Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-14
WASHINGTON SOCIETY
ByC. S. ALBERT
ESPECIAL Star Bulletin Correspondence ]
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WASHINGTON. D. c., March 27.-
The eighth annual convention OF the
Navy League of-the United States
will be held in WASHINGTON. AprL 10
to II, at the New Willard hotel
The annual dinner. which will be
given in honor of the secretary of
the navy: .IoSephus Daniels, will take
place at 7:3O o'clock on April II.
The committee on arrangements in
Guides Robert NJ. Thompson, Henry
f. F. Macfarland. Henry H. Ward.
Horace Porter. George Dewey and
Richard Wainwright.
Arrangements will be made to wit
ness an exhibition cavalry drill at
Robert F.. Lee, Arlington. Va, and the
Arlington Wireless Telegraph station,
which is said to be the largest in the
world. ....%.:. ~ r." q
ConStantin Dumba, who was re-
Gently appointed ambassador to this
country from Austria Hungary. 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 ABOUT
April IL. The chauffeur and chef,
with other of the embassy will pre-
CeQe the ambassador to this country
by a week Two large vans of furni-
tuTe, Eric-a-hrac, 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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i 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.
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 Admfrals Harry Taylor and
Robert ID. Evans, United States Navy,
and the late Maj. Frank Taylor, Unit.
cd States Army. The marriage will
take place early in July in Baden
Baden, Germany.
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Mrs Henry f. Dimock will become
permanent resident Of Washington
having bought large plot of ground
on New Hampshire avenue and Swan
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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. " f5' =:
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| Mrs. Frederick Dent 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. ~. g.. . Il. II.
| MIR. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Per
kins announce the engagement OF
their daughter Feroline and Capt
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S. A. No date for the wedding has
been set. ..>..
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! Miss Esther Cleveland is expected
| here the end of this week for a visit
with Miss Frances Hoar, daughter OIL
Mrs. lockwood Hoar. Entertain
ments are being planned in her honor
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spe1d the late spring in the house il
this country which is being placed il
order pending their return from
Japan. -. 49,.
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Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy, will not begin her days
at home until Wednesday, April 8.
Secretary and Mrs Daniels and
their family are now residing a
Single Oak, WoodIey Lane road.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt
have gone to their Baltimore estate
for the spring season.
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