The Washington times., 1924-12-20
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White House to Have Sim
pie Celebration, Cabinet
to Be Scattered
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A0hIuEc sOL ai5~-Ine CaFOt singing
on the White House steps will be
repeated this year. 1t was the
choir from the Presidents church,
the First Congregational Church,
which inaugurated this practice last
winter and none OF us who joined
democratically In the throng before
the White House portico on Christ
mas eve viii ever forget that scene.
Picture it, the White House, with
the supplied choir in the portico
the Marine Band in the background
The great trees lifting their bare
branches in silhouette against the
luminous sky in which hung a
great golden moon. Al real Christ
mas chill in the osr. Great flares
blue and green and red. blazing UP
from time to time and lighting UT
the faces Of the tnrong who stood
for an hour to join with the choir
in singing the old familiar Christ
mas hymns, "Oh, Little Town OF
Bethlehem" while Angels Watched
Their Flocks by Night' Holy
Night" and the beautiful "Adeste
Fidelis."
The President ana mis- little fam.
lily listened in from the hallway
appearing for moment on the
step, and the pretty ceremony
touched with genuine Christmas
spirit the hearts Of all within and
without the White House.
Christmas Day viii find the Cabi-
net pretty well scattered, Secretary
Mellon going to Pittsburgh, the At
torney General and Mrs. Stone to
New York and the Secretary Of tne
Navy and Mrs. Wilbur to Wayne,
Pa, to stay with Mrs. Wilbur's
brother-in-law and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. r.. M. Paist. The Secretary of
Labor and Mrs. Davis will spend
Christmas on the water, being on
the way home from South America,
where Mr.. Davis has been making
study of emigration and labor
conditions.
Their boy, Jimmie, is with them
and the little girls, Jean, Jane and
Joan-they run to Us in the Davis
family-are at their home at Ward
man Park under the wing Of Mrs.
Davis mother, Mrs. Rodenbaugh,
and win have their Christmas tree
and all their holiday Qualifications
as usual, in spite Of their parents
absence.
Weeks Celebration.
The Davises are the only Cab
ineteers who have young children,
but in most instances there are
grandchildren to give real meaning
to Christmas. The Secretary of
War and Mrs. Weeks usually center
their Christmas celebration about
the children Of their sonin-iaw and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wash
.Ington Davidge. and frequently have
their son and his little family down
from Boston for the holidays. And
when ! questioned Mrs. Wilbur
about her Christmas plans she an.
nounced proudly that she was even
them doing up packages bound for
California and tying red ribbons on
ar ivory teething ring destined for
her grandchild. Arthur Curtner VII
bur, three months old.
This infant is, IL I mistake not,
the only grandchild of Secretary
and Mrs. Wilbur. Although named
for his mothers father, the baby
Is probably destined to be called
Curt, which was the Secretary's
nickname in his boyhood days. All
three Of the Secretary and Mrs.
Wilbur's sons, Lyman Dwight vii.
bur. Paul Curtis Wilbur-their
fathers name, Curtis Dwight VIII.
bur, has been divided among them
and Leonard, are now in Califor-
mia. and win spend Christmas to
gether.
Leonard the youngest, spent the
summer in Washington with his
family, but returned to San Fran
cisco in the autumn to resume his
studies at Leland Stanford Uni
versity.
Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur ex.
pect to be in Pennsylvania but a
few days, but their daughter, Miss
Edna Wilbur, will remain a week
or so, taking part in some of the
festivities with which Philadelphia
Is celebrating the Christmas season.
Like Secretary Wilbur's boy, the
two sons of the Secretary of Com.
merce and Mrs. Hoover-Allan and
Herbert Hoover, jr.-are at Leland
Stanford. The Hoovers cannot go
West at this time and it's too far
for the boys to come East, so the
Hoovers do not expect to do much
by way of celebration. It is quite
likely, however, that they'll gather
group of their California friends
around them on Christmas Day and
they may decide at the last moment
to have an impromptu house party.
Mrs. Hoover is one of those nos
tesses who can have a house full
OF people without In any way inter
tering with her manifold activities
and she usually does.
Mrs. Stone to Go to New York.
Mrs. Stone, wife of the ATTORNEY
General, expects to be at her home
IN New York for a week, leaving
Washington tomorrow and remain.
Ing until next Sunday. Mr.. stone
will join her for Christmas and their
younger son, Lauson Stone. who is
IN his senior year at Harvard. win
be with her in New York ana will
come home with her for week in
Washington. The elder Stone boy.
Marshall, is studying In Paris and
will probably spend Christmas with
some American friends over there.
Doctor Hubert Work, Sec.Nta.nw ~
the Interior, will be the guest over
Christmas of his daughter, Mrs. A.
w. Bissell, at her home 81 Chicago.
And the Secretary of Agriculture
Howard Gore, is hoping to get away
to spend the holiday with his mother
Mrs. Marietta p. Gore, at their home
In Clarksburg, w. Va. He has,
however, an important official con-
ference scheduled for the first OF
next week and is not sure whether
he will be able to get away.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes are to have the quietest
sort Of Christmas-no guests and