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spends her life trying net 10 be thrown
out of It. Bridge" is the place where
all the attempts at disIodgment are
made The game encourages frankness.
especially II you are losing. While you
are winning. you are nor certain that
Mr.. Thingumabob should get a divorce
as soon as he gets here. II you are
losing, you are willing 10 pay the law
yers fee, have Mrs. Thingumabob shad-
owcd by private detectives and bell
hops, and have the papers drawn up Tor
the husband 10 read as soon as ne ar
rives.
There is one hand which is played as
tho dummy" this being SO nameq De
cause the man who wrote the game had
q delicious sense Of humor, not 70 say
a nne gift OF sarcasm. Nothing IS DUMB
IN the game, unless you consider the
dumb suffering of the torn ana rent
regulations as being in the game But,
as they are dragged il and never get
there voluntarily, it's safe to say that
Eothing about the game is dump.
AS a matter of fact, bridge Is not
a game II Is a Black Hand Society,
the only difference between this and the
one operating on rich merchants, be-
ing that in this no ransom can save
the victim. 1t is character assassina-
ton by conversation. And the weapons,
all equally deadly, are, nevertheless,
Some of the Weapons.
Did you see the way the blond young
thing looked at the man from Balti-
more this evening? Positively indecent!
wonder and so forth, and so on"
THAT widow rounds herself with
young men. and the husband dead only
! two years. After awhile widows will
be jumping out OF the cemetery into a
honeymoon, etc, etc"
Young Mrs. Blankblank considers
dress as a means OF self-revelation. She
does that for lunch and then at dinner
ana so on down to details"
These are the preliminarics, the fiddle
de-dee. the gentle preliminary thrum-
ming on the piano OF gossip. After q
little while the pipe organ OF scandal Is
smitten cruelty, and the funeral dirges
begin 10 echo through the mazes OF the
game Bridge IS infested by friend
ana foe. all determined TO make war 20
the bitter end on everybody they know,
and some they dent know.
In the humber walks OF life they 20
70 pink teas ito do these things Up
/ higher, they play bridge. Still. they
have a good time. They laugh and talk
and that, after all. is what Eve did
when she and the serpent held little
/ coffee CLAICHE that wrecked the scheme
| or creation and sent old Adam out "a
| get busy and stay on the JOB all the
! rest OF his life.
II is rumored that Eve denied on her
! deathbed having ever gOssiped- Bridge
| players all make the same denial
However there is reason to believe
/ MS. Taft was wise 10 pass the game
/ bv Candidates and candidates wives
/ win no votes by wearing the sign OF
/ the Conversational Black Hand So
] ciety.
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TWO VICIOUS BULLS
HALT A CARRIAGE
Chester, Pa, Women Badly Fright
ened as Maddened Ami
mails Lock Horns.
mails Lock Horns.

CHESTER, Pa. Aug "A fierce fight
betw cen two vicious bulls took place on
the Concord read, and resulted in a car
rage occupied by Mrs. Jesse Rayncr
and ..vr daughter Lucy being damaged
<.nd the occupants badly frightened
The bulls, which belong TO Capt j.
Clayton Erb and Thomas H Thatcher,
have been casting jealous eyes at each
other across the fields Tor some time.
There was 2 crash as the maddened
animals locked horns. Pushing and
struggling head 70 head and horn TO
horn, the bulls waged a terrific battle.
Neither seemed able to gain an sd-
vantage.
While the fight was at its height Mrs.
Raynor and her daughter came driving
along the road on their way 10 their
Rockdale home. The bulls collided with
the carriage, out just ct that time sew
eral men succeeded in separating the
animals and prevented the occupants Of
the vehicle from being injured.
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MONSTER EAGLE
ATTACKS A MAN

NASHVILLE, Ind, Aug. 3-John Bof-
fing. when walking IN the woods near
his home at Story, was attacked by an
eagle. the bird striking him in the face
with its claws, tearing the flesh and
knocking him down.
RoffinG scrambled 20 his feet and
tried to defend himself with an ak, but
the bird renewed the attack so quickly
that he was again shocked down.
BLOOD streamed from his face, partial
Iv binding him, and he was fast los
i1r strength, when his dog took part IN
fbe battle, distracting the birds at
tention-
directed blow disabled the eagle, and il
was killed with no further difficulty.
The eagle measured five feet from Jip
to tip.
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The Press Agents Opportunity,

