The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-31
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the Washington official set from
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terest to many throughout the south:
The President and Mrs. Wilson have
with them as guests at the White House
Miss Lucy Smith and Miss Mary Smith
of New Orleans, who arrived Friday
evening.
THE Misses Smith have large number
of friends in Washington, gained during
previous visits to the Presidents family
They were there before the first White
House wedding of the administration
that of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson and
Mr.. Francis B. Sayre, and later that OF
Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson and Mr..
William Gibbs McAdoo, and remained for
both events. They have made other
lengthy visits here and were present with
other relatives of the family at the
marriage of the President and Mrs. Will
son in December.
THE first of this week will bring an in
flux of Washington folk back to their
homes, and the Secretary of War. Mr.
Baker, and the Secretary of Labor, Mr..
Wilson, will be of the number.
The cabinet will, however, remain scat
tered until the middle of September, some
members with their families at resorts
and others here. The Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo are at Spring
Lake; the Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory at Monterey, Pa. the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs Daniels, at Poland
Springs, Me-; Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Houston, at Woods Hole,
Mass; the Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Redfield, at MacMahon Island, Off
the coast of Maine; the Secretary of
Labor and Mrs. Wilson, at Blossburg,
Pa, and the members still remaining in
town making frequent visits to resorts
1.-THE Secretary of State and Mrs. Ian
sing, the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane and others of the cabinet will
go to Elberon, N. Y, to spend the day
September 2, and be with the President
and Mrs. Wilson at the time of the notiti-
cation.
Secretary and Mrs Lansing are finding
life interesting even when the thermome-
ter ranges highest, dining al fresco with
friends or entertaining one or two con-
genials at dinner in their own .retty
garden.
Mrs Newton D. Baker, wife of the
Secretary of War, is making no trips
away from Washington, but instead en-
joying swimming in the beautiful ar
teSlan pool at In the w OOuS, WIFI utI
three children and guests, or going for
long automobile rides to nearby points of
interest.
Mrs. Lane joined the Secretary of the
Interiox here on Tuesday morning, and
may be able to leave again for Essex, on
Lake Champlain, sometime this week
She and the Secretary are also much
sought guests for al fresco dinner or
luncheon parties.
1.-The Secretary of Labor, Mr. William
b. Wilson, will return to this city to-
morrow or next day from a speaking tour
in Maine.
of the department of justice, will leave
Washington this evening for Chicago.
where he goes to deliver an address be-
fore the American Bar association.
Mrs. Davis left the capital yesterday
morning for Deer Park, Md, to remain
for some time, and the solicitor general
will join her there on his return from the
west.
Mrs. William C. Fits, wife of the As
sistant Attorney General, accompanied
by Miss Holland Fits and younger men,
bers of the family, left Washington
Wednesday to spend several weeks at
Ocean View.
Tomorrow Miss Jenny will celebrate the
first anniversary of Miss Jenny's' lunch
room in the Title Guarantee building.
Daring the LUNCHEON hour she will serve
a special luncheon, which will appeal to
her many friends who frequent this popu-