The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-25

The Coolidgss made . hurried trto
to New York In the middle Of the
week to attend the New England
Society's banquet. and. mayhap. to
do q bit Of Christmas shopping.
But they sot back In plenty Of dine
for the msrrymaking Of Christmss
Eve ana for the Vice Presidents
Christmas dinner for the pAgts 1t
the Capitol. which win take place
one day this week. This vac always
q popular institution IN Vice Pfed.
dent Marshalrs DAY. and Mr..
Coo,idge's announcement that he
would continue in the foststepa a
his popular predecessor was ~
ceivsd with marked enthusiast.
His own boys win be among thoos
Present" at the f.stiyitiss.
THE MELONS sesm to b the only
Cabinet folk WHO have Au1Eb-
srately UUsse home Ter Chrssemas.
True. the Secretary Of the IntsFier
and Mrs.. FAli are at their own
home 1t Three Rivers. N. n. and
are having . family reunion there
for Christmas. But that was mainly
because Secretary Fall was In the
middle OF an official inspection tour
and could not very well come all the
way back to Washington. 80, since
he was in the neishborhood Of his
own home. the family-sxceptiug
the younger daughter, Mrs. Brant
Elliot. who 10 1t her own home in
virginia-couh get together there
better than anywhere else.
The Postmaster General, Will
Hays. II away. having slipped off
ten days or % ago for q rest cure.
and V spending Christmas in Sui.
Ivan. Ind. with Mrs. Hays and
their small son. who have not yet
settled in Washington At all. Mr.
DauShsrty. the Attorney General.
IL in Baltimore for the day. to 10
with Mrs. Daugherty. who 10 in
Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Secretary Mellon left town on Fri.
day for Pittsburgh, to be Joined
there by Ma Ailsa Mellon. who has
been visiting In New York for q few
days. and his young son. Paul Mel
Ion, . student at . boys school IN
Connecticut. The secretary and his
daughter are expected back here
early in the week.
TOR the rest. the Cabinet II csls-
brating It's Christmas here in
the good oid.fashioned way. The
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Hughes
had rather hoped to have their son
and daushtsr.in-law, Mr.. and Ars.
Charles Evans Hughes. jr., and their
children with them for the holidays.
but It was decided that It was better
for the kiddiss 10 have their Christ.
mas at home. To tho Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Weeks the children
Of their son.in-law and daughter, Mr..
snd Mrs. John Warrington Dayidgs.
are the bright particular stars Of
their Christmas celebration. The
Secretary Of the Navy and Mr.. Dem
by have young children Of their own
for whom to make merry, and Nrs.
DENLY has her brother. H. Thomas
Thurber, Of Detroit, whiting her.
The Secretary OF Labor and Mrs..
Davis are also making. Christmas
for their youngsters and tonight
they will entertain . small company
Informally at dinner. The cider son
Of the Secretary OF Commerce and
Mrs. Hoover II q student at Leland
Stanford University. and could nst
make the long Journey homo for
the holidays, but the younger boy -
home and Christmas II . great day
for him. Tho Hoovsrs wsrs to have
Ind Afr. and Mrs. Edgar Richard
with them. but their visit has been
put off. The Secretary OF Asri.
culture and Mrs. Wallace are
having the merrest Of Christ.
masses since their daughter, Miss
Ruth Wallace, 10 home from
Goucher College for the holidays,
and she and Niss Mary wallace ere