Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-13
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
FREQUENT HOSPITALITY AT
RUSSIAN SUMNER HOME.
Westinghouse Returning From
Europe-Travel Plans-Per-
sonal Notes.

The presence of the Russian ambaSSa-
dor and Mime. Bakhmeteff at Newport
this summer adds interesting daily news
| items, as the couple are quite as aSSlduous
| in Offering as in accepting hospitality.
When the Russian flag is flying over their
villa it is accepted as evidence that some
body is being honored or something go
| ing on out of the ordinary. Sunday last
it was flying to the breeze because that
| was the name day of the czarina as well
as that of Nine. Bakhmeteff. and a lunch
con was going on. Yesterday was the
birthday of the tSaritSa, and again the
royal flag fioated over Stone villa A
| message of congratulation was sent to
| ST. Petersburg by cable, and at l O'Clock
the members of the embassy stan sat
about the luncheon board. In the party
| were Col. Baron de Bode and Baroness
Elizabeth de BOde, who have cottage
| in Jamestown: Capt. and Nine Nasslilerl,
Messrs. Ivan Dmitrow, II. De Bach and
Andrew Kalpaschnikoff. attache.
| Col. Robert NJ. Thompson, chairman Of
| the United States Olympic committee in
Stockholm, will arrive from Europe on
| the Mauritania this week with friends
| he took cruising and touring after the
Olympic games. Among his guests are
| Admiral and Mrs. Wainwright, Dr. and
| Mrs. Graeme Hammond. Miss Helen
Hammond, Miss Eulalia Garrison, Miss
Katherine Newman. Miss Gladys Baker.
Miss Julia Wood, Maj. Jamison Eustace
and Dr. Raymond Spear, L. S. n.
Rear Admiral F. E. Beatty, L. S. N.
and his daughter, Miss Emily Beatty, of
| Washington are guests of Capt and Mrs.
William B. Caperton at the training sta
Lakes, Me- Capt and Mrs Caperton will
give a dinner this evening in honor of
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus.
| Mrs Beatty will leave tomorrow with a
| party OF friends for a motor trip through
| Virginia. and will return to Washington
about the middle of September.
| The minister of Panama and Nine. de
Arias are in New York, whence their son,
| Senior Don Francisco de Arias, and his
wife sailed Saturday for their home in
Panama
The minister and Nine. de Arias and
| their younger son. Adolfo, who recently
arrived from London, will srend some
| time i'm New York. and then go to some
nearby resort for short stay before re-
| turning here.
Mrs. Speel. wife of Pay Director John
Speel. accompanied by her daughter. Miss
Kathryn Hitchcock. has arrived at
Gloucester, Mass, where they will re-
| main until early in October.
Miss Lena Hitchcock is spending the
summer in Canada with her aunt. Mrs.
| Beeson Of Pennsylvania.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willard u. Straight
the latter formerly Dorothy Whitney.
| daughter of the late Secretary Whit
| ney, are homeward bound and due in
| New York on board the Mauretania
| 1t will be the first visit that they have
| paid to this country since their mar
| riage i'll Switzerland more than a year
ago. They left Europe shortly after
| the wedding for China, where Mr..
Straight represented the Morgan in
| terests, and underwent all sorts of eX-
citing experiences during the troubles
| in the deposition of the emperor and
| the proclamation of the republic, the
StraightS' home in Pekin being at
| tackled and looted and they themselves
forced to seek refuge at the American
| legation. For the last few months Mr.
| and Mrs. Straight have had a country
| place in Bucking hamshire, England
where they gave a number of weekend
| house parties