The Washington times., 1925-07-06
CABINETEEP IS
PROLO NGING
HOLIDAY
Sec, Mellon, at South
ampton, Urged to Lead
Crusade
By JEAN ELIOT.

~ spending much time away
IA from his desk, Secretary
Mellon OF the Treasury, PROPOSES to
prolong his Fourth OF July holiday
through. this week; and has taken
q secretary or two to Southampton.
Z. l., in order that he may trans
act there such business as can not
be avoided. Secretary Mellon and
Miss Mellon entertained small
house party over the holiday. nav
ing among their guests, Lieuten-
ant ". d, Thomas, u. s. N, some
time commandment of the navy lily.
ing field here, who accompanied
Mr. Mellon to Long Island on Fri
day. and Grover c. Looming, fresh
from Newport. Yesterday morning
the Secretary was early in the links
OF the National Golf Club and after
ward entertained guests at lunch.
con at the club.
The arrival of Mr.. Mellon at pic,
turesque Southampton was observed
with q certain amount OF pomp.
which must have been a trial to
his retiring soul. He was met by
the village president and trustees
and 100 American flags, the gilt
to the town Of the local American
Legion, were used for the. first
time to decorate Main street.
It is being suggested that as com
mander in chief of the prohibition
enforcement forces, Secretary Mel
lon would be q good one to lead
change the name Gin Lane to
ampon who are endeavoring to
those neighhors of 5. his at South
something more law abiding. 1t IS
IN Gin Lane that is situated the
lovely home OF Mrs. Henry Rea.. OF
Pittsburgh, which the Secretary
has leased for the summer. and not
everybody is familiar with. the. fact
that the name Gin Lane dates from
the early days when southampton
consisted OF .: mere handful ofeeet-
tages and owes it's origin to the
TACT that there was q cotton gin at
the end of the lane;
Now one OF the most exclusive
thoroughfares IN Southampton,
there are a number of Washing
tonians or former Neutrality-suspicious.
among its residents. Colonel and
Mrs. Henry Huddleston Rogers
were among the first to build IN
Gin Lane and, although they long
ago became reconciled to the name
Colonel Rogers Is willing enough to
lend his influence to change Il.
Just now Colonel Rogers Is soc-
cupying the house with his small
grandson, Peter Salrn, both Mrs.
Rogers and the baby's mother,
Mrs. Milicent Rogers Salm, being
III in the Sloane Hospital IN New
York. Mrs SaIm, who has dropped
her husbands title, has taken q
small place OF her own behind her
vne.nev. q 2ky1e.sA ~, vfraF 30 BALLAD
The Meadow.
Mr.. and Mrss wilhelm vom Rath,
the latter formerly Miss Cecilia
May. daughter OF the Henry Mays
Of Washington, have purchased q
home In the Gin Lane section, the
property Of Pierson South. Nine.
vom Rath has three quaint little
daughters and she and her hus-
band have apparently taken per.
manent leave of Germany.
~
New, Embassy In Paris
Opened With Fourth Of July FeEe.
The Fourth OF July celebration
In Paris had an especial interest
for those good Americans who be-
1neve In noblesse> oblige for Uncle
viding suitable residences for his
foreign ENJOYS. For Ambassador
Herrick chose this day for the
house warming Of the new Amer
lean embassy. This is one Of the
most pleasantly situated houses in
Paris, facing the Park Trocadero;
and the traces Of bad taste, which
marked it when 1t was first built
for former President Grevy, and
which were noticeable in most
houses built in the middle OF the
last century, have been corrected.
Crowds who went to the recep-
ton on the Fourth of July heard
from American residents Of Paris
the tale of how Mr.. Herrick secured
the building inside the prize limit
set by Congress through the only
piece of speculation in francs he
ever INDUCED in. k&....--
II was at the time Of last years
days they slumped to twenty
seven to the dollar. The day Mr..
Herrick's negotiations for the house
reached a climax, he discovered by
rapid calculation that he could just
squeeze inside the price limit by
selling dollars. He gave orders to
sell them and happened to get the
highest price before Morgan and
other bankers stepped in and boil
stored up the franc.
The Duke Of Wellington bought
the British embassy at another
period Of depression following the
Napoleonic wars, and the British
ambassador still occupies the build
ing then secured. It has the ad-
vantage Of having a large garden
running down to the Champs
Elysees. Lord Crewe entertained
1000 persons at a garden party
there recently. The American en-
bassy has only small formal gGN-
den.