The Washington herald., 1907-07-15

good citizen in cooperating with the
State highway commission In draining
the swamp between Erskine Park and
Beilefontaine. the Girard Foster estate in
Kemble street. A State road Is being
built past these places, and as the State
was running short Of funds to complete
the work as il should be done. Mrs West
inghouse offered 10 buy several hundred
for several rods.
Mrs. Westinghouse is often seen along
the highways surrounding Lenox, riding
snow-white horse, and wearing a cos
tune to correspond With the color OF her
mount Her habit on these occasions is
all of white.
Gen. William B. Rochester, his son.
Mr.. Henry Rochester and his daughter,
Mrs. Fenton, wife of Capt. Charles Fen
ton, have gone to spend the summer. as
usual at Martha's Vineyard. Their cot
tage is at Vineyard Haven.
A small luncheon party was given in
London on Thursday by Mr. Frederick
Townsend Martin, brother-in-law of Gen.
Rochester. Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Bradley Martin. Lord and Lady
Craven. Lord Howe, Lord and Lady Duff
FERN, Lady Paget, Lord Kintore, Lord
de Morley, and Mrs. William Post.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Lee Phillips will close
their home in II street soon and 90
abroad for a two OF three months stay
Their home during the winter was rented
to the Misses Pruyn, OF Albany. n. y,
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips occupying an apart
ment at Stoneleigh Court.
Mrs. Thomas II. Anderson and Miss
Anderson are at the Gladstone. at Mar
ragansett Pier. for the summer.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. z. II. Gheen
and Miss Gheen, who spent last sum.
mer at Magnolia, will this summer be
at Newport
Mr.. and Mrs. Hannls Taylor and the
Misses Taylor closed their town house
and left yesterday for Capon Springs
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs William Elroy Curtis have
left Chevy Chase, and are now on their
way to England, taking the voyage for the
rest and pleasure Of the trip After a
few weeks in England they viii return
home
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, of Washing
ton, was the guest OF honor Saturday
night at a dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs
Thatcher NJ. Adams. at the Frelinghuyser
villa at LenOx.
Mrs. Alfred f. Bates. who, with Gen
Bates, has a villa in Windsor near Lenox
has just left for visit at Narragansett
Pier
Mrs William G. Rocker, one of the
handsomest women of the New York
colony to spend the winter here las,
season. is now at Newport, where she is
entertaining extensively.
Capt Fitzhugh Lee and Lieut.. Philip
II. Sheridan arrived Sunday at Fort
Riley, from Washington. to prepare for
their overland trip with the cavalry
squadrons. Capt Lee is stopping with
Lieut. Mayo, and Lieut.. Sheridan is the
guest OF Lieut.. Barnard
Lieut. r. f. Fisher, Fourteenth Cav
airy. arrived in Annapolis from Fort
Leavenworth. on Saturday, to spend d
short time with his wife and her family.
whom she is visiting. Mrs. Fisher was
before her marriage Miss Nellie CASA
way, Of Annapolis. Previous 10 entering
the army Lieut.. Fisher was assistant
State librarian
Senator Warren entertained a company
AZ dinner Friday evening in Cheyenne.
Wyo.. complimentary TO Gen. Crozicr.
Among his guests were Col. and Mrs.
Taylor. Miss Taylor. Maj and Mrs.
Blatchford, Mrs. Green. Capt. and Mrs
Sawtelle.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Eugenia Haldeman. of Austin. Tex. 10
Lieut.. Napoleon William Riley, Sixteenth
United States Infantry The wedding
Will take place in the fall. Miss Halde-
man IS the niece and adopted daughter
Of the late Gen. L. NJ Openheimer.
Mrs Humphrey, wife Of Gen. c. F.
Humphrey, {. S. A: the Misses
Humphrey, and Master Humphrey. who
closed their house in Washington the
last Of March and went South for the
benefit of Miss Helen's health, who was
Ill all winter. are, after six weeks at
Old Point Comfort. on the Eastern Shore
Of Maryland for a few weeks. Later all
are going TO New England, where they
have = cottage. for the remainder of the
summer. Miss Helen Humphrey has been
much benefited by the trip.
A very pretty reception was given at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas E.
Bessman Friday evening last, In honor
OF his brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
John ". Bessman. Of Augusta. Ga, who
are spending their honeymoon in the
North. The bridegroom is one OF the
popular young men of Augusta, and lis
bride was Miss Susie Hurst, a charming
Southern girl. After taking in the sights
as the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bosnian,
of Riverdale, the young couple will visit
the jamestown Exposition, thence to New
York and other Northern cities.
Mrs. w. ". Ludlow, wife of the chief
clerk Of the Treasury Department, with
their two children, is spending a portion
Of the summer in West Virginia.
Mrs. Semple, of Washington, has gone
to Fort Totten, n. Y, where she is the
guest Of Capt. and Mrs. Archibald Camp
bell
Mr. D. r. A. Jacobs. of Akron, Ohio, is
on his way 20 jamestown. While in this
city he spent few days with Mr. Mon
roe Selinger. He will return the latter
part Of August to this city.
Miss Sue Fitz-Glbbons left Saturday for
New York, and on Thursday will sail On
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