The Washington times., 1929-01-11
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Cross Section of These United States
Represented at Congressional Rec option

CereSC; vice PfeS1OenC-
Elect a Guest; Also De-
feated Candidate for
President
Another Congressional re
ception written into his
tory. A cross section of
these United States assem-
bled at the White House as
guests of the President and
Mrs. Coolidge. A vast crowd
far the largest of this sea-
son and perhaps of several
seasons-but so well ham
died by attentive aides in
glittering uniforms that there
were no traffic jams" of
consequence. 4. And withal a
very colorful party.
Question?
What did Vice President
Dawes, Secretary Mellon and
Parker Gilbert talk about when
they retired into an antiroom
for a half-hour's powwow?
And what did Alice Roosevelt
'Longworth have on her mind
when she carried off Senator
Curtis into the Red Room and
then gathered in Secretary Kel-
1ogg for 10 minutes of animated
three-way discussion?
The two questions were upper
most in the minds of those
attuned to bits of by-play.
Preparations, probably, in the,
first instance, with the youthful
agent general for PREPARATIONS
under the Dawes plan-young
Mr.. Gilbert's most imposing
title-fresh from Germany.
And possibly the Kellogg trea-
ties in the second. But nobody
can supply an authoritative
answer, for there were no
eavesdroppers.
Led the Line
The Speaker and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth were the first to
greet President and Mrs. Cool
idge, heading the long line of
congressional folk, who were the
special guests at the reception
last night. Hard upon their
heels came 1.-The Vice President.
elect and Mrs. Camp phrase
frequently applied to Senator
Curtis and his sister, who &C.
companies him everywhere. Then,
the Senate's president pro tenn,
Senator George Moses. with Mrs.
Moses--and after that the deluge
OF Senators. Representatives and
the hundreds of guests invited to
meet them. The Army and the
Navy were generously repre-
sented-with most of the Army
files" in olive drab service uni
forms in spite of the order
which now permits their wearing
"blues" for full dress.
Cart Before the Horse
All this, however, is rather put.
ting the cart before the horse.
The reception opened officially
in traditional fashion, with the
fanfare Of trumpets and the
strains of Hail to the Chief"
Presidential procession made it's
way down the stairs. First came
the aides. then the President and
Mrs. Coolidge, the Vice President
and Mrs. Dawes, the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Kellogg, Secretary.
Mellon. Of the Treasury. escort
ing Mrs. New. wife of the Post
master General: the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of the In
terror walking together, the At
torney General and Mrs. Sargent,
the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur. the Secretary of
Agriculture, with Mrs. Everett
Sanders, wife Of the Secretary to
the President, on his arm; the
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Whiting and the Secretary of
Labor and Mrs. Davis.
The absence of several Of the
Cabinet group necessitated this
doubling up. Postmaster General
New is in Florida attending some
sort of a conference. Mr.. Sanders
is also an absentee and two of the
Cabinet ladies', Mrs. Dwight Davis
and Mrs. Jardine. are on the sick
list.