Evening star., 1922-12-22
Society
New Year Day and Other Receptions at
the White House Cancelled for the
Winter, With Quiet Holiday.
President will not hold the
traditional New Year day re-
ception at the White House


winter. While Mrs. Harding Ia con-
| valescing rapidly her health is not
such as will admit Of the slightest
excitement. and Christmas at the
White House will be very quietly
celebrated and without guests or en-
tertainment Of any kind.
JougOslav Government
Buys Legation Home.
The minister of the Serbs, Croats
and SloveneS, DR.. Ante Tresich Pa
vichich, has purchased for his gov
ernment the house at 1920 10th street
and will move within q fortnight The
offices of the legation will be removed
to the new house, which was built
and occupied for several years by
former Senator and Mrs. Joseph w.
Bailey Of Texas. Former minister OF
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and nine
Grouitch lived for some years in the
DR.. Pavichich took possession Of after
their departure. The Offices Of the lega-
ton are now at 1889 Connecticut avenue
The minister cf Siam. Phya Prabha
karavoRgse. mas issued cards Tor
Tuesday. afternoon. January. .. from
S to O'Clock at the legation. $500
kalorama road.
The minister of Norway and Nine.
Bryn entertained at dinner last even
! ing for their debutante daughter,
Miss Laura Bryn. in honor OF MISS
Virginia Selden, who made her debut
| at ball last evening. The other
guest of Miss Selden: Miss Catherine
Weller and her house guest; MISS
Francis Wiser; Miss Dorothy Warren.
Miss Ethel Pilson. Miss Elisabeth
Turner. Miss 1nger Bryn, M. 1hnnn Hun
tington Turner. Mr.; Raymond Piison
rem. Mr.. James Nolan. Mr.. Parker
Nolan, Mr.. William Delacey. Mr..
! Reber Littlehales and Mr.. Yandes
Wheeler.
Senator Frelinghuysen and his
family left Washington this morning
for a sea trip to Florida on the
senator's yacht and will visit miami
and St. Augustine while in southern
waters.
Mrs. Robert L.. owen1 wife of the
senator from Oklahoma, leaves Tor
New York today. where she will be
Joined by Senator Owen. who has
been in Montreal. They will spend
Christmas with friends in New York.
Senator and Mrs. Henry Wilder
Xeyes will have their sons with them
over the Christmas holidays. Mr..
Henry Wilder Keyes. jr., will arrive
in Washington from Harvard on sat
urday. while the younger son. John
Parkinson Keyes. who is a student
at the Morristown School in New
Jersey, reached Washington last
evening. Mrs Keyes will entertain
In their honor tomorrow afternoon.
taking a party of sixteen young folks
to the President Theater and on to
r q, fre taq
Mrs. Keyes was hostess at lunch
con yesterday at her apartment at
Meridian Mansions in honor OF mrs
William Alexander. house guest OF
Mrs. George Barnett The guests In
cluded Mrs. Alexander: Mrs George
| Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips. Mrs Andrieus
A. Jones, Mrs Julius Kahn. Mrs. E.
Hart Fem, Mrs. Basil Gordon, Mrs.
| william Turner. Mrs. Francis Savage.
Mrs. Beverley Williamson, MRS.
Charles Patterson and Mrs. William
| Eric Fowler.
Senator Thomas F. Bayard will go
to Wilmington. Del. for Christmas.
joining Mrs. Bayard. who has not yet
come on to Washington.
Senator and Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper left Washington last evening
for Philadelphia, where they Will
spend Christmas.
Senator and Mrs James W. Wads-
worth. jr.. will entertain at dinner
this evening for their daughter. MISS
Evelyn Wadsworth. in honor OF MISS
Dorothy Warren. and the company
will later attend the dance ~nicn
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates Warren Will give
at Rauscher's for their daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman
have staying with them at Airne tor
fiswis the sns9ssTos Nswaon Murray Murray. Mr.. Wlliiam
Id. Murray and Mrs. Thompson Blood.
all of Dunkirk, N. Y, and Mr.. stuart
wood, who is arriving from Toronto
Canada.
Mrs. Kaufman. Mrs. Murray ana
Mrs Blood will be at home Weones,
day afternoons, December 27 and
January 3.
Senator and Mrs. L. Heisler Ball
kwill leave Washington tomorrow
mnrn;ne to spend Christmas with
friends near Wilmington. Del.
The attache of the British embassy.
Mr.. H. H. Sims, entertained q small
company Informally at the supper
dance at LIE Paradis last night.
Mrs. Paul de Hon Reed and her
Young son left washington yesterday to
ioin her mother, Mrs. Eugene c. Pom
eroy at her home. in Greenvtlle, Tor the
holidays. Mr.. Reed, who remained In
| washington, will leave tomorrow to join
them there.
The bachelors of the British embassy
1 staff, Gen. H. K. Bethel Capt. F. L.
Tottenham. Wing Commander NJ G.
Christie, Mr.. G. H. Thompson, Mr.. A.
! II. Hamilton-Gordon. Mr.. H. H. Sims,
Mr. III. v. Tenant and Mr.. Leander Nc
| Cormick- -Goodhart, will give an in
| formal dance this evening at 3147 18Th
street, where a number OF the hosts
live. Their guests will number about
$50 and many informal dinner parties
will precede the dance.
The Congressional Club will be at
home New Year day from 3 to
o'clock in it's beautiful club home.
20o1 New Hampshire avenue. There
will be dancing from 9 to IL o'clock,
and members may invite their friends
| for the afternoon hours.
The dainty interior Of the club will
| lend itself splendidly 70 the rich col. %
receiving line will be the officers of
the club. including: Mrs. J.: 8.
Frelinghuysen, president: Mrs. w. H.
! White. jr.; Mrs J. e. Watson. Mrs.
| Frank Briggs, Mrs. F. B. Kellogg,
Mrs. M. C. Kelly, Mrs. L. H. Hadley
| and Mrs. G. M. Young.
At the tea table will be Mrs. E: w.
Roberts. Mrs: D: .. EletSherI ,!.nss MS:
and MRS. c. B. Ward. while generally
assisting will be Mrs. Lad!slas La
faro, Mrs. F. w. Mondell. Mrs. e. o.
| Leatherwood, Mrs. H 8. Reside. Mrs
| L. w. Mott, Mrs. A. w. Barkley, Mrs.