The Washington times., 1915-08-05
Items of Interest and I'm
portance of Past, Present,
and Future Among Official
and Fashionable Folk.
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders OF
Society in Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses.

has been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archibald 8. White. on Ossood Lake,
N. T., will 20 to New York this after
noon. where he will stop at the Ritz
Carleton for q few days.
Diplomats are numerous in the Fifth
avenue hotels at present. Capt. X.
Boy-Ed Is at the Ritz-Carleton; also
Giuseppe Brambilla. counselor OF the
embassy Of Italy. and A. Guisser Celes-
tadi Vegliasco. a recent addition to
the representation OF Italy in the United
States: Constantin Mavroudi Boy. Of
the Turkish legation: Prince Won Hatz-
feldt-Trachenberg. counselor OF the
German embassy; Chevalier W. L. F. c.
van Rappard. the minister Of the Meth
erlands at Washington: Jonk Heer w.
II. de Beaufort, secretary. and Count
J. A. z. van Richteren Limpurg.
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The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels. who are spending
ten days at Asheville. N. c.. were the
guests Of honor at q reception which
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. seely gave yester-
day afternoon at Grove Park Inn. Mr..
Daniels made an address to the North
Carolina Bar Association at Battery
Park Hotel last night.
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Among the prominent persons lunch
ing at the shoreham yesterday after
noon were the Secretary Of War.
Lindley NJ. Garrison. and Assistant Sec
retary Of War Henry g. Breckenridge.
Richard B. watrous. Mra H. M. Rus
sell. and Mrs. H. N. Bacon were among
the washinstonians dining at the Nc
Alp'n Hotel in New York. last night
Announcements have been received in
Bar Harbor from London Of the en-
sagement Of Miss Sylvia Fox, daughter
Of Mrs. De Grasse Fox. to Captain
shaw. OF the Ninth Lancers, on the staff
Of General Miner.
Since the death OF her father In Bar
Harbor about eight years ago. Miss Fox
and her mother have lived abroad.
Admiral De orasse. who accompanied
Lafayette to this country. Her mother
was Miss Harriet Biddle. Of Philadel-
phia, a daughter Of DR.. James Biddle.
ard a sister OF DR.: Clement Biddle U.
who recently resigned from the Marine
Corps.
The marriage will take place In Au.
gust Captain Shaw is with General
Miner at Aldershot
Miss Mary Gwynne entertained eight
cen guests at luncheon at the Hill TOP
Inn. Newport. yesterday.
Mrs. Ernest wilkinson was q guest
Of w. E. Curtis. Of New York, at a din.
ner party which he gave at the Casino
at Narrasansett Pier. last evening.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Peter q. Gerry enter
tained on board their yacht. the Owera
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father. exCommodcre Eibridse r
Gerry was one Of the guests
Forty young friends Of the children Of
U. 9. n. and Mrs. Winslow were taker
through the driving rain In automobilei
to the Clam Bake Club. near Newport
where Mrs. Winslow gave . luncheon
ten boys and girls gathered about each
Dancing and games filled In the re-
mainder Of the afternoon.
William e Curtiss, OF New York, a
one time Assistant Secretary Of tn.
Treasury. was host at dinner last even
ias Pier. !" '"' 0'
Tho Spanish Ambassador and Nine
ems. of Bernardsville: n. j.. and hel
daughter. Miss Elsie Stevens. gave las
nt at ss s.. H Top nn S H2ee1
effects. including pretty arrangement
Of a forest with miniature lakes and
about its borders tiny animals. Fe1eri
Orchestra played for the dinner and fo
the informal dancing which followed
with a number Of other guests com
Ing s,m. in: =, ~. o,,., .,s.t. v.,s Mr
and Mrs. Vincent Astor, Mrs: Jehr
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Mrs: Pembroke Jones. Mrs; Hamilto,!
Townsend. Mrs. Richard Gambrill Mrs
John r. Drexel, Mrs. Whitney Warren
Mrs: Mrs Robert K. cass.tt. Mrs oliver 8
and Mrs Peter G. Gerry. Mrs. w. X
Vanderbilt. jr.. Mrs, Craig Biddle. Mr.
and Mrs: W, Goadby LSew' Mr., Iar! an.
Joseph 8. Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. Georg'
B. Post. the Misses Mimi Scott. Ga
brlelle Warren, Barbara Rutherford
Rose b. Dolan. Mildred Rives: ant
Harriette 4. Post. J. W. Riddle. Georg'
lam A. Sands. Joseph Loris, ,Melikoff
Charles A. Sands. Preston Gibson. W
: Hude Nelson. Maurice Roche. Franci
Roche; George W. wisensr, sr III Ric,1 DR. y,
Gambrill, and George Henry Warren. jr
{ DR.. and Mrs. James Mitchell wer
guests at the dinner which Mr.. AM
, Mrs. George A. Draper gave last nigh
, at Bar Harbor. In compliment to thei
house guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Presto
; Davis. of Tuxedo Park,
DR.. and Mrs. William Hollan Whine
, were the honor guests at the luncheo
which Thatcher NJ Adams gave yester
day at Sundrum House. Lenox. Mass.
' Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome n. Bonapart
. and Mrs George Bradley were som
1 Of the guests at the luncheon In tn
Casino. at NarraRansett Pier. yester
! day afternoon. when the hosts wer
Stephen o. Metcalf and Mantor B. Met
calf Of Providence. r. J.. who cam
from the latter's Yacht. the Sachen
which put In at Sounderstown from tn
= New York Yacht Club cruise.
Nine Rakhmetef. wife Of the Russian
, amba assador. heads a committee whicl
. has arranged for n lecture to be givel
'. ut the Casino In Newport for the bene
q At OF the Russian Rcd Cross August IL
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}. Capt. and Mrs Charles c. Marsh VIII
e are In Newport for the summer. wer
= hosts Mt a luncheon there vesterda'
when their guests included Mrs. Alfre'
e Tuckerman. Comdr. Leon s Thomp