The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
purely personal

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Mark Sullivan. an attorney Of New
York City. is stopping at the Shore
ham,
n H. Borden, of the Bureau of
Chemistry. is visiting at his home In
Providence. r. l.. for a few days.
W. r. Baughman. who lives at the
Y NJ. c. A.. has gone to Dubois. Pa.
for the holidays.
h. @. Knowles, Of Staunton. Va, whJ
was in Washington visiting relatives. has
returned to his home.
Mrs. ]. F. Clark and her daughter. Miss
Gladys Clark, of Norfolk, Va, are the
house guests OF Mrs. Clark's sister. Mrs.
r. F. Bid, at her home in N street.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Russell Wilson. who
were recently the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. S. Williams in Baltimore. have re-
turned to this city.
Mrs. F. A. Bonn is spending the hoii-
days with her daughter. Mrs. William G.
Noting. at her home in Roland Park.
Baltimore.
Mrs. William L. James and Mrs. War
rington Cottman, of Baltimore. were the
guests of Mrs. Mark Bristol at luncheon
recently, at her home in Massachusetts
avenue northwest
F. H. Borden. patent attorney. is
visiting in Germantown. Pa
Rear Admiral J. NJ. Helm. of Phila-
delphia. is stopping at the Powhatan.
II. A. Dennewitz. clerk in the gov
eminent service, has gone to his old
home in Cbillicothe, Ohio, for the
holidays.
Lieut.. and Mrs Z. B. Carey are stop
ping at the Powhatan. He has been sta
toned with the Eighteenth Infantry. at
Douglas, Ariz.
Corporation Counsel Conrad Fl. Syme
and his sons I,eander and Samuel, will
Join Mrs Syme at the home Of her
mother, Harrodsburg. KY. today. They
will remain all Of next week.
James F. Smith. assistant corporation
counsel, is spending the holidays with
relatives at Easton. Pa.
Ambrose and Ralph Healey. former
washingtonians. are expected to arrive
today for the holidays.
Prof. William Allen Wilbur. dean of
Columbian College OF George Washing
ton University, is recovering from an
illness of several days.
Prof. Ernest Otto Schneider. jr.. Of the
George Washington University Law
School. who is coach for the university
debating team, is receiving congratula-
tions upon the showing made by the team
in the recent debate with the University
Of North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence r. Lee am
Miss StrubIe have closed their summer
home at Leesburg, Va, and are staying
at the Powhatan while their home in this
CITY is being prepared for occupancy.
Representative J. v. Flynn and wife
Of New York, have taken a suite at the
Continental.
r. E. jeffrey. United States Ambassa-
dor to Uruguay. is In Washington for
short stay. He Is at the Shoreham.
n. Irving Howard. a student at Cornell
is in Washington for the
holidays.
L. Ert Slack Will be appointed district
attorney at indianapolis by President
Wilson to succeed Frank G. Bailey. re-
signed The nomination will be sent to
the Senate Immediately after the Christ
mas holidays.
President Wilson has issued an execu-
tive order waving civil service rules to
permit the appointment OF Mrs. Virginia
Campbell to a clerical position In the
classified service: the appointment of
Miss Harriet N. Sweet to a clerical posi-
ton in the Treasury Department. and
the reinstatement OF William s. Phelps
as an examiner OF merchandise in the
customs service at the port of New
York.
Frank oliver. private secretary to Sen
ator O'Gorman. Of New York. has been
appointed chief clerk OF the Magistrates
Court in New York City by Mayor
Mitchell.
Lieut.. Duncan /. Selfridge. in charge Of
the naval magazine at Fort Mifflin. near
has resigned from the
naval service to engage in private bust
ness. The resignation. which has beef
accepted by Secretary Daniels. becomes
effective on Monday.
Mrs. ,uArabella n. Mcdonald. who has
held six temporary appointments in the
Federal service since the termination of
her permanent appointment in 1898. will.
by order of President Wilson. be REIN
stated as an operative in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing without being
to pass the usual civil service
examination.
Mrs. William L. James. of Baltimore.
who was the guest of honor at social
affairs here, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Warrington Cottman. of Balti-
more. has been the guest Of her sister.
Mrs. Russell, in this city for several
days.