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SOCIETY, Mr. and Mrs. Stein Wi]l Entertain' in Daughters' Honor Teas Will Be Held This Aftemoon—a\evy Chase Residents Make Holiday Plans. Mr. and Mrs. William Scott Stein will entertain this afternoon at tea from 5 to 7 o'clock in their home on Leland street for their daughters, Miss Jane Louise Stein and Miss Marjorie Stein. Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Kendall left Wednesday for Hartford, Conn., to spend the holidays with their son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe Mason Kennedy, the latter for- merly Miss Roberta Kendall. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Kelley, jr., have as their guests Mrs. Kelley's father, Mr. W. T. Homrighausen of Pennfield, Pa., and her cousin, Miss Elizabeth D. Chappell of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley will be hosts at dinner and bridge Christmas day, when the guests will include their house guests and Mr. and Mrs. William Wiseman and Mr. and Mrs. J. D.} Isbel. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Defandorf and their family - left yesterday for Kingston, Pa., to spend the holidays with Mrs. Defandorf's brother-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Shortz, jr. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Davis left yesterday for Newport, R. I, to visit their son-in-law and daughter, Lieut. M. M. Little, U. S. N, and Mrs. Little for the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Davis will also visit her nephew and niece, Lieut. Col. S. J. Turnbull, U. 8. A., and Mrs. Turnbull at Fort Adams, R. I, and Mrs. Marcus B. May at Winchester, Mass., before returning the middle of January. Mrs. Frank Hollister, with her daughter, Miss Gloria Hollister, came yesterday to be the holiday guests of Mrs. Hollister's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wilson. Dr. Warren D. Brush has returned from Weston, W. Va., and Miss Mary Brush, who is a student of Sullins College, Bristol, Vi, has joined her parents for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Lauritson Hannah will leave tomorrow for York, Pa., spend Christmas with Mrs. Hannah's | brother-in-law and sister, Mr. nnd. Mrs. G. S. Metz Dr. and Mrs, Charles Cole will en- | tertain at a dinner party Christmas day, when their guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Deschler, their son, Lewis Deschler, and their daughter, | Joan Deschler, and Mr. and Mrs. | Lowell Curtiss, with their son, Edwin, and their daughter, Jean Curtiss. Miss Grace Chandlee left yesterday for Newark, N. J., where she Wlll' spend the Christmas holidays Wl!h( her nephew and niece, Dr. and Mrs. | Charles Crane. Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Patton of | West Englew N. J., are guests of | Mrs. Patton’s pnrenu. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Adams, for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cassey and their daughter Marjorie left Thursday by motor for Miami, Fla.. where they will spend the Christmas holidays. Miss Maude Kemmerer of New York City is visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Karl D. Williams, and will remain through the holidays. Miss Bessie Bradford of Norwood, N. Y., is the guest of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Walser, for the | holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Amer- man of Montclair, N. J., are spending the holidays with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Peacock. Miss Elizabeth Ann Sasscer, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sasscer, who arrived Wednesday, was accom- panied by her classmate, Miss Betty Faires, from Duke University to spend the holidays. Mrs. William A. Clock left Thurs- day for Binghamton, N. Y., to visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Smith. Mrs. Clock will not return until the first of Feb- ruary. Miss Grace Griffin, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Griffin. will en- tertain at tea Wednesday from 5 to 7 o'clock in her home on Brookside drive. | Mr. George Luzerne Hart, jr. has| gone to York, Pa., where he is the guest for the holidays of Mrs. Kath- erine Neller and her daughter, Miss Louise Neller. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Roach | of Chevy Chase, Md.,, announce the engagement of their daughter Rosanne Louise to Mr. James Carstairs Chris- topher, 3d, son of Mrs. James C. Chris- topher of Bethesda. Miss Roach is the granddaughter of the late Senator William Neale Roach of North Da- kota, and a graduate of Trinity High School and Immaculata Seminary. Mr. Christopher is a graduate of Na- tional University Law School. The date of the wedding has not been set. