The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-13
To Attend Convention.

y To Attend Convention.
The Secretary Of Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Caspar Miller will attend the
Republican national convention at Chi
cago In June and also the Democratic
national convention In st. Louis.
= Afterward Mrs. Miller will &C. 70 Cali
xorniA to spend the summer. Mr.. Mil
G vii accompany her IL his duties will
secretary and Mrs. Houston have
taken cottage at Woods Hole, Mass,
Tor the summer.
MIS-. Franklin d. Roosevelt. accom-
panied by her children. left Washington
yesterday to spend the rest Of May and
f pscs az ay az I pars at the
Later they will 80 to Campobello. Me-.
where they have q summer cottage, for
ak weeks or two months. Mr.. Roose-
Navy. will Join his family as often as
possible.
The secretary Of the Navy win 20 to
tomorrow. He viii return to Washing
ton on Monday.
The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Lake Champiain, for the summer
months. where Miss Nancy Lane and
her governess. Miss Dickson. will 60
The secretary's plans are quite unset
;. I'd. but It Is probable that MRS. Lane
~ Ill spend most OF the summer at Es-
TX with her daughter.
Franklin Lane. .jr.. who. will 60 to
weeks at the training camp. will Join
his family at Essex later in the sum-
mer He Is also planning a series of
Secretary Lane Is expected back in
Washington on Tuesday from a flying
visit to South Dakota.
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Reading For Blind.
Mrs. Charles H! T. Lowndes Ia giving
q reading. Q group of short stories, at
the National Library for the Blind,
ITO II Street this afternoon.
On Monday evening at 8 O'Clock. Con-
grsssman George A. Loud. of Michigan.
will give a program of recitations by
request and on Saturday. May 20. at 2
o'clock. Mrs. Thomas II. Carter will
read selected stories.
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John JOY Edison Is attending the ma
tional conference of charities at it's for
ty-third annual meeting at Indianapolis
as delegate and president Of the Board
OF Charities appointed by the Commits
sioners OF the District Of Columbia. He
will return to Washington the middle
OF next week.
Mfr. and Mrs. Harry T. Newcomb will
entertain about forty guests at dance
tonight at their residence near Be-
thesda, Nd. for their daughters. Miss
Ellsworth Newcomb and Miss Wilifred
Newcomb.' The house ard verandas will
be decorated with pink and white sweet
peas. The guests will dance ON the
wide yerandas and on the lawn.
Another interesting party for young
Mrs. Paul Evarts Johnson for their SON.
John Johnson. at their residence in
Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Robert w. Carl, Mrs. c. r. still
man and Mrs. Edward Hardness Of
New York. are members of a marty
OF ladies who are visiting In Washing
ton and are stopping at the Shoreham,
Other New Workers at the shoreham
are Mrs. N. ~. Ryan and Miss Hoyer.
A. 8. Coolidge, Of Boston; william
Barnes. Of New York. and Mr. and
Mrs. Edward r. Hartwlek. OF Detroit,
arc also STOPPING at the shoreham.
To Entertain At Polls.
The board pf lady managers Of the
George Washington University Hos
',pitai Is anticipating a large party at
Haips Theateh on the evening OF May
The Poll Players will be seen in
'ubert Henry Davies play. ''rhe Out
st." which was q great success at
aries Wyndham's Theater in London.
which ran for a year In New York.
he committee In charge Is composed
Mrs Daniel Webster Prentiss. chair
,altn; Mrs. William Borden. Mrs. 8. @.
Cornwall, Mrs. Walter Harlan, Mrs.
Charles Long Mrs. John r. Nichols.
Mrs. william C. Prentiss. Mrs. John
Speei. and Mrs. william Weaver.
Mrs. Charles F. Humphrey and Miss
JuaIiita Humphrey. who spent several
months In New York and Atlantic City,
have Joined Major General Humphrey.
U. g. A. retired. ut their apartment, In
the Wyoming.
The secretary OF state and Mrs. Rob-
ert lansing have as their guests for the
weekend Mrs. Lansings sister, Mrs.
Alan Dulles, OF Auburn. N.
Col. Charles T. Menoher has returned
to his home in Fort Myer from Walter