The Washington herald., 1914-07-24
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The vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall dined last evening with Col and
Mrs Arthur Randall at their home at
| Randall Highlands. The Vice President
later made an address TO the Boy Scouts
Representative and Mrs. Fred A. Brit
4 ten were among the dinner hosts at the
Army and Navy Club last evening. when
they invited a company 10 meet Mrs.
James Kirk, and Mr.. Alexander Kirk.
1 OF Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. Britten will
leave tomorrow for short visit to Old
Point.
Mr.. John r. Mclean entertained at
breakfast yesterday at his place at Mar
ragansett Pier, in honor OF the Duchess
OF Marlborough. The latter. like most
of the guests. went from Newport for
the occasion
Mrs Beimont's Chinese ball. to take
place this evening at Newport Is almost
| Of LOCAL interest by reason OF the large
number OF men and women prominent In
Washington society who have been in
cluded in the 100 guests. Not only VIII
Marble House be decorated throughout
in wonderful Chinese effect, but all the
guests viii wear costumes OF the same
nation. Many of the latter are said 10
be literally worth their weight in gold,
several being genuine Mandarin coats
worthy Of q place In high-elass mu-
! seums
The Duchess Of Marlborough brought
her costume with her from London. while
Mrs. Belmont and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
are credited with having theirs repro
| duced in Tokyo from originals belonging
to the royal family OF the late dynasty.
The ball will be preceded by a din
i 0f uN Nha
Mr.. and Mrs Stuyvesant Fish as hosts.
| The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
| Bakhmeteff, the Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. Riano. Mrs. Richard Townsend,
Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean. Miss Janet
Fish. who is with her aunt at the Cross
ways for the season. the charge d'affairs
Of Germany, with the Baron Won Lers-
ner. and Mr. Boris Yonine, Of the Rus
sian Embassy. have all been particularly
prominent in the gayety OF the present
week.
Miss Hope Norman, daughters OF Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Norman. has gone to New
port from her parents home at Beverly
Farms to attend the Chinese ball Mrs.
| Belmont is giving this evening at Marble
House.
The former Solicitor General, Mr.. WILL
| lam NJ. Bullitt, has Joined Mrs. BUllitt
at Clovercroft. Lenox. where Mrs. Bullitt
is passing the summer.
Mr. and Mrs Emmons S. Smith and
Emmons s. Smith, jr., have arrived at
their summer home at Maplewood, y
! H.. where Mr.. Smith is already making
an enviable record on the Breton Woods
| golf course.
Miss Laura Lee Dorsey has gone to
Charlotte Park. N. c.. where she will be
the guest for several weeks Of Miss
| Bennetta Heath, at the latter's home,
Heathcoat, in Piedmont Park.
General and Mrs. winslow. who are
returning this week from Paris. will 20
| at once to Boston and in August will be
| the guests OF Gen. Horace Porter at his
cottage at Bar Harbor. They propose
returning to Europe in January.
The Misses Helen and Elsa McKeever
have arrived at the II ,tel Bristol, Carls- !
\ bad, to remain several weeks.
DR.. and Mrs Robert Cathcard Rams
| dell. whose marriage took place in New
| York. July Is. arrived at Narragansett
Pier yesterday, but remained only for
luncheon. DR.. and Mrs. Ransdell are
thelT none NTnOOn IN an auto
mobile trip through New England, but
avoiding all fashionable resorts. They
will come TO Washington. August Is,
when the bridegroom will resume his
duty on the Mayfower. DR.. and Mrs
Ransden have taken an apartment at the
Wyoming. where they will establish
themselves on their arrival in town.
Mr. Arthur GsrreIls. consul at Alex
xyfa
In Switzerland prior to sailing from Ant
werp for home on a vacation Of several
months
Mrs. Clifford Boush and Miss Boush, |
wife and daughter OF Admiral Boush, |
who is now at Vera Cruz. will leave to-
day for Boston. en- route to their sum-
Mer cottage, on Gerrish Island, Me. |
Later they will so to Newport to spend |
part of the season.
Mrs. William 4. Stone, wife Of former |
Representative Stone, Of Pennsylvania |
who lived for many years on Q street, |
has returned from several years residence |
abroad and taken a house for the sum- |
mer at wellsboro. Pa
Mrs. WingTove Bathon has Joined |
friends at the Manor Richelieu, Murray |
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through August.
DIR. and Mrs Joseph Letter, Of Brook |
lyn, making a motor trip from their |
home to Leitersburg. Nd. the homestead |
Of the family. are now being entertained |
at Williamsport, Md, the home Of DR.. |
James W. Letter.
Mrs Chadwick wife of Rear Admiral
French Chadwick, u. s. N, entertained !
at luncheon yesterday at Newport, COM |
plimentary to the Dowager Lady Decies. |
Miss Anne Powell, whose engagement
to Ensign Walter Atlee Edwards, U. S. |
", was announced a week ago, enter |
tanned at luncheon yesterday at her par |
ents' Newport home. Miss Powell has a |
large acquaintance in Washington where |
she was the guest last winter Of Miss |
Helen Parker.
Registering at the Hotel McAlpin from |