The Washington herald., 1915-12-11
purely Personal

Mrs. Peter Smith. OF Staunton. Va, is
visiting friends IN Washington.
Hobart n. Ramsdell. a clerk In the
office of the secretary to the Commits
sioncrs. has been awarded q speed medal
by the Remington Typewriter Company.
In a recent test. Mr.. Ramsdeu wrote
SsS words in ten minutes. Deductins
fifty words for errors. he averaged 81
s-lo words per minute.
Miss Sarah HickiEs. of Washington. Is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles V.
Mclean, of Philadelphia.
Miss Marjorie Larcw. OF Greenville. Va,
is the guest OF Miss Janet Bear.
Jerry simpson. employed in the ONCE
Of the District Engineer of Bridges, has
accepted Il posistion with the Bethlehem
Steel Company at the new plant at
Cape May. Mr.. Simpson is expected to
leave in a few days.
L. D. Lewis. Staunton. Va. has moved
his household effects to Washington
where he has accepted d position with
one of the departments of the govern
mcnt.
Miss NJ. \. Abby. of Shawnee. Okla
hOma, has returned to her home in the
West.
John +. Hood. secretary of the Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company. has
presented the Washington chapter OF
the American Institute of Banking, with
five framed bank notes OF an institu-
tion that was engaged in the banking
business in this city during the days OF
wild cat banks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard I. HaSan. OF
la y street northeast. last night cele-
brated the tfty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage. Children, grandchildren. and
few very intimate friends were present.
One of the guests was Mrs. Virginia
Stewart. of Alexandria. Va, who was
bridesmaid at the wedding.
Judge George Gray, OF Wilmington,
Del, has been appointed chairman of
the United States government delega-
ton to the second Pan-American
Scientific Congress. to be held here COM
mencing December q.
Kcnsey J. Hammond. jr.. of Culpeper.
Va. who has been confnel to a local
hospital for several weeks. has recovered
and is expected to leave for home within
n few days.
Mrs. J. T. Wampler. Of Culpeper. Va.
is in Washington on a short visit to her
son and daughter
Miss Margaret Peter. who is the guest
OF Mrs w. W. P. Hill. OF Culpeper, Va.
il in Washington for a few days on a
sightseeing tour.
]. GARNER Nelson. an attache Of the
Department of Agriculture. left several
days ago for Rappahannock County. Va,
to take charge of Mount Vernon the
estate of the late John B. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs William Febrey and Mrs.
Nettic Hughes. of Falls Church. have
taken a residence in Washington for the
winter.
Misses Virginia and Mildred Hawxhurst
and Mrs. Hawxhurst. of this city. were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs George Hawk
hurst. of Falls Church. last week.
Mrs. c. II. Allen. Of this city. spent
last Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
at Falls Church.
Miss Janet Richards will deliver a lee
ture in the concert hall Of the Academy
Of Music in Baltimore, Tuesday, on
Peter the Great and Frederick the
Great, two Progenitors of the Present
World War"
Lieut.. Robert Cabaniss. who has been
with a government surveying ship In
Panama. Is in Washington.
Mrs Sam Galloway. of Washington, is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rountree,
Of Birmingham. Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Gordon Smith, who
spent several days in Washington. have
returned to their home In Tampa. F1a.