The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-01
GENERAL CHAFFEE
VISITS WATERLOO
Chief of Staff Views Great
Battlefield.
MUSICAL AT BAR HARBOR
Mrs. Hunt Slater, of Boston, Hostess
at Brilliant Social
Function.
MUSICAL At BAR HARBOR


Chaffee and Miss Chaffee. who left this
country for Europe some days ago,
spent Yesterday viewing Waterloo. and
listening to and recalling the great Ma
poelons defeat. General Chafree has
made a study Of all the great battles
ever fought. and spent some time yes
terday in explaining the reason for the
French generals defeat. and comparing
The battle OF Waterloo with that OF lat
ter-day wars.
General Chaffee and party leave Wa
terloo today for Paris TO attend the
French maneuvers.
Mrs. Hunt Slater, of Boston. who
spent last winter in Washington, and
enlivened the social affairs of spring
by entertaining Mrs Jack Gardiner
also OF Boston. was hostess at a bril-
liant musical at Bar Harbor last even
ing Cornelius Rubner. whom she intro
duced here las. winter. was the honor
guest. Mr.. Rubner has recently zen
placed ut the head OF the new depart
ment OF music at the Columbia College,
New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Pinchot.
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson. Miss Celestine
Eustis. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lane Emo.
and others well known to Washington
society were among the guests
Lenox proposes to furnish a setting
for '.As You Like It." the play TO be
presented on the terrace at the Aspin-
wall. with weil-known Shakespearean
actors in the various roles. with society
people in the audience. September Ii is
the date selected.
NJ. de Strale. the charge d afraires
for Norway and Sweden, accompanied
by Nine. de Strale, leave Lenox tomor-
row for this city.
Miss Roosevelt was showered with
beautiful gifts yesterday before her de-
parture with Secretary Taft's party
from Manila. The Filipinos have beer
particularly generous In their gifts &c
The Presidents daughter. and from the
standpoint of money alone, her trip
was worth "A small fortune.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler. Miss Anna
Wheeler. and Miss Natalie Bishop are
expected at Lenox today. going TO the
Hotel Aspinwall. where they Will be che
guests of Mrs. William ID. Bishop. The
general ana Miss Wheeler have been
the guests recently OF Mr.. and Mrs
BENJAMIN Thaw. at Stockbridge, Mass.
Dr. NJ F. Ea~ton. Washington. Is reg
istered in Paris today.
When a lawn party for charity nets
SIC. 5l3. 10 on AN expenditure Of $50. is may
fairly be called a success
This IS what the final accounting
shows as the result of the fete given al
the home of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt
at Newport. for the benefit OF the New
port tuberculosis Hospital. Here are
some OF the items:
Subscriptions and tickets sold Will
gate admission. $3.50; Mrs. Stuyvesanf
Fish. animal booth. with subscriptions
s.. 3S; Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. pom!
trap. s1,0o0; Mrs Mardens Perry Jap
anese booth. 5000: Mrs. Pembroke
Jones and Mrs. Henry Clews, fruit and
flower booth. x.Z75: Mrs. Alfred Wander
biit fancy articles. SIS: Mrs. Edward
Spencer. toy booth. SIS: Mrs. Ro,lin.
Morse and Mrs. Slater. SOS; Mrs. Re
ginald Vanderbilt, dairy. 1906; ARM
and Navy booth. s1t0; miscellaneous
500; total, SIG, s34.10.
a most pleasant evening was spen
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Con
ME L. Bell, OF Ninth street northwest
Wednesday last. when a party OF friends
met to organize a dance club, which
they christened The Seminoles.
c. l.. Bell was unanimously elected
president, Miss Jennie lie Bran vic
president. Miss Laura Boggs secretary
and Edwin NJ. Taylor treasurer. Afte
the business was concluded. the evening
was spent In music and dancing, fol
lowed by 4 dainty repast, which wa
enjoyed by all present.