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The Washington times., 1917-06-24
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DR.. Richard Bland william, of the
navy.
Captain Lee Is the son of Dan Lee,
who is a brother OF Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee and a nephew of the famous Gen.
Robert E. Lee. Captain Lees mother
was Miss Ficklin, of fredericksburg.
Va. So, you see, both Belle and her
nance are real F. F. VS..
War Plans and Army
Duty Prevents Vacations.
DR.. and Mrs. James Duncan Gate
wood and their family are having an
experience common to a good many
| people OF late. Each member of the
family is waiting to learn definitely
Of the plans OF some other member of
the family before he or she can make
plans OF his or her own. There, that's
all very complicated, but then the sit
uation is complicated when there are
three married daughters to consider
and things are in such an unsettled
state.
DR.. Gatewood is back in Washing
ton for the present, after having
been away on duty; but, being in the
service, he, OF course, can only make
plans from day to day. Mrs. Gate
wood and her three daughters hope
to be together for at least part OF the
summer. Just now, however, the cid
est, Mrs. Henry E. Jenkins, is waiting
to hear what her sister, Mrs. Toy
Dixon Savage, who lives in Norfolk,
is going to do: Mrs. Savage is wait
ing for Mrs. North. another sister, to
decided, and Mrs. Gatewood is wait
ing for all three
You see, Dorothy North's husband.
Capt. Earl North, OF the Engineer
Corps, is instructor at the Military
Academy and she does not want 10
make any plans until she knows
whether he is to remain at West
Point or to be ordered to duty else
where. II possible she wants to be
near him this summer. OF course; n
not, she may share a bungalow at
Sugar Hill, ". H, with Mrs. Stuart
Godfrey, whose husband Is likewise
instructor at West Point. And so It
goes.
Mrs. Jenkins is now in Norfolk and
has her small daughter, Anne wythe
Jenkins. with her. Each OF the Gate
wood girls, you know, has a daughter
OF her own. II they grow up 10 be
as pretty and winsome as their
mothers 1 fear for the young men OF
the next generation.
Mrs. Gatewood's sister. I,ulie
critcher, who Is now making a short
visit to Judge and Mrs. Lewis Barley,
in Alexandria, will return shortly to
stay with DR.. and Mrs. Gatewood until
they close their house-if they do
close their house. As for Kate
Critcher, she is already at Province
town, Mass.
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last summer are going back. May
Adams, for one. has taken the same
cottage she had last summer at
Gloucester and left Washington TODAY
to take, possession. Mrs. Buchanan
Merryman accompanied her, and the
two of them stopped in New York en-
route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis will leave
Wednesday for Bass Rocks. where
they have a cottage. Mrs. William
Barrett Ridgely Is going back there
again this year and will have with her
her mother. Mrs. George Deering.
They will leave town about July !. as
will Mr.. and Mrs. Richard X. Tyler.
Mrs. Ridgely and Mrs. Deering will
stay at Hawthorne Inn, but the Tylers
will occupy a cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. T. Mann have a cot
tage there this summer. but will not
take possession OF II until about July
IS. Mrs. Mann spent last summer at
Bass Rocks, but stayed at Hawthorne
Inn. This year she arranged In time
to procure a very attractive and large
cottage. Mr.. and Mrs. Mann are at
their home, in Bramwell. W. Va, just
now. Mrs. Mann had quite an adven-
furious trip going down. losing her
butler, maid. and Airdale, terrier,
Tatters, en- route. She located the
servants, but I am not positive she
ever found the dog, who jumped from
the train window and was probably
killed.
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Belle Heath Engaged TO
Capt. Smith Lee.

Did l tell you OF Belle Heath's
engagement to Capt Smith Lee, of the
United States Marine Corps7 They are
going to be married June 30. or there
abouts. You surely remember Belle,
who used to visit in Washington so
much and was such an intimate friend
OF the Gatewood girls. She was a
frequent guest, also. of Mary Hoof.
who lives on Seminary Hill, near
Alexandria Belle comes OF a family
long prominent in Virginia. Her sis.
ter, you probably will recall, married
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MIEtreatment of KIddies
By Their Nurses.

Whatever the outcome OF Admiral
and Mrs. Harris suit against their
nurse girl for alleged mistreatment
OF their little girl, such occurrences
give to think" as the French have
II. They bring to mind all the hor-
rible tales one has heard Of baby
carriages being left INTENDED, to roll
over a precipice or under the very
wheels OF the motors; OF children
shaken and slapped and banged ABOUT
the head to make them keep quiet;
OF babies given vicious soothing
syrups. and of a thousand and one
similar Nightmares.
Then, too, at one time or another'
everybody has seen some kiddies IN
the parks neglected or mistreated oy
his nurse and has debated the prop
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Not All Artists Fail
To ProVie for Table.

Miss Critcher counts that summer
lost she doesn't spend at least in part
at that quaint little artist colony
which is fast aspiring to fame as the
American Barbizon" Moreover. her
chum, Elizabeth Rowland, of Chicago.
with whom she shares a bungalow
every summer, is the proud possessor
this year OF charming little cottage,
the gift Of her father. The two girls.
who are both artists with a faIr for
decoration, ere having the time OF
their lives doing over the little house
Miss Critcher writes that when she
arri7cd the first thing she no.ice.l was
thai the pretty lawn of other years
was planted right. up to the veranda
with vegetables-so. you see, ali
artists are not improvident. Sarah
Sewell Munroe and her sister, Mrs.
Deland. who have a lovely cottage
and studio at Provincetown, are al
ready installed for the summer.
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Two Other Interesting
engagements This Week.

