Evening star., 1937-12-07
Two Young Peoples Parties
Planned for Holidays at
The Presidents House
Dance for John Roosevelt
And Fiancee on Dec. 80
Yuletide High Lights.
By MARGARET HART.

TIME program during
day season will boast two parties for the younger
bers of the family of the President Mrs Roosevelt
On December 80 the Chief Executive and Mrs. Roosevelt
will young people younger
Mr. John Roosevelt his ancee Miss Lindsay
daughter of Mrs Haven Clark of Boston Mr. John Roosevelt will
Join his parents
Clark will the the
Franklin Roosevelt r and his bride Pont
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Eugene Pont will
House Christmas to remain overnight but will leave have
Christmas dinner with Mr. They return to
the White House for the dance 3oth.
Little Miss Sarah Delano Roosevelt daughter OF
James Roosevelt will share honors young cousin
Donner Roosevelt of Mr. Elliott the
Elizabeth Donner at Christmas party
House Young Bill as he called by family
panied to the White House by his mother
Wnsor and Mr. Winso arriving the party
Inc PRESIDENT and Mrs Roosevelt have planned to have two
Christmas dinners at the mansion the luncheon
their grandchildren will be with hem evening
the grown-up members of their family They
for Christmas in addition to Mr.
children Sarah Deano Roosevelt Baby spend
Christmas John Roosevelt the Presidents
mother Mrs James Roosevelt his
Roosevelt Mr. Harry Hopkins and his daughter. Miss Diana
Hopkins.
will be carried President reading
to the family group Charles Dickens Chmas Carol and later
stockings will be hung the floor the
been the custom stockings
opened the Presidents bedroom early Christmas
There will be two Christmas mansion
east room and the other the family tree upstairs
Mrs Roosevelt has unusually program days
preceding the holiday for in addition the
Mrs Roosevelt will trimming trees one
the Women' Trade Union League
tree at the Trade Union League will
on December 20 Mrs Roosevelt will present
party there The Hyde Park tree will be trimmed
Thursday morning December 23 Capitol
Thea Mrs Roosevelt will distributing to the
less fortunate under the auspices the
Socially the Presidents wife throughout weeks
will be equally busy the assisting making
Christmas for others This afternoon Mrs Roosevelt
at two teas and earlier in the she
hoesses at luncheon when plans the
group were discussed Mrs Roosevelt held weekly
ference this morning when foreign
periodicals present Among them
the Shufo No Tomo which known the
Of Japan Mrs Yamada who accompanied interpreter
Miss Trojko Kubo student at Columbia University
native costume.
In conversation at her conference today
toned the lack of addresses visiting
White House. With visitors
stany coming to the Capital often difficult addresses
Leaving the cards bearing addresses would prevent many
would be invited function White
left off of the list of the mansion
Tomorrow Mrs Roosevelt guest at tea of
the League OF American Pen Women at its headquarters
Grafton Hotel and the following day will
at the White House. of the Democratic
Womens National Council another the
Federal arts projects who will be introduced by
ward assistant administrator of the Progress Adnstra-
hon and the other tea will follow talk Prof Murphy
Malln, arranged by Representative Caroline ODay
Saturday the Presidents wife will
the "Gridron widows the newspaper program
OF entertainment will be by the Gdon
and cabinet hostesses Last the
In addition the Gdon Widows of members
and honor guests of the Grdron Club who attending
dinner IN honor OF the President the evening" invitation
list this includes the membership the Newspaper
Women Club of Washington the Womens
and officials
Mrs Roosevelt planning attend the National
Symphony Orchestra Sunday afternoon
attend this day she will be the
season. Mrs Rosevets next conference will take
Monday at IL o'clock On this
tain at two teas and at the luncheon
mtee OF the American Book Sellers luncheon
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