The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-05
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route from Fort Washington and obliged to
take. refuge on a freight wharf; many
courtin' couple came near being drowned
in the park or on the Speedway, but the most
narrowing thing happened to a friend Of
mine. She was caught on Rockville car,
and spent several hours on the road side
in the cheerful company of young man
who was to leave to be married and feared
to miss his train. After many vicIssitudes he
did manage to catch it, but my friend says
never again will she 10 out with prospec-
tive bridegroom.
Some Misrepresentation appears to exist
with regard to the identity of the new naval
attache of the British embassy. II is Capt.
Guy R. A. Gaunt, of the Royal navy, who
has received the appointment. and not, as
so often printed, Capt. Ernest Frederick
Gaunt. The latter is much older man, now
filing a commodores berth at Chatham and
decorated with the Order of ST. Michael and
ST. George. The new naval aftache is one
of the very few officers Of the senior service
who has reached the quarterback without,
graduating from Britannia, or, from the great
naval college at Dartmouth which has taken
the place of the old training ship for cadets.
He was formerly in the merchant service,
but made himself so useful during the trou.
BILE with Samoa in 1899 by his initiative and
resourcefulness, being moreover invited by
reason of his exceptional knowledge Of the
waters there, to act as navigating officer Of
the warship Popoise, that he was first of all
appointed an officer Of the royal naval re-
serve, and then granted by Queen Victoria
commission as lieutenant of the royal navy.
His last naval service aaoat has been in
command of the battleship Thunderer. For
the last six months he has been working in
the intelligence department Of the admiralty
at Whitehall, preparing himself for his du-
ties as naval attache at Washington.
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Frances Dunn, daughter Of Congressman
Dunn Of New York, and Edith Oracle have
their densE adorned with two ereatzbig dolls
apiece. Seems that a party of young folks
made tour of Glen Echo Park and the men
won the dollies and the girls appropriated
them.
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Some folks were telling me, that they at :
tended the piano and vocal recital by the pu-
pills Of the Columbia Conservatory of Music
Tuesday evening at ST Stephens parish han,
and II was most interesting. You remember
Edwin R. Hart, the principal know.
$50
No, / have not heard from Mabel since
she reached Rye Beach, but did have q let
ter from Cambridge, Mass, telling me that
Helen and George McQuesten sailed Tues
day for the other side. They will spend the
summer on the continent and return in Sp-
fember.
Elizabeth Leckie gave beautiful must
Gale for Miss Martha Hoyt the other eyen-s
ing, and, although the evening was as hot
as any we have had this summer, everyone
enjoyed her songs so thoroughly that they
forgot the heat. A day or so afterward
Elizabeth went up in West Virginia to visit
the girls for several days -; -s.z-
Ruth Bliss was telling me her summer
plans the other day and they sounded so in =
teresting Mrs. Bliss has gone abroad TO stay
at some quiet French watering place, and as .
Ruth prefers to stay on this side, she has !:
several visits in prospect She goes at some :,
time to stay with Captain and Mrs. Wildly,
at Wheeling, where they are stationed at +.
present-also to Deer Park, to stay with
Julia Heyl And, best of all, she is planning
a six weeks camping trip in the Adiron.
dacks with Earl and Dorothy North, Hill
dreth Gatewood, May Power, Jimmie Brice,
from West Point, and several other odd:
men. Doesn't that sound alluringa. They
have secured sort of bungalow rathes /;
than try tenting for so long stay, and, il
know that crowd, they will have royal gooS
time. u. .<..-a..
Dear me, Susan, how the time has gone.
NV pen Is nervous wreck and my station o
cry is depleted, and it is time was starting