They are rather folksy family gatherings of White House staffers and friends; the affairs are generally bland and ecumenical, presided over by a visiting dominie who seeks only the .
Rough as thistle and dour as dominie's broadcloth is the Scottish Presbyterian who last week took over as Great Britain's Minister of Information.
Its gist: A dispirited dominie is cheered on Christmas Eve by remembering that at the Last Supper, Christ offered the wine to Judas Iscariot.