The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

tality. but when the oniciaI season
opens she will undoubtedly keep
her days at home and share with
her father the honors which come to
the head of the national exechequer.
WashinEtOnians recall another
young girl who made a charming
hostess, Miss Mona McAdoo, now
Mime. Ferdinand Mohrenschild,
widow of the former secre>lry of
the Russian Embassy, who was her
fathers hostess until ne married
Miss Eleanor Wilson. Miss Mellon
and her companion. Miss Sylvester.
occupy a spacious apartment at 17S5
Massachusetts avenue. Mr.. Mellon
Is said to be one OF the Ave richest
men in this country. He spends
most Of his week-ends at the Hot
Springs, where they have leased
Parton Lodge" His son, Paul
Mellon, is established at their Pitts
burgh residence. Both of the young
people are fond OF the out of doors.
Any home that would appeal to Miss
Mellon must be roomy enough to
contain an assortment Of canine
pets. including an enormous white
deer hounds several coflies and some
Prince Charles spaniels. The Mel
Ions are looking for such house.
they hnd it, She has several riding
horses that claim a visit every
morning; has them with her at the
Hot.
Secretary of war John w. Weeks
Is in and out of town, going away
for one reason or another. His pres
ent visit to Prospect Lodge is the
! second he has made this summer
! He will return tomorrow. Mrs.
Weeks is travelling abroad. Harry
| A. Daugherty, the Attorney General.
! has Just gone to Bar Harbor for a
stay OF several days He comes and
| goes, too, like the rest. first for
| pleasure and then for business or to
visit his wife or his mother. His
wife is not strong and has not come
to washington at all. Mrs. will
| Hays has been visiting at their old
| home since early in June and her
| husband. the Postmaster General has
stuck pretty close to Washington.
The Secretary of the Navy is in and
out Of town. usually going off on
business Of one kind or another. He
fears now that he will not be able
to go to the Pacific Coast in Septem-
| Der to review the Pacific Aeet or to
visit Hawaii and Alaska as he had
| planned to do. being detained
! here by departmental matters OF
| greater Importance. When the ma
ton entertains foreign visitors of
| special Importance it frequently
falls upon Mr.. DENLY to take them
to Mt Vernon either on the Presi-
dents yacht, the Mayhower, or on
his own official yacht. the Sylph, or
else to take them to Hampton Roads
to see the Atlantic fleet there or to
witness bombing tests from aero
planes or something OF the sort
Then he is called upon often. too,
to go places to make addresses.
Mrs. Denby and their children are
at Will Pond. their summer home in
Michigan. The Secretary, prefer
ring an occasional week of holiday
in familiar moorings week-ends in
this section and joins her there
whenever he can get away from his
duties. He went out there about a
week ago to be gone until the middle
Of the month. The lake front Of
Detroit and especially that Fart
known as Crosse Pointe, Is becoming
more and more famous here for its
beauty of situation and handsome
buildings. and figures continuously
in art magazines as we'll as on the
canvas of artists. The Truman H.
Newberry home there is one o; the
most beautiful on the Pointe and is
surrounded at this season with 4
glory Of white. blue and rose pink
hydrangeas against .he house, while
a long border of pink ana white
phlox enlivcn the curved tagged
walks So many OF the wealthy res
idents Of Crosse Pointe resided in
Washington during the war that
Washington has ever since taken a
keen interest in that community.
Mrs. DENLY who recently completed
the task Of getting her new house
here. the former Wolcott Tuckerman
residence. in order. plans to remain
in Michigan until late in Septe ember.
While the memories II her CORNER
residence in Washington are pleas
ant. she recalls with what relief her
parents use to fit 20 Marion. Mass,
her birthplace. and which, as was the
ease with Marion Cleveland, fur
nished her with a name. The late
Joseph Jefferson was a near neigh
Dor Of the Thurbers, Mrs. Denby' )
parents, and he was fond 3f saying
that the finest summer climate in
the world was to be found OH Bug
yards Bay. Mrs. DENLY, howeve:
claims that distinction for Detroit
and her particular nook on Will
Pond.
SECRETARY FALL OFF
FOR LONG WESTERN TRIP
THE Secretary of the Interior,
Albert B. Fall, has just depart
i ed for an extended stay in the
West, when he will visit some of
the Indian reservations and inspect
several reclamation projects. He
will no doubt join Mrs. Fall in Cal
ifornia before returning. Mrs. Fall.
who went West some time ago, paid
a visit of several weeks at her home
in New Mexico before going to the
Coast. Secretary of Commerce, Her
bert Hoover has been here prac-
tically all summer except for a few
fiying trips on business. Mrs. Hoover
was in California for more than a
month but returned here for stay
of a fortnight and then left last
week with her boys to motor
through New England for several
weeks. Mr.. Hoover hopes to join
her before the trip is over. Secre-
tary of Agriculture Henry c. Wal
lace comes and goes and Mrs. Wal
lace is at their home in Des Moines
The Secretary is of tomorrow to
attend to some business in Chicago
and will make a flying trip from
there TO Dcs Moines before return
ing to Washington the end of the
week. Secretary of Labor James ].
Davis runs out to Mooseheart, Ill.,
to ioin his family whenever he can
but never seems to be able TO stay
there more than a day or two at
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