Evening star., 1923-12-24
HE President and Mrs. Cool
idge will have with them as
guests over the Christmas


holidays their friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of
BOSTON. Mrs Stearns arriving today
to Join her husband, who is already
q White House guest.
Mrs. Coolidge attended the Christ
mas exercises and distribution OF toys
by the Salvation Army today 49,,
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes VIII
spend Christmas day at their home,
1879 18th street.
Mrs. Taft to Keep Open
House New Year Day.
Mrs. William Howard Taft. wife
of the Chief Justice. will receive
New Years day from 2:3O to O'CLOCK
at her home 2241 Wyoming avenue.
Hhe will have assisting her the ladies
of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Manning
Manning, are spending Christmas
with Mrs. Manning'S parents.
Mrs. wadsworth, wife of Senator
James w. Wadsworth, jr., and Mrs.
Crmsby McCammon will receive at the
ball which will be given tomorrow
evening at Rauscher's for the bene-
iit of the Children's Country Home:
All of the boxes have been sold and
many of those who have purchased
them will entertain at dinner and
take their guests there later.
Senator and Mrs. Walter Z. Edge
will go to Hot Springs. Va, today
and will be at the Homestead until
the middle of next week.
Assistant Postmaster General and
MS. w Irving Glover and their
three children are spending the
Christmas holidays at their home
at Englewood, n. J., where they are
stopping with Mrs. GloveTs sister.
s,lrs. ]. f. Melcher.
The secretary of the Netherlands
legation, DR.. J. B. Hubrecht, has been
Spain, and with Nine. Hubrecht will
leave for his new post early in the
new year. DR.. and Nine. Hubrecht
have made a very large circle of
friends in Washington and will be
greatly missed, not only in the dip
number of residents who have known
them. They have aided by their work
and interest many of the local chari-
ties, pageants, balls and other bene-
fits.
Miss Anna Hamlin will have as her
guest for sometime Miss Margaret
Harding, who will arrive Wednesday,
from her home in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall will
entertain at supper tomorrow eve
ming and will take their guests later
to the ball for the benefit of the
Children's Country Home, which will
be given at Rauscher's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall
will entertain a company of young
people Wednesday afternoon at lie
Paradis, in compliment to their son
: and law, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Carlisle Allan OF West Point.
Baron Giovanni di Guira. first secre-
tary of the Italian embassy, is enter
tanning twenty guests at tea this af-
ternoon at the White Peacock. Tea
is being served in both the studio and
the South American coffee room.
and other Yuletide decorations are
used A Christmas tree, gayly light
ed, topping the balcony.
Prince Christian and Princess
Elizabeth of Hesse gave a large re-
ception followed by music at the
Plaza Hotel in New York, where they
are spending the winter. Their guests
sir John and Lady Maxwell of Eng
land, and in the company were Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers, par
ents of the hostess; Mr.. and Mrs.
daughter of the honor guests; Mr. and
Mrs. Edison Bradley and Mr.. and Mrs.
James L. Sullivan.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas Q. Ashburn
have with them at the Ciaro for the
holidays, their son, Cadet Thomas Q.
-Ashburn, who has come from West
Point
Countess Won Moltke, wife of the
minister of Denmark to Berlin, who
formerly represented his governme t
in Washington, has gone to Copen-
l., II, - L L
son, who is in school there. Countess
Won Moltke recently returned to Ber-
lin from France and Italy, where she
made brief visits
The United States ambassador to
Germany and Mrs. Alanson B. Hough-
ton entertained a company in their
p box at the concert of Fritz Kreisler
included Gen. Sir Francis Bingham
of the British section of the inter-
allied commission of military control
of Germany and Lady Bingham Miss
ton, Mr.. Edward E. Norris and
Mr.. Chandler P. Anderson, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh &. Palmer will
evening for young people at the
Chevy Chase Club, when they will
present their daughter, Miss Bessie
Mckeldin, to society.
Mrs. Frank Anderson is spending the
Christmas holidays at her country home
near Annapolis, and will return to her
apartment at the Brighton about jan
uary 8.
Mr.. and Mrs Sevellon L. Brown and
their three children have come from
their. home in Providence' R. l., to
spend Christmas with Mrs Browns
parents, Mr.. and Mrs David S. Barry
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Leeds. the
latter, formerly Princess Xenia Of
Greece, are among the passengers or
the Aquitania, which Is expected to ar
rive in New York today. Mr.. an6
Mrs. Leeds are expected to come tc
Washington shortly after the first of the
year to remain through the season
They will spend Christmas with theil
uncle and aunt at Montclair, N. J..
end will make a brief stay at Palm
Beach.
Mrs. Ward and her daughter, Mis-.
Jack Ward. will be at home tomorrow
afternoon from 5. to o'clock in theil
apartment. at lis Webster stree
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs Neil Phillips Leary
+ announce the engagement of theil
daughter. Ruth Clark, to Mr.. JOSEPH
! Dodge, of East orange, N. J. Mis-
! Leary IS the grdnoudu6nteI OIL LII
I late Brig. Gen. Peter Leary.
Z The subscription dance for th
young people home from school ant
college which will be given this eve
ming at Rauscher's has been arranged
by Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke. Mrs
James F. Mitchell, Mrs. Walter Cher
ardi Mrs Henry Benning Spencer
yiscountess de Sibour, Mrs. Harolt
walker, Mrs. Randall Hagner ant
Mrs Corcoran Thorn.
Mr. Hefber H. Brown. formerly o
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