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kleinhoff of Philadelphia are guests of Mrs. Klein- hoff’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Ruhl. Mr. William Lutterman of Cleve- land, Ohio, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Groff. Mr. George Groff, who is a student of the University of Penn- sylvania, is spending the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Wain- wright accompanied by the Rev. and Mrs. Lewis Wainwright will leave to- morrow for Greencastle, Pa., where they will spend Christmas with Dr. and Mrs. Erdman Seibert. Miss Henrietta Gregory of Alle- ghany College, Meadville, Pa., is the house guest of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Clark, for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hal Dayhuff of Lexington, Va., are spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Day- huff's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ‘W. Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Marc G. Phillips will be at home Christmas day from 4 to 7 o'clock in their home on Delaware street. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Walser will give an informal Christmas eve party tomorrow evening from 8 to 10 o’clock in their home on East Bradley lane. Miss Mary Frances Merz of Duke University arrived Wednesday to spend the holidays with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Albert Merz, on Chevy Chase | West Indies. FUTURE BELLES AND BEAUX PREPARE FOR VISIT OF ST. Helen and Henri L. J. de Sibour, jr., hang their stock- ings in happy anticipation of Santa Claus’ visit to the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henri de Sibour. Official Family Finding Present Season Busy One (Continued From First Page.) | ington today or early tomorrow from | to | Charleston, S. C., where he delivered an address last evening before the New England Society. Mr. Justice and Mrs. Roberts are spending Christmas and the holidays in Florida. Representative and Mrs. James M. Beck will go to New York Wednesday and will sail Thursday abroad the Empress of Britain for a cruise in the Representative and Mrs. Beck have with them for Christmas their daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Beck Tuck, and her children and Mr. James M. Beck, jr., who was detained on busi- | ness and did not acompany Mrs. Beck, jr.. when she sailed recently for their home in England. Representative and Mrs. Robert Low Bacon and their daughter, Miss Vir- ginia Bacon, left yesterday morning for their country home at Old West- bury, Long Island. Representative Frank H. Buck of ; Vacaville, Calif., who arrived in Wash- ington a week or two ago, was joined Thursday by Mrs. Buck and their family. They are established in their | apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel for the approaching congres- sional season. Assistant Secretary of State and | Mrs. Sumner Welles entertained at dinner last evening in compliment to their guest, Mrs. Joseph Noell, who is | spending the Winter in Princeton and came to Washington for Christmas and the holidays. Senator-elect A. Harry Moore, for- mer Governor of New Jersey, and Mrs. Moore have taken an apartment at the Shoreham for the congressional season and will arrive January 1. Rear Admiral Walter R. Gherardi, U.S.N.and Mrs. Gherardi have been joined by their sons and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Gherardi, jr, and Mr, Taylor Gherardi of New York, who will remain through the holidays. Mrs. Gherardi, jr., was for- | merly Miss Lilia Tuckerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman of Santa Barbara, Calif, and her sister, Miss Clara Louise Tuckerman, is also visiting in Washington, the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, in their Edgemoor home. Miss Clara Louise Tuckerman is of debutante age and will take her place among the buds of | ‘Washington, where her parents lived some years ago. ’ Rear Admiral and Mrs. Hayne Ellis have been joined in their apartment at the Shoreham by their daughter, Miss Lucia Ellis, who attends the Masters Schools at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.; their sons, Mr. Robert Ellis, from Yale; Mr. Long Ellis, from St. George’s School at Newport, R. I., and Mr. Hayne Ellis, jr., who attends St. John's School at Annapolis, all of whom will remain through the holi- days. The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service and Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming have returned from a trip to South America, where Gen. Cum- ming went as chairman of the United States delegation to the ninth Pan- American Sanitary Conference, which was held in Buenos Ayres. Gen. and Mrs. Cumming flew over the Andes at 18,000 feet in the air and over the pampas and high mountains at 13,500 | feet to Lima, Peru, Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr are guests over Sun- day of former chief of the division of Indian affairs and Mrs. Charles J. Rhodes in their home near Philadel- phia. Mr. and Mrs. Carr will return Tuesday evening. