Show WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL WHIRL STARTS DEC 1 Musicale Musical c to Follow Dip Dip- Diplomatic Diplomatic Diplomatic Dinner Parties More lore Brief By 81 JEAN JARVIS JARMS Special U Correspondent of The Stand Stand- Standard ard ard Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press Association WASHINGTON Nov 26 Following Following in the wake of the cards CUI sent nt out from the White House for lor the dinner dated for I December 1 in honor of the fr nl x chiefs of embassies m and legations out came the cards carI for lor the Uie first of the series aeries of formal state receptions the gold missives es sen serving Ing notice no no- notice notice tice on the girls of 28 1927 that their theft gloriously shining social sun was about to suffer surfer partial eclipse That That'll 5 one of the drawbacks drawback in an early set-off set of the big official fetes letes which once they thy do get get going go off with systematic regularity rt on such and and such a date dale and hour to lO the end that all the rest res of the social program has to be sand- sand sandWiched in between Gradually the Uie official calendar has been brought forward Today instead of the curtain rising January 1 or thereabout ut It goes gaily up early in December This season December 1 marks the opening of 01 the series j LUNCHEONS REPLACE DINNER DIN Just what additional entertainment at t the White House is in store for lor the indefatigable is ts problematical ical Generally folk shake dubious heads h for lor increasingly simple have become the Incidental White Howe House so so social cial elal offerings Where once a a. dinner almost invariably served to celebrate this or that visiting notable today the luncheon served early and soon over Is In high favor faor On his last fast visit to Washington Da- Da Darid David David vid rid himself Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the Uie British throne was welcomed at the White House by a luncheon en with mth covers coven laid for four lour persons To be sure fiure H II R R. II If was OWLS traveling but at that Baron Daron Renfrow Renfrew is La rather a notable as 83 things go The Canadian prime minister the Hon William Lyon Lon MacKenzie King making his first visit to the newly established Canadian hero this week was WM chief guest at a White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House luncheon served for Just nine persons including the president a a Continued on rage Page Two WHITE USE SOCIAL WHIRL STARTS S DEC 1 Continued from rage Paje One mans man's party solely and anyone anone wilt wll tell you OU that at most Important occasions occa occa- occasions parties wills u-Ith the ladles ladies left out are generally fairly brisk and brief bricf af af- af fairs lairs CAL DISINTERESTED And Arid the president has bas let le It bt b b known that few and far between will willbe willbe Willbe be his appearances at official non affairs and that with the tho First PicaS Lady also taking less interest than for for- formerly formerly formerly merly in n events s staged par par- The diplomatic dinner always a high light on the official program after alter the custom of ot the past put few sea sea- seasons seasons sons cons will be followed follo by a musicale with Irom from to additional guests arriving to Join the dinner company ot at 10 o'clock In the east e t room When Then you yeu get a n. card for lor an on after after- dinner White Rouse House musicale you ou may conclude youre you're one of the elect If U not one ct cl the elected UNCOMFORTABLE LI CHAllIS CHAmS The cast room accommodates Just so ISO many little straight backed wooden chairs with strawberry berry and red velvet ve slip lip cushions covering the rather too narrow seats While very gay and snappy to look at the chairs really leave much to be desired in the matter mattero of 01 o bodily comfort for those who sit therein In fact any place else but at a White House musicale they might be he regarded as downright uncomfortable uncomfortable uncomfortable Immediately in front of at the raised dais dills vet set up at one end of 01 the cast room for the artists of 01 the evening stand two substantial heavily carved armed chairs with high backs and sighting sigh ling these specially placed chairs one ma know where the president and the lust t lady are to sit Eit By that saris loUen tolen when the chairs are arc later in inthe Inthe inthe the evening discovered ered vacated ono one knows Inow the over The president and first lady are al- al always ways way the last to arrive on such occasions occa occa- occasions occasions and the first t to depart The Tise Thanksgiving week balls and the Thanksgiving turkey tuskey had a grand rush lor br first place in the crowded weeks week's program and beside the fete day boasted a most m t Important wed wed- ding Thalia Thalta Fortescue daughter of ot Mr and Mrs Granville and En- En Ensign Ensign sign Massie U U. S. S N. N were married in Bethlehem chapel and there was WI a Il reception later at Twin Oaks the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Charle J J. J Bell grandparents of the bride whose father one time Ume social aide at the While House Ho Roosevelt administration is kin to Mrs His Theo Theo- Theodore Theodora dore dora Roosevelt Sr |