The Washington times., 1920-12-24

; custom in Latin countries, gifts are
given and received. Each Lain
home. however. boasts lite creche. a
reproduction in miniature OF the
baby Christ lying In the Manager.
with the patient beasts about him
and the Wise Men kneeling hes de
and this Is something In which tho
children take great pride and
pleasure.
The Serbian Minister and Nine.
Grouitch will not celebrate Christ -
mas until January 6-the day which
is recognized by their national
church.
TOMORROW's FESTIVITIES.
Tomorrow's festivities are many
and parties. teas and luncheons. In
the evening. however, society will
come together at RauschePs for the
Childrens Country Home ball. al
ways a feature OF the Christmas
program, and always one OF the
merriest and most brilliant charity
balls OF the year.
A breakfast at Grasslands. with
Col. and Mrs. Henry May as hosts;
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parmelee's
"at home" in the afternoon and
the tea dance given by the Army
and Navy Juniors" at 2400 Six
teenth street are interesting events
on the calendar and another de-
liehtfW party will be the huffet
supper party which Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Denis Nolan are giving for IA
group Of young people.
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Baroness de Cartier. wife Of the
Belgian Ambassador. will come TO
Washington today from New York
where she has been since her arrival
from Europe the early part OF the
month.
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GOES TO WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
Miss Manuela Llovcras. niece OF the
Argentine Minister and Nine. lie
Breton. has gone 10 White sulphur
Springs ". Va. TO spend Christmas,
accompanied by her cousins. Nine.
Pereyra and Miss Ximinez. They are
visiting AT the Argentine embassy
and expect TO be in Washington the
greater part OF the winter.
DR.. and Nine. LeBreton may also be
out of town for a few days during
the holidays.
Miss Vota Vesnitch, daughter OF tte
Prime Minister OF Serbia viii arrive
in Washington next week to stay
with the Serbian Minister and Nine
GrOutiCh.
Mr.. and Mrs Clsrcnc" Is. Hight
Will formally introduce their daugh-
ter, Miss Anne Hight. this evening
at ball To be given al Rauscher's.
Invitations have been limited to the
younger members Of diplomatic, Of
fetal and resident society, and the
ball viii be distinctly a Christmas
Eve dance. at which only debutantes
and their friends will have full sway.
Mrs. Francis II. Chisholm and Mrs. II.
X. Wheeler will assist in receiving
the guests, and with them will he a
group Of debutantes. Miss Adeline
ONnard. Miss Zilia McDOugall. Miss
Elinor Wheeler, Miss katherine Suth
erland and Miss Louise Fort, of Bos-
ton, who is visiting Miss Hight. Miss
Hight will wear a gown of fesh-coI-
orcd chiffon over silver cloth, Orna-
mentcd with silver and blue roses.
and will carry a bouquet of white
roses and orchids. Mrs. Hight will
wear black lace over black satin.
Miss Hight and Miss Fort are din
ing before the ball with Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick T.. Chaplin and Mis- Marcia
Chaplin. who are entertaining at the
Alibi club in compliment to Miss
Adeline OXnard.
Mrs. Horace Mann TowneT viii be
hostess at tea dance at the Congress
sional Club this afternoon in compli-
ment to her daughter, Miss Constance
Towner, who is home from Wellesley
College for the holidays.
Mrs c. ". Ramseyer and Mrs James
H. Van WaEoncn will be among those
assisting.
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Mrs James Mcdonald will enter
tain a company of twenty-five at din
ner tonight, her guests being asked to
meet the Serbian Minister and Nine.
Grouitch.
Comdr. and Mrs Fred F. Rogers are
entertaining a large number of the
sub-deb set at n tea dance this after
noon from to $50 at the Washing
ton Club, for her young daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Dowdall.
Mrs. Rogers and her daughter Will
have receiving with them Mrs. Rob
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