The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
APPY EASTER SEASON IS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Calendar to Be Enlivened
By Extra Congress Session
And Visits of Foreigners

ed aboard in compliment to the
guest. but with some Cabinet Of
ficer usually as the host-the then
Secretary OF the Navy Josephus
Daniels generally.
WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS
AGAIN kIDDIEs HAVEN.
The kiddies are looking forward
TO tomorrow with great glee be-
cause. for the first time since be-
| fore the war. the White House
grounds are to be thrown open to
them and they can roll eggs there.
listen TO the Marine Band concert
'an' everything" For once the
tables are turned, Erown-ups are
not allowed there unless accom-
panied by children. No. ] didn't get
that twisted: said IL just as 7
meant II. Easter Monday at the
white Lot" is children's day and
| grown-ups aren't allowed to occupy
any more space there than is neces-
sary. Many grown-ups want to
get inside though. so as to see the
egg rolling for II is a sight worth
! seeing, but they can't go unless
they have at least one child with
I AllfHl- II 10 Always ~
watch group of little raga-
/ mullins who are always to be
found hanging about the gate who
hire themselves out to childless
adults They will accompany an
adult inside the grounds past the
stern policemen for a nominal fee
When the adult Is in the child
rushcs out again To he adopted by
another grown-up. for considera-
tion.
Col Clarence Ridley. the retiring
| military aid TO the President, is in
/ charge of the grounds and the egg
rolling tomorrow. He is always in
1 charge Of all the public buildings
and grounds. you know. ! told you
he was scheduled 10 20. His sue
cessor is to he Lieut.. Col. Clarence
o. Sheriff.. Of the corps OF Engi-
neers. Of course-those Presidential
military aids always are. Col.
Sheriff. was an active participant
lin.the war and made fine record.
He was in command OF the S"2d
Engineer Regiment. which was
awarded the CroiN dc Guerre with
palm by Gen. Petain for meritorious
service, under fire. to the French
army. During the latter part OF
the Argonne offensive he was made
chief of stafT of the Seventy seventh
CSew York; Division until after tn"
armistice. when he was appointed a
member Of the commission under the
Third army to take over the gov
Ornamental activities of the Ger
mans in the occupied territory and
~ rafl q n
blenz bridgehead.
A native of North Carolina. Col
Sheriff. is an honor graduate Of the
United States Military Academy,
class Of 1901: an honor graduate of
the Army School of the Line, class
OF 1908. and a graduate OF the Army
STAFF College. class Of 1907.
HAD CHARGE OF LENEEs
DURING BIG FLOOD.
In addition to varied engineerinE
duties and command Of troops in the
Philippines and on the Panama Ca
nal. Lieut.. Col. Sheriff. has had i'm
portant river and harbor assign
ments at Mobile. Ala. and New Or
leans. La. AT the latter place he
was in charge of the lower Missis'
sippi levees during the great flood:
iof l9l2-ls13.
He was on duty in this city as al
assistant aid to President Roose,
welt and at Washington Barracks
during the years l9o3-l9O4, follow
ing which he was aid-de camp Z
Gen. J. Franklin Bell for two years
Since his return from France fol
lowing the armistice he has been ol
duty in the office OF the chief o
enEineers. War Department. direct
ling the construction of seacoas; for
tifcations throughout the Unite,
States.
Lieut.. Col. Sheriff. has writer
+ several books on military subject
which are rated as standard anon.
military authorities. He is a mem
, her of the intcrdepartmental boar,
, for coordination of Alaskan ar
fairs. interdepartmental board fo
the coordination of the surveying
and mapping under the government
or the government section of tn,
National Research Council and o
the American Society of Civil En-
gineers.
1t was rumored last week tina
|,
, retary of the Treasury, had lease,
or bought the Edison Bradley hom'
in Dupont Circle. II was quite
; surprise to many that the Edsor
Bradleys would sell. hear h
has looked at the Larz Andersen
house, too; that they will sell. bu
there aren't enough bedrooms in tn,
Anderson house TO suit the MELONS
Mr.. Mellon is really having a tint
finding what he wants. lie has no
taken the Bradley house. He ma!
decide on il, but hasn't so far. II,
wants to be in the suburbs and hi,
daughter wants to be in the city, 81
il is to be seen which will win out
He. his daughter and son all rid,
horseback and have a large stabl.
J of fine Kentucky horses. and will
bring at least three of them-on'
for each-with them to Washington
They are evidently planning to do ;
great deal Of entertaining, for Mr.
Mellon wants a house with a ball
room and very large dining-roou
and quite a large number Of bed
rooms. So few OF the large houses
here have many masters bedrooms
il is really surprising. If they cam
find what they want they will TAX,
two of those huge apartments a
Wardman until fall, when they ma,
have better luck. Mr.. Mellon ha,
looked at a score OF places, IL he ha,
looked at one. Miss Mellon will re
turn Tuesday from their Pittsburgl
home.
This Is going to be a busy weel
for the Blodgett family, for Heller
gets married next Saturday. Th,