The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-09
A Cosby Letter Of
the Women and Men
in City'S Smart Set

Dear SuBGni
September IL upon us-September
which usually brings in its train the
Arst returning travellers from their
summer 3Gunts and the nrst signs OF
Awakening IN the city'B dormant So
siAl life. This year. however, such
arms are conspicuously lacking, by
reason Of the fact that Washington
hAauI even had time for q cat nap.
The town has been having the
kasisst-and the GGyest-summer It
has ever known.
-BeIisve me-" said a man who
ouEht to know, a. he moD0sd his
brow In q d0wnWArd-bound elevator
Of The Munssy buildinE-(which same
A the headquarters OF the Council OF
national Defense and a few things
IKE that)-ths other day. -As ., bust
ness center this town has New York
nnd Chicago left at the post"
@Hs didn't pronounce Il "biE-neSs.
but ~buSy-nesA"
aAnd." said a girl equally in po-
GitIon to speak with authority, a. she
tried to prink in the crowded htt
that was shooting her and her naval
officer up to the PowhAtAn roof. as
a summer resort Newport and Maria
Eansstt, Lsnox. Cape May. Atlantic
city. and q few other places all
rolled into one have nothing on little
cid washington this year.
Verify. thsy both spoke truth
Ths World. At least 80 much OF IL
- In located on this side OF the water
has come to Washington this summer
The entire official world has stayed
here: the entire business world hAS
swGrnsd here: the military and naval
world has been chasing back and
forth between here and divers other
localities; the leIsured class has
dockSd here to watch the fun. or, "
n has caught the general tntecttcn,
70 ind ways and means Of being use
ful, and all the ursophisticated NO
bodies from nowhere In particular
have packed their carpet bags and
Travelled hither to zee how Uncle Sam
IL running the WAr-or pe,chanes to
tell him how TO run It Some have
come to see what they could do for
him. and some 10 see what ne could do
for them.
LIkswiss Cane the ~sO1ebOdies" %
onsr UaeIe San Their Services
Along with the nobOdiss from no
Where-or rather well nhead OF them
came the "somebodiesT from every
where-north, south, sGs-, and west
to ask Uncle Sam II he needed them
and to offer him without rIOusy and
without price service for which even
he could never In the world have
Afforded to pay. And they do work,
those mem
came down in the Munsey Build
ing elevator with q group Of them the
other day, among whom I noted
Julius RosenwGld. who is buying most
Of Uncle Sans army equipment, ex-
cepting munitions, and saving him no
end OF money on Il: and Frank Scott
of Cleveland. . sort OF unofficial mu-
nitions minister. The others / didn't
know. But they were all laughing
and talking at once, Euying one an
other like q bunch Of school boys.
One Of them Erumbled JoyiAlly.
This IL some job. no breakfast, no
shave, no time for either" whereupou
spoke Mr.. RosenwAld, Don't say
that Sears-Roebuck Chis firm back
in Chicagol has q safety razor they'll
be delighted TO sell you for IL cents"
NO use unless you guarantee it's alb
solutely automatic. It's got TO work
while 1 slsep-Gnd it can't for I
dontr'
Even these men, who keep such
working hours that they would be
put out Of any union. must play
sometimeS and their presence in
Washington has added nightly To
the interest OF such social functions
as they can be induced to attend
dinner parties mostly. with q select
few kindred spirits gathered together
20 talk OF shoes and ships" and
other things more important than
ceiling wax" in these pRrlous times.
japanese MiHstoH DIned and
WIned without End
All week the town has continued
20 be en fste for our Honorable
friends the members Of the japanese
mission Il would seem their diEes-
lions must be impsriled by the amount