The Washington herald., 1907-05-05


ships at Hampton Roads.
Gen. James A Buchanan has cards cut
for an entertainment complimentary to
the Comptroller of the Currency and Mrs.
William Barrett Ridgely, May IS.
Some of the young officers who came
up from jamestown to Washington the
past week are still in town. Among them
are the young men Of the British navy
vino formed merry party at luncheon at
the Shoreham yesterday.
They seemed much interested In the
various things that have been printed
about them in the papers here, and spoke
very highly of some of the papers.
Though some say the English are rath-
er slow TO see the point of a joke, these
! young men are certainly not slow In pick
/ ing up American slang, as was evidenced
/ by the remark of one who giibly suggest
ed handing out a lemon 10 some one.
This week. more foreign visitors viii be
''in our midst" as the Argentine Minister,
SenoT Portela has received word that
the Argentine vessels viii arrive Ia
! Washington tomorrow. When Senor Por-
tela has conferred with the commander.
ne win decide upon some entertainment
! TO be given in his honor.
Among other privileses given the young
visiting officers are cards 20 the Chevy
Chase Club. and they are expected 10 be
/ of the gathering Of fashionable persons
/ who viii attend the clubhouse to-day,
/ where luncheoHs and dinners. to say
nothing Of interesting little tea parties
( win be In order.
/ Not only does the clubhouse hold its
own as rendezvous for society bat
/ society Is extending it's habitations to
the outskirts of the club grounds
/ Gen. and Mrs. Corbin are building a
] home out al Chevy Chase. IL is at the
/ intersection Of Rock Creek Ford road
and the Broad Branch rOad and north
/ east Of the circle. II viii Je a typical
country home comfortable and roomyr
and VIII be completed this next fall
Speaking Of houses, the Horsmann
/ home in Rhode Island avenue has been
/ sold, and Mrs. Bolt is living at an apart
Iment at Stoueleigh Court and has been all
winter finding the house rather TOO large
I for just her and Dlr Bolt Her sister,
+ 1Irs. Sidney Small, of Toronto, is now
Visiting her,
/ Former Representative Kirke Porter.
who when here occupied Airs. Don Cam
eron's house in Lafayette square, will
commence soon extensive repairs on the
Tuckermaun house ln / street. which he
Ibought this past faH for the largest sum
lever paid for "a residence IN Washingt on.
IThc price was Sz5o,ol9.
Another member of Washlugtons social
/ set from Pennsylvania. who has recently
+ been br'yiug property here. is Dir. Joseph
/ =. Thropp. who has bought the lots adj
/ joining his place in Twentieth street.
/ With these me viii enlarge his garden, de-
ferriDg building on them until later.
4 ieut Commander wood, aid TO Ad-
mirI Dewey, has recently purchased the
residence al 1918 Twolty-secOnd street.
adjoining the hcuse recently sold TO Com
mander J. J. Knapp
/ Just opposite these houses NJ the corner
! Of Tweuty-secona and r streets is the lot
recently bought by Gen. Watts kearney
where Dee will erect "a handsome residence,
So that this section viii Be q little army
ana navy reservation almost in itself.
/ like Twenty street, which ia a very
popular street with the army people. Nal
! Wilbur f. Wilder has Recently leased
/ the house at 1912 Twenty-hrst street, ana
joined the little colony of army people
already in that neighborhood
( Mr. and Mrs Dickinson Jcwett have.
+ by the way left their house and gone 10
their place on the Hudson for some
weeks. and viii later 60 abroad 10 travel
for a year OF SO. Iu the meantime the
( Postmaster General and Mrs. George voE
/ J.. Meyer VIII move into the house, which
/ they viii make their home for a year or
/ So. ana whore they can entertain ON
more extensive scale than in the Wander
/ bilt house .n New Hampshire avenue.
where they uUW are located At present
Mrs Meyer and her daughters are at the
Virginia Hot Springs on account of the
+ iil health of one of the yOunE ladies.
/ An interested group OF friends and
/ spectators met yesterday afternoon TO
/ see the competition at the Fencers' Club.
+ in II street. when some of the young
women OF The club took part ia the bouts
al G..
justlyilg the applause extended by the
/ audience Of ladies. AS the bouts We're
only between the young women of the
/ club. n0 men. except masters and um-
pires. We're allowed 20 witness them with
} the exception OF one old gentleman, who,
/ as a respected pater familias was al
+ lowed TO enter.
/ The Georgetown University Crew gave
la dance last night at the Arlington Hotel
/ The members of the Virginia baseball
/ team were the guests OF the crew. as
/ they played against Georgetown yester-
/ day afternoon.
/ The ballroom az the Arlington was
( decorated for the occasion with palms
/ and the Georgetown coiors and was
/ bright and fitting setting for the gather
/ ing Of young men ana women who danced
! away the hours between s and l..
/ The hostesses who welcomed the guests
/ were Mrs. Thomas Fl. Carter, Mrs. Mau-
| rice Francis Eagen. Mrs. George Lloyd
I Magruder, and Mrs Harry Clabaugh.
/ The arrangements for the dance We're in
I the hands of Mr. John McH. Stuart and
"a committee from the various schools of
/ the university.
/ TIE wedding of Miss Catherine Glenn
ents and Mr.. Warren n Mitchell will
/ take place on the evening of May H. in
the home of the brides parents Only
/ Ike irmediate families and a few young
I friends of the bride and groom VIII be
[ present at the ceremony, after which the
young couple viii leave on their wedding
/ trip.