The Washington times., 1915-04-18

field In the spring and wanted to take
Frances with her, but her father, Ben
dc Mier Miller. objected to parting with
| his only daughter.
| Anne Darsie, of Pittsburgh. Is now
visiting Frances, and Is having the
| good time she always has in Wash ng-
ton. Frances is just back from War
renton, where she visited Jack Gray
, and his wife, who was Ray williams
before her marriage. The Grays are
| settled on a fine farm about six miles
| from Warrenton, and are engaged In
raising horses. The house. which Is old
| fashioned and rambling, Is most attrac-
tive. and is located on a great hill.
overlooking the little river that me-
ander' through thei. cir place
! About the time the Carl Nroomans turn
over the house which they have occu-
pied this winter to its OWNERS. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Harlow. that is about the
middle of May. Mr.. Vrooman will go
] to Oklahoma. in place Of Mr.. Houston,
| to make n speech at the Southern Con-
gress. He will also stop on the way to
| make an address at the University OF
1 Ohio. Mrs. Vrooman has not yet made
anv definite plans for the early sum
! mcr, but expects to find some quiet
! place In Virginian where she can rest
and write. 8:
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| Fort Myer is quite gay these days,
for the post is full of visiting girls, and
pretty girls at that. There are the
Misses Braisted, of st. Louis. who are
the guests of Capt. and Mrs. Edward 7.
Donnelly: Miss Glasgow is visiting her
, uncle and aunt. Major and Mrs. Will
lam Glasgow: Miss E.dmonds, of Lynch
/! burg, is staying with Capt. and Mrs.
| Fred Gallup, and there are number of
others.
A round Of parties, riding parties,
supper and dinner parties, has marked
the week. and on Friday there was a
picnic. followed by an informal hop in
the administration building, Ed Greble
! who Is the moving spirit In anything
that involves good time. took A
crowd Of fifteen in a tally-ho to Chain
Bridge, where they had picnic supper
and lots OF fun, and later they drove
back to the post and attended the hop
en- masse.
Lieutenant Greblc also drove a tally
no load to Potomac Park for one Of the
} polo games last week, behind spank
ing team Of gray mules.
|, Lieut.. Clarence Iincanp. L. S ~, en-
tertaincd large audience when hc
spoke on submarines last week before
the Ohio Society and ELECTED great ap-
plause when he showed a picture of
himself going over the side OF "A sub
: marine in a divers dress. His talk was
most interesting and he had a rcma rk-
able collection OF pictures. Also he dis
} | Z,
ering at tho Army and NaVN Cluh n
short time ago. But I.ieutcnan, Hin
camp il not always serious. He and his
especial playmate. Lieut.. John l.. Ise-
man. give lots Of jolly parties in their
apartment at the Bencdick. and have a
glorious good time.
| So
Dr.. Roland Cotton Smith went to New
York to oriciate at the marriage las
Saturday of Laura Cass Garfield to the
Rev. william Lawrence Wood, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmers Wood, OF New
fYorh. He IL. il mistake not. related
. to the young clergyman. whose mother
was Ellen Appleton Smith. daughter of
the Rev. DR.. John Cotton Smith. ono
= time rector of the Church of the AS
cension irr New York.
i. Some of the daily papers fell into a
| rather droll mistake at the time of the
: announcement of the enga cement which
. took place not long before the wedding,
saving The engagement of Miss Can
fields younger sister. Miss Mary Cass
Garfield. was announced in February.
' 1914 to Henry S. Hooper. a young law
: yer" AS a matter of TACT it was Laura
I Canfle.d herself. and not her spright'S
D sister. who was engaged to yorny Mr.
e Hooper. but she broke it off so gently
3 that few people knew it had been don't
l. until the second announcement ap'
u pcarcd.
Congressman William Kent is leavin:
V Washington today or tomorrow fo
y | Chicago. where he has business tha
e will keep him for a week or so; thei
= Mrs. Kent will join him and they will
y proceed to Kentfield, their Californi;
| home for tie summer. There they liv'
, in almost Tolstoyan simplicity. Th
: house Is a modest bungalow, the wall
n are picturelSss. but the great window
Y look out upon majestic scenery, beside
!, | which any picture would appear trivia
h and uninspiring.
=, Ii was only few years ago that Mr.