Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-14
WASHINGTON SOCIETY
By c. S.-ALBERT
Special star Buli.rlK Corrrsp, ntcncel

WASHINGTON, d. c., March CT
The eighth annual convention Of the
Navy League of the United States
Will be held in Washington. Aprl 10
20 ~, al the New Willard hotel
The annual diaaer, which viii be
even in honor Of the secretary of
the navy, JOsephus Daniels. will take
place at 80 O'Clock on April II.
The committee on arrangements in
cludes Robert NJ. Thompson, Henry
3. F. Mcfarland, Henry H. Ward,
!iCrace Porter, George Dewey and
Richard Wainwright.
Arrangements win be made to wit
Eess an exhibition cavalry drill at
Fort Myey, Va. to visit the home of
Robert f. Lee. Arlington, Va, and the
Arlington Wireless Telegraph station,
which is said to be the largest in the
world.
COnStanin Dumba, who was re-
Gently appointed ambassador to this
country from Austria-tIungary, and
who planned TO sail for this country
the first week in April, has delayed
his departure for this country by a
week, and will not sail until aJOut
April II. The chauffeur and chef,
with other Of the embassy will pre-
ceGc the ambassador to this country
by a week. Two large vans OF furni-
ture, Eric-a-brac, and rugs have been
shipped by freight from New York,
and will be placed in the embassy
before the arrival of the ambassador
Many repairs have been put on the
| embassy property, which is Jointly
owned by the Austrian and Hungari-
an governments, such as papering,
painting and decorating the drawing
rooms, Railways, dining room and the
main living rooms on the second floor.
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The engagement is announced of
korvettenkapitaen Erich Won Muller,
naval attache to the German embassy
in London, and Mrs. Emily Syming-
ton, daughter of the late Lieut.. Col.
d. Morgan Taylor, ordnance depart
ment, United States Army, and of
Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Symington is the
widow OF e, Harrison Symington of
| Baltimore, Md, and niece of the late
Rear AdmiralS Harry Taylor and
Robert d. Evans, United States Navy,
and the late Maj. Frank Taylor, Unit
ed States Army. The marriage will
take place early in July in Baden
Baden, Germany .s.=
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock will become
a permanent resident of Washington,
having Bought large plot of ground
on New Hampshire avenue and Swan
street, and when her home is built
| she will be a near neighbor of Thorn
as Nelson, Page, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont, and others who own large
| houses in that vicinity. 80.
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Mrs. Frederick Gent Grant, widow
of General Grant, who is now visiting
in Washington, has just presented a
group of paintings of sacred subjects
to the Chapel of st. Cornelius. the
Centurion. Trinity parish, on Govern
ors island, in memory of her hus-
band. " - Il"
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Cleveland Per-
kins announce the engagement of
their daughter Feroline and Capt.
Robert R. Wallach, 10th Cavalry, u.
S. A. No date for the wedding has
fbeen set. ... -: -
| Miss Esther Cleveland is expected
here the end of this week for visit
with Miss Frances Hoar, daughter of
Mrs. lockwood Hoar." Entertain
ments are being planned in her hofer
/ Mr.: and Mrs. Larz Anderson will
spend the late spring in the house in
this country which is being placed in
order pending their return from
Japan. II H.: ........
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Mrs! Daniels, wife of the Secretary
Of the. Navy, will not begin her days
at home until Wednesday, April 9.
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Secretary and Mrs. Daniels and
/ their family are now residing al
Single Oak, Woodley Lane road.
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! Mr.: and Mrs. George Vanderbilt
have gone to their Baltimore estate
for, the spring season. 49,.