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt have with them for Christmas their son, Mr. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt, jr. of Philadelphia. Comdr. and Mrs. De Witt Ramsey will spend the Christmas holidays with Comdr. Ramsey’s mother, Mrs. Frank Parkway. TAX EXEMPTION OF RAIL OWNED BY U. S. FEARED By the Associated Press. DENVER, December 22.—A possi- biiity the Moffat Railroad will be exempt from taxation under a new setup in which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has taken title to Moffat stock was seen tonight by John R. Seaman, chairman of the Colorado Tax Commission. If the line is exempted, Seaman said, it would create a serious situa- tion for counties and school districts in which the Moffat is the largest taxpayer. . Last year it paid $166,922. ‘Transfer of the stock to the R. F. C. was announced yesterday. Officials said that action was necessary to protect $10,000,000 in loans made to it and the Denver and Rio Grande ‘Western, which held the majority stock. De Witt Ramsey. They will be gone about 10 days. Lieut. Comdr. R. E. Thomas, U.8.N., is in Washington from Norfolk, Va., and is at the Carlton. Maj. and Mrs. Dabney O. Elliott and their daughter Ann of Cincinnati, Ohio, are spending Christmas week with Dr, and Mrs. L. W. Eugster. Lieut. and Mrs. John G. Fitzgerald and their young daughter, Miss Hor- tense Lawrence Fitzgerald, are spend- ing Christmas with Mrs. Pitzgerald’s cousins, Mr. and Mrs, William Haz- zard Holmes, at Bel Air, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Pitzgerald and their daughter will return Wednesday and will be accom- panied by young Miss Mary Hazzard Holmes, who will spend the remainder of the holidays with them. Mrs, Morley Griswold, wife of Act- ing Gov. Morley Griswold of Nevada, has arrived in Washington for the Christmas holidays, visiting her par- ents, Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. 8. 8. Williamson, at 3314 Mount Pleasant | Wi street, and is accompanied by her chil- owen J.! - | guest over Sunday Miss Patricis Wladyslaw Sokolowski, Daniel Sokolowski, have comple NICHOLAS Betsy Beach and her little sister, Grayson, children of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Beach, shown wrapping gifts for some of their young friends. Pt : Luncheon and Dinner jr., with his younger brother, Peter ted the wrapping of gifts to be delivered before Christmas morning. They are the sons of the counselor of the Polish Embassy and Mme. Sokolowska. —Underwood Photos. | dren, Miss Mary Louise Griswold and Mr. Morley Williamson Griswold. | Mrs. Griswold is descended from | some of the earliest settlers under Lord Baltimore, one of her ancestors having been President of the Council | of Maryland in 1634. Another ances- tor, the Rev. Dr. Stephen Bloomer | Balch, founded and was pastor for 54 | years of the first Presbyterian church | ever organized within the present boundaries of the District of Columbia. Miss Griswold has the distinction of being descended from the President of the Council in 1634 and from the pre- | siding officer of the State Senate of | Nevada (a similar position) 300 years | later. Cadet Charles Bainbridge West- | over arrived yesterday from West | Point and is spending the holidays with his parents, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. | Oscar Westover, in their apartment in the Kennedy-Warren. Miss Patricia Westover has as her Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Kelly of Minnetka, Ill, who is en route from school to her home for Christmas. Miss Kathleen Kurtz, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. L. A. Kurtz of Lan- sing, Mich., will spend the holidays with Miss Westover. Arlington\County Homes Opened for Visitors Miss Barbara FPries, daughter of Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. 8. A, retired, and Mrs. Fries, entertained 60 guests from Washington and Ar- lington County, Va. at a dance Thursday night at the Army and Navy Country Club, A buffet supper was served during the evening, with favors and decorations appropriate to the season. