The Washington times., 1911-11-25
Secretaries Siimson and
Meyer Take Large Par
ties With Them

adelphia today left the Capital this
morning In two special trains. direct to
! the fiiid
| In the party which the Secretary of
War and Mrs. Stimson took were Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood, Brig
Gen. and Mrs. Clarence r. Edwards
and Misc Bessie Edw ards. Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Henry II. Allen. Miss Margery
cotton, Brig. Gen. Crozier, Felix
FranRfurter. Miss Frances Gamble.
| Capt and Mrs. u. s. Grant. Sd: Cap
| tain Kurtle, Major william Lassiter.
! Capt. Frank Mccoy. Miss Marion OIL
YER, Mr.. ana Mrs. w. II. Pedigo, Miss
| Alma Ruggles, Major Bianton Winship,
, Dr. Stimson and Miss Stmson, father
! and sister Of the secretary. OF New
, York. will join them In Philadelphia.
with the Secretary OF the Navy aid
Mrs Meyer were the Misses Meyer,
Miss Mary Switzerland and her fiance,
Louls Bacon Lieutenant Commander
Leigh Y. tAlmer. and several Others
The Assistant Secretary Of the Nav
and Mrs. Beekman winthrop had with
| them the Attorney General and Mrs.
! the Autro- Hungarian embassy and
baroness Preuschen, the naval attache
Of the German embassy, Commando
Heaaers etaan Of the snd sy,pb lieut. Mr. snS RaSY%Gna
Chariemasne Joined the party in phil
| asaelphia.
Col. and Mrs. Robert M. THOMPSON
had as their guests Mr. Justice and
Mrs. Lurton, and their guest, Miss Nor
gan. Rear Admiral and Mrs, Brownson
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richard VAIN
II. Davis, Miss Davis, Mrs. Kane OF
Newport, Lieut.. and Mrs Robert Hen
derson, Lieutenant Turpln. Miss Sykes,
Miss, Miss Sargent Miss Winslow. Miss
koper, DR.. Spear, U. 8. N, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Pell and their son-in-law
and daughter. of New York, who joi.l,
the party at Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Adams took
party. including their debutante
daughter, Miss Edmonia Adams. Miss
Emily beatty, Miss Caperton and Miss
Some of the others on the trains were
| Lieut.. and Mrs. Walter Browne Wood
son, U. s. N; DR.. John c. Boyd, U. 5
N, and Miss Boyd; Miss Ruth Noyes
spend the weekend there with their
| uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. George
| W. Boyd Mr.. and Mrs. wolcott Tuck
erman, Mrs; VILLA Barrett Ridgely.
Miss Valerie Padelford, Gen. and Mrs
| William l.. Marshall, who will spend a
! few days in Philadelphia; Miss sallie
|
man. OF Lancaster. Pa. Miss Frances
| Miller. Miss Stella Carusi, Mr. and Mrs.
! Lorimer Graham and the latter's sisters.
Miss Anna Portner and Miss Hilda
Julia Heyl. Miss Dorothy Gatewood.
Mrs. J. Burnet Crane and Miss Gather
| Inc Crane, and Miss Estelle Crane, the
latter a debutante Of the season; Miss
| who will spend the weekend with Miss
Eleanor Reyburn; Lieut.. and Mrs: Johr
w. Timmons. y. s; NJ; Capt: and Mrs; MIS-
walter MeLean M. MT Sss snd Hrsi nii,n. arG tbe
Misses Irwin, Col. and Mrs. John
williams and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lei
| ter.
| promenade concert and dance has
been planned for the opening Of The
annual Christmas sale for the benefit
Of the Edward Everett Hale ,o Mem9tia, nc tha
women of All Souls Unitarian Church.
The event will be held, ~ usual, in the
New Willard bathrooms on the evening
Of Monday. December II, and on Tues
day. December IL from 10 a. m. to 10
p. m. g.. Me
whitman Cross, Mrs. Thomas NJ; Gale,
Woodruff' Voc, Mrs. james Hood, Mrs. wer-
| ner Spanhoofd, Mrs. Grosvenor Dave,
Mrs. L. @. b. Pierce. Miss Newton,
Mrs. Gannett.
The annual cavalry and artillery drill
followed by tea and sale at Fort
Myer Yesterday afternoon, for the bene-
AT OF the Army Relief Society, was well
attended, despite the inclement weather.
During the drill. and later at the tea,
for Informal dancing the Fort Myer
band played a selected program OF mu-
sic.
The ticket committee, Of which Mrs;
| ~ >.I. mo
charge of the entrances to the drill hall.
Mrs. Borden, assisted by Miss Wilcox
and Miss Pauline Magruder, stood at the
snd and auss Ms a the north deor
Miss Marguerite Caperton. Miss lsa-
bel Crosby, Miss Helen Wilson. Miss
Dorothy Brooks. Miss Emily Beatty
derson, Miss Frances Webster, and Miss
Janet Munday sold candy and flowers
during the arrival and seating of the
guests. under the direction of Mrs
flower booth at the tea and sale.
sandwiehes: nc ih coffee. and the the like were
served in the hop room With viii ;nsersta one side
Mrs. Garrard. wife Of the command
ant of the post, was chairman Of the
Mrs. W. ". Judson was chairman OF
the Washington women.
Mrs. Garrard, who had charge Of the
coffee table. was assisted by Mrs.
Leonard Wood Mrs; summerail, Mrs,
Barnhardt, Mrs. Gallup, Mrs. Sherman
Miles, and Mrs. Victor s. Foster.
Mrs. Judson presided at the tea table,
assisted by Mrs George B. Duncan,
Mrs. Johr II. Howison, and Mrs. Ed
ward Burr.
The President and Mrs Taft were
unable to occupy their box, as intended.
on account of the rain, but some of
those in attendance were the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Henry Z. Stimson the
| Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs.
Robert Shaw Oliver, TIE Chief of Staff
and Mrs. Leonard Wood. the Command
ant of Fort Myer and Mrs. Joseph Gar
Iard, General and Mrs Ainsworth, Gen.
and Mrs. Clarence r.. Edwards, Gen.
and Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg Gen.
and Mrs. A. w. Greedy. Col and Mrs
Robert NJ Thomson. Commissioner and
Mrs. Johnston, Commissioner and Mrs
Mrs. Judscn. and CAPT. and Mrs Walter
Nc, can, Of the nay; Mrs. Paul
Joerisscn. Mrs. Robert Hinckley. Mrs
Richard Harlow, Miss Marjory Cotton
Miss Polly Morgan, Mrs. A. T.. Bates
Miss Alma Ruggles, Miss Doris Hay
wood, Mrs. William F. Dennis, Mrs
Buckner Randolph. Miss Marie Steph-
AI.r o. l.