Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1925, Page 40

MiIsSS JUL1A GLEAVES, Daughter of Lieut.Col and, Mrs. Samuel R Gleaves. making a series of visits i the Soutiv President and Mrs. Coolidge Welcome Brilliant Throngs At Season’s State Functions Demands on White House Curtailed to Relieve Over-Burdened Occupants—lnaugural Charity Ball Plans Forming’. SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. AVING dispensed with the routine of cabinet members’ dinner parties in their honoy, at least for this season, the President and M Coolidge are wisely curtailing all other social strains which have made exist e in the White House dangerous to the lives \porary re. 1 are lending themselves to making the stip- iteresting and brilliant as possible. The 1iemes of official life formulated when the of its te ulated sta cabinet dinners, Ii Go ent was lived their usefulne ¢ enter! ts as e other sc From the old custom of the head of the cabinet, ring the President and the first lady of the land at ner and g every other member of the cabinet to remeet them, 1aking an almost too familiar social footing, to say nothing of the loss hosts were permitted to ask guests outside the cabinet Pre d his lady. The last change may be only relieves overburdened President of much social and on down, enterta me and money temporary, but pressur it THE plan of having the drawing rooms emptied of all but a few special guests during the he kegping the blue room sufficien t to admit of the President ahd Mrs. Coolidge hearing the names of arrivals as they were announced, and also gave a more cordial air to the cvening, with guests mingling generally in the east room and red corridor, and liter dancing in the east room. As the monotonous old customs relative to official entertainments change, one wonders how they ever obtained at all, so much better does the new plan fit into the modern scheme of things. rs of recei ly qu HE President and Mrs. Coolidge will entertain at dinner Thursday night for the Chief Justice and Mrs, Taft and the associate members of the Supreme Court, and tomorrow night they will add interest to the Washington Opera Company’ entation of “Faust” in the new Wash- ington Auditorium, oc box his is a particular triumph for the Washington Op 1 X h has now passed its experimental stage and arrived a regular M ter feature of social life in the Capital. Cabinet members, diplomats, distinguished persons from other branches of official the society folk and just mere artists and music lovers of the city will fill the great auditorium to its capacity. Both Mr. and Mrs. Edouard Albion deserve the gratitude of the Capita! for their strenuous efforts for the local company. The presentation of “Aida” in the Auditorium, March 3, the second venture of the Washing- ton Opera Company in the same building, also promises a sure {ooting of success HE President and Mrs. Coolidge also are contributing to the success of the mah-jong and bridge party, to be given at 2400 Sixteenth street, Tuesday afternoon, by donating two volumes autographed by the Presi- steel engraving of be auctioned f ska, the purpose o be set for 3 o'clock and the auctior Isabella Howard will pour tea, assisted by Mrs. John L. Hines, wi the chief of staff, United States Army enora de- Riano, wife of the dean of the diplomatic corps, is a patroness for the benefit, the benefit of the General Hospital in the entertainment, 1 will take place at 4:45 o'clock. ge, to Ketchikan, Lady HE big inaugural charity ball being put over by important Washing- ton residents, and which will not only call together the social clans of Washington, but those of every other city in the United States who come to see the President assume his first full term in the White House, wiil benefit a number of local causes. The fund for the relief ‘of the families of firemen will receive one-half of the proceeds and the rest will be divided between the Child Welfare, Children’s Hospital, Childrn's Country Home and Neighborhood House. Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, Mrs, Frederick H. Brooke, Mrs. James F. Mitchell and Mrs. Charles J. Bell are the respective presidents of the ladies’ boards of the institutions named. The annual ball for the benefit of the Episcopal Home for Children will be given at the New Willard Hotel the night of February 16. This event rs a charming, refreshing dance, noted for its large contingent of vouthful attendants. dining room will be Mrs, Delos A. | Blodgett, Mrs. David du Bose GaH. {lard, Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee, Mrs. Wil- {liam Wheatley, Mre. Robert Love Tay- |lor, Mrs. Medorem Crawford, Mrs, Ed. win S, Puller and Miss Sarah S. Mon- roe. Teas Spe cial Feature Of Social Program Mrs. Charles B. Hatch and Mrs. rles Shwarm have iesued cards for a tea Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at Meridian Mansions, 2400 Sixteenth street, D. A. R. Chapter to Give Benefit Card Party The Elizabeth Jackson Chapter, D. A. R, Mrs, Augustus Heaton, re- | gent, will give a benefit card party | Monday, February 2, at 2:30 o'clock at the Cairo. In charge of arrange- ¥ ments are Mrs. L. W. Engster, chair- vle and Mrs. Austin Kautz.. They will | man; Mrs. Gregg Custis, Mys. Frances recelve from 5 to 7 o'clock at the|Smith, Mrs, Ormond Lissak and Mrs. Washington Club, and assisting in the Willett. Mrs. Robert Fairweather Mackenzie 1s entertaining at a tea this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock, for which she has issued cards Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde will eceiving with him at his recep- 1 Saturday afternoon Mrs. Charles raves Matfhews, Miss Mary B. Tem- (TLLTEY AEV"}IN‘; mall and the Capital a bit less progressive, have out- | ng Thursday night worked wonders, | the White House, autographed by Mrs. | The tables will | e of ____THE ‘SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 5 RH.le DUCHESS de VENDOME, gsering bene Te brum’a)g» Sister of Kin? 1 4 { | | F | | | | Mrs. Coolidge Accepts “Invitation to Luncheon Of Congressional Club Annual Event Will Be Held On February 18, at Ward- man Park Hotel. Mre. Coolldge will be the guest of honor at the annual luncheon of the ‘ongressional Club, which will be glven Wednesday, February 18, at Wardman Park Hotel The club will give a matinee card party tomorrow ernoon the s Clubhouse, on ‘New Hampshire ave- |nue, and Thursday, February 5, a | luncheon will be given th or mem- bgrs and their friends. Owing to the | smallness of the clubhouse members have been'requested t¢. make their | reservations for the tuncheon before al at | Monday, Febryary 2., - The annual- election. of office the club will be held Wednesda ruary 3,’the nomindtions having been made Wednesday, January 21. Mrs. Hadley, wife.of Representative Lind- ley H. Hadley of Washington, was unanimously nomipated for presi- dent, and the other candidates are: Mrs. Garner, wife of Representative John N. Garner of Texas, and Mrs. Taylor, wife .of Representative Ed- ward T. Taylor of Colorado, for first vice president; Mrs. Bland, wife of Repuesentative’ Sthuyler Otls Bland of Virginla, and Mrs. Underhill, wife of Representative Charles L. Under- hill of Massachusetts, for second vice jpresident; Mrs. Vestal, wife of Rep- resentative Albert H. Vestal of In- diana, and Mrs. Stephens, wife of Representative A. E. B. Stephens of Ohio, for third vice president; Mrs. Dale, wife of Senator Porter H. Dale of Vermont, and Mrs. Aswell, wife of Representative James B. Aswell of Louisiana, for fourth vice president; Mrs. Cramton, wife of Representa- tive Louls C. Cramton of Michigan; Mrs. Mayfield, wife of Senator Earle B. Mayfield of Texas, and Mrs. White, wife of Representative Wallace H. White, jr, of Maine, for fifth vice gia:ldenl; Mrs. Caraway, wife of ‘enator T. H. Caraway of Arkansas, and Mrs. Raker, wife of Representa- tive John E. Raker of California, for recording sccretary; Mrs. Newton, wife of Representative Cleveland Newton of Missouri, and Mrs. Bur ness, wife of Representative Olger B. Burtness of North Dakota, for corre- sponding secretary, and Mrs. Barkley, wife . of . Representative. Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky, apd Misx Sproul, daughter of Bepresentative. Eiliots W. Sproul of Illinols, for treasurer, LOWELL CABOT of Boston, w with Mr.Cabol has taken ahouse or R Street for the wintér, wosenawo s unoeewoos. Albert of Belgivun gpon- & dtekie home %E Mrs Exelwck Da Smithwick, an altrvactive southern Congressiondt set. o UNDERWOO D < UN DERWOOD . Q C., - JANUARY 25 1925--PART 2. cM1ss BEATRICE McITEAN, MISS HELEN “JHoMPsSON LEJEUNE, rehearsing Characters in Belleaw and MISS EUGENIA for Mah Jongg Wood, Me - ° rial Benefit,. Nflc\ HARRIS s cM.ISS MARY SMITHWICK., Diplomatic Corps Hastens Activities on Social Lines New Dean and Senora de Riano Renew Program. Legations Warned by Approach of Lent. The new dean of the diplomatic corps and Senora de Riano renewed thelr social activities, and others of tha corps hasten their social pro- grams, preparing against the coming of Ash Wednesday, February 25. The new dean