The Washington herald., 1916-06-20
Counsellor Polk, of the State Department,
With Mrs. Polk, Returns From Convention;
Commerce Commissioner B. H. Meyer Is Host
Other NeDs of Society at the Capital

The Counselor of the State Department
and Mrs Frank Polk will return today
from Chicago and st. Louis, where they
have been attending the conventions
The chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and Mrs. Balthaser
II. Meyer entertained about sixty guests
last evening at Highland Manor their
charming home in Wisconsin avenue.
The house and verandas were attractive
ly decorated with spring flowers ana thefe
was a platform arranged on the lawn
under the trees for the dancing.
Mrs Matthew T. Scott left Washington
Yesterday for her summer home at Char
levoix. Mich, where she will spend the
season. Her daughter, Mrs. charles
Bromweu will join her at the end OF the
week.
Mai. and Mrs. Dwight E. Aultman will
have as their guests Mrs. Aultmans
young cousin Miss Width Martin, of ST.
Louis, who arrives today.
Mrs. Aultman. accompanied by her
young daughter. Miss Edith Aultman'
and Miss Martin, will leave Washington
early in-July for a visit to West Point
after which she will 80 to the Jersey
coast for the summer.
Col. and Mrs. John r. Williams and
Miss Francise Williams. who spent the
weekend at MOrristOwn. \. j, as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. p. Pitney.
returned to Washington today. At the
end Of the week they will go to Beverly
for the summer.
. Mr. John Cobb was host at a dance last
evening in the ball room of the Willard.
entertaining in compliment to the Delta
Sigma Phi Fraternity Of the Western
High School. Mrs. William Howard
Thompson. wife of Senator Thompson, OF
Kansas. chaperoned the party and the
guests included Mr.. Cobb's classmates, all
this years graduates
Lieut. and Mrs. Alfred A. Cunningham
are az the Banft Springs Hotel, Banff
Canada
Capt and Mrs. Templin Potts have
gone for the summer to Poland Springs.
Me. where they spent last season. IN
the autumn they will return to Washing
ton.
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson has arrived at
the Miller cottage in Newport for the
Larz Anderson. who will remain for sew
sral days.
Mrs Thomas Washington. wife of Capt.
WashinSton. I. 5. n. will close their
home. 2lI5 Bancroft place, and go to
Eagles MeIe. Pa. for the summer
months.
Mrs. James Mcmillan has as her guests
AT her summer home in Beverly Farms.
Mass. Mr and Mrs. Stewart L. Pittman.
Of Detroit. Mrs. Pittman was formerly
Miss Doris Mcmillan. granddaughter of
Mrs. Mcmillan. Mr.. and Mrs. Pittman,
who were married in Detroit on June ;.
are on their wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs John NJ. Mccoy Of Ma
Mia. are a Washington for a stay OF
some days and are stopping at the Will
lard. Others stopping there are Mr.. and
Mrs. S. y. Griffith, of Fresno, Cal; Mt
and Mrs. P F B Price, of Wilmington
y. c.; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Reath.
of Philadelphia: Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Cluney. of Pittsburgh, Pa, and Mrs.
John F. Roche, Mrs. ]. c. Brosphy and
Miss Brosphy, of New York, who are
motoring.
The marriage of Miss wiImar H Mi
chaeI daughter of Mrs. Michael and the
late Col William II. Michael. and Mr.
Arthur Nye Van Week will take place
Saturday evening at O'Clock at the
brides home in Thirteenth street.
Rev. DR.. Clarence Vincent. of the
MOUNT F4GdSdLl NOlls l4OIldl CnuICll
will perform the ceremony. which will
only be witnessed BY A small company
Of relatives and intimate friends. owing
10 mourning IN the brides family.
Miss Ann Tuohy will be the brides
only attendant. and Mr.. Harold Dix, of
New York, will act as best man.
A supper for the guests present at tine
ceremony will follow, and later Mr.. Van
Week and his bride will leave for their
wedding trip.
They will be at home after August l,
at 2542 Thirteenth street.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Reynolds Hit, who
are visiting Mrs. Robert r. Hit at
Newport, will return to the North Shore
today.
Mrs. William D. Leahy, wife Of Lieut.
Commander Leahy, L. S. N, has closed
her apartments at the Highlands and