The Washington times., 1919-12-28
Riddles to "Receive"
At Founding Home.


Riddles to "Receive,
At Founding Home.
tomorrow afternoon, from :, to 6
o'clock therell be an informal Christ
mas tea at the Washington Home for
Foundlings, 1715 Fifteenth street, un-
der the auspices of the board of lady
visitors. The kiddies will be present,
playing about in their usual home
surroundings: and it will be a splen-
did opportunity for those who are in
terested in the home to see how well
the children are cared for and HOW
happy they are. Refreshments will
be served and there will be a sale Of
homemade cakes, candies and fancy
articles for the benefit of the home.
This week we will see Preparations
going mefrily on for the Pan-Ameri-
can financial conference, which will
open here on January II, and which
Will bring many important visitors
from the South and Central American
republics to Washington. The van
guard is already arriving, and the re-
ception which is being given them
gives earnest of the amount OF enter
tanning which will be done for the
delegates when they convene. The
conference will represent twenty-one
American republics, and, after a &C m
plete survey of the financial condition
of these nations, will seek to better
exchange rates and loan conditions.
and generally to bring about a closer
accord between the nations of this
hemisphere.
Admiral Niscount Jellicoe, sometime
first sea lord of the British admiralty,
g., Oh A 70
course, therell be a round of bril-
liant entertaining for him, and alto
gether there'll be no lack of functions
and festivities through January. even
though the hectic gayety of the
Christmas season does die down bit.
A Whirl of Week
For the Debutantes.
What a whirl of week It has
BEEN Something doiLg every mo-
ment, and the young people scurry-
ing from one party to another with
out time to draw breath! There's no
use trying to tell about it all, so /
shall merely hit the high spots-the
Copley ball, heralded for six months
and surprising all expectations; the
Young cotillion. so far the only one
this season ard very picturesque and
pretty; the half a dozen debut par
ties: Helen Heyls lovely dance, and
SO on down the line.
Congressman and Mrs. Copley's
dance for Nancy Lane and Frances
Hampson lasted well into the morn
irg, and the young people, some 500
of them, were sent home after day-
light, with scrambled eggs, coffee and
hot cakes tucked under their belts,
to sleep, most Of them. until late the
full jazz orchestra. which varied its
progrHm by singing darky songs.
was imported for the occasion; there
were vaudeville sketches during sup
per by way of an extra added attrac-
lion and everybody pronounced the
ball quite the most successful partv
of the year.
All this merrlment had it's pathetic
side. however, for the host ard
, hostess were not able to he present
News OF the death of relative. n
nephew, | believe, reached them lust
niue "hlle before the party. They
haon the heart TO spoil the pleasure
of the young people who had been
looking forward to it for so long so
I they arranged to have the festivities
go on without them, Mrs Con,e,,s
sister. Mrs. George McCaulcv. taking
| her place as hostess.
One of the most picturesuue Of all
the Christmas parties was tho din
ner given at the Chevy Chase Climb
on Tuesday evening for the "sub-dcb''
set. the hosts being the Pitn.ys the
/ William CorCoran EuStises, Senator
and Mrs. WadSworth. Senator aud
Mrs. Charles Is. Henderson, and others
OF the same set who have sons and
daughters just growing up. The sight
/ of these kiddies, 40 strong seated
about one great table, with its wee
| Christmas trees and its bright noin-
| Settia blossoms. was one to be lopo
remembered; and they had a perfect
/ ly wonderful time, dancing between
/ courses and patterning their Condurt
| after their elder sisters and broth
ers. Afterward a good many Of the
/ guests went on to the COpley party
| Christmas Gayeties
| At GrnssInnds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Bugher's
| dinner dance at Grasslands for Fred
erick Mclean Bugher was another
| perfectly beautiful party, and-thc
! young people had a heavenly time AT
| Mr.. and Mrs. l. T. Mann's annual
| Christmas danCe-they have pre-
empted December 26 for the last sew
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