The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-23
WILLIAMS VISITING
MRS. JOSEPH LETTER
Col. and Mrs. John R. Williams
Will Occupy R Street Home
for Winter.

Col and Mrs John r. Williams. who
came from Beverly Farms with Mrs
Joseph Letter. Monday. are staying
with Mrs. Letter at her Dupont circle
residence while their house in X stree:
Is being put I'm order for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ballentine Pitney,
the latter formerly Miss Francise Will
liams. expect to arrive in Washington
about November !. They spent their
honeymoon motoring In New England
and Canada, and made n short visit to
Edgewater House. the summer home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter at Beverly. They
are now in Morristown, n. j.. tho guests
Of Mr.. Pitney's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
]. o. II. Pitney.
Among those entertaining dinner par
ties in the Hotel Aston last week were
DR.. Belirario Porras. minister of Pan
ANA and former President Of the re-
public. and Sonora Porras; Maj. Gen.
and Mrs George w. Goethals, u. s. A.,
and Mr. and Mrs II. II. Lewis. OF
Washington.
Mrs. Preston Returns.
Mrs. Ord Preston, who. with her
mother Mrs. Arthur Murray. passed
the summer at Winter Harbor. Me-,
has returned to Washington. Mr.. PTes-
ton left Washington last night for New
York, where he will remain several
days.
Major General and Mrs. Murray left
Washington Wednesday for FL Paso.
Tex. where General Murray is attend
ing to some matters in connection with
the Red Cross. They will return to
Washington In December. when they
winter.
Their other daughter, Mrs. Henry
Conger Pratt, Is in FL Paso. where her
husband Lieutenan! Pratt is stationed
Mrs, T. Dewitt Talmage and Mrs
Stephen B. Elkins, who are staying at
the white Sulphur Springs. were among
those who motored to the Pines for
luncheon yesterday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont will
leave Newport for the White Sulphur
tomorrow. They plan to return to New
port some time next month.
Mrs. William b. caperton and Miss
Marguerite Caperton will close their
stay in Newport on November ., when
they will leave there for San Francisco
to Join Admiral Caperton, commander
in-chief of the Pacific fleet
Clems To Winter Here.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John L. Glenn. U.
S. A.. and their daughter will spend
the coming winter In Washington.
where they have leased an apartment.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Walter Reed Weaver.
| U. S. A.. who has been In New York
| for short visit, have returned to
Lieutenant Weaver's post at Columbus
Barracks. They recently visited Brig.
| General and Mrs. Erasmus NJ, Weaver
ut their apartment In the Farragut.
=
Col. and Mrs. s. f. Allen and their
| daughters. Miss Ethel Allen and Miss
| Mary Allen. who have been at the Graf
| ton for several days. will move this
| week to 2115 Bancroft place. which they
have leased for the winter. Colonel Allen
| has recently been ordered to this city,
where he is detailed at the war College,
-
Lieut.. Charles Cavode Davis, U. s.
NJ, and Mrs. Davis are receiving con-
/ gratulations on the birth OF a daugh-
ter. on .. October ~, e. the home Of
Mrs W. f. paws swartae f n Ban snS MT pia0s
The baby is, to be christened Mary
Miss Elizabeth Swartezll. OF this city
inston. but is stationed at the pres
ent time In Annapolis 2.
To Give a Hop.
Some of the members OF the offi-
GERS Club, at the Washington Bar
racks, will entertain informally at a
hop on Thursday night at the club.
The informal hop which the officers
cS at the the SSrrGSks WI give a!
3 will be preceded by a large dinner
| at the club, which the bachelor offi-
Gers will give; There will be, dancing
during the dinner, put the hop will