Evening star., 1931-12-25
.HE President and Mrs. Hoover
will give the third in the series
Of Christmas parties this eve


munity Christmas Tree. President and
Mrs. Hoover entertained White House
military and naval aides, secretaries
and physician their wives and children
at dinner, the very youthful members
of the White House family being al
lowed to remain up for the party.
President Hoover will receive the
members Of the Oberlin College Glee
Club Monday, at 1890 O'Clock, when
they will sing several numbers at the
White House.
The Vice President, Mr. Curtis, with
his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, are with
the Vice Presidents son-in-laW and
daughter, Col Charles P. George, D.
S. A, and Mrs. George and their little
family at Fort Myer for the festivities
Of the day.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Stim-
son will be hosts at a children'S party
this afternoon at Woodley for their two
small guests, Daisy and David Daggett,
who. with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Daggett of New Haven, are
spending the Christmas holidays with
Secretary and Mrs. Stimson. Mrs. Dag
gett is the SeCretary's niece. The other
small children in the families of men,
bers of the State Department staff.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
| Adams have as their guest Mrs. Adams
sister, Miss Alice Lowering Of Paris, who
will remain with them through the holi-
days. Their son, Mr.. Charles Frances
| Adams ir, who is home from Harvard
University, will be in town until after
| New Year.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister of
| Vice President Curtis. and Mrs. Arthur
M. Hyde, wife of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, will be among those assisting
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene R. Woodson at
the reception and dance they will give
this afternoon at the MayfioWer to pre-
| sent their daughter, Miss Jean WoOdson,
| to society. Mrs. Gam will receive with
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodson and their
daughter, in the Chinese room and the
dancing will take place in the ball room,
which is gay with decorations in keep
| ing with the day.
| Miss Woodson's frock will be a model
| of white satin with violet tint, trim
med with a bertha of shaded sequinS
| from silver to violet forming a deep
drapery in the low back. The debutante
y
of the valley and orchids. and an heir
loom lace handkerchief tucked in her
bouquet, tribute to her grandmother,
whom she is said to resemble MIS-.
Woodson will wear black velvet, made
with jacket. Mrs. Cams costume
will be of blue velvet.
Others assisting will be Mrs. Richard
Yates, Mrs. Edwin George Bowman,
Mrs. George A. Hastings, Mrs. Clyde B.
Aitchisen, Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Mrs
David H. Kincheloe, Mrs. William Laird
Dunlop, jr.; Mrs. William Eugene Ell
lott, Mrs Watson E. Coleman, Mrs.
Thomas Walden, Mrs Arthur S.
Henning, Mrs. Warren Haines and Mrs.
Cabot Stevens.
The debutante's assistants will in
clude Miss Caroline Hyde, Miss Sarah
Carey, Miss Mae Harris Clarke, Miss
Margaret Gibbins. Miss Grace Dutton
Miss Elizabeth Henning, Miss Frances
Brooks, Miss Lucille Elliott, Miss Nal
Sykes, Miss Sidney Thompson, Miss
| Miss Nancy Berry, Miss Winifred
Jacobs, Miss Louise Hoover, Miss Eliza
beth Hoover, Miss Beatrice Aitchison,
Miss Elizabeth Haines.
The guests will be from the judiciary
and cabinet circles, as well as great
many from the Army group and a num-
Der from Navy, diplomatic and resi-
Dental circles.
Italian Embassy Scene
OF Christmas Party Today.
The Ambassador of Italy and Donna
Antoinetta de MARITIME will be hosts
today at Christmas dinner to the men,
hers of the embassy staff
The Ambassador Of France and Nine
Claudel will entertain at dinner this
evening. when the guests will be mer-
bers of the embassy staff
and Lady Lindsay will entertain at
of the embassy staff
Representative and Mrs Adam M
Wyant gave brilliant ball last eve
ming at the Mayfower for their debu-
tante daughter, Miss Anne M. Wyant.
There were about 800 guests. the ma
jority being from the young society
group including many who came from
college for the holidays.
The Vice President, Mr.. Charles
Curtis, and his brother-in-laW and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam, were in the group of officials
who attended the ball.
Miss Wyant wore a frock of white
lace trimmed in crystal beads and her
bouquet was of American beauties.
After her graduation from Holton
Arms the debutante attended Smith
College for year and is planning to
resume her studies there later. She
made her formal debut December Is
at the Congressional Club.
A pretty feature of the party was
the dimming of lights at midnight,
when the hosts and their guests ex-
changed greetings of the season, while
the orchestra played medley of Christ
mas music.
Representative and Mrs. John NJ
Evans have with them for the Christ
mas holidays, their son, Midshipman
Philip c. Evans
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom
will have guests dining Informally with
them this evening in their apartment
on Sixteenth street
The United States Minister to Sweden
and Mrs. John M Morehead will be
hosts at dinner this evening in their
country nome, BlandWoOd, at Rye, N. Y.
The Minister and Mrs. Moreland will
sail Monday aboard the Bremen for Eu-
rope where, shortly after their arrival,
they will go to the legation in Stock
holm.
The military attache of the Cuban
embassy and Sonora de Prieto enter
tanned at dinner last night at the Chevy
Chase Club in honor of Miss CAROLYN
Payne, debutante daughter of the AS
sistant Secretary of War and Mrs.
Frederi-E H. Payne. The other guests
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