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n RS. ROOSEVELT will act as
II Santa Claus at the Christmas
party this afternoon at the

4 RS. ROOSEVELT will act as
M Santa Claus at the Christmas
Vt party this afternoon at the
a Women's Trade Union League
In New York, for some 80 or more
children whose fathers recently have
been victims of industrial accidents or
other disasters. The fete will be held
around the giant tree which Mrs.
Roosevelt helped to trim yesterday.
Mrs. Roosevelt will be assisted in the
distribution Of the gifts placed under
the tree by young women from the
hostess houses for the unemployed
friends.
The Presidents wife gave her an
nual Christmas treat to the teachers
at the Todhunter School of which she
is co-principal last night in New York.
After dinner at the Cosmopolitan Club,
they attended the performance of
First Lady" at the Music Box The
ater. This morning Mrs. Roosevelt
attended the Christmas play at the
Todhunter School.
Mrs. Roosevelt will return to the
White House Sunday to prepare for
the round of Christmas tree parties,
which include those for the Presidents
Office staff, the household staff and
the lighting of the Washington Com
munity Christmas tree in Lafayette
square opposite the White House.
Entertainments in
Embassies for Officials.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr., were the
ranking guests at dinner last evening
when the Ambassador of France and
Nine. de Laboulaye entertained at the
Embassy. The other guests were the
Ambassador of Peru, Senor Don
Manuel de Freyre y Santander; the
Minister of Norway and Nine. Munthe
de Morgenstierne, the charge d'aftaires
of the Netherlands and Baroness van
Breugel-DouglaS, the special assistant
to the Secretary of State, and Mrs.
James Clement Dunn; Admiral and
Mrs. Adolphus Andrews, the former
United States Ambassador to the court
Of st. James and Mrs. Alanson B
Houghton, the economic adviser Of the
State Department and Mrs. Herbert
Feis. Mr.. Eugene Meyer, M. A. Sic
CRIED, professor au College de France
and Nine. Siegfreid, Mrs. Winthrop
Chanler, Mrs. Hare Lippincott, Miss
Mary Hoyt Wiborg, Mr.. Arthur Krock
the naval attache of the French EnA
bassy and Nine. Sable, the financial
attache of the Embassy and Nine.
Appert, the newly-appointed attache
of the Embassy and Nine. Lucet and
hosts.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of the
Secretary Of the Navy, was the guest
In whose honor Mrs. Wade H. Ellis
entertained at luncheon yesterday
The guests were Mrs. James E. Watson,
Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming, Mrs. Cary T,
Grayson, Mrs. Frank J. Fletcher, Mrs.
Henry L. Dougherty, Mrs. George C.
Thorpe, Mrs. James Crawford Biggs
Miss Janet Richards, Mrs. Emerson
Howe, Mrs. Parker w. West, Mrs. A.
Monaelesser of New York, house
guest Of Mrs. Ellis, and Miss Luella
Chase, sister Of the hostess.
The Ambassador of Brazil and SEN
nora de Aranha will entertain at din
ner this evening in the embassy.
The Ambassador and Senhora de
Aranha were hosts at dinner last eve
ming, when their guests were the Sec
retary of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel
C. Roper, the Ambassador of Argen-
tina and Sonora de Espil. the Minister
of Panama, DR.. Ricardo J Alfaro; the
secretary of the Portuguese Legation
6enor Joao de Deus Ramos; the direc-
Tor general of the Pan-American Un-
ION, DR.. Leo S. Rowe; Senhorita VAR
gas, daughter Of the President of Bra
Eil, who is a guest at the Embassy;
Capt. and Mrs. William D. Puleston,
Comdr. and Mrs. Charles H. Maddox,
DR.. and Mrs. Richard H. Wilmer, Nine,
Van Kaathoven, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Brown Scott, Miss Florence Harris,
Eenhora de Lobo, wife Of the attache
of the Brazilian Embassy, and Senior