The Washington times., 1913-08-23
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Eleanor
View Improvements During
Brief Visit Here.

1Nl White House from Cornish, n.
H., for a little visit to the
PRESIDENT yesterday, are spending the
day inspecting the changes which have
tn made in the Executive mansion.
and this afternoon they expect to make
motor trip which will probably end
at the Washington Country Club. where
they will watch the President play his
usual game of golf with DR.. Grayson.
In the East Room. which is being put
in readiness for the wedding of Miss
Jessie Wilson and Mr. Sayre, this fall.
the work is progressing slowly, but the
corridors upstairs have been completed,
a rich gold-colored material being used
On the walls in place of the dark green
&urlap, which was formerly there.
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Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Philip Kauff-
nan. Mrs Royal B. Bradford Mrs. D.
y. Chambers. and Mrs. T. F. Chambers,
all of Washington. who have been max
ing an automobile tour of the White
Mountains, arrived at the Mt. Washing
ton Hotel. Breton Woods. yesterday
Tor short stop.
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Lieut. Col. Moreton F. Gage. British
military attache, with Mrs Gage. and
their family. sailed from New York to-
day on board the Olympic. for England.
They will spend several months in
Isitins. and unless some unexpected
change is made at the diplomatic home
"ffice in London. the Colonel and Mrs.
Gage will return here for the opening
Of the social season.
Marchese Guisepe Lama d'Ajeta. and
the HaTchesa, who have been at the
Piazza, in New York, since leaving
Washington on Sunday, sailed from
there today on board the Olympic. The
Marchesa who was formerly Miss Mar
ina Jones, of Washington, visited Mr..
IND Mrs. Peter. Goelet Gerry while n
Washington last week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Cnoate, ir.
haEe left their home in New York and
.lre the guests of Mr.. Choate's par
ents, at Naumkeg their summer home
at iStockbridge, Mass. Mr.. Choate will
p.aE in the Lenox golf tournament
Mrs. Choate is the daughter of the
roT1ner Assistant Secretary Of War ami
Mrs. Robert Shaw oliver.
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The recently appointed governor gen.
era OF the Philippines, former Con-
gresham Francis Burton Harrison of
New York, will be the honor guest at
reception this evening given by his col
leagues in the House of Representatives.
At the home of Congressman William
Kent OF California, at 1925 F street. II
the weather permits, the party will be
held on the beautiful lawn surrounding
the house
A reception committee composed of
Speaker Clark. Congressman Under
wood. Congressman Mann, Congressman
Murdock, Congressman Palmer. Con-
gressman Townsend, and Congressman
Kent will act as hosts and receive the
guests
Mrs william Jennings Bryan, wife Of
the Secretary of State. has returned 10
Washington from her home in Nebraska.
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Congressman and Mrs. Joseph r.
Knowland with their daughter. Miss
Eleanor Knowland. and their two sons.
will temporarily close their home at
l7l2 II street on Thursday of next week.
and will go 10 their home in California.
They will be absent from the Capital
for a few weeks, and after settling in
their H street home next season, Miss
KnowIand will be formally presented
10 society. She is an accomplished
girl. and is fond of the social life OF
the Capital Mrs. Knowland is just
recovering from an Illness Of some days.
which prevented her carrying out sew
eral pleasant informal events planned
TO take place before she leaves for
California
Viscount Campden. honorary attache
OF the British embassy. has left Man
chester, Mass. where the summer en-
bassy is located, and is the guest of
the Rev. and Mrs Herbert Shipman.
at their Newport cottage.
Lieut.. Raymond P. Rodgers, L. $. N,
and Mrs. Rodgers, are guests at the
home of the former Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Myer. parents OF Mrs.
Rodgers, at Hamilton. Mass.
The Misses Burleson, daughters of the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson,
have gone to Warrenton. Va. TO at
tend the horse show with Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan Beach and their daughters, the
Misses Beach.