The Washington times., 1915-09-15
Items of Interest and lmpor-
tance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.

CoI. EDWARD ii. Brown, VINO wal
taken Ill with pneumonia in New YorF
recently. is now convalescent and ar
rived in Washington yesterday. &C
companied by Mrs. Brown. They are
both guests at the White House. Mrs
Brown will return to her home In At
lanta, Ca, within few days, but the
colonel probably will remain with the
President for some time.
The Secretary of the Treasury Is also
q guest at the White House. having
returned yesterday from North Haven
Me-, where he spent several days with
his family. DR.. Cary Grayson. the Sec.
retary to the President, Mr. Tumulty
and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones COM
plete the White House house-party.
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Senator and Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst,
of Arizona, and their son have returned
to washington and taken an apartment
in the Brighton. where they will spend
the winter
DR.. and Mrs. c. T. Neil. who have re-
Gently returned to Washington after
two years in Sew York. are taking pos
session Of their home in Cleveland Park.
which has been rented during their ab-
sence They are making some improve
ments and adding sleeping porch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Manning. who have
been occupying the Neil house. nave
moved to a residence at the col ner or
Newark street and Thirty-sixth, Cleve-
land Park.
Bradley Davidson and his son, Rich
ard Davidson, have returned to their
home in Nineteenth street. from Nom
quit, Mass. where they have been
spending the summer. Mrs. Davidson
and Miss Louise Davidson are still at
Nonuuitt. but will return to town on
October !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan Devereux and
their children have returned to their
home opposite the Chevy Chase Club.
after spending the summer at Woodbury.
Forrest. Va.
Mrs. ]. w. Bogley. Of Friendship
Heights. Md. announces the engage
Bogley. to James c. Dulin. of Wash
1nGton. The marriage will take place
on October 20. The young people will
make their room In Washington.
The Russian Ambassador and Madame
Bakhmeteff entertained informally at
dinner last evening at Stone Villa, the
summer embassy, in Newport
Joseph Loris-Melikoff,, first secretary
port from washington.
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Mrs. Breckinridge Bayne will be ma
tron Of honor at the marriage satur,
Phillips F. N. Greene. The wedding
will take place at Locust Farm, the
hcme OF Miss Dunning's mother. Mrs.
Willard Fullerton Dunning. at War
wick. N. Y. Mrs. Bayne was among the
marriage of Miss Mildred Poor and Dr.:
A. Y. r. Ga, nett at AS You Like 1t, )"
the Long Island home OF the bride
parents.
October has been selected as the
date of the marriage of Miss Anne
Tagar. Steele. daughter. Of Mr.: and
Mrs. Samuel Tagart Steele; TO A; Perry
place in Baltimore. the brides home.
Ensign and Mrs. Percy Kent Robot
tom. U. S. NJ, are receiving congrttu-
daughter at jamestown. r.. l.. where
they are stationed. Mrs. Robottom be-
fore her marriage was Miss Isabelle
Magruder. of Washington. daughter OF
Dr.. Alexander Magruder. U. S. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Mccartney and
their two daughters. the Misses Kate
and Elizabeth Mccartney. with Mrs.
s. X. Arnold. of Washington. are pass
ing the autumn season. as is their year
renee Park. N. Y.
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The assistant solicitor for the Depart
ment Of State. Hampson Gary. and
Mrs. Gary are entertaining several
members Of Mrs. Gary's family. Her
mother. Mrs. N. r. Royal; her sister.
Mrs. NJ. r. Fish. and her nephew.
Eugene Fish. who have been spending
arrived in town this morning. MIR. Fish.
who is a member of the senior class
at Yale. will return to New Haven on
October l.
Mrs George T. Marye, wife Of the
United States ambassador to kussia.
who has been spending the summer at
her California home. is in Washington
for few days. before starting on her
journey to Petrograd, where she will
join the ambassador.
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The marriage of Jay B. Lippincott.
son of the late Craig Lippincott and
a we'll known Philadelphia clubman. to
Mrs. Ludlow Harrington. of Flushing,
/. l.. took place in New York yester-
day. Only the immediate families were
) present.
Mr.. Lippincott's first wife. from
ago, was Miss Camilla Hare, daughter
Of Mrs. Frank Mitchell, of Washington,
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The engagement Of Miss Ruth Coke,
ton Coke, of Philadelphia. to Stanley
Stokes. whose parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas c. Stokes, are also Philadel-
phians, was announced yesterday. This
is the fifth engagement among the at
tendants at the marriage Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Angler Duke last April. The en-
gagement of Miss Elsa Reath and John
Appleton, even as the betrothal of Miss
Hope Beale and oliver Cromwell, was
announced before the marriage of Mis:l
Cordelia Biddle to Mr.. Duke took place
but hard upon this event following the
announcement of Miss Mary Duke 8
engagement to Anthony ]. Drexel Bid
die. jr Then Miss Ellen Yuille and
William Sturgis, both of New York. an
nounced theirs. and now Miss Coke
and Mr.. Stokes.
Miss Alva Bernice Robinson. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Robinson, OF
Woodley Park, has returned to hel
home after a pleasant visit to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Carleton Howe in Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.