Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-19

new residence in Massachusetts avenue.
which is nearing completion.
Mrs. Norris is passing the summer at
Gypsy Hill, her country home at
Penllyn. Pa.
Mrs. Chase w Kennedy will leave
Washington next week for Gettysburg,
joining Gen. Kennedy. who is in COM
mand of the camp there. Mrs. Kennedy
will return to her apartment at the
Dresden in October, making her head
quarters here during the war.
Mrs William Belden Noble. who
opened her house in N street several
weeks ago. expects to remain in town
for the present Capt. Sherman Miles.
T. s. A., who is on duty at the War
College, and Mrs. Miles, with their
little daughter, are stopping with Mrs.
Noble.
Rev. Herbert Shipman. who has the
Needwood cottage. at Newport. left
yesterday for Plattsburg to join his
regiment, the LIST Field Artillery. which
later goes to a southern camp.
Mrs. Alexander Voglesang. wife of
the first assistant secretary OF the In
terror, who Is visiting Mrs. George w.
Gibbs at San Francisco. where she mas
a large circle of friends was the guest
of honor at a dinner last Monday even
ing given by DIR. and Mrs. James Ward.
Capt and Mrs. John G. HotZ. the lat
ter an aunt of Mrs. Noglesang. gave
a luncheon in her honor at the Palace
Hotel last Saturday.
Miss Marjorie Helmbold will leave
today with Mrs. Thomas Kennedy and
her sister-in-law. Miss Margaret Ken
nedy, to motor to Chambersburg. Pa.
where she will be the guest for a week
or more of Miss Kennedy at her coun-
try estate. Ragged Edge.
Mrs. Kennedy and Miss Kennedy
have been here visiting the formers
husband. who is a student at the re-
serve engineers camp at the American
University.
Mr.. Philip Armour Helmbold. son of
Mrs. Charles d. Helmbold of this city.
has been appointed second lieutenant
in the United States Army and has
gone to Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to re-
port for duty
Miss Gabrielle Crofton has left
Washington to visit her cousins. Mr..
and Mrs. James Norman Andrews. at
their country place near Orange. Va.
Commodore Theodore Porter. U. s. N,
retired. and Mrs. Porter. who spent the
| surtng at Washington, have gone to
| Ithaca. N Y. to be near the latter's
| son. Mr.. GailOWay u. CneStOn, VINO,
after a course of instruction at Fort
| Myer. Va, has been transferred to the
| United states Military School of Aero
| nautics at Cornell University.
| Mai. and Mrs. Albert Saxton. who
| have gone to Rangeley. Me, for the
| season will return to Washington
! early in September.
! Rear Admiral and Mrs. Yates Stirling
| and their daughter. Miss Helen Stir
| ling. will close their house at Baltimore
next week and will go to Atlantic City,
| where they will spend some time at the
Hotel Dennis.
| Mrs. Bruce Butler, formerly Miss Elsa
| HIM of Mill Valley, Cal, has left San
| francisco for Fort Myer, where she
will join Capt. Butler. U. S. A.. who has
| been ordered there. The Buffers only
| recently returned from the border, and
| visited for a while with Mrs. Buffers
mother. Mrs. E. A. Him., in Marin
| county, Cal.
| Miss Arabella Schwerin gave a
charming luncheon last week at her
San Mateo (Cal.) home in compliment
to Miss Lucy Father Of Washington
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Meriwether, who
1 returned . month or more ago from
il Paris, whore Mr.. Meriwether was spe-
II cial counsel to Amba ssador Sharp spent
{: the past week here at the Bellevue, and