The Washington herald., 1917-12-26
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lN WASHINGTON

President and Mrs. Wilson attended
the Performance at B. =. Keith's
Theater yesterday afternoon given IN
compliment to the soldiers In town
under the auspices Of the z. II. c. A
with them were Miss Margaret VII
son. Mrs ". H. Boiling. Bliss Bertha-
Boiling and Francis Bowes Sayre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson and
Miss Alice Wilson. Of Baltimore, ar
rived IN Washington yesterday after
noon to have Christmas dinner with
the President and his family and to
spend the night Dinner was served
at 7:30 o'clock and was attended by q
family party.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
dined last evening with Justice James
Clark McReynolds at the Rocham-
beau.
The Secretary of State viii entertain
at dinner this evening at Rauscher's
In compliment to the visiting Serbian
mission of which DIR. Milenko Yes
mitch, Minister to France, In the head.
PatrTk Reutcrsward. first secretary
of the Swedish Legation, Is spending
the holidays in New York with the
Swedish vice counsul.
On Monday afternoon the ONCE OF
Frank L. Polk, counsellor Of the State
Department, was transformed into
Yuletide scene of Christmas gifts and
q tree decorated and laden with pres
ents for the younger Polk children
who make a practice Of accompanying
their father to his office each morning.
The surprise was arranged by officials
who are associated with Mr.. Polk and
who conspired with Mrs. Polk for the
children to be there. It was q COM
plete surprise party deeply appreciated
by Mr.. Polk as well as his five little
ones, who lost no time In stripping the
tree without stopping to inquire how
Santa Claus happened to arrive there
Q day a head OF time.
The Third Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Breckenridge Long en-
tertained at luncheon yesterday at
their home in Sixteenth street. Their
guests numbered about IS and includ-
ed the Missourians now resident in
Washington. The Speaker of the
House and Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs.
John B. Henderson and her son, John
B. Henderson, the Senators from Mis-
souri, and the Missouri delegation in
Congress, with the ladies Of their
families, were in the party. The dec
orations were suggestive of Christ
mas, and there were numerous Christ
mas favors.
IN the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Long
were at home informally, and had
he members of the Serbian missioL
Imong their guests.
Miss Margaret Ridgely, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Ridgely, and Miss
Agnes Messick. daughter of Mrs.
Charles Marbury. entertained infor-
malIy at tea yesterday afternoon at
Miss Ridgely's residence in Sixteenth
street. Miss Helen Hopkins and Miss
Kathleen Harris, cousins Of Miss
Ridgely. received with them. and Mrs.
Ridgely, Mrs. Wilbur Willing. and
Mrs. Custin Brown presided at the tea
able.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wickliffe Rose. of New
York. have aTn0unCed the engagement
OF their dau2htrr, Miss Ethel Lewis
Rose. to Hilary Herbert Micou, of De-
troit. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Micou, Of Washington. and grandson
OF Hilary Herbert. one-time Secretary
Of the Navy. The marriage will take
place in the spring.
Miss Rose, who Is an unusually
handsome and attractive girl, was pre-
sented to society in Washington sew
eraI seasons ago. while Mr.. and Mrs.
Rose were residents OF Washington.
She is a graduate OF V1ssar College.
and the year of her graduation was
selected as one OF the group Of girls
to carry the famous Vassar daisy
chain at commencement. The daisy
chain girls are selected by vote OF
their classmates. and It Is considered
a signal honor to be one of the group.
Mrs. Charles Bromwell will entertain
at a dance tomorrow evening for her
young daughter. Miss Mildred Brom-
we'll The guests will be members of
the younger set home from school and
college for the holidays. The party
will be given at the home of Mrs.
BromwelPs mother, Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott. with whom she is spending the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hervey Young
will give a dinner-dance at the Chevy
Chase Club on New Years Eve for
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Young
Mrs Young will be hostess at lunch
con tomorrow. entertaining in compli-
ment to Miss Louise Toron.
Lieut.. Charles Minnigerode Maigne
has come from New York to pass the
Holidays with his family at their
apartment In California street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Patton have
leased the apartment Of Mrs. C. T.
Armstrong in the Ontario.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mosehauer,
Of Brooklyn have taken the apart
ment of Mr.. and Mrs Hughes Oil
phart In the Ontario for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliphant will pass the
winter at 1914 Ontario Place.
Lieut. Hardy Page, U. s. N, is In
Washington on a short leave and is
passing the holidays with his family
at their apartment in the Ontario.
Miss Carrie Lyford has as her
guests at her apartment in the On
tario her mother and brother from
Moline, IL.
Leon z. Dessez Is very III at his
homo In Chevy chase.
Col odus Horney has gone to
Orange, N. J., to spend Christmas
Win his family At. their home there.
Capt O. d. oliphant. who 10 station
et az Annaston. Ala. and Mrs. OIL
plant are pending ne holidays at