The Washington herald., 1915-08-12

Mrs. Joseph E. Widener. at her Newport
villa for short stay. Mr.. widener i.
spending this week at Saratoga Springs
attending the races
Registering at the Hotel McAlpin dur.
ing the past week from Washington hays
been Richard B. Owen, p r. Cuadra,
Bromley Seeley, C. Ford. E. ]. Cunning,
Miss 5. b. Corson, J. A Carey, Mr. and
Mrs. j. ID. Hughes, Miss Ella Maloney.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Holmes, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Bert Nyen, E. W. Skinner, s.
Sidney Forst. c. Gordon. Lloyd w Patch,
FRANK Il. Lord, Miss E. H. Brown Miss
Sarah lie StourSeon. Fl. Stacy, Mr. and
Mrs w. II. Craig. George H. MAYNARD.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baird. Miss H. NJ.
Bacon. j. p. Lyon, Mrs. H. NJ Russell,
Z. F: Walton, Frank NJ. Hatley, and ]. J.
Dickinson.
Among recent arrivals at the Willard
are Capt: Joseph w Beacham, jr,, T.
5. A, and Lieut.. Harold L. Parsons
L. S. NJ. c.
Mrs. Dorothy Bacon. who has bes,
spending some time with her son-in-Iaw
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
FRANCIS Adams. at their new home in p
street. has gone to New HAMPSHIRE for
the remainder of the summer Mrs
Bacon Is remembered by navy people as
the wife of the officer who first planted
the Stars and Stripes on Alaskan soil
and for whose distinguished bravery
Queen Victoria later presented him with
medal
Mr.. c. W. Lanshorne, Of Greenwood
Va. accompanied by his daughter Mrs
Charles Dana Gibson. are at the Willard
fA n No. t,,N
Nine. Bakhmeten has arranged with
Mrs. Esler an exhibition at the studio
ol Messrs. kersey and Fides, at New
port. or two statuettes presented by
Prince Paul Troubetzsky to be sold for
the benefit of the Russian Red Cross
There has also been presented a Russian
bakoshnick (head dress) of the fifteenth
century. which will be exhibited and sold
by Mrs. Esler at her Newport studio for
the benefit of the Russian Red Cross
Senator and Mrs. claude A. Swanson
are spending the early summer on their
Virginia estate. near Chatham. where
they are keeping open house for a large
party of friends with a like fondness for
the simple life.
Representative and Mrs. William A.
Cullop. Of Indiana. who went to Hawaii
with the Congressional party early in the
spring, are now in California, where
they are being extensively entertained.
Among the hospitalities recently given
in honor of Mrs. Cullop in San Fran
cisco was a breakfast given by the Cali
fOrnia branch of the Woman's National
Democratic League.
Miss Marguerite Caperton, Miss Mar
guerite Shonts and Miss Rhoda Pullman
will of fha
exhibit at the Newport Garden Club
today. The Belgium and Serbian
farmers whose plantations have been
devastated by the war will benefit from
the sale.
Arnold Shanklin, of ST. Louis. Mo. the
American consul general at the City Of
Mexico, who has been in Washington for
ten days. is now at the Waldorf-Astoria
In New York. where he will leave tomor-
row for his post, his vacation having
come to an end.
Senator and Mrs. George Peabody
Wetmore entertained at dinner at
Newport last night.
Rear Admiral Cameron McRea Win
slow, U. S. N. of the Naval War Col
lege, reviewed the battalion of ap-
prentice seamen at the Naval Train
IiiS StdtiOH SeSleEudy dIteEHooH d.
Newport.
Newport, the bone of polo, will
come back strong in the great sport
next Saturday at the Westchester
Polo Club grounds at Batemans Point.
1t will be the opening of the polo
season announced by the committee.
consisting of Hon. r. Livingston
Beeckman and MIR. August Belmont,
Mr.. Rudolphe Agaseiz. Mr.. Eugene S.
Reynal, Mr.. w. Goadby Loew, and
Mr.. T. Suffern Taller, through Mr.. J.
c. Cooley. In the match. which is
merely a forerunner of some big ones.
will be seen at least two interna-
tional polo players and the occasion
will be a remarkable one in other re-
spects. as the guests from the An
drews-Belmont wedding. the flower
show, and the dog show will go to
polo. The sight Saturday will surely
rival those of the old days of polo
in Newport. Mr.. Cooley announces
that there will be matches the fol-
lowing Wednesday and for a number
of Saturdays and Wednesdays to
come.
High praise was bestowed yester-
day at Newport upon Mr.. Harry
Payne whitney as true sportsman
for opening his Newport stables and
sending there a string of his best
polo ponies. twenty-four in number.