The Washington times., 1916-11-05
Jean ELOTc|
LETTER.


Residential year finds Washington
very distinctly an Adamless Eden. It's
naturally almost de rigeur for voters to
ID home to vote, specially office hold
ers, for II stands to reason that any Of
fics holder who isn't sufficiently inter-
ested in his party's success to do his
durndest to keep 1t In power does not
deserve to be an office holder. Quite
nu<nerously they are accompanied by
the women OF their families. SO that
efection time, every fourth year. at
least, becomes more or less of a "home-
coming week" all over the country.
OF course. all the Cabinet members
ana the assistant secretaries" unto the
third and fourth generation" go. and
the Congressionals have been ut home
since September propping up wabbiy
fences. But after next Tuesday the
tide will turn this way, and by the end
Of the month the Capital will be ready
Tor what the winter may bring forth.
OF that "auien sabe?'
Politics Has No Effect
On Cabinet Circles.
About the LIST of october there was
wall from the ,real estate men TO the
effect that Democratic officials were
either refusing to renew leases for more
than six months. or were seeking less
expensive quarters when six months
lease was refused them. So far as one
can sec that doesn't apply to the CAP
met circle.
OF course some of them may have re-
newed for only six months. but with tne
single exception of the Secretary Of Ag-
rtoulture and Mrs. Houston-and secre-
tary and Mrs. Baker who had to nhu
Quarters In town-they are all settied
down In the same res 'dences they occu-
pied last season. The Lanes ala taih
OF moving-purely because they thoushI
their Wyoming avenue house in shock-
ing bad repair-but they have deciueu
70 stay on where they are. The Hous-
tons aren't settled yet and probably
won't be until after the elections.
For the rest it's perfectly true that
= number of Congressional folk have
given up their houses. They are
thrifty lot. and as Congress goes ~.
convene until DECEMBER ana eNp,n s
who are practically sure 81 re-elec-
ton see no reason for saddling them
selves with years lease when tney
may only have to be here for three
months They are determined optim-
tsts and resolutely overlook the iaGi
that our recent Presidents have al
had the extra session habit very padly.
Expected to Return
Just Following Election.
The Cabinet set and the White House
family may be expected back almost
Immediately after Tuesdays excite
ment Is over.
When Mrs. Wilson left for Shadow
Lawn she left instructions for some
alterations in arrangements at the
Executive Mansion to be made In her
absence. Chief of these, so far as they
Involve the parts of the White House
to which the general public Is admit.
ted, was the re-arranging In one or
the ground floor rooms. which nave
been used as cloak rooms for special
guests on state occasions, of the valu.
able collection of china. glass. and
silver used by former Presidents.
This collection, started by Mrs. Roose-
Welt when she was chatelalne OF the
White House. now includes specimens OF
| the table ware OF practically every Ad-
. niinistration from George Washington
| 20 woodrow Wilson. From very small
! Beginnings It has now quite outgrown
| the series of Cabinets placed along the
lower corridor which formerly housed
Il.