The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-25

PERHAPS. too. with the world
concentrating on q new effort 10
bring peace on earth and Rood
will toward men. there is . more
widespread appreciation Of the
significance Of the religious as
poets of the festival. To the
Latins. at ill events. Dscsmbsr
Is is . feast OF the church. AID.
although ill The most Of the en-
bassiss and leGntiens observe
Christmas or Christmas Eve In
some fashion. the season Of merri-
mnt and lift sivinx for many Of
them begins with Twelfth Might
January 81. the day upon which
the Magi found their way to the
Manager, bearing Gifts Of gold.
frankincsnss and myrrh.
THERE VII b unwentsd qu3st
: to-day 1t tbs White HOUSE. which
) usually echoes on Christmas 10 the
prattis OF childish voaces-for there
are no youngsters in the Immediate
family Of the President and Mrs.
Harding. Once during tho Wilson
Administration Christmas came dur
ing q period OF mourning. And one
Christmas fell Immediately after
President wilson's second marriage,
while he and his bride were honey
incoming, But for the rest there
was always q White House baby
for whom to make Christmas"
First II was little Miss Anne Goth
ran, President Wilson's great niece.
Then the SAyrs children came
along and the McAdoo babies. 30
there was always . Christmas
tree, with q child or two to enjoy
It. even while President Wilson
was Ill.
In the Taft Administrator.
hearty. happy boys and girls home
from school and college ruled the
White House during the holidays.
And before that there were all ths
strenuous young Roosevslts to keep
something stirring continually.
The President and Mrs. Harding
have planned no special celebra-
ton. but q quiet honey" Christ
mas. 1t IL probable. however. that
they will gather in . guest or two
to dine with them en- famills. And
during the Yuletide season Christ
mas candles Will be lighted In the
windows Of the White House. lust
a they have always burned In the
windows of the Harding homo at
Marion.
Mrs. Harding made siad the
hearts of many OF the White House
attaches, upon whose selection much
thought had been expended. the new
Treasury savings certificates fig
uring numerously in her giving.
Christmas over, the President and
Mrs. Harding will slip away to Pine
hurst, N. c., for q brief holiday.
They expect to leave on Tuesday or
wednesday, and Will be back In
time to prepare for the New Year
reception at the White House. They
are inviting q little group Of friends
to 20 with them, enough kindred
spirits to make up a golf four
some with the President among EN-.
THE Vice President and Mrs.
- Coolidge are devoting their
Christmas to their boys, John and
Calvin, jr., who are home from
Mercersburs for the holidays. They
also have an guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Stearns, Of Boston. who
came down to attend the Coolidges'
dinner for the President and Mrs.
Harding. and stayed on to be with
them for Christmas. Mr.. and Mrs.
stcarns are old friends OF the Vice
President and Mrs. Colidse. They
were with them here at the time of
the Inauguration, you may remem-
ber, and Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge visit
ed them at their summer home at
Swampscott most Of the time that
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