Evening star., 1916-12-25
Events OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
President and Mrs. Wilson to Have
Large Family Party Dining
at White House.
Christmas Quiet in Foreign House
holds-Two Dances to Conclude
Gayeties of the Day.

The President and Mrs. Wilson are
having a Christmas celebration similar
to that in many other households
throughout the land. This evening
there will be large family party din
ing at the White House. it's members
including the three daughters of the
President, his two sons-in-law, Mr.. Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo and Mr.. Francis
Bowes Sayre; Mrs. Wilson's mother.
Mrs. William H. Boiling: other mem
hers of her family residing at Washing
ton and her brother-in-law and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolfe Boiling of New
York. who are spending the holidays at
the White House. The White House
dinner will be served at ! o'clock
Christmas is having more quiet cell
eb> alton in most of the embassies and
legs. lions at Washington than was
,s,,a1 before the beginning of the Eu-
ropean war AT the French embassy
tbe ar,b> ssador and Nine. JuSserand
win have Z he embassy staff to dine with
them this q vening. Otherwise the day
is passing tk ere purely as rehgious
fete At the British embassy: Where
there are chiIdr>an. not only in the fam
iIv of the ambass>' dor. but in several OF
the households connected with the en-
hassy a tree has been prt up ana is
the rallying point today, not only OF the
Juveniles but of the groWn-ulos as Weii-
This evening the ambassador ana Lady
Spring Rice will have the embassy stan
dining with them.
The minister of Salvador AMI Nine.
de Zaldivar will have a family gunner
party this evening at the legation ano
later there will be Christmas Tree
household
The Japanese ambassador. Mr.. Amaro
Sato. entertained at SINAI! dinner al
the embassy last evening. He VIII also
entertain at dinner tonight. when his
guests will include members of the en-
bassy stafY and Japanese residents IN
Washington.
In some other of the embassies and ie-
1ations Christmas was celebrated on its
eve. The German ambassador ana
Countess Won Bernstorf entertained the
stan of the embassy and a few addi-
tional friends at dinner last evening. 1he
Spanish ambassador and Nine. Riano also
entertained at dinner last evening. their
guests including the staff and the army
and navy commissioners from New York.
The Chinese minister and Mrs. koo had
Christmas tree for their infant son
yesterday afternoon. entertaining ef hmm n num-
Last evening they entertained at dinner.
their guests including the staff and some
young PEOPLE The swiss minister and md
their children. which was unveiled yester-
day.
The Mexican embassy was the scene
for the children of the ambassador desig-
nate and Mrs. Arredondo They had a
company of American friends of their
children. as well as number of their
young fellow countrymen-
At the Russian embassy the Russian
Christmas will be observed on January s.
when the ambassador and Nine Bakh-
p1ptpn will AnferfaiN the staff dinner
Two dances will conclude today's
gayeties. The Georgetown Assembly
will have the first Of its three dances
attendance from old Georgetown fami-
lies.
At Rauschers. the Christmas ball for
the Children's Country Home, for which
preparations have been afoot for weeks
will be given with large attendance
including many of the young people
home for the holidays. Mrs. Joseph
Letter will head the receiving line. and
with her will be several members Of the
board of management
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock who
are among the box holders. will have as
their guests Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vrooman.
Miss Margaret Fahnestock, MT villa m
Bowie Clark, Mr.. Charles Richardson
and Mr.. Syivanus Stokes, jr
Mrs Thomas F. Walsh will have her
house guest, Mrs. Osborne. and Mr. and
Mrs. William Corcoran Hill among her
guests in her box at the ball tonight.
Mrs John n. Hodges, wife of Capt.
Hodges. Is entertaining at a tea dance
this afternoon at the Officers' Club at
the Washington barracks in comp!i-
ment TO her sister. Miss Elizabeth Cole
man. and Miss Olive Graef daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Campbell Graef
who are spending the holidays at
Washington. The decorations efrec-
lively suggest the Christmas season
being evergreens and holly and artistic
baskets hlled with Richmond roses
Presiding at the tea table are Mrs
William Black. Mrs. Mason NJ Patrick
Mrs Carroll d. Buck, Mrs Gustaye
Lukesh and Mrs. Henry Holcombe
Among the young people assisting are
Miss Lucy Burleson. Miss Edith Nc
Cannon. Miss Abbe McCammon Miss
Ruth Anderson. Miss Carolyn Nash
Miss Cita White and Miss Nina Cam
eron.
The orchestra from the Engineer
Band will play for the dancing through
out the afternoon.
DIR. and Mrs. David Jayne Hin Will
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