Evening star., 1934-09-09

Society, especially in Washington,
is busy element, what with getting
the boys and girls of the family off
to school, dressing the house for Win
ter and giving little time to return
ing or visiting friends, the mother of
a family well needs the fitting the
Summer vacation gave her. And then
the interest in politics just now is
keen, and women, who take more in
tereSt in its every. year, have an ear
for the radio and an eye for the news
pages, to get the last words from the
primaries.
The First Lady of the Land, in spite
Of being ION vacation" also is busy
woman, making dates for this and for
that, as far ahead as January 81, 1885,
when she has already arranged a
luncheon in the White House for the
Chutauqua Women's Club, which will
have meetings here. 1t is composed
Of more than 1000 women from 38
States, the Philippines, Hawaii and 10
foreign countries. Mrs. Roosevelt has
consented to open the Fourth Annual
Conference on Current Problems to
be held in New York September 26
and 81, when many distinguished
women leaders will be present. Mrs.
William Brown Meloney, an outStand-
ing woman of the metropolis now,
formerly Miss Marie Mattingly of
Washington, who grew up and has
friends galore and relatives, too, here,
Is chairman of the conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, who
fiew to Long Island for the last week
end and Labor day, to be guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Newton at their
country place at Hewlett, returned to
the historic mansion the middle of the
week. They left their small daughter,
the tiniest Roosevelt, there with
nurses. 1t is quite certain that society
here will be augmented this Winter
by this young couple who have been
much in the public eye for some time.
They have taken a house in town, it
is said by one of their intimateS, but
they cannot get possession of it for
some weeks yet and for that reason
were searching the countryside for
something "cool and convenient" for
the Autumn weeks. They have prac-
tically given that up now and will
probably remain where they are until
they get the house they have selected.
They are a very attractive pair, very
young, both good looking, fond OF
dancing and skating and most sports,
and will be very popular guests among
the young married people.
There will be many RooSevelts at
the yacht races in Newport with the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt the out
standing guests for the contests and
the few entertainments given during
the race period. Mrs. Roosevelt will
arrive there few days before the
President, who will 60 as a guest Of
the Vincent Astors on their yacht
Nourmahal, with which he is very ia
miliar, having made some long trips
aboard. Mrs. Roosevelt will be the
guest of her relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Parish of New York, in their
Newport villa. The two youngest sons
of the President and First Lady,
Franklin D., jr., and John, also will
be in Newport for the races.
The cabinet circle is still incomplete
with the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hull enjoying an "off the record" visit
somewhere in New Jersey, and Mrs.
lckeS, wife Of the Secretary of the In
terror In New Mexico. The others,
for the most part are in their Wash
ngton homes. the Secretary Of War,