Evening star., 1937-12-22

And after the children have
left the family group the older
members of the Roosevelt clan
will have their share of pre- -yule-
tide feStivity. There will be a
dinner party, and later the PreSi-
dent will read the remainder of
the carol. Listening in on this
annual reading of Mr. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt to his family
will be Mrs. James Roosevelt
mother of the President; his sis
ter-in- law. Mrs. James RooSe-
velt Roosevelt, who will arrive at
the mansion tomorrow in time to
attend the family birthday dim
ner party for Mr.. James Roose-
welt; Mr.. and Mrs. James Roose-
welt, Mr.. Hall Roosevelt, brother
of the Presidents wife; Mr.
Franklin Roosevelt, jr., and his
bride, the former Miss Ethel du
Pont, and Mr.. John Roosevelt,
who will arrive from Harvard to-
morrow.
The absenteeS of the Roose-
velt family will not be forgotten
In the Christmas plans for on
Christmas Day both the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will
make long distance calls to Fort
Worth, where they will hear the
voices of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott
Roosevelt and their little chill
dren, little Miss Chandler Roose-
velt and baby Elliott Roosevelt,
jr; and another to Seattle,
Wash, where little Miss Anna
Eleanor Dali and her brother,
Master Curtis Roosevelt Dali,
with their mother, Mrs. John
Boettiger, and Mr.. Boettiger, will
be awaiting a call from the
White House.
The President and Mrs. Roose-
welt have forgotten no one in
their Christmas plans, and to-
morrow they have thoughtfully
arranged to have the Christmas
parties for the executive forces
and the household staff. In pre-
vious years these two parties
have been held on Christmas
Eve, but, characteristic of the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
they have remembered that Fri
day is a holiday and it would
perhaps be more convenient
tomorrow for the guests at these
parties, leaving them free to give
their holiday over to their own
Christmas plans. The executive
forces and their families will be
entertained at II o'clock and
the household staff at $3.50.
There will be gifts for all and
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will have warm handshake
and hearty Merry Christmas
for each and every one.
There will be no last-minute
shopping for Mrs. Roosevelt. She
has completed all this and the
greater portion of her gifts are
all wrapped up and ready for
Santa to deliver.
Mrs. RooSevelt's participation
In making Christmas for the
needy will begin tomorrow morn
ing at $50 o'clock when she will
assist in distributing baskets at
the Capitol Theater. This event
Is under the auspices of the Gen.
trail Union Mission. Christmas
eve her program will be crowded
but not as filled as in previous
years. At $50 o'clock in the
morning she will go to Arlington
to attend a Christmas party the
Kiwanis Club has arranged for
poor children; at 1::30 she will
assist the Volunteers of America
In giving out Christmas baskets
then at 2 o'clock she will go to
the Salvation Army headquarters
where she will again aid in the
distribution of baskets to the
needy. At o'clock she will &C.
company the President tt
Lafayette Square, where he will
turn on the lights of the com.
munity Christmas tree.
In the late afternoon of Christina
Eve Mrs. Roosevelt will be serenade,
with Christmas carols by the Women
Council of the Washington Federation
of Churches, which is headed by Mrs
Frank A. Linzel Thursday Afternoon
the east room will ring with carol
when group of Howard Universit
students, under the direction of MI
r. Todd Duncan of the school Q
music, will give a program after tn