Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26
President and Mrs. Hoover
will entertain at dinner tomor-
row night for President-eSoct
L Ortiz Rubio of Mexico.

+" HE President and Mrs. Hoover
will entertain at dinner tomor-
row night for President-escct
L Ortiz Rubio of Mexico.
Last night the President and
Mrs. Hoover had an old-fashioned
Christmas celebration which would have
done credit to Colonial days and part
of it pointed moral that is good for
this too progressive age in Christmas
celebration.
The dinner which preceded the real
party had as guests the cabinet men,
bers and their wives now in the Capital
and the younger members of their fam
lilies. 1t was an old-fashioned Christ
mas dinner with all of the goodies sup
piled and none of the traditions missing.
Greeting the guests was a huge
Christmas tree in the great marble en-
trance hall which bespoke the celebra-
tions of early American days, and the
resourcefulness of hosts of that time.
There were old-faShioned cornucopiaS
of silver and gold paper, horns of
plenty, popcorn ropes and balls, apples,
oranges, paper dolls and all of the
simpler things that thrilled the hearts
of children a hundred years ago.
In the state dining room, where the
dinner was served, was genuine, up
to-date Christmas tree, cleaning under
dozens of electrically lighted candles,
yards of tinsel, bushels of glistening
colored balls and all the attractive con-
ceits known to the manufacturers art.
Both trees had Santa Claus, and each
bore its generous burden of gifts.
Secretary Mellon on Cruise
Visits San Juan and Other Points.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Mellon, with his Son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. David K E. Bruce,
and his son, Mr.. Paul Mellon, spent
Christmas at Santo Domingo, where
they went aboard the yacht Vaga-
bondia from San Juan in Porto Rico.
The Secretary and his party spent a
night in San Juan, having experienced
rough waters in the Bahamas. They
are expected back in this country at
the end of next week.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter have with them for the
holiday season Mr.. and Mrs. George
Peter and Mrs. Marc Peter, jr, of New
York, who will remain over Sunday.
Mrs. Evans, wife of Representative
William Elmer Evans of California, will
entertain at a tea dance this afternoon
at the Mayhower Hotel for her
daughter, Miss Catherine Evans, in
compliment to Miss Junia Culbertson,
debutante daughter of the United
States Ambassador to Chile and Mrs.
William S. Culbertson. Miss Evans is
a student at Holton Arms. Assisting
Miss Evans will be Miss Jean Hoch,
daughter of Representative and Mrs.
Homer Hoch. and with Mrs. Evans will
be Mrs. Culbertson and Mrs. Hoch.
Representative and Mrs. Louis T.
McFadden have with them at the May
flower their daughter, Miss Barbara
McFadden.
Representative and Mrs. James S.
Parker are spending the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Ticknor at Court
Inn in Camden, S. C.
Representative and Mrs. C. B. Nc
Clintock are spending the holidays in
their home in Canton, Ohio. They will
be at home upon their return at the
Chastleton. where they have taken an
apartment for the Winter season.
Former Senator and Mrs. Peter
Goelet Gerry have as their guest in
their home at Providence, r. l., the
former Spanish Ambassador Senior Don
Riano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wilmer Boiling
will entertain at tea this afternoon to
present their daughter, Miss Clara Lutz
Boiling, to society. Assisting at the tea
table will be Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and
Miss Clara Lutz, aunts of the debutante;
Mrs. William F. Lemon, Mrs. Bruce E.
Clark, Miss Gertrude LutZ, Mrs. Cary
T. GraySon and Mrs. Raymond L.
Wolven. The debutante will have as
siSting in the dining room and the
drawing rooms Miss Isobel Lamberton,
Senorita Lucia TeSSada Gusman, Miss
Emiscah Davis, Miss Mary Ingraham
Henry, Miss Frances Wall, Miss Rahel
noWiac Miss GPaPa Smith nf Ralfironro
Miss Katherine Riegel of New York,
Miss Katharine Berry, Miss Mildred
Huston, Miss Eunice Lee Evans, Miss
Margaret Stringer and Miss Catherine
Fechet.
Mrs. Billing and her daughter will
receive alone. Mrs. Boiling will wear
an apple-green taffet gown, and the
bud win be in a frock of ivory velvet
and tulle, the bodice close fitting and
the skirt long and full.
Miss Boiling was the guest in whose
honor Miss Clara Lutz entertained at
dinner last evening preceding the Mid
shipmen and Cadets ball at the May
flower.
Capt. and Mrs. Frank Barrows Freyer
will entertain at a ball this evening at
the Mayhower Hotel for their debutante
daughter, Miss Engracia Freyer.
DR.. and Mrs. John Aldridge Gibson
OF LeeSburg, Va, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Anne Aldridge
to Mr.. George Winthrop Sands, son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. George Winthrop
Sands Of New York City.
Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, wife of the per-
manent secretary of the National Re-
search Council, will sail for Europe in
January on literary mission. She is
compiling for readers Of English a
biography of Queen Jadwiga, famous
Polish sovereign of medieval days,
whose memory is cherished with rever-
ence in her native land, and will visit
Poland, Hungary, Lithuania and Austria
In search of material to complete the
volume. The opening chapters are al
ready written, the material having been
gathered when Mrs. Kellogg was doing
relief work in Poland after the war.
Mrs. Kellogg will be passenger on the
S. S. George Washington, on which the
American Naval Conference delegation
Is to sail.
The junior holiday dinner dance to
be given at the Willard tonight under