The Washington times., 1917-11-25

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The recently completed apartment
house, 1902 Eighteenth street, pre-
sents an Interesting case In point A
score or more OF prominent Washing
tonIans moved into apartments there
as soon as II was ready for occupany,
many OF them having rented their
houses. And now they are busy NOV
ing out Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuck
erman let Vance Mccormick have
their apartment there before ever
they moved. in. and decided to stay at
their country home at Edgemoor dur
ing the winter. Mr.. and Mrs George
Angus Garrett sublet their quarters
to Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph ortmann,
Of Chicago.
Mrs. Henry Arnold Peckham has
taken Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer's apart
mentI Mrs Bulmer moving out bag
and baggage but fortnight after she
had moved In. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Crawford and Caryl Crawford were
scarcely settled before they. too.
moved out, giving place to Mr.. and
I Mrs. william Zfegier, OF New York.
Mrs. Armstesd Davis. according to
latest advices. still has her. apart
mept, but she's daily getting offers
which grow more and more, tempt
ing, and she's In constant fear that
some day someone will offer her so
much that she'll feel she can't refuse
Her house is rented to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Burke, OF Baltimore.
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New York Colony
Growing Rapidly.
The New York colony in Washing
ton, by the way. is assuming impos-
ing proportions. Mr.. and Mrs. Penn
broke Jones. who have William J.
Flather's house in r street, are
among the most Interesting OF the
recent additions thereto. And Major
and Mrs. willard Straight are like
wise here. for the time being at least,
Major Straight having been detailed
to duty IN the adjutant generals de-
partment. They have taken posses
sion OF the delightful old farmhouse
on the Rockville road. which they
purchased last spring. and have re-
modelled into the most comfortable
OF country houses. The house. with
its green blinds. its latticed porches,
It's wide rooms and yawning fire.
places, is situated In a lovely bit OF
woodland, but a few miles from
GrassIands-now the country club
the old home OF Mrs. Straights par
ents, the late William c. Whitney
and Mrs. Whitney when the former
was Secretary OF the Navy.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Emerson-Mar-
garet Cotton Smith-are temporarily
here from New York, and among the
recent arrivals are Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Haller, who have rented 1925
S street from Mr.. and Mrs. Allan
walker; Mr. and Mrs. Noah Wayne,
and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dexter. The
waynes are at 22OO Kalorama road
and the Dexters have an apartment In
the Columbia MTs. Dexter is the
daughter of James S. Ewing. OF Bloom
lnEton, ILL.,, sometime American min
Ister to Belgium. She spent most OF
her girIhood in Belgium.
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Other interesting New Workers now
in Washington or due to arrive
shortly are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Van
derlip, Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Rogers,
who have rented DR.. and Mrs. Dun
can McKim's handsome house; Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss, Mr.. and
Mrs. Valentine E. Macy. who have Mr..
and Mrs. William II. Bliss magnih.
cent apartment: Mr.. and Mrs. Balm
bridge Colby, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Baruch, Mrs. Price Collier and Sara
Price Collier. Mr.. and Mrs. owen John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Richards Kellogg,
DR.. Hayden Claiming, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shane Leslie, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Strauss, Mr.. and Mrs. Devices Dill
worth. DR.. Percy Tenure, and Mr.. and
Mrs. James RayanauKh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon are ex-
pected on December and will occupy
Capt. and Mrs. Charles Harlow's rest
dence, 2501 Massachusetts avenue, Mr.. |
and Mrs. Nixon's son and daughter.
in-law, the latter formerly Doris |
Ryer, are already here, Mr.. Nixon, who !
holds q commission in the ordnance.
having been detailed to Temporary
duty In Washington. They are stop
ping at the Shoreham, where they
VIII remain until It develops where |
Mr. Nixons orders will take him. If |
they stay on here they'll probably |
tSke a house or an apartment OF /
their own.
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- The Lewis Nixons, I'll have you
Know, are as intarasfFng ,,Er "a