The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-22
|DOINQ7S OF SOCIETY I'm AND AROUND WASHINGTON

afternoon to attend the Race Meet
conducted by the Washington Riding ant
Hunt Club. President WILSON win prob
ably be present. as two boxes are bein,
reserved for his use and other members
of his family.
Among the prominent boxholders ar,
the Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bakh.
meter. Mr.. Basil Hall and Mr.. Joseph
Thomas. of New York: Mr.. and Mrs
Perry Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs. August Bel.
mont, and boxes have been engaged by
a number Of officers stationed at Fort
Myer, Va, the Washington Barracks. and
the Marine Barracks
| Mrs. Francois Berger Morgan, who has
been spending a few days at the Hotc
Powhatan. will sail from New York or
Saturday with her son-in-law and daugh.
ter, Lieut.. Commander Horace G. Mac
farland. u. S. N, retired, and Mrs. Mac
farland. whose marriage occurred re-
Gently.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Philander Chase Knox
and Mrs. Roderick Shelton McCook have
received word of the birth OF a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Reid Knox. at Valley Forge, Pa
The boy is the grandson Of the former
Secretary OF State and Mrs. Knox and
the great-grandson of Mrs. McCook.
The former Secretary and Mrs Knox
are spending May in Washington at their
X Street house, according to their custom.
Mrs. Margaret B. Downing was host
ess at a dinner Tuesday evening at her
home in Brookland. D. c., taking her
guests afterward to the annual rose
show in the Masonic Temple. Her
guests were Representative and Mrs.
Towner, of Iowa: Representative Bar
| tholdt of Missouri, Mr.. and Mrs. John
A IIt,Il I,,n
Katherine Burke, Miss Kathryn Walsh,
of Iowa, house guests of the hostess;
Miss Kathryn Noel. and Capt. John ].
Cookery. Of st. Louis.
Mr.. Edward NJ. Padelford, Miss Va
lerie Padelford. and Mrs. Albert Ord
way have gone 10 Newport for the sea-
son. and are at the Muenchinger Cot
tage for a time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Anterior, Of
Boston, who spent the winter in the
Hunt Slater residence in Sixteenth
Street have given up the house. Mrs.
Anterior is spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White and Mr..
Atherton has gone to Boston. where he
will be Joined later by Mrs. Anterior.
Mrs James Lee Marshall, accom-
panied by her daughter. Miss Julia Vail,
has gone to Atlantic City for several
weeks. Before returning to Washington.
Miss Vail will visit in Boston and Long
Island.
Mrs George Thomas Dunlap. OF Chevy
Chase. gave bridge party of five Ia
bles yesterday afternoon. followed by an
informal tea.
Sir Thomas Peck and Lady Peck, who
recently returned TO this country from
England, are in Washington for a few
days, guests at the New Willard.
The engagement Of Miss Anna Ger
trude Poe. daughter OF the late William
c. Poe and Mrs. Poe, OF Relay. Md.
to Carl Frederick Meyer. of Waynes-
boro, Pa, which has just been announced
in Baltimore, is of interest to Washing
ton. Miss Poe is a niece of the late
John Prentiss Poe. a member of the
family OF the poet. Edgar Allan Poe.
and has many friends here.
Maj. Gen. James B. Aleshire. Quarter
masters Department. L. s. A, and Mrs.
Aleshire and their daughters will leave
Washington the middle or last of June
will spend the summer.
The benefit musical and humorous read
ings to be given at Confederate Memorial
Hall. May 3, promises unusual attrac-
tons. Many prominent members OF
society and chapters of different orders
are actively interested. Among a long
list of patronesses are: Mrs. Morris
Miss Mable Boardman. Miss
Naomi Randolph Heth, Mrs. Howard
Hodgins, Mrs Philander Claxton. Mrs.
Samuel sprigg Belt. Mrs. Claude Swan
son. Mrs John b. Henderson. Mrs.
Matthew Scott. Mrs. Walter Mclean
Mrs. Magnus Thompson. and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Patten, oil
New York, will arrive at the Powhatan
today.
Mr.. ]. Low Hartman, of Berryville, !
Va, is here for the hunt meet at Ben
ming. He is stopping at the Powhatan.
DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Magruder |
have closed their residence in Jeffer-
son Place and gone to their country
place. near Frederick, Nd. for the |
summer.
Miss Isabel Magruder has gone to
New York and is visiting Miss Anne
Ileaves. daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
ileaves. at their quarters at the
will accompany Mrs. Gleaves and Miss
to jamestown, r. l.. and will
'pend the summer months with them.
Gen. L. L. Lomax. while spending
he weekend in warrenton. Va. with
his sisters. Mrs. Thomas Green and
he Misses Lomax, fell on Saturday
when walking on a sidewalk. made
slippery by rain, and sustained a seri-
Jus fracture of the hip. He was
brought back to Washington on Mon
lay. and is now in Providence Hos
,ital critically i'll from the shock and
fracture.
Gen. and Mrs. Lomax had planned
% close their residence in 8 Street
his week and go to Gettysburg for
he summer.
Lady Hadfield, of England. who has
been spending some time al the Shore
ham, has gone to New York and from
here expects to go to Richmond for a
,isit. II
l-r. ]. T. Irvine, Mr.. Frederick Judson,
Ind Miss Judson, of London, are at the /
;horeham.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Hayden, of L
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