The Washington times., 1905-09-15
R|DGELYS BACK
FROM EUROPE
Comptroller and Daughters
Have Returned.
TOURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Will Make Their Home at the Portland
Again During the Coming
Winter.

| back from a summer in Europe is the
Comptroller of Currency. William Bar
ret Ridgely. who spent most of the
season in touring Europe in an auto
mobile. accompanied by his two daugh-
tiers. Miss Catherine Cullom Ridgely
and Miss Eleanor Ridgely. The latter
accompanied her father to Washington,
but Miss c. c. Ridgely went from New
York to Thorough. n. J.. for a short
visit to Mrs. George Pullman She will
arrive in Washington tonight or in the
morning and with her sister. who. by
the way, will create a sensation by her
personal beauty when she comes out
this season. will go to stay a while
with Mrs. Blow at her estate in Glouces-
ter county Va. Mr.. Ridgely and his
daughters will make their home at the
Portland again this winter.
Mrs. Switzerland and the Misses
Switzerland have left Magnolia. where
they spent the summer. and will stay
during the autumn at Bedford Springs,
Mass. returning to Washington some
time in October.
Col. z. 3. Townsend moved Wednes-
day from his beautiful home in Mt.
Pleasant, where he has resided for the
past fifteen years, and will make his
home for the present on Kenesaw ave-
nue.. near Sixteenth street. His attrac-
tive residence on Mt. Pleasant, which
he recently sold. will be remembered
by Colonel Thompson's men friends as
a. place which constantly afforded them
the handsomest and most generous hos
pitality. The colonel will build a house
after his own taste upon a piece OF
property owned by him on Columbia
road west Of Sixteenth street. Just now
he is entertaining his cousin, Miss Belle
Dorwin, OF Syracuse, n. Y.
Mrs. Howard n. Thompson, known in
Washington newspaper world as the
sprightly Pauline Pry,' and as an edi-
torial writer on Harper's Weekly several
years ago. did not accompany her hus-
Dand upon his present trip TO America
put remained IN Russia with her chill
dren. She will meet Mr.. Thompson in
Paris, for which place he sails Septem-
Der q, and Will spend a month with
him there before returning TO ST. Peters
burg
Mr.. anc Mrs. Charles j. Gillette have
returned from stay of some weeks at
.ne seashore. and have taken an apart
formerly Mrs. Carrie Cottrell La
Grange. her marriage to Mr.. Gillette
oeing an event OF last June.
Mrs. Harlan, wife Of DR.. Walter Har-
pan, and her sister, Mrs. Shipe, return
ed 10 their homes, on Massachusetts
avenue. on Wednesday evening after
several months spent at Poland Springs
Me-: Breton Woods. n. H, and Atlantic
City.
The engagement OF Miss Cora Eichen-
green, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs William
Eichengreen, of Baltimore, to s. NJ
Adler. OF Washington. Is announced A
reception viii be held at 1926 Madison
avenue, the home OF the bride-elect, on
sunday, September "A, from to and
to IL O'Clock.
Miss Bella Bateman and her mother,
Mrs. Arthur Bateman, returned to their
home. on Columbia road, early this
week. after stay OF several months al
Capon Springs, Va
Miss Agnes L. Eichborn and Mrs.
Virginia Alder are prominent guests at
the Gadsby House. South Connecticut
avenue. Atlantic City. for the month of
| September.
! Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Ofutt, of Wiscon-
| sin avenue, announce the engagement
| of their daughter, Miss Ethyle Cert
! rude, TO Robert Stanley MacKnight of
/ this city. The marriage will take place
! next spring Mr.. MacKnight is n stu
| dent in the medical school OF the George
| Washington University
The announcement is made by Mr.