The Washington times., 1922-12-24
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THE Congressional Club YIN
keep open house on New
Year Day from : to : o'clock. and
there win be q dance at the club
a the evening.
In the afternoon the receiving
hne vim include the officers OF
the club: Mrs. J. B. Frclinghuy
sen. Mrs. w. n. White. jr.. Nrs.
J. NJ. Watson. Mrs. Frank Briggs,
Mrs. r. b. Kellogx, Mrs. NJ. c.
Kelly. Mrs. L. H. Hadley ana
Mrs.. q. N. Young.
Presiding at the tea table win
b Mra E. w. Roberts. Mrs. u.
q. Eistcher. Mrs.. Atlss Pomsrene.
Mrs.. II. N. Towner and Mrs. G.
y. Ward.
The ladies assisting at the tea
table win bs Mrs. Ladislas La
xaro, Mrs. r. w. Mondell. Mrs. Il.
o. Lsatherwood. Mrs. H. g. Rec.
side. Mrs. L. w. Mott. Mrs. A.
W. Bar)xiex. Mrs. w. A. Roden.
berg. MrpC. r. Chindblom and
Mrs. J. c. Cantriii.
THERE- = apparently to be
doubts~ celebration Of New
Year Eve. Those who have In,
hibitions against frolicl<ing on
Sunday win have their New Year
Eve parties on Saturday evening.
others viii celebrate on Sunday
and still others viii start the ball
rolling on Saturday and carry
on until the bells announce the
birth Of 1923. And at the new
Hamilton Hotel there viii be .
New Year Eve party on Sunday
night. with dancing starting ut
midnight and breakfast served
along about o'clock in the
nnorning-quite Hike little old New
York. ~
So far AZ I have been able to
discover. most of the hotels are
celebrating on Sunday evening
but the New Year Eve party at
the Chevy Chase Club 10 to BE-
on Saturday and this lead will bs
be followed in q number of in
stances. 1t Is said that tables
are ac a premium at all the
hotels and restaurants and that
Washington may expect the gay.
est New Year Eve since-well,
since prohibition. an, way.
HERE. az everywhere. Christ
mas ia being celebrated in
family groups. There are no
children at the White House for
whom to dress q tree, as there
were in the days when the ire
pressible Roosevelt youngsters
romped through the staid apart
rnents Of the Executive Mansion.
III the days OF the Taft occupa.
ton or even In the Wilson Ad-
Hinistration. when there was al
ways O. "white House baby
first little Anne Cothran, great
niece Of President Wilson. and
afterward q succession Of Sayre
and McAdoo babies--for whom to
make Christmas. Besides the
condition of Mrs. Harding's health
precludes anything In the nature
Of gayety. So Christmas for the
President and Mrs. Harding win
be a day Of quiet happiness and
deep thanksgiving that they are
able to spend 1t together.
For the last few weeks Mrs
Harding has been making such
rapid progress that her friends
and physicians are greatly encour.
aged. But for that very reason
they are loath to venture any.
thing which might set her back.
She hasn't been out yet. but she
is able to be up for the greater
part Of the day. walks about a
little in the private apartments
on the second floor of the White
House, sees her friends from tirae
to time, and on good days occa-
sionally goes down stairs to din.
ner.
Gifts from the President and the
First Lady to the members of the
White House staff arc a feature
Of every Christmas, and this year
President Harding has selected
books for many Of his entourage
and has inscribed them with
friendly greetings in his own
hand.
Most Of the Cabinet are hav-
ing family parties here, the only
absentees being the Secretary Of
the. Treasury, Mr.. Mellon. and
Miss Ailsa Mellon and the 6ecre-
tary OF the Interior and Mrs. Fan.
who are spending Christmas in
Virginia with their son-in.law and
daughter. The Vice President
and Mrs Coolidge. the Denbys.
the Davises, and the Hoovers
have children Of their own who
are young enough to find Christ.