The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-13

tinsnt has them-or did before the
war.
HAb<ERs WILL LEAVE
RIGHT AFTER INAUGURAL
The Bakers. you know, expect to
get out OF town as soon as possible
deed. TO start for Cleveland on March
8. The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Colby, ON the other hand, have Mr..
and Mrs. ii. Campbell Graefs X street
house until some time In April and
Mrs. Colby and the girls will probably
linger on here until Mr.. Colby's plans
are definitely made.
Mrs. Houston Is breaking up her
house before the end OF February and
expects to spend some weeks resting
and visiting her sisters In the South.
Secretary Houston must. OF course,
remain here until after March 4. TO
formally turn the Treasury portfolio
over 10 his successor and his future
plans are not definite enough to be an
nounced Just yet Secretary and Mrs.
Houston, by the way, are entertaining
Miss Bettins Warburg. who Is with
them for the week end. Mrs Houston
lis giving no big parties for her, princi-
pally because Miss warburs doesn't
care a bit for formal entertaining. but
there are several small festivities on
her program and she 10 taking much
pleasure In renewing the acQuain-
tances formed when her father. Paul
Warburg, was here with the Federal
Reserve Board. She was a school girl
then, consequently taking little part
In society, and now she 10 a student
at Bryn Mawr College.
PALMERs WILL STAY
UNTIL EARLY SUMMER
The retiring Attorney General and
Mrs Palmer expect to remain on at
their washington home until sum
mer. But the Secretary OF Agriculture
and Mrs. Meredith are preparing TO
leave q few days after Inauguration
going back to their home In Iowa
at least for the present. Mrs. Mere
dith tells me that she Is hoping her
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
stop In washington for a brief visit
on their way back to Des Moines from
Miami, Fla, where they have been
holiday making for the last montn.
Mrs. Bohen Is very much elated just
now as she recently had her frst
lesson in deep sea fishing and caught
a 45O -pounder--which 10 some catch
even in Florida waters. She used
big rope as a line and the monster
Ash had to be shot before 1t could be
landed. Apparently the little LADY
dent elect Harding, who doesn't seem
to have caught anything but she'll
nsh.
Senator Frelinghuysen's houseboat
party. of which Mr.. Harding was the
bright particular star. has now
broken up and the President-elect Is
established at st. Augustine, Fia.'
where Mrs. Harding has Joined him.
Her visit here last week proved most
disappointing to those who had
hoped that she might find time to see
something of her friends-or. more
properly perhaps, to let her friends
see something of her. She was again
very much numbered with the cares
of her househld-putting everything
in order so that the house In Wyom-
ing avenue, which has 30 long been
her home, can be sold or let for the
next four years, and II she houhd
time for any recreation at all ~ was
to lunch or dine en- famiiie WIN ner
most intimate friends-Mrs. Beale
Mclean, perhaps, or Mrs. Harry New.
the two ladies who accompanied ner
70 New York on her recent shopping
expedition. >,.r
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar,
shalps retirement" from the sociai
world was coincident with ASH Weo-
nesday. but really was actuatsd more
by the fact that they have much 10
do in preparation for leaving WASH
ington after eight years residences
than by any religious scrupies as ~
they, like the Bak-
ers. are good Presbyterians ana their
church makes very little OF Lenten
observance. The dinner which MIS-
Henry F.. Dimock gave for the mar
shalls on Monday night was the iast
hip party on their calendar bril-
liant dinner it was, too. with the Col
bys. the Bakers. the Daniels, Judge
Payne and whole grist OF timer
notables among the guests. me Ma'-
shalls were to have dined next even
ing at the British embassy, but 'na'
dinner was Cancelled, as was all OF
ficial entertaining at the empass''