Evening star., 1928-12-07
SOCIETY
he Chief Executive and First Lady of
the Land Hosts Last Evening
- to the Judiciary.

Justice Sutherland was in a gown of
ivory chiffon embroidered with brilliants
and made along straight lines.
Mrs. Pierce Butler had on period
gown of black taffeta and old lace
and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Pierce
Butler, jr, was in frock OF cream
chiffon.
Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford was in
a gown of black chiffon velvet made
along straight lines and trimmed with
rhinestones.
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone wore a gown
of green and silver brocade made along
straight lines
Miss Mary Randolph made a quaint
figure in q gown of yellow silk made
princess style at the front and the
back with a panel of many ruff1es of
the silk. The bodice was trimmed at
the front with roses in a delicate rose
hue and cluster was also caught at
the low v neckline at the back.
Mrs. William " Hodges of Denver.
Colo, who with Mr.. Hodges is a guest
at the White House, wore lovely gown
of flame transparent velvet, fashioned
along softly draped lines.
YuIetide Blossoms
Predominate in Decorations.
The red corridor was aglow with gay
blossoms of poinsettia, the brilliant red
blossoms also studding the greens on
the mantel in the state dining room.
The east room. the simplicity of which
is its great beauty, had graceful clusters
of mauve single chrysanthemums on
the mantels and tall palms in front Of
the windows. In the green room. pink
roses and carnations were used on the
| mantel and at the side of the long mir
ror between the windows, while on a
table at one side Of the room a large
mound Of mignonette in a green bowl
was placed between the two handsome
figures of green bronze, making one Of
the most effective corners in the White
House last evening. The blue room had
white roses and chrysanthemums, ex-
cept on the mantel, where deep red
roses were used with fern. The red
room had the customary red roses and
carnations and on the mantel white
roses among the fern. The red trousers
of the uniforms of the members of the
Marine Band toned in harmoniously
with the red poinSettia blooms in the
long flower boxes in the red corridor
The President and Mrs. Coolidge re-
ceived little more than an hour, their
guests numbering about 1000, and after
their return to their own apartments
on the second floor, the Marine Band
went into the east room and played
for dancing. There were many who
stayed and the floor was we'll crowded.
Among other guests were Senator and
Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst, Judge McKen-
zie Moss, his son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur W. Howe, jr., of
Philadelphia, and Mr.. McElroy Moss,
son Of the Judge; the alien property
custodian and Mrs. Howard Sutherland,
the assistant solicitor of the Treasury
and Mrs. Harry K. Daugherty and their
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hayward Daugh-
erty of Pennsylvania: the commissioner
H. Blair, the Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral and Mrs. John II. Bartlett, Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney, widow of Mr.. Justice
Pitney; the Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral and Mrs. Warren Irving Glover,
Judge Mary O'Toole, the personal sec
retary to the President and Mrs. Ed
ward T. Clark, former Corporation Coun-
sci and Mrs Conrad Syme, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank p. Leetch, Mrs. Frederick
w. English and Miss Beatrice English
Of Philadelphia, Mrs David Meade Lea
and her house guest, Mrs. Thomas F.
Cleaver of Lebanon, KY; Mrs. William
Hamilton Bayly, Mrs Simon Wolf, Miss
Connolly and her sister, Miss Eleanor
Connolly: Mr.. and Mrs. Howard N.
Tucker, jr.: Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Cas-
par Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Childress and their daughters,
Miss Charlotte Childress and her
debutante sister, Miss Adair Chill
dress; Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett
Mrs. Charles G.. Matthews Mime. Roso,