The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-24

- HRISTMAS EVE will be mark
ed by numerous festivities,
perhaps the most interesting
- being the dance which the
Charge d'Affaires of Great Britain
and Mrs. Colvilie Barclay viii give
at the British embassy. Dinner par
ties are also to be given at several
of the embassies and legations,
among those who will entertain be-
ing the Minister of Norway and Nine.
Bryn. The guests will be the mem
bers of the legation stan
The members Of the stan OF the
legation Of Sweden will have Christ
mas tree party at the legation offices
this afternoon, with the children OF
the Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Ekengren and the Secretary Of the
Legation and Baroness Bonde as the
special guests.
The calendar Is also thick starred
with dinners and dances for the
youhRer set. Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Baker will be hosts at a dance at
Grasslands. the Country Club. enter
tanning for their granddaughter. miss
Elizabeth Baker Kemp, who IL home
for the holidays; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Bonaparte are entertaining
at a dance for her Schoolgirl oaugh-
ters, the Misses Blanche and Bar
bara Strebeigh. Mrs. Frederick l.
Chaplin will be hostess At younS
peoples dinner tonight, entertaining
for her son. MldshIpman Sleden Chap
in, who is home from Annapolis for
4 short furlough.
william Gibbs McAdoo, director
general OF railroads and former Sec
retaay OF the Treasury. and Mrs. Nc
A a. -. - In xRrHaol hnnnF
the COMPTROLLER Of the Currency and
Mrs. John Shelton Williams entertain
ed at dinner last evening. The din.
ner, which was served in the red
room Of the willard. was in the ma
ture Of q farewell and the company
asked to meet Mr.. and Mrs. McAdoo
included many Of the men and women
with whom they have been intimately
associated during his official career.
The guests were the Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. Carter Glass,
the Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Baker. the Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory, the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Burleson. the Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels. the Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Lane, the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston. william B. Wilson, Secretary
of Labor; Senator Claude Swanson,
Senator Thomas S. Martin. w. p. g.
Harding, governor OF the Federal Re-
serve Board: Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Caspar Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
S. Hamlin, Mr.. md Mrs. Albert
Strauss, Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Nor
ris, Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Mrs. Leffingwell. Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury and Mrs.
Rathbone, Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. Love,
Assistant Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Mrs. Moyle. Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Rowe, Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner and Mrs. C. c. McChord, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel c. Roper. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. C. Elliott, Judge and BJrs.
John Barton Payne, Judge and Mrs.
Prouty, Judge and Mrs. Lovett. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter d. Hines, Mr.. and
Mrs Carlisle Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Price, Mr.. and Mr.. w. ". Carter. Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Prince, Of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Woolley,
Henry Walters. Col. and Mrs. F. @.
Brown, Of New York: Vance McCor.
mick, Congressman and Mrs. Michael
r. PheIan, Mr.. Chambers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tomlinson, Sherman p. Allen. the
Rev. DR.. Randolph McKim. Miss Haw-
kins, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Scott. OF
Richmond, and Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Bertran, Mr.. and Mrs. s. @. Gibboney
and Mr.. and Mrs. K. B. Conger, OF
New York.