The Washington times., 1915-08-08
JEAN ELI0TcT
LETTER.
~)U'vE, been reading about the

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the President a summer palace?
It's going to take form one Of
these days. and I don't think It will
mean New England retreat. or a Col
orado reserve In the mountains. either.
Presidents are too busy to take chances
spending a summer that far from base,
Nowadays.
When 1t comes. 1t will be a summer
residence somewhere within usable dis.
tance Of Washington; Bluemont. or
Brnddock Heights, or some such place,
where there are good roads and not
too much mileage Of them between the.
President and his White House office.
There u a good deal Of talk about
getting start made during the next
Congress session. 1t begins to be re-
garded as really necessary thing to
be done.
Having the Presidents summer homo
handy to Washington would mean q
lot. socially. 1t would keep endless
important or quasi-important folk in
this vicinity during the summer. who
otherwise would chase away to some
other end Of the country. and would
quite revolutiopize the summer season
for Washington. I certainly hope we
shall be able to keep the Presidential
villa in our section: better for the
President. and better for this town,
too
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I wrote you some time ago, Susan.
about the handsome new roadster which
Britton Browne and his wife have ac-
quired recently. and 1 spoke Of the fact
that her very own initials were on the
haf niatn kon
they we're only on one door while his
initials adorn the other. Mrs. Arthur
Browne has an automobile with her
initials on it. SO. when the Britton
Brownies ordered their car-and 1t was
made to order. understood. Mrs. Brit
ton desired to have the same idea carried
out which did not coincide with Britton's
wishes exactly. Ultimately compro--
mise was reached, so his initials were
painted on ono side and hers on the
other. And SO the story goes
Now that the Assistant and Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Carl Vroo-
man are settled for the time being at
their home at Charlesvoix,, on Lake
Michigan. Mrs. Vrooman is once more
busily engaged on the novel which she
Is writing and which she started In the
spring during the lull in the social ac-
tivities. Mr.. Vrooman will return to
Washington about the middle Of this
month. probably to remain here until
fall, when Mrs. vrooman will join him.
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Ira kortwright Wetherill and his at
tractivo wife are we'll started on their
annual trip North in their yacht. tho
Clipper Mr.. and Mrs. Vinton Birch.
who are among their most intimate
friends, and who will be the only guests.
left Washington Thursday to meet the
yacht in Annapolis, from which place
they sailed early Friday morning. The
trip>,pla nned will take them through
the Delaware and Chesapeake canal to
Philadelphia, then on to Trenton. New
York city. Narragansett Pier. and final
" to Newport where they win remain
for the yacht RACES. After about a
months absence they viii return to
the Gleaves, their fine eState comprts-
ing some hundred acres on the Macho.
doc and Potomac rivers. in Westmore-
land county, Va. adjoining the Will
ings country place. 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wether1ll, who are men,
bers OF the wealthy Philadelphia family
OF that name. have lived at the Gleaves.
wA"SSA oAAo 0oAAiHoiS oScE SiuCc tncy
purchased 1t about seven years ago.
coming to Washington frequently
aboard the Clipper. There they manu-
facture their own Ice and electricity,
have their private wharf. and fine bath
houses. boats OF every variety, and
everything that the heart could wish.
Mrs. Wetherill's special delight Is ner
beautiful rose garden back OF the house,
where a magnificent view Of the Po-
fomac Is to be had.
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Aortwr1ght Wetherill 10 brother OF
c. A. Heckscher Wetherill, who 10 en-
gagged to be married to Edwina Bruner.
OF Trenton, N. j.. a granddaughter OF
the late Senator Stephen B. Elkins.
They are sons Of the late John Price
Wethertll. who invented a process or
separating other ores from zinc, upon
which their fortunes were founded.
Their millions are made out Of the New
Jersey zinc mines. which are becoming
more ana more valuable every day be-
cause OF the large quantities Of xinc
, used in the manufacture Of munitions
OF all sorts: the key to the worlds
production. in fact. Also. am told
that thousands Of tons Of zinc are con-
sun1ed nowadays in preparing face pow
ders alone. in place of harmful sub
stances used in the past. Most OF this
ore used, about two-thfrds OF she'
worlds supply. formerly came rrom
10 the whole world Is depending largely
inon the sources available in this cnun