The Washington herald., 1920-11-07
By EVELYN c. HUNT.

Well, les all over-the election
''an' everything" And Washington
is beginning to relax now and to do
a bit of thinking and planning
thinking about what the result OF
the elections means to Washington
and making their plans accordingly.
Voteless Washington is as intensely
interested in the elections as any
other parts of the country; IL not
more so. for no place is so generally
affected by the outcome of the cleo
-tions, from the head OF the land
down through the different strata of
society.
So Washington was on tip-toe, on
edge. on the que vive for the quad
rennial election festivities Tuesday
last. Everybody planned some sort
of a party for that night or were
Invited to some sort of an entertain
msnt some place where they could
hear the election returns and be en-
tertained a. the same time. The
hotels and cafes were filled to over
flowing with supper parties; all of
the clubs, too, entertained that eve
ring. having special wires bringing
In the returns. There was great ex-
citement and much fun. You see the
Capitals stake in the result Is a
big onei 1t fairly boiled with &C
cumulated anxiety, interest and an
ticipation that a change Of admin
istration always brings.
FIVE THOUSAND JOBS
OPENED BY ELECTION.
For instance. there are at least
5000 comfortable Jobs" that, are
p dependent upon the result at the
fpnludn pnQSihla
departmental changes for they may
soar into the thousands. The first
figure includes only the routine of
secretaries. clerks, and such, in
volyed In the election of an entirely
new House and one-third member
= ship of the Senate. To the big Of
fceholders the election means moth
ing since they retire in any event on
March 4. because the new President
would not be apt, even II he had
been of the same political faith.
would barely hold over many OF
Wilson's appointees.
The four-year election Is the Con-
gressional election and Presidential
election combined. making a greater
interest here for not only does 1t
decide the residence of many per-
sons. but 1t also means the added
residence or non-residence of as
many more. It has a direct bearing
on the internal affairs of the city,
too. because the political complexion
Of the President determines to a
large extent who will be the per-
sons In charge of the local affairs
Of the city. 1t also decides the per-
sonnel Of the greater part of So
ciety here.
DISTRICT SOCIETY LOSES
MANY PROMINENT MEMBERS.
First of all Washington society
loses its present leaders. President
and Mrs. Wilson: also the next In
command. the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall and the Cabinet, all
of whom Washington has become
very much attached to in the past
eight years-eight eventful years;
perhaps the most eventful in the
history of the country since the
!. revolution. Washington dislikes the
thought of parting with any Of the
present Official family and is, hoping g
sincerely that many of them will de-
eide to make this their future home.
Washington never has and never
will become accustomed to parting
with it's friends though 1t is forced
to constantly do so. 1t is generally
thought that the President and Mrs.
Wilson will make the Capital their
place OF residence and, there is much
speculation about, il such is the
case, what house they will occupy.
etc.
WHITE HOUSE OCCUPANTS
CHANGE WITHOUT CEREMONY.
The moving of the President and
III. E,
and the moving in of the new Chief
Executive is done very quietly and
quickly, without any form or cere-
mony. The coming of the new Cabi-
Het. officials and members of the
Senate and House will mean, / sup
pose, new house-hunting army.
The usual fall house-hunting ex-
element has quieted down a bit,
most people now here having gotten
settled for the winter and are busy
putting their homes in order. but the
rush will start almost Immediately
now that the elected know they are
coming to the Capital. / know
friends of the vice-President-ele
are already hunting him a place of
residence.
Washington society is Anticipating
say times when the new adminis-
tration comes in and is hoping they
aren't anticipating in vain. 1t has
it's heart just set on an active social
program at the White House. For
one reason or another, the Wilson
administration has been very quiet
socially. President and Mrs. Wilson
gave a few large receptions, small
number of evening musicals and a
large dinner or two and numerous
small tea parties, but never a sea-
son have they gone through with
the regular routine of dinners and
receptions which for many years
have been the big events in the So
cial life of the Capital. The usual
official social program includes the
big dinners to the Cabinet. the Diplo-
matte Corps and the Supreme Court.
Sometimes there is speakers din
ner." Also there are usually five
large receptions: to the Cabinet, the
diplomatic corps, the Supreme Court.
20 the members of Congress and to
the army and navy. Then, too, there
are always smaller receptions or
at