Evening star., 1948-12-26
Tak0ma Park-SIve
| Spring

day week enQ-all alike III C1aC CQey
are Christmas parties, but each one
with some unusual decoration or
some special feature that makes it
distinctive.
Yesterday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Stanley Stine gave one OF those
delightful Christmas morning break
fast parties that have been given in
so many parts of the county during
the present holiday season.
It was a neighborhood party in
the sense that nearly all the guests
lived near the home Of the Stines
on Bennington lane, and they all
belonged to a group Of friends that
has been getting together each
Christmas season for q number of
years. They met at midnight by
the beautifully lighted Christmas
tree on the lawn in front Of the
house. They sang for an hour or
more the beloved Christmas carols,
and then the host and hostess in
vited them into the recreation room
for scrambled eggs and sausage and
other good things to eat.
Among the guests at the breakfast
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Duane,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Fentress, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Blomgren, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Milliken, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Peterson and Mrs. Ellen
Cassidy. Others at the party were
MIR. and Mrs. John G. Davis, MIR. and
Mrs. Theodore Wand, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Eiker, MIR. and Mrs. Jack
Malmquist, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Long,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wade and Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Bladen, who re-
manned for a weekend visit with
MIR. and Mrs. Stine; Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Alexander and Mrs. Stine's
father and mother, MIR. and Mrs.
Prank Marks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Long. MIR. and Mrs.
Bladen and Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Slime
ut their Christmas dinner party, and
IN additional guest was Miss Fran
ees Hawkins.
DR.. Wayne G. Grover, archivist of
the United States. and Mrs. Grover
entertained at buffet supper last
evening. The guests were another
Of those Silver Spring groups that
has been getting together each year
for their Christmas celebration.
They were DR.. and Mrs. Robert II.
Bahmer Of Bethesda and their three
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry e.
3dmunds of Berwyn with their three
small boys, and Mr.. Elbert Huber
and his sister, Miss Leona Huber
OF Baltimore.
The party was really two parties,
there was q special supper for the
children early in the evening and
much gayety over the unwrapping
Of their gifts. Later there was the
supper for the older guests. Several
In the group are skilled musicians
DR.. Grover, himself, plays the
clarionette-and there was an un-
planned program of Christmas
music to complete the evenings
entertainment.
DR.. and Mrs. Grover will enter
tain again on New Years Day,
having as their guests some of Dr..
Growers associates at the National
Archives.
At the Christmas party at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Klinge one of the seldom seen
Advent Wreaths was the outstand-
ing feature of the decorations in the
dining room. Its red ribbons and
the four red candles that have been
lighted one ut time for the past
four weeks preceding the holidays
attracted much comment from the
guests. Two members Of the family
who were missing at the dinner were
the son-in-law and daughter Of the
host an hostess Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
D. Ketchum who are on the West
Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eiker enter
tanned at a small informal dinner
party yesterday and among their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Bab-
cock who over a long period Of
years had their Christmas dinner
with Mr.. Eiker's parents, before Mr..
and Mrs. Eiker established their
home here. Another guest was Mr..
Eiker's mother, Mrs. F. E. Tomlin-
son, who has been in Florida for
several months and who will be here
for the remainder OF the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r Williams
will have guests for buffet supper
This evening.
Christmas entertaining at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G.
Gross will center around the ap-
preaching marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Patricia Cross, to Mr..
James o. Spriggs, which will take
place January 8.
Mrs. r. G. Jacobson will entertain
for Miss Cross tomorrow evening.
Guests will be friends Of Miss Cross
in Silver Spring. Mrs. w. Rogers
Hamel will entertain for her SUM-
day from 8 to S, and Mrs. Cross will
entertain Friday at luncheon IN
honor Of her daughter.
Mrs. w. r. Anderson and her baby
son Paul are guests of Mrs. Ander-
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lyman Clark, and Mrs. Anderson
was the guest of honor at dinner
party Sunday evening at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark. There were
10 guests at this party, all relatives
of Mrs. Anderson, who was before
her marriage Miss Virginia Clark.
Mrs, Anderson and her son will
5oin Mr.. Anderson In Denver, where
they will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis j. Nolan are
tn Dayton, Ohio, for Christmas
vacation with Mrs. Nolan's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heath.
Word was received here this week
that Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lyall Mcintosh
are now in Vancouver, B. c., to
spend Christmas. They will leave
after the holidays to 60 to Ven
ezuela, where they will make their
future home.
-JTrJIAN ARTHIJR