Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1929, Page 18

18 SOCIETY. 1E8% L IETY Christmas Festivities at White House Continued Last Night, Despite Fire in Exe_cutive Offices. HE President and Mrs. Hoover will be hosts this evening to the members of their official family and their children at a Christ- mas tree party in the east room. This morning they entertained a small company of guests additional to those in the holiday house party at the Ex- :cuu\'e Mansion at an informal break- ast. The Chief Executive and First Lady ©f the Land gave a Christmas eve party last night, having as their guests at din- ner the secretariat of the executive of- fice and their children, who enjoyed the Christmas tree and joined their hostess later on the west portico to watch the fire in the executive office. Cuban_ President Bestows High Honor on Bolivian Diplomat. The Cuban embassy at Washington has delivered to the former Ambassador of Bolivia in Cuba and now the present . Bolivian Minister in the Capital, Senor ¢ Don Euardo Diez de Medina, the high- | est award of the Cuban government, the 1 Great Cross of Miguel Cesped:s, which | Was conferred by President Machado of | Cuba. ! Admirals and generals in embryo will |-dance tonight with pretty “subdebs” | and debutantes of this season at the {second annual Midshipmen and Cadets’ {ball, in the Mayflower Hotel. _Box | holders are Vice President Curtis {and Mr. and Mrs. Gann, the Secre- | tary of Labor and Mrs. Davis, Gen. jand Mrs. Summerall, Representative and Mrs. Clyde Kelly, Representative and Mrs. Adam Wyant, Gen. and Mrs. | Frank Keefer, Gen. and Mrs. C. C. ‘Williams, Col. and Mrs. Guy V. Henry, 1 Col. and Mrs. Daniel Devore, Maj. and Mrs. G. S. Patton, jr.; Comdr. and Mrs. ‘Walter F. Jacobs, Comdr. and Mrs. George W. Kenyon, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Dwight, Mrs. Granvillé Fortescue, Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mrs. Daming Jarves, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic A. Park- hurst, Mrs. Rushmore Patterson, Mrs. Ralph Richards, Mrs. Lindsay Russell and Mrs. Wayne Wergman. Those oc- cupying boxes are: Box D, Gen. and Mrs. B. Frank Cheatham, Gen. and Mrs. Harry F. Rethers, Col. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, 3d; Capt. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson and Comdr. and Mrs. John W. Morse. Box L, Mrs. Clarence Busch, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Carpen- ter and Mrs. William Wheatley. In Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner’s box will be Dr. and Mrs. Blair Spencer, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Randall T. Elliott will entertain at a box party at the ball tonight in honor of _their house guest, Miss Margaretta P. Whiting of Baltimore, Their guests will be Col. and Mrs. Charles B. Elliott, Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Lynn, Miss Elizabeth Nicols, Mr. Jack Hayes, Miss Rosabell Elliott and Mr. Edward Scharff. Senator and Mrs, John B. Kendrick of Wyoming have as guests in their apartment at 2400 Sixteenth street their son-in-law and daughter, Maj. and Mrs. Hubert Reilly Harmon, who have come from West Point, and Mr. and Mrs. Manville Kendrick of Sheridan, Wyo. Mrs. Kendrick will be at home in- formally Sunday afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30 o'clock at 2400 Sixteenth street, when Maj. and Mrs, Harmon and Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick will be with her. Mrs. Harmon was formerly Miss Rosa- Maye Kendrick. Representative and Mrs. C. L. Under- hill have been joined in their apart- ment at the Hotel Roosevelt by their daughter, Mrs. George Schmidt, and her two children. Mrs. Schmidt has come from her home in New York to pass tlhie holiday. Representative and Mrs. Dempsey leave Washington today to spend Christmas in Atlantic City. They will lée. absent from Washington for several . Repreentative and Mrs. Samuel A. Kendall are passing Christmas with their son, Mr. Samuel A. Kendall, 8 in Philadelphia. They will return in a few days to their apartment at the Hotel Roosevelt. Mrs. Leatherwood, widow of Repre- sentative ~ Elmer O. Leatherwood, has recalled her invitations for a tea dance Friday afternoon which she plan- ned in the Congressional Club for her daughter, Miss Margaret Leatherwood. | The invitations were recalled because of the death yesterday of Representa- tive Leatherwood. The First Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Joseph Dixon were Jjoined this morning in their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Dean, of Hartford. Miss Betty Dixon has come from Radcliffe