The Washington times., 1913-06-30
Steamers on the Potomac
Are Nightly the Scene Of
Several Parties.

NE Of the best evidences of
Washington's popularity as a
summer resort = enforced or
otherwise-for the official set.
70 the fact that seldom an evening goes
by that there is not large party of
members Of Congress and their wives.
on one of the larger boats going down
the Potomac.
An unusually large and interesting
party will make the run down TIE
river tonight on the st. Johns. with
Congressman Joseph r. Knowiand of
California, Mrs. Knowland, Miss Know
land, CONGRESSMAN Fred A Britten. Of
Chicago, and Mrs. Britten: Congress
man Burton l. French or Idaho. and
Mrs. French, Congressman Charles E.
Patton OF Pennsylvania and Mrs. Pat
ton. Congressman William P. Boriand
of Missouri and Mrs. Borland, and a
number of others in the party.
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Mrs. Lincoln Dixon and her daugh-
ters. who spent the winter at Congress
Hall, with Congressman Dixon of In
diana, have gone to their home, In In
diana for the summer.
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Congressman Joseph r. Knowland of
California and Mrs. Knowiand and Miss
Knowland will leave the Capital on
Wednesday for Hagerstown to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Roulette. and to be
their host and hostess to Gettysburg on
July 4. and will then visit all Of the
battle grounds in that vicinity.
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Congressman Thomas B. Dunn of
New York and Mrs. Dunn have gone 10
their home at Rochester. TO remain until
Sunday and Will spend Independence
Day with their family, who have been
settled there for the rest Of the Sea son.
Mrs. Dunn will remain in Washington
with her HUSBAND until the close of Con-
gress.
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Mrs. Roscoe Dillon. who is now with
her mother. Mrs. Goodwin, in Nine
teenth street, viii go TO jamestown,
r. l., on July z, to spend the summer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley have
returned to this country from Europe
where they spent the spring and early
summer, and are at their place in
the Thousand Islands.
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Lady Hadfield. OF England. sister Of
former Attorney General wickersham.
arrived in New York today to spend
some time at the Plaza Hotel.
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The former Third Assistant Secre-
tary Of State, Chandler Hale, who
has been with Mrs. Hale and their
family at their summer place at Ber-
nardsvfIle, N. j., has arrived in Wash
ington for a few days.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Poole have ar
rived in Atlantic City and are guests
1t the Strand Hotel. They motored
from Washington.
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Mrs. Theodore Vernon Boynton. who
spent the winter and spring abroad. has
returned to Washington and opened her
apartment in the Burlington for short
time. She will 60 to Buena Vista, Pa
shortly for the summer.
The Assistant Secretary of the Inter
Tor and Mrs. Lewis c. Laylin. accom-
panied by their sons. Robert W. Lay
lin, Clarence D. Laylin. and Lewis F.
Laylin, and Miss Boardman, OF Colum-
bus, Ohio, who have been their guests
at the Portland for a few days. will
leave tomorrow morning for a motor
trip 10 Ohio. En- route to Ohio they
will visit at Gettysburg. Bedford Springs
and Pittsburgh.
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A Fourth OF July celebration which
will be given jointly by the Daugh-
tiers of the American, Revolution and
the Commissioners of the District, at
Memorial Continental Hall. at 10 o'clock
a. m. the president general. Mrs. Will
liam Cumming Story. viii make an ad-
dress Appropriate music will be played
by the Marine Band. and Mrs. n. N.
Potts, chairman Of the District d. A.
r. music committee. win lead the sing
ing Of the patriotic songs
All Daughters are urged to attend.
and the public 10 cordically invited.