Show i I CALVIN GALVIN GREETS YEARLY YEARl Y Mrs Irs Coolidge V Wears cars Out Pair Pail of Gloves at I Each Reception WAShINGTON WASHINGTON X Jan Jon JonBY t JW BY BYThe ByThe The The Press The cab cabinet inet met dinner of o December 2 op- op opened op opened ened for tor tho the and Mrs Irs Coolidge the str strenuous round of presidential social C winter activities activities ties which stretch with little in- in interruption Interruption In Interruption to about th the middle ot of February Although the major functions at the executive mansion are are only nIne they Impose heavy beavy burdens For one ono thing practice calls for tor dinners on the part port ot of o cab cab- cabinet cab cabinet inet met officers tile the chief justice and the speaker C tf r the house thus thusa a adding twelve more mor torm formal l occa occa- occasions occa- occa occasions occasions to the White Whit House social calendar I VISITORS YEARLY YC Although such social octal duties ot of tile the president may not be b con con- considered con considered by mary malY his most burden burden- burdensome burdensome corn burden some activity an Idea of ot the downright fatigue ta igue Involved In White House may be gathered from froni the th tact fact that tre- tre fre frequenters ot of the th executive man sean mansion mansion sion at lit dinners receptions gar gar- garden garden den car den parties patties and other ether special oc- oc occasions occasions oc occasions have hav reached In late lat years the tho s figure of ot more than visitors yearly euly with with- without without without out reckoning those thore who pay re- re respects respects re respects at the tho executive offices Guests of ot the th White House functions are ar cho chosen n from a list comprising from eIght to ten thousand names names which Is unique among social registers register In that of- of official of official position or other personal merit of ot the th Individual and not merely family name nam or wealth Inspired Its It compilation Every person on this list i Is Invited to togo toCO go 0 to at least one ono dipner or re- re reception reception re reception The dinners are ar given in honor of ot th cabinet the th diplo diplo- diplomatic matte matic corps the th supreme court and the th speaker In Addition to the tho diplomatic judicial congressional army and ond nav navy and an- New v r ar H o 50 VT TO Z ZA A DINNER The dinners are usually of ot about fifty guests to Lo whom a few tew hun hu- hundred dred more mor are ars added after aCter dinner to listen to a musicale The Th ye- ye re receptions ons are ar very nry much larger affairs usually running to over oyer a thousand guests The Th president and Mrs Mr Coolidge shako shake hak hands with every evry em on The Tho Th biggest reception of ot all aU is held eld on New Years Year's day when whenn I n addition n u oil all the U nn an J OhiO fu fu I iliO Iio ore are ar to bring brint greet greet- greetings greetings erect Ints ings to the tb White House the til ex- ex executive cx Is opened to all who wish to call caU upon the Prest- Prest President President dent deut As A a rule about per per- persons sons per sons avail themselves of the op- op opportunity opportunity op opportunity On occasion oc up to 1000 per per- persons persons sons eons have hav been per personally na greeted greet cret- ed d every 20 minutes minute Mrs Mr Cool Cool- Cool wt rs out a pair pIr of ot kid iJO cs gloves cloves I at ot e c iOE an azid and after ft r the lar the pr hand dud And so len wol i awol len Entertaining Entertaining- like 11 many lOt of of tho the theother theother oth other r s Incumbent Incumbent- upon the president ot ottlie Ute United States tes i Ii more as a 11 prospect than thanas thanas as an all actuality |