of the diplomatic corps.in Washington, the Ambassador of $pain, Senor Don Juan Rlano, and Senora de Riano will entertain at dinner Tuesday evening, February 10. The Ambassador and Senora de Riano had guests dining with them last eyening. The Ambassador of Germany, Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, was the guest in whose honor the counselor of the embassy and Frau von Lewinski en- tertained at dinner last evening. The guests included the members of the embassy staff and of the German- American Mixed Claims Commission, of which Dr. von Lewinski is a mem- ber. The Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de la Torriente and their daughter, Senorita Maria Luisa de la Tor- riente, returned to the embassy last week “froni their home in Ha i wheére they -sojourned for several weeks.! The Ambassador of Great Britaln and Lady Isabella Howard will be the honor guests at.luncheon today of Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, who will en- tertain & company of 40, Ambassador. Sir Esme Howard will g0 to New York Thursday te attend the marriage that afternoon of Miss Barbara J. Guggenheim to Mr. John Robert Lawson-Johnston of the Brit- ish embassy staff. Miss Guggenheim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Gukgenheim, and Mr. Lawson-Johnaton will be married at 4 o'clock at the Hotél Plazs, Rev. Winthrop Sargent of Boston officlat- ing. Others who will go over for the wedding ‘will be Senator and Mrs. Medill’ McCormick, the counselor of the embassy and Mrs. Henry Getty Chilton, the military attache and Mrs. Charlton, Mr. M. J. Balfour, Mr. Har« old H. Sims and Mr. Leander MeCor- mick-Goodhart of the embassy staff. Mr. Balfour, Mr. Sims and Mr. Mc- Cormick-Goodhart will be ushers for Mr. Lawson-Johnston. Mr. Lawson-Johnston is a som of Mr. and Mrs, J. O. Lawson-Johnston of London, the latter formerly Miss Fannle Roberta Dunlap of New York He and his bride will go to Palm Beach for their wedding trip and after February 14 will be at home at 1824 R street The newly appointed Ambassador of France and Mme. Daeshner will arrive in Washington thls morning. They have taken an apartment at 2400 Sixteenth street while the em- bassy i# being put in readiness for them. They. were met in New York yesterday morning by the counselor of the embassy, Count de Sartiges. who is charge 'd’affaires until the Ambassador is presented to President Coolldge and the Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes. The Minister of Sweden and Mme. Wallenberg will entertain at dinner Friday evening. The Minister of Czechoslovakia, Dr. Frantisek Chvalkoysky, will be host at dinner tomorrow evening at the legation. Dr. Chvalkovsky was ameng the guests at luncheon Priday of Prince Lotfallah, the envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Rome of his majeaty, Hathimite, the King of Araby. His other guests were Mra. Copeland, wife of Senator Royal 8 Copeland 'of New York; Mrs. Friestead and Miss Drexel. Prince Lotfallah sccompanied the United States Ambassador to Spain, Mr. Moore, to his home in Pittsburgh, where he is spending the week end, and will return to the Shoreham for a longer visit. The Minister of Esthonia, Mr. Plip, has returned to Waashington from Philadelphia, where he made an ad- dress before the University of Penn- aylvania. The Minister of the Irish ‘Free State, Dr. Timothy A. Smiddy, will be the guest of honor and prinpipal speaker at the luncheon which. will' be given at the Women's City Cluh st 22 Jackson place Saturday &t T o'olock. Judge Mary O'Toole will preside and the Minister will speak on “Social Service Work." The charge d'affaires of Persia, Mr. Kazemi, will return this week from (Continued on age. fker of Represeniative and Mk, ir] of the Dates for "At Homes" In Society Calendar For Guests' Guidance Hostesses Announce Recep- tions, Informa! and Other- wise, for the Ante-Lenten Period. Mrs. Dale, wife of Senator Porter Dale of Vermont, will be at home rsday afternoon, from 4 to 6 ck in her home at 144 B street northeast. H, T| Mrs. Daniel Read Anthony, jr., will be at home Tuesday afternoon after 4 o'clock at 2140 Wyoming avenue. She will have with her Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey, Mrs, James L. Karrick, Mrs. T. G. Hanson and Mrs. W. G. Brantley. Mrs. Thomag W. Phillips, jr., wife of Representative Phillips, and Mrs. Adam M. Wyant, wife of Representa- tive Wyant, will receive February 3 from & to 6 o'clock in the residence of Mrs. Phillips, at street. Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, will be at home Wednesday after- noon from 4 to & o'clock. Lieut. and Mrs. Arthur D. Conden will be at home informally this after- noon from 4 to 7 o'clock at their Fesidenee, 1216 Sixteenth street. Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews, Miss Alice Shepard and Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman will preside at the toa table and will be assisted by Mrs. George Dorsey Price, Mra. Robert Imbrle, Mlss Mar- garet’ Crosson and Miss Ruth Jones, aleo Mrs. Condon's mother, Mrs. Eleanor T. Cronin, Before her recent marriage Mrs, Condon was Mrs. Eve- lyn Cronin Hunt. Mrs. Godfrey L. Cabot will be at home tomorrow afternoon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock in her home at 1904 R street for the last time this season, Mrs. Henry Price Wright will be &t home this afternoon for the last time this season. Mrs. Lincoln Green and her daugh- ters, Miss Anna Hall Green and Miss Ruth Miller, will be at home Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at their | heme in Georgetown, Mrs. Arthur Amory Houghton and Miss Gratia Houghton have discon- tinued- thelr Sunday afternoons at home pecause of illness in the family. Mra. ‘Pogrt. Mopre' Oray and, Miss 2198 Sixteenth 1 MRS. JOHN H. SMITHWICK, , W2fe of Representative Smithwick, of Floride. Dinner Partie In Capital’s Dinner parties grow in popularity |as & means of paying social obliga- [tions as Lent approaches, while lunch~ {eon parti d teas are becoming more | frequent. The | Hughe | ner 1ast Secretary of State and Mrs were the honor guests at din- ning of Mr. and Mrs. John fays Hammond. The company in. | ided Senator and Mrs. Claude A | Swanson, Senator and Mrs. Oscar Un- ierwood, Admiral and Mrs Edward | . Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the tes Minister to the Nether- Richard M. Tobin, Lady Mr. and Mrs. William D, Storey, Dr. and Mrs. William H. Wil- ner, Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss Mary | Patten, former Secretary of the | Treasury, Mv Franklin Ma |Mr. Thomas J. O'Brien and liam Wolch of Baltimore. Mr. The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs, Wilbur will be hosts at dinner day evening in honor of the Ambassa- |dor of Great Britain and Lady Isa- | bella Howard. Representative and Mrs Stephens of Ohio were gu, \er Friday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Hunt Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Kaiser of Indlan Hill, Ohio. Mrs, Kalser sang several songs accompanied by Mr. Elsworth Loveland. A B Representative and Mrs. Allen T. | Treadway will be hosts at dinner in the Chevy Chase Club, Saturday, Feb- ruary 21, Mrs. Wade H. Cooper entertained a few friends informally at luncheon yesterday. Assistant Secretary ‘of the and Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth dinner Wednesday The Treasury | entertain at February 4 Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham will entertain at dinner Sat- | urday evening, February 7, in hanor of the Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes. Mrs. Guy Despard Goff, wife of the Senator-elect from West Virginia, has issued Invitations for a luncheen Tuesday in her New Hampshire ave- nue home. Former Representative and Mrs. Edmund Platt will give a large din- ner party Wednesday, February 4, at the Chevy Chase Club. Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey L. Cabot will be hosts at dinner Tuesday evening in honer of Mr. and Mrs. Serge Kous- sevitzky, who will come to Washing- ton from Boston that day for the con- cert of the Boston Symphony Orches- tra, of which Mr, Koussevitzky is conductor. Mrs. Henry Price Wright will en- tertain at dinner Friday evening. Mrs. J. Borden Harriman will give a supper Sunday evening, February 8, in honor of Mrs. Vincent Astor, who will come to Washington the day before to be the guest of Mrs, Tracy Dows. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Heurich will entertain at dinner tomorrow evening Murlel Eleanor Gray will not receive | this afternoon, but will be at home |after 4 o'clock the remaining Sun- | day afternoons in the season. Mrs. C. S. Thomas and Miss Thomas will be at home informally Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at 2400 Sixteenth street. Mrs. C. W, Rebertson will be at heme informally Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, and will have with her Mrs, Nolting and Miss Nolt- ing of Baltimore. Mrs. Willlam H. Sholes will be at home Wednesday from 4 to 7 e'clock, assisted by Mrs. Charles H. Robb. Mrs. Josiah A, Van