The Washington times., 1915-09-11
Happenings of the Day
In Capital Smart Set

ish embassy; Sir Edgar speyer. Of Lon.
don. and Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Chao. Of
Peking, China.
Among the automobiiists who arrived
at the Ote-sa-ga Hotel. Cooperstown.
willard H. Brownson, U. s. A., retired.
and Mrs. Brownson..
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Mrs. Harry Rut!edge Howser and her
daughters. the Misses Marie Louise and
Elizabeth Gardner Howser, have re-
turned to their home in Nineteenth
street after spending the summer at
Atlantic City and Block Island. r. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Drury have re-
York Beach. where they spent the
summer.
The newly appointed Counselor of the
state Department, Frank l.. Polk. and
Mrs. Pc... who spen several days in
Washington. returned to New York on
Thursday night. They will come back
to Washington next week to resume the
search for suitable home. which en-
gagged their attention while IN the city.
Ihey have not yet come to a decision.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Choate are
entertaining DIR. Theodorus Bailey at
Naumkeg, their place at Lenox. and
ihFC hoSuCu IlNIldtlDnS LOT uIIUeTS
his honor this evening <and tomorrow
evening.
>, President John Grer Hibben. OF
Princeton University. and Mrs Hidden
announce the engagement Of their
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Hibben. to
Robert Maxwell Scoon. assistant pro-
fessor Of Latin at Princeton.
Miss Hihben is q graduate Of Bryn
Mawr College. class of 10, Last winter
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women Of well-known families who took
the nurses training course in New
ork. preparatory to joining In the re-
lief work in Europe.
Mr.. Scroon is graduate of Hamilton
College. class Of 'o7. and as one OF the
first Rhodes scholars received a degree
at Merton College. oxford. He rowcd
on the Merton College crew while in
oxford: and at Princeton has interested
himself In rowing, affairs. Last June
Philosophy at Columbia University.
No date has been set for the wedding
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Preston Gibson was host at the largest
entertainment given yesterday at New
port. a dinner and dance at the Clam
bake Club. As for previous parties
this season. the lawns were iIluminat ted
were In blue and white, and two large
tents at the entrance served as recep-
tlon and supper rooms. Two orchestras
Among Mr.. Gibson's guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan Belmont, who at
tended their first entertainment mere
since their marriage: Mr. and Mrs
Sharles Tna csrode De hoosey oelrichs,, Mr.. and
seph e: Widener. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
kelso Cassatt. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Wilkes Cary. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Stewart
Barney. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard NJ
Thomas. Mr.; and Mrs. Joseph Harri-
Nd nj
and Mrs. Perry Belmont. MIR. and Mrs
stuart Duncan. Mr.: and Mrs J. Gordon
Douglas. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Holden. tr,
Of Boston: Mr.; and Mrs. Eldridge Jor-
dan; of Washington: Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Pierrepont Perry. Mines. George D.
Widenor. Richard Townsend. Fletcher
Rver William, X. Vanderbilt jr. !:
George Howard. Cornelius II. Tango
rutherford: Angelica Schuyler Brown,
Roberta willard. and Mimi Scott. Earl
Alex~Sder. John w. Clifton, Herman
Huger. Williams P. Burden. Hermann
Oelrichs. Reginald Rives, Thomas Cur
+: Russell. Harry Holloway. Samuel
Wiilets. Robert w. Goelet. lie Baron
Russell. Thomas Eliot. Stephen r. FL
kins. George Henry Warren, jr.: Henry
F. Eldridge Louis Boissevain. Lawrence
waterbury. and George d. Widener
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Astor gave q
dinner at Beechwood last evening and
many guests were asked later for
dancing.
The marriage Of Miss Emakate Amor
GUS. of Atlanta. Ga. and a frequent
visitor In Washington to Carl Gustaf
Vretman. will take place this evening al
O'Clock at the home Of the bride
in Forest avenue. Atlanta.