The Washington times., 1922-09-24
WEEK ENDS YET
WITNESS EXODUS
OF CABTNETEEGS
No Incentive to Re-
main Here Until
Ladies Return.

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A LTHOUGH President Harding
was prevented by Mrs. Hard
ing's illness from going out to
Cleveland to be made thirty-third
degree Mason, the Masons don't
mean to let him off. At the meet
ing which the President missed It
was decided to hold an extraordi.
nary conclave OF the supreme
council of the thirty.third degree
for the specific purpose Of invest
ing President Harding with the
thirty.third and highest degree of
masonry" and to persuade the
President to name his own date.
During the last week Mrs. Hard
ing's progress toward recovery has
been entirely satisfactory to her
physicians, but her convalescence
is necessarily slow. And the Presi-
dent scarcely leaves her side dur
ing his rare moments of leisure.
After much urging by his physi-
clans and advisers, he has slipped
away. two or three times 70.
round of golf. But for the most
part he has stuck close to the
White House, and there has been
less company since Mrs. Harding
was taken i'll than at any time dur
ing this Administration.
Miss Abigail Harding. the Presi.
dents sister. was scheduled to
come East last week In order to
take part in a wedding in PhiladeI.
phia--the marriage of Miss Mar.
garet Agnes Tullidge and DIR. Rob-
ert Porch Sturr--but she was DE-.
tanned In Marion by illness. Con.
sequently her sister--and Mr..
Harding's-Mrs. Heber Votaw, was
pressed into service and was ma.
tron of honor for her old friend.
wearing the gown which ! Miss
Harding was to have worn.
OCCASIONALLY in the middle
of the week we find the Cabi.
net pretty nearly complete. But
invariably by Friday or Saturday
it's members are off again-hcre,
there and everywhere-for the
week. end; and It will 60 on this
way Until the wives Of Cabinet
members or the other feminine
members Of their households d.
eide to come home.
= Due to the adjournment of the
Senate, the Vice President and
Mrs. Coolidge have managed to
prolong their vacation together.
And the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Hughes have been fortunate
enough to spend a delightful six
weeks In each others company
on their Brazilian trip-being,
however, due back today or to-
morrow.
But, with the exception of Sec
retary Wallace, whose wife and
daughter got back from Iowa last
week, and Postmaster General
Work. who has succeeded in keep.
ing Mrs. Work with him all SUM.
mer, there isn't Cabinet officer
who has any incentive to spend
his Sundays in Washington just
now.
IF Secretary Hoover thought he
was to have a quiet visit with
Mrs. Hoover. who returned from
New England on Friday, he was
disappointed, for she plans to start
off again right away on another
trip in the interests of her beloved
Girl Scouts-indeed she may have
gone already.
The Secretary Of the Treasury
has, as usual, gone to Prides
Crossing to be with Miss Ailsa
Mellon and Mr.. MELONS school
boy son, Paul, who expect to
stay on at the North Shore
cottage until the Melons apart.
ment at 1885 Massachusetts ave-
nue. is ready for them to move
in, spic and span in it's fresh new
paper and paint. Miss Mellon
seems to have devoted the greater
part Of the summer to the bust.
ness Of being bridesmaid. Three
times a bridesmaid, never a BRIDE"
they say, unless one breaks the
spell by being In seven weddings;
and IL Miss Mellon keeps up at
the rate she has been going she'll
be quite safes Her most recent
experience as bridesmaid was In
the wedding Of Miss Alice Hard.
ing and Robert Thompson Pell.
which, conveniently for Miss Mel.
Ion. took place at Prides Crossing.
THE Secretary Of War Is spend.
ing a weeks holiday with Mrs.