The Washington times., 1917-04-15

an enormous circle of friends who
were grieved at the news of her hus-
bands death. It occurred on April 8
o somewhere in France"
3 Lieutenant Amphlett had only re-
Gently recovered from a serious at
tack of pneumonia, and had just re-
! turned to the front, where he was
killed almost Immediately. Mary is
( at their home in Wolverhampton,
England, where she probably will re-
main with her two children. They
will be heirs to a beautiful English
estate some day. Their grandfather,
I Judge .Amphlett, lives only forty
and has been particularly devoted to
them since Richard went to the war.
! OfnciaI Set Makes
No Summer Plans.
By Easter time, as a rule, one be-
gins to hear of summer plans, but
this season, so far as the official set
is concerned, there amt no summer
plans" The Cabinet will get tway, as
opportunity offers, and not too far
away. The Congressionals-and Sen
atorials, of course-are not doing any
figuring on getting away at all. The
residentials are beginning to go
many of them to fine suburban estates
in the neighborhood. And the diplo-
mats-we-e-ellI It is quite settled that
the German and Austrian embassies
will establish summer quarters In
Europe. 1t seems probable that the
Turkish will do likewise, and possibly
the Bulgarian legation.
oh, and it's barely possible that one
of our Cabinet members may also be
establishing summer quarters in Eu-
rope, too. They do say that McAdoo
is intent upon an assignment as mem
Der of the war council to meet with
our allies in Paris-and everybody
knows that when the Secretary OF the
Treasury goes on official junkets the
rules get modified so that Madame
Secretary can go too. So, OF course,
we are all wondering whether, in case
he gets the assignment, she will go,
too. II they do, it. seems to me
they had better go by airplane. It's
the safest way. They might-here's a
valuable suggestion to the powers
that be-take several nice little air
planes over on the ship that carries
our commission, and when they get in
the danger zone (of course, the U-boats
will be laying ip wait for them)
launch the planes from the deck and
let them make the last stage that
way.
Allied Ambassador
Staying Near BY.
The others are not likely to get
very far away. The Russian embassy
is abandoning Newport and is estab-
fishing itself quietly at Chevy Chase,
a popular and fashionable suburb.
The Hubschers-Dr. Hubscher. OF the
Swiss legation, and his bride of last
fall. who was Elizabeth Schoepf, of
Cincinnati-are also likely to estab-
lish summer quarters there. The fact
that DR.. Hubscher has been detailed to
hold down the division OF German
Affairs" for his chief gives them per-
haps a little added diplomatic impor-
tance. Mrs. Hubscher has been visit
ing her parents in Cincinnati lately,
and DR.. Hubscher has Joined her, the
understanding being that they will es-
tablish themselves at Chevy Chase as
soon as possible after their return.
The new Chilean ambassador, DR..
Bascunan. Is going to establish his
lduliy a. ESuBeInOOT, MO-, ana nO1
seek embassy quarters until fall. He
has leased the handsome home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Harding for
f1ve months, and will take posses
sion May !. They will remain at the
Willard until then.
The French ambassador probably
will stay right here in Washington,
as he has every summer since 1914,
when he. hurried back to his post
from his vacation abroad. on the out
break of the war. Last year the
British were at Woods Hole, for the
children's sake, and-beIng very
quiet-and the Spanish at New
port, along with the Russians, being
rather gay. Possibly the Rianos will
go there again this season-though
no announcement has been made to
that effect, and IL is noticeable that
the North Shore" generally is not as
popular as IT has been.
People who have gone there year
after year, as a matter OF course,
are not so gayly announcing their
plans this season. And there Is
every evidence that Newport and Bar
Harbor and the various resorts In
Massachusetts-in fact, all the coast
resorts-will find their summer visi-
tor industry considerably curtailed.
What's the answer? Whisper it!
Submarines.
No Fun Where
Peril Turks.
1t is not quite cheerful to establish
oneself for ones recreation at the
very points most open to the one
obvious plan of German attack. So
the usual summer shore dwellers are
casting about for mountain resorts
as likely to be more healthy and re-
poseful. 1t is not probable that
that moved the Bakhmetefrs so much
as the obvious propriety of the Rus
sian embassy making very little
splash while Russian affairs were SO
decidedly upheaved, and the desir-
ability OF being close to Washington.
Nor is it likely that any dread of
the tin whales moved the Peter Goe-
let Gerrys to forego Newport and
Bar Harbor and rent the Gist Blair
suburban place at Silver Spring, so
much as the fact that Congress is
likely to remain on the job all sum-
mer, and Mr.. Gerry will be kept on
duty as a newly elected Senator.
The Murray Cobbs are going to oc-
cupy the Leigh Hunt place, better
known as the "Britten Farm" near
Bethesda, Nd, again this summer.
They expect to take possession early