Evening star. [volume], February 17, 1928, Page 18, Image 18

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SOCIETY
President Coolidge Received Several
Thousand Guests at Army and Navy
Reception Last Night.
RIVALING in brilliancy and color
with the fir.*; state reception given
by the Chief Executive and
Mrs Coolidge to the diplo
matic corps was the reception
test evening in honor of the Army,
fr v y and Marine Corps. Practically
all cl the military and naval attaches
rtn~' the assistant attaches of the for
eign embassies and legations paid their
hor.r-go to the President of the United
States Their strikingly colorful uni
forms. with much gold and silver braid
and many decorations, together with
the colorful dress uniforms of the
fruited States Army. Navy and Marine
[Corps, presented a scene which is un
excelled in the Nation. The reception
!fwas the largest of the state functions,
jth'rc being more than 2,300 guests.
JTh' Army was well represented, the
Severity of their businesslike utility uni-
Jfrnr.s relieved by numerous citations
ifo” valor.
? The Army. Navy and Marine flags
{Were in evidence, and there was the
Jusuai artistic arrangement of flowers.
Swath the Marine Band Orchestra play
er.;: West Point and Annapolis airs dur
jcg the reception and later for dancing
fi r. the cast room, where guests were
fling to b? packed closely in the mass
joT humanity just to say that they had
jdf'.nced :n the President's house.
| Promptly at 9 o'clock, the bugler of
fth* Marine Band Orchestra blew "At-
Ser.ticn." and then, preceded by his mili
tary and naval aides in dress uniform.
nii?' President, walking alone, came
•down the marble stairway from the j
ffioor above to the red corridor.
| It was the first time since the Prcsi
jrf-nt entered the White House that Mrs
fCooiidg’ war not at his side at a state •
f unction. Mrs. Coe! dee has been ill
cr several days, and while her centSi- j
Jen is roper.'d much improved it was t
irjot thought advisable for her to under
take the task cf greeting so manv 1
sgnests.
* Immediately following the Chief Ex- :
Secunve were Vice President and Mrs. i
ib.vwes and the members of the cabinet. )
f\m.ng down two abreast, in the fol
iif-.nng order: The Secretary of State i
*>* d Mrs Kellogg, the Secrctemy of the
f?-:asury. Mr Mellon, accompanied by
»f:s. Hoover, w.fe cf the Secretary cf j
JC ••mrtrree. who is absent from the city; j
fir- Attorney General, Mr. Sargent, and j
Es? daughter. M~s. Ralph Pearsons cf j
SLudlew ,'vt.: the Secretary of the Navy ;
fcr d Mrs. Wilber, the Secretary of the I
Crtericr. Dr. Hubert Work, and his ;
{daughter. Mrs. Albert W. Btsscli of
fEvcnston. EL: the Secretary of Agri- I
jn-lturc and Mrs. Jardine, the Secretary ;
fcf Labor and Mrs. James J. Davis, and
pbrn. the secretary to the President and
Sirs Everett Sanders. The order in
jrh‘ch the President's executive family t
Bf'lowed him into the blue room varied >
jfr'm similar functions, the Secretaries
ki the Treasury and Interior quite fre- !
Jcli-ntiv walkmc with the Attorney Gen
lefcl in th® absence of Mrs. Sargent.
* The Postmaster General and Mrs.
be?w were not at the party, haying left
flirt week for Florida, where Mr. New is j
cer’iterating from an illness.
* As the President reached the corridor,
the bar d placed ’ Hail to the Chief” as j
bt° passed into the blue room and took
h£s stand in front of the double win
rj-vs which were banked with palms
ar.d Spring flowers The Chief of Staff
shd Mrs. SummeraH were the first to
oe received and then other officers cf
general staff then came the chief
3? naval operations. Admiral Charles P
Hughes and Mr®. Hughes, and the mem
bers of his staff, and the third group
received was the commandant of the j
Marine Corps with Mrs. John A. Le
iC’ine. and Gen L/leune's staff.
The personnel, U one might call It |
Jbat. cf the blue room changes with
cfcch reception and last night it was
rtrjctiy military, the members of the
rabinet and Vice President Dawes be
. 152 almost the only men in the State
fra wine room, where the President re
bfived. who were not in uniform.
Handsome Gcwns and Jew s.
The handsome gowns and jewels cf
he ladies in the company lent aa al-1
nct Springtime atmosphere to the !
.arty, and many new hints of the cori
ng of warmer days were noted in the
aim costumes.
