The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-01
Cabineteers Make Plans for Fourth
OF July Holiday; Several in TOWn
,Wilburs Plan Cruise on
SyIph; Secretary Work
to Visit Birthplace in
Pennsylvania
By JEAN ELIOT


ENxCEPT for the sky writing OF
~ the fliers roaring" their
way across the Atlantic and the
Pacific, the Washington news
papers seem to be dependent for
their headlines upon the heat wave
in the Black Hills, details of the
Presidents prowess with rod and
reel, the departure OF the Presi.
Dental housekeeper and such ex-
citing items. Certainly the official
group remaining in Washington are
not contributing anything very
exciting in the way of news for
the society columns, although some
of them are making Fourth of
July holiday plans which have a
measure Of interest.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Kellogg, it will be remembered, are
to be at Hot Springs, Va. over
the Fourth, leaving town today:
and Secretary Mellon of the Treas
ury is at sea a passenger aboard
the Biancamono With his son,
Paul Mellon, he is bound for the
Mediterranean to board the yacht
Venetia, chartered for the summer
for a two months cruise. His
son-in-law and daughter, Mr., and
Mrs. David X. Este Bruce, will
Join him.
Jardines In Town
Dwight F. Davis, Secretary of
War, whose family are abroad,
Is expected to be in town and so
are the Postmaster General and
Mrs. New and the Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Jardine. The
Jardines. indeed expect to stay
on here until August.
Attorney General Sargent is in
Ludlow, VT. with Mrs. Sargent
and is not expected to return until
after the Fourth of July. DR..
Work. secretary of the Interior.
Is taking advantage of the holi.
day to slip away for visit to
Indiana. Pa, his birthplace, where
his sister. Mrs. Mary w. Steele,
makes her home. He will be &C.
companied by John Fl. Edwards.
an assistant secretary OF the In
terror.
Navy Secretary Plans Cruise
The Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur are discussing a cruise
to Annapolis aboard the Sylph, prob
ably starting tomorrow, but are
putting off making definite plans
until they hear from friend in
New York. VINO has been invited to
accompany them. They propose, if
they get away to lay over two days
In Annapolis, returning to Washing
ton on Tuesday. Miss Edna Will
bur. who has been teaching IN Con-
necticut. has started for California
and is due to reach San Francisco
on July 8 after traversing the Cana.
dian Rockies and visiting Banft and
Lake Louise. Secretary and Mrs.
Wilbur will probably go to Cali
fornia in August, but the Secretary
will not leave town as long as the
naval experts in Geneva are strug-
Cling over naval armament rcduc-
ton
Secretary Hoover of Commerce
Is still on flood relief work in the
South. but is rather expected to
return to Washington within the
next few days. Mrs. Hoover Is at
her California home and for the
moment the charming home of the
Hoovers is presided over by Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, ir. They
are to be here through the summer,
believe, having recently come
from Cambridge, where Mr.. Hoover
has been taking postgraduate work
at Harvard University.
Although he is now at Moose
heart, ILL.,, on business, the Sec.
rotary of Labor, James ]. Davis,
Will go to Montauk, Long Island,
where Mrs. Davis and their chill
dren are established, in time for
the holiday. He will remain until
the middle of next week.
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The Japanese Ambassador and
Nine. Matsudaira, with their chill
d,en, will open their cottage at
Englewood, N. j., tomorrow. They
win pass the remainder of the sum-
naer there.
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