The Washington times., 1915-04-04
MISS WINIFRED WARDER.

an, who has probably won az many
plaudits ss any woman living. for her
spectacular riding. will show a string
Of remarkable horses, and all the We ell
known Washington beauties. Colonel
Thompson's Gallant Lad; - Helen
Buchanan's "katydid;" Edythe How
ards Duke Of Argyle" and a score of
others will be entered.
s.
! wish you had been here last week
for the drill at Fort Myer. Seldom have
seen such riding and Ed Greble did
some particularly spectacular stunts.
He rides as II ne were one with the
horse. but nevertheless my heart was in
my mouth when / saw him take his
horse over a table, then clear the table
with a man lying across it, while even
chair atop the table did not stop him.
There Is to be a hop at Fort Myer
on Wednesday evening, the last formal
dance of the season, but I understand
the officers are planning a series Of
Informal hops to be held at the Off
! GERS Club every once in a while.
Jimmy James is back at the fort,
after siege in the hospital and visit
to his home in North Carolina.
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Elizabeth ReeSide has been working
very hard at her career. singing in
grand opera and in concert. and next
| winter she Is planning a season of light
| opera for the training and experience;
| but right now she Is taking a vacation
and Is playing. as enthusiastically as
she has worked. She is a popular per-
son and has had lots OF parties given
for her during her visit, and besides
the Resides are hospitable folk and
have their house constantly full OF
young people.
The time when Easter Sunday Was the
signal for the donning Of straw hats is
past ard gone but masses of blooming
plants in the homes, and in the hotels
in shop windows and even massed along
the sidewalks remain to distinguish
this Sunday from all others and, more
over, it Is gladdened by an influx Of
school girls and boys home from col
lege. The town. indeed, is swarming
with college boys
Josephus Daniels, jr., is here-his frs
season as a business man. but he rate!
his Easter holiday none the less-witl
the Secretary and Mrs. Daniels at Sin
gle Oak; the two sons OF the Attorne!
General and Mrs. Gregory. Thoma
Watt Gregory, jr.. and Joseph Nall
Gregory. have arrived, and the Post
master General and Mrs. Burleson hav
with them Walter Negley. a Yale stu
dent, whose brother, Richard Van Wycl
Negley. married Laura Burleson
humphrey Redtield is with his parent
at their new home. and the Wilson boy
have Joined the holiday-making crowd.
Douglas and Scott Thropp are her
for a week or so; there Is a larg
princeton contingent in town, includ
ing John Temple Graves, jr., Mac
Baker, 10 Bailey. and Bob Cowan, so
of Mrs. John X. Shields, and Elkln
Oliphant who is visiting Mrs. Elkin.
De Graffenried Graves is back fror
Cornell, likewise Allan Minnlx; Will
there are several college baseball team
on the tapis here to swell the othron
and also the musical clubs from Prince
ton, and most of the entertaining of til
week will center about the young pee
pie.
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E When I was introduced recently [
4 Mrs. Frank Thiel, wife of the assistar
< to the United States Treasurer
promptly proceeded to call her Mr.
= Steal" whereupon she told me Ii
s amusing tale of how, when her husban
g received his present appointment, theI
e was a missprint in the home papel
d and the announcement appeared heade
n Thief in the Treasury" Fortunatel
Mr.. Thiel was private secretary to thrt
e successive United States Treasurers b.
4 fore he was gazetted TO his preseI
a post, so he was well known about Il
= treasury. and the fatal snpSuncemeI