The world has been successfully
ruled by patriarchs, by tyrants, by
kings, by parliaments, and now Is com
ing the day of he press agent. The
press agent doesn't reign; nominally, he
doesn't rule. He merely appeals to
public opinion; leads, directs, guides,
steers, and helps to crystalline it. Pub
lie opinion does the rest.
Julius Caeear, who was the greatest
practical politician in history, and
vastly greater as either politician or
statesman than he was as soldier, was
the progenitor of press agents. He
started the first newspaper in Rome,
renting the dead-wall space of advan-
tageously located skyscrapers, and hav-
ing bulletins of important news hap
penings plastered thereon by whitewash
brush artists. 1t was a huge hit with
the Roman populace. Some high
proved old conservatives said it was
pretty yellow, and Julius was at times
accused of operating the insidious and
mprofessional device of working a bit
of editorial color into his news col
umns. But julius got away with it In
the estimate of the Roman public.
Julius, by the way, was for political
methods more like Theodore Roosevelt
than any otncr politician in history.
Caesar was always strong with the
plain people. He was called dema-
gogue, and his sincerity was ques-
toned. That has happened to every
body else who was strong with the
people, from Moses down to Bebel
Lloyd George, and La Toilette. But
Caesar used his brick-wall newspaper,
took the people into his confidence, and
kept them on his side.
The modern newspaper was originally
political pamphlet. Its business was
purveyance of opinion, not promulga-
ton of information. The news columns
came later; but they have gradually
crowded out the opinion department
until nowadays it is recognized that
the effective way to influence the pub
lie, through the press, is not by
preaching at it through the editorial
columns, but by getting the right kind
of news printed in the news columns.
The newspapers being disposed to
boss their own news columns, the only
way to get into them right is TO do
things they will want to tell about
They will want TO print anything the
public VIII want TO read. Ergo, the
publicist who understands what the
public will want to read about, is vel
started on the way to success.
That is where the press agent comes
in. He manages his principal. His
business is to put the spotlight at the
right time on the things which viii
make good eopyj to see that there is
something doing that viii be good t.
write about; to make sure that when il
is once done, 1t is duly exploited.
Everything has a press agent attached
to it nowadays. The political managers
do their work largely with reference Il
the appearance it will make in print
It may be called demagogueryj but il
| isn't Just that. 1t is concession to pub
lie opinion; in short, it is admission Of
the very big fact that this is the day
| of democracy.
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Seeing Washington With The Times Guide

bors OF Father Sec
chi, Father Curlsy,
and later Father
Hagen. was addtd.
In 1857 came the
school Of medicine,
which now, after
m a n y " ars OF
earnest effort may
boast OF its excel
lent course OF stud
les, its a c c o m =
plished faculty, and
its long roll OF
graduates who have
gone forth and
reaped honors Ia
life, re fl e C { I n 6
credit to their alma
mater.
1.-THE law school
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DEATH IN THE STREETS.

Within the year ending July 10,
1odS in the streets Of New York city, Isl
nsrsons were killed by surface car lines
ard buses; % by subway accidents, 16
on elevated roads, 19 on the New York
Central tracks In the city limits; lie by
wagons and carriages. II by automo-
biies: 8 by explosions, by falling walls,
6f3 bv falls from windows and of cars.
This is a total of 1,030 deaths. In the
battle OF Bull Run, 40 Union officers
and soldiers, With SS3 Confederates, were
killed.
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TO ESCAPE HEAT
FISH CLIMB BANK
Little Village, Arkansas, Furnishes
Fish Story That Is Hard
TO Digest
to Digest.

LAKE VILLAGE. Ark, Aug. g.
Thousands Of perch. lake trout. yellow
and shovel billed catfish. pike, and
bass yesterday climbed onto the banks
of Grand Lake and were beaten TO
death by the natives. It is said the
fish took to dry land 10 escape the heat
of the lake, which suddenly rose to
high temperature from an unknown
cause.
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No. LXN-GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

was started IN 1870, and it took but a
few years for 1t to take a leading place
Its students come from almost every
State IN the Union. and from foreign
countries. and It sends forth annually
scores OF embryo lawyers.
In 1901 a dental school was opened,
and already this department bids fair.
20 add new hOnors to the university.
I'VE Will row move on and take a
look at some OF the other educational
institutions OF Washington"
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er OF Che main building That Is aimosI
unriValed for beauty
1t is now 10 years since the plan
for the formation of a college at George
town was irst projected oy the Rev.
John Carroll IN a circular issued IN
1856 it was stated thai agreeable to
the Ill., Eril-'E.- If our Constitution
the college would be open to students
Of every religious profession, and with
this introduction the first Catholic col
lege in the country began its existence
For q number of years Georgetown
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ALL MAD.

