The Washington times., 1919-08-31
y CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
FancieS, Fads,
And FoiBles of
Capital Sociey

watching bis marines shoot and haf
the pleasure Of seeinE them wax 81
with all the honors on that paflicular
day anyhow. Then he went uD ts
Narragansett 60 join Mrs Bafned. WHO
has been there for the past week vItll.
ing AIRS. Irving Chase a. her villa.
l4iramar'--and having All sorts of
parties given for her,
Raymond Baker has rone 40 Z,
Lenox 70 join Mrs. Baker ana tosplar
host with her al a very exclusive iItfIs
costume dance they gave last nIrht--
''just q small aIair you know. not
over two hundred cards out for it,
which Is apparently their idea 81
small dance. He tells me that flra
Bakers house hunting was toleratIr
successful last week she found -.r-
eral houses that would DO at 4 pinch.
and while they have not yet decided
which one to take. &c seems % feel
reasonably sure that they VIII have
roof over their heads next winter.
Meanwhile he and Mrs. Baker ere
going OF into the Adirondacxa 81 ths
middle Of September. wien - win y,
having his leave, 50 he shoui1
worry"
Two Senators
And the n. ca.
Speaking Of house hnntlnE-yoa
heard the story Of Senator Dial 81
North Carolina trying to rent TIE
White House. didn't you? He saw
house advertised and q tsiephone nunl-
Der given. and told his stenoyraphsr
to get the number for him. Whatever
she asked for. she got Afain Iles.
which is one OF the White HouSs
phones. And they threw several nf8
when Senator Dial asked them Il ttev
had a house to rent - there. who
ever was at the other end o. the
wire had a sense Of humor and r.
spOnded rather gurgiingly that .,
thought they might be needing new
tenant after a while. but not just yet.
Answers to several other questions
struck the Senator as rather svaslpe.
so he asked them who n thundef
they were anyhow. And when IS
heard that Il was the White House,
he was the one who threw nts
He's not the only member q that
hight-eost-of- living COMMITTEES who
has q personal interest fn gettinr %
the bottom OF the situation. Senator
L. Heisler Ball OF Delaware has been
having anything but a pleasant time
trying 20 rent q suitable house. rs
nallY he bought one-one of those
dandy new ones out on Massachusetts,
avenue and Thirty-eighth street-that
new subdivision which Is being buill
up with such wonderfully attractive
homes. But he apparently was 90 eu-
tirely convinced that he couldn't see
anything at anything like q reason
able price IN washington that I'm told
they have been up IN Philadelphia for
the last few days buxlng the furnish
cent iacouut .t1rust - leg al. 1rrar-
entity satlsded that 5 ean do Ter
there. even with heavy freight rates
to consider, than he eouId hereal-
though Washington stores also have
been having special August furnltnro
sales II he has ever heard a. The
good old days when 3 ConRressrnHn'5
frank could cover multitude of Bis
personal wants. he probably wishes
he. too, could frank his newly acquired
furniture and send Il here By pafcsl
post. Surely those were happy daysl
However. Senator and Ifa Dial
have probably forgotten their troubles
for the time being for they went o.
from Philadelphia to Atlantic city
until after Labor Day. And making
people forget their troubles is one
OF A. C.'s successful specialttiea
Now my dear-being IN Senator
Dial's position. even II not 50 am
hitious-Pve got to 90 out and Ind
a roof 70 shelter me during the win
ter Wish me luek-for certainly
need IL. Yours, as ever.