Evening star., 1934-09-02
Quiet Week End Marks
Final Summer Holiday
City Practically Is Deserted Socially. and
Approach of Winter Season Soon
Will Be at Hand

Washington society is experiencing
today probably its very quietest week
end in the whole year Every one who
could go away has gone, to remain
over Labor day. 1t is verify the calm
before the storm, for Labor day is the
signal for farewells in the play places,
followed by the trek homeward for
busy people. The leisure class have
still before them many weeks seeking
pleasure and amusement in the noun
tainS and the country before settling
down for the season.
The White House will remain a
quiet place, with no flag af1ying over
1t until the end of this month or the
first of next, for, although it is not
exactly deserted spot, the flag does
not fly unless the President is "in
residence" His children, Mrs Dali
and the Elliott Roosevelts, with the
tiniest Roosevelt, their daughter, are
there from time to time, but they
have to keep to the private portions
of the old mansion, while the Offices
and secretaries occupy the parlor floor
during remodeling of the Office wing
While Mrs. Dali is spending consider
able time at the White House, coming
and going between Hyde Park, N. Y,
and Washington. her children are not
with her. They have been visiting
their paternal grandmother in her
country home on Long Island. where
they went on their return East with
their father some weeks ago.
The President and his mother Mrs.
James Roosevelt. enjoyed the horse
show of the Duchess County Fair
several days last week, horses being
the delight of the President, second
only to his love of the sea and ships.
His interest in and patronage of the
horse show gives an impetus to the
interest in other horse shows The
one tomorrow and Tuesday at War
renton is attracting large parties
from all about there. Many horse
lovers have gone from here to join
house parties and remain for the
show, chief among them being Ruth
Lester Buchanan, who has been liv-
ing for some time in her fathers
house on Massachusetts avenue. but
who added greatly to the brilliance
of the Warrenton Horse Show period
by her house parties, luncheons. din
ners and other entertainments during
those days when she lived at War
renton. Two dances have been ar
ranged. one tomorrow night and the
other Tuesday night, in the Warren
ton High School auditorium. both
sponsored by Mrs. A. M Randolph.
Tomorrow nights ball will be more
strictly for the younger people. Fa-
nous dance orchestraS have been en-
gagged for these affairs.
Nearby mountain resorts have at
tracted diplomats this year much
more than any other year, the Hot
Springs of Virginia being the most
popular and the most brilliant of
them all 1t has caught and held
several of the Ambassador and their
wives and several Ministers likewise
They have come frequently back to
their embassies or legations, but have
scurried away again as quickly as
their business could be dispatched
the Ambassador of Argentina and
Sonora de ESpil, for instance, who
stayed some days at the embassy re-
turning here for the last week end
because of the visit of the officers and
midshipmen on the Argentine train
ing ship Presidente Sarmiento. whom
they entertained. They went back to
the Springs as soon as the visitors
left for New York Blue Ridge Sum-
init and Bluemont each had a diplo-
matte colony. many members of it
gtil remaining to enjoy the late
mountain season,