College to pass the holidays with her parents. Mrs. R. Wilmer Bolling and Mr. and Mrs. William Paine Meredith. ] | riends : a ewYear blessed with health » oo ‘\a.p}:'\.ne N, season . . . and hat in stock. ~ Christmas "We take this Ha occasion to e fi:; our Gratitude for past fcn)ors and to Wishe ourwr man ristmas an . rrosreri.f\l - MORRISONS 109 F St. N. After-Christmas SALE!! Our Entire Stock of MILLINERY Values $5.95 to $17.50 This is the final wind-up of the Capt. and Mrs. Bruce Hopper. were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dixon | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., '"WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1929, today. They have recently returned to this country after two and a half years spent in Russia, where Capt. He T has been making a survey for e Charles R. Crain Foundation, The Assistant to the Attorney Gen- eral and Mrs. John Lord O'Brian have been joined in their apartment in the new addition of the” Wardman Park Hotel by their daughters, Miss Janet O'Brian, Miss Frances O'Brian and Miss Aliason O'Brian, who will pass the holi- days here. Commissioner General of Immigration and Mrs. Harry E. Hull have with them at the Wardman Park Hotel their son, Mr. Harris Hull, who will pass several weeks here. Miss Clara Lutz will entertain a com- pany at dinner this evening preceding the midshipmen and cadets ball at the Mayflower in compliment to her niece, Miss Clara Lutz Bolling, who will be presented to society tomorrow afternoon at a tea by her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Richard Wilmer Bolling. Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Bolling will present their daughter, Miss Clara Bolling, at a tea dance to ve given to- morrow at the Mayflower. Mrs. Eric Swenson is entertaining at 2 dinner dance in compliment to her debutante daughter, Miss Greta Swen- son, on Thursday in the garden of the Mayflower. Mrs. Ralph Richards will entertain at dinner this evening at the Mayflower in compliment to her daughter, Miss Betty Richards. Covers will be laid for 35. A Thousand Guests Attend Debut Ball of Miss Culbertson. Several hundred officials, diplomats and society folk met last night for the formal debut in Washington of Misa Junia Culbertson, who was presented by her parents, the United States Am- bassador to Chile and Mrs. Culbertson, in the large ball room at the Mayflower Hotel. The ball marked the most bril- liant debut party of the season and in Chinese room of the hotel by the Am- bassador and Mrs. Culbertson and the debutante, who was assisted by Miss Mildred Huston, Miss Marian Jardine, Miss Katherine Lowman, Miss Victoria Catalani, Miss Engracia Freyer, Miss Jean Hoch, Miss Caroline Roebling, Miss Helen Walker, Miss Carol Gros- venor, Miss Lucla Tessada Guzman and Miss Jean Courtney Hay. Miss Culbertson’s frock, of lavender tulle with rhinestone trimmings, was made with a tight-fitting bodice and a skirt of circular flounces. Her bouquet of yellow roses carried out the color scheme of her assistants, who wore yellow, lavender and white satin gowns with corsage bouquets of yellow roses and lavender sweetpeas. Dancing was in the grand ball room of the hotel and at midnight a seated Supper was served in the presidential dining room and th: palm court. Ap- proximately 1,000 guests attended, many representatives from official and diplo- matic circles being present in addition to_the young society group. Special entertainment features were introduced during the evening and a real holiday spirit was emphasized by the use of balloons, confetti and noise- making devices. o Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor and her debutante daughter, Miss Carol Gros- venor, entertained at dinner last eve- ning in compliment to Miss Junia Cul- bertson in the palm court of the May- flower. preceding the debutante ball. At the dinner were Miss Mildred Hus- ton, Miss Victoria Catalani, Miss Katherine Lowman, Miss Marian Jar- dine, Miss Engracia Freyer, Miss Jean Hoch, Miss Caroline Roebling, Miss Lucia Tessada Guzman, Miss Helen Walker, Miss Marian Fortescue, Miss Eleanor Whitaker, Miss Polly Foote, Miss Jean Courtney Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Cabot Coville of Japan, who are visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Gil- bert Grosvenor; Mr. Douglas Mac- Arthur, Mr. James Willett, Mr. William Jardine, Mr. Mitchell Carroll, Mr. Wharton Hoch, Mr. Alexander Hagner, Mr. Willlam Arnold, Mr, Francis every detail it was a notable affair. The guests were received in the NEW YORK J B.Jones & Walker, Mr. Jack Weedon, Mr. James Peters, Mr. Ingraham Mack, Mr. Wil- ‘WASHINGTON