Evening star., 1934-07-15
BY sALLrE v. II. PICKETT.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt ap-
pear like birds of passage in their
travels, the whole world following the
Houston through its interesting
progress, and Mrs. Roosevelt in her
cafe au lait color Chevrolet car trail
ing Western highways and stopping
at almost every cross road to see
what the people are like and what
they are thinking of the new plan of
life--the reconstruction period. They
are not due back in Washington ull-
til late next month. If then. and in
the meantime the Glacier National
Park, and other districts are prinking
up for visits from them both.
OF Senators and their families
there are a few in Washington. as
was shown last week when Senator
and Mrs Key Pittman entertained
at a charmingly arranged buffet sup
per party in their attractive garden at
'RidgelandS, their suburban home.
Then one sometimes catches a
glimpse of Senator and Mrs. Ashurst,
Senator and Mrs. Smith Brookhart,
Senator and Mrs William H. King
and Others who are Summer as weR
as Winter residents here, the men
detained by unfinished work at the
Capitol, perhaps, and the women re-
naming because there are worse
Summer resorts than Washington.
Not a few interesting persons are
here looking over the rent lists and
selecting homes for the coming sea-
son. Washington has always been a
popular rendezvous for Presidents
families. with perhaps Dolly Madison
setting the example by remaining
on and on and queening 1t in society
when she no longer was mistress OF
the White House. Now one hears
with delight that DR. Harry A. Gar
field, son of the martyred President,
is TO return here to make his home.
Really he has been in residence here
several times since he was a young
boy in the White House, coming in
various official capacities. DR. Gar
field retired in June from the PreSi-
dency OF williams College and with
his family is now at his Summer
home at Powder Point. Duxhury,
Mass. and from there will so abroad
before coming to Washington to set
tie down into permanent residence.
While there are only two former
First Ladies living in Washington,
Mrs Taft and Mrs Wilson. there are
living here. A granddaughter OF
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Booker. represents that administra-
tion, while the LdncolnS. Harrisons,
Grants and others have kin here in
direct line Mrs. Robert Todd Lin
coin has one OF the most delightful
old homes in Georgetown. while Mrs.
Taft and Mrs. Wilson both maintain
large and charming homes in the
fashionable Northwest. Mrs. Lincoln
has with her her daughter, Mrs.
Charles ISham.
While Hot Springs. Va. claims the
largest number of diplomats as Sum
mer residents, the Greenhrier White
sulphur, not far away, is claiming par
ticular attention for its third annual
Robert E Lee week. for which s. par
ticulsrly brilliant program Is being
prepared. August 20 is Old White
week. while the Robert E Lee program
Will be held August n There viii
be week dedicated 10 Lee memories.
and the glamour and beauty of the
last century will live again. There
viii be throngS of plantation singers
pageants representing various phases
of III in the COS and then grand
ball such as only stately old South
ern resort can put over. The event
will be real festival of the old South
and hundreds Of Northerners are 10
vend their way to Old White to see 1t.
Washington society is WASHINGTON
society wherever one finds 1t, and il