The Washington herald., 1915-07-28
Doings of Society

Miss Margaret Wilson will be hostess
at tea this afternoon on the lawn at
Harlakenden House, when the guests
will be members of the artist colony
who are neishbors Of the President in
the Cornish hills. This will be the first
social event In which the President and
his daughter have taken part since the
death of Mrs. Wilson almost q year
ago. As the family Is still IN mourning,
the function will be informal.
Among those to whom invitations have
been sent are Mr.. and Mrs. Winston
Churchill. Mr.. Maxfeld Parrish, Mrs.
Augustus Saint -Gaudens. widow of the
sculptor; Mr.. Homer Saint-Gaudens. her
son; Mr.. Percy Mackaye. the dramat-
list. and Mr.. Louis Evans Shipman. the
playwright.
Miss Catherine Birney and Miss Lii
liam Birney are spending the summer
with their brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker. at their
cottage at Southampton.
Mrs. E. C. johnson and Miss Audrey
NJ. johnson, wife and daughter of the
Solicitor OF Internal Revenue. are spend
ing the summer months at Atlantic City.
Mr.. w. II. de Beaufort, secretary Of
the Netherlands Legation, who Is the
guest OF Mrs. John Jacob Aston at her
cottage at Bar Hsrbor. was the guest
of honor at a dinner given by Mrs. Astor.
when her other guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernesto G.
Fabbri, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan A. Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arden NJ Robins, Mr..
Howard o. Sturges, and Miss Dorothy
Sturges.
Miss Dorothy Aleshire left Washington
last evening for Boyce. Va, where she
will be the guest Of Miss Rebekah VII
mer. daughter of DR.. and Mrs. William
Holland Wilmer who Is entertaining a
house party at their summer home.
Mr. Henry Scudder and Prof. Charles
Scudder. of the University of Wisconsin,
who have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Scudder at their residence
in Fifteenth street, left Washington yes
terday for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming Newbold have
goe TO the Adirondacks to spend the re-
mainder of the summer.
Miss Mary Gwynne is the guest of
Mrs. E. II. G. Slater at her cottage at
Newport.
Maj. William c. Bennett. L 8. A, and
Mrs. Bennett are established in the
house which they leased recently in Bilt-
more street. Maj. Bennett has been on
duty at the adjutant generals Office for
the last few months. Mrs. Bennett and
their son have just arrived from San
Francisco.
Mrs Marcellus Thompson. formerly
Miss Dorothy Harvey. is the guest of her
parents. Col. and Mrs. George Harvey
at Deal Beach, n. J.
Mrs. Francis Rusgles. of Fort ogle-
thorp. Ga. is at the Shoreham.
Miss Louise Lacy will leave Wash
ington next week for Seabright. N. j..
where she will spend some time with
friends.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Marshall Magruder
are at Santa Monica, Cal. They ex-
pect to sail for the Philippines next
Thursday.
Capt and Mrs. John L. De Witt will
go to Sprouts Neck some time in August
to spend several weeks with Mai. and
Mrs. William S. Graves at their sum-
mer cottage.
Mrs. William Thornwall Davis is
spending the summer in San Francisco
as the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Joseph
Hasbrouck DIR. Davis will join her
next month.
Gen. and Mrs. Alfred Mordecai have
gone to Squirrel Island. Me. and will
not return to Washington until the
autumn.
Mrs. Knabel, wife of Assistant At
torney General Knabel. is spending the
summer at Elizabethtown, n. Y.
Hon. Charles A. Towne. of New York.
is stopping at the Shoreham.