The Washington times., 1916-06-05
Mr.. Lansing to Return Today
From Visit In New York
State With His Sisters.
ANDERSoNS AT CONVENTION
Assistant Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Peters Leave for
Summer Home.

Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife OF the Sec
retary of State. entertained informally
at tea this afternoon in the garden OF
her home in Eighteenth street.
Mr.. Lansing will return to Washing
ton this evening from Watertown, N.
Y, where he went to address the Coun-
ty Bar Association, and to visit his SIS
ters, the Misses Lansing.
Mrs. Lansings' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Foster, will leave Washington
on Wednesday to motor to their sum-
mer home. at Henderson Harbor. N. Y.
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Andrew j. Peters left Washington this
morning for Greenwich, Conn.,, where
Mrs Peters will spend the summer with
her sister. Mr.. Peters will return to
Washington on wednesday.
Mrs. Thomas Dunn will entertain at
bridge on Wednesday afternoon.
Misc Olive Balm, Of New York. is
waiting Miss Porothea owen. daugh-
Owen.
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Alvin L. Newmeyer has gone to New
York for his marriage tomorrow to Miss
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Stern. Of this city: e. noon at sherry's.
Ms. George Merrill has gone to
Sto9kbridge. Mass. to pass the summer
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! Wootens Going Away.
tfrs. william p. wooten, wife Of Major
Wooten. U. 8. A.. will leave Washing
kon about tho middle of the month for
4 vtsit Of several weeks at Atlantic City,
budng from there to wequetonsig, on
t,ake Michigan. where she has taken a
esttase for the summer.
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. Campbell Graef, of
New York and Washington, have gone
10 Hot Springs. Va. where they will
make An indefinite stay at the Home
stead Hotel.
Judge Henry D. Clayton is in New
York. where he is stopping at the Wal
dorf. He is on his way to the Canal
Zone, where he will preside over the
Federal court sessions.
ington this week for Newport, where
she will remain until fall. -.
Mis-. Georgia scsofield, who spent
June week In Annapolis. returned to
washington yesterday.
elm Lodge. N. Y. where she will pass
the summer months:
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Mr.. and Mrs. Melville f. ingalls,. who
eral weeks. left there last night for a
short stay In New York. Mr. Ingalls,
recently purchased Woodland Thomas
O'Brien's property, near the Home
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Apnew. Rvrue
Miss Agnes Mae Agnew, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Agnew, of this city,
and Theodore A. Byrne were married
in Baltimore last Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Byrne are residing at the Avondale
apartment.
Miss Louise L. Newell. Mrs. NJ. st.
Clair Blackburn, and Misses >E. Ucale
Barrow, A. Dodge, b. Dodge, and G.
Brown. are stopping at the Hotel
Martha Washington in New York. where
they are attending the convention OF
women's clubs and the festivities incl
dent to this assembly.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmetefr will entertain at dinner this
evening In the summer garden at the
Plaza In New York.
The Confederate Memorial Hall was
attractively decorated with Southern
colors and flowers on the occasion OF
the closing exercises of the Mildred Lee
Society, Children of the Confederacy, on
the afternoon OF May a. Piano seiec-
tions were rendered by the Misses Ethel
johnson. Katherine Barr, katherine
Noack. Elsie Jane Richter; fancy dane
ing by Miss Annie Hereford, and a read
Ing was given by Miss Bertha Thoma-
son. Refreshments were served by the
president, Miss Thomas. Assisting her
were the Misses Johnson, Barr, Murray.
and Richter.
A special feature on the program was
the dance given by the young ladies' OF
tho society, with Miss Virginia Elmore
at the piano. The chaperons were Mrs
Walter b. Hutton and Mrs. Charles w.
Richter. Mrs. Stephen Harrison was
In charge of arrangements.
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To Present Comedy.
The Ashlar Dramatic Club will present
"Among the Breakers" a comedy in
two acts at the Wilson Normal School,
tomorrow at o'clock, for the benefit
OF the Monroe Home and School AS
sociation.
John A. Colborn. who is the director
of the club. will assume one of the Inn
portant roles. Others who will take
part are DR.. Frank ]. RoweIl. William
ii. Murray, o. L. Beardsley, Alton p.
Hasting. David Lee Alexander, Miss
Martha J. Colborn. Mrs. o. l.. Beard.
sley. Mrs Bessie Fischer. Mrs. Frank
ii. Pierce.
No admission fee will be charged but
n silver offering will be taken at the