INCORPORATED 1219.1221 G Street N.W, BETWEEN 12t o2 |3% STREETS January Reductions—/Now! a o ful SS I’cn'ul 1894 S0 includes every Sizes 14 to Sunday Night Dresses ness and charm, Formerly Priced to $9.75 Downstairs Store . Fashions for street, business and the social dictate of Paris has been carefully followed t, The high waistline. Elaborately trimmed and conservative Formerly Priced 1o $12.50 4% | ]2 | 8% |5]37 Downstairs Store - COAIS LARGE FINE SELECTED FUR i COLLARS AND DEEP CUFFS VALUES FROM $39.75 TO $79.50 A deposit will hold any coat The Most Drastic Reductions on Dresses of Quality—Taffetas, Chiffons, Flat Crepes, Velvets, Gros De Londres These dresses are noted for their attractive style features—extrerme and modified silhouettes, embodying all the n Spring dress. A gorgeous assortment of Afternoon Dresses Dinner Dresses Evening Dresses events of the holiday season. Every o create a picture of illusive loveli- -.the molded hipline, also detached sleeves. styles. Values That Must Be Seen To Be Appreciated Flat Crepes FlChi(l?':om Flat Crepes Chigons 2 at Crepes Flat Crepes Satins Woolent Velvets Wooléns ‘Woolens Party Frocks Satins Formal Gowns t0 $16.75 Second Floor bert La Gorce, Mr. David Thorburn, Mr. Clark Brown and Mr. Thomas Foote. - Maj. and Mrs. Francis A. Englehart of 1610 Forty-fourth street, Foxhall Village, have as their guests for the Christmas holidays Mrs. Englehart's mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. Har- rison I. Norton of Bennington, Vt. Always an outstanding event socially in Washington this season’s assembly promises to surpass all its previous suc- cesses. Boxes are being rapidly taken, and recent additions to the list of box- holders are Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Charles Parkhurst, Mrs. Harry Norment, Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong, Mrs. William McClellan Ritter and Mrs. Edward C. Walker. Under the leader- ship of the board of governors, of which Mrs. Henry F. Dimock is honorary chairman, members of the assembly will give a costume ball on the evening of January 6 at the Willard Hotel, which will be one of the smartest affairs of the season in the Capital. Miss Esther Boyer of Columbus, Ohio, came to Washington yesterday to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Compton for several days. She attend- ed the ball which the United States Ambassador to Chile and Mrs. Culbert- " (Continued on Nineteenth Pa; OLD MONK MAYONNAISE makes the salads you like best taste better 15-Pt. Jar. .. .25¢c Pt.Jar......45¢ Qt. Jar......85¢ i N. W. Burchell 817-19 Fourteenth St. Saaas o s Lo LTS ew features of the early Formerly Priced (o VMOWW_ SO ODSOIPe A and Formerly Priced to $21.75 Second Floor SOCIETY. SALE The Pasternak Semi-Annual Clearance that smart women know and wait for—Starts Tomorrow Entire collection of women’s and misses’ high-type win- ter fashions at such low prices that further description is unnecessary to illustrate the remarkable values offered. Street Dresses, Afternoon and Evening Gowns 28 48 38 Originally 59.50 to 89.50 Ofi‘in,lly 85 to 145 Originally 65 to 125 Fur-Trimmed Costume Suits ‘85 135 ‘105 Originally 125 to 185 Originally 189 to 255 Originally 165 to 205 Fur-Trimmed Cloth Coats 65 ‘149 125 Originally 115 and 125 Originally 219 to 255 Originally 195 to 225 Fur Coats Millinery EveningWraps at Savings of $ 100 to 3600 37750 $ 10 at extreme low prices for clearance. All Sales Final—No Return Credits or Exchanges 9 s Gofdacemrso Unusual Reductions Great Savings 1 SALE A most remarkable saving opportunity. Tomorrow . + + « you can choose any COAT or DRESS in the house AT A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWERED PRICE. This is the time when we MUST dispose of every WINTER COAT and DRESS . . . regardless of COST. a1 $79.50COATS Now Reduced to $42.50 asss COATS Now Reduced to $62.50 angies COATS Now Reduced 1o $82.50 " There are so many luxurious styles . . . so complete a selection of FASHIONABLE FUR TRIMS ... . that space does not permit us to mention them. However, the very finest dress coats of the season can now be purchased AT GREATLY LOWERED PRICES. 26 Misses’ Sport-Travel Coats These coats are actually $25 and $35 values. There. $ 1 7 : 9 5 "All of Our Dresses Reduced! DRESSES New Reduced 1087 ] .95 DRESSES ¥ov Reduced 10 $] 3.95 DRESSES ~ov Reduced 10 $] 8.95 DRESSES Nov Reduced 10 $93.95 Every fashionable dress . . . in extreme and modified silhouette styles . . . sharply reduced in our After Christmas Sale. You will find every mode represented . . . and at these low sale prices . . o the values are most unusual.