The Washington herald., 1908-08-04

Conferred on Lieut.. Col. HaIford-
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles D.
Slgsbee. who are spending the warm
season in the summer home Of their
son-in-law, SIr. Bslfour Ker. the we'll
known illustrator. have purchased a
large tract Of land near his place. on
Peconic- Bay. L I The admiral is one
Of the famous fishermen Of that part Of
the country this summer. and has be
come quite accustomed to the excitement
OF landing a four-pound piclerel The
home OF NIr. and Mrs. Ker is near Knox
vile Center. L I They will return 10
Paris and London in the late fan
Ms Meyer and the Misses Julia and
Alice Meyer. wife and daughters Of the
Postmaster General. who sailed on Sat
urday from Liverpool for New York.
VIII. upon landing On this side, so i'm
mediateiy 10 their RUNNER home al
I Hamilton. HAS where the postmaster
/ General ana his soH have had mead
I quarters Tor a month. Mrs. Meyer and
/ her daughters have spent the spring and
I early summer in Paris and at Carlsbad
/ The United States Ambassador TO Eng
I land and Mrs WhItelaw Reid have es-
1 tablished themselves in their sumner
/ residence, wrest Park. in England.
where they VIII remain until the end
I OF this week. and then go 10 Scotland for
/ a stay
The United States Ambassador TO Ber-
Z lin. Dr. David Jayne Hill. Of Washington.
/ has been detained in Berlin longer than
/ he had expected 10 remain this summer.
as Mrs Hin and their children have been
awaiting him in Scheveningen for several
weeks But Dr. Hm suddenly found him
self the only representative Of the United
states remaining in the city owing 10 the
complete change in the personnel Of his
stan IN consequence. there was nothing
for him 10 do but remain until a secretary
appeared The first secretary Nr r :
Reynolds HIT. who viii 20 there from
Rome. IS on the way. but has not Vet
arrived the second secretary, Mr.. Joseph
g Crew IS in Finland. on a vacation.
. the new third secretary. recently appoint
ed. has not Yet reported for duty One
Of the many compliments which have
been heaped upon Dr. Hill since his ar
rival in Berlin was a dinner recently
given by Prof Paul Haupt in his honor.
when the professors OF the German uni
versit!es We're asked to meet him
The United States Ambassador 10 France
and Mrs. Henry White. who have re-
NAMED very late in Paris this year. left
last week k-for the Chateau de AIeredon. in
the Chevreuse- TO spend the remainder Of
the sumner season
The former governor Of New York and
ex-senator from that state. Hon. David
B. Hill, who Is making his first TIP
abroad, has been n Berlin recently and
has now gone for 5rip through Southern
Germany and Switze -land.
Lieut.. Col Elijah u. Halford. L. s A
retired who was privaS~ secretary 10
President Benjamin Ha-riso.-. spent the
spring and early summer IN the West
He was present al the recent commence
ment al Denver University. when the
degree Of master 0f arts was conferred
upon him He was stationed in Denver
for three years just previous TO the
Spanish war. Col Half0rd has gone TO
St Aloans. Vt, where he is with his
sOn-in-law and daughter Mai Harry N
Hall0ck. retired. and Mrs. HaIIock- the
latter formerly Miss Jeanette Halford
known in Washington society as a charm
ing young singer during the Harrison
administration Lieut. Col Halford spends
his winters with his brother and his
sLster-in-law. Mr. and Mrs A J HaIford
in their home IN Washington
The First Secretary Of the United States
Embassy IN London and Mrs John Ridge
ley Carter. who have just arrived in this
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any social attentions during their visit as
Mrs Carter is in mourning for her sister.
the late Mrs Rudolph H Kissel. of New
York with whose children they will srav
for a time They VIII also spend some
time with Mrs. Carter's mother. Mrs D
P Morgan. OF New York. in her sum
mer home.
Col Charles A Newbold. [. 6 =. re-
tired. and Mrs. NewboId. both well known
in Washington. are spending their sum
uler IN Santa Barbara, Cal. near which
place they lived for some years during
their early married life Many years ago
they bought q ranch at Monteclto. and
tradition has Il that the only visitors
they ever had at night in those days were
real grizzly bears
Nr. and Mrs Eugene Byrne will leave
to-day for KennebUnkport, Ne, where
they VIII spend some weeks They VIII
also make an automobile tour Of New
York 7iJh- friends.
Mr- and Mrs. Harry Dowling and Miss
Mary Bowling. Of BrookIand. are now
il Portland. Ne. and are making visits
70 the surrounding summer resorts They
sailed from Baltimore some weeks ago
for Boston, made a circuit Of the coast
resorts about that city, and then went
aorthward-
Miss Hattie Cross has gone to Cane
Nay 10 join Mrs Hall and her daughter.
They viii spend this month there and
September a. Atlantic City
Mrs. Clarke Waggaman and her chill
dren, who have been at Old Point Com
fort for some time. have returned to
their home in Connecticut avenue ex-
tended
Lieut.. Downs Wilson, I. S. ". and Mrs.
Wilson viii leave this week for Delmar.
y J. for fortnight's visit. and will go
later TO Blue Ridge Summit, Nd
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. Kaufman will
join the American sojourners abroad.
sailing on Thursday Of this week on the
Barbarossa- landing in Bremen and thence /
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