A supposedly mad dog on Chicago's
lake front drove a thousand or more
bathers into the lake.
Great Indignation over the unfortu-
nate affair is expressed by a lot of
posers whose dainty bathing costumes
we're never intended TO absorb moisture.
Exchange.
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BY the time the reinstated hazers get
done with the punishment that will now
be Axed up by Colonel Scott. they'll
doubtless wish they had accepted their
original sentence Of dismissal
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Persons leaving the city for
short or long period during the sum
mer may nave The Times mailed
to them at the following rates;
Daily, 9 cents a week; daily and
Sunday, IL cents a week. All mail
subscriptions are payable strictly in
advance.
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They're taking steps to stop election
bribery in Jersey, where it seems some
of the folks are quite dlspleased with
the vote-buying methods long in vogue.
Dear OLD Jersey presently will get so
good II will not recognize itself in a
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

The New York street car companies
hung I'D Thou Shalt Not Steal signs
IN the cars, to- remind folks that they
ought not fail to pay their fares. a
preacher who regarded IL as an insult
took the trouble 10 look up the financial
history Of the Inter-Met, and preached
about IT. His conclusion was that the
signs ought 20 be taken out Of the cars
and in the offices Of the company.
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A party Of soldiers has been brought
ND from Panama for treatment by the
Pasteur process, to prevent possible de-
velonment Of rabies. Which illustrates
the danger Of conducting military op-
erations in that part OF the world. An
effort to spank Castro, for instance,
would be pretty certain to result in a
lot Of people being bitten by dogs.
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These campaign managers are snap
ping up the newspapermen so 1ast and
making politicians Of 'em, that pretty
soon the Journalists viii have to get
out the papers.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03
VERY SMART.

was il a fashionable wedding?"
ooh extremely. The bride denied the
engagement right up 20 the altar, and
the groom had hired seven cameras to
smash. Exchange.
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Paris has a bis labor strike, and viii
struggle through without any injunc-
tions. They have $500 soldiers in the
TOWN
The Washington times., 1908-08-03
Candidate and Wife Invited
to Famous Virginia
Springs.
Centennial Viii Be CeIe.
brated With Great Pomp
and Ceremony.

Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Taft. who
are spending tina summer at the Yir-
ginla Hot Springs have been invited
and may attend some Of the gayeties
ar the Greenbrfer White sulphur
Springs this week. In celebration Of
the grand centennial and homecoming
week.
They have many friends at the Old
White, where great preparations are
being made for the event. The round
Of entertainments viii include dinners.
suppers. lawn fetes. tournaments, and
al frescO iuncheons. and the Greenbrier
horse SHOW and hunt ball.
Mrs. Clarke Waggaman and her chill
dren, who have been spending several
weeks at Old Point Comfort, have re-
avenue.
Mrs. Woolsey Aspinwall ard her son,
JACK AsplnWan, have gone 10 Basic
City, Va, for their annI al sojourn.
Former Senator and Mrs Charles J.
Faulkner, VINO have been spending the
summer at Buckroe Beach, left there
Friday for BOydsViIe, their home al
Martinsburg, ". Va.
Among the washington contingent
summering at Natural Bridge, Va, are
William Marshall Miss y. b. Garrett
w. II. AcCauley and Miss MCCauley
and Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. Schmidt and
family,
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Maybe If Farman hadn't spelled bis
front name with an I, the boys wouldn't
have called him an aviator.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

