The sun., 1918-08-11

Washington.
Such is life in Washington, people
are coming and going so fast that no
one can pretend to keep up with them.
Only a few days ago Miss Frances
Sullivan arrived from Philadelphia for
little visit with her sister and brand
new brother-in-la law, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Lincoln Hoffman, at Cleveland
Park. Along about the middle OF tne
week she took her departure.
Now Capt. and Mrs. Pitt Scott.
another rather notable pair Of newly
weds-Mrs. Scott was Miss Rebecca
Collier. Mrs. De Witt ,Talmage's
daughter-who were supposed to be
fixtures in Washington. are leaving us.
They have for the moment gone up to
New London for little visit. but they
aren't coming back to Washington.
Capt. Scott has been transferred to
Philadelphia, and as soon as the Now
London visit Is over they will estab-
lish themselves there permanently. At
least, as permanently as naval officers
ever are established anywhere.
Capitals Housing Problem.
And last week Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Baker-the latter formerly Mrs.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt-were down
here at one Of the hotels looking
around for suitable winter quarters.
Mr.. Baker, Director of the Mint, pre-
sented his bride to the President and
Mrs. Wilson. The latter entertained
her at tea on Monday afternoon after
returning from Philadelphia, where
she and the President had gone for
the launching and christening of the
Quistconck, the first OF the Shipping
Boards new ships built at Hog Island
Mrs Baker Is now back at her coun-
try home at Lenox with her two boys.
She probably will have very little
trouble with Washingtons housing
prohlemwhen she really gets seriously
at the business OF looking for quarters.
People who want an elaborate and eX-
pensive establishment can usually find
1t. It's the small fry that find the
housing problem almost unsolvable.
Mrs. Baker has rented her New
York apartment, at 1887 Fifth avenue.
to Mrs. John Wanamaker 3D. which
gives a certain earnestness Of purpose
to her house bunting here. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that she and Mr..
Baker expect to spend a good part OF
September on the Pacific coast, so
that there seems no tearing hurry
about those Washington quarters And
really one never knows from day to
day what houses are going to bob up
empty in the shuttle.
For instance. it was reported last
week that the Baruchs were to give
up the Reynolds Hit house, which
they occupied last winter. and had
signed a lease sfor the house at 1904
Eighteenth street, only few doors
away, which has been occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Warburg. The Warburgs
are in Chevy Chase for the summer.
Just what they were going to do no
one seemed to know. Mr.. Warburg's
term on the Federal Reserve Board
was expiring, and he did not care for
reappointment. Now it develops that
the Baruchs' negotiations for that
house have fallen through and that
they are to remain at the Hit house
for another winter.
The Lee Stubblefields house I'D on
| into bachelor establishment; in fact,
it has already been turned. Gen.
BevIone of the italian Aviation Mis-
sion has taken it and moved in, with
several OF his brother officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Huddleston
Rogers. Jr., who last season had DR..
and Mrs. Duncan McKim's house at
l1Ol Eighteenth street, almost oppo-
site the "arburgs and the Medll Nc
Cormlcks, have given up that house,
where Mrs. Rogers had one OF the first
knitting machines installed in a pri-
Vate house in Washington, and have
bought the house at 1929 * street,
which - being redecorated and gen.
orally put in order for them. 1t Is ey-
pecte* to he ready for them by the
TING they are ready for it in the i.n
Meantime Mrs. Rogers is at her sum-
mer home at Southampton, Ii
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Harris be-
lieve he Is Joel Chandler Harris's son
who occupied Col. and Mrs. Thoms .
Symonss house at 1906 New Hamp-
shire avenue, have given that up and
taken the former home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Trowbridge at 1921 H
street, OF Wnlcn they Will take possess
sion in the fall when Mrs Harris re-
turns from Prides Crossing. And 80
It goes.
AS the shuttle progresses things are
getting worse and worse mixed. Not
only Is every mans house some other
mans castle. snd one is put to II to re-
member whose. but having straight
ened II out last season by the end OF
the season. one now has to remember
not merely that Smith has Jones's
house, but also that Smith. having
given up Jones's house which he had
last winter, is now in Rohinson's
house, and Brown. who was in Whites
house. has vacated that and Is now
occupying Jones's house which Smith
had last season.
Isn't it maddeningt