Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02

hDOuG The lovely CnTSIIndS UAe lam
lily had spent at their summer place
at Charmion, Pa. With the grounds
covered with blanket of snow there
was much shedding, and the family
went over the countryside in horse
drawn sleigh. 1t was early Christ
mas morning that childish voices
resounded in the house, for the two
little children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas D. Luckenbill,, son-in- law
and daughter of Col. and Mrs. Gull
bertSon. were in the family circle.
The Luckenbills make their home in
New York and have returned there.
The other son-in-law and daughter
of Col. and Mrs. Culbertson, 1t.
Edmund E. Pendleton, jr., and Mrs.
Pendleton, who live in Augusta, Ga,
were unable to be with the family
for the Christmas celebration.
1t was from the Culbertsons' farm
that a turkey and cured ham were
sent to grace the attractively ap-
pointed tea table and also products
from the estate were the eggs and
cream that were used to make the
delicious eggnog.
There was no formal reception
line at the fete, although Mrs. Gull
bertson did stand for while in the
drawing room to greet her guests.
Her husband chose to mingle with
the guests in the dining room where
she later joined the throng. Miss
Culbertson was wearing a cherry
red crepe gown and her mother was
in a becoming gown of black lace.
Met the Ambassador of Portugal
and Nine. Bianchi arriving at the
affair, and others who were present
were Mrs. Paul v. McNutt, Mrs.
William E. Borah, Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, Mrs. Randolph Hunt
ington Miner, Mrs. M. Robert Gug-
genheim with Col. Guggenheim, Mr..
and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis, Mrs. George |
Barnett, Mrs. Henry Flood, Senator
Arthur Capper and Mrs. Gilbert M.
Gitchcock. Also Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund Brewer Montgomery, Mrs.
Irene Caldwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert v. Fleming, Mrs. Julien E. Gill
lespie and many. many more.
A number of the callers arrived
from other parties. Mrs. Tom Clark,
wife of the Attorney General, came
from the at home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis Shears In the same apart
ment building.
The delightful party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Shears marked the
first time in four years that Mr.. |
Shears, formerly a commander in |
tie Navy. has been home for a New
Year function. The family circle |
was completed by the presence of
Miss Julia Bruce Shears, home from
Smith College, and Mr.. Leslie Bruce
Shears, home for the holidays from
school In Westminster.
Another popular time -honored an
nual affair is the eggnog party of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Rust, jr. For
q number of years the Rusts have
invited old friends in for an infor-
NAL get-together. There were no
formal invitations to the gala affair
yesterday, only a simple reminder
that Mr.. and Mrs. Rust again would
be at home on New Year Day.
Assisting in welcoming the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs William l. Kent,
the latter the former Miss Jane
Rust, who will return to their home
in Philadelphia shortly, and 1t.
Henry L. Rust III, U. 8. N, and
Mrs. Rust.
To mention a few who were seen
at the Rusts' party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward R. Finkenstaedt, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Carroll Morgan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fontaine Bradley, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Thomas Dunlop, Mrs.
Alfred Chester Father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Parsons Erwin, DIR. and Mrs.
William Beverley Mason, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert W. Walker, Mr.. Llyod
Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Curt Conrad
Schiffeler and their debutante |
daughter, Miss Melody Schiffeler,
and Mrs. Emery T. Smith.
Senator and Mrs. Wallace n.
White, jr., were also at home yes
terday to group of their friends
and friends of their granddaugh-
ter, Miss Nina Lunn, a debutante
OF this season. About $50 guests
came between the hours of 4::30 and
7 to partake of the Whites excel
lent eggnog and celebrate the first
day Of the year in the usual CO.