The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-24
BY ESTHER V. ". TUFTY

BY ESTHER V. ". TUFTY
Christmas recess for Congress
will be longer than expected De
cember 10 to January IA. But the
majority OF Michigan's 10 men in
Congress viii not go back 10 Mich.
gan for the holidays. In fact only
six will
Neither senator will be In Mlchi.
gan. but neither do they plan to
be \ Washington. The Senior
Senator and Mrs. Arthur II. Van
denburg will have a week in Tam
pa. Fla, where Major Arthur H.
Nandenburg, Jr.. Army Air Corps.
is stationed The senator is very
tired and is looking ahead to
strenuous time at the first meet
ing OF the United Nations organiza-
lion in London early in January.
o welcomes a chance for a rest and
unshine.
Because Mrs. Homer Ferguson.
gife OF the junior senator has been
II in a hospital in Washington.
they may not be able TO get up TO
New York to have Christmas with
their daughter and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles BeltZ. This
would be disappointing to the Fer
gusons as its the first real Christ
mas for the youngest member NJ
the Beltz family, yearold Homer.
The Fergusons have two other
grandchildren, Bobby and Bonnie
Beltz.
over on the House side. the
dean Of the delegation, Roy Wood
run OF Bay City, leads the group
remaining in the Nations capital.
His soldier son will not be home.
Major Devere H. Woodruff is stiil
flushing Japs from hideouts IN
Tarlac province in northern Luzon.
Neither is the 2l-year-old son Of
Congressman Albert Engel going TO
he home. So the Engels plan TO
have two Christmases. one now
and one later when Captain Albert,
Jr., returns. At the second cele
hration the Engels daughter. Mrs
ebert L. Cavanaugh and her hus.
and will attempt to be here from
right Field where Corporal Cava
1augh is stationed. Louise. the
oungest Engel and Mrs. X. NJ.
ielby (Mr3. Engers mother who is
pending the winter in Washing.
;on) will be present TO do the hon
ors a the traditional date Christ.
mas.
Congressman Engel Is the only
Congressman who grows his owr
Christmas trees, but despite the
fact that last year be planted 81.
600 Christmas trees on his l,00l
acre timber ranch. he will patron
lie the local tree salesman for his
holiday spruce.
Swelling the ranks OF the stay
ing in Washington" group are the
Earl " heners OF Adrian; the
Fred Bradleys OF Roger City: the
Jesse - Wolcotts OF Port Huron.
the John Dingells OF Detroit: Con.
gresham and Mrs. Clare Hoffman
OF Allegan: and the Frank Hooks
OF lronwood Spending Christmas
with their families in the District
81 AOiuluuldt uul expecting 20
leave shortly after the twenty fiftn,
are Congressman George Sadowski
Of Detroit. Congressman Fred
Craw OF Saginaw, while Congress.
man Kitchener hopes to get away
later in the wint-r to spend some
time back home. Hoping to make
the holiday happy in Washington
for the Micheners will be 1t. Col
Charles f. Quick. their sonin-law,
Just back from Tokyo.
Leaving the snowbound Washing
ton area for real old fashioned
all-the-family- together celebration
are the George Donderos of Royal
Oak. Sons, former 1t. (JG) Stan
ton no was discharged on De.
cember 2, his three year old daugh.
ter Mary Catherine and his wife:
1t. (JG) Robert Lincoln, home on
leave before assignment to the
West Coast; and daughter Marion
and her two little girls, will be
around the Christmas tree for the
first time in three years.
Congressman and Mrs. William
Blanckney OF Flint are particularly
excited about Christmas in Michi-