The Washington times., 1922-12-31
UNOFFICIAL FOLK
do THEIR BIT FOR
NEW YEAR GAYETY
Buffers Breakfast Am
Annual Event; a
Mans Party.

being planned, perhaps the most
interesting being Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Henry Buffers Mont
sweag Farm Breakfast"
This 10 an annual event and
always q mans party except for
a little group Of ladies'. most of
whom have been guests at Mont
sweag Farm. the Buffers sum-
mer home in Maine. at one time
or another who are invited to
help Mrs. Butler look after the
comfort of her guests. And 1t
is always one Of those parties to
which one always looks forward
with keenness and remembers
with pleasure.
Aside from the Importance Of
the company which always assem-
bles-Cabinet officers and Justices
Of the Supreme Court, diplomats.
domestic officials. leaders of the
bar, and SO on-the most dis
tiitCbNc icdtufo VI tIib UfcdhIdSt
is the fact that all of the viands
served are imported direct from
Montsweag Farm. smelts caught
through a hole in the leo. homo
cured hams, prize winning sweet
potatoes-why. II makes ones
mouth water Just to think about
II.
Another Of this years interest
ing festivities whl be given to-
row at 1880 o'clock by Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Tiller at their
home in Mt. Pleasant street. In
the days before prohibition. this
would have undoubtedly been an
egg-nog party. But now?
THE afternoon. too. will bring
its grist OF unofficial parties
Mrs. Delos Blodgett will receive
with the members Of her holiday
house party as her assistants. and
Miss Aileen Moran will be at
home informally. Mrs. Blodgett's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. David st. Pierre Gaillard are
spending the winter with her. and
she has had Mr.. and Mrs. Delos
Blodgett, I'd. and Mr.. and Mrs.
James L. Walsh with her for
Christmas, while although Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin
the latter formerly Helen Blod-
gett-are living out at Graystone
on the edge OF Rock Creek Park,
they have spent most OF their
time at the Blodgett house since
the clan gathered.
In saying "Mr. Gaillard" and
Mr.. Walsh" I speak advisedly,
for both Of these young officers
have recently resigned from the
army and prefer now to be
known by the civilian Mr." Pre-
sumably. however. their military
titles win cling to them. for once
a captain or a colonel one is like
ly to be always a captain or a
colonel.
Apparently Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
John A Johnston are to receive on
New Year Day, a. has been their
custom for many years whenever
they have been in Washington, for
the Blair Spencers. who came on
for Christmas told me that they
expected to stay over until after
the New Year reception" Mrs.
Spencer. who was Mrs. George
Summerlin and before that Vir-
ginia Loomis, is Mrs. Johnston's
daughter. DR.. Spencer now has
some official and important posi-
ton with the civic government Of
Philadelphia, where he and Mrs.
Spencer now make their home.
ONE will miss the Edison Brad.
leys on New Year Day. for
their anrslal reception has always
been one Of the smart events of the
afternoon and their house the one
place wlghre one was most likely
to meet the diplomats and the gay
young parried set. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bradley are expected in Washing.
ton this week. but not until after
the New Year. They will be at
the shoreham temporarily. but
when she was here before Mrs.
Bradley told me she rather ex.
pected to spend two or three weeks
in her house. removing her lares
and penates, and dismantling 1t
with a view to its being torn down.
In past years the Wade Ellises
have usually had q mans. break.
fast on New Year Day-or was
1t New Year Eve? At any rate.
they are not entertaining this
year. nor are the Joe Bradleys.
who have on several occasions
staged an oyster roast or some
similar informal-yet most enjoy
able-party on New Year Day at
their country home on the Rock.
vile road.
MIR. AND MRS. FRANK