Mrs. Dawes wore a striking gown of j
ade green cjrepe in crusted with silver j
aquins and beads, the gown fashioned :
Jong straight lines with pointed go- j
lets of the material heavily incrusted
; rsth the sequins. She were hose to
Ejatch her frock and silver kid slippers
f Mrs Kellogg was in a gown of white
gr.d gold brocade draped to one side,
frith a side sweep of the brocade held
fti the left and failing to the floor.
J Mrs. Davit, wife of the Secretary of
IV ar. was in a robe de style of rose vel
frt, embroidered in a dainty design with
lifiy gold beads. The bodice was cut
flrx a deep oval at the back and the
JUirt was quite short at the front and
Almost touched the floor at the back.
* Mrs Hoover was in a handsome gown
if white chiffon, embroidered in gold :
•sads. the bodice made with flowing ?
fmpery from each shoulder and the ;
•klrt gathered and trimmed with a deep
fringe of the gold beads.
I Mrs. Pearsons bad on a gown of:
f-tute chiffon embroidered in a fine j
feoign m black jet and crystal, the j
frock quite simple in fashion.
; Mrs Wilbur wore a gown of black \
f»pe tla&oratoly embroidered in black
and crystals ar.d fashioned with a
Lx in at the back,
| Mrs BisseU wore a gowa of soft j
frtute satin made along straight ltows, ;
the n« mime rnarsed by a fluting of the
friatensu and a flower fashioned of the
fa in caught at the left side.
1 Mrs Jardine was in a watermelon |
Idnk georgette crepe gown, fashioned \
frith a draped skirt with a girdle of l
fh.nettore? and there was a rhinestone j
irnarnent at the left shoulder.
i Mrs James J Davis wore a robe de
fry ic of lavender taffeta fasnioned with
I fitted is/ilt#, v4th a bow with
I'lrearners of a d<ep heliotrope velvet
|4»m sassing from the deep V at the :
w/vx of the bodice to the hemline of
i.ong full ear' which was banded
fr|th tne velvet ribbon the same shade
|i that used on the bodice
; M's. Everett Banders was in a gown
if giat* gum velvet, the bodice made
fi'h a caps effect at the hack and the
IC:' t igi.'Jy longer on the side than at
frv oack and front
i-Mis Frank W. htearns * ore a gown
f fuchsia chiffon crepe fashioned with
Ift ci aperies from the shoulders, the
4 rs d'Wj/ C at the sides.
Mis Jtiimn* rail wore a gown of
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laped iin'fe. with a rhinestone tijotlf at
b* ief< snouidar
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r naval operations, was in white sal in
t heavily embroidered in gold. Mrs. Otto
I Mimiti daughter of Admiral and Mrs
• Hughes was in pale green chiffon
i beaded in crystals.
Mrs. Lejeune wife of the commandant
• ot the Marine Corps, wore sapphire blue
5 velvet, .the bodice trimmed at the front
. with cloth of silver, and about her
• shoulders she wore a fine silver tissue
l i scarf. Miss Laura Lejeune w-as in a
. frock of white beaded georgette crepe
I and Miss Eujer.ia Leieune was in a
\ bouffant gown of apple green taffeta
j and tulle.
Mrs. Edward W. Ebcrle wore a gown
,-i of white crepe made along straight
; lines and embroidered in brilliants.
Mrs William A. Moffett, wife of tlw
: chief of naval aeronautics, wore cloth
; of geld designed along straight lines,
the skirt trimmed with a deep flounce
of handsome gold lace. The bodice of
j the gown was quite effective, streamers
of the material falling from the
1 shoulders quite long.
1 Miss Mary Randolph, who has been
j ill for sever T days, was at the party,
I wearing a gown of jade green crepe,
incrusted with crystals and fashioned
j with a train of green velvet.
Other Distinguished Guests.
Among others in the largo company
were Senator and Mrs. Waterman,
Senator Peter Norbeck. Representative
and Mrs. Britten. Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Amos A Fries. Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Herbert Crosby. Capt. and Mrs. E. C.
Dorn, the Assistant Secretary’ cf War
and Mrs. Charles Burton Robbins. Col.
and Mrs. Charles Bundell. Col. and
Mrs J D. Taylor. Col. and Mrs. J. J
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George F. Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Clin
j ton Ward. Mrs. Emory Scott Land.
