The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07
NEW YEAR CALLS
ABSORB INTEREST
OF SOCIETY FOLK
Visit to Secretary Mel
Ions Home Memoir
able Incident

TIE AFTERNOON hours or january
! were given over to the making
Of New Year calls. The Secretary
Of War and Mrs. Weeks were
receiving and the reception given
by Admiral and Mrs. Robert q.
CoDntz took the place in Ii meas
IRE Of the usual party ct the
home Of the Secretary Of the.
Navy the Denbys. as you know
were out Of town--so the streets
were filled with uniforms and
had measure Or their old time
New Year gayety.
Many Of the diplomats made
the round BIT Cabinet calls and
90 did q lot of other people. And
yet, somehow, there didn't seem
to Be. ! crowd anywhere. Not
even 1t the home of the Vice
President and Mrs, Coolidge, Ill
though they received III their
apartment At the willard which
isn't large. / think the CoOlidges
had been little Bit afraid that
they might attract large per-
centage of the raft of callers who
usually attend the White House
reception and he literally
ssvaEnped. but they had avoided
any possibility Of this by announ.
cling that they would Be at home.
70 callers Of the official world.
Consequently their rooms were
not overcrowded at any period 81
the afternoon, their guests actu.
ally had "a opportunity to chat
with their host and hostess ana
Vice President Coolidge frequent.
" left his place By the door to
see that one visitor Or another
was properly supplied with tea.
The dining room was gay with
flowers roses and sprays Of
pussy willow. the first breath of
spring and the table tricked
out with most ailuring candy
and spun sugar dainties y gar
den hat filled with lovely candy
roses, i parosoI ana over on d
small table 3 Windmill Of spun
sugar. It could Be lighted up
BY electricity and the sails made
To move BY the same medium
and one 81 the naen-seryanta
seemed to think that il was his
special province to demonstrate
its wonders to the guests. who,
by the way. never seemed to
tire Of Watching the wheels 60
round.
OUT at Ward0nan Park Hotel
no less than four Cabinet
receptions were in progress III
once-the Works. the Fails, the
Wailaces and the Davises with
Admiral and Mrs. Coont2 batting
for the Denbys. And the Sec
rotary Of Commerce and Mrs.
Hoover received . shoa1 Of call
ers. But 1t is on the call at the
Melons that ones memory likes
to lfnger.
Such pictures! Two beautiful
Corot's In Secretary MELONS
library Some lovely portraits
which looked to the initiated as
though they might be Lawrences.
A striking picture of q Colonel
Scott" . British redcoat Of dashing
nien, gazing down from the din
ing room wall opposite the great
chimney piece. And such tapes
tries! It seems q pity that Sec
rotary Mellon doesn't open his
apartment some time-to a hand
picked company. OF course, for
the benefit OF some charity, for
there are few pictures like his In
Washington.
Questioned that evening as to
how he had enjoyed his first
New Year Day in Washington
the German Ambassador, DR.
wiedeeldt. replied that it had
been a great experience, but that
of all his crowding impressions
nothing had so thrilled him as his
call upon Secretary Mellon and
his glimpse Of the Mellon pic
lures. His Questioner commented
then on the fact that not only
was Secretary Mellon a lover OF
pictures and a keen Judge of art,
but that he could crafty his
taste since he was many times a
millionaire. To which the AInbas,
saSlor replied. Figure that out in