The Washington times., 1915-08-18
items of Interest and I'M
portance of Past, Present,
and Future Among Official
and Fashionable Folk.

Tho Austro- Hungarian Ambassador
and Mme Dumba went to New York
yesterday from the summer embassy at
I.enox. Mass. to be present today at
tho celebration in that city Of the birth
day Of Emperor Franz-Josef Of Aus
tria.
Rear Admiral George W. Pigman, who
has been living In Annapolis for about
three years, has bought house in
Takoma Park. where he will reside.
Ensign Preston B. Haines, U. s. ~,
and Mrs. Haines are at the Shoreham
Hote! for few days. They have been
in Gloucester Mass; for several weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander T. Prescott
have returned from a motor trip to, Cape
Nay. where they remained two weeks.
Robert Small has returned from
short stay at Cape Nay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl o. sparswood, who
have made Washington their home for
several years, have gone to Mexico to
Henry II. Flater has returned from
Atlantic City. where he spent fort
night.
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Francis Bennett Poe has gone to York
Harbor. Me-, to JOIN his family. who
have been there since early summer.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Hoffman have
returned to Washington from a two
weeks stay at Rock Hall on the Chesa-
peake Bay
Miss Anna Miller will leave Washing
10 n
Francisco, where she will visit the ex-
position.
fortnight at Barnegat Beach. N. j.
Mrs. Grey is visiting in Philadelphia.
Miss Isabelle Chamberlain is camp
'Rs Weeks. se"F S'usmon'' VA'' for several
Mrs. George Ninian Beall ts spending
month at Provincetown, Mass.
Miss Charlotte 6essez has returned
from Kennebunkport, Me, where she
was for six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John whelan left Wash
ington last week for Provincetown.
Mass. to remain a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Parker are
spending the month Of August In vir-
ginia-
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Mrs. Jules valle. Of St. Louis. is vis-
FhoSEn FshnS hfy She m0h1r % be Mfs Is Tha1is O.
about fortnight longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hume are
sDsmdng the month & Of AnE%st at the
drews. near Seminary Hill. Va.
Denial is made of the recent publica-
ton Of the engagement Of Miss sallie
M. whipp and Lester L. schnare.
Francis H. Stevens has Joined his
family, who are spending the summer In
first Of September, when they will all
return to WashinEton,
Thomas Claffey has returned from an
extended trip through the Middle West.
y. p: Furlong has gone on a motor
New Jersey coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan H. Morse, sr.
will leave Washington at the end of the
week for several weeks stay I'm At
Miss Gertrude O'Connor has returned
from a series Of visits in the southern
part Of Virginia. including Hampton
and Norfolk.
Ga. and New York. is the guest Of
President Wilson at the White House
Colonel Brown. who is cousin of the
at the White House on which occas sions
he always plays golf with the President
at the Washington Country Club: Col,
onel Brown Is also cousin of Herbert
H. Brown. of this city and Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Weinberg. OF
the Atlantic apartments, have gone or
q. motor trip to Atlantic City. From
where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs Bar
ney Rosenthal in Beechwood Boulevard
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Russell. Of thi!
ing at dinner last night on the roof O.
the McAlpin in New York city,
Lawrence Smith Butler, who was 1
guest Of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid at he
camp in the .Adirondacks. has returned
to st. James, L. l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Belmont, VIII
at the St. Regis in New York.
Mrs. William B. Caperton, Miss Mar
guerite Caperton. Miss Martha Goldman
Chauines, Miss Margaret Perrin, Mrs
Robert s. Mccormick. Mr.. and Mrs Au
gust Belmont. Mr. and Mrs Perry Bel
mont. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. tn
Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Shipman wer
some Of the people Of interest to Wash
ington who were In attendance at tn
tennis tournament at the Newport Ca
eino yesterday.
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The officers of the Narragansett Nav;
Station have issued invitations for tn
reception and dance they are giving Sa
urday afternoon for Admiral Fletcht
and officers of the Atlantic fleet. Fol
of the wives of rear admirals will assis
In receiving, they being Mrs. Fletche
Mrs. Mayo, Mrs. Coffman, and Mr.
Fechteler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Curtis wi
arrive In New York tomorrow from b,
gotta. Columbia. where Mr.. Curtis is SCI
retary of the American legation.
The marriage of Miss Emily Symin,
ton RigFs. Of Baltimore, to j. Win
low Hundley, which will take place {
October 5 at Catonsville, Md, Is
much interest to Washington, the brid
elect having many relatives and frien'
here, and has visited here many tim
since she made her debut. She Is
daughter of Jesse Bright Riggs. of Ra
timore and Catonsville. and the brid
groom-to-be is son of ]. Mason Hun
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