Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Where Heads Of Departments and As
sistants Will Spend the Dav.

| Secretary Metcalf of the Department of
| Commerce and Labor will go to Annapolis
| to spend the day with his son, Midshipman
| Victor N. Metcalf. Mrs. Metcalf will ac-
! company her husband and both will return
| to Washington on Monday evening.
| Assistant Secretary Lawrence o. Murray
will leave the city this evening for his
home in Pennsylvania, where he will spend
Christmas with his mother, and will not re-
turn to Washington until the end of next
| week.
Frank P. Sargent, commissioner general
of immigration. always plans for a special
celebration. or rather a double one, on
Christmas. the day being the anniversary of
the birth of his daughter, who will be
sixteen tomorrow. She has been at board
ing school at the Hanna Moore Academy
at Reisterstown Nd, and has come home
for the holidays. Mr.. Sargent has but the
one child, and the small family invariably
look forward to the day as the very espe-
cial one OF the year.
William Williams commissioner of i'm
| migration at New York. was in Washington
today and will be here for several days
He will take his Christmas dinner with
friends.
Postmaster General Wynne always opens
the day on the great festival day of the
Christian church by attending worship and
will make no exception to this rule tomor-
row. After that the family always has
reunion whenever conditions permit. This
year Mr.. and Mrs. Wynne will have with
them at heme six Of their seven children,
Mrs. Semlar, his daughter, being with her
husband at their home in Canada. Cap
tain Wynne of the Marine Corps is now
stationed at the marine barracks here and
will take dinner with his family at their
home on Rhode Island avenue.
Merritt 0. Chance, chief clerk of the Post
Office Department has one child and has
arranged to have the regulation Christmas
tree for the little one. He will dine at
home.
Mr.. Shallenberger, second assistant post-
master general, always tries to get as MANY
of his family to come to Washington for
the day as possible, and will have several
of his children with him and his wife to-
morrow.
Mr.. Bristow, the fourth assistant post
master general, has one son at college in
the We who will not be able to get here
for the day and the parents will take their
dinner alone, with the exception of one or
two friends.
R. P. Goodwin. assistant attorney general
for the Post Office Department will leave
for his home in Aurora Ill, this evening.
to be gone until the middle of next week
During his absence Assistant Attorney Ed
win w. Lawrence will have charge Of the
office Mr. Lawrence was recently married
and will dine at home with his wife,
his plans for home dinner with his fam
lily.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay will have with
them for the Christmas festivities their two
daughters, Mrs. Wadsworth and Mrs. Whit
ney. and their son, Mr.. Clarence Hay.
Secretary and Mrs. Taft will spend
Christmas day quietly at their home 1903
K street. All their children are with them.
including Robert Taft, who attends Pro-
lessor Tafts preparatory school at Water
town. Conn, Miss Helen Taft, a pupil at
the Cathedral school. and Master Charles
Taft, who lives at home. They will have
as guests two sons of DR.. Tavera Of Ma
Mia, member of the Philippine commits
sion. These two young men are class
mates of Robert Taft at WATERFOWL.
Secretary Morton returned from New
York this morning and will spend the
Christmas holidays with his family. Mrs
Morton and Miss Pauline Morton, at their
home, 1912 X street. They will have as
their guests at the Christmas dinner Mr.
and Mrs. j. r. Moron of Chicago. Mrs
Moron is sister of Mrs. Morton