az ONDER, la
die s a n d
g entlemen,
is Georgetown Uni
versity. We are
now on the heights
Of Georgetown, two
and a half miles
from the Capitol.
At the foot of this
eminence on which
the college IS built
flows the Potomac.
ard as this river
W 1 n d 9 it s W a Y
around Analostan
Island and down
past Long bridge
IL offers a view
from the btpb tom-
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Mrs. II. E. Ridenour md her little
daughter, Helen, of Calvert street, are
at the Stockton. Cape May, y. J., for
the remainder Of the sumner.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Mrs. F. ". Parker, OF 1915 . street,
with her sol and daughter. John J..
Parker aud Miss Marguerite Hines
Parker. LETT Washington this morning
for Atlantic City
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One explanation Of It all may be that
Abdul Hamid has really been a pretty
decent sort Of person all the time. only
nobody would believe it.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Mrs. Fred =. Kleinsch idt. who has
been visiting her brotl. r-in-iaw and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton c. Rouss.
az their beautiful country place, Shan
non Park. q aries Town, w Va, has
returned 10 ser home.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Miss Helen II. Bryan. Of Staunton.
Va, who has been making a series Of
visits here among her relatives, left for
home yesterday
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Miss Nellie c. Birdsong, of Peters
burg, and Mrs. S. NJ Birdsong, Of Nor
folk, are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Y. J. Oates. in their home II Q street
northeast
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Mrs. z. s. CatIett and son, scuyIer
Cstlett. Jr., OF 1886 Fairmont street, are
visiting Cape May, M
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Mrs. a. Behrend and daughter Miss
Esther Behrend, have returned from
Blue Mountains, Nd.
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Returning From white Mountains.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney c. Kaufman,
who have spent several weeks at the
Fabian House. White Mountains. n. H.
have returned TO the CITY, but viii at
the end OF the week join Mrs. Kauf-
mans mother, Mrs. Addie Sigmund, at
Glen Manor. Forest Glen, Nd. for the
remainder OF the season.
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Mrs Willet and her daughter-in-laW.
Mrs. Albert WiilsCt, who have been Wis
ltIng the lattels mother, Mrs. Thomas
Waggaman, al her summer cottage.
near Hampton Va, have returned 10
their home, The Glebe, Livingston
Heights Va
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Miss Mary Edna NOyes. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moves, OF can
irOl Hin, left Washington this morning
for three weeks trip. She viii make
series OF visits in Maryland West
Virginia, and Virginia
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Sydney II. Reizenstein, Of the Dupont,
has Joined Mrs. Reizenstein at Deal
Beach, where they are the guests Of
ar. and Mrs. Isidor SAILS.
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c. Rogers Arundel has gone 10 Wild
wood and Atlantic City for a three
weeks vacation.
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Leave to Visit Boston.

Leave to Visit Boston.
Surg. Edward r. Stitt, U. S. NJ, ana
Mrs. Stitt ana her three children, Of
2Sl0 Twentieth street. and DR.. stitt's
aunt Mrs. = r. London, left today
for Boston. TO spend august
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Tyler Nordinger has returned 20 town,
after a short stay at Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

A pretty wedding took place yester-
day ar 009 l. street northwest, the home
or Mrs. h kaufman, when her daugh-
ter, Miss Rose Kaufman, was married
TO Samuel Herman.
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Miss Rebecca Heroes has gone 10 New
York and Atlantic City 10 visit friends
and relatives.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs Samuel J. Steinberger.
who have been spending their honey
moon at the Chalfonte. Atlantic CITY.
nave returned 10 Washington They
viii spend the summer at Glen Manor
Forest Glen, returning TO Washington
in The fall.
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Mrs. Knight. wife OF Captain \. \.
knight, u. S. N. and her children and
her mother, Mrs. Richard WEIGH, are
spending the summer at Atlantic CITY.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03
John Barrett Returns TO
Washington From Sick
bed in Denver.
Will Leave This Week to
Visit New England
Friends.

John Barrett, director OF the Bureau
OF American Republics, who has been
I'll In DEM er. where ne vent TO attend
the Democratic National Convention.
has returned TO Washington. He viii
leave Washington later in the week for
a series Of visits to relatives and friends
in Vermont and New Hampshire.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stern have closed
their home on Columbia road, and are
spending the summer at Pen Mar Nd
The Washington times., 1908-08-03
DalzeIls in Switzerland.

Representative and Mrs. John Dalzeu
and Mrs Dalzelrs sister, Mrs. Dun, who
are spending the summer abroad, are
at the Jungfrau Hotel, Interlaken.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Miss Isabelle Magruder has gone to
Cape May, y. J.. to join a party Of
friends at the Baltimore Inn.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. A w. Knight, OF Brazil,
Ind, have arrived in Washington.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Mrs Harriet PIline Beale and her
son, Walker EmmOps Beale, are spend
ing the remainder OF the season at the
Belmont. Bar Harbor.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Miss Roy has gone to Chase City, Va,
where she viii spend the season at the
Mecklenburg.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03
Booked For Europe.

Booked FoT EUROPE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis d. /. Danger
field and Miss Mary H. Dangerheld are
among those booked to sail on the
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Of the North Ger
man Lloyd line, from New York. for
Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
tomorrow.
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AT Warm Springs.

