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Show "-ROONEY'S BOYS" AT THE WHITE HOUSE. The Roosevelts have revived many of the White House customs honored 1n the breach for , Several decades. Since the days of President Tyler social affairs have been Increasingly formal, and Mrs; Roosevelt returned to old customs when at the children's Christmas party of a year ago she invited a concert company, "Roney's Boys," to come on from Chicago to entertain her guests. This party to which are invited the children of official Washington filled the great East Room I to listen to the program of music rendered by this company. The numbers won warm applause, and the President himself, present with his staff, enjoyed with the children the program. They will appear In concert at the Tabernacle on May 5th and a local note of interest will -be added in the child chorus ' of 300 voices which Prof. Evan Stephens has in training for the event. |