The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Movements Of and Whereabouts OF
Well known People.

Well known People.
Washington, Aug. 27.-The flag that
usually waves atop the White House
was lowered the other day with the
departure of the President, and will
not again be raised until the middle
of September, when the presidential
family returns to Washington for the
winter. Just now there is not an Off
cial or diplomatic family in town. The
very last to depart were Mrs. Payne
and Mrs Cortelyou. The wife of the
Postmaster General, who has been
away several times since spring, lie
turning here for short stops from time
to time, will divide the next few weeks
between Chicago and Milwaukee. Mrs
COrtelyou, who has remained cOntinu
ously in Washington until now, has
gone to New York, accompanied by her
four children, to spend a week with
her husband. Afterwards, with her
sister, Miss Kinds, she will proceed
to Littleton, N. H, for a month or
more in the White mountains.
Her father and mother have a cot
tage near Littleton.
AS for the other cabinet ladies, Mrs.
John Hay is with her daughter, Mrs.
Payne Whitney, in Maine Mrs. Shaw
is with her daughters on Squirrel Is
land, Maine, one of the quaintest and
most delightful places between Halifax
and Florida Just at present they are
enjoying a short visit from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. Mrs. Taft is still
at Murray Bay, where she will shortly
be joined by the Secretary of War
Mrs. Morton is enjoying life and in
cidentally the pleasure which comes
to the Secretary of the Navy in bust
ness routine, and is just now in Bar
Harbor with her party, consisting of
her daughter, Miss Pauline; her niece,
Miss Jean Morton; the Speaker of the
House and Miss Cannon and several
others They have been feted and en-
tertained extensively in Newport, Bos-
ton and Bar TIarbor. Attorney Cen
eral Moody has left this party, and
with Representative Gillett. has gone
to the Adirondack camp of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. The Reds are
entertaining a number of other guests,
among them Mr.. Augustus Jay former
secretary of the American legation at
Paris. father of the secretary of the le
cation at Constantinople, and grand
son of ex-Chief Justice Jay.
Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Cowles sister
of the President, has her camp in the
near neighborbood of the Reds, on
Upper st. Regis Lake. Miss Jean Reid,
only daughter of the well known edi-
tor, has won numerous laurels this
summer in the sporting world of the
AdirOndacks. Her latest trophy was
a beautiful cup of silver and copper,
Won in sailing race on the Upper St.
Regis Lake. She sailed her fathers
boat, Water Witch. managing it all
alone in spirited contest, her oppo-
nents being men.
Mrs. Hitchcock and her daughters
are at their home in Dublin, N. H.
Miss Wilson, daughter of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture who has spent the
entire summer as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh, in their auto
mobile and at their numerous homes
IN Colorado. is going late\this month
TO her old home in Iowa for the early
autumn. Mrs. Metcalf, wife of the
new Secretary of Commerce and Labor,
IS Just now rejoicing in the arrival
ot her husband at their home in Oak
land. Cal, where she has remained all
summer. She is expected to come
East with him the latter part of Sep
Iember. EX-S Secretary of War, Hon.
Liihu Root and Mrs Root, were the
guests last week of Mrs. Roots moth
er' Mrs. S. H. Wales at her country
mouse, Pasture, Southampton, l.. l.