The Washington herald., 1914-07-18

have arranged to break the monotony.
and minimize the dlscomforts OF their
Washington summer by series Of week
end motor trips They left town yes
terday afternoon on the first OF these
excursions with their objective point the
summer home Of Senator and Mrs.
Willard Salisbury, in Delaware. They
will return TO Washington Sunday night
or early on Monday. The place Of next
weeks trip has not been definitely de-
cided upon, but on July 81 they win 60
to White Sulphur Springs, Va
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels and members OF the party ac-
conpanying them aboard the Mayfiower
for a ten days cruise have returned
to town.
Mrs. Daniels and her four boys will go
to Flat Rock, N. c., one Of the noun
tain resorts Of that State. for the month
OF August. During the absence Of Mrs
Daniels and family. Mrs. A. W. Bagley
and the Misses Bagley VII occupy Single
Oak
The Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine. van Rappard have gone to New
York and will sail from there Monday
10 pass several months in Europe. Mr..
J. W. H. de Beaufort. who will be-
come charge d'affaires on the departure
OF the Minister. will transfer the 'lega-
tion 10 Bar Harbor for the remainder of
the summer
Captain and Mrs. Warren c. Beach
have gone to Great Darlington. Mask,
to remain through the summer.
The temporary adoption of Master shir-
a aENA 4
Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean, that their
only child, Master yinson Walsh Mclean.
might have the intimate companIonship
of a child Of his own age, has come to
an end Master Shirley Carter is back
to his parents home at warrenton, Va,
and again happy as a small king Of his
fathers hunting stable and the mascot
of the Warrenton Hunt Club. He was
the nursery companion of the Mclean
child. who IL the heir presumptive TO
two Of the largest fortunes in America.
Just seven weeks. The secrets Of the
nursery are not being revealed by Mrs
Mclean. or by Mrs. Carter, mother of
the small Virginian. It is intimated,
however. that Shirley. Jr.. is something
of boxer as well as the infant wonder
when ii comes to horses, and that his
small host, or for the time, his adopted
brother. did not take kindly to the rough
and tumble sport inspired from Warren
ton. At any rate. Black Point Farm.
large as II is. was not large enough to
accommodate these two specimens OF
humanity. and the little F. F. V. has
been returned to his native heath. Mrs.
Mclean. however. still clings to the idea
OF having the Carter influence applied
TO her son. so has engaged the services
of Miss Mary Lindsey Carter. a sister
~.
Point household. as governess for her
son.
Harbor cottage for the summer, enter
tained a dinner company OF young peo-
pie on Thursday evening in compliment
to Miss Helen Walcott, who Is passing
the season with Mrs. Henry F. DimIck
Mrs. Dinick is still suffering from an
illness Of the early spring and taking
little active part in society.
Mrs. G. G. Whitney, the former Mrs.
Copeley-Thaw Of Washington, has ar
rived at Bar Harbor to make a short
visit to Mrs. Edward Williams, OF Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Joseph Crawford and Miss Caryl
Crawford. who have been passing the
early summer at Chevy Chase Lodge
have gone TO Narragansett Pier for the
season opening there today.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Helen Longstretk Boyd. of Philadelphia.
to Ensign Edward Orrick Mcdonnell. L.
S. N. now at Vera Cruz. Miss Boyd is
the daughter Of James Boyd. of Phila-
delphia. with an extensive summer place
at Haverford. where the forthcoming
wedding is to take place as soon as the
can return to the States
and secure leave Of absence.
Ensign Mcdonnell was one OF the he
roes of the occupation OF Vera Cruz
When the first boatloads Of sailors
landed. Mcdonnell. with a boats crew,
ran along the waterfront and climbed to
the roof Of the highest building in sight.
For almost an hour he stood there with
his men. a target foT\ Shippers" wig
wagging the warships in the harbor for
re-enforcements. His gallantry won him
the formal commendation Of his su-
periors. He is a son OF the late Eugene
Of Baltimore. and a graduate
of the Naval Academy in the class Of
1872.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane.
bAAe laAACI duAl VI DuCHeSS OF
are entertaining a house
party at LenoX in compliment to the
duchess, who went there from Newport
Owing to the family MOURN
Ing for the late George Vanderbilt. whose
death occurred in this city last winter
there will be no formal entertaining by
Mr.. and Mrs. Sloane for the British
visitor. The latter will, however, be
by large family party. all
II the Vanderbilt clan. The Duchess Of
is the only daughter of
William X. Vanderbilt. OF New York.
a niece Of the late George
Of this city and Biltmore,
". c. Her brothers are William K.
jr., who married Miss VIr-
ginia Fair. OF California. and Harold
now living with his mother,
Mrs o. H. P. Belmont, at Marble House,
Newport.
Among the passengers sailing today on
the steamship Berlin, from New York
for London. Paris, and Bremen, will
be Mr.. Charles E. Currier. Mr.. c. X.
Wead. Miss Katharine wead, and Mr..
Charles Eberle. Of this city.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles L. Anderson an
lounce the marriage in London, England.
luly s. OF their daughter, Edythe A. NJ
Anderson. End Mr.. A. Everly Carpenter
Mrs. Emilia ossa de Lefevre. mother