The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-31
NEW YEAR DAY
RECEPTIONS
PLANNED :.
Chief Justice "At Home J"
Cabineteers to
Receive
By JEAN ELIOT

what colorful picture this con
jIres up!
During the morning hours inter
est will be divided between the
Presidents House and the Pan
American Union scene Of the Sec
rStary of States annual breakfast,
And in the afternoon attention Will
81 devoted to the making OF official
calls.
with the Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes out of town. the Chief Jus
tics OF the Supreme Court 10 the
ranking official who will be at
hngnes tomorrow ana there will be
receptions in most Of the Cabinet
Eenial Chief Justice Taft ana Mrs.
Taft will keep open house ut their
nome. 2215 wyoming Ave-. from
4 "a 6 o'clock and the wives OF
fl,a Associated Justices Of the Su'
IRENE Court will receive with Mrs.
raft: their distinguished husbands
s.standing by.
Secretary. Mellon at Home"
The Secretary Of state and Mrs.
x1ellorr Are. Of course, Excused
ernr, receiving after their party IN
80 morning. But Secretary Mellon
- the Treasury viii be at home
Trny1 4 ia s o'clock and other Cabt-
mafeers who win hold receptions, are
flse secretary OF War and Mrs.
rayis. the Postmaster General and
Mrs.. New, the Secretary or the
NAVY ana Mra. Wilbur, the score
4ary of Agriculture and Mis-. jar.
Sline. the Secretary Of Commerce
ana Mrs. Hoover and the Secretary
~ Labor and Mrs. Davis. DIR. Work
secretary Of the Interior, viii not
receive and Mrs. Sargent. wife OF
the Attorney General. is out OF
town and is not expected to return
until next week.
Mr.. Mellon will receive alone, but
Mrs. Charles S. Dewey. wife OF the
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
and Mrs. William Cabell Bruce viii
preside at his beautifully appointed
toa table
TraditiOnalIy Brilliant
The receptions Of the Secretary Of
War and the Secretary Of the Navy
are additionally the most brilliant
az New Year Day, since each can
commanders q services band to play
ana since it is expected that every
officer Of the Army. Navy or. Marine
Corps don his uniform and cali upon
bis chief.
Secretary and Mrs. Davis will re-
ceive In their own spacious home
- Mrs. Davis win be assisted at
the tea table by Mr.. Charles Il.
Snmnlerall, Mrs. Henry @. Corblri,
Mrs. Fox Connor and Mrs. John
.Iacob Rogers. Mrs. Summerall wife
Ct the Chief Of Staff, y. s. A.. will
be forced to slip away early as
General and Mrs. Summerall are
themselves to hold a reception In
fheir quarters at Fort Myer How
ever. the hours from to O'Clock
have been chosen In order that
army files" may pay their respects
to both dlgnitaries without con-
fusion.
Because. their house is small, the
secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur win hold their reception in
Memorial Continental Hall, head.
quarters of the .. A. r. They VIII
be assisted by the chiefs OF bureaus
Of the Navy Department and their
wives. including Admiral and Mrs.
Edward w. Eberle, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. w. r. Shoemaker, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. w. A. Moffett,
ReAr Admiral and Mrs. e. II. Camp
ben, Rear Admiral and Mrs. E. Il.
Stitt. Rear Admiral and Mrs. G. c.
Bloch. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Charles Morris, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. John Halligan, ir., and Rear
admiral and Mrs. L. n. Gregory
and Miss Edna Wilbur. !
A Buffet Supper
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
New will follow up their reception
in the Afternoon with buffet sup.
per at which those assisting Mrs,
New and a few others viii be guests.
The Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
Davis will also give buffet supper
this evening, entertaining for the
chiefs of bureaus Of the Labor De.
partment and their wives.
Postmaster General and Mrs. New
will be assisted by Assistant Post
master General and Mrs. John II.
Bartlett, Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral and Mrs. Warren Irving Glover,
Assistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. Robert Regar, Col. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Whaley, Col. and Mrs. JEFF
3erson Randolph Keane, Corndr. and
Mrs. Joel T. Boone. Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Frederick Cha
pln, dIu 1AESs SOhh L - NcAB VA
New York, who is visiting the News.
With Mrs. Davis on New Year
afternoon will be Mrs. Alvin T.
Hert. Mrs. James e. Watson, Mrs.
Adam Wyant, Mrs. NJ. Clyde Kelly,
Mrs. w. w. Husband, and Mrs.
Harry Hull.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Nira. Jardine will be at home at the
AIAyflower from to 6 o'clock. will
be assisted by Nine. Prochnik. L.rs.
William L. Borah, Mira. Edward
Gam, Mrs. Gilbert GrosVenor, and
Mrs. L. r. Eakin.
The HOoVers House Party
AS is their usual custom, the
Secretary OF Commerce and Mrs.
Hoover will be assisted tomorrow
afternoon by the Assistant Secre-
taries of Commerce, the chiefs Of
bureaus and divisions of the Com
merce Department and their wives.
Secretary and Mrs. Hoover-to
digress a bit-have with them for
the holidays, their son and daugh.
her.in-Iaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, jr., and that very important
member of society, Miss Peggy
Anne Hoover. This first grand.
Daughter Of Secretary and Mrs.
Hoover is a most engaging person
Young Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover and
their daughter will return after the
holidays to Cambridge, Mass. Mr..
47oover IL taking special course
~ Harvard. Alan Hoover, q student