The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
WASHINGTON, Aug. 0.

AuVuTnluiiy ucciuou that thoy SSuaeh
get away for any length Of time are
having the laugh on the others now.
Some. like Fred Brittens--who are
or for six months in Europe, probably
arguing that II the country got along
without the President for so long, Con-
sress can get along without Fred
went before the President pulled the
string. He waited until less than
twenty -four hours before the time set
FOR recessing. i
Others are fortunate enough to be
on Congressional junkets. members OF
committees whose investigations lead
them rather far afield. like, for in
stance, that investigation Of the dis
ciplinary prisons of the A. e. f. That
committee--an but Representative
Flood Of Virginia, head for the last
half dozen years Of the Foreign Re
iations Committee Of the House-sailed
Thursday on the George Washington
1.-The Presidents transport. Repre-.
sentative Flood, who is taking Mrs.
Flood along will follow on the Levia-
than, which win sail next Wednesday.
And there was party headed for
Alaska-to find out why the salmon
Is losing color or whe ier the present
generation of seals is justified in the
, price asked for its coats-or some
thing like that. 1t was a party Of ten
OF. DOZEN Congressmen without their
wives. Among them were Represen-
tatives Edward s. Brooks, (Penn9
Albert johnson, (Wash.) @. NJ. Young,
IN. d., ]. NJ. Evans (Mont.). ]. E,
Raker tCal), H. L, Candy Is. d.. w.
c., Landlord (Ga.), Scott Ferris
(okla.), NJ. H. yelling (Col), w. s.
Goodwin (Ark.), e. C. Hutchinson On.
~ and C. d. Timberlake (Col0 I'm
less Uncle Sam is sending them and
paying the freight they'll have to
swelter In Washington at a time whep
Alaska looks particularly alluring.
Congress Members Angry.
No wonder they were mad! Speaker
Gillett's curt response to the Presi-
dent didn't half express the feelings OF
the rest OF them. The Gilletts them
selves had had tentative plans which
they felt pretty sure Of being able to
carry out. Mrs Gillett has been in
town right along ever since Congress
was convened. Her daughters, the
Hoar girls, went two months ago for
a round Of visits in New England, and
In Cff
But Miss Louisa, came home several
weeks ago and has been in town with
her mother and the Speaker ever
SINCE. "f
They had finally decided to put In
much Of the recess motoring in New
England. But the Speaker Is not like
the Vice-President He has no under
stud. He simply has to be on the
job every day when the House Is In
session, though he may of course call
any one he chooses to the chair IL he
wishes to leave the chamber for as
much OF the day as he likes. So Mr..
Gillett had to stay.
H. Miss Frances Hoar seems to be hav-
ing a lovely time She was one Of
house party that spent the last week
end with Mrs Marshall Field at Bev-
erly. Mrs. Field has the Beverage
place there this season, and after her
usual hospitable fashion is having
Succession, of house parties and series
Of. informal dinners.
Mrs. Field is given to what she calls
"informal" dinners, where covers are
laid for thirty to forty guests, and
nearly always at Mrs. Fields parties
there is choice music.
Representative and Mrs. Ira Copley
had planned a trip--also a motor trip
Up into Canada. Mrs. Copley had
been back to Illinois and had packed
their lusgage. and returning to WASH
ington recently by way of New York
left it there to be called for. AS they
had to give up their trip some one had
to go to New York for that luggage.
Representative and Mrs. Warren
Gard of Ohio had similar case. Mrs.
Cards mother, Mrs. John III. Woods,
and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Neilan, had mo-
tored to Washington from their home
in Hamilton, Ohio, and after Few
days rest they were to start family
party in two motors to make leisurely
trip up into New England, stopping
whenever Mrs. Woods, who is not very
strong, began to feel tired. But, OF
course, that Is all of now.
On the other hand, the Longworths
--Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Iongworth of Cincinnati-were going
to Newport for a few days when Con-
Rress adjourned, and they carried out
their intention. They had special
engagement up there as house guests
of Gov. and Mrs. r. Livingston Beck
man at the same time that Col. and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Long
worth's brother. and his WIFE were
there, The Beeckmans had planned a
brilliant dinner in young Col. Roose-
yelt's honor. The dinner took place
Tuesday night. and Theodore Roosevelt
found himself surrounded by men or
his own class and caste. who, like his
father, had gone in for public careers
On the previous night Mrs. Beck
man and Miss Maude Wetmore each
Rad parties at the dinner of the Young
Mems Republican Club at Newport,
which Representative and Mrs. Long
worth also attended.
Miss wetmore With Antis.
Miss Wetmore has been regarded as
rather inclining TO the anti-suffrage
organization, but she Is a member OF
Mira. MedilI McCormick's. National Re-
publican woman's Executive Commit