The Washington times., 1915-04-11

and his father and mother gave up all
their engagements and stayed close to
mis- side. He was better, though, when
the time came along for the dance Mr..
and Mrs. Chaplin gave for their fifteen
year-old daughter, Marcia, and the party
went off with much eclat, and was n
huge success.
Where to make her permanent home
'is the question which is right now per-
picking Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, who
is the guest for awhile of Capt. and Mrs.
Charles s. Wallace. Mrs. Dougherty has
livcd in Tokyo since the death some
years ago OF her husband, who was
at the time naval attache to the Ameri-
can legation in Japan. She was New
York girl before her marriage. but has
travelled so extensively that the scope
Of her acquaintance extends all over the
world. She returned to this country In
December. At the expiration OF her
visit 70 Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Dougherty
will 20 to the Willard for the spring,
and the two friends are planning a trip
to New York together. and visit to
Governors Island in the near future.
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Tommy Kinkaid, now a tall and dig
nified Junior lieutenant in Uncle Sans
navy, Is in town after an absence OF a
number OF years, busily engaged In re-
newing old acquaintances and present
ing his friends to his good-looking wife.
also tall and dark-haired. who was
Philadelphia heiress before her mar
riage about four years ago. Tommy
will be at the Navy Yard, on special
duty, for about four months, and de-
clares that both he and his wife are
delighted at the prospect of passing the
summer days in Washington.
Tommy tells me that his sister.
Dorothy kimmel. who has been with
her father, Capt. Thomas W. kinkaid,
at Annapolis. left this week to Join her
husband, Lieut. Husband +. kimmel. at
San Diego, Cal, where he is staff fleet
gunnery officer. Dorothy is making the
trip across the continent with two
babies and without the sign OF nurse,
as at the last moment her nurse went
back on her Captain kinkaid offered
to come to her assistance and accom-
pany her part way on her journey, but
she felt that under the circumstance
even the fondest OF grandfathers could
not take the place OF nurse.
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What are they doing to Dupont cir
Gle? This Is the question that Is aHi-
tating most of the northwest section
OF the city. where Dupont circle Is
veritahle institution. And now they dne
peeling a broad strip all about the park,
parallel with the sidewalk. and some
fifteen or twenty feet from the edge.
Bets are being laid-and there are al
ways takers--as 10 whether II is to b"
a flower bed. a shrubery, or an asphalt
walk, and | have ever heard suggeS-
to horseback riding and a sort of Rot
ten Row established Personally ! in
cline to the flower bed hypothesis, be-
cause walk that begins and ends no.
seem to be supremely useless and
EOtten Row. though decidedly interest
.ng. is not exactly practicable on SO
small "a scale.
Mrs. Louisa Key Norton has returned
IRON her visit with her son-in-law and
dauEnter. Mr. and Mrs Eldred Tucker
in Seattle. Wash making the long trip
alone in spite Of her four score years
and more. She looks ten years younger
since the remarkable recovery of her
grandson. and Mrs Tucker son. Hatlcy
RaWson. who was so badly injured in
an aeroplane accident something over a
year ago. After lying unconscious and
at deaths door for months at his