The Washington herald., 1916-10-13
Washington Barracks Officers
Hosts At Hop F or Border Men

The informal hop at the Oficers
Club at Washington Barracks last
evening in compliment to the new off,
GERS at the barracks and those who
have returned from temporary duty
on the border was the frst social event
Of the season there. The guests were
received by Col Mason Patrick, COM
manding oficer at the post, and Mrs.
Patrick, assisted by Maj. and Mrs. Gus
tave Lukesh. The Engineers Band
played for the dancing and a buffet
supper was served.
Maj and Mrs. Lukesh entertained at
a small dinner party preceding the
hop, when their guests were Col. and
Mrs. Patrick. Col. and Mrs. Keller and
Mai and Mrs. Earl l. Brown.
Capt. and Mrs. S. A. Dougherty were
hosts at another dinner party before
the dance, having as their guests Capt.
and Mrs. Hodge. Capt and Mrs. Rid
Miss Skinner.
Commander de Blanpre. the new
naval sttache of the French embassy.
and Nine. de Blanpre arrived at WASH
ingtou and have taken an apartment
at. the Highlands. Commander de
Blanpre will succeed Commander An
France shortly with Nine. Martin and
their children.
Mrs. J. Butler Wright. accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Louis Bacon, will
leave Washington today for New York
TO join Mr.. Wright. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright will sail Saturday Tor Petro-
grad. where Mr.. Wright has been ap-
pointed counselor of the American
embassy.
Several festivities will precede the mar
rtage tomorrow in Providence at st.
Stephens Church Of Miss Mildred Brown
North to Assistant Paymaster Eyerard
R. Eberle. u S N. son OF Capt. Edward
". Eberfe, L. s. N. and Mrs. Eberle.
Capt. and Mrs. Eberle arrived yester-
day from Annapolis to be guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Tingley Wall until after the
wedding. Mr. and Mrs. H Martin Brown
will give a luncheon at the Squantum
Club today for Capt. and Mrs. Eberle.
A naval wedding took place Wednesday
In Baltimore in Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church, when Miss Louise
Braxton Robinson, OF Norfolk, Va. was
married to Lieut.. Grattan Colley Dich-
man. L. S. n. assigned to naval aero
nautic station at Pensacola, Fla.
Later Lieut.. and Mrs. Dichman left for
New York City. where they will stay for
a few days before going to the Bermuda
Islands
Lieut. Dichman Is the eldest son Of the
late Ernest Dichman. OF New York City.
who resigned from the United States
navy after the civil war, with rank of
lieutenant commander and entered the
diplomatic service. being appointed Min
lister to the United States Of Colombia.
The bride is the daughter Of the late
Emmett Watson Robinson. of Newport
News. Va. She is descended from Gov.
Alexander Spottswood and Carter Brax-
ton, one of the signeTS Of the Declara-
ton Of independence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley have
closed their summer home at Alexandria
Bay, Thousand Islands, for the autumn.
Capt and Mrs. w. H. Clifford. Of oat-
lands, Va, are stopping at the Shoreham.
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus. T. 8. N,
and family have returned to their home,
III Q street after spending the summer
At jamestown, r. l.
The Bachelors Dance Club will hold
its first dance of the season tomorrow
evening at I5l7 street. The members
of the club are: Messrs. William J.
Monran, Clarence E Moore, William C.
Hammett, Edward c. Ardeeser. jr; J.
Whit Hammett. Albert H. Laird, jr.; ].
Paul Ardeeser. Robert 4. Moulden, T.
COgan Hammett, E. Leslie Hardesty,
James II. Crayton, Jack Lewis, Rollie
H. Moore, Howard E. KimbaT and Roy
d. SChlegeI.
Registering at the Hotel McAplin, New
York City from Washington during the
past week. have been: Mr.. and Mrs.
MOnfort. Mr.. II. S. Stahlnecker, Mr.. NJ.
NJ. Alexander. Mr.. n. r. Pearson, Mr..
J. R. Clark, jr.; Mr.. A. L Mcdowell. Mr..
and Mrs. {. NJ Gearhart. Mr II. McIsaac.