The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-08
Warm Weather Period Fails to
Lessen Social Activities Of
Washingtonians.
DoINGs OF OFFICIAL SET
Summer Plans Of Those Who
Are at the Seashore and In
the Mountains.

David Franklin Houston, Secretary OF
Agriculture. left Washington Thursday
for Woods Hole, Mass. where he will
spend a week or ten days with his
family at the cottage which they have
leased for the summer.
Secretary Of Labor William B. Wilson
will leave Washington this evening for
S.ouvx City. Iowa. where he will make
an address at the dedication Of the new
TSG;oo court house on Monday. r,,
The Secretary son Iossph af,er
visit of several days in New York.
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Miss Helen wnodrow Bones. who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Fran
h0Tss ssyr to tt W White House
last evening. Miss Bones stopped over
night in New York On her way home.
Cabinet Members Dine.
Secretary Lansing. the Attorney
General. Mr. Gregory: Secretary Lane.
Secretary Daniels, Secretary Rsdield
yesterday at the shoreham.
The Assistant Secretary Of State. Will
liam Phillips. and Andrew J. Peters.
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury.
have gone to the North Shore to spend
the week end with their families.
Yesterday afternoon. Highover. the
summer home of Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. Phillips. at Beverly. Mass.
was the scene of an interesting gather
ing. when Mrs: Anna c. NJ. johnson
OF the. orphelinat Ges Armees, which
cares for the thousands Of children in
France left 'dcsti.I.. W tho war. 4
goodly sum was netted for this anresl-
Ing charity.
Lieutenant Scott Better.
Lieut.. Hunter Scott, who was operated
on at the Walter Reed hospital last
week. is Improving rapidly.
Miss Helen McCay Philips mas lett
Washington and Joined her mother, Mrs.
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Miss Elizabeth .. Adams. daughter OF
Mrs. Charles r. Adams. who mas Deen
visiting In Newport, has gone to Lenox.
where she is the guest OF her uncle.
henry Adams
Mrs. Wills Rice has returned to
washington from Beverly. Mass, where
she visited her parents, Or. and MRS.
John H. Mason. .'.. . 80
Mrs. Malcolm McConihe has gone to
Narragansett Pier.
The Russian Ambassador and Mime.
Bakhmeteff, who spent most Of the week
in Boston. has returned to Newport.
Lieut.. Stanford Z. Hooper. U. .. NJ.
has gone to New York for several days.
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At North Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Moebs have opened
their cottage at North Beach, Nd. for
the summer season.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John White Hart left
Washington today for Harpers Ferry.
They will make the trip by automobile
nnd NV wiz H,s spend the next week motoring
Mrs. w. II. Acker. OF Baltimore who
has been the guest Of Mrs. ]. Eakin
visiting Mrs. Raymond Pilson.
Miss Mabel Scott Smith and her sister.
Mrs. Whitney Kipp.. accompanied by
little Little Miss Ms Anne Whitney kipp. have
their cottage. at Rye North Beach. N. H.
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Mrs. Frank B. Lord has as her guest
q her apartment in Sixteenth street
A number of interesting festivities
nave been arranged in compliment to
this popular visitor.
On Monday evening Mr.: and Mrs. Lord
gave a dinner on the Press Cluo roof,
with Miss Burnette and Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson as the honor guests, and
later IN the week Mrs. Lord entertain
90 informally at tea for Miss Brunette
Prof and Mrs. Eugene Bingham have
given UP their APARTMENT at 29Dl Six
tenth street. They will go to Balti::
Senoe tor to E Ss5 of two months ana
Bingham has accepted the chair OF
chemistry at Lafayette College. Dur
Ing their residence in Washington the
professor has been doing research work
for the Bureau Of Standards.
Miss Elizabeth Leckie has left town
to spend several days at Sparks Md,
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Mary Worthington rick has an
bounced the engagement or her daugh-
ter, Carol Dunlop. to Walter Wallace
Ialcott. The wedding will take place IN
August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Healy have as
their guest Mrs. Healey' nieve, Miss Hele
Elizabeth Hardwick daughter OF the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Hardwick, oil
Virginia.
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Miss Nellie Lee Kidwell is spending
her vacation at Edinsburg. Va.
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Miss Elyn Flynn. daughter or Mr.. anc
Mrs. }. A. Flynn, has gone to Cnar'
lottesville to visit her cousin. Miss Aiict
Burk, tor two weeks.
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u. d. c. Lawn Fete.
Robert f. Lee Chapter, No. GA. u
d. c.. will give a lawn fete at the old
willard homestead. Fourteenth and F
streets. next Monday at p. m.
Mrs. Walter z. Hutton. the president
has appointed the following members
to serve at the various booths: Miss
Nina NJ. Whitaker. Mrs. Wallace Streat'
er. Mrs. Belle C. Riley. Mrs. Pauline
Jones' Miss Blanche Lee Kearney. and
Mrs. orter Barrett
DanNhg will be one of the main fea.
lures of the evening. and the guests
Will be entertained with musical selec'
tons by the Americana Hawaiian Trio
with voice accompaniment by Miss Syl.
via Metcalf. Mrs. George Covingtor
and Mrs. Bates Warren have entire
charge of the arrangements.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lyman Pratt will
motor In RlnamOnt TODAY Where thAy