Evening star., 1942-08-30
Hot Springs
Attracts Many
Of Capital Set
More Serious Air
Found at Resort
This Season
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schooled for it and when the coach
is ready 1t will be used to carry
bathers to the pool and golfers to
the Cascades Club.
All the women who have been
working hard at war jobs all winter
are taking baths and messages to
get themselves good and At for
the work that lies ahead. The at
tendants are delighted to be busy
again. 1t seems the Japanese diplo-
mats, who were housed here before
leaving for Toxic. went swimming in
the pool but didn't take the health
baths. And. the attendants felt that
being idle was almost better than
having to massage Jap. But now
the Japs have been cleared out, the
old clients are back and alls well
again.
Golf courses and tennis courses
are crowded over the week ends
There's still duplicate bridge and
bingo once week, and those won
derful outdoor steak dinners every
Sunday evening The honeysuckle
smells just as sweet, the mint ju-
leps are just as refreshing-but
about it all there's a buster, more
purposeful air. People can't stay as
long this summer, or relax quite as
much. At the end of the Homestead
lobby where previously there only
were bridge tables, there now is q
War stamp and bond booth (staffed
by volunteer guests to remind every
one that they must keep busy to
win the war, even on vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge Long
have the Warrington cottage for the
summer and have as their guests
their daughter, Mrs. Arnold Wilcox
tthe former Christine Long, and her
small children. Mr.. Wilcox Joins
them for week ends as often as he
can get away from town. The
American Ambassador to Spain and
Mrs. Alexander Weddell are at the
Homestead and so is Mrs. McCook
Knox.
The William Castles and the
Frank Kents have returned as al
ways to their favorite summer vaca-
ton spot, and so has Mrs. John
Wilkins, who is at the Homestead.
Her daughter and son-in-1aw, Maj.
and Mrs. John Newbold, and their
two small sons have one of the
hotel cottages, Maj Newbold only
coming down for occasional week
ends. Mrs. Reynolds Hit is at the
hotel and her daughter. good look
ing Mrs. Andor de Hertelendy, and
her two sons, Imre and Paul, have
Rosemary Cottage this summer.
The Ballard Moores of Chicago (she
was the former Olyve Graef of
Washington again are in their own
house, Uplands, with their young
son Ballard, jr.
The Egyptian Minister and pretty
dark-eyed Nine. Hassan have re-
turned to Washington after a vaca-
ton of several weeks here. They
had their two children, Amr and
Nola, with them, and also part Of
the time the Counselor of the Le-
cation, Anis Aver. was here with
them, too. The Lee Benoits are at
the Chimneys at Warm Springs.
Their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ravenel, and
the two Ravenel children have just
gone back to their home in Chevy
Chase after a visit here. Justice
James Clark McReynolds is at the
Homestead, and the Archibald Ray
ners are at Valley View Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurens Hamilton
OF Warrenton have been here-rid-
ing together each morning-and
Mrs. George Becker also has been
q guest at the hotel Eric Taff
who leaves shortly by Clipper for
Europe on official Red Cross busi-
ness, had q short vacation here with
Mr.. and Mrs. Worthington Hine In
their cottage. Grant Smith and
Arthur Bradley Campbell have been
two Of the extra men at the Home
stead for large part of the sum-
mer, and over at the Cascades Mrs
Ray Atherton and her sister, Mrs
Franklin Mott Gunther, have been
enjoying healthful vacation with
Mrs. Atherton's young son and
daughter, Mia and John. Mrs
Atherton's and Mrs. Gunther's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tooker
are guests at the Homestead.
Other Washingtonians here for a
brief rest are Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Merrill Mr.. and Mrs. William Jen-
nings Price. Mrs. Martin Vogel and
Mrs. Ehdngham Towsend Mrs
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., Is at her own
lovely Boxwood Farm while hel
husband, the famous movie star
does his bit in active service with
the United States Navy.
Editors note - Beth Blaine,
noD on Dacation, Uill resume
her regular column in The Epe-
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