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Helms of Sun- ward, Addison Heights, Va., will have as guest over the holidays Mr. Helms’ sister, Miss Caroline C. Helms of Riegelsville, Pa., who arrived today. Mr. Curtis Hicks of Ouray, Colo., arrived Wednesday at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McClellan of Virginia Highlands, Va. He is en route to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and will leave after the holidays. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. B. 8. Kill- master of Arlington Ridge, Va., are entertaining the former’s sister, Miss Margaret Killmaster of Toronto, Can- ada, who arrived Friday. Mrs. Neil Hotchkiss of Putnam avenue left Friday for Charleston, 8. C., where she will be joined by Mr. Hotchkiss, who has been spending some time in the South in the interest of the Department of Agriculture. ‘They will also visit Savannah, Ga., before returning home the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bohrer and daughter, Miss Dorothy Bohrer, of Aurora Hills, Va., will be hosts at a house party over the week end and Christmas at their country home, Sunshine Hill, Woodland Beach, Md. ) mm the guests are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Donovan, Mr. Young of Baltimore, Mrs. Nancy Lorleberg and son, Mr. Richard Lorle- berg of Aurora Hills, Mr, J. C. Pal- mey, Mr. Albert Weatherby of An- napolis, Mr, Alfred Lecompte of St. Louis, who is spending some time in ‘ashington. The cantata “The Holy Nativity,” by Wildermere, will be sung at a can- dlelight service Sunday night in Cal- vary Methodist Protestant Church, Aurora Hills, Va., by the full vested choir, under the direction of Mrs. H. A, Allen, director. Soloists will be Miss Dorothea Storck, contralto: Dr. C. W. Shilling. U. S. N.: Mr. James Waddell, Mr, H. L. Woodward. tenors; Mr. Donald Sheehan, bass. Mr. Louis Storck will play the chimes and Mr. John Bittenbender will be trumpeter. Mrs. E. J. Skidmore will be accom- panist. An effective arrangement of | Christmas greens and holly with poinsettias will be used in decorating the church. Mr. John Lea Roberts, a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacks- burg, Va. arrived home FPriday to spend the holidays with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J N. Roberts of Mackeys road, Clarsndon, Va. Mrs. Anna 8. Greenwood of Minne- apolis, Minn., will arrive today to spend the holidays with her son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Julian D, Simpson of Cherrydale, Va. Various social activities during her visit are being planned by Mrs. Simp- son, who is a member of the Arling- ton County School Board and has re- cently been honored by being the first woman to be elected president of the School Trustees' Association, a de- partment of the Virginia State Edu- cational Association. Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. W. B. Gog- gins have as guest at their home in Oakerest, Va., the former’s cousin, Miss Janet Pomainville of Milwaukee, Wis.,, who will remain until’ the new year. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Harris, sr., of Lyon Park, Va., will have with them for the holidays their son, Mr, Charles ‘'W. Harris, jr., who is a sec- ond-year student at Furman Univer- sity, Greenville, 8. C. —_— CULBERTSON STUDIES REPLIES TO CHALLENGE Bridge Expert Says “Big Guns, Little Guns and Toy Guns” Have Answered. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 22.—Ely Culbertson said tonight that “the big guns, little guns and toy guns” of the bridge-playing fraternity had an- swered the challenge he and Mrs. Culbertson issued, offering to play any expert pair in the world. The statement of Oswald Jacoby and David Burnstine, in which they offered to meet the Culbertsons, he termed “laughably bombastic.” This acceptance, he said, was only one of many and was being considered among the others. “I am considering them all” he sald. NEW RAIL SET-UP ASKED LIS, reorganization and ending of the receivership of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad was demanded today by Circult Judge Wilbur P. noothu prepared to name a re- ceiver to succeed the late W. H. Bremner. “The sale of the road has been set for February 11,” Judge Booth said, “and I expect some decisive step to be taken on or before that time.” Functions Mre. Swanson Guest Announced ; __(Continued Prom Pirst Page.) compliment to her daughter, Mrs. Prederick Manning, who with her children will arrive in Washington Thursday from Bryn Mawr for a holi- | day visit. Mrs. Manning as Miss | Helen Taft made her debut in the White House while her father was President. The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and Mrs. Abbott entertained at dinner December 19. Among the guests were Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Wetmore, Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, Mrs. Florence Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Appleton P. Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Walter Hough and Dr. and Mrs. John Graf. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies will entertain at a supper party Christ- | mas night in their home on Massa- chusetts avenue for their two daugh- ters, Mrs. Thomas Patton Cheesebor- ough, jr., of Greenwich, Conn. and Mrs. Aldace Walker of New York, pre- ceeding the ball at the Sulgrave Club, which they are giving for their debu- tante daughter, Miss Emlen Davies. Mrs. Cheeseborough arrived Thursday | N. C., where she has | | been visiting her husband’s parents. from Asheville, Mrs. Walker will arrive from New ‘York Monday. Judge and Mrs. Clarence Norton Goodwin were hosts to a large com- pany at dinner last evening at the | Chevy Chase Club, when they also entertained a party of young people for their sons, Mr. Clarence Norton Goodwin, jr, and Mr. Goodwin. Judge and Mrs. Goodwin's older guests were the retiring Minister of Finland, Mr. Astrom: general and Mrs. J. Crawford Biggs, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Rexford Tugwell, the assistani to the Attorney General and Mrs. William Stanley, the secretary to the President, Mr. Marvin H. Mclntyre; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reed. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, commercial counselor of the Swedish Legation, Mr. Per Wijkman: the execu- | tive assistant to director of the Housing Corporation and Mrs. Adam Luke, | Mrs. Harry Baxter, the executive di- rector of the National Emergency | Council and Mrs. Donald Richberg, Mr. Northcliffe Ely, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roberts, former Secretary of | War and Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. Ann Archbold, Mrs. Ralph Worthington, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith, Mr. Oscar T. Crosby and his daughter, Mrs. Celeste Crosby Miller; Mr. Allemand Blow and Mr. George Blow, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Rush- | more Patterson, Miss Helen Doherty, Col. Arthur Cosby of New York, Mr. Clarence Dodge, jr.; Mr. Coleman Jen- nings, Mr. John Rowe and Mr. Stewart Macdonald, brother of the hostess. ‘The guests at the table with Mr. Goodwin, jr., and his brother were invited to meet Miss Tanis Tugwell, daughter of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Rexford Tug- well, who is at home for the holidays. Others at the table with Mr. Goodwin, jr, and his brother, were Miss Betsy Dern, Miss Ethel Worthington, Miss Mary Whitely, Miss Margje McIntyre, Senorita Amelita Alfaro. Mr. William Dern, Mr. Ralph Worthington, Mr. Thomas Armat, jr.; Mr. John Reed, Mr. Stanley Reed, jr.; Mr. Herrick Glennofi, Mr. Bonner and Mr. Andrews of New York and Mr. George Thorpe and Mr. James McGraw, students at Yale University. . Mrs. Goodwin will entertain at luncheon Friday, January 4, in com- pliment to Miss Christine Long, de- butante daughter of the United States Ambassador to Italy and Mrs. Breck- inridge Long. Col. Kenji Matsumoto, military at- tache of the Japanese Embassy, was host at dinner Friday evening in the patio of the Carlton Hotel, when his guests numbered 18. ST Gov.-elect and Mrs. James V. All- red of Texas were the guests of honor at a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Marshall R. Diggs at the Shoreham Macdonald | the solicitor | the |31 on Friday evening. Among other guests present were Senator and Mrs. Morris Sheppard, the controller of the currency, J. F. T. O'Connor; Judge and Mrs. L. E. Birdzell, and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hurja, and Miss Ann Carter Green. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smoot en- tertained at a dinner party at their home in Kensington, Md., Thursday evening prior to the installation of of- ficers of the American Legion Post in the Kensington School. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Mann of Bethesda, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Pumphrey of Rockville, Mr. and Mrs. Brooke Fetty and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beacock of Takoma Park, Capt. and Mrs. Joseph C. Cissel, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Faul- coner and Mr. and Mrs. George Davis of Silver Spring, and Miss Diller. Col. and Mrs. Horatio B. Hackett en- tertained informally at dinner on ‘Thursday evening in the Colonial room of the Wardman Park Hotel for a party of 12. Col. and Mrs. Hackett make their home at the Wardman. Miss Aileen Havlin Harris. