The Washington herald., 1920-06-06
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

Dy z. v. DNOm-n0Nl.
June was inaugurated with quite
a furry of formal entertaining.
The first weeksof the first "officiaf.
month of summer was marked by
|. a list of official dinners and other
entertainments that would have
: done credit to the midwinter social
: season. 1t seemed as though every
lone was trying to squeeze in the
last few days before leaving town
all of their social obligations which
2 they had neglected or postponed
flor one reason or another. and the
4result was q very gay week In
deed. $50
sof Washington society almost en-
.rnasse for Chicago to attend the
Republican convention. The few
sthe fun will leave for some resort
or for Europe. or are preparing to
attend the convention in California.
SPeople who haven't closed their
homes here since the great. war
started in 1914 are going to seek
recreation elsewhere this summer,
like the French Ambassador and
Mime. Jusserand, for example, or
the former Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Lansing.
= The latter have taken vacations
but never closed their house in
town as Mr.. Lansing could never
be absent long at a time from his
2 desk and never knew when he
would have to run back here to
= town when he was away, SO the
Lansing-rather the Foster house,
was always open and ready for
any of the family.
: JUSSERANDs PLANNING
JOURNEY TO FRANCE.
\. This year the Jusserands are
I planning to go to their home in
+ France and the Lansings will de-
I part about the middle of the month
! for their summer home at Hender-
son Harbor, N. Y, making the trip
by motor. They will be Joined a
little later by Mrs. Lansing s
mother, Mrs. John w. Foster. But
the Jusserands and the Lansings
are only two examples of promi-
.nent folks who are leaving town
early and will stay away until late
in the fall and close their homes
here for the first time in six years
ror more. There will be many such
this summer. 1t will be the first
/ summer in some time that Con-
gress hasn't been in session at
least the greater part of the warm
season.
That busy body adjourned yester-
day and almost Immediately every
member of it scurried out of town,
having its trunks packed and all de-
tails arranged for a quick get away
for several days in advance. In or
RlnSn nj al -
ness impending, the Senate all last
week began sessions at 10 o'clock.
two hours earlier than the usual
meeting time. and the various COM
mittee chairmen : were urged to
hasten their work in order to clean
up loose ends of legislation.
Really the way they all hurried
off was positively funny. Most of
them went to Chicago or will reach
there the first of the week, stopping
perhaps at home or elsewhere for a
day or two before attending the
convention. Others went home to
look after their affairs there, while
still others-they are decidedly in
the minority-went to their summer
homes or to some resort to rest.
But the resorts won't be crowded
until after July this year for people
from all over the country are being
attracted to Chicago and San Fran
cisco, either or both, and won't con-
slider a summer resort until the
simmer is. half over. In fact. many
of those who go to San Francisco
will remain there at least until the
first of August. while many won't
come East until fall.
QUIET SUMNER LOOMS
FOR WASHINGTON.
Apparently, judging by the signs,
Washington is going to have the
oquietest summer in many years; /;
certainly since 1914 at any rate.
There is every indication that the
city will i be practically deserted.
One reason for it is, that so many
people didn't go away for any
length of time, for various reasons,
while the war was on, now they all
feel now as though they both want
and need a good long vacation.
Then Congress and it's business
has kept many in town and attract
ed many here every summer for a
rumber of years now and there
won't even be that attraction this
season. OF course the conventions
are the greatest drawing cards taxi
lh6 pcOplc Oul OI lOWH anu also the
opportunity to see Europe after be-
ing denied that pleasure for some
years, is taking many across the big
pond this year. Washington, which
has been the center of attraction for
people from all parts of the country
all the world in fact-for six
years or more is going to be entirely
out of the running for the next few
months.
One notable at least, though, viii
stick with us" for a while: the
President. He isn't planning to 60
any place or do much of anything.
evidently, until after July, and
maybe not then. He is having the
Mayfiower. the Presidential yacht,
overnauled, and Comdr. Ralston s.
Holmes, commanding the yacht.
called at the White House last week