The Washington herald., 1916-12-25

"nheS mouse over CHRISTMAS The GUS
tomary afternoon motor ride was omitted
and tnere was only q family party at
dinner. Mr.. and Mrs Julian Boiling.
Ars. Howe Cothran and little Miss Jose
fanine Cothran are the other Christmas
guests at the White House.
Tns Chinese Minister and Mrs. Koo en-
tertained at a Christmas tree partly last
evening for their infant son, wellington
koo. tr. Among the guests were Miss
Lucy Yang. Miss Grace Yang, and Miss
Yen. an attache OF the Chinese Legation.
and Mrs. Yen
!. Lieut. and Mrs. Mason J. Young will
be at home Informally this afternoon
at their apartment in the westmoreland.
Gen. and Mrs. Hugh I. Scott have as
their guests until after Christmas, Mrs.
David Stockton, or Princeton, N. j., and
her two children.
Mrs. q. N. Hanson. wife of the Ameri-
can consul at Borneo, and Midshipman
Z. g. Hanson. are spending the Christ
mas holidays as the guests of Mrs. e. C.
Rogers
The Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute and Mrs. Wolcott entertained at
, dinner on Friday evening in honor of the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Hous-
ton.
Miss Elizabeth Howry, who for the past
two years has been studying with
Madame Sembrich. and who on Decem-
, Der is appeared In recital at the New
National Theater, assisted in the musi-
kcal program at All Souls Unitarian
! AChurch yesterday morning She sang
NfOhf hxr nd In
duet with Mr.. Tittman. THE Crucifix.' -
by Faure. Mr.. Tittman sang the tradi-
tional Christmas songs, THE First
NOVEL;" and Silent Night, Holy Night "
Mr.. Atwater. at the organ. played as
prelude. Christmas PastoraIe." by Rog-
: ers. and March OF the Magi." by Du-
bois. The organ offertory was Ancient
Z Noels." and the postlude, "Adeste FL
deles." There will be no service on
Christmas Day. as Christmas was cele-
brated at Sundays service.
An interesting wedding will take place
Thursday evening at s O'Clock when Miss
Jessie W. Abel will become the bride of
Mr.. Cleve Fl. Stauffer. The ceremony
will be performed by the Rev. DR.. James
l. Gordon, Of the First Congregational
Church. at the residence of the bride
Groom's mother. Mrs. Mary A. Stauffer.
in the Isabella. 140 Newton street. and
will be witnessed by a small company Of
relatives and close friends Mrs. Henry
=. Frankheuser will be the brides only
attendant and Mr.. s. r. Stauffer will act
= as best man for his brother. An informal
reception will follow the ceremony.
Miss Abel, who is the daughter OF Mrs
ary Abel. of Reading, Pa, has arrived
u Washing gton, accompanied by her
mother. Mr.. Stautrers sister, Mrs. C.
H. Frankheuser, of Reading: his aunt,
Mrs. James StaufTer, of New York, and
NJ Tnk
Louis. are among the out-of-town guests
Woo will attend the wedding.
From abroad comes the report that the
.aSag-ment OF Miss Elizabeth Asquith
h" Younger daughter of the former prime
minister. and Mr. Hugh Gibson, first sec
r"tary of the American Embassy in Lon
don, is shortly to be announced. Both
rave been staying at the ViceregaI Lodge
4 Dublin for the last fortnight.
- Mary . Adams has as her house
Ter niece. Miss Ruth IvanhOe Ford
virginia. who is 4 student at one Of
E,r-inia colleges.
. and Mrs Claude y. Bennett are not
ding the Christmas season in Wash
':.tOn has been their custom hitherto
'"IJ for Georgia Saturday to pass
holidays with their many relatives
ct .TIeuGs in Augusta and other cities
\ ,h- Empire State of the South.
Invitations will soon be sent out for the
.,rddius Of Miss Doris Ryer. daughter o.
Mrs. Fletcher RyeT. to Mr.. Stanhope w
NiSOn. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon
nj y will be celebrated in the Church of
T.. Heavenly Rest in New York, on the
iteTnOOn OF January 2 Following the
..eddiag ceremony there will be a recep-
ION at the Ritz-CarltOn.
Miss Ryer and her fance have oeen
present at many of the parties given for
young people this winter. among them
he dance given by Mr.. and Mrs Paul
Sartlett Thursday evening. The engage
tmsnt was announced last autumn.
Miss Maud Lichtensrein and Miss Juliet
liChtenstein have their guest Miss
Ruth LichtenStein, of New Haven, Conn
Mr. and Mrs. T ]. Spiker announce the
7 engagement of their daughter, Ernestlne
Augusta, to Mr.. Raymond West Wood
yard. of Hartford, Conn. The wedding
eil take place in the early part of next
Bear.
a Miss Janet Richards will give her reg
fular weekly lecture on Public Questions
\ tomorrow morning in the Woodward and
Lothrop Auditorium, at the usual hour,
l0:45 o'clock. The subject will be The
Great Human Documents of the Past
eek" including the notable speech Of
Lloyd George last Tuesday; President
Wilson's Peace Note" and Secretary
LAnsing's two comments thereon. follow
ed by a general review of the pros and
ccns relative to an early peace. There
will be no lecture by Miss Richards dur
ing New Years week, the hrst talk of
1911 being on January g.
Mr.. John Barrett, director Of the Pan
American Union, who was in New York
at the Hotel Astor for q few days last
week was among those entertaining at
4 dinner and theater party on wednes-
day evening