The Washington times., 1915-07-25
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flagship. the Wyoming but they will be
back shortly after target practice at
Gloucester IL over. There was dinner
aboard the Wyoming on tho goth. with
some of the bachelor officers as, hosts
and a number Of young people" as guests
For the rest--though.. Of course there
arc lots of dinner parties and dancing
eplenty--tennis and golf at the, James
town Club seem to be the chief forms Of
Mary Montague MinneGerode is COM
Ing East. Karl 10 going to Mexico for a
| time, where naturally Mary cannot fol-
low because Of unsettled condltions; so
she IL coming to New York to visit her
brother. William Montague, who Is
professor at Columbia University. Later
she will Join her mother at her cottage
In Hyannisport and she may pay wash
inston n flying visit on tho return trip
West. This decision was reached most
unexpec. .eoly and had TO be acted upon
quickly. 80 their friends have not heard
any details from the busy rair 30 far.
s.
Motion pictures seem to be one OF the
most popular Iastimes OF society folk'
who are amusing themselves at the va
! rous resorts. The Swimming Club AT
Bar Harbor Is the rendezvous for tho
deEizens Of that exclusive resort anu
there motion picture exhibitions OF an
evening have come to be a vcrttible In
ptitutlon.
Again at Southampton. where the
most fastidious congregate. elaborate
dinner parties are frequently followed
by visit to the movies as in winter
a L. A~ti -. ,t.tt On hn ~
Only last week Mrs. Robert M Thomp-
sen took her guests. af.er q particularly
brilliant dinner party, to the Garden
Theater. at SOUTHAMPTON, to see fine
ieel being shown there.
Ear Harbor. It Is said. has had the
the gaycst July In q dec ace. Miss Jo-
sel,hine Gibson, sister Of Charles Dana
Gibson, who Is spending the summer
with Mr.. and Mr.. william Lawrence
Green has taken hold OF thin&s at the
Swimming Club. until the daily assem-
blage at the midday bathing hour now
rms q close second to the Breakers
throng at Palm Beach In tho winter
The club II constantly thrcnged with
dancers. too, who crowd the floor be
tw cen golf. bathing. tennis and the
usual round Of cottage and hotel teas.
| -
Alice Clapp and Florence Farnswortf
left town last week in Alice's good
looking seven-passenger Packard cal
for a motor trip. Up to the time o.
leaving, their plans were quite jndefi
mite, but eventually they will reacf
Cape May. where Florence will stop Of
to visit William Mattingly and hi
daughter. Mrs. Ethelbert Breckenridge
widow Of Captain Breckenridge. wh'
have q cottage there for the summer
Later she will make O series OF visit
at Spring Lake. Atlantic City and othe
places along the Jersey coast. Mean
while Alice will continue In her ca
to the North shore. and will take in
= number OF Northern resorts before re
! turning to her summer place at Lake
wood, n. j.. for several weeks.
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Cape May. by the way. Is literall
swarminc with Washington people. an
= the colony Is growing daily. Mrs. Loui
Greene and her children are there now
also her father. mother. and sister; NJ,
= and Mrs. Burk and Esther Burk. O
Alexandria: MIR. and Mrs. William Ston
Albert and their little granddaughter
n Jane Story. daughter OF Mr.. and Mr.,
I. John p. story. ir.. are at the Baitimor
RI Inn where Mrs Walton Goodwin an
v Katherine are also established. Mis
h Mary Amber Is the guest OF Mr.. an
|. Mrs Frederick Tffinger: Antoinett
}. Ray Is expected this week to be France
n Effinger's guest and Mrs. L. n. Water
r Is with Mrs. Breckenridge Moreove
the COLONY has been further strengthen
= ed nv the arrival OF the william
= Ormes and Eloise. who are at the Cha
n fonte. Mr.. and Mrs. Rawlings Hum
o motored down with the Ormes. but r.
r, turned to town Immediately. Howeve
It Bessie and the children, will 60 bac
i to Cape May some time In August. Mr.
in Powell Minnegerode and her mothe