Show summer reaches washington when congress leaves town washington ashington summers almost over for foi most of america but for foi washington its just started moon sun and climate to the contrary the nations capital knows only one unfixed period of summertime each year it starts the instant speakers of both houses of congress bang their adjournment alsand els and send the thundering herd of legislators back to their home stamping grounds but by the same token summer come when it maj may brings a new influx to washington it is then that tourist business reaches its peak drawing thousands of summer vaca tion christmas buls finally paid off visitors but modem washington summers have lost the outto out to lunch touch that once made the city a haven tor for those who sought escape from the madding crowd since 1932 a huge crop ot new administrative offices has grown up keeping much of the cites population busy without letup once I 1 in the dear dead days all governmental offices automatically adopted a shorter work day immediately after congress adjourned even to day despite the growth of new bureaus longer lunch hours and briefer days are the rule investigators stay on still another harsh note breaks the Poto macs stillness this summer As in all summers preceding election years the current between session spell finds investigating committees hard at work one reason is that their members candrar can draw big headlines without competition during the news less dog days of late summer this summers committees will be headed by texas rep martin dies who reopens his investigation of subversive activities the new house committee to investigate the national labor relations board will provide a bit more entertainment such affairs will not interest the tourists however preparing tor for a boom season the board blaid of trade his has made pl plans an a one once a more to cash in on a annual business washington tourist business bomes comes from all over the world it is estimated that only 5 per per cent of foreign visitors to the united states fall to see the city hence the professional guides who speak french german italian and spanish the tou tourists ristp favoriti favorite leccas are the smithsonian Smiths onlan institution and nation 7 0 GONE HOME metropolitan police officer edward brown pushes his six feet nine and one hall half inches against the famous bronze brome doors of the senate closing up ul for a few months now that congress has left town al museum the capitol building whose chambers still echo the past winters angry debates and the white house these draw em toot following close in popularity come mount vernon the tomb of the unknown soldier the bureau of 0 printing and engraving the washington cathedral supreme court library of congress federal bureau of investigation pan american union tinion and the lincoln memorial most popular method of inspecting the via the sightseeing bus thus tourists visit the white house and other historical spots at the rate of a day listening to guides reel oft off an unintelligible spiel and crack stock jokes many of which deservedly draw no la laughs though august Is the peak month tourists will continue to pour in through september end october by november I 1 the species becomes almost extinct remaining thus tor for the next six months until may again beckons the patriotic american to hallowed ground |