The New York herald., 1921-02-27

State Department. where Mr.. Fletcher
has been detailed for many months. but
they have leased, for the summer at any
rate. the Willard Straight place out on
the Rockville Pike. 1t is an old house
with some !, 500 acres attached. which
the Willard Straights bought and re-
modelled into most attractive home.
Then. as everybody knows. Mr.. Straight
died quite suddenly in France. and Mrs.
Straight has not cared 10 live here.
Meanwhile the present Administration
seems 70 be preparing 10 fade into the
background. President Wilson seems 10
have no part at all In his successor
very simple inaugural They will not
ride 10 the Capitol together because
President Wilson must go down there
quite early to wait In the Presidents
room to affix his signature to as much
as possible OF the eleventh hour legisla
tion of the expiring Congress, and. hav-
ing done his duty, he VIII drive to his
new home. N
During the past week the last of his
and his farnily's personal belongings
have been transferred to the new 8
street residence. and by the time he gets
up there everything will be in complete
readiness for him TO take up his life as
a private citizen. Mrs. MsAdoo and Mrs.
Bones who arrived at the White House
on Sunday. remained until Thursday.
when they returned to New York. Miss
Margaret Wilson, who came several days
earlier, stayed on.
The vice-President and Mrs. Marshall
stuck to their intention of accepting no
more invitations after the beginning OF
Lent, and have been busying themselves
about their preparations for their de-
parture. Mrs. Marshall was tremen-
a t1Ia Sad set I.es
meeting OF this Administration of tho
Ladies of the Senate . whom she or
ganized and over whom she has pre-
sided ever since-to receive from these
women with whom she has been so
closely and so pleasantly associated a
handsome silver tea service--tea and
kettle, waste bowl, cream pitcher aud
sugar bowl and four handsome candle
sticks on heavy silver tray with
handles, on the reverse of which We're
inscribed the names OF the donors. The
service was specially designed for the
occasion and a new pattern. to be known
as the Marshall, created. N
Mrs Marshall is still working hard
for the Child Welfare Society's ball to
be given on Inauguration night at the
Willard, and she and the Vice President
will make their final appearance in
receiving party that night The ball
promises to be the biggest possible sue
cess Tickets and boxes have sold in un-
precedented numbers and at unprece-
dented prices Aside from the large sum
which will be realized from the sale of
tickets, general interest in the organiza-
tion has been aroused and contributions
and promises Of help in It's work are
coming in from all directions. One OF
the most recent expressions of interest
has come from Mrs. e. Henry Hartman
of New York, who has promised to equip
a department of mental hygiene at the
Childrens' House" This will be in
charge Of DR.. Loren johnson, an ac-
knowledged authority in his line.
Mr.. Colby to Practice Law,
Mr.. Colby is planning to get back 10
New York and into harness as a prac-
Using lawyer again as soon as he pos
sibly can. 1t is possible that Mrs. Colby
and the girls will stay on here for few
weeks, as they took the Campbell Graef
house. which they are occupying, for a
year, and the year has q month or six
weeks yet to run WN
The Mitchell Palmers may be leisurely
about getting away. Mrs Palmer is in
mourning for her father and 1t may be
some little time before she pulls herself
together and gets her belongings moved.
Also there is little Miss Mary's school
to be considered.
The Bakers and the Daniels are get
ting under way Immediately, both leav-
ing on the 9th. Mrs Houston and her
two children have already gone-started
yesterday for Boston. where they will
spend few weeks with Mrs. Walter
Boyden. Mrs. Houston's sister. Mr..
Houston win be travelling pretty con-
tinually for few weeks before he final
ly decides on his future plans
Secretary and Mrs. Meredith plan to
return to their home In Des Moines.
leaving Washington about March Z. They
are building a new home and are natu-
rally interested in being on the spot to
superintend the finishing of II.
The Secretary of Labor, Mr.. William
B. Wilson, and his family seem bit
undecided. Mr.. Wilson had been a labor
leader until he came to Congress, and
then went into the Cabinet--and labor
had naturally in all that time found
other leaders--and his job seemed for
the moment nonexistent.
Aside from the Cabinet, perhaps the !,
most interesting questions of personnel
will revolve around the diplomatic corps
Having digested the Cabinet slate, WASH
ington Is madly guessing as to who'll
get the big diplomatic appointments. IL
had been assumed that Fletcher might
get one of them, but that seems to be
disposed of. The next most persistent
rumor has been that the Larz Andersons
were likely to go TO Italy. Also one
hears occasional suggestions of the spos-
sibilty Of the Stotesburys getting
something is vague but in
teresting. They have been in Florida
for some time past, and might easily
have talked things over without attract
ing any undue attention. Just this week.
by the way. Mrs. Bromwell Brooks, Mrs.
Stotesburys daughter. has joined her
mother there for little visit.
Meanwhile there is perfect process
sion of diplomats arrIving--or returning
after an absence. Last Tuesday tho
Aquitania brought three--Sir Auckland
Geddes, the British Ambassador. and Mr.
Boris Bakhmetoff. the Russian. return y
Ing, and Mr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese
Minister, arriving. Also Rolandi Ricci.
the Italian Ambassador, is here. having
arrived last Sunday afternoon. Appar-
entity the embassy lease OF the Thomas
Nelson Page house IL about expiring. and
the embassy is seeking other quarte~N
and the Ambassador is established vt
the Shoreham until they arc found. nhd
Prince and Princess Bibcsco--the new
Rumanian Minister and his wifc-are
house hunting but the princess has dis
mayed the real estate men by insisting
that she must have "A house on tho river