Evening star., 1934-12-28

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T. and Curtis Roosevelt Dali,
grandchildren of the President
IL and Mrs. Roosevelt, with
group of their young friends,
will be given a party this afternoon
at the Executive Mansion. Mrs. Anna
Roosevelt Dali, mother of the children,
will act as hostess.
Mrs. Roosevelt held her weekly press
conference this morning at the White
House.
During the afternoon the President
will look in on the children, probably
at the time they are having supper
in the State dining room. The party
will open with a marionette perform
ance in the east room, and following
the supper gifts will be presented to
each youthful guest by the young
hosts. Eleanor and Curtis. The guests
will be seated for the supper at small
tables, with Eleanor, Curtis and
Sarah Roosevelt. young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Roosevelt, acting
as hosts at three of the tables. The
menu which will be served the young
guests will include cream of wheat,
creamed chicken, string beans. milk,
ice cream and cake. There will be
about 10 in the company.
While the children have their sup
per in the State dining room, Mrs.
Roosevelt will entertain the mothers
Of the young guests in the red room.
Mrs. Roosevelt will be the honor
guest at luncheon January 4 Of Mrs
John Nance Garner, wife OF the Vice
President, who will entertain at the
Washington Hotel. The First Lady
will attend the opening of Congress
and If the President makes his address
that day she will not attend the sec
ond day. However, il the President
speech is delayed until January
Mrs Roosevelt will attend both days
She is also interested in seeing Repre-
sentative elect Caroline O'Day sworr
in, this being the reason for being
in the gallery the opening day, regard
less Of the Presidents address. Mrs
Roosevelt will undoubtedly be ac-
companied to Congress by the Presi-
dents mother, Mrs. James Roose-
Welt; Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt. The
other members of the family will have
left the White House at this time.
Tomorrow Mrs. Roosevelt plans to
attend the reception given by the As
sistant Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Walters in honor of the Secre-
tary of the Interior and Mrs. Harold
L. Ickes, and in the afternoon will be
quite busy with the young people who
will arrive from out Of town for the
dinner dance to be given for the young
er members Of the Roosevelt family
At least II of the young women will be
house guests at the White House and
the young men will be at the Pow
hatan The dinner dance tomorrow
evening will be given for Miss Barbara
Gushing and Miss Jean Martineau
and the guests will be limited to the
friends of the two younger sons
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, jr., and
John Roosevelt.
The dance the Presidant and Mrs
Roosevelt will give Monday will be
given for Mr.. and Mrs. James Roose-
welt and Mr.. and Mrs Elliott Roose-
Welt. and the guests will be their per-
sonal friends. At the dance Monday
Mr.. J. Elder Blackledge of Indianap-
oils, who will be a guest at the dinner
will give a short entertainment spe-
cialty.
January / Mrs. Roosevelt will re.
ceive Miss Helen Poindexter. daugh.
ter Of the Governor of Hawaii, Mr.
Joseph Poindexter. who will present
Mrs Roosevelt with an invitation
from the women Of that island to visi
there. The following day Mrs. Roose-
welt will go to Baltimore to visit the
Walter Gallery and later be enter
tanned at luncheon by Mrs Eleanor
Gibson. She will return in the after
noon in time to be hostess at two
teas, one from until o'clock ano
. the other from 5 until o'clock. Al
the latter tea women executives will
be the guests. Mrs. Roosevelt's next
press conference will be on Monday
January 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt are
IN Dallas, where they are remaining
for the wedding tomorrow of close
friends and will then leave for thi;
city.