The Washington times., 1916-09-27
Ranks Of Resident and Diplo-
matte Sets Are Being Rap
idly Filled.
AUTUMN WEDDINGS PLANNED
Army Activity Responsible for
Changes In Military Set.
Many Officials Away.

Miss Elizabeth Kirkwood Fulton, whose
marriage ITO Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro
will take place on the evening of Octo-
Der .. will be the guest of honor at q
tea which Mrs. Joseph Vinton Birch will
Give this afternoon at her apartment In
Vernon place.
Miss Fulton's mother. Mrs. Thomas
Fulton, Of Glasgow, Scotland, and Mrs.
Ira c. wetherill will preside at the tea
table. which will be adorned with an
artistic centerpieee OF Sweetheart roses.
Assisting In the dining room will be
Miss Anna MARI and Miss Anne Tuohy
A bridge party and hosiery shower
win precede the tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Birch returned to WASH
ington last week from an extended stay
with Mr.. and 4Irs. Wetherill at their
lovely old home. The Glebe. near Mt.
Vernon. Mr.. and Mrs. Wetherill and
Mt. and Mrs. Birch also took q two
weeks trip on Mr.. Wetherill's yacht.
the Clipper. down the Chesapeake Bay,
making stops at Old Point Comfort and
. number Of other places Of interest
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bennett Poe
wlll return to Washington on Friday
from York Harbor. where Mrs. Poe
spent the summer. They are making
the trip by motor.
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Tho Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
Wilson and their family returned to
their homo in Wyoming avenue last
evening. after having spent several
weeks at Blossburg. Pa. They win have
mail granddaughter. Miss Pauline
Wilson, aged I'VE, who visited them two
years ago. The little lady Is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Wilson. OF
Norfolk Girl Here.
Miss Anita Kite. daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. I. w. Kite. U. 8. N, has as her
Ruest Miss Elise Hodges. Of Norfolk.
son in Norfolk, and Miss Kite visited
her at the time she was presented to
society.
Miss Eleanor Owens. daughter Of
Major and Mrs. Arthur B. Owens. U. 8:
nj C., will come to town the last OF
this week from Philadelphia to be the
guest of Miss Kite. She Will be In.
troduced to society In Philadelphia at
a tea at the marine barracks, where her
father is stationed.
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Tho Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff, who will close the sum
mer embassy at Newport Saturday.
will spend a week at the Plaza Hotel
in New York, before coming to Wash
ington.
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MIS-. Charles Carroll walcutt will
return to Washington next week
after spending several weeks as the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis b.
Crowninshield at their summer home,
Seaside Farms, at Marblehead, Mass.
Countess Herman Seherr -Thoss.
daughter of former Ambassador Hem
ry White, and her children, who will
sail from New York for Amsterdam
on October IL. will go direct to her
country place in Germany. Her hus-
recovering from a wound received
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Lease Wilcox Residence.
Mrs. Albert Gleaves and Miss Eve
lima Gleaves. wife and daughter of
Roar Admiral Gleaves, have leased
the residence of Miss Mary Wilcox.
1850 Corcoran street. for the winter
months and will come to Washington
next week. They spent the summer
At Newport. and are now visiting at
si Mrs. ha TSoma Is Van Metre. wife Of
Lieutenant Van Metre. and elder
daughter Of Admiral and Mrs. Gleaves,
Will spend the winter with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Joy Edison, who
have been in Atlantic City for several
weeks. will return. to their summer
home. Joy Farm. near Rockville.
City. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison were guests
of Prof. and Mrs. Alexander Graham
Bell at their summer home, near
Bedeck. Nova Scotia.
Mrs. william Mitchell, wifi. o,
Major Mitchell: U. 8; A.; who is visit
to Washington on Friday.
have been in northwestern Canals dS
since early in the summer, will not
return to Washington until the end
OF next month.
Bri. Gen. and MRS. William croxie,
entertained at dinner last night al
the st. Regis Hotel, in New York
General and Mrs. Crozier will return
to Washington next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair. who ar,
In the White mountains. will return
to their home near Silver Spring
No. about October It,
Mrs. William ]. Boardman, who
with Miss Mabel Boardman, was tn,
guest OF her son-in-law and dauEh.
ter, former Senator and Mrs. Murra,
Crane. Will return to Washington to.
day, Miss Boardman will not com,
until next week.
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Will Go to Norfolk.
Mrs. Mark Bristol. wife Of Captair
Bristol. u. 8. NJ, who opened her hous,
In Massachusetts, avenue for a fort.
night. will leave Washington next weeb
to join Captain Bristol in Norfolk
Captain and Mrs. Bristol, after helms
stationed In Washington for seyera'
years. left here last March for Florida
when Captain Bristol took command OF
the u. 8. s. Carolina and of the ayia.
ton service OF the navy, with head.
quarters In Pensacola.
DIR. and Mrs. Alexander +. MaRrude,
will close their summer home neal
Frederick. Nd, on Tuesday. when they
will return To Washington for the win.
ter months.
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles enter,