The Washington times., 1914-08-23

here several seasons ago? He has been
stationed at Governors Island for some
time, but / see now that he mas peeh
detailed to Newport News to see TO tne
TO be used for the relief of Americans
abroad.
Here's a cunning ''kiddie'' story
heard the other day. little Bobby Mar
shall being the hero. 1t seems the
youngsters mother sent him on an err
rand to her dressmaker, and on his
return he came running to her. Moth-
er, what does modest mean Mother
tried to explain, not very successfully.
mayhap well. mother. are you mod.
v Wby do YOU ask Cause the dress
makers so proud Of bein' modest. she's
got it w'itten up ON her "inao"'
Dr Robert c. Ransdell and his bride
are at the Wyoming temporarily. They
have taken an apartment In the Avon
dale for the winter. Sunday they mo-
tored out to the Dover House. Mrs.
RansdeIl Is certainly attractive.
Washington folks certainly are disap-
pointed because the marriage Of Isabel
Magruder and Ensign Kent Robottom
is not to take place here. The cards
for the wedding and for the breakfast
which Is to follow are already out. and
the ceremony is to be performed in st.
Matthews Church at jamestown, r. l..
with the reception at the Casino. Sep
tember 2, at noon, is the date and time.
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You remember those two attractive
Walsh girls, Katherine and Gertrude,
who have been students at Trinity Col
lege for a year or two. and who have
been entertained so often by Mrs. Dolli-
ver Mrs. Lennox, and Mrs. Tom Car
ter? Well they are in Ireland now,
and in a letter from Gertrude to Mar
garet the other day she says that the
war in Europe has in no way interfered
with their travels. They have been
making an auto trip through Ireland.
Scotland. and lower England. The
inns seem to have the same rates and
service of former years. These Walsh
girls are from Davenport, Iowa. and
they speak well for the middle Western
type of girl.
The Rev William Tayloe Snyder and
Mrs. Snyder and the Misses Snyder are
going to spend September in Atlantic
City, where DR.. Snyder occupies a pull
pit for a month each year Upon their
return to Washington the details for
the wedding of Faith will be made. and
then ! can tell you ell about her at
tendants and things like that. Except
that the wedding is slated for the fall.
] do not know another thing.
No. Susan. the work on the William
Bailey Lamar house has not been
started. but ] am told that II will be,
lust as soon as Judge and Mrs Lamar
return to Washington from San Fran
cisco. Judge Lamar is one of the COM
missioners of the exposition. and they
have been out there.
Judge Lamar bought these three large
lots at Riggs place and Sixteenth street
In 1909. and II certainly is a wonderfully
fine site for a residence. The house will
be gorgeous. and in every way in keep
ing with all the other homes in that
street
The home OF the Lamars on PAGES
Ferry road. near Atlanta. Ga. has been
Sold 1t has been one OF the show
places Of the South ever since it was
built.
And speaking of Sixteenth street
slpce all the dinky little avenue of the
With plaif, figured signs like used on
ID the numbered streets. ] guess there
61l be a wholesale business In sta
tionery this fall. All those notes bear
ing The Avenue Of the Presidents at
the head will have to be changed. to
cards. and what not. Maybe folks will
be informal and treat 1t as a Joke and
use them up anyway. That IL one very
good way of economizing or perhaps
they will give the stationery to the cook
to write the kitchen lists on. Indeed.