The Washington times., 1915-10-01
Items of Interest and lmpor-
tance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses.

of the. Medical Corps. stationed at the
Hot Springs. Ark.
Mrs. Winter was the guest Of honor
at q luncheon and bridge party which
Mrs. Charles Porter gave this after
noon at her apartment in the Portner.
The other guests were Mrs. Darlington.
Mrs. I. W. Littell. Mrs F. c. Aims
worth. Mrs. Jesse Ramsburg. Mrs. c.
c. McCulloch, and Mrs. Willard Warm
ef.
Capt. Joseph Earle. U. g. A., station
ed at the washington Barracks. Is now
on q leave Of several months duration.
and Is visiting his mother. Mrs. J. H.
Earle. at her home in Greenville, 8. c.
He will come to Washington next week
for a short stay. Captain Earle's mar
riaGe to Miss virginia Wheeler. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. John e. Wheeler. will prob
ably take place some time this month.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Walker. who have
lived in Bradley lane. Chevy Chase,
for some time. have taken q house in
Cathedral avenue.
Rear Admiral William H. Emory. U.
g. NJ. retired. and family. who have been
time. will arrive In Washington this
week.
Philander c. Knox. some time Secre-
tary eof State. and Mrs. Knox have
taken an apartment in the Connecticut,
where they expect to spend the greater
part Of the winter. They will probab bly,
go to Florida in January. after their
usual custom. as Mr.. Knox Is very fond
Of golf and likes to play during the win
ter months.
Miss Catherine Woodrow. Of Column
bia. 8. c.. has arrived in Washington.
and Is making a short visit at the
White House. Miss Woodrow IL a sis
ter Of Fltzwilliam Woodrow. who has
been a frequent visitor at the White
House during the past two years
Miss Della Torrey. Iavorite aunt of
former President William Howard Taft.
celebrated her ninetieth birthday yes
terday at her home in Worcester. Mass.
Col. Eugene F. I.add. q. g. A.. Of the
been retired. It Is probable that Colo.
ems ne sna n @ Sas %ssrs VI" s.1 Tsss S.s. ..
since early spring.
Invitations have been received IN
Washington from Mr. and Mrs. Willard
"a. to ws.s. CT pUn
aid Mclean, on Saturday at o'clock.
at Christ Church. Adrian. Mich. A re-
ception at the home Of the bride will
follow the ceremony;
st. Marks Episcopal Church was the
scene Of an interesting wedding yes
terday, when Miss Audre Pauline Mon
cure: Granddaughter Of Mrs. Jean
Washington Moneure. became the bride
6. r. stetson officiating. The bride
was given In marriage by her uncle.
c. e. Brown, with whom she has made
her home. and Mrs. Brown was matron
man for his brother. Mr. Backschmidt
and his bride left Washington immed-
lately after the ceremony for their we'd
ding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew De W. Hart, Of
Albemarle county. Va, have announced
the engagement Of their daughter. Eliz-
abeth Goodwin. and William Atkinson
Jones. jr.. son Of Congressman and Mrs
William A. Jones. Of Warsaw. Va.
Mrs. Lloyd W. Bowers is spending a
few days at her home in Connecticut
avenue, having returned to Washington
at this time to say good-by to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas W. Bowers. who are to
leave Saturday or Sunday for Chicago,
where they will make their home and
where Mr.. Bowers will practice law
They are stopping while here with Mrs
Bowers. who will not open her house
Bowers Is to leave In few days for
Hot Springs. Va. where she will spend
the autumn.
Rochester. and Mrs. Dunn. who have
taken the house Of former Secretary OF
State Philander c. Knox. in X street.
for the winter. arrived in Washington
their home. and. with their son. are
staying at the willard.
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Col. and Mrs. William Wheatley were
and Mrs. Milton Darsan. of Atlanta.
gave last night at the Greenbrier. White
Sulphur Springs.
I. Jane; at the sSersham SesGn Of otss@s At v ss
shoreham are f. D. Woodward. c. r.
Brown. H. L. Ripley. G. S. Carmichael.
and M; c. Bradley. all of Boston: A. p.
Russell Russ II; Ss Sf Se% TUr Haven Robert Min
Mrs. Ashton Potter: and Miss Grace
Potter all of New York city.
Shining this years work in November,
the Twentieth Century Club will hold
It's hrst meeting next Thursday THE
Statutory Minimum Wage" is to be
discussed by DR.. A. J. McKelnay, local
secretary Of the National Child Labor
Committee. while objections to statutes
already drawn are to be presented by
Rome G. Brown. Of Minneapolis who
at one time was president Of the Amer
lean Bar Association. The public is In
vited to hear the program at 1880 in
All Souls Church. Fourteenth and L
streets.
Commander John II. Dayton. Y. s. N.
who has been stationed on the United
States steamship Saratoga for some
time will come to Washington In the
immediate future to be on duty at the
Bureau of Navigation. in the Navy De-
partment.
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell arrived at the
New Willard yesterday. Chapman Cole
man. American consul at Rome. Italy,
is another arrival at the same hotel
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Taft closed
their country place at warwick Neck
r. J., yesterday and returned to their
house in Providence for the winter.
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John r. Mclean has closed his villa
at Narragansett Pier and is making a
short stay at the Waldorf In New York
while en- route to this city. where he
will pass the next six weeks at Friend