New-York tribune., 1920-04-11
Luncheon to Wives of Chief
Executives Advisers Is
First White House Fenc-
ton Since Wilson's Illness
Welcome for Newcomers
Mrs. Colby Makes Trip From
New York To Be Present
at This Informal Affair
Special Dispatch to The rr;bu,,.

tanning for several brides and great
grist OF luncheons, teas, dinners and
small dances, perhaps the most impor
tant was Mrs. Wilson's informal
luncheon at the White House, on Easter
Monday, for the ladies of the Cabinet
circle
A party at the White House. how
ever small, is always OF considerable
general interest, and this had added
interest from the fact that it was the
first festivity at the White House since
the President was taken ill-unless the
occasion upon which King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians took
tea with Mrs. Wilson in the Red Room
might be counted a festivity. More
over, this was the first time the ladies
Of the Presidents official family had
come together since the recent shake
up in the Cabinet, and there were sew
erai newcomers to be made welcome
Mrs cambridge Colby, wife of the
new Secretary of State, came down
from New York especially to be pres
ent' and returned next day to put her
house IN order, with a view to taking
up her residence in Washington. Mrs.
Edwin I. Meredith, wife of the Secre-
tary OF Agriculture, is another new
conner, and Mrs. Joshua Willis Alex
ander, wife of the Secretary Of Com
merce, has joined the Cabinet circle
since the little group of ladies last
came together, more or less officially.
Mrs. Houston, wife Of the Secretary of
the Treasury, appeared in new role,
Tor her husband has only recently been
transferred to the Treasury from the
Department of Agriculture There's
also new Secretary Of the Interior,
John Barton Payne, in the Cabinet,
but, being wdower, he was not repre-
sented at this little gathering Of the
CabDet women.
Miss Margaret Wilson Arrives Late
The luncheon was informal, the
guests lingering late over their coffee
IN addition to the women of the Cabi-
net, Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs. Will
lam II. Boiling. was present, and also
her sisters, Miss BERTHA Boiling and
Mrs. Alexander Hunter Gait Miss
Margaret Wilson, who was due in
Washington next day to unveil me-
moral to the employees OF the District
OF Columbia who fell in the great war
did not arrive until late that night,
and there was one absentee among the
cabinet women, Mrs. William B. Will
son, wife of the Secretary Of Labor.
She is an invalid, unable to take any
part IN social life. and her daughter,
MSS Agnes Hart Wilson, who usually
takes her mothers place, was then in
Airport, Pa, with her grandmother,
wno was seriously ILL.,
The announcement that Charles R.
Cranes beautiful home at Woods Hole,
Mass, had been selected as the sum
mer White House, and that the Presi-
dent end Mrs. Wilson would take pos
session thereof between May Is and
June Is, has set official society to
Lhinklrg about summer plans. The
Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall, who
have been in Arizona with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs William L. Kimsey, since
the death of their small foster son,
Morrison Marshall, several weeks ego.
have left Phoenix for Hot Springs
visit on their way home. They are due
here about April lS. The Marshalls
probably will go to Petoskey, Mich.
where they have spent several happy
summers, for the heated term, unless
the Vice President is called upon to go
campaigning. Mrs. Marshall always
accompanies him when he is travelling.
Colbys Lease Residence
The Colbys will move into The COM
modious residence 1907 X Street
which they have leased from Mr. and
Mrs. H. Campbell Graef, about April
20, and Will be in Washington through
the spring and early summer. Later
they probably will go for a. time to
Stockbridge, Mass, which is the home
OF Mrs. Colbys family, the Sedgewicks.
Mr.. and Mrs Graef and their daughter,
Miss Olyve Graef, are going to hotel
for a few weeks, and expect to go
abroad some time during the summer.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. Houston will be, perhaps, the
Presidents nearest neighbors this sum
mer. For several years they have oc-
cupied a charming cottage on the
Crane estate which has become Sec
ond home to them. Quarters are being
sought nearby for Rear Admiral Cary
I. Grayson. the Presidents physician,
and Mrs Grayson, and there will be
an interesting little semi official COL
ony centcring about Jupiter Point. The
Crane estate looks off across Vine
yard Sound to Martha's Vineyard and
Nantucket Island, within easy sailing
distance: and ut 'Sconset, on Nam
tucket. President Wilson'S son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
howes Sayre, have wee cottage to
which they have become much at
tached
The Attorney General end Mrs
Palmer undoubtedly will spend part of
the summer at their home at Strouds-
burg. Pa, Mrs. Palmer's famous car
dens demanding her attention. And
equally undoubtedly Mr.. Palmer will
devote much Of the summer to put
ting up his fences.
ihe Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Wilson and family always 20 to their
farm at blossburg, Pa, for the sum-
mer months.
Burleson Clings to Washington
The Postmaster General and Mrs
burleson will have visit this sum
mer from their eldest daughter, Mrs.
Richard Van Wyck Negley, and her
children, who will come from Texas;
and she and her sister, Miss Sidney
Burleson, with the children, probably
go. Sc 20 soMe summer resort in the
:sast for a few weeks. Mrs. Burleson
likes to remain in town in summer.
for her big, old fashioned house in y
once fashionable part of town is cool
and comfortable and it is then that she
accc emphasizes most of her literary work /
Mrs. Burleson, by the way, had one
oI the pleasantest parties of last week.
She entertained at tea for the mem
bers of the Washington Center of the
Drama League, of which she is presi-
dent, and had as her guest Of honor
Professor Algernon TassiN, who read
IN act from his brilliant new play,
The Craft of the Tortoise" Profes-
,or TasSln, who is on the faculty OF
Columbia University. is spending his
abbaticsl yaar in Wahipr+or =