Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
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| Mrs. Wilson dine with the
| NA1 soldiers overseas and turn
Christmas day into just
as much of an American
holiday as possible. members of his
executive family, with the exception
| Of the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall, who will take dinner with Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, will dine at home
| with members of their respective
families about them. The sons of
cabinet members who entered various
branches Of the service are, with few
exceptions. back homo for the Christ
mas season.
Following their family dinner at
| midday the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniely will leave Washing
ton for New York, and will tomorrow
entertain on the Mayfower in New
YORK harbor a large party of guests,
officials and diplomats who will view
the naval parade in honor of the re-
| turn of the fleet. The Mayflower will
| land in New York today.
Almost without change the same
| brilliant company which assembled at
| the British embassy last evening for
| the dance given in the ballroom with
the charge d'affaires and Mrs Col
vile Barclay as hosts. will meet to-
| as guests for the ball to benefit the
Children's Country Home.
Mrs. Joseph Letter and Mrs. Clarke
Waggaman will receive, the former
being chairman OF the ball committee,
| and the latter president of the board
| Is an annual event of marked brill
| l1ancy and of vital Importance to the
young children whom the home bene-
nts. The Club de Vingt will close for
the evening. and lend it's orchestra to
the ball committee.
The box holders will all entertain
parties. and many of those who have
| students at home for the Christmas
| season will take them to look on or
| participate in the event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter will en-
| tertain a small dinner party at their
home on Dupont circle tonight. pre-
ceding the ball for the Children's
Country Home, for which Mrs Letter
Mrs. Richard Townsend is entertain
Ing at dinner party this evening,
many of the guests later attending
the Christmas ball at Rauschers.
Prince Michael Cantacuzene of Rus
STA great-grandson Of President
Ulysses S. Grant has received his dis
charge from the Harvard Student
army Training Corps and gone to
Florida to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, who
are spending the Christmas season in
New York, gave a dinner and dance
at their home there last evening"
Miss Carolyn Nash will entertain
guests at dinner tonight. preceding
the ball for the Children's Country
Home.
Mrs. Salisbury to Receive.
Mrs. Willard Salisbury. wife of the
President pro tempore of the Senate,
viii receive tomorrow afternoon after
| o'clock.
Mrs. Edmund Pendleton is entertain
ing Mrs. Gouverne1r Morris of New
York as her house guest for a visit of
a few weeks.
Mrs. Clarke Waggaman is having a
fancy dress party and cabaret for her
children on Saturday afternoon of this
week in the new home of the Wagga-
mans on Woodland drive, Massachu-
sets Avenue Heights.
Mrs. Charles H. Wetmore who has
OoOh thC SoCSl Vi HoF QduRnCeT, MIS-.
Charles B. Wetmore. for several
! weeks. has returned to her home at
Detroit
The marriage of Miss Rosetta Duck
EFT. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
puekett, and Mr.. Merritt W. Abel
took place at 1 o'clock today in ST.
Patrick's Church. the Rev. p. J. Egan
officiating. The bride was attended
by Mrs. r. E. Kruse as matron of
honor. and Mr.. Edmund J. Duchesne
was best man for Mr.. Abel.
All of the arrangements for the
wedding were simply carried out and
after a short wedding journey. Mr..
and Mrs. Abel will make their home
| in Washington.
+ William J. Walk. jr.. Of Garden City.
N. Y, is spending Christmas with his
wife and young son at the home of
Mrs. Walks parents Mr.. and Mrs
John G. McGrath, 63S Quebec street
northwest.
A reception and dance will be given
a. Rauscher's Wednesday evening"
the Mutual Welfare Association of the
Insurance Division. Bureau of War
Risk Insurance. as hosts.
Mrs. L. w. Eugster and her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Elizabeth Eug-
ster, will be at home informally this
afternoon at their residence, 1920
Macomb street.
Capt. Frank NJ. Bennett. United
States Navy, and Mrs. Bennett. sta
toned at Pensacola, Fla, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Dorothy Bennett, to Maj. Arch
Frank Howard. United States Marine
Corps. Miss Bennett was graduated
from the Convent of the Sacred
Heart, at Menlo Park, Cal. and made
her debut at the Mare Island navy
yard, where Capt. Bennett was COM
| mandant for four years.
Maj. Howard was a member of the
class of 1915 at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis and will return to the
United States early in January from
| a two-year tour of duty on the Asiatic
station and in Vladivostok
Swedish Legation Celebrates.
The minister of Sweden and Nine.
Ekengren had Christmas tree party
yesterday afternoon in the legation
for their own children and those of
the members Of the legation staff. in
Guiding the several youngsters of Sec
rotary of Legation and Baroness
Bonde.