The Washington herald., 1918-12-22

her in their absence; whether the
White House motor will still roll
swiftly through mean streets, and out
into the Virginia countryside, laden
with Christmas cheer for some of the
humble folk whom the President and
Mrs. Wilson when they were in this
country have taken pleasure in re-
membering-though they themselves
are spending Christmas with the
American Expeditionary Force some
where in F'rance"-or Germany!
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall are spending their Christmas
right here in Washington. They went
up to Carlisle. Pa, yesterday for
an address which Mr.. Marshall un-
dertook to make there but they are
due back this evening. They will
eat their Christmas dinner with Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, ''at Twenty-twen-
ty'-Mrs. Marshall's way OF speak
ing of the Walsh house at 20e0 Mas
sachusetts avenUe-just a quiet fam
lily dinner.
On Christmas Eve they will light
the tree in their own apartments
at the Willard, for their small ward,
Morrison Marshall. For this little
ceremony there will be literally lit
tie ceremony. 1t is particularly the
baby's party-a household party-with.
of outsiders. only those who are really
interested in the baby. and with the
maids and the chauffeur as welcome
guests 1t is not clear in my mind
whether the Marshalls have definite
ly decided to adopt the little chap
whom they took into their hearts
and home about about eighteen
months ago. As understand it, the
childs mother is one OF their maids,
and so the fortunate infant has such
care as she never could have given
him. and at the same time is under
her mother eye, and within reach
of her mother love. 1 don't know
whether she was originally one OF
the maids. and it was through that
connection that Mrs. Marshall be-
came interested in the baby. or the
other way about The baby. it is
said, was in a day nursery in which
Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Gregory and
some others of the Cabinet women
were interested, and didn't seem to
thrive. So Mrs Marshall decided
to take him home and give him more
individual attention-without any
thought at the time of any perma-
nence in the arrangement
Most of the rest Of the Cabinet are
planning similar quiet home Christ
mas celebrations. The Gregorys will
have their sons at home for the day.
Ensign Thomas Watt Gregory, jr., U.
S. N, and Nalle Gregory, U. s. NJ. c..
from Paris Island. The former will
bring home with him for the holi-
days, Ensign Richard Dunn, U. s. N.
The Danielses are a big family, never
SO happy as when they can all get
together in a big family house party.
Usually the boys bring quite a num-
Der of their mates with them The
Bakers are a quiet little family. and
this Christmas will be even more so
than usual, since Mrs. Baker is only
Just recovering from a serious illness.
and must be careful not to overdo.
She will probably genuinely regret
that she Is not well enough to enjoy
the Christmas holiday dances. for
Mrs. Baker, when she is herself.
dances with the enthusiasm of de-
butante.
The Houston family circle is COM
plete. The elder son, David Franklin
Houston, jr., has been released from
the service, and after the holidays
will return to Harvard. He was just
finishing his first year there when
Uncle Sam entered the war. And
without troubling to consult his pa
rents, he decided that it was no time
for lad of spirit to be mulling over
books-(not that young Houston at all
UNDERWRITERS books - Witness the fact
that he won a scholarship at Harvard
before he was Island went off and
enlisted in the navy. When his iden-
tity was discovered, he was not re-
leased, but sent back to school to be
called when needed. and with instruc-
tons to specialize along certain lines
calculated to enhance his usefulness
to his Uncle Samuel when he was
called. However, that is all over now.
and he can resume his studies, with
whatever career he had originally
planned probably very little interrupt
ed.
The holidays belong to the deb and
the sub-deb. And Washington just
now belongs to the deb. Her name is
legion. Not for years has there been
so large and so brilliant a group of
debutantes as have blossomed out
this winter in the wake of war. Be
ginning with Frances Hopkins. who
close Thanksgiving Day, on which her
sister had been so happily launched
lust two uaarx prayiouSly thara ha