The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
Congressional Club a Clearing
House for Official Visits
Wives Of Members and Ex-Members Or
qanize New Social Body at Washington
Bv Roberta ". Bradshaw

I tanning. festivities being arranged ir
compliment to distinguished party oi
travellers, including the Count and
Countess GARNER OF Germany. Several
military men were of the party and all
enjoyed an informal luncheon at the
Whige House, where the president holds
the fort alone, Mrs. Roosevelt Miss
/ Ethel and the boys being OF on their
annual spring holiday.
Mrs. Taft. wife of the secretary OF
war. after a period OF mourning for the
secTctary's mother. Mrs. Louise Taft, is
once again taking up her social activi-
ties and Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. Tim
mons, after a much needed holiday
spent in the north, are again to be met
going the usual round of dinners and
luncheons.
CALIFORNIANS RETURNING
Among the Californians the trend of
travel has turned toward the coast
Word has come Of the safe arrival OF
Miss Eva and Miss Dorrit Smith, daugh-
ters of Representative and Mrs. S. c.
Smith, who have gone home to resume
thei- interrupted studies, and stilf later
arrivals on the coast were Mrs. Know
land and her family and Mrs. Prag
who passed the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kahn, wife of Representative
Julius Kahn. Mrs. Knowland and her
children and Mrs. Prag made the west
ward journey in company with Repre-
sentative Hayes, who was called home
10 carry through some important bust
ness Mr.. Hayes is expected at his
Washington home within the present
week.
An interesting visitor who will arrive
from the coast tomorrow is H. A Jas
tro, who viii remain some time in the
east.
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Barnett. L. S. NJ c., has as her guest
Herr Gustav Alvo and Herr Werner
Won Alvensleben, sons of Count Won
Alvensleben of Schloss Neugattersle-
ben, Germany. Mrs. Barnett as Mrs.
Basil Gordon spent some time at the
Schloss during her stay in Germany.
Apropos of Mrs. Barnett, she will leave
IN the near future for California. pre-
paratory to sailing to join Colonel
Barnett at the American legation in
Peking. Mrs. Henry c. Muslin, Mrs.
Barnetts sister. will leave for San
Francisco shortly to join her husband.
Lieutenant Muslin, who is with the bat
tleship feet.
Baron Haymerle of the Austro Hun
sarian embassy STAFF. one of the feted
beaux OF the diplomatic colony, is to
leave Washington during the latter
part of the week for California, where
he viii spend several weeks sightsee-
ing.
An engagement recently announced
in Washington is that OF Miss Adelaide
". Metzgar of Los Angeles and John
Earle Won AulIen. formerly of this city.
The wedding. in April will be fol-
lowed by honeymoon tour abroad.
Army circles view with much salts
! faction the announcement of the en-
gagement of Miss Helen Hatfield
daughter of Colonel and Mrs Charles
4. p. Hatfield. to Lieutenant Berkeley
Thorae Merchant, Thirteenth United
states cavalry, the wedding to take
place in the late fall.
Miss Hatfield. who is one of sst years
! debutantes, is petite, brown eyed
sweet faced girl. She is one of this
! seasons most successful candidates 70,
social honors, and consequentl,
the announcement of her enga semen,
Al the end OF her second season does
moi greatly surprise her friends
Colonel Hatfield is stationed at Tort
Myer, Va, and Mrs. Hatfield and he,
young daughter dispensed a most at
tractive hospitality at their home In
the officers quarters.