The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-13

attempt anything so fatiguing.
The next Cabinet day will be Feb
ruary 4-also a "Wednesday, or
course, and this will be the last be-
fore Lent There is a possibility
that the Cabinet ladies will observe
a day at home in the spring--as
they did last year-but in this case
1t will be practically a new Cabinet,
wiseacres going so far, since Secre-
tary Hughes resignation, TO pre-
dict that after March 4 only Secre-
tary Mellon and Secretary Hoover
will be left of the "old guard.
At Mrs sGilIett's prsttily appoint
ed tea table Mrs. Joseph S. Freling>
huysen, wife of former Senator Ere
linghuysen of New Jersey, will pre-
side, assisted by Mrs. Warren De-
Iano Robbins, also visitor in
Washington. / venture to predict
that this will be the best looking
group of women assembled tomor-
row, for Mrs. Gillett is exceptional
" handsome and so is slim, grace
full Mrs. Frelinghuysen. AS for Mrs.
Robbins, fresh from Berlin where
her husband has been on duty at
the embassy-well, everybody must
know by this time what l think
about her.. She's close friend OF
Mrs. GiI1ett's daughters, Mrs. Reg
fnaId Foster and Mrs. Christopher
LaFarge.
Mrs. Hughes to be Assisted By
Wives of Assistant Secretaries.
With Secretary Hughes resigha-
ton fresh. in the minds Of every
one, Mrs. Hughes reception to-
morrow will have unusual interest.
She will be assisted by. Mrs. J..
Butler Wright and Mrs. Wilbur j.
Carr, wives of Assistant Secretaries
Miss Ailsa Mellon. daughter Of
the Secretary of the Treasury, who
has been in New York for a day
or two, accompanied by Miss Alice
Sylvester, viii return in time to
be at home tomorrow afternoon,
and will probably press into serv-
ice at her. tea table the wives or
one or two of her fathers aides.
At the home of the Secretary of
War, Mrs. Weeks will receive from
to 6 o'clock, assisted by Mrs.
Samuel E. Winslow, Mrs. Frederick
Chaplin, Mrs. r. c. Davis and Mrs.
John w. Davidge. daughter OF the
hostess.
General, will be assisted by Mrs.
James NJ. Beck. wife Of the Solicit
tor General: Mrs. Augustus T. Sey-
mour, wife of the assistant to the
Attorney General: the wives Of the
assistant attorney generals, Mrs.
Rush L. Holland, Mrs. Ira K. Wells,
Mrs. William L. Donovan and Mrs.
w. w. Hoppin, wife of the assist
ant attorney general in charge of
customs in New York; Mrs. Jerome
Michael and Mrs. Paul Shipman
Andrews, wives of the directors or
the war transactions sections of the
Department of Justice; Mrs. Fred
erick Hicks of New York, and
Mrs. Grosvener H. Backus.
Mrs. Hicks. who has come from
New York especially for this occa-
sion and will be a guest of Mrs.
Stone for several days, is the wife
of member of the faculty of
Columbia University, with which
the Attorney General was long
connected.
By a curious coincidence, Mrs.
, Frederick Hicks, wife of former
Congressman Hicks, of New York,
is now visiting in Washington, stay
ing at the Powhatan Hotel, and
as the two men have even the
same initial-C-there has been
some confusion of identity. Wash
ington is home to the latter Visi-
tor, although she and her husband
are now living on Long Island, for
before her marriage she was Miss
Marie Steyens, daughter of the late
Major Pierre Stevens. She is be.
ing much. entertained by her old
friends in "a quiet way
Secretary .ofsthe Navy, will receive
with her mother and the latter's
niece, Miss Margaret Doolittle, of
South America. who is visiting her,
will also be 'in line Mrs. Theodore
Douglas Robinson, wife of the As
sistant Secretary of the Navy, and
Mrs. Guy Burrage will assist.
Girl Scouts to DO Daily
Good Turn at Mrs. Hoover's.
Mrs. Hoover is introducing an ele.
ment of variety into her reception
by having troop of Girl Scouts on
duty to do their daily good turn by
waiting upon the guests. 1t will be
remembered that the wife of the
Secretary Of Commerce is Girl Scout
Commissioner, and she has asked
10 assist her the members of the Girl
Scout Council, including Mrs. Henry
Flather, Mrs. Gerritt Miller, Mrs
Theodore Wilkinson, Mrs. Charles
Sheldon, Mrs. Frederick Brookes
Mrs. John F. Dryden, Mrs. Amos
Fries. Mrs. Henry Fitzhugh, Mrs
Charles Lindsay and Miss Heller
Scudder.
Mrs. Davis, wife of the SecretarJ
of Labor, will receive in their apart
ment at Wardman Park, and vii
have assisting her Mrs. James Il
Watson, wife of Senator Watson
Mrs. E. j. Henning, wife Of the AS
sistant Secretary of Labor, and Mrs
Edward Sanders, wife of Congress
man Sanders.
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The Chief Justice and Mrs. Tai
will be the guests OF honor at lunch
con of Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh or
February 8. Mrs. Walsh will again
entertain at luncheon on Februar!
II.
y X II
The Secretary of War and Mrs
Weeks will be the guests of honor
at dinner this evening of the SWed