The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18

capital city by the various congresses
held here within the week were six
Governors and Governors elect-Har-
mon, of Ohio. who renewed the friend
ships of the days when he was At
torney- General in the Cabinet OF Mr..
Cleveland: Foss. of Vermont, and Ten
er. of Pennsylvania, who continue to
receive the congratulations of their
colleagues In the House of Represen-
tatives: Johnson. OF California. who.
among other reasons, is in the lime
light because of his refusal to have
an inaugural ball when he takes. the
oath OF office as Chief Executive OF the
Gold state: shanroth OF Colorado,
greeting the acquaintance5 of his SER
vice in the national legislature
s and judge Simeon e. Baldwin,
paign will long be remembered for
the part played therein by Colonel r.
Roosevelt George Jay Gould, with hia
sons. Kingdom and Jay Gould, Jr.; Mr..
and Nlrs. William Randolph Hearst, of
land, one of the great mem of the
Standard Oil Company; Dr.. Reuben
Bratnin, a distinguished Jewish econ
omtst, of Berlin: DR.. Henry S. Pritch-
Inouyed, director of the Imperial Geo
logical Survey of Japan, and Ben Fos-
ter. member of the Institute of Arts
and sciences, Luxembourg, Paris, were
also entertained here during the week.
Dr. Clifford Pinchot and his mother.
Mrs. James Pfnchot, have a house par
ty which numbers among its members
Lady Alan Johnstonc, wife of the Brit
ish minister to Denmark: Mrs. Charles
wood of Connecticut, and Mrs, Wall
ter Burns, OF London.
Representative and Mrs Longworth.
who will very shortly take possession
guests this week Mrs. Bourke coci1.
ian, wife OF former. Representative
Cochran, of New York, and her sister,
Miss Marjorie Idc. The latter, who
vas the guest OF Secretary and Mrs.
month, is enjoying a vacation from
her duties as chatelnine of her fathers
home. the United States legation In
Madrid.
Apropos to tho runlor that she will
not return to Spain because Of HE
transfer to another post, is the re-
norted appointment of Huntington
Wilson to succeed Oscar Straus AZ
rtnople, which is regretted only be,
cause 1t will remove from Washing
ton popular young couple. one which
frequently has illod the role OF lead
iES N-dpillel' IioSlS, oWllS TO tne mourn
ing In the family of the Secretary OF
State. Though she succeeded SO well
In her entertainment OF the diplomatic
corps, Mrs. Wilson did not attempt to
fill the void left by Mrs Knox. and
SO averted a repetition of "the tempest
in teapot of the Hay-Hill reg me OF
a few years ago.
Seldom Is the epithet Of being zone
of the most beautiful women in the
official world here" SO Well deserved
as In the case of Mrs, Wilson, who Is
of the calm, classic type, severe as the
ancient models and utterly regardless
or the absurdities of modern fashion.
She has the frank ways of child.
combined with the grace and pose of
an accomplished woman of society,
Slight wonder then that she Is fairly
worshiped by the Younger diplomats.
especially those from Latin America.
who bring their knotty social prob
lens and sometimes their tender con
fidences TO her, sure always Of flnding
sympathetic ear and ready counsel.
The Misses Sarah and Roberta Ham
tlton, Of Petersburg, who arrived on
Monday to be the house guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Wheatley, for the
festivities CONNECTED with the presen
tation Of Miss Doris Haywood To So
eiety, were INTRODUCED q tea at the
Wheatley home on Tuesday The day
following they We're honor guests at q
dinner OF twelve covers, also given
by Mrs, Wheatley and on Thursday,
assisted at the coming-out tea OF Miss
Haywood granddaughter of the late