The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12
Brown and Breezy
After Vacation, Are Swarm
Ing Into City.
WAaHINGroN, Sept II,

WARRINGTON, sept III,
w AsHINdToN was a deserted
W village over Labor Day, as
, ~ II always ia on holidays,
and OF course especially 80 for the
last OF tho summer holidays, But II II
repopulating rapidly, ana the come
backs" all brown and breezy from
their holiday making are Hwarming
IN, SO that the streets ana reAtau-
rants, TO say nothing OF the hotels and
residences, are CHEEKY with the ex-
change OF greeting and buEzing with
gossip and tales OF summer eHperi-
eneea, one feels that by October 1, In
spite Of the fact that II Ii a campaign
year. with Congress not In session un-
III December and a good part OF the
ofiioial world vitality Interested In the
campaign, Washington viii be itself
again,
The prophets and busybodies who
we're very much occupied In finding
summer White Houses and making
summer plans for the President and
Mrs Wilson are finally becoming con,
vlnced that their labora are In vain and
that the White House right here In
Washington II good enough for thc'n
until March I, II seems probable that
the President may bo we'll enough TO 20
up 10 New Jersey TO register and vote
by the time the election comes around
Put one doubts very much whether he
viii do any travelling before that,
And. by tho way, while the White
House In still maintaining what II doubt
less regards as a discreet silence on
the subject OF Highland Manor, the old
Nourse place, which, according 10 cur
rent gossip, Admiral drayson bought up
u few months ago for tho President, the
moro one hears about that Transaction
the less ono 10 inclined TO credit that
story. One OF my friends says that Mrs,
Grayson told her that they Intended
ultimately 10 occupy Il themselves-ehe
and DR.. Grayson and their two boys
as soon an they saw any prospect OF
making certain repairs and alterations,
without spending more on them than they
had paid for tho house, The boys are
getting 10 be n sturdy, lively pair-"all
boy"-and really need moro room 10
play than tho house at Sixteenth and q
streets affords. even though II Ia a
fair sized house and has n pretty good
yard for the city.
story Loses Probability.
Moreover. Judge and Mrs H. II,
Meyer, who have been renting the place
for the last two years, say that they
have received no notice that they will
have 10 move at any time within the
next year or so, SO, on tho whole, tho
rather picturesque story that the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson would make their
homo there after March seems TO lose
probability as one looks into Il. Even
though the theory that Admiral Gray
son was acting for the President when
he bought Highland Manor has 10 be
abandoned. II does not follow that ono
must give UP the idea that the President
and Mrs, Wilson will continue 10 live
In Washington after his retirement from
once, on the whole II seems quite prob
able that he will. n only because II has
not been usual.
Then again. II has been Mrs, Wilson's
home and the President seems 20 like II
pretty we'll And II seems likely that
the general neighborhood OF Highland
Manor will suit him as well as any part
OF Washington. with the Graysons aa
near neighbors, for Or. Grayson is not