The Washington times., 1914-07-24
ActivitiesOf
Society

I"HE gayest spot In town last eve
ming was the Army and Navy
| Club. Many people arrived late
] FOR the dancing. and there were
number Of informal dinner parties be-
forehand. Congressman and Mrs. Brit
ten entertained guests. as did Conn
mander Ridley Mclean. and Mr.. and
Mrs James r. Archibald Captain and
ME- Bristol were there, also Captain
and Mrs Gil. U. s. NJ, who had with
them Admiral Holiday and several
other guests.
Lieutenant Commander G. L. =. stone.
y. .. N. has been ordered to thee YER
mont az executive officer. Mrs. Stone
ana tneir two children will make WASH
mston their home during Commander
stones tour of sea duty, but win prob-
ably not reach here until fan. They
nave been at Norfolk. Va. for soms
time
carlos Altschue. of San Salvador. IN
IN washington for a rev days as the
guest OF his friend, William Hefneke
the American minister to Salvador, Who
resides at the Hotel Pawhatan.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Rafter. who ar.
touring the White Mountains IN their
automobile. spent several days at tha
Mt. Washington, Breton Woods.
/ Commander Roscoe c. Bulmer, q. s.
~. has been assigned to the Michixan
as executive officer. and will leave An
napolis to assume his new duties Au-
gust I. Commander and Mrs. Bulmer
have been living at Annapolis several
years. Commander Bulmer being on
duty at the Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Caidabaush of
Wheeling. W. Va, arrived In wash
ington today and will spend a few days
previous to going to Atlantic City for
the summer. While here they are
guests at the Hotel Powhatan.
Charles z. George. who is associated
with the Lawyers and Bankers Cor
poration Of New Orleans, IL in Washing
ton with Mrs. George While here they
will be guests at the Hotel Powhatan.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Ellerson and
their SON. Ned NJ Ellerson, win close
| their house at 2134 r street early In
August and will go to White Sulphur
Springs.
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Miss Hope Norman. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Norman, of washington
and Boston, went to Newport yesterday
from Beverly. where Mr.. and Mrs,Nor-
man are spending the summer, to attend
Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont's ball at Marble
House.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. z. Schwarz win be
hosts this evening at a dinner In
honor Of the twenty-nrst birthday Of
will be tcastmaster.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
entertained at dinner last evening at
their cottage at Southampton. L L, IN
compliment to Rear Admiral Willard II.
Brownson. retired. and Mrs Brownson.
Among the guests were Senator and
Mrs. Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock.
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Mrs. e. P. Bertholf and Miss Dorothy
Bertholf are now In England for a
short visit, and will leave soon to spend
the summer in Munich
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Miss Helen s. Heffner has returned
to her home near the Districs line, af-
ter q two-week tour through Canada
and Niagara Falls She concluded her
trip by visiting relatives in Williams
port, Pa.
John R McLeanI entertained at
luncheon yesterday at his villa. Kinney
Lodge, at Narragansett in honor of the
Duchess Of Marlborough. The guests.
most Of whom came from Newport for
the occasion, were Mrs. Oliver H. P.
Belmont. Mrs. Vanderbilt, the Russian
Ambassador and Mime. Bakhmeteff,
Lois Melikoff, first secretary of the
Russian embassy: Boris Yonine. I'd.
secretary Of the Russian embassy: Mr..
and Mrs. Edward B. Mclean, Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish, Miss Janet Fish, Mrs.
Richard Townsend. Frederick Baldwin.
Charles NJ. Robinson and Robert Sedg-
wick.
The floral decorations were elaborate
American Beauty roses. palms, and gar
lands of pink rambler roses decorated
the several rooms overlooking the sea,
and were also used in the dining room
The oval table was banked within the
center with American Beauty. roses.
and garlands of pink ramblers Mstoon-
ed the edges.
Several of the guests stopped at the
Casino on the way to the luncheon.
among them the Russian Ambassador
and Madame Bakhmetoff, whose Cos
sack footman attracted much attention.
as he waited their return to their auto
mobile.
TIE return of Mr.. McLean's guests
was made In the pouring rain, which
curtailed the polo matches and events
at the Country Club.
Among Casino registrations are Com
modore Archibald G. Davis, U. S. N,
and Mrs. Archibald G. Davis, OF Wash
ington.
Mrs. Harry Smith Berry. with her
young daughter, Katherine Knox Berry,
left today for her home in Tennessee.
Mrs. Berry has been visiting her faith
er and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. W. 2
Knox, since early in June.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth J.
Preston, OF Armenia. n. Y, and Clarence
w. Decker. of this city. was celebrated
on Wednesday afternoon. at the brides
home Orchard Home ar Ap,enIa