The Washington times., 1922-10-01

Chief Justice Taft reached Wash
ington early last week and was
the guest Of Mrs. william ].
Boardman and Miss Mabel Board
man for a day or two while his
home was being opened. Mrs.
Taft did not reach town until sew
eral days later. In fact, I'm not
sure that she has come yet, al.
though she was expected about
the first OF October.
Justice and Mrs. Wendell Holmes
also got in last week and are at
the Powhatan for a few days
while their house in i street is
being made ready for them; and
Justice James Clark McReynolds,
who has been in town off and on
all summer, has just returned from
q brief holiday. Justice and Mrs.
Pitney, who are at Morristowh.
N. j., are delaying their return
because of the illness Of the for
mer. But Justice Day and Justice
willis Van Devanter are both back
from Michigan, where they are
accustomed to spending their
summers; and the Brandeises and
the McKennas have been here for
some time, the former at Stone
leigh Court and the latter at the
Connecticut.
Justice and Mrs. Brandeis were
abroad for several weeks during
the summer; and Justice and Mrs.
McKenna visited their son-in-law,
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts
Duffield, at their Long Island
home. as is their custom. Mrs.
Van Devanter is still at her sum-
mer home, but is due in Washing
ton within the next few days. The
As for Justice and Mrs. suther.
land-the former but recently
named to replace Justice Clarke,
who resigned a few weeks ago to
devote himself to the furthering
the League Of Nations, in which
he heartily believes-they have
but recently returned from a Eu.
ropean trip. They were abroad a
good part Of the summer, he serv.
ing officially as legal adviser to
the United States commission on
claims or reparations of some sort
and unofficially as a sort of mill.
tary observer of The Hague con-
ference. They had been living at
Stoneleigh Court, but are moving
this week to 2029 Connecticut ave.
hue, where they have a commodi.
Gus apartment.
The Sutherlands have two
daughters, one, Mrs. c. w. Law
renee, of Salt Lake. almost a
stranger here, and the other, Mrs. A.
Robert Elmore. well and favorably
known" in Washington from the
time that she was Edith Suther.
land and one of the bellies of her
season. Although registering "of
Utah." Mrs. Sutherland is
Southern woman, a connection of
the historic Lee family which
gave Light Horse Harry Lee to
the Revolution and Gen. Robert
+. Lee to the civil war. And
Justice Sutherland is an English.
man by birth.
"Mr. Justice Sutherland" will
come a bit clumsily to the Wash.
ington tongue. which has been
wont to call him enator'-or
when former Senator" when put
ting 1t in black and white and
striving to be exact. But the
George Sutherlands have been as
sociated with Washington for ten
or fifteen years, Mr.. Sutherland
having taken up the practice OF
law here after he left the Sen.
ate. He is recognized as one of
the great lawyers of his party
and was frequently mentioned as
good choice for Attorney Gen.
eral.
Justice Sutherland, who hasn't
even been sworn in yet. is the
baby" OF the Supreme Bench, his
nomination having been sent to
the Senate-and Immediately con.
firmed-less than a month ago. But
he is likely to lose that distinction
before long IL Justice Day car
ries out his alleged intention Of re-
signing TO devote himself more
wholeheartedly to the work of the
German claims commission, of
which he has been named head.
Rumor has been busy picking his
successor, but don't seem to have
heard that he has actually re-
signed.
THE promptness with which the
Senate confirmed Mr.. Suther:
lands appointment is in striking
and flattering contrast to the
dilatory tactics 1t can pursue-and
does on occasion. For instance, it