Orsdel, Mrs. Wen- dall P. Stafford, Mrs, Frederick L. Siddons, Mrs. Ellioit Woods, Mrs. Qlifford K. Berryman, Mrs. Appleton P. Clark, jr.; Mrs, Samuel E. Lewis, | Mrs. Willlam R. Myers and Miss Florence Berryman, Miss Margery Gerry, Miss Katherine McCoy, Miss Katherine Fenning, Miss Kathryn Spellman and Miss Elizabeth Schaaff. Mrs. C. C. Calhoun will not have her usual at home today, but will help Mrs. W. Clark Noble receive from 9 to 12 o'clock at 2633 Fifteenth street. Mrs. John Francls Gaynor and Mrs. John Kerfoot Haywood will be at home informally this afternoon in the former's home at 2800 Adams Mill read, from 5 to 7 o'clock. Mr. W. Clark Noble will be at home informally this afternoon at <his studio, 2633 Fifteenth strect, having a8 his honor guest M| Grace L. Holden. b S5 Veagh: | P2 775 Al s Are Popular Social World Growing in Favor Among Washington Hosts. List of Notablc Functions. Including Luncheons and Teas. in their home, on New Hampshire avenue, and will take their guests |tater to the performance of “Faust by the W gton Opera Company in the New Washington Auditorium Mrs. Robert Williamson Hunter will {be hostess at luncheon, followed by | bridge, Wednesday afternoon at the Washington Club nor of Mra Dutton, wife of Commander Benfamin Dutton of Annapolix F. Wishart, presiden ilege, w guest dinner last evening of wi Compston honor at M Mrs Hills was hostess at d ning her suests to E home and the Che her e Club for danc rt entertained at a in honer of Isabella Leith, whose engage ment to Ensign Bernard Austin, U. S A., was Tecently anmounced. The guosts included Mis¢ Alexandra Leith Miss Judith Shelton. Mrs. Edward | Paschal, Miss Elizabath Price, Miss | Ruth Coleman, Mrs. R. L. Hateher son White and Mr, Henry How | in"the city for a fe ¥s @ at the Wardman Park Hotel | tained at dinner last | and Mrs. C. C. Calhou Among the guests were Senator and Mrs. King of Utah, Mrs, Jc shall, Miss. McCullough, Mr. den and others, a gue enter- ight for Capt Special Perso:aj_fites Of Official Circles | Senator and Mrs Kendrick will have as their guests this wee | the latter's brother-in-law and sist {Mr. and Mrs. Frances Charles Wil- | Hams, who will come from their home at Sheridan, Wyo. Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liams are on their way to Halti to sit their son-in-law and daughter. Maj. and Mrs. Calvin Cumming, who were married in the apartment of Senator and Mrs. Kendrick. Mrs Cumming was formerly Miss Buyla Willlams and spent much time here before her marriage. John B. Representative and Mrs. Charles A Meoney of Cleveland, Ohlo, returned recently to Washington and have taken an apartment at Stoneleigh Court. Representative Charles Forest Curry of California, who has been confined to his home for some time by illness, is improving. The Representative of Canadian De- partment of External Affairs, British Embassy, and Mrs. Merchant Maheney will go to New York to attend the reception and ball to be given by the ((‘ommisalnner of Australla and Mrs. J. A. M. Elder at the Hotel Plaza to- morrow evening. Thursday evening Mr, and Mrs, Ma- honey will be the honor guests at a dinner to be given by the Canadian Soclety in. Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin King will go to Baltimore tomorrow to be the guest of Miss Dorothy (iray for tha day. They will attend the Bachelors cotillon tomorrow evening. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Casper Miller will move tomorrow to 2553 R street the residence formerly eccupied by Gen. Fitzhugh, where they will be for | several months while their house on |8 street is being completed. Miss Nancy Bigelow of Charleston 8. C, will arrive in Washington Feb ruary 2 to spend a fortnight with | Mrs. Horace Macfardand. Miss Bige [low’s engagement to Mr. John Melton Hudgins, son of Mrs, Macfarland, was recently announced. Miss Nancie Benolist, Miss Ruth Burt, Miss Marguerite Marene and Miss Bonnie Love will go to Balti- more the end of the week to be guests of Col. and Mrs. Ola 'W. Bell and their | daughter, Miss Mildred Lucille Bell. {Col. and Mrs. Bell will give a large | dance Friday evening for their house | guests, others coming from New York and Richmond for the oceasion. Mr. Leonard Wood, jr., Is the guest of Mr. David M. Key 2t the Bachelor. Mrs, Josephine O. Harr of Pitts- burgh is visiting her father, Mr. Peter Fersinger, and sister, for ten days, Junior League Sponsors “Man Without Coumry" The Washington Junior League is sponsoring the first showing, Febru ary 28, &t the New Wiliard “A. ManiWithout a. Couptrys”