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Harris, entertained at dinner, followed by bridge, in her home last night, in honor of Lieut. and Mrs. James H. Davis. Mrs. Davis was, before her marriage in New York last Saturday. Miss Gene Kincheloe, daughter of Federal Judge and Mrs. David H. Kincheloe. The guests were Lieut. and Mrs. Davis, Ensign and Mrs. Leon Kint- berger of Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. G. Maxwell Armor, jr., of Baltimore; Miss Nancy Berry, Miss Mildred Eng- lish, Miss Mary Katheryne Spinks, Miss Helen Sacks. Miss Marian Oster- mayer, Miss Ramona Vincent. Mr. Ashton Jones. Mr. Winton Elliot, Mr. Humphries Horner, Dr. Ned Pickford, Ensign Howard Bierer, Ensign Carl- | ton Jones, and Lieut. Henry Towhy, the latter two guests of Miss Harris for the holidays. Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett and her sister, Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, will not receive tomorrow afternoon and will be at home for the last time this season Monday afternoon, December Mrs. Blodgett will be hostess at din- ner Christmas day in her home on New Hampshire avenue, her guests be- ing only members of her family and | their guests. Mrs. Anthony Hill, who recently arrived in this country from \her home in Capri, Italy, is visiting | her aunts, Mrs. Blodgett and Mrs. Matthews, who also have with them | for the holidays their niece, Miss Fran- ces Porcher. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campbell | Shields entertained informally at din- | | mer Friday evening in compliment to | Lieut. and Mrs. Charles Henry Davis, ,‘ho were married in New York about a week ago. Mrs. Davis was formeriy Miss Gene Kincheloe. daughter of | Judge and Mrs. David Hayes Kinche- loe of New York. Mr. and Mrs. August P'redmckn Eberle, jr.. will entertain a company | | of guests at the dinner dance at the | | Shoreham Friday evening. I Mr. and Mrs. Reeve Hoover will entertain at their annual Christmas supper party in their home in George- town. They will have with them over Christmas Mrs. Hoover’s mother, Mrs. ‘William J. Tully, and her sister, Miss Alice Tully. Miss Tully will arrive today in New York aboard the Euro- pa from Europe. She and her mother will come to Washington Christmas eve. Mrs. Neitah King will entertain in- formally at luncheon tomorrow for two subdebutantes who are home for the holidays, Miss Betty Stanley and Miss Genevieve Marsh. Princess Knits for Sick. Little Princess Elizabeth of England has knitted her first piece for Queen Mary’s London Needlework Guild, which will give it to a hospital. 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Of Personal Interest To Washington Residents Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey Pischer of 3303 Woodley road will have “open house” on Christmas day in honor of the | 70th birthday anniversary of Mr. Pischer’s father, Mr. Max PFischer, Mr, and Mrs. Harold Jaffee of ‘Woodley Park Towers will spend the holidays in New York, the guests of Mr. Jaffee’s parents. Miss Carrie Aaronson of St. Louis, Mo, has joined her sister, Mrs. Charles Preund of St. Louis, and daughter Virginia at the Hotel Washington. Mr. Preund, who spent some time here with his family, has returned to St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Steiner cele- brated their twenty-fifth wedding an- niversary last Sunday, December 16, by holding a reception at the new | home of Mrs. Steiner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Wolf, on Bladensburg road. M Henry Oxenburg of Seven- teenth street entertained at a tea yesterday the Saturday Afternoon Cultural Group of Hadassah. ‘The next regular meeting of the Washington Chapter of Hadassah will be lheld at the Community Center on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with an attractive program. One of the features will be a stage presenta- tion written by Mrs. Leopold V. Freud- berg, president. A social hour will follow, with Mrs. Max Offenberg and several members acting as hostesses. ‘The donor banquet will take place at the Mayflower Hotel Wednesday eve- ning, February 27. Mrs. Harry Wat- sky is chairman. Mrs. Barney Liebman and her| daughter, Miss Helen Liebman, are | leaving Christmas day for New York to remain until Saturday. Miss Lieb- man will be the guest of Miss Char- lotte Revness and Mrs. Liebman will visit relatives. The Junior Pi-Tau-Pi Praternity is