The Washington herald., 1907-06-14
In The SOCIAL WORLD
Return of Secretary and Mrs.
Metcalf's Guests to Fair.
MOVEMENTS AT EMBASSIES
Strawberry Festival at Home of Mr..
and Mrs. stevens at Chevy Chase
for starmont Hospital Proves Sue
cessfuI Event-ExOdus of Washing
tOnians for Their Summer Homes.

tOnthns Tor Inelr sum mer hnmes.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Metcalf and the friends who went TO
Hampton Roads with them as their
guests on the Mayflower arrived in
Washington yesterday morning. In the
party were Mr. and Mrs. George Wander
bilt, Miss Chabot OF California, a house
guest Of the Secretary and Mrs Metcalf,
and their son. Mr.. Oscar Metcalf
Postmaster General Meyer was in the
party which left here last week, but he
returned by train Tuesday from West
over. about thirty miles from jamestown,
whittier they had gone in the lighthouse
tender Maple. Proceeding from James
town. the party Wednesday transferred
10 the Dolphin, in Chesapeake Bay and
arrived here yesterday morning about Il
o'clock.
The counselor of the British Embassy
and Lady Isabella Howard have post
poned their departure from town on ac-
count Of the indisposition Of their two
children. They, with the rest OF the en-
bassy staff. will go TO Intervale. y. H.,
the end of the week for the summer
The naval attache Of the French En-
bassy and Nine de Blanpre VIII leave
town tomorrow for Atlantic City. where
they will remain for two or three weeks
before sailing for France
Capt. FOurnier. military attache OF the
French Embassy who accompanied the
visiting French officers back to Hampton
Roads. has returned to Washington.
NJ des Portes, the counselor Of the
French Embassy, who has been on leave
in France, will sail for New York to-mor-
row and will be charge d'anaires during
the absence Of tie Ambassador in France.
Nine. and Mile. des Portes will come
back in August and join ". des Portes at
Newport for the season. The Ficomte De
Chambrun. who is on leave. will also re-
turn in August.
Nine. Chermont, wife Of the second sec
retary Of the Brazilian Embassy. IS visit
ing her sister Miss Sloan, at her country
place, near Baltimore
Lieut. Col Pedernelras, military attache
Of the Brazilian Embassy will leave in a
day or two for New York.
Mr. Gurgel do Amaral, Brazilian charge
d'afaires, has returned from a visit in
New York.
The Austro-Hungariau Ambassador.
Baron Hengelmuller. who went 20 New
York for the high mass in celebration Of
the fortieth anniversary Of the corona
ton Of the King OF Hungary viii not
return TO Washington except on urgent
and Unforeseen business. He will sail
within the month for Austria, and Baron
AmbrOzy. counselor Of the embassy. as
charge daffaires, will establish the
Austro-Hungarian Embassy in Bar Har-
Dor.
Justice and Mrs NcKenna have closed
their apartment at the Connecticut and
gone for the summer. which they will
spend at Narragaasett Pier Mrs. Nc
Kenna will visit en- route her daughters.
Mrs. Pitts Dumald and Mrs. John Pultz.
Of New York, and Mrs. Davenport Brown.
Of Boston.
Miss Olga Converse, youngest daughter
Of Rear Admiral Converse. is visiting
Mrs. Hobbs. at Sunnyside Place Newport,
r. l.
Miss Helen Taft, the young daughter
Of the Secretary Of War. has returned
home from Bryn Mawr for the summer
vacation. Mr.. Robert Alphonso Taft, the
elder son Of Secretary and Mrs Taft
who has carried off all the honors of his
class at Yale. and made the best record
ever attained by a freshman, VIII go next
week directly from New Haven 70 the
Taft home at Murray Bay, Canada, for
the summer.
Mr. Roger Straus, son Of the Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor. has returned 10
his home here from school, in New Jer-
sey. Secretary and Mrs Straus and
family will remain here till quite late in
the summer. and will then go to their
bungalow in the Maine woods.
Mrs. Robert Bacon, wife of the Assist
ant Secretary Of State, left Washington
yesterday morning for Westbury, Long
Island.
The Comptroller Of the Currency and
Mrs. Ridgely left here Sunday for a visit
in New York,
Mrs. Frank Paul Leech and her mother.
Mrs. Lyman. have taken a bungalow at
Stony Man Camp for the summer. and
will leave to-day to be gone three months
Mrs Leech's two little girls will be with
their mother and Nh. Leech will join his
family later in the summer.
Despite the very threatening weather Of
yesterday afternoon, the strawberry festi-
val given under the auspices Of the Star
mont Auxiliary, which took place in the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs E Z. Stevens.
at Chevy Chase. proved IN every respect
a success. Attractive booths placed about
the wide piazzas and in the spacious
rooms, and tables from which all sorts
of pretty and inviting articles were sold,
reaped a veritable harvest from the pock-
cts Of those interested in this worthy or
ganization, and at the conclusion little
was left to be raffled or removed to other
quarters.
The proceeds will be devoted to the
work Of aiding cOnsumptives TO take
treatment at the Starmont Sanitarium.
Refreshments were under the manage
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