The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
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ner by Senator and Mrs. Charles v.
Henderson. That afternoon Mrs.
Marshall will be the honor guest at q
luncheon which the Congressional
Club will give.
much entertaining and. according 70
present prospects, vii continue to be
for some weeks-Lent or no Lent.
Last week senator and Mrs. Pittmsn
gave them a dinner, asking o very
distinguished company 20 meet them,
as did also Senator and Mrs. Atiee
Pomerene. Mrs. Carter Class and
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott were both
luncheon hostesses OF last week. both
having - Marshall as the special
guest. Ars. Lansing had her last day
at Nome - az wife of the Sec
retary. ~ state, though her guests
didn't &nov II last Wednesday
and tried to have all Of the other
ladies of the, Cabinet receive with her.
but Mrknpaniels and Mrs. Burieson
were unD6lt to be present II is a
nice Idea. Of M1. Lansings. having
the other Cabinet hostesses receiving
with her at least once a season: IL
originated with her. Callers Wednes-
day had an opportunity TO greet Mrs.
Edwin T. Meredith, wife of the new
Secretary Of Agriculture. for the first
time as a Lady Of the Cabinet
NEW CABINET
MEMBERS MANY.
We seem to do nothing lately but
greet new Cabinet members and their
families.
1t Is understood that Mr. Lanes
plans Tor the immediate future have
not been fully matured. but will be
announced soon He has been Sec
retary of the Interior since the be-
ginning of President Wilson's Ad-
ministration and is one OF the most
popular members of the Cabinet
Prior to that he was a member and
chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Mr.. Lanes resignation terminates
public service of more than twen-
: ty years, in which he has held many
posts, beginning with local Offices in
his home State of California. 1t has
been a matter of common agreement
among politicians for some time
that he would be a Presidential pos
sibility were IL not for the fact that
|. he was born in Canada
Secretary Lanes resignation is ef-
! fective March /.
. So you gee, Nancy Lane won't be
: a Cabinet bride as her wedding is
PLANNED for April 20. At any rate
: she VIII be married in Washington
, ana when her parents go OF else
! where to live she will remain on
: here with us She is pretty and
looked just lovely in the pageant
) Thursday evening. Mr.. Lane will
, he sucvee3ed by John Barton Payne
/; of Illinois, but whom Washington
r also claims. He has lived long here
; and needs no introduction. He Is
} .umsrried.
Mr. Payne is now chairman Of the
United states, Shipping Board as
will take oter his new duties
T the FIRST OF the month. Mr.. Payne's
. successor as chairman of the
Shipping Board has not yet
! been announced. Before becominc
chairman OF the Shipping Board
on August 81. 1919. Mr.. Payne was
general counsel Of the Railroad Ad-
ministration. and before that he was
general counsel of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. He is a native
OF Virginia and is 65 years old. Ills
. home is in Chicago. that is, one nf
them.
, MANY FALSE
lRUMoRs AFLOAT.
As is usual when there is a posi-
ltion OF Importance vacant. there
were rumors of all sorts floating
about each naming a different man
. who might get the vacancy. EX-Sen-
ator John 7. Shafroth and Isidore
! Dockweiler. national Democratic
: committeeman from California, Mr.
/ Lanes State. and Alexander T
I vogelsang. First Assistant Secre-
tary under Mr.. Lane. were men,
! toned. in the rumors concerning Mt
? Lanes successor. but. as you see
they were all wrong.
The President did quite a bit oi
/ appointing last week. and from
, appearances may have muci
more to do. He sent to tn,
, Senate the nomination of Robert
. Underwood Johnson, New York edi'
tor. to be Ambassador to Rome Thi:
was the first OF a number OF ap-
pointments the President is about tc
make to fill vacancies in the Dipio.
, matte Service.
, The Selection of a man for the pos
|. at Rome is of crucial importance a
! this time because of the relations
and Italy growing out of the Adriati,
problem. g.. Mr.. johnson will succeed
|, Thomas Nelson Page. himself a lit
erary man. who resigned, because, q
is said, he differed with the Presi'
r dent over the laiter's policy. towarS
Italy in the peace negotiations.
Mr.. Johnson has taken an activ,
4 part in the League to Enforce Peace
, and is regarded as being more ol
Z less in sympathy with the President
) idea of a league OF nations and hi
) other policies. He has been interested
; in many things pertaining to Italy
) having been the originator of tn,
! Keats and Shelley memorial II
[ Rome. He holds the decoration o
: Cavalier of the Crown of Italy
/ President Wilson is understood {,
| have decided on the appointment o
William Phillips. Assistant Secretar,
of State, as Minister to the Neither
, lands. The nomination of Mr. Phil
, lips, who will return soon from
trip to England made necessary b,
: the illness there of Mrs Phillips
! mother, Mrs. George Ogilvfe Halls
will be sent to the Senate soon.
The Legation at The Hague ha
been without a Minister since las
Z October. when John w. Garrett, o
Baltimore, resigned.
: Secretary Phillips, who Is a nativ
d of Massachusetts,. entered the diplo
e matte service fifteen years ago a,
; second secretary of the Legation a
: Picking. and with the exception o
D two years. 1912-1e1i, when he obtaine,
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