Evening star., 1934-12-16
Society Arranging Visits
For the Holiday Season
Mrs. Taft Will Have Her Daughter and Family
With Her-Misses Helen and Cynthia
Davis Join Father In Florida.

Mrs. William Howard Taft. widow Of
the former President and Chief JUS
tice, will have with her for the
Christmas season her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick j..
Manning, and their two children, Car
olyn and Helen.
The former Secretary of War, Mr..
Dwight F. Davis, was joined yester-
day in his Florida home by his daugh-
tiers, Miss Helen Davis and Miss Gym
thia Davis. who will remain in the
South until the New Year.
Mrs. Longworth, widow of Speaker
Nicholas Longworth, has returned to
Cincinnati after spending few days
in her Washington home.
Former United States Ambassador
to Chile and Mrs. William S. Cul-
bertson will have with them during
the Christmas holidays their daugh-
ters, Miss Junia Culbertson, who Is
studying music in Philadelphia, and
Miss Jane Culbertson, student at
Bryn Mawr They will arrive in
washington Thursday.
Former Representative and Mrs
Swager Sherley will have as their
guests for Christmas their Son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
B. Young, who will arrive Saturday
from their home in Philadelphia. Mrs.
Young was before her marriage Miss
Olive Sherley and has many friends
in Washington.
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert has returned to
Washington for the Winter and has
opened her apartment at 1785 MaSsa-
chusetts avenue for the season.
Mrs. Ralph Worthington has with
her over the Christmas holidays her
daughter, Miss Ethel Worthington, a
student at the Finch School in New
York, who arrived yesterday, and her
son, Mr.. Ralph Worthington, jr., who
the Wassookeag School in Dexter, Me
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Luke, Mrs. Worth
ington's son-in-law and daughter,
who arrived Friday from their home
near Altoona, Pa, will return there
today, but will come back to Wash
ington December 20 to remain with
Mrs. Worthington during the Christ
mas season. Mrs. Luke was Miss
Marion Worthington.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Burdette, who
have been with Mrs. Worthington for
the last month, have returned to their
home in Huntsville, Ala. On their
way to Washington Mrs. Burdette
was injured in an accident and has
been confined to her bed all during
her visit. Mr.. Burdette is the brother
of Mrs. Worthington.
Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, who has
returned from Scotland. has rented
her Washington home to the Under
secretary of State and Mrs. William
Philips, and is spending the late Au-
tumn at her Long Island home at
Sands Point.
Judge and Mrs. Clarence N. Good
win of Chicago, who are at the Chevy
Chase Club for the Winter, will be
joined this week by their two sons,
Macdonald and Clarence Norton, jr.,
who will come from their separate
colleges for the holidays.
Mrs. James F. Curtis will have with
her over Christmas her son-inlaw
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Herbert Bostwick, who will arrive in
Washington December %.
Mrs. Curtis entertained at dinner
last evening for Mrs. E. Marshall Field
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell, who
are visiting Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John
H. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Emlyn Jones
have with them until the first of the
new year their daughter, Mrs. Richard
r. Richardson, jr., of Norfolk. She
will be joined Sunday, December %,
by Mr.. Richardson, who will remain
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Golden Donaldson,
who have moved into town from Mer-
lands, the country place of Col. B. T.
Merchant, near Wheaton, Md, where
they have spent the Summer, and
have taken an apartment for the sea-
son at 1858 Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Donaldson, the former Fran
cess Starr, is leaving the Capital for
New York today, where she will stay
for a week, rehearsing for her broad
cast next Sunday on a commercial
hour. She will present then The
Goose Hangs High"
DR.. James Alexander Lyon Of Rock
vile. Md, has returned from the
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club, Han