The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-26
White House Aides
Play Important
Roles
By JEAN ELIOT.

"YITH the social season at
~ the White House about to
w open considerable interest
centers in the personnel Of the
group of aides to the, President
who play such an important-and
decorative part-in festivities at
the Executive Mansion. Lieut..
Col Clarence o. Sheriff., who was
chief military aide during the
Harding administration, will con-
tinue to hold that position under
President Coolidge, his duties in
GLIDING the supervision Of public
buildings and grounds; and the
chief naval aide is Capt. Adolf
lphus Andrews, commandment OF the
Mayflower.
Both Colonel Sheriff. and Cap.
tain Andrews have charming
wives-the unwritten law that
bachelor officers be selected for
the popular White House duty
pelng frequently waived In the
case of the two chief aides.
Besides Colonel Sheriff. there
are four other army officers
serving as aides-Major Ora NJ.
Baldinger, who was an especial
protegee OF the late President and
Mrs. Harding, having begun his
career as a lad on the Marion
Star when Mrs. Harding was
managing the business office;
Major Theodore Barnes, jr., Capt.
Paul A. Hodgson and Lieut.. E.
NJ. Taylor. The three naval
aides besides Captain Andrews are
Lieutenant Commander e. d.
Capehart, Lieut.. J. H. Lawson.
and Lieut.. H. Y. McGown. The
Marine Corps is represented by
one aide, Capt. John M. Arthur,
and there are two from the air
service, Capt. Hubert r. Harmon
and Lieut.. George e. Hodge.
s.
A THOUGH it is not the travel
"a season, Americans continue to
come and go in London with
great regularity and just now an
Interesting little group Of Ameri-
can diplomats has foregathered
there, probably by happy chance.
Robert Woods Bliss, American
Minister to Sweden. it at present
in the British capital and other
diplomatic visitors are u. Grant
Smith, American Minister to Al
bania, and Sheldon Whitehouses
counselor Of the American en-
bassy in Paris.
Mr.. Bliss saw long service In
Washington as Third Assistant Sec
rotary Of State and his departure
with Mrs. Bliss for Stockholm
caused widespread regret. some
what mitigated by the fact that
their places here were taken by
such a popular pair as Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Butler Wright. The BlisseS
have maintained an apartment in
Paris for q number Of years and
spend part Of every year there.
While in Washington they occu.
pied an apartment at 1885 MasSa-
chusetts avenue, The Oaks, the
beautiful old Blount estate on
the heights OF Georgetown which
they had purchased being in
process OF remodeling-say rather
OF rebuilding-for several years.
The work was nearing compile
ton when Mr.. Bliss was given the
post Of minister to Sweden and
the Bnsses sailed for Europe Just
about the time that they expected
to move into their new home.
AACAA 1AO06C14OAO 6OOAS "CI0 All
stalled and everything was in
order except for such finishing
touches as the hanging Of cur
tains and draperies when they
decided to shut the house up I'M
I'll their return to this country.
It may be remembered that the
decorating of the Bliss house.
which is said to be one of the
most perfect examples Of its type
In this part of the country, was
In the hands Of Catherine Field
Comfy, of New York and Phila.
delphia, who has recently opened
q studio Of interior decorations in
Washington sos Connecticut
avenue-in association with Eliza.
beth Sample Williams. Mrs. VIII.
Jams is a Washington girl and
took up interior decorating as a
profession few years ago after
having made q successful ven.
ture into the business world with
the Purple Iris Tea House which
she owned and ran for several
years and later with the charm
Ing White Peacock Tea House.
Mrs. Emory Sands, daughter Of