The Washington times., 1927-11-07
Cabinet Groups to the Fore as
Season Assumes Official Aspects
Plans Made for Cabinet
Wednesdays" Other
Activities of Cabineteers
By JEAN ELIOT


AS the season assumes a more
"A official aspect, the Cabinet
members fill more and more i'm
portant roles in the activities there
Of. Dealing in futures" the ladies
of the Cabinet group have an
nounced that they will begin their
traditional Cabinet Wednesdays"
at home on January IL and will
receive on Wednesdays thereafter
until Lent.
Usually they start their official
receptions on the first Wednesday
In January, but this year the official
celebration of New Year Day, which
involves monster receptions at the
homes Of the Cabinet group, will
take place on Monday, January 2.
and it has been wisely decided that
the two events would fall too close
together for comfort. The Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Kellogg are the
ton from this pleasant duty, their
contribution to the festivities OF
breakfast for the diplomatic corps.
Pleasant InfOrmality
While nothing definite has been
said about the nature Of these pro-
posed receptions; it seems likely
that, since there are to be half a
dozen, they will be less formal and
less crowded than the Cabinet re-
ceptions Of the earlier days of this
Administration, when the Cabinet
ladies received only two or three
times a season and when each one
often had as many as l 900 callers.
This, as may be imagined, turned
out to be something of chore and
the hostesses had absolutely no OPP
portunity for personal contacts with
their guests. So last year the
women of the Cabinet decided to
receive oftener and in much less
fashion. This proved much pleas
anter. So it seems safe to predict
that only on New Year Day will
the Cabinet receptions attain the
size and glory ~ Of yesteryear.
II the spirit moves them, some
OF the Cabinet group may receive
on Wednesdays before the dates
selected for their official days at
home. Indeed, Mrs. Wilbur, wife
Of the Secretary of the Navy, has
already announced her intention OF
receiving, most informally, every
Wednesday from now until Lent.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Kellogg have a period OF official
activity in prospect this month
when the Premier of Canada, Mr.
Matchmaking, comes a-visiting at
the Canadian legation, and again in
early December when Viscount Will
nngdon, Governor General of Can.
ada, makes a pilgrimage to our
Capital.
What About the Bruces?
Secretary Mellon, Of the Treasury.
seems to be saving wood and say.
ing nothing-his usual custom.
But I've thought it rather strange
that his son-in.law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. David kirkpatrick
Este Bruce, could have been back
in Washington for several weeks
with so little heard about them.
The explanation, however, is sim
ple-they have been much out of
Washington, spending most of their |
free time in Baltimore, which is
"home" to Mr.. Bruce. They have |
visited his parents, Senator and |
Mrs. William Cabell Bruce, on their
beautiful country estate, and have |
been involved in many of the au-
tumn festivities at Baltimore's IA
nous hunt and country clubs. And |
when they have been in town Mr..
Bruce has been pretty we'll tied up
with the business Of the Interna.
tional Radiotelegraph Conference,
Of which he is secretary. What's |
he going to do next? Nobody |
knows. unless perhaps the State
Department-and che State Depart
ment is adept at not telling.
Secretary Wilbur of the Navy
returned this morning from Pitts.
burgh. where he went to deliver an
address at the celebration of the |
sixtieth anniversary of the Shady |
Side Presbyterian Church. He was
the guest of William Watson Smith |
Secretary and Mrs. Hoover will |
be the honor guests of the Iowa So.
ciety Thursday evening at the Will. |
lard Hotel, when the Secretary will |
be the speaker of the evening. There
will be special program of enter.
tainment and dancing will follow.
The Secretary Of the INTERIOR DR..
Hubert Work. has with him in his
apartment at the Wardman Park
Hotel. his daughter, Mrs. A. W.
Bissell. of Evanston, Ill. |