The Washington herald., 1912-10-26
SOCIET

lAlfonso Peget, has leased Tor the WIN
ter Mrs. Hemmick's residence on 7
Street and Sheridan Circle. which wal
formerly occupied BY Representative and
Mrs. J. Van vechten Olcott
The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Mr.. Beekman Winthrop. was host at {
beautifully appointed luncheon yesterda,
at his residence on New Hampshire
Avenue In honor Of the commandanti
Of the various navy yards now in ON
cial session in Warrington. His guest
were Rear Admiral Cottman. U. 8. N.
Of the Puget Sound yard: Rear Admira
James M. Helm. U. 8. n. Of tht
Charleston yard; Rear Admiral Albert
B. Whlitts. U. 8. N. director Of navy
yards: Rear Admiral Frank e. Beatty
u. s. n. OF the Washington yard: Reai
Admiral Robert NJ. Boyle. U. 8. N, Of
the Norfolk yard; Capt. Henry Mayo
U. 8. n. of the Mare Island, San Fran
cisco. yard: Capt. c. Rodgers. u. 8. N,
Of the Portsmouth yard; Capt. De Wit,
Coffman, U. 8. N. Of the Boston yard
Capt. Albert Gleaves, U. 8. N, Of the
Brooelyn yard: Capt. Albert w. Grant
U. 8. N. Of the Philadelphia yard. and
Capt. George w. Kline. u. 8. N. OF
Guantanamo. Cuba.
The Club Of Colonial Danes Of Wash.
ington will give a use-warming or
November IA, to celebrate the opening
of their new club chambers, 901 Sixteenth
Street, and among their guests will be
the visiting Colonial DANES, who are
Coming to this city to attend the Con.
vention of the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy.
Mrs. W. W. wotherspoon. wife Of Brig
Gen. Wotherspoon. U. s. A.. who spent
the summer at her cottage In James
town. r. l., has returned to Washing
ton and opened her apartment in the
Dupont for the winter. Gen. Wother-
spoon has been appointed assistant chief
of stan OF the army.
| Miss Sara Parker has taken possession
Of her apartment at the Marlborough
for the winter. Her brother. DR.. Henry
F. Parker. whose engagement to Miss
| Eleanor Cullom Ridgely was announced
last summer, IL living at his new home.
172S Connecticut Avenue. The marriage
of Miss Ridgely and DR.. Parker will
probably take place during the last
week In November.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. Mrs. woodrow
| Wilson. and Miss Margaret Wilson at
tended a dinner given by the Home and
School League In Philadelphia Thursday
evening and made the trip together to
and from their Princeton home. The
former was dressed In semi-mourning.
but Mrs. Wilson. while also wearing
| black, had trimmings on her becoming
dress Of Oriental colorings
Mr.. Henri Martin. charge d'affaires Of
Switzerland. Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Shuey at their home. Inter
vale" in Swoops. Augusta County. Va.
Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin. Of Pitts
burg. has leased Mr.. Clifford Pinchots
residence. 1872 n Street, for the winter.
Mrs Laughlin. a sister of Mrs. Taft,
spent last winter in Europe. She will
come to Washington early next month.
Mr.. and Mrs Truxtun Beale have re-
turned to Washington and have opened
the old Beale mansion. which is known
as the Decatur house. for the autumn
months.
Mrs Hunt Slater is opening her resi-
dence in Sixteenth Street for the win
ter. She spent the summer at Bar Har-
Dor.
yesterday afternoon at her apartment in
the Toronto in honor OF Ensign and
Mrs. Robert Messenger Hinckley. who
have just returned to Washington from
their wedding trip.
Col. and Mrs Henry F. Blount enter
tained at the Oaks. their home in
Georgetown. In honor Of their guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper. Of New
York. formerly Of this city.
Mrs. Gavett and Miss Annette Gavett
have taken an apartment at the Earling-
ton for the winter. Miss Gavett is a
young artist Of note. and a graduate of
the Museum Of Fine Arts. Boston. She
has painted a number Of portraits of dis
tinguished men and women, among them
that Of Gen. Kimball.
Mrs. Trueman Newberry entertained
at luncheon Saturday at her home in
Detroit. Mich. in honor Of Mrs SyI-
vester. who has been the guest Of Mrs
Frederick Alger.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. King gave a
Handsomely appointed dinner last night
for their daughter and her husband,
ENSIGN and Mrs. Robert Messenger
Hinckley. at their residence in George
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Hinckley leave
"AsHiuktou to-u4S lOf NOrIOlks Va.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and Miss
Katherine Elkins are spending some
time at their country estate in West
Virginia before coming here for the win |
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Britton and
their daughters. the Misses Britton. are |
stopping at their country home near |
Kensington. As soon as their new house |
Is completed here they will return to |
Washington
Mira Ali Kun Khan. the Persian |
charge d'affaires. is spending this week
in Lethbridge. Alberta, Canada. as the
oficial delegate Of Persia to the Interna.
tional Dry Farming Congress- now meet
ing there. He Is a speaker before the |
congress. After visiting friends in Spo-
kane and other cities of the Northwest
he will return to Washington. Mme Ali
Kuli Khan and her children are spending 1
the autumn at their home in LeesburE.
Lady Johnstone. wife Of the British
Minister to The Hague, sailed for New
York Wednesday. and will be the guest
Of her brother. A. R. E. Pinchot. at 1d1
Park Avenue. where Mrs. James W.
is at present staying Lady
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