The Washington times., 1922-04-16
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News OF Washington
Colony I'm New York
Mrs. Lane Here After
Spending Winter
I'm New York.


terror under President Wilson, and
regarded by many as the abiest
man in his Cabinet--yeven for a
visit. But better stu In the news
that probably she IL coming back
next winter TO make her home.
She's to be here now for several
weeks. probably until the middle of
May. and then expects 20 go out to
Kansas City to visit her son, Frank
lin X. Lane, jr., and his bride. She
win remain with them for a month
or so and then--weil. her plans are
not very definitely made, but prob
ably she will remain in the West
until autumn.
Mrs. Lane spent last winter In
New York and enjoyed it-but, eft
isn't Washington" she says. How
ever. she had no chance Of being
lonely there. for she found herself
in the heart Of a Washington col
ony. The Houstons have settled
down there and the franklin Rooso-
velts and the Frank Folks, all asso-
ciated with the Wilson Administers
ton; and 1t "a. Of course. the home
Of Colonel and Mrs. Edward House,
The George Wickershams. longtime
New Yorkers, are friends of Mrs.
Lane from the days of the Taft Ac-
ministration.
Then there is Mrs. Blaine BeaIe.
one of Mrs. Lanes closest friends.
who has an apartment In New
York and win probably spend the
greater part of her time there in
future, although so far she has
always maintained an apartment
In Washington. subletting IT for
a few months at time. Mrs.
Beale, who Ia the daughter of the
late James q. Blaine. and Mrs.
Lane are particularly, close. since
together they ventured into the
realm of spiritism. receiving mes
sages by automatic writing which
they have embodied In book form
and published. Mrs. Beale ex-
poets 70 go abroad in May for
some two months, coming TO
Washington later In the summer
for the tour Of duty at Walter
Reed Hospital. She keeps up her
work out there in memory of
her son. Lieut.. Walker Beale, who
was killed In action and usually
takes her turn in summer time
when 30 many Of the volunteer
workers-the gray ladies-ars
away.
MR.. HoUSToN-David Frank
lin Houston-who was Sec
retary OF Agriculture and after
ward Secretary of the Treasury
in President Wilson'S Cabinet. is
at present serving as financial
adviser to the telephone company,
is making his headquarters In
NoW iohh niAS NC nuu "fs. ftcus-
ton have a charming house in
Park avenue. Mrs. Houston and
Mrs. Lane were close friends in
the old days In Washington and
continue to see q great deal Of
each other In their new home.
Mrs. Houston, however, has been
kept pretty close to home of late,
her children having been Ill off
and on all winter.
New York, of course, was home
to the Frank l.. Polks before they
came to Washington, Mr.. Polk
serving first as counsellor of tho
State Department and later ''cre-
ating the role" of Undersecretary
Of State. The Franklin Roose-
velts. too. are New Yorkers and
have q house in sixty-first street,
next door to Mrs. James Roose-
velt's. 1t will be remembered that
during his career In Washington
Mr.. Roosevelt was Assistant Sec-
retary Of the Navy, a post now
filled by his cousin. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. jr. Since his defeat Tor
the Vice Presidency-he being
coupled with James M. Cox on the
Democratic ticket--Mr. Roosevelt
has undergone a devastating ex-
perience, an attack OF infantile
paralysis, whicfr left him helpless
from the waist down. The doctors
say he will recover completely, and,
although progress is necessarily
cruelty slow. are astonished at the
Improvement he has made in the
last few months. He is now able
to get about little on crutches,
and In spite of all he has suffered,
I'm told, he looks well and young
and his spirits never flag.
Mrs. Lane. as / may have told
you before. has taken an apart
msnt at the Highlands for the Pc
riod Of her visit here and In occu-
plying herself with getting MIR.
Lanes correspondence and me-
moirs ready for the publishers.
A PRoPos Of visitors-ws have
had DIR. veniselos, the former
Greek premier, here for a week.
His visit was for pleasure. and It