The Washington times., 1914-06-01
The News of Society
BY JEAN ELIOT.

have lett washington Tor the1r annual
visit to "Shell Clifr," at Colonial
Beach, the summer homo Of Mr.. Whit
more's mother, Mrs. w. s. Whitmore.
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DR.. and Mrs. Camp Stanley were
among those sailing recently for Mad
rid to witness the marriage of Miss
Belle Willard. daughter of the American
Ambassador and Mrs.. Willard, and
Kermit Roosevelt, son Of Colonel and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. Stanley
is q cousin Of Miss Willard. A number
of Mr.. Roosevelt's relatives, including
his father and sister, Mrs. Longworth,
and his cousin, Philip Roosevelt,
son of w. Emlen Roosevelt also
| sailed yesterday. DR.. and Mrs. ]. q.
s. Bulloch, Of Washington. the former
cousin Of Colonel Roosevelt, were
among the relatives to whom invitations
were sent. Tho ceremony win take
place at noon Thursday, June II, IN the
chapel at the British embassy, and will
be followed at 1880 by q breakfast At
the American embassy.
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Among the many pre-nuptial enter
tainments given for Miss Ruth Worth
inston Bowie, whose marriage to Ar
thur Clifton Houghton takes place Wed
nesdav evening at o'clock, was q
lawn party yesterday afternoon given
by her grandmother, Mrs. Thomas ClaS-
get, at Upper Marlboro. Md. Tonight
Miss Bowie's sorority, Sigma Tau, Of
the Eastern High School, will entertain
at a reception in her honor at the home
of Miss Clara Morford On Saturday.
Miss Edna Saunders. ono of tho brides
maids. was hostess at . luncheon for
Miss Bowie.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Haas, Of New
York, spent the weekend In Washing
ton with their mother. Mrs. T. Haas
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Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Benheim, Of
Richmond, spent the weekend at
washington with Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Fisher.
Invitations have been issued by Major
Gen. and Mrs. Charles r. Humphrey
for the marriage of their daughter. Miss
Helen L. Humphrey. to Percy Law
ton Harley. Of Boston on June II.
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Mrs. Roderick Cameron. who has been
visiting Miss Margaret Cameron. ex-
poets to return to New York today.
Miss Cameron will close her house next
week and will go to New York. whence
she will sail for Europe to spend the
summer.
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Not only are Senator and Mra Key
Pittman enjoying tho delights of their
country place in Virginia. but each
Sunday afternoon there Is veritable
garden party Of official society folk at
Altha Hall. near Rosslyn. and each Sun
day night they entertain a number OF
guests at dinner.
Dining with them last night at Altha
Hall. where flowers without and within
the mansion made the place delightful.
were Mr.. Justice and Mrs Willis Van
Devanter. Senator and Mrs. J. Hamil-
ton Lewis. Senator and Mrs. Clark OF
Wyoming. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Caspar
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Marye,
Miss Alma Perkins. and Ray Baker.
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DIR. Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian
ambassador. will leave Washington to-
day for New York, and the embassy will
be closed for the season. The members
of the embassy stan will leave today
for Manchester. and he will join them
later.
DR.. and Mrs. Guy, Fairfax Whiting
will close their Washington home TO-
day and go to Bar Harbor for the
summer.
Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Richard
Wainwright Jr.. are being congratu-
lated on tho birth of little daughter
on Saturday. Mrs. Wainwright was be-
fore her marriage Miss Alice S. Blech.
the first being a son and named for his
father.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Thomas and
Mr.. and Mrs Meyer. OF Allentown, Pa.
are guests at the Hotel Powhatan fer
a stay Of some length.
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Mrs. E. NJ c. Davis and Miss Dor
othy Hills have arrived from Now York
and are stopping at the Shoreham.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Williams. who
spent the winter at the Highlands, have
left Washington for York village. Me-.
where they Will spend the summer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. H Crosby end
daughter. who have been spending the
past week at the Hotel Powhatan, loft
on Sunday for their home in New York.
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Wigmore, OF
Evanston. H., are at the Shorehan-
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cago. have arrived at the Shoreham.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Jones and son.
of Philadelphia. are at the Hotel
Powhatan.
Herr Ludwig Baer, of Mannheim.
Germany. has arrived at the Shore
ham.
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NJ. and Mrs. l.. w. Langhorne, or
Salem. Va. are at the Shoreham for a
short stay.