The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
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last week. but 1t is said that they will
be back in Newport for the entire sum
mer next year. Miss Fanny L. Johnson
has closed the Stockton cottage, and Mrs
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, who occupied ths
Gill cottage all summer. has closed that
place and has gone to Muenchinger
King for q few days
An interesting engagement recently an
! nounced In New York was that OF Miss
Emily Hope Hamilton to Harry Living
ston Kaufman. Miss Hamilton is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Hamilton, and a most charming and at
\ tractive girl. Her mother and Mrs.
George J. Gould are cousins, but more
| like sisters. and the same might also be
! said OF her and Mrs Gould's daughters,
Lady Decies and Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel,
jr., for both Of whom she served a.
bridesmaid.
Mrs ]. II. Hensley. OF washington. -
a guest OF the Woleott Hotel in New York
| City.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. who has
provided hospital corps for service in
France. reached London last week, ac-
companied by Robert Bacon, former
Minister to France. and the remaining
twenty-seven members of their party
The American Embassy made arrange
ments for the continuation Of the journey
10 France at top speed. and the French
Consulate refused to accept the SIS fee
for visiting the passports on the ground
that Mrs. Whitney was on an errand Of
mercy to the French soldiers.
Mrs. Whitney said tonight:
There is nothing to say about our
corps beyond what is known in New
York already Naturally. / want to ge:
to the front as soon as possible. Our
ten ambUlanCes which crossed aboard the
Chicago to Havre should be waiting for
US there. but l cannot tell where We are
going until We get to Paris. l only hops
We shall do as good work as the American
women already in France are doing"
NJ Brieux and the members of the
American Academy of Arts and Letters
will be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NiCho-
las Murray Butler on Wednesday. The
Buffers will give a reception that even
ing at their home in Morningside Drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred C. vanderbmT
rather surprised their friends in New
port early last week. when they ar
rived on their steam yacht Wsyfarer. the
old Warrior. that seems TO have a fac
uity Of sticking to one or the other branch
Of the Vanderbilt family. Few knew
that Mr.. Vanderbilt had bought the
boat until he arrived with Mrs. Van
derbnt and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P. Mo
Cam, OF Lancaster. Pa. for a stay of
few DAYS. They have since returned to
New York, and it is understood that it
is the intention Of Mr.. and Mrs Wander
bilt to make winter cruise South in the
yacht. going as far South as the Panama
Canal.
The Southern Relief Home Society tea
dance and card party which Is to be next
Saturday afternoon. November =. at the
Willard has aroused so much interest
among the society people that the COM
mittee has found il advisable to engage
the large ballroom. A section Of the
Engineers Band Will furnish music for
the dancing. Mrs. q. Lawton Morgan.
Mrs. +. f Meredith Mrs James Willard
Ragsdaie Mrs. William l. Marshall, and
Mr. William L. BaEgett will receive the
card players at o'clock and they will
he seated at their tables by the ushers.
Miss POCahOntas Butler. Miss Dorothy
ShuNy. Miss Helen Stuart Griffith, Miss
Lois Sprigg, Miss Josephine Mason. Miss
Ruth Bliss. Miss Margaret Williams and
Miss Edith Oracle Marshall led by Miss
Ida Bowie.
At 4 o'clock. in the interval between
card playing and the tea dance. there will
Smith. of the refreshment section. with
her able assistants promise delicious
things to eat and drink.
Among those who are table hostesses
for the card party are: Mrs. Charles
Cowles Tucker. Mrs. r :. Rust, Mrs. \.
X. Phillips, Miss Fairfax Mrs. Horatio
y. Taplin, Miss Sally MackalI. Mrs II.
F. Moore, Mrs. Ryan Devereux. Miss
Armat. Mrs. John Richards. Mrs TuUy
Smith. Mrs. Frederick Moore. Mrs. ". 81.
Rrantley. Mrs Fred Mcclure. Mrs. sam
Uel Spencer. Mrs. J. W. RaEsdale Mrs.
Eliza f. Meredith, Mrs Leonard EoT-
man. Mrs. Samuel Graham. Mrs DelO5
A. Blodgett. Mrs. Edwin Pearson Park
er. Mrs James Z. Harley. Mrs. Theodore
Shuey, Mrs. Emory Reisniger. Mrs. c. {.
McChord. Mrs Charles G. Matthews.
Mrs. William l.. Marshall. Mrs. AbSaIom
Waller. Miss Mamie Randolph Heath.
Mrs. Cuthbert Harrison. Mrs. /. II.
Qurollo. Mrs. William Otway Owen. Mrs.
A. V. Zane. Mrs. W. l.. Hancock Miss
Elizabeth Hehb. In charge of the tea
dance are: Miss Sally Williams md Miss
Nell Rose BagEett. with the following
young people as aids: Miss Jane Gregory.
Miss BUrleson. Miss Sidney Buriesou.
Miss Mary Lloyd Andrews Miss Ark
wright. OF Atlanta, Ga: Miss Maud
Parker Miss Helen BlodErtt. Miss Alice
TheObaId. Miss Pansie Wilson. Miss
Mary Younger. Miss virginia Griffith.
Miss Ethel BaEIey Miss Elizabeth Liv-
ingston. and Mr.. Lorimsr Graham. Mr..
Janney. DR.. Herbert II. BunzeI.
Mr.. Hugh Ohear. My Marion Baker, NJ.
Hunter NIulford. Mr.. +. W. Gwathney.
Mr. George MrP. Minetree. Mr.. Walter
Alexander. Mr.. MrGeor=e Parker. Mr..
Sim Price, Paymaster General MCGOWAN.
Mr. HolComh LattinC. Mr.. George F.
Mitchell with Mr.. William Payne Mere
dith as chairman OF the floor committee.