X. Liggett, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Ar.
thur Pierce, Of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bentley w. Warren. of Bos-
ton: Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Willard,
of Baltimore, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonathan Bryan.
Also present were Mrs. Henry
C. Corbin, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock,
Mrs. William c. Gorgas and Mrs.
J. Borden Hartman, a quartet
of distinguished Washington wo-
men; Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose. OF
Kansas City. who spends her win
tiers in the Capital; Miss Mary Pol
lard, q distant cousin Of President
Coolidge; Mrs. Joel I. Boone.
whose husband. Commander Boone.
one of the Presidents physicians.
is now with President-elect Hoover
on his goodwill tour; the Rev. w.
Coleman Nevils. S. j., president of
Georgetown University; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward r. Clark, Col. Osmun
Latrobe and Capt. Wilson Brown.
The table was decorated with
pink chrysanthemums, stevia ana
maidenfair fern
Other guests joined the company
for the musicale which followed.
The program was presented by
Miss Sophie BrasIau, contralte,
and the Elshuco Trio, of New
York, founded by Willem VIII
lecke, who PLAYED the cello. The
other artists were William Kroll,
violinist, and Aurelio Giorni. pian-
ist. Miss Louise Lindner was ac-
companist for Miss Braslau
Mrs. Coolidge received the At
water Kent singers at noon today.
Judge and Mrs. Edward Shaw,
who were guests over night at the
White House, have returned to
their home in Northampton. Mass.
The Secretary of Labor and
Mrs. Davis will have their niece
Miss Esther Ford Jones, with
them for, the Christmas holidays.
She will arrive on December 21.
Secretary and Mrs. Davis and
their children are in Pittsburgh,
to remain until Tuesday.
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The retiring minister of the
Irish Free State, Timothy Sn1iddy,
is the guest for whom Representa-
tive and Mrs. Sol Bloom will enter
tain at dinner this evening.
The Egyptian Minister and
Nine. Samy Pasha are spending
some time in New York, where
they are staying at the Ambas.
sador Hotel.
Mrs Robert Woods Bliss, wife
OF the United States ambassador
to the Argentine, is in Washing
ton for few days, and is guest
at the Mayflower.
Princess Cantacuzene Speran.
sky has gone to New York and
is staying at the Sherry-Nether.
land.
The Visayan Circle will hold its
second literary and social pro.
gram at the clubhouse at 1410
Fifteenth st. n. w. tomorrow
evening at s o'clock.
The program will include vocal
selections by Miss Margorie De
La Mater and addresses by Fran.
DISCO Tolententio, member of the
club debating team; Pedro Cue
vara. resident Commissioners from
the PHILIPPINES, and RaouI Lizaire,
charge d'affaires of Haiti.
Felix Bayaya, president of the