The Washington times., 1915-08-09
HAPPENINGS Of DAY
IN CAPITAL SOCIETY
Items Of Interest and Inn
portance, of Past, Present,
and Future Among Official
and Fashionable Folk.

The Secretary Of State, Robert Lam
sing. returned to Washington last night
from New York city, where he made a
snort stay. Mr.. Lansing will make
another trip to New York at the end
of the week.
Lieut.. w. T. Conn., u s. NJ, and Mrs.
Conn will entertain Informally at dinner
at the Chevy Chase Club Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Conn will have a few
guests for bridge at the club that after
noon.
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Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher. COM
mander-in- chief of the Atlantic fleet,
Will give a dinner Friday night on the
flagship Wyoming at Newport in COM
pliment to Gov. r. L. Beeckman Of
Rhode Island.
DR.. Constantin Theodor Dumba. the
ambassa dor from Austria Hungary, and
Nine. Dumba were. hosts at dinner
last last night at the Poplars, at Lenox.
Mass, in compliment to Haniel Won
Haimhausen. counselor Of the German
embassy. and Constantin Mavroudi Ef-
fendi, second secretary Of the Turkish
embassy.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff. the Spanish Amba ssador
and Sonora Riano; Mrs. Richard sH:
Townsend, Mrs. Horatio Slater; and
Preston Gibson were some OF the WASH
| ihgton society folk at the entertainment
which Mrs. Fletcher Ryer. Of San Fran
cisco. gave at Beachmound. Newport.
Miss Doris Fletcher Ryer. and her
guest. Miss Phyllis de Young. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Michael II. de Young.
Of San Francisco. First there was a
soiree musicale, and finally. with the
/ passing OF the last moment Of Sunday.
Monday was ushered in with dancing.
| Miss Katherine Lockart, OF this city.
entertained informally at dinner on the
roof garden restaurant of the McAlpin.
in New York. las! evening.
Mrs. and Mrs Felix Yturbe were guests
at the dinner which M. and Mrs. Arch!-
bald NJ McCrea gave last night in the
japanese room OF the Homestead. Hot
| Springs. Va. complimentary to Baron
and Baroness Kossnkrant'' :.
The Legion of Loyal Women will
! have a meeting tonight at the Raleigh
Hotel instead of at the old head
quarters.
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| about $50 guests Saturday night ut a
barn dance at the Wineth Farm at
! Wheaton. Md. The barn was prettly
decorated with japanese lanterns.
Mrs. Francis B. sayre and her young
! son. Francis Woodrow Sayre. are at
! Harlakcnden House. Cornish. n. H..
while Mr.. Sayre is on his way to 81.
| Johns. Newfoundland, as a delegate to
the convention OF the international
Grenfell Association.
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Capt. J. A. Hoosewerff. U: $. n. and
Mrs. Hoogewerff via leave Washington
Friday to motor to Monterey, Pa. to
! pass the week end.
Capt. F.. E. Capehart. U. 8. NJ. and
Mrs. Capehart. who have been at Ex-
eter. y. H.. for some time. will return
to Washington september
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Brig. Gen. William c. Gorgas L. s.
A. and Mrs. Gorgas returned last night
from week end automobile trip 10
Gettysburg with Capt. Llewcllyn P. wil.
hanson. L. s. A.. and Mrs. William.
son.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs
| William c. Redfield nave gone to Pitts.
field. Mass. to visit the Misses Red.
field. sisters of Mr.. Redfield. at their
homestead. Their son. Humphrey F
Rcdfioid. and William Averett. OF
Brooklyn accompanied them
Mrs. X. Kristensen. OF Fargo. n. D.
vino has been the guest of ner sister
Mrs. Augustus Moeiler. at her resi-
the West. She will stop in ST. Pau
before returning TO her home.
Capt. Edward W. Eberle. U. s. n.
commahdant at the navy yard. and Mrs
Eberle Will leave Washington at ,he
end OF the month for Atlantic City
wnere they will spend several weeks be,
fore going TO the Philadelphia navy
yard 10 visit the commandant. Capt
John j. Knapp. U. 8. N. and Mrs
Knapp
J Capt. Matthew Arthur Cross. U. 8
A.. and Mrs. Cross. who have been the
guests Of Mrs: Cross parents, Capt. and
Woodward. Will leave Washington
Wednesday for Panama. where Captair
Cross will be stationed.
Major L. Mason Gulick. U; S. n. G.
stationed at the navy yard. left Wash
inston suddenly last week for Haiti
Mrs. Gulick, who had planned to 20 Il
Newport this month with Major Gulicl
70 visit his brother and sister-in- law
cottage. will remain In Washington.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nornent re-
. turned to. Washington the end Of las
week from New London: Conn. .wher'
they had been since the 1st Of July.
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Brig. Gen. Eugene D. Dimmock. Z
8. A.. retired. and Miss Estelle Dim
mock, are at the Hotel Tudor, Nahant
Mass. Other Washingtonians at tn
same hotel include Albert Wood and hi
daughter. Miss Oldea Wood ex-Senato
and Mrs. William Warner. and Anthon
, Gould.
Mrs. H. c. Thompson and her sor
, Vincent Thompson, are visiting a
Chapel Point, Md.
) .Iohn W. Calvert Is passing severa
weeks at Gloucester. Mass. He wi
visit at Narragansett Pier before re
, turning to WASHINGTON.
Naval Constructor r. D. Gatewoot
". s. NJ. and Mrs. Gatewood. and Ken
meth Mckenzie. Of Chicago. are recen
arrivals Of interest at the shoreham.
, The members OF Mu Chapter Alph
Alpha sorority spent a most en1oyabl
: week with DR.. and Mrs. William
Heron at their country place in Daniel
road. near Chevy Chase. d. c. Thurs
l day night they were entertained at
I dance and garden party. Among tn
guests were Miss Dorothy Heron. Mis-
3 Vida Ord. Miss Frapces Allen. Mis-
hu5rad Gova NTies Mildred Thorn.