Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
THE SOCIAL WORLD
O. s.
The Christmas Plans at the
White House.
OTHER CELEBRATIONS
JUVENILE FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT
CUBAN LEGATION.
Incidents of Present and Some of Com
ing Week-Personal
Notes.
OTHER CELEBRATIONS

President and Mrs Roosevelt having been
Joined yesterday by Miss Alice Roosevelt
and Master Kermet Roosevelt are now sur
rounded by their entire family and antici-
pate their usual celebration Of Christmas
day at the White House. The formal dinner
will be late in the day, but the chances are
that the midday luncheon, of which Com
mander and Mrs. Cowes will be hosts, will
be the first meeting for the day of all the
Roosevelt kith and kin residing at the capt.
tai. AT the Christmas dinner at the White
House the President and his wife have
usually a friend or two to join the family
circle and tomorrows feast will be no ex-
ceDtion.
The cabinet women did not unite in a
present to Mrs. Roosevelt, has been
custom in other administrations or at other
times, but will each present her a personal
gift today.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Hay
will have their sons-in-law and daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs Payne Whitney and Mr..
and Mrs. James Wadsworth. jr.. and Mr..
Clarence l.. Hay. who is back from Har-
ward. to make up their family party for
the festival
Secretary Shaw and family anticipate a
pleasant day together. Mrs. and Miss Shaw
have Just returned from a delightful visit
to Des Moines. where their friends We'd
with each other in making every moment
OF their stay delightful. all of which goes
to show why this mother and daughter are
held in such high regard here. Miss Erma
Shaw is also home for the holidays from
college.
Secretary and Mrs Taft have not had a
Washington Christmas in many years, but
in the course of their travels have learned
great deal of how the festival is OBJ
served elsewhere. AS their children are
young. the day will be the ideal one-for
an American household.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Wynne
have similar celebration in mind, in the
midst of a family party, following the old
customs of home cheer, gift giving and
gift making, each detail made sacred by
its happy observance each year of their
married life.
Secretary and Mrs. Morton will have their
first Washington Christmas residents,
and have with them for the holidays several
Chicago relatives and friends.
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock and their
daughters will Christmas here, also.
The Attorney General has probably more
Invitations than any other public individual
for the day. -r#ss
Secretary Wilson and his sons, who are
comfortably keeping house together this
winter, have the same kind of holiday
celebration in prospect. Miss Wilson is in
Paris. u
Admiral and Mrs Dewey and General
and Mrs. Chaffee anticipate home celebra-
tons of the day. The Speaker and Miss
Cannon expect to reach Danville late to-
night, If they make necessary railroad con-
nections, and their stay at their old home
will not be for more than three or four
days. ~
Generally speaking all the ambassadors
and ministers will be here throughout the
holidays. In each instance the family circle
is enlarged by the presence at dinner of the
secretaries and attaches and families. The
Cuban minister and Nine. QueSada have a
Christmas tree party today from 3 to for
their children and the associates of the lat
ter, and a similar celebration at the Aus
trian embassy for the young daughter of
the ambassador and Nine. Hengelmuller is
regular incident of Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Bryan of this city an
nounce the engagement of their daughter,
Ida Elizabeth. to Mr.. George G. Young Of
New York city. The marriage will take
place during the holidays.
Miss sadye Euchengreen of Philadelphia
is stopping with Miss G. Herman, 102 I'll
street northwest, and will be at home Sun
day afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Titcomb of 2237 Q
street announce the marriage of their
niece, Miss Ethel Irving Ashley, to Mr.
S. Sidney Breese Stevens, Friday, Deem
Der %. Mr.. and Mrs Stevens left at once
for an extended trip through Southern Cal
ifornia, thence to San Francisco, where
they join Mr.. Burton Holmes.
Mrs. Isham Hornsby has rented her house
on 1 street to Mr.. Lorilard of New York.
She is in mourning for Gov. Black of Penn
sylvania, and thinks of accompanying her
daughter to Vancouver barracks, Where
both Major and Lieut.. Evans are now sta
toned.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Harriet Sigourney Eustis and Mr. Clarence
A. Burt of Springfield, Mass. MISS EuStis
has resigned her position as assistant Il
brarian of the Public Library and gone TO
her home in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Charles H Rabbit will be at home
Monday informally, 3 to 6, but does not ex-
pect to receive Mondays, January ana D.
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald de Koven enter
tanned at dinner last night complimentary
to Count Limburg- Strum who has been in
this country several months, and is now De-
ginning to have as good time here as ne
were Miss Morton, Mile. Desportes. MISS
Katherine Elkins, Miss Mary Switzerland,
Miss Ethelle de Koyen, Miss Can, the VI
comte de Chambrun, Signor Centaro, Rep
resentative Longworth, Senior Lima Silva
and Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs Harlan gave an en-
joyable opportunity to several hundred
friends yesterday to extend to them con-
CALCULATIONS on their forty-eighth wedding
anniversary, as well as the ordinary COM
pliments of the season. In addition to the
family party Mrs. Bremwell, Miss Hege-
man, Mrs. A. H. Snow Miss Eloise Sar-
gent, the Misses Miller, Miss Hoyt, Miss
Marcia Butler and others assisted in the
hospitality. The occasion was a delightful
one.
Mr. NJ. l.. Whitley and family have gone
to their country home, in Virginia, to spend
the holidays. I'm
Mr.. Cotton Maynard is b6me for the holi-
days Henry w. Maynard, who is, at Cor
nell, will spend his vacation In the north
enjoying winter sports
The marriage of Miss Sophie Maud Rowe
Of Westmoreland county, Virginia. and Mr..
Charles G. Rennoe of Prince Georges coun-
ty, Md, took place Tuesday, evening. De-
cenfber 20 at the residence of the brides
sister. Miss Georgia Rowe, in this city. The
bride was beautifully gowned in white
mousseline and lace and carried bouquet
OF white carnations. She was attended by
her sister, who was also in Swtfte. The deco
rations were in the Christmas colors. Mr..
and Mrs Rennoe went at once to their
home in Prince Georges county.
Mrs. Ella V. Duvall left today for Hagers-
town, Md, to spend the Christmas holidays
with her brother. George T. slyer.
Miss Mary Kimball left this morning for
the Delaware Water Gap, where she will
be member of big country house party
over the holidays.