AT Warm Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mcclure have ar
rived at Warm Springs. Va, for the re-
mainder OF the summer.
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Mr. and Mrs. William Henry White
have returned 70 their apartments in
the Geneva, after a three weeks RIP
along the coast Of Maine.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

LieCt. Downes l. Wilson. Z. S. N.
and Mrs Wilson will close their home
on Twenty-ninth street early this week.
and viii leave for a stay Of several
weeks at Belmar. y. }. Later they
will 20 to Blue Ridge Summit, Nd.
for the remainder OF the season.
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Secretary Of War Wright, returned to
washington today from oyster Bay,
where he has been spending a few da. s
with the President. The Secretary, who
has been the guest Of Gen. and Mrs.
J. Franklin Bell at Fort Myer. and then
Of General Crozier, at Wendell Mansion.
since his arrival I'm washington. has
now taken apartments at the Shoreham.
where he will be Joined in the fall by
Mrs. Wright.
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Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Watkins are
spending the summer in the Blue Ridge
mountains.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Gawler left
washington yesterday for Saratoga
Springs, y. Y, where they viii spend
August.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Petty and Mrs.
HARRISON Dingman are spending several
weeks az Harpers Ferry, ". Va.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Henri Martin, charge d'affaires OF the
legation OF Switzerland, has arrived a
Newport for the rest Of the season.
The Washington times., 1908-08-03

Martinsburg, W. Va.
Among the washington contingent
summering at Natural Bridge. Va, are
DIT. and Mrs. l. w. GlazebrOok, Mrs.
William Marshall, Miss y. b. Gamett,
w. II. NcCauley and Miss McCauley,
and Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. Schmidt and
family.
At Warm Springs.
M and Mrs Fred MCGUIRE have ar
rived at Warm Springs. Va, for the re-
mainder Of the summer.
Miss Roy has gone to Chase City, Va,
where she viii spend the season at the
Mecklenburg.
LieCt. Downes l. Wilson. 4. S. N.
and Mrs Wilson will close their home
on Twenty-ninth street early this week.
and viii leave for a stay OF several
weeks at Belmar y. J. Later they
will 20 to Blue Ridge Summit, Nd,
for the remainder Of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Petty and Mrs.
HARRISON Dingman are spending several
weeks az Harpers Ferry, ". Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Holdsworth Gordon
have closed ter house on 9 street,
for August
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Watkins are
spending the summer in the Blue Ridge
mountains.
Newberry Goes North.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Tru-
man H. Newberry left washington Sat
upday for Watch Hill, r. l.. for a short
visit TO his family, who are spending
the summer there. He made the "trip
in one OF the Government yachts, and
VIII make an inspection OF several navy
yards before returning.
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Conand. accom-
panied by her brother, ] Charles NJ
Hammet, left Saturday or their coun-
try home in Maryland. where their
mother and sister, Mrs. Charles N.
Halnmet and Miss Hammet, are spend
inE the summer.
br. Hammet viii return TO Washing
ton the latter part OF the week, and
will then 90 TO Atlantic City for the
rest OF the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Gawler left
Washington yesterday for Saratoga
Springs, n. Y. where they viii spend
August.
Secretary Of War Wright, returned to
washington today from oyster Bay
where he has been spending q few da. S
with the President. The Secretary, who
has been the guest of Gen. and Mrs.
J. Franklin Bell at Fort Myer. and then
of General Crozier, at Wendell Mansion.
since his arrival IN washington. has
now taken apartments at the Shoreham.
where he will be Joined in the fall by
Mrs. Wright.
Booked For Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis . L Danger
field and Miss Mary II. Dangerfield are
among those booked to sail on the
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Of the North Ger
man Lloyd line, from New York. for
Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Knight, OF Brazil,
Ind, have arrived in Washington.
Mrs Harriet RIline Beale and her
son, Walker EmmOps Beale, Gre spend
ing the remainder OF the season at the
Belmont, Bar Harbor.
Miss Isabelle Magruder has gone to
Cape May, y. j., to Join party OF
friends at the Baltimore Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry White
have returned 70 their apartments in
the Geneva. after a three weeks rip
along the coast Of Maine.
Henri Martin, charge Ganaires OF the
legation Of Switzerland, has arrived al
Newport for the rest Of the season.
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Mrs. Thomas Nelson Conand. accom-
panied by her brother, ] Charles NJ
Hammet, left Saturday or their coun-
try home in Maryland. where their
mother and sister, Mrs. Charles n.
Halnmet and Miss Hammet, are spend
ms. the summer
Dr. Hammet viii return TO Washing
ton the latter part Of the week, and
viii then 90 TO Atlantic city for the
rest OF the summer.
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Mr.. and Mrs j. Hol6sworth Gordon
have closed tEeir house on Q street,
and have gone to Bays Head, y. J.,
for August