The Washington herald., 1912-08-09

secretary Of State Knox gave din
rer at his residence in K Street last
evening in honor Of the minister on spe-
cial mission from Nicaragua The party
was composed of officials of the De-
rartment Of State and select gather
ing of Representatives. There were fif-
teen guests
Among those present were the min
lister on the special mission, Secretary
Knox. Salvador Castrillo, jr.. the Mica
raguan Minister; Alvey A. Adee, Second
Assistant Secretary of State; Chandler
Hale. Third Assistant Secretary Of
States: Hugh s. Knox, private secretary
to Secretary Knox: Chandler p. Ander-
son. counselor for the Department Of
State: William T. S. Doyle. Chief of the
Division CT Latin-American Affairs: Rep
resentative Richard Bartholdt, Of Mis-
souri,; Representative Ira w. Wood. Of
New Jersey; Representative James
Franklin Burke. Of Pennsylvania; Rep
resentative Edward W. Townsend. of
New Jersey; Representative Flood, ].
Butler Wright, and Fred Marsden.
Mr.. Milford Leroy Pitcher, of Pet
worth, has returned from an extended
tour through Central Vermont. While
away he visited the quarries Of the Ver-
mont Marble Company at Proctor, Vt.
with which company he has been asso-
Cldteu ior tne past year
Messrs. Ben Ely and Walter Remmele,
of Peoria. Ill, are touring the East, and
while In Washington are the guests of
NJ. l.. Pitcher. Of iols Seventh Street
Northwest.
! Mesdames n. and W. Schlosberg and
children are stopping at the Lorraine, At
lantic City, and will extend their vaca-
4 to Cafs
The engagement is announced by Capt.
Charles W. Dyson. L. S. N. and Mrs.
Dyson of their daughter. Miss. Dorothy
Frances Dyson, to Ensign John Kelvey
Richards, l.. S. N, son of the late Judge
John X. Richards. Solicitor General of
| the United States under President Nc
| Kinley. Miss Dyson is now in Philadel-
! phia as the guest of friends. and Ensign
Richards is now attached to the U. s.
s. Idaho.
Mr. Won Bulow. of the German Embassy
staff. has gone to the Adirondacks, where
! he will be a member of the house party
Miss Catherine Cameron is entertaining
at her mountain camp at Spitfire Lake.
The Dowager Countess de Sibour is en-
| tertaining a house party at her villa at
Naragansett Pier. which includes the
Countess de Sibour. the Viscount de 81
bour, and Viscount John de Sibour, all
of whom recently arrived from France.
Assistant Secretary of War Robert
Shaw oliver has gone to Northeast Har-
Dor. Me-. fer a months stay with Mrs.
Oliver and Miss oliver.
Lars. Fletcher and Miss Fletcher. wife
Fletcher of Florida, will leave here next
week to make a series of visits with
friends in Virginia near Luray. About
September / they will go TO their nome
in Florida, Senator Fletcher joining them
after Congress adjourns.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Burrin Ryan,
of Norfolk. have announced the engage
meIit of their daughter, Marie Louise. TO
Lieut.. George Writ Simpson, L. 8. y.
The wedding will take place at the beau |
tiful country home OF Mr.. and Mrs Ryan.
in Lynnhaven Inlet, Norfolk, the latter
part OF October.
The announcement Is Of great interest |
in Baltimore Cincinnati. and throughout
Virginia. where Miss Ryan is well known. !
She is one of Norfolks most popular I.
young girls. Mr. Simpson. who is the !
son of Col. A. Simpson. L. S. A, has |
and throughout Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Rasin, OF Balti- |
more. have gone on a motor trip to Rock |
port, Mass. to join Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo |
Rennert, of Philadelphia. for a house |;
party. Mrs Rasin was formerly Miss |
Katherine Daingerfield. of this city. |
They were accompanied by her brother
in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. w
in Nrafo 90 RaIt
Mrs. Franc B. Will<ie. mother of the
Chief of the Secret Service. is visiting
her old home in Chicago, as the guest
of Mrs. Isabel II. Troutman. of Rogers
Park. An especially interesting party
was given for her last week at the resi-
dence of Mr.. ]. T. Caldwell. when the
company included Mrs. Wilkes old
friends in Chicago. They were Mrs. Lieb
widow of Gen. Herman Lieb, one of
Grants generals. who later held some
Federal Office in Chicago: Mrs. Batten,
mother of Judge John Batten. and Mrs. !
j. Sherman Hall. of Evanston. Mr..
Wilkie was the war correspondent of
the New York Times during the COS. and
later was editor of the Chicago Times
After that he established the European
press bureaus on American models.
The Assistant Engineer Commissioner
of the District, Capt Mark Brooke, L.
8. A., who has been in Atlantic City
for few days with Mrs. Brooke, has
returned to his duties.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson has reached
her summer home, Fair Lawn" South
ampton, Long Island, to remain until
the close of the season.
Mrs. Oscar Baum, of Belmont Road,
is entertaining Miss Gertrude Straus, of
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. mother Of
Longworth, sailed from
New York Wednesday on the Savoie, of
the French line. for France. She will
Join her son-in-law and daughter, the
Attache OF the French Embas-
sy and Counties de Chambrun, at their
home in Paris, and will later return
with them to this country.
Miss Harriet Wadsworth Is registered .
1t the Casino. Newport. In
Miss Marion Cleveland, daughter of =
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. who has been Z
the guest of Miss Harriet Kunhart. at +
North Andover, N. H., has returned to
Tamworth. 7
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman has gone to