The Washington times., 1916-06-05
GRADUATES GUESTS
OF STOCKTONS TODAY
Reception to Be Held at WASH
ington Club This Afternoon
BY G. W. U. President.

Rear Admiral Charles Herbert Stock
ton. U. 8. NJ, retired. president of
George Washington University, and
Mrs. Stockton will entertain at q no
ception from 5 to o'clock this after
noon at the Washington Club In COM
pliment TO the graduating class OF the
university.
Presiding at the tea table will be
Mrs. George Merrill. Mrs. william A.
Wilbur. Mrs. Howard Hodgekins. Miss
Murray Ledyard and Mrs. Everett
Fraser. The table will be decorated
les.
Admiral and rNis. stockton will leave
Mashingtom next week for Chccorua.
N; H., where they will spend the sum
Mrs. Louis T. Hess. wife of Major
Hess. U. S. A.. will entertain at a
luncheon and bridge party on Friday.
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Engagement Announced.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Glover announce the engagement os
their daughter. Miss Beatrice Clover, to
Capt, Thomas Holcomb, jr., u. 8. NJ. C.
The latter 10 son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Holconb, of Newcastle. Del.
He Is aide to Maj. Gen. George Bar
nett, the commnndant OF marines. on
duty in Washington. where he has bocn
prominent and popular in social lifo.
The wedding Is to take place In the
her debut two years ago. and. like her
sister. Miss lsudora Clover, has. from
her infancy. been Identified with the
smartest residential circle. She has
considerable part Of her education
abroad. while her father was naval at
tache of the American embassy in Lon
don. She recently took the course at
the National Service School at Chevy
Chase.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Edward Doug
las White will leave washington July
l to spend the summer at White Face
Inn. on Lake Placid.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Per-
kins and family have closed their homo
Hamilton. Mass. where they have es-
tablished q permanent summer home.
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I'M, Mrs. and Mrs, Eugene Van ReDsse;
daughter. he Rev. Stephen Van Rens.
selaer and Mrs. James Carroll Frazer.
will leave Washington on Thursday,
when thye will motor leisurely to Bos-
along the North Shore untii early in
August: when they will open their place
at Berkeley Springs. w. Va. for tho
rest Of the summer.
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Porters Close Home Here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry kirke Porter
have closed their home In l street and
have gone to Briarclifr Lodge, N. T.,
where they will pass the summer
season.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. A. F. r.cn.
Academy. where they attended the
graduation of their son, Midshipman
William M. Fechteler. have gone to
Newport. where their son will spend
his leave Of two weeks with them.
Miss Mildred Brown. daughter or Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert H. Brown, returned
on Saturday to Washington from An
napolis. where she spent June week.
She was accompanied by Miss Marion
Adams, OF Philadelphia; Ensign Will
lam f. Loventhal. Ensign Darle Jen-
kins, and Ensign Thomas Y. Cooper,
who were her guests over the weekend.
Miss Dorothy bennett left Washing
ton today for the Thousand Islands,
where she will remain about three
months.
Mrs; Thomas Nelson Page. wife Of the
American ambassador to Italy, Is visit
ing in soushboro: Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson left Bos-
ton last night for Chicago. where they
Will attend the Republican national con-
vention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White and Miss
Ellen King have opened their homes In
Lenox. Mass. for the summer months.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell have
gone to Atlantic City for a fortnight be-
fore opening their country house at
Cazenovia. N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have
closed their house In New Hampshire
avenue. and have opened Belcourt. their
place at Newport. r l.. for the summer.
Miss Caledonia Mccall. of Florida, q
niece OF Gen. w. w. Loring. left WASH
ington today for Chicago.
Congressman William 8. Goodwin of
Arkansas. entertained at dinner last
evening Mt Congress Hall in compli-
:nent to Miss Agnes Shackleford whose
marriage to Robert Johnson, of Kansas
CITY. takes place on Wednesday.
Tho quests. besides Miss Shackleford.
were Miss Mary Johnson. Miss Ruth
Robertson. Miss Vesta Reed. Miss Clair
Dixon, Harry p. Woodbridge, Chester
Taylor and Fred Pillman.