The Washington times., 1916-07-28
Many Find It a Hard Job to
While Away the Hours When
Family Is Away.
MANAGE TO EXIST, THOUGH
All Sorts Of, RecreatIons Are Sc.
lected to Do Away With
Lonesome Feeling.

The Ancient and Honorable Order Of
Sorrowful Summer widowers is now
holding It's annual session In Washing
ton.
An experience meeting was held at the
colony headquarters today. and there
is faithfully presented herewith the
state ments Of such gentlemen as cared
to talk about what a fellow can do to
drive away the lonesome feeling when
the family goes away.
s1 All 0yso tow Sns siSds shs,s sum. S.
have stayed behind to work while the
wife and children 80 to mountains.
sharkless seashores or boarding IN the
country" resorts.
Members Of Congress, Government Of
fiotsls. bankers. merchants, lawyers. and
others OF prominence In the community's
affairs were seen. and confessed TO .
lonesome feeling.
There are a few interviews which will
not be printed hero. Frinstanoe, . GER
tain "widower" Of prominence was seeh.
He spake substantially as follows. the
be deleted: .-
Worse Than Census Taker.
what do do when my wife n avayf
Why you are worse than the census
taker. Honestly, you don't think I'd
let the public IN on that, do your
Now .. Then. again ..
Understand. I'm not talking for publica-
tion. but rust between us. there's .
! game Roos Creek ease Park :0 :'nnsa ans
next night ono of the fellows
bottle Of grape etc ,,.-.-
and ssGreysnes; Of thy in6i,sgus "a Sa d,, wa.
nAip IS Ens ssSBs s9Bfs''iAi III. I. tn. ,on..ems.,
town this side Of Unaiakieet. AiasEa-
lIhere I, such 2 place; See n.ximo
morning, feed the cat. cuss the boy for
sasolene In the car and drive down
town. ] work in . rush all day 70 Tor
library and read . ooupis Of hours.
Next to q moving picture. 0et homo
about 10 p. m, and turn In"
A skeptic asked that everybody IN tbe
crowd who believed that should chn IN
With Is cents. There was no ooi'eo-
Some Frank Talks.
Getting back TO the serious s1de o1 the
story-what washington affords for the
man who 10 temporarily without home
ties-a number Of summer widowers'
talked frankly on the subject and wese
not afraid to be quoted.
Here are some interviews, sieaned aS
random, from men who are checking
of the calendar days as they pass ana
house or apartment. with It's dusty rur-
| niture, its echoes and its ever apparens
lack Of the magic OF womans touch:
What Newman Thinks.
Commissioner Newman's views re-
sarding the life Of a summer widower
are brief and to the point He says:
Personally. find the rob Of sum.
mer widower very trying. After a hard
days work one naturally misses the
quiet and comfort of homo and the
companionship Of . sympathetic family.
The one compensation is that Wash
ington's delightful. oool nights and lack
OF diversion give the opportunity for
long. restful Sleep"
Club, Auto and Movies"
Conrad H. Syme. Corporation. would
find life uncomfortable were II not for the
roof garden Of the National Press Club.
his automobile and tho movies" Fol.
lowing are his observations:
This summer. r.widower 70 not enjoy.
| a widower for the time being or be-
cause It is summer. His wife has, been
| away on a visit to her parents In Ken
lucky for the last month ana his elder
| son has been with her. He and his
younger son have been right here In
| town.
"He has a home out on Macomt
street. It is an elegant place for the
summer. provided the mistress of the
>home Is there. Without her. II Is s<
lonely he don't go there even to sleep
and as he retires pretty late. hts houri
there are not long. He has a servant
who gets his breakfast When he Ia
not invited out to dinner by some oi
his numerous friends. which Is very
frequent, he dimes on the roof garden
Of the Press Club. He generally stays
there until It Is time to go to a movie
and he watches the screen.
| He says after having examined wit
nesses al day long in the valuation o,
the Potomac Electric Power Company
and gotten completely worn out. II l,
ywere not for his automobile and tn,
movies. he would not be able to exist.
The end Of his troubles. however
I he thinks has about arrived. He Il
going to meet Mrs. Syme at White Sui
phur Springs. the latter part of thiI
week and stay there for about ten dayl
and she is coming home with him. ant
he expects to pass the balance Of tn,