The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
German Incident at White
Sulphur Stirs Society.
SEEK OFFICIAL PRECEDENCE
Believed that II ShOuId Properly Be
Observed Only In Washington.
Wife OF Secretary Wright TO Come
Here This Week.-Mrs. Dawson
EEtertains at Bar HarbOr.

There was a favor Of the winter Official
season in the atmosphere Of the White
Sulphur Springs last week. when the
question Of precedence, supposed 20 be a
bug-bear OF the winter season n Wash
ington. came 10 TIE fore. when the Min
lister from Norway and Nine. Gude re-
mained away from the bah given during
the recent visit of the former Secre-
tary Of War and Mrs. William H Taft
II was all because Mr.. and Mrs Taft
were TO lead the grand march for the
opening Of the german. and the Minister
and Nine Guide would have had 10 prom
enade behind a mere citizen without off,
cial rank. when the Minister IS supposed
tc 5e outranked only by diplomats ahead
OF him in diplomatic precedence The lit
lie r1ffle at the White Sulphur Springs
IS interesting greatly those who are
harassed with the eternal question Of
precedence during the official social sea
sons. and II may establish a precedent
in itself. as to whether OF ret official or
diplomatic precedence should be strictly
observed away from Washington and
outside OF Official functions.
MIS- Luxe l. - flesl4N. VIE DA LA4E
retary OF War. is expected 10 come 10
Washington toward the end Of this week
on her way from her old home in Mem
phis. Tenn. where she has been for some
months. 10 the country place Of her
son-in-iaw and daughter. Mr. and Mrs
John H Watkins. in Westchester County.
y. Y. She VIII remain there until the Sec
retary IS able TO join them. late In Sep
tember. when they will return here with
him. Mrs. Watkins viii spend the win
ter with her parents, who viii take a
I house later in the fall Mrs. Wright 5
I health IS noe good enough I opermit her
I 10 assume the duties Of a Cabinet hostess
+ without the aid of one Of her daughters
/ Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Newbold have
/ returned 10 Chevy Chase from a visit of
/ several weeks TO Atlantic City. Mrs.
: Newboid was Miss Seckepdorf before her
/ marriage.
/ Rear Admiral and Mrs Terry and Miss
I Terry have gone 10 Narragansett Pier
/ for the rest Of the summer.
/ Miss Julia Dawson. who Is summering
at Bar Harbor. entertained a gay party
/ at the famous Swimming Club there. her
I guests being Miss Grace Merritt. Miss
/ Natalie De Castro. Mrs. Carroll. Miss
/ Carroll. Miss Helen Trotter, and Messrs.
4 Rowland. Auchincioss. Bel. and H A
Sands.
Senator and Mrs. " Murray Crane. OF
Massachusetts. viii 90 10 New Marlboro.
Mass. for Old Point Home week. when
Senator Crane viii be one Of the prin-
/ cipai speakers
/ Baron Haymerle. OF the Austrian En-
! bassy. entertained at dinner in his villa
at Bar Harbor. when his guests included
( Count Torok. Mr. and Mrs William c.
/ Potter. NIr- and Mrs Philip Hichborn.
I jr-. Miss Constance Hoyt, sister Of Mrs
/ Hichborn and daughter Of the Solicitor
General, ard Miss Fenno Cary
Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan. L. s.
y. and Mrs. Coghlan. who have been
the guests Of Gen and Mrs Thomas L.
James al their country home. IN High
/ wood. y. :, have gone TO New Rochelle
Mrs. c. r. Edwards. wife OF Gen. Ed
wards. OF this city. was one Of the many
hostesses at AIanchester-by-t who
/ entertained last week in honor Of AIr. and
I Mrs. Joseph Letter Some Of the other
! guests al the dinner were IL KTOupenski
and ". Thai. Of the Russian embassy;
( Miss Baker. Of Paris, who IS spending
! the summer Al the AbOrn. and MoreJOn
Frewen. of England, who is a house
guest Of the Letters
Mrs. c H Patterson. wife Of Lieut..
! Patterson, L. s y. Is az the Red Lion
Inn, Stockbridge, Mass
Surg. Edward r Stitt. [. S. y. Mrs.
Stitt, and their three children. Of Twen-
tieth street, and Dr. Stitts aunt. Mrs J P
/ London. have gone TO Boston for the
remainder Of the season
Miss Esther Denny. daughter OF Col
/ Frank L Denny, L s NJ c.. who has
| been visiting Miss Alice Vandergrift.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L Wander
/ grift, in the Thousand Islands, has re-
I turned 10 Washington.
Admiral H. o. Leutze, [. s y. and
/ Mrs. Leutze are at Heaton Hall. Stock
bridge. Mass
Cen. A H Bowman. I. s a. and Mrs
Bowman have gone 10 the Delaware
Water Gap. where they have taken apart
ments al the Kitt2Jinny for the rest OF
the season.
Miss Bessie Z. Taylor. Of this city. has
gone to Stroudsburg. Pa. and is reg
isteEed at the Highland Inn for the rest
Of the season
Rev. J. R Edwards and Mr.. A B.
warrener are among the recent arrivals
at the Aurora House. Aurora, W Va
Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Williams are among
the washingtonians registered at the
Aurora House. Aurora. W Va
AIr. and Mrs Henry F. Wade Of this
CITY. are touring TO New York. They
stopped over Sunday in Philadelphia al
the Bellevue -Stratford. MI. N Il. Hect
Of Baltimore. and Mr.. S. Levy, OF New
York. are in the party.
Mrs. Payne Whitney and her family
have gone to the AdirOndacks.
Mrs L VI. Richardson. mother of Sena-
tor Richardson. Of Delaware. accompa-
MED by her nephew. Wiley Taylor. OF
New York. has lef; Paris for Berlin or
q two weeks visit TO American friends
there
AIr md Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Ot
Denver, have taken one Of the Robert.
cottages at Bar Harbor for the month OF
August.
Consuela. Duchess Of Manchester. ha.
Ileft London and is now at the Ritz. Paris
Rear Admiral French E. Chadwick. I
s. y. was one Of a large party last weei