The Washington times., 1915-02-14
JEAN ELiUor%
J LETTER.

USAN DEAR, little birds are fit
ting about these days, whispering
Of engagements and rumors of
engagements: in my minds eye
/ can make up a full calendar Of spring
and early summer weddings. and to
start with comes the announcement OF
Harriet Conger's engagement to Ensign
Donald wheeler Hamilton. Her wedding
ia. however. not to take place until au-
tumn. as Mr.. Hamilton Is on sea duty,
attached to the United states ship Han.
nibal. zone of those horried ships"
Harriet says. that are always way off
at SEQ somewhere"
don't know O. girl who has had
greater success than Harriet. She Is
pretty as q peach, very popular. and has
boon a belle both hero and in Annapolis,
where her brother, Paymaster omar
Conger. was stationed at one time, and
where Mrs. Conger and her attractive
daughters made their home. She is q
granddaughter Of the late Senator Omar
Dwight Conger Of Michigan. Mr.. Ham,
ilton comes from New Mexico. where his
father owns a big ranch.
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The only man in the United States
WIN pVcoOobOb s"o iitNoic
Of honor, Gen. frank d. Baldwin, is
spending q month or SO in Washington.
renewing old acqualntances. This
medal, the ~. c." Of the United States
army. is bestowed only for sallantry in
action. Its possession Is a mark of dis
tinoticn. General Baldwin served in the
civil war, was a famous Indian fighter.
louSht through tho war with Spain. and
during tho Philippine Instructions. He
hno Z n,ervelous fund Of anecdotes re-
1nk2ug 70 campaign experiences. One OF
A1o medals Of honor 10 q souvenir of the
eva war believe; the other servins
- q reminder Of the days Of border
warfare.
Though over seventy-three years old.
osneral Baldwin Is straight as rain
rod. hardy and full Of life. He is etop-
ping a& the Gordon Hotel.
Col wIlber e. Wilder. in command at
Fort Aryer. Is another officer who
boasts Q medal Of honor. having won 1t
In . skirmish with Indians. The In
uisnia is . little star. worn about the
neck on . blue ribbon.
Ont. and Mrs. w. D. A. Anderson
have moved from 1868 P street to tho
Ontario. Captain Anderson. you know.
has been Assistant Engineer Commis-
sioner Of tho District for about year.
having come 10 Washington from New
York. where he had been stationed for
soIne time.
Int It moo to see Callie Hoke Smith
n psrties once more? She was III for
some time. you know. and since her re-
oovery has been going very slow. How
sven she was at Mrs. Barnett's party
IN Wallis warfleld last week. looking
raey we'll. and / have seen her several
(ames since, dancing aafif she had never
stamped, and. as usual, surrounded by
q crowd Of boys.
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ma Petsr Goelet Gerrys will bring
tAeSe now yacht the Owera- recently
pprohased from Frederick II. stephens
OF Buffalo, to Washington about the
end Of this month; and, after Mr.
Gerry retires from Congress on March 4,
they plan to cruise several months
Their ultimate destination Is San Fran
cisco and the Panama-Pacifc Exp9si-
ton. where they will find quite colony
Of Washington society folk gathered TOT
tho spring and early summer. among
them their very good friends, the Billy
Hits. The yacht has beautifully fitted
quarters, twelve good-sized staterooms'
including living rooms and bed rooms
and doubtless will be the scene of much
entertaining during the Gerrys stay IN
san Francisco.
State Senator and Mrs. Richard EWeil
Thornton have returned to washington
from Richmond, where they spent sew
eral weeks during the session OF the
Virginia legislature. Mrs Thornton says
she expects to find her apartment IN the
Rochambeau very quiet after the music
and life of the jefferson, where she
stayed while in Richmond.
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Occupying the place of honor on the
buffet of the officers dining room OH
the Mayflowcr,. perhaps the most con-
spicuous object in the room Is large
TOW COW. a COW with a particularly in
telligent expression. and musical moo
Rossy is a mascot for the officers OF
the ship. who regard her with great con-
sideration.
Entertainments aboard ship are al
ways fun. l think. and the Mayfiowel
is particularly we'll equipped for thai
purpose. The interior finish, floors
and wood work are handsome. although
most of the mahagony panelinC has
been PAINTED white. and the walls OF
several Of the. bed rooms are covered
with heavy silk The space available
for dancing Is large, and the numerous
cozy corners are most cnticing
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels entertain quite often on the
Mayflower as 1t is larger and better
equipped than Mr.. Daniels special ship
the Dolphin. Especially fetching are
the cunning little open fireplaces tha
are in evidence in several cabins. Before
it's purchase by the Government. thu
Mayflower was a private yacht. 1t wal
built at enormous expense in England
nave been told and "er'"tnly 1t n
charmingly finished and fitted. =
Quite the busiest person in Londol
these days IS Mrs. Parker sister o
Lsrd Kitchener. who enjoys the distinc
tiun of being the only person who dar"
cheek" the general, as the English ex
preston goes. A recent letter fror
London contained an account Of vts
which Mrs Parker paid her brother a
his office ono day. He kept her waitin