The Washington times., 1913-08-03


number of Senators wives who have
chosen to remain in Washington with
their husbands as long as Congress
is in session. Senator and Mrs. Pom
creme make their home in a large,
airy apartment at the Highlands. and
every day she takes the Senator to
and from the Capitol in her little
electric brougham, besides driving
about the park roads of Washington.
Mrs. Helen H. Gardner has had as
guests Mr. and Mrs. James Lees Laid
law. at her home in Lamont street, dur
ing the visit of the suffragists to Wash
ington. Mrs. Gardner. is spending the
summer in the mountains. and returned
here to entertain her friends. but will
at once return TO the mountains for the
rest of the summer.
The custom which obtained at all
| Southern resorts before the war. and
which now forms an annual feature at
| all the springs and mountain resorts, is
| still kept up at Skyland. with unerring
| regularity. and last week the Walters
Ball. had the right of way for the space
of one evening over all forms of enter
tainment
|. zMrscsdark Hanna entertained a num-
! Der of guests at dinner last night at her
cottage at Seal Harbor.
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Among those who entertained dinner
parties at the Chevy Chase Club last
night were Reginald Huidekoper. Cap
| tain Wisterhalter, Paymaster and Mrs
Higgins. DR.. and Mrs. Henry p. Parker
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Warner, and Sena-
tor and Mrs. Warren.
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Former Senator and Mrs. Nathan B
Scott are spending A few weeks at the
New Willard before going to their coun.
try place in West Virginia.
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Mrs William A OIdfeId, who spent
the month of July in visiting her mother
at her home in Arkansas, has returned
to the Capital, and will remain with her
husband. Congressman Oldfeld, until
! the end of Congress.
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Congressman and Mrs. Jack Beall, OF
! Texas. left the Capital today for Noun
/ tain Lake Park, where Mrs. BeaIl will
spend the rest of the summer Mr.
! BeaIl will join her there at the end Of
each week.
| ConstantiH MI-zikhowsky, commercial
attache Of the Russian embassy, who
was quite recently attached to the en-
bassv here, has bought d Washington
I residence, at 2605 Connecticut avenue
! located just across the new Connection
avenue bridge. He will have among his
! neighbors. Senator and Mrs. Smoot. Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest p. Bicknell. and others
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Walter II. Page, ambassador to LOr'
! don. was the guest Of honor on Friday
| night at a dinner given by Sir George
Reid. high commissioner for Australia
at the Athenaeum Club. London. Among
the guests were the Duke OF Argyle
Earl Grey, Lord StrathcoDa, General
Greely. L. S. A, retired. and Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
Rear Admiral Cameron McRea Wins
low. L. S. N, and Mrs. Winslow enter
tanned a dinner party on board the bat
tleship Arkansas last night.
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Mrs. Alfred Z. Bates sailed from New
York yesterday on board the Olympic.
to take the cure at some famous spa
abroad. Mrs. Bates closed her apart
ment. at the Connecticut. several weeks
ago. and went to the Berkshires and
, spent a short time at the Hotel Man
haitian, New York. before sailing.
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Mrs. j. Albert Houghton announces
the enga cement of her daughter. Miss
Virginia Maria Houghton. to Samuel
Walter Bogley. The wedding date has
been set for September Il.