The Washington times., 1916-01-02
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expect to be stationed at Fort I.eaven-
worth. Indeed, they were so sure that
all their household gear has been sent
TO Kansas. and must be brought back
again. However. Mrs. Bull is so ticklei
Vt being assigned TO duty near Wash
lngtCn-she grew up here and has liter
ally hosts OF fricnds-that she doesn't
sccm Ia mind the trouble a little bit
Nirl inia Wallis gave an attractive
bridge party for her on Thursday after
noon.
Elena CalIeron is having the time OF
her life being an official delegate to the
Pan-AmrriCan Scientific Congress. She
must feel ever 50 important and In ad-
dition to being ~ bit of n parsonage AT
all OF the Official entertainments she Is
a reigning belle among all the dis-
tinguished Pan-Americans and, more-
over, can run out and order taxicap
whenever she likes and send the bill to
Uncle Sam That is my idea OF real
Importance, but I'm afraid l would
never be able to resist the tempta-
ton to spend ell my time and all Uncle
Sans money JOY riding.
Mercedes Godoy. on the other hand,
Is on the entertainment committee and
has to busy herself with seeing that the
visiting delegates have good time.
She says It's all very agreeable except
that she has to run to Union station
every fifteen minutes to meet newcom-
ers and bid them welcome.
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In spite Of the sudden unpopularity OF
the pacificists, the Woman's Peace
Farty continues to grow-ten new MEM
hana t1i, 4 a no atlt
for the annual convention go on apace.
The first conference will be held on
January and on the afternoon of sun
day, January Q. at 3 o'clock there Will
be a big mass meeting at Polls Theater.
1t Is then that Jane Adams will speak.
The woman's Peace Party Is not
bent on disarmament nor Is 1t as
whole back of the quaint crusade that
Mr. Ford has engineered. Their program
Is constructive and they are working to
healthy basis and to establish some
means whereby future wars may be
avoided.
Poor Colonel Williams has had quite
a time, and now he is in Emergency
Hospital recuperating from a slight
operation. Doesn't 1t sound strange to
Washington ears TO hear OF anyone
delibe rately selecting Emergency-ic
was such a horror for so long-but.
OF course, now 1t Is one OF the finest
hospitals ir the city. The rooms are
comfortable, light, and airy. The
colonel is doing very well.
| The date of Juliette Letters start
for Florida. where she is to sDend the
! winter aboard a houseboat. Is some
| what contingent upon the rapidity Of
! her fathers recovery, but she expects
| to leave late in January. FranCise
! Williams will go with her, and Joe
Letter will precede them to see that
| everything is in readiness. The two
boys--they are such dears-are to go
along with their troop OF nurses and
attendants.
Last week the Letters had as their
guest for several days Sarah HamiI-
ton. or Petersburg, Va. whose en-
Gagement to Lieut.. Stephen Booth Nc
kinney, Y. S. ~. has been recently an
nounced. hear she is ever 80 attrac-
tive. Booth Mckinney Is in the Adju-
tant Generals office. OF the Navy De-
partnent, and is one OF the five or
Fix delightful navy bachelors who
have or had, for I'm not sure that
they are still there-an apartment in
TIE .hvondale. He Is great friend
OF the Letters, ard&of Francise Will
Jams as well. The marriage is to take
place next summer or in the earIy
fall.
No date has yet been decided upon
for the marriage OF Dorothy Curtis Jor.
dan and Munroe Douglas Robinson, bu,
1t probably will take place in February
Dorothy Is the attractive daughter OF
Eben ID. Jordan. OF Beacon street, and
is leading figure in the younger socia.
set in Boston. She Is widely known foI
her dancing. She is quite as efficient
in ballet dancing as some OF the famous
professionals. and on several occa asions
has appeared at prominent entertain,
ments for charity in New York and
Boston. She Is an active member OF
the Vincent Club and the Chiffon Club
Dorothy is fond Of outdoor life, and few
society girls are her equal as a horse
woman. golfer. or tennis player. She
has beautiful country place OF hel
own at Wenham. purchased for her by
her father. where she passes her sum
. mers when the family Is not abroad
The Myopia Hunt Club and the Esse,
Country Club are within easy reach OF
. the estate, and THE Rocks" the Jor
dan estate at West Manchester. is no
far distant She is about twenty-five
years old
Douglas. as you know, is the son o.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, OF New
York. Mrs. Robinson was Corrinn.
Roosevelt, sister of Col. Theodor,
: Roosevelt. His aunt is Mrs. William
Sheffield Cowles wife Of Rear Admira
Cowles.
Douglas has been associated with hi
father in the real estate business sine
his graduation from Harvard in 1909
. AS boy he attended st. Pauls School
in Concord, n. H., and Harrow School
II in England. While in the real estat
business he made his headquarters 70
= several years in Chicago. Recently h
. returned to New York. He is abou
: twenty-eight.
I The returns are still coming in fror
5 the Publications OF Christmas wee
and verify it has been one continuou
, round of Gayety. with the numerou
= parties for the debutantes and tn
younger set in piquant contrast I