Comdr. and Mrs. Timothy Keleher,
Mrs. Horace Macfarland. Comdr. j
Theodor? Jewell. Mrs. Claude Harris
Munn of Philadelphia, Col. and Mrs.
Marker Babb. Mrs Ernest AckLss. Mrs
W. C. Wright. Mrs. J. M Jovian,
widow of Comdr. Jordan of the Navy;
Mrs Edward G Hill of Louisville, Ky„
and her charming daughter. Miss Mar
jorie Hill, who have just returned from
a trip around the world: Miss Bell
Wills, daughter of the late Chaplain
Wills of the Navy; Miss C. M. Stover.
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'(l;v JOHN II: WCIS OKIINSI.AIH.
Before her marriage in St. Matthew's Church at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon to
Ensign Greenslade she was Miss Rosemary Prindleville Griffin, daughter of Mrs.
Taul Bastedo. Ensign Greenslade is on duty at the Fensaeola, Fla., aviation field.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Henry T. Allen,
i Asst. Surg. Gen. and Mrr.. Frank
Keefer.
Capt. and Mrs. David Le Breton,
Comdr. and Mrs. William D. Thomas,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Phillips. Mrs.
Henry D. Flood. Mr. and Mrs. G. Gould
Lincoln. Col. and Mrs Edward H. De
Armond and their daughter. Miss Anne j
De Armond: Rear Admiral and Mrs ,
Edward Rhodes Stitt, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Frank B Cheatham. Brig. Gen. j
and Mrs. Campbell King. Miss Elizabeth
Warner, sister of the Assistant Secre
tary of Commerce for Aviation;. Maj.
Gen. John L. Chamberlain, Miss Caro
lyn Chamberlain, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. William S. Benson. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Joseph Strauss. Col. and Mrs.
William P. Wooten. Col. and Mrs. j
Richard M. Cults. Capt. and Mrs. Rob
■ rrt Henderson, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
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Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
Guests at Cabinet Home Tonight.
The Vice President and Mrs. Dawes
‘ wl M be the guests of honor at dinner
this evening of the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, who will en
tertain a company of 24.
The Ambassador of Italy, Nobile Gia
como de Martino, accompanied by the
secretary of the embassy. Signor Vltettl,
will return tomorrow from New York,
where they went yesterday.
The Ambassador of Brazil, Scnhor
Gurgel do Amaral, will be host to a com
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The Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth are today celebrat
ing the anniversary of their wedding,
j w hich took place In 1906 In the White
House, when Mrs. Longworth's father,
the late Col. Theodore Roosevelt, was
President.
The Minister of China and Mme. Szo
, entertained at dinner last evening, when
their guests were the. Minister of the
Irish Free State. Mr. Timothy A.
Smiddy: Senator Arthur Capper. Rep
resentative and Mrs. John Q. Tilson,
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom.
Miss Vera Bloom. Representative and
Mrs. J. Charles Linthicum, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Denby. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward A. Harrlman. Dr. and Mrs. Daven
port White, Maj. and Mrs. Samuel Bur
leigh Milton and Mrs. Henry A. Strong.
The Minister of Norway and Mme.
Bachke have accepted the invitation ex
tended by the committee for the Mardl
Gras Bal Masque to be guests in the
box of honor at the hall tonight at the
Mayflower Hotel.
The Ambassador of Mexico and
Sonora de Tellez were among those at, j
the performance of ‘‘Die Walkuere" |
given by the Washington National !
Opera Co., with Mme. Johanna
Gadski as Brunhilde. The enthusiasm
! was spontaneous and. unlike the usual
dignified audience in Washington, there
w’ere calls of ‘ Bravo!" and cheers at the
close of the performance. Others seen
at the opera were Nobil Donna An
| toinette de Martino, the Ambassador of
Germany and Frau von Prittwitz-Gaf
fron, the counselor of the German em
bassy and Frau Kiep, the secretary of
the German embassy and Frau von Sel
j zam. Representative Stephen G. Por
: ter. the Undersecretary of the Treasury
; and Mrs. Ogden L. Mills. Countess
1 Piercy, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose,
Baron and Baroness von Below. Mrs
Mina C. Van Winkle. Mrs. H. L. Rust. '
Mrs. Fred Dennett. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Thompson Seton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred- ‘
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Cathedral Goers Attention
Sunday Dinner,
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crick Frclinghuyscn Dumont, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward A. Harriman, Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Gans, Col. and Mrs. George C.
Thorpe, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hos
mer, and Comdr. and Mrs. Frank Bar
rows Freyer.
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