giving & New Year eve party. Many | young folk home for the holidays will | participate. the Christmas holidays in Richmand, Va., the guest of relatives. A large party from Washington and several couples from out of town will | have a house party for New Year eve | at the Casa Loma, Braddock Heights, | Md. They will motor up Sunday, re- turning here on New Year day. Mrs. Louis Simon left yesterday | for New York to visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Merryle S. Rukeyser, and their two young sons, for three weeks. Mr. Edmund I. Kaufmann has re- turned from a stay at the Hollywood Beach Hotel, Hollywood, Fla. Robert Kaufmann is spending the holidays with his parents. His clas: mate, Harry Hofhelmer of Norfolk, Va., at the University of Virginia, is his guest. The Junior Hadassah annual dance ;wln be held at the Willard Hotel on Thursday night, February 21. Miss Ida Orlove is chairman. The annual Christmas eve dance at the Woodmont Country Club to- morrow night, of the Sigma Omega Pi Sorority, will take place at 10:30 o'clock. Many out-of-town guests as well as college boys and girls home for the holidays will attend. A sup- | per will be served at midnight. A Christmas night frolic is to be presented by the Iota Gamma Phi Sorority, Theta Chapter, at the Are lington Hotel from 10 to 1 o'clock, in- cluding novelty numbers by Miss Esther Saks and Miss Adele Coffey. An open dance, which promises to be an elaborate affair, will be given at the Hotel Willard Thursday, Feb- | ruary 21,1935, by the Junior Hadassah. Miss Ida Orlove is chairman. 1 5,000 Snekes Killed on Ranch. SAN ANGELO, Tex. (#).—A hoe. a long stick and plenty of nerve have netted Dee and Nelson Basham $500 | in the last 14 months. Owners of the Spade ranch, near here, offered 10 cents each for dead rattlesnakes on their land. ‘The Bashams went to work and vesterday reached a total of 5.000. ‘The marriage of Miss Ruth Schioss | and Mr. Bernard Heller, jr., both of Baltimore, will take place at the home of the bride, in imore, on Tuesday, December 25. The young couple is well known in Washing- ton, where they have many friends and have often visited. Mr. Heller is engaged in business in this city. Mr. and Mrs. David Frank leave today for Hollywood, Fla., and will spend three weeks at the Hollywood | Beach Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney H. Reiunslem‘ are in New York to attend the mar- riage of the latter's son. Neuman, to Miss Nancy Lowie of New | York. Martin and Eugene Herz, who are students at the University of Virginia, are spending the Christmas holidays with Louis Simon of Chevy Chase. Mrs. Alexander Rosenblum was hostess to 50 ladies on Tuesday even- ing at a lingerie shower at the Shore- ham for her niece, Miss Roslyn Baron, whose engagement to Mr. Michael Becker of this city was re- cently announced. Miss Libby Ann Kaufman. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Kaufman, left for Asheville, N. C., on Wednes- day to spend the holidays with her aunt, Mrs. A. Jonas. Miss Elizabeth Kaufman was given & miscellaneous shower on Monday night by Miss Prances Meyer of the Broadmoor. Bridge and refreshments followed. Mrs. Alvin Newmyer has post- poned her trip to Los Angeles, Calif., until after the holidays. Alvin New- myer, jr. left yesterday for Atlanta, Ga.. to attend a Ballyhoo and will be the guest of Mrs. Benjamin Massel over the holidays. Miss Frances Luchs was hostess at the supper dance at the Shoreham Friday night in honor of her cousin, Miss Anne Fishell of Chicago, who came to Washington that day and is her house guest, Pifty young folks were in the party. The senior Pi-Tau-Pi Fnternn\ dance took place last night at the Lafayette Hotel and brought together a large party, home for the holidays and out-of-town guests. A buffet supper was served at midnight. Mr. and Mrs. David Simon attended the Phoenix Club dance in Baltimore last night, where they were guests of friends. Miss Amy Behrend motored to At- lanta, Ga., yesterday with friends and to attend the Ballyhao. While in Atlanta Miss Behrend will be the guest over the holidays of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gittler. Miss Ruth Behrend is home for the holidays, from Baltimore, where she attends the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Miss Flora May Fischer is spending Charles | Hairdressing Establishment 525 13th St. N.W. National 8014 Individual Creations Permanent Waving Latest Styles in Wigs and Transformations Branch, Mayflower Hotel District 3000 Make your holiday appoint- ié ments early. 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