New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
THE CAPITALS HOLIDAY.
FAMILY PARTIES AT THEl WHITE HOUSE
AND SECRETARIES HOMES
MANY PRESENTS RECEIVED ny THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS FAMrLY-INFoRMAL DINNERS
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.

THE ORDER OF HE DAY.
Washington Dec 25-The White House
c,osed TO visitors to-day. but the front doors were
opened at frequent intervals to permit the entry
~ nackages Of presents for the President Mrs.
cleveland and the two children. Most OF these were
brought by expressmen. but some of them were
brought by their donors in person In their own car
r,ages The President spent most OF the forenoon
with Private Secretary Thurber In the considera-
zion Of official matters. The children had their
christmas celebration in the White House on Sat
urday and their tree was denuded OF most OF It's
ornaments to-day. The family dined quietly at the
usual hour. o'clock. this evening, a few informally
invited guests being present besides Miss Benedict
% NevYork who has been visiting Mrs. Cleveland
the last week and who will remain during the holi-
days.
Although there reasons for the belief that the
President and Mrs. Cleveland will go TO Lakewood
soon il is impossible to obtain definite information
on that subject at the White House. 1t is said that
CHARTERS have been engaged for them at the Lake
wood Hotel their cottage not being In condition
20 receive them. and that they Will remain there
until next Saturday II will be necessary Tor them
10 return to Washington by that time In ORDER 70
prepare for the usual New Years Day reception at
the White House.
vicePresdent and Mrs Stevenson instead OF
snending Christmas Day In this city and taking
dinner at the Hotel Normandie. as II was geherahy
supposed they would took the O'Clock Tram lot
baltimore accompanied by their TWO oaugh'efs'
together PNS'r ~
at the marriage OF MISS E"ihe' ua"e -
Minister Belgium.
The Secretary of State and Mrs Gresham sp.n'
their first Christmas for many years III ,his Guy
in quiet fashion at the Arlington where imsy nIX
dinner with their niece Mrs' ru''e' %
guest -. W.. 49,, ,trs I.anoont spent the
mont and the children having returned on ,nSars
from a visit in NewIork. Miss Grace Sau h md,I
accompanied the party upon tneir return, anu VIII
s6ena the season here as Mrs. Lamonts guest guest
benefit of Frances who, born in Westminster ou,
g TIE former rssd d Ut Seer Mrs
and Miss Saunders attended seSWcs at where mg the
former were among the regular atterdah's our'
secretary Herbert with him today as guests ,S
his son-n-law and daughter, the Chief Clerk oil the
Navy Department and Mrs Min9 gn ,ave az guests
during the coming fortnight heir SON. Wiln hSre m
Carlisle who, with his wife ana f tnrt the nurpose
Of snendng the holidays with his parents No n ior
NAL invitations were ssued ioi s"e 81 The Secretary
asked to On rt the am{K a g1F Especial for
have been i'll for weeks with scarlet fever I nave nave
sc!an As it was considered prudent Iep rg
children to go OUT Cnrstmas i tlsu pleasant
and additional PANS ,nssep 1ake" 10
The secretary Of Agriculture and his sister MISS Mss
Nrorton were separated this season from me ui =;
tant members OF the family ior Ine n 10 have a.
ySeaTs Ea[ IN ng AFTER the New Year Mr. and
Mrs paul Morton who. with their daugntels, 49,
ely and eleven years will come from Cilcaso ior
n short visit Immediately after the NV 80. 80
Vr and Mrs Carl Morton. with tner u I 20
IA son VIII come from their home IN NeprdSha "a
srand a fortnight more with the secretary anu
Miss Morton. 49,, ,,rs p;sser had as
,bar opest today the latters Drother fhillP SUI
ris nj Geneva ~ Y. First Assistant fostiiais.ea
General Frank Jones joined the family at ui''nei
this evening. .a,,,.ho1 n n,easant
rrecelent in The Department of Justice ne no'
dniv excused all the employees at noon on
bu in addition especially gladdeneu ue ia %
i've messengers. u-emen. elevator cohuuCioIS en-
cha wornen by giving each Of them an orueL ioi =.
turkey This recalls similar generosity on ue paa
az ov.Secretarv Whitney. who made II d Piacti..e
" i've a turkey to everybody in the Navy DepaiS
49,. on the four Thanksgiving Days IN MS teIIi
~ ~ entertain them at his country nome al NiaS9
isnds on the Fourth of July. 49, 1900.
Tba ATTORNEY General and Mrs ONE! sPsis
Christmas in Boston with their youngest fna'rieu
1nyitations have been issued by Sir julian ana
7 adv Paurcefote for a ball at the Bil'lsh Eli
;rbe inmates OF the Children Hospital were p io
,.ided with everything that 'neroslty coulu SUI
,,iv AZ thev marched into tle room c9ntaIli..iSS
q yreat Christmas tree each OF ,ivm was uecoritu
,ri,h n bouui,et of flowers sent TO them ior tnls
,,i,nose bv Ruth and Esther Cleveland VINO SEM
IITb the hig boxes of flowers from the WHITE Rouse
q orantitv of prettily Illuminated cards TO DE uis
,rii,,tad With wishes for happy CHRISTMAS from
mo PRESIDENTS daughters.