Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
The Roosevelt Clan
Gathers at the White
House for Christmas
Six Grandchildren to Be Guests of the Chief
Executive and Mrs. Roosevelt
for Week.
BY KATHARINE BROOKS.

TINE President will complete his reading of Dickens christmas
Carols this afternoon having read the first part yesterday
afternoon following little Eleanor
Dali This reading usually completed Christmas which this
year is full day that the reading advanced
Elliott Roosevelt their small children
Ruth Chandler Roosevelt and baby Elliott r arrived few days
Eleanor Curtis Roosevelt Dali also have been at the
White House for days.
mother will today
accompanied by the Mr. and
Roosevelt and their two daughters Sarah Delano
Roosevelt little Kate, will the family party
Little Eleanor Roosevelt hostess to about 40 Of her con-
tempora yesterday afternoon Christmas party when de-
ghul program was given followed by hitting and seaSonaoe
The Red Gate Shadow Players
under the direction of Mr. Lee Rute presenting Street Fair and
Elephant Gay" Wendy Marshall Lady"
scented Graham Round Feda Peyckes "How
Dorothy Miles Mickey Mouse
Louis F. GoSchaks "Joy Cowboy" John Wells 1.-TWO
Little Magp Lehmanns Matilda" Rhea Slbertas "The
Fairy Tale Jessie L. Gaynors The Turkey Gobbe Churchill
Umbrella" Gaynors Christmas Stocking Miss
Madeleine Marshall Simon played the accompaniment.
Little Curtis Roosevelt Dali will have similar party Monday
afternoon for his friends in Washington who his
eraton me dance Wncn was panneo 1o nee IN COIL
pment Miss Ethel Pont Mr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
cancelled the illness of the latter who will arrive
tomorrow from Boston Miss du Pont expected to come Friday
in time for Christmas dinner at the White
House.
his studies at Harvard
to be with his parents through the holidays.
Christmas
in ST. Thomas Church of which she member and earlier in
the evening the stockings her grandchildren will have been hung
the fireplace the grandfathers where early Christmas
morning family will assemble to investigate
has left This alone for the children but their
and their Mrs Roosevelt playing Santa Claus
in the filling Of the Presidents stocking The fact that all the
grandchildren believe in Santa Claus adds much to the joy OF
Christmas at the White House. and of the older children
have suspicious they have voiced them their elders
The first of the children awake ushes to awaken Mrs Roosevelt
and then dashes of awaken all the well
any the youthful cousins who may not have their
While this of awakening the household Mrs Roosevelt
has closed windows and lighted where the stockings
After breakfast the Chief Executive members his
family attend morning services and after luncheon presents
opened about the family tree in the west corridor of the second
All apartments the floor pots of
ponsettia Christmas with cces and at
intervals the staircase with ces placed
The giant tree in the east white tree hung with icices
and lighted with white lights and placed against the east window
group of Girl Scouts will sing Christmas carols for the
dent Mrs Roosevelt and their family this evening at o'clock
standing about the lighted tree in the east
Thursday morning Mrs Roosevelt will distribute baskets for
the Central Union Mission at the Capitol Theater $50 o'clock
in the afternoon similar for
Lafayette Square when he lights the Community Christmas
tree at S o'clock.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt will entertain the members
the White about the
the at o'clock the members of the house staff
will be given similar party.
Mrs Roosevelt will hold her next conference Wednesday
morning at II o'clock Monday she will attend the first of Mrs
Lawrence Townends morning musicales II o'clock at the
Mayfower Tuesday afternoon the Presidents wife will be hostess
at tea from to o'clock