Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-28

any NnoWI"dg" 81 his Descent From
Cromwclrs Distinguished General
Interesting Social Events.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-The following an
pears in The Sunday Herald The following
extract from letter Of the president elect,
addressed to thGeitor Of The Sunday Herald,
will set at rest the statement, SO frequently
made il print, that Gen. Harrisons family
claim descent from CromwelIa distinguished
general
have repeatedly d.caiucd any knowledge rs
to the descent Of our family from Gen. Thomas
Harrison. and I'm not able 10 refer you TO any
authorizes upon the subject Very truly yours,
BtyJANIN HARRISON
The President and Mrs. Cleveiand will
spend Christmas quietly at the " bite House.
They may have fritHd or two 10 dine with
them. Mrs. Cleveland has beea busy attend
ing to sending off her Christina, present, as
well as receiving loads OF handsome gifts her
self.
local paper says that the president con-
sidered for several days last week the urgent
invitation OF the Democratic members from
Massachusetts to attend the great tariff re-
form dinner which l. TO be held in Boston on
Friday next lie finally decided not to go.
InasmuCh as MI FuirChld and Speaker Car
isle are both going, and as Secretary Endi-
colt is to lie there, il seemed as if the admin
istration would be fully enough represented
without him but lie will probably send l.
letter to be read at the dinner
She is giving considerable attention also to
the dates for the official entertainments at
the W hite House and reckoning jealousy the
amount OF time outside her own house.
There is no doubt but That She contemplates
this winter accepting Very generally the in
,+..ft .,,f t.f- 10 l.. 4
/ curiosity to see something Of the social field
in the west end She has decided also during
the season to be at home ON Mondays after
o'clock to see her friends who call bv ap.
pointmenr.
Secretary Bayard will have his fou.
daughters-NaHuia, Louise Florence and
Ne.he-to grace his festive board on Christ
mas, with Mr. 'J. I. Bayard. Jr., who is
home from ale college, and Master Bayard
VINO is buck from boarding school. Mrs.
/ Warren, the married daughter, is not able
/ to come Oh for Jhe holidays.
Secretary ana Mrs Farcuid will spend
christmas in this city, and VIII have few
friends to JON them at dinner. Later in the
week Mrs Fai.cAld Will 80 to New y orll
/ probably for few days.
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney drove to the
train 10 meet their young sons and Miss
/ Pauline Whitney, who Will make the house
gay for the coming fortnight. Christmas
they viii spend together, very likely at
/ Grasslands, Their. country pace if the
weather Is pleasant. On Thursday evening
| Mrs. " hitncy gives a bal pouQre, to which
| ali the younger set III society have been IN
| vited and inuch nerrImcnt Is expected.
The party was intended tor Miss Dimock,
of New York, but she will not be able to De
present.
Secretary and Mrs. Villas will dine quietly
on Christmas day with their daughters, who
are just back from boarding school. Master
Henry Villas is spending his first Christmas
away from home III the west.
Secretary and Mrs. EEdicott have gone to
Salem for the holidays.
Postmaster General AMI Mrs Dickinson
also look forward To quiet, happy dinner
together with Mrs. Platt and N ls5 Sinclair
/ OF Detroit,
Attorney General Garland has Mrs. Hub
bard and Mrs, saunders Garland, Mr. Rufus
Garland, Miss Garland and Master Garland
to make up his Christmas guests. Nh Rufus
Garland, who has been in wretched health,
is back from stay with tie Jesuit fathers
| in Frederick entirely restored.
Chief Justice Fuller and his attractive
family will have merry Christmas. In an
other week Miss Mary Fuller sails tor Berlin.
Justice and Mrs. Miller and Justice and
Mrs. Blatchford are in New York for tna
holiday recess.