The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-27
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hdlordInd road, In a smaller mouse
built to harmonic with the big man.
sion.
am curious to know what the
Hammonds intend to do with the
place, for ! am assured that the fam
lily DO not expect to live there. Some-
body told me some time ago that the
great house was to be used for hos.
pital, a headquarters for the Red
Cross or some such relief work. The
information went in one ear and out
the other; can't even remember who
my informant was, and now I'm wish
ing l had listened. more attentively,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond are closely
allied with all manner of relief work,
SO, perhaps, II Is for some such
worthy purpose they have purchased
the house. Just now they are at Hot
Springs, Va
Doughnut Cabinet
Becomes Institution.
The Doughnut Cabinet-yes, I
know I've told you a lot about It, but
I'm wondering II you realize what
an institution this interesting and
original little luncheon club has be-
come. Not only do a remarkable
group OF Washington newspaper men
and officials gather about cabinet
table" in the Willard grill every day.
but any number of distinguished men
from all over the country have form
ed the habit Of dropping in there for
luncheon whenever they chance to be
in town.
Why, one day, when only few of
the original members were present,
there gathered about the table DIR.
F'ranck Hoffman, of the Prudential
Life Insurance Company; John ].
Murphy, head OF the Tenement House
Commission of New York; Western
Star, of the Eastern Shore of Mary
land; Mark Sullivan, editor of COL
Hers Weekly: Justice Frederick l..
siddons. a regular" before he donned
the ermine, and E. A. Filene. How's
that for a list OF notables?
-
There are no rules no bylaws. no
Offices, no creed, no program, and
yet the Doughnut Cabinet is a force
and q factor in public affairs. 1t has
q constitution or something akin to
one, and boasts a gavel made from
the wood of the old frigate Constitu-
ton, silver mounted and properly in
scribed-
At a recent session, the members
in good and regular standing present
were Commissioner Brownlow and
Commissioner Newman-this was be-
fore the latter went for a soldier,
Major Pullman, B. L. Prince, and
Charles F. Nesbitt, from the District
building; George W. Norris, Capt. w.
S. A. Smith, and Herbert Quick. of
the Farm Loan Board; Joseph Davies
and William v. Colner, Of the Fed
eral Trade Commission; F. A. Walker,
of The Times; DR.. A. J. Nckslway.
DR.. Logan Waller Page, and Carl
Vrooman, Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture. The list of guests on
that. occasion included the mayor OF
a great Western city. the editor of
one OF the greatest weeklies in the
United States, a member Of the Coun-
ell OF National Defense. and a men,
Der of the British mission. One or
two of the guests didn't want their
names to get into print. so the cab
met member" who was telling me
about some OF the things that hap
pened that day wouldn't even give
me their names.
W. S. Culbertson. of the new tariff
commission. sat in" one day recently
and Immediately thereafter was duly
admitted to permanent membership.
Godfrey Butler and F. P. Robinson.
of the British mission. were both
luncheon guests OF the Doughnut Cab
met during their stay in Washington,
as was Prof. Frankfurter, Of Harvard.
regarded as one OF the most brilliant
young lawyers Of the country. He is
giving most OF his time to service
with the Council OF National Defense.
and Is often in Washington nowadays.