The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-20
NASH|NGTON|ANS
To Be DELAYED
ONLY SHORT time
Some of This City's Most
Prominent People Aboard
Olympic.

washingtonians on board the ocean
greyhound Olympic, scheduled to reach
New York the first of next week. and
to arrive in this city a few hours af-
terward, will be delayed only a short
time, according to the Washington Of
| fees OF the White Star Steamship Com
pany, at 1906 f street northwest
There were at least thirteen persons
from this city together with a large
number of men servants and maid SER
wants.
The last of the coronation visitors
from Washington were aboard the
Olympic when she was damned by the
British cruiser. Several other we'll
known Washington persons, including
Robert A. Taft, one Of the two sons Of
President Taft, who was returning to
America to continue his studies at the
Harvard Law School, were among the
passengers.
Times Gives First News.
p The first news of the collision to
reach either the Washington offices
of the White. Star line or the friends
of the Olympic's passengers in this
city, was given by The Times. At the
street office Of the company, no
information had been received until
after IL o'clock.
The list of Washingtonians on board
the Olympic resembles a Washington
Blue Book A number of the Capt.
tails most prominent society persons
had engaged passage, and were
scheduled to sail with the olympic
Robert Taft, the elder of the Presi-
dents two sons, who was one OF the
passengers, sailed for Europe more
than three months ago. and was en-
h NJ a
Tafts at Beverly. Young Taft was in
Washington during the silver we'd
ding anniversary celebration of his
father and mother, just before the
Harvard commencement. When the
house party at the Executive Mansion
ended, he returned to Harvard, and
later sailed for Europe.
Miss Helen Buchanan. Of 221
aassaclusetts avenue daughter of
Brig Zen. ]. 4 Buchanan, United
States Army retired. vas 2ooken 1nr
anar, a popular young Washington So
Getty woman, went abroa6 with Miss
Julia CoROver. Of Pla'nfeld. y. j.. lost
April. Most of the sutnmer was passed
in Northern ireland. She wired Cen
Buchanan that she would sail for
America :cday.
Have Been Touring Europe.
MIR. and Mrs Hugh 8. LeGare. mem
beers Of Washingtpn'S exclusive social
set. also were booked for passage on
the Olympic They have toured Europe
for the last two months. Their hsssl- |
some huIre ut liza Massachusetts ave
rue IN this city has been closed in the
lr eantimc None of the mernhers OF the |
legarc family IS in Washington now:
Mrs. William Haywood, who. with her |
daughter, Miss Doris, and son. Wilson. |
were passengers on the Olympic, Is the |
widow of a prominent Washington law
yer who was consul general 10 Corea |
at the time Of his death. Mrs. Hay |
woods father was jeremiah Wilson.
who first came to Washington as Rep |
from Indiana, but who was
one OF the foremost lawyers In the
District at the time of his death.
Miss Doris Haywood is socially well
known and popular in the younger
Washington society. having made her
dtbut last December. Wilson Haywood /
is sixteen years old. He was d student
at St Luke's school in Philadelphia
last year.
The Haywoods have visited Paris.
Switzerland, Italy and other points of
interest on their present trip. She had
written to friends that she would be 1
home by September "a