The Washington herald., 1917-12-30

william H vanderbilt's win N
house then descended 20 the oldef
son Of the Oldest son II wouI
have become the residencs Of IN
late william H. Vanderbilt. olfeE
son OF the late Cornelius Wander
bilt. He died In lsS3. The nex
Oldest son is Colonel VanderblII
who is three years younger thnl
his late brother. Thus. in the cours
Of time. the residence win becon1
the home OF Private Vanderbilt
only son Of Col Vanderbilt.
Soon after Mr.. Henry c. Frfck
who had rented the house for sew,
sral years, went into his own horn,
AZ 1 East Seventieth street, Col
Vanderbilt began alterations Oni.
the four walls were left standing
The entrance has been changed q
the exteme upper end Of the Fifd
avenue front, where double door
OF heavy iron grill lead into
wide foyer hall. Opening from ths
southern end of the foyer 10 ~
immense central hall Of majestic pro
portions, reaching 20 the uppes
stories. About each floor ts a col
lonade opening upon the great hall
The staircase starts from the west
ern wall of the foyer.
The walls OF the foyer ana cen.
trail hall are Of Caen stone and ths
floors are Of white marble square.
outlined in black. The soft graz
Of the stone walls form enectIys
backgrounds for the large tapes-
tries suspended against them. Ths
main salons facing Fifth avenus
and the dining-room on Fifty-hrsa
street open from the central hall.
It is said that the choice Of Au.
gustus Phillips, recently appointeS
Dutch Minister TO the United States
IL regarded as a radical departurs
in the policy Of the Dutch govern.
ment toward the big nations. foI
Mr.. Phillips was selected outside
the diplomatic corps. being a sue.
cessful business man. Mr.. Phillips
has spent much time making
careful study Of public addresses
by President Wilson and Of othei
matters concerning American poll.
tics.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Mallory, Of
New York, have leased for the sea
son the home Of Mrs. Peter ". Hill
at 26lS Connecticut avenue, for the
winter. Mr.. Mallory IL working
with the Shipping Board. Mrs. HI
and one OF her daughters. pretty
Louise Hill. are spending the win
ter in New York. Another dsugh-
ter. Mrs. Sypret Hendrick, is pass
| ing the winter with her cousin
Mrs. Eugene A. Jones. in the Bal
four. while her husband is working
with some aeroplsne company neal
Norfolk. Va.
There was certainly one happy
couple on Christmas day in wash
! ington-Rev. and Mrs. Richard p
Williams. That morning their door
bell rang and TO their surprise iu
walked their son, Lieut.. Alexander
! Williams. L. S. A. and Mrs. will
liams. whom they thought TO b.
way of in the Philippines. DR.. and
Mrs. Williams did not even know
that their son and his family had
sailed. To say they were glad "a
see them. after an absence OF sew
eral years. is putting IL mildly
Their other son. Capt. Richard VIII
liams. L. s. r.. passed through the
first reserve. officers training csmI
at Ft. Myer. where he received his
lcommission and was assigned as an
Instructor with the Fourth Infantry
company at. the second officer;
camp at Fl Myer. Rev. DR.. vii.
liams is a dean OF the Cathedral oi
81. Peter and ST Paul. They make
their home in Cleveland Park. H'
was at one time rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church Of this city.
Before they are hardly settled in
their house. Rear Admiral and Mrs
Reginald Belknap are planning ID
move again, as the admiral has beer
assigned to sea duty and Mrs. BeIk.
nap doesn't want TO stay in that Bis
house without him. Their plans an
still up in the air. but they are goinl
10 move: that much they do know
They aren't going right away though
sometime in February or therea bouts
Quite a number OF the washington
. boys are officers at Camp Mesd'
now. among them Frank Fox. who Il
with the 10th Field ArtIlIerp; Jimmie
, Mason, who is with the infantry
: Joseph Totten, brother Of Ralph Tot
, ten. and several others. Jimmie Ma
son received his commission in tn
first reserve officers training camp 2
, Fort Myer. and was an instructor il
, the Fourth Infantry at the secon'
camp. By the way. Joseph Tottcl
was a student officer in the same com
pany at the second camp when Lieut.
/ Mason and Capt Richard William
were instructors. There is 10 be quit
! a celebrity at Camp Meade shortly d
: the person of Second Lieut.. Bud Fish
: er, who is to be with the Sl0th Fiel
Z Artillery. There was some mistak
Z about his orders for they were look
ing for Bud Fisher. of Mutt an
| Jer'' fame, to report for duty a fe'
E weeks ago. but now II develops tina
e he is not due there until February Il