The Washington times., 1915-05-23
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Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd waggaman. are
there with their house guests, MRS.
David Hawley, jr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Robbins. of Cleveland. Bobby maVer-
lex went down. and a number OF others
from Washington, 1 think. l wish that
were there, too. for they always have
such good times. They were to go to
the hop at the Naval Academy last
night.
Louise Fenet, who is visiting Com
mander and Mrs. J. o. Richardson, end
Dorothy Mason went down for this mop.
and there will be another dance next
Saturday hight. which Will usher In
June week. with its round Of festivities.
The Floyd waggamans will leave
town about the 18th OF June to visit
Mrs. Waggaman's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert McKensie. at their summer
home near Cleveland. They usually go
out there every summer. and last year
they stayed until January. but expect
to come back earlier next fall.
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A special train will leave New York
at 10 o'clock on the morning OF the 18th
Of Juune to take the guests to "As You
Like It'-isn't that a delectable name
for a country place-the Easthampton
home of the James Harper Poors. for
Mildred Poors marriage to DR.. Yelver-
ton Gernett, and will return in the early
afternoon. DR.. Garnett Is popular
person in Washington and a warm well
come awaits his bride, but / suppose
she will hardly set un housekeeping
here uEtil fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ord Preston and their
chile rem expect to leave town about the
middle of June for California. there to
Join General and Mrs. Murray in San
Francisco. Sadie Murray Pratt and her
husband. Lieut.. Conger Pratt. are also
with the Murrays. 80 they will have a
small family reunion.
California, by the way. is kept pretty
busy these days entertaining notables
Of almost every kind-diplomatic, social,
political and artistic. The Persian min
lister. Mira All Kuli Khan, with
Madame Khan, his niece, Mahin Banou
Bejat-es-Sultaneh. and his household is
regularly established in San Francisco
for the summer to oversee the exposi-
tion of his wonderful collection OF Per-
sian art treasures Miss Esther Cleve-
land, daughter OF the late President
Cleveland. recently has completed a
fortnights visit to the exposition; Mrs
Whitelaw Reid Is in San Francisco, also
Mr.. and Mrs. Emilio de Gorgoza Emma
Eames), and the Countess Alexandra
,, Dumas. who was in Washington during
the early winter and succeeded in rails
ing a large fund for the wounded
| French soldiers. Her husband, by the
| way, Is a grandson of the great Dumas
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Powell Minneg erode. who made the
! trip to the coast to be a member OF
| the international jury OF awards for
the Panama-Paclfc exposition, Is ex-
pected to rejoin his family in Wash
ington about the middle Of June: and
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bartlett are also on
a visit to California. Mr.. Bartlett being
ono of the judges for the directors OF
the exposition In matters pertaining
to art.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Joerissen will do
little entertaining for Governor Willis,
Of Ohio. and Mrs Willis, who are to ar
rive the last Of the week to be their
guests. because their visitors both de-
sire rest. Mrs. Joerissen Is planning
a luncheon for Mrs. Willis. Mr. Joerssen
will probably invite number of men
I. to meet the governor; and, OF course
everybody Is deeply interested in his
Memorial Day speech. a Presidential pos-
sibility being something OF a lion even
in the town which lays claim to the only
President OF the United States in captiy-
ity.
The members of the Aztec Club of 1S47
| called in a body yesterday upon Gen
Horatio Gates Gibson to congratulate
him upon the eighty-eighth anniversary
OF las birth. General Gibson is one Of
the seven living charter members OF the
| Aztec Cluh having served as an Of
! ficer In the Mexican war, and Is the
eldest living graduate Of West Point.
With General Gibson lives mis- daugn-