The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-10
Journey to Pacific.

i
Daniels plan to leave Washington for
| the Pacific Coast on Saturday. They will
| go direct to Chicago. and from there to
Seattle reaching that city in time for the
great Potlach celebration, which >com-
memorates the safe arrival of the first
ship from the Klondyke, some years ago.
ladened with gold
The citizens of Seattle adopted the
name and form of an old Indian tradition
| as being most fitting for the celebration,
which win be deliberately carried out.
The Secretary and Mrs. Daniels will be
absent from the city for several weeks.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine
Bakhmeten have sent out Invitations for
formal dinner at Newport, r. l., on
July II. They motored to Narragansett
Pier on Tuesday via jamestown and the
road which leads through Saunderstown.
They were accompanied by Mrs. H. B.
Hare and stayed at the Casino for
Russian national hymn In honor of the
visitors After the concert. the Anbas-
sador and Mime. Bakhmeten returned to
Newport in their touring car.
A number of informal dinners preceded
the regular Wednesday night dance at
the Chevy Chase Club. Among those
who entertained friends at that club
house last night were the Surgeon Gen
eral Of the Navy and Mrs Stokes. Mrs.
Mary Sherman McCallum, Maj. and Mrs.
William Common. DIR. Charles Bispham.
DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Clayton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Britton. Miss Sands, Mr..
Pinield. Mr.. B. II. Warner. and Capt
Edward L. Talbot, U. S. A.
The many friends of Mrs. Nicholas
bIdoIe van Aariut Will De glad TO near
that after two years residence in New
York with her daughter. Jean Cabell
O'Neill. she is again near home. staying
for the summer months at her cottage on
Chesapeake Bay.
Mrs. Van Zandt was the subject of a
page story in the Brooklyn Eagle recent
ly as the only-survivor of the social life
which once centered about Dolly Madi-
son. Under an arrangement with a New
York publisher, Mrs. Van Zsndt is die
tating her memories on seventy years of
social life in the Federal city.
Washington society is interested in
the approaching marriage of the Rev.
DIR. Frank Page, brother of Mr.. Thomas
Nelson Page, American Ambassador to
Italy, and Miss Willie F. Schooler.
of Fredericksburg. The ceremony will
take place on July 16. in ST. Paul's
Church, Alexandria. DR.. Page for
merly was rector Of St. Johns Episco-
residing at Fairfax. Va. Miss Schooler
is a teacher, well known in Washing
ton educational ciTcles. because for
several years she has taken parties of
young society women abroad.
Mrs. Thomas F.. Walsh and Mrs.
Lindley NJ. Garrison. wife of the Sec
rotary of War, are motoring from
Spring Lake, N. J.. to Bar Harbor. Me.
They are scheduled to reach Mrs
walsh's summer residence, The
Eriars." today.
The American Ambassador to the
Court of st. James and Mrs Walter
Hines Page were the guests of honor
on Tuesday at a luncheon given by the
Society Of American Women of London.
composed Of the most prominent Amer
leans in that city. There were more
than 200 guests. including all the
members OF the American Embassy STAN
and the Consul General to London,
Mr.. and Mrs NJ l. Weller. of Capitol |
Hill, have opened their cottage. Marta ]
Lodge" at Arundel-on-the-Bay for : the |
summer and have with them their daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. A Mccarthy and children. |
and Miss Kate Dempsey. of Augusta.
Ga.
Mrs. Richard t. Gaines win leave
today to spend the summer
in Helena. Mont.
General and Mrs. Albert Mills. who en-
terrain delightfully."- at their hospitable
home in X Street. were hosts at a
theater party at the Columbia Theater
Tuesday evening. Among their guests
were their daughter, Mrs. E. p. ,Laur-
son, OF Fort Oglethorpe. Ga. who Is
spending some time with them, and
Capt. Leidt, of Atlanta, Ga
Capt. Laurson. who Is en- route to
Va. from Fort Ogiethorpe
with his company, expects to arrive
about July Is. He will come to Wash
ngton with his brother-in-law. Lieut.. c.
P. Mills. who Is also in the company. to
visit Gen. and Mrs. Mills for q few days. |,
The last of the month Mrs. Laurson and
their little daughter will go to West
Point. N. " to visit for the remainder
II the summer. J.
Gen. and Mrs. Mills will sail for Pana-
ma August 1 to spend a month.
Ma r. NJ. Simmons. wife of Senator /
simmons OF North Carolina, has returned 1
70 Washington after . visit to their
lone II NewbernA She was accompanied