The Washington times., 1915-08-29

Unusual people are always turning up
in Washington to mako life interesting.
and among the newcomers arc Russcl!
Hastings Millward, long known AS the
youngest explorer" in captivity. and
his bewitch!nG wife. who have decided
to spend the winter In the Capital. Mr..
Millward says he can lay claim no
longer to being the youngest explorer.
for he has been at 1t fourteen years:
but he Is anything but ancient now. and
must have begun when other boys are
busy with fractions and football. More
over. he holds rhe worlds record for
distance covered on foot through uncx-
plored country. and has some 17.8es miles
to his credit through the wild places Of
South and Central America. and Mexico.
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Mrs. Millward Is Boston girl. she
was Edna Boydcn before her marriage.
She has travelled extensively in this
| country. and is making plans to accom-
pany her husband on his next trip into
the wilds. She Is deeply interested in
the questions. Of the day. Is an ardent
member Of tho woman's auxiliary Of the
Navy League. and has recently been ap-
pointed q member Of the pageants and
contests committee. to which Julia Mar.
lowe and many other prominent women
belong.
At present Mr.. Millward Is engaged In
mapping work. and It probably will keep
him here all winter. though he con-
stantly feels the call Of the field and his
wife is anxious for him to be off again
lest some enterprising explorer come
along and break his record They have
an apartment at the Biltmore but arc
busy househunting, and hope soon to
have home where they may gather
their household gods about them. Very
interesting household gods they are. too.
many Of them curious and beautiful
things picked up by Mr.. Millward on his
travels.
| Hollins Randolph Of Atlanta, who Is
direct descendant Of Thomas Jefrer-
son. spent several days In Washington
last week. He Is a member of the
f1rm Of Brown & Randolph. one of the
best known Arms Of lawyers in the
South, and perhaps the wealthiest. for
they can claim about $500, 900 worth Of
real estate in Atlanta alone, including
the hugo office building which they
occupy.
Mr.. Rs-dolph Is on his way to New
/ Hampshire to pick UP his wife. who
has bean In New England since early
In the summer. Fa stopped on In New
, York en- route. and they will both pay
Washtr&tcn n visit on their way home.
HRS. Rondo'ph wss n Elisa Walton. Of
Savannah. Ga. where she was noted
beauty Mr.. Rando,ph's father and
mother. as we'll as most of his Inn
mediate ancestors. lie in tho old family
burying ground at Montlcello: and. IN
6oferenca to his direct descent \irom
fhomas JcTeTson. he was asked 20 real
tNe Declaration Of Independence at the
Jau.0strwn Exposition.
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;1rs. A. r. Eharda. wife II tho promi-
rert .rcris'is,. n a ne;ni;er Of tho Epps
family o. Virgln,s, one of tho oldeat
colonis! families IN tho state and tho
original owners OF largo tracts of land
on both shoroA Of tho James river,
much of which has been purchased of
late years by tho Dupont powder people,
who are establishing large factories
thore, Just recently, ! understand, the
Dupont company. wishing to enlarge the
plant purchased from Mrs, ahands
| pi"'her an ieio'u III INC ii'efi iaf Which
they paid him the tidy sum of tl3S 0S0.
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Francis w, henson, midshipman, 1.
expected ta arrive in Washington mex
Week to visit his parents, Read Admira
and Mrs, w, q, Benson, his summer
leave beginning about that time. II.
and the ntheF middies who were de
taihsd at Annapolis in connection witt
tins 'gsuging" and "hasing" iRvsstiga
tisH as witnesses ana the like were ns
seat West sy rsii 70 ,sta tAs.s class