The Washington times., 1914-09-27
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TnerC are some nice new army people
in Washington this winter, the Kings
burys. Colonel kingsbury, who was in
command of the Eighth Cavalry is re-
tired and he and Mrs. Kingsbury have
bought an attractive house in Wyom-
ing avenue. They have two charming
daughters, Clara and Elizabeth, and a
son at West Point. They have never
lived here before and don't know mamy
people outside the army set hut the
girls are dead attractive and are bound
to have a good time. They have their
own little electric and make good use
of it.
CorEelia Claggett and her mother,
Mrs. John Rozier Claggett, have been
at AppomattoX visiting Anna portner
Flood for the last week or two Mr..
Flood has only been able to get away
for flying visits. but I hear Anna is
coming home for good about the first
of October.
The Gleaves expect to come to Wash
ington this winter. that is. Mrs. Gleaves,
Anne and Evelina do. Captain GIeavcs.
who has been in command of the New
York navy yard. has been ordered 10
tho Utah. and the family expect to
come here. They are now in Winchos-
ter, Va. | think. They were stationed
here when the girls were youngsters
but 1 don't think they have been bacl.
since Anne made her debut, though she
has visited here several times. They
are both unusually pretty girls, and will
be decided addition to navy circles.
/ saw the sweetest picture the other
day. a copy of a madonna in some little
church in Newport or Jamestown, for
which Evelina Gleaves posed.
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1 just heard today that Oracle Bell,
Mrs. Granville Fortescue, has a new
baby. her third little daughter. This
young lady is now two or three months
old. The Fortescue family are vol
scattered these days. They have been
living in Belgium for some time. you
know. but right now Mr.. Fortescue Is
off somewhere in the wake of the
armies. as near to the fighting as It is
possible for him to penetrate. Grace
and the new baby are in England. and
the two little girls are at Twin Oaks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Bell
summer. and. when he came home,
brought the two youngsters to stay
with their grandmother and grand
father.
Speaking of bachelors-and I believe
1 mentioned them a while back-re-
minds me OF Ed Greble. Lucky dog,
half the men of the army are envying
him. You know he was detailed TO the
Cavalry School at Saumur, in France,
and, being on the ground when the
trouble began, was naturally allowed to
STAY. He is now attached to the -An!eri-
can embassy in Paris; and l read in the
paper the other day that he had been
sent out to rescue some American reGu-
gees, who were stranded somewhere out
side Paris.
Lieut.. Theodore Wilkinson is another
Washington boy who IS in Paris these
days He went over with the Tennes-
see and was then detached and sent to
the embassy as extra attache, military
observer or something of the sort. He
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest WIKI
inSCn.
Mrs Harry Oelrichs. she was the
beautiful Esther Moreland from Pitts
burgh, and her husband arrived in
New York the other day, after closing
their English country home for a while
Mrs. Moreland is in London and the
Ambassador to Russia and Mrs. Maryc
are with her. Mrs. Marye and Mrs.
Moreland are sisters, you know. The
Maryes will leave for their post in
Russia just as soon rs they can cross
the North Sea in safety. Little Helen
Marye is here in town with her aunt,
Miss Flora Doyle, and just now Mrs.
Oelrich's sister, Clara Moreland. is
visiting her. Helen ind her aunt eX
pect to join the Ambassador and Mrs.
Marye in Petrograd when things have
somewhat settled down on the other
side.
Lee McC1ung. the former United
States Treasurer has been having a
hard time in London lately. He writes
that he has had fever jag" typhoid
it WAS. but is much better now and on
the road to recovery. Did you know he
was a famous football player in his
day, a member of the famous Yale team
of 1891 that went through the entire
season without being scored on-and
largely on his merits. they say. Mr..
McClung doesn't say anything about
coming nome IN his letters.
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Lanette Smith will go TO Albany to be
bridesmaid for Agnes Pruyn at her mar
riage to Capt Ralph Goldthwaite.
United States Medical Corps. on Octo-
Der 10. There will be several other
bridesmaids. but all Albany girls. and
her two sistcrs-iu-law will be matrons
of honor for Miss Pruyn. She is
very popular person around Washing
ton. She has spent two winters here.
you know. and all her friends arc
tickled that she viii live here. Dr.
Goldthwaite is stationed at the Walter
Retu I1OsIlbdl
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The Frank MHchClls have been In
town nearly al summer. The, planned
to go abroad, but the war trouble pre-
vented and. besides. Mrs Mitchell has
been much occupied with the pat"ntIns
OF 4 new automooile wheel. which she
has invented 1t is Of steel. so built as
to absorb the shock ANA make possible
the use of solid Tuhb,.. tires TOR pas
scncer machines. Imagine having the
brains 10 conceive a thing like that:
The Nitchells house Is the lOvelicSt
place YOU ever saw. Rather formal,
very French and exquisite in every de-
tail. Al! the lighting fixtures were made
TO order in Paris, and are of carved
gilt bronze. Every door handle. hinge.
and window latch is 4 miniature work
of art and carries out to tho minuteSt
detail the period in which tn" room is
dcsiSncd. The Cntir.. ceiling OF the
drawing room va transported bodily
from an old French chateau. % wrr"
the overdOors. ana tie room WAS ~
rc1lity built round ;nrm. 1t is furnished
with real mUSeum pieces and IS
thoroughly charming ana attractive
Withdl ! never SIN such finish n my
life. and the lighting, pictures. mostly
old prints: hanginSs. furnishings, etc,
thorOuChout tho house are absolutely III
keeping and beautiful in themselves.
I mot Francise Williams in n hat
hospital" the other day. with a Paris
creation to be done over" and n dozen
Other smart people came IN while 7 was
vaitinC to leave their wintrr chapoalIx
for Treatment" Verify th"s" prc great