The Washington times., 1922-07-23

dor and Nine. Matthew, the Peru
Wan Ambassador and Nine. Pezet.
Secretary Mellon and Miss Ailsa
Mellon, the Secretary Of War, the
various assistant Secretaries OF
State and a -grist of Officials Of
the State Department and the
Pan-American Union.
SECRETARf MELLON is In
town more or less permanent.
iy. his daughter, Miss Ailsa Mel,
lon, Internationally Attorney Cen
erai Daugherty. the wailaces and
the Hoovers are also here. One,
hears no more for the present OF
Secretary Falls proposed trip to
Alaska and indeed! he has just
about given II up until next year.
Mrs. Fall has gone to her home in
Three Rivers, N. M, and expects
70 be away a month or more.
The Hoovers are hoping to
make" California before the
summer is over. but the secretary
can't possibly be spared as long
as the Industrial situation Is 30
acute. Mrs. Hoover. meanwhile.
is devoting herself TO continuously
to the interests OF the Girl Scouts.
Of which she is national president.
and spent the greater part Of last
week at a Girl Scout camp in
Massachusetts,.
Secretary Davis is also detained
here by the twin labor disputes,
coal and rail-, although he did man.
age to slip away for one brief
stay with Mrs. Davis at Moose.
heart, Ill. Secretary Weeks has
been able to make but one visit TO
Mrs. Weeks in New Hampshire,
but is spending this weekend with
Rear Admiral and Mgs' Henry b.
Wilson in Annapolis.
IN fact the Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Dsnby. now in
China, are the only "Cabineteers"
who are having any prolonged va
cation this summer-and the Secre-
tary Is combining an important
mission for the President with
pleasure. Did you see that he was
in an aero accident the other day
and narrowly missed being killed?
Strange anachronism to take 4
tumble in an aeroplane and land
atop the great wall OF China!
One recalls in this connection
that President Wilson objected to
member OF his Cabinet risk.ug
his valuable life in an airplane. l
think II was Secretary Lane, whose
son was in the air service, and who
had planned a trip to Norfolk in
one of the big Italian planes at the
beginning Of our participation In
the war. But II was announced
that the Chief Executive thought
he'd better not-and so he didn't.
And now Lane is dead-and VIII
son is being nursed very slowly
back to health, and watching tho
difficulties Of this Administrator
rather sardonically from his house
high on the hillside above Sheri.
dan Circle--a splendid view Of the
city-and a fine place from which
to look down on troubles at the
White House.
Postmaster General Work Is now
: outlining a most ambitious pro.
gram. including a visit to every
State in the Uniony-but not for
pleasure. He hopes his duties In
Washington will permit him to at.
tend all of the State conventions
Of postmasters, clerks and carriers.
Dates for these meetings have
been arranged with a view to avoid
ing conflict, so he may be present
at as many as possible.
Beginning in Portland. Me-. on
September IS, the schedule runs up
to August Of next year. He will be
at the Harrisburg convention on
October 6. DR.. Work Is desirous Of
learning at first hand the views of
the men who have daily contact
with the problems Of the postal
service.
THE Robert Woods Blisses are
out Of town at present but have
not yet been able to break away
for any length Of time. I under
stand Mrs. Bliss hopes to go abroad
you know, she maintains an
apartment in Paris the year round,
as we'll as her home here and a
pied-a.terre In New York-but she
may not get off until autumn.
NUtu{o,,, DhtIliDa the ITn1crso,ro.