Actually, he was maintaining tradition in that Manila was the wintertime capitol of the Philippines while mile high Baguio served as the summertime capitol.
So, this is about the time the Filipino government would have transitioned from Manila to Baguio.
It’s still a pretty good deal. Not many Americans (or other Filipinos) were wintering in Miami Beach and summering in the Adirondacks, with a stopover in Asheville.
Quezon was traveling to a TB sanitarium in New York. He will die this year.
Baguio -- there's a name my Dad used to talk about, by his telling, it was his unit's and his personal most serious trial by fire.
But, let's not get too far ahead of our (his)story... ;-)