Two other interesting engage
ments were announced this week. and
there were two or three weddings
for good measure, notably Enid
Holden's marriage to Harold Burn
side last evening and the marriage
OF Edythe Howard and Francis Bart
left Manning earlier in the week
Roberta Wiley. whose engagement
to Philip childs, of Boston, has Just
been announced. is a navy girl: but
she claims Washington as her hom~,
and It was here she made her debut
during the season just past. She IL
a winsome piece, bubbling over with
life and vitality. There are no more
popular girls in Washington than
Roberta and her sister. Elizabeth
Wiley.
Alma Hodges. whose marriage to
Lieut.. George Dickson, U. S. y. will
take place at Fort Totten, N. Y, on
July 10, although the engagement
has just been announced. was
Washington bud-almost a year or so
before she was old enough for
formal presentation, General and
Mrs. Hodges were ordered from
Washington to Panama The next
winter they came back to town for
a visit for several weeks, at leas:
Mrs. Hodges and her daughter did.
and Miss Hodges name was included
in all the lists OF debutantes. How
ever, something happened to change
their plans-I believe General
Hodges, who was colonel then, was
ordered to Fort Totten-the little
lady's formal debut never took place.
=
Frances Hodges. now Mrs Albert
H. Acher. did make her debut in
Washington. and It was here that
Captain Acher did most Of his court
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Elizabeth Howry, who has just re-
turned from a visit in Newport. says
that she hopes to return there in sew
eral weeks and will remain for the
Red Cross conference to be held In
that city in August. Meanwhile she
Is up to her head with work, Is
she Is chairman OF the citizens COM
mittee of the Y. n. c. A. which is
making arrangements for the enter
tainment OF the soldiers who are en-
camped in this city and vicinity. The
committee has decided to establish
fourteen placesin different parts OF
this city where soldiers may go in
search of wholesome diversion
Elizabeth told me to ask you and
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President and Wife
Among Last Received.


President and Mrs. Wilson did not
pass down this line until the party
was almost over. This was the first
large function outside OF the White
House that Mrs. Wilson has attend
ed since the death OF her sister. Mrs.
Maury. I never saw Mrs. Wilson
look lovelier; she looked almost like
a girl Her gown was particularly
becoming, was OF Steel-colored georg.
cite crepe made with q large pointed
collar and wide cuffs OF rose point
lace and deliberately embroidered
with -cut-steeI beads. Her hat was
large, of gray tuIle and with a roll
ing brim. The President looked
very well and was dressed all in
white. They were greeted at the
entrance of the building by John Bar
rett who, with Colonel Harris and
several Of the Secret Service men.
strolled OF with them through the
garden and TO the tea tables, which
were almost hidden away in the far
northwestern corner of the gardens.
There they greeted their friends in
their own charming and democratic
manner. finally slipping quietly away
across the lawn to their motor.
The Marine Band played In the Hall
of the building. the leader standing
in one of the long windows overlook
ing the garden. The result was that
the music could be heard before the
guests stepped from their motors on
the east side OF the building, while
they were passing through the build
ing, and even after they strolled into
the far corners Of the garden. Many
benches had been arranged along the
walks where the guests fingered tn
listen TO the music and to watch the
distinguished gathering OF men and
women. For truly II was q dis
tinguished assembly, and included
the members OF the Cabinet, the rep
Tesentatives Of the neutral and allied
nations, the cream Of Washington
society, scores Of the leading officers
Of our army, all in khaki, not to men,
ton the numerous officers of the
English, French, and Italian armies
who were the center of attraction
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every one else know who has any
artists. and entertainers OF all kinds.
please to volunteer their services for
this good work. Ask any one you
hear OF who might be useful to COM
municate with Elizabeth at her rest
dence. IT'S ! street Mary Howard.
her sister, like Elizabeth. a talented
young person. IL going to leave
Washington in about q week 20 join
the Florence Fleming Noyes camp In
Connecticut Mrs. Howry's plans are
still in the air. White Sulphur IL
her favorite resort: she usually
spends part OF each season there ana
frequently goes down several times
during the year.
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Conrad Reds leaving
Washington For sKeeps."

know you'l be sorry ID hear that
ingto "for keeps" or at least for Sew.
eraI years to come. Mr.. Reid is to be
member OF the teaching staff OF
the Canterbury School. and Is taking
his family. bog and baggage. to New
Milford, Conn, where the school is 10
Gated.
They are a bit regretfuI at leaving
! town, TO be sure. for both Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid are Washingtonians born
and bred: but New Milford, which Is
delightfully."- situated in the foothills
OF the Berkshlres, Is a perfect place
to raise a family OF kiddles. hen.
too. Conrad. jr.. is just OF an age to
enter the school. which solves the
problem OF his education, and as the
other two boys come on places will be
made for them.
The Reds are to have a charming
little house, which Is now being done
over after a fire, and which will be
ready for occupancy, brave with new
paint and paper, by autumn. Mean
while. one of the other houses con
nected with the school. a fine big airy
place, has been put at their disposal
for the summer. They expect to leave
on Friday. Mr.. Reid has been prac-
ticing law in Washington and was in
structor at GEORGETOWN University
Law School Alice Reid. you know,
was formerly Alice Hyatt, and is DR..
and Mrs. Frank Hyatts daughter.
They have four children. three boys
and one little girl.
Conrad Reid's mother, Mrs. George
Groghan Reid, and her niece, Nina
stockton. have gone to Gloucester.
Mass. for the summer. Mrs. Reid
has rented her cottage at Gloucester
for the season. and taken rooms at
Hawthorne Inn. She and her niece
spent the winter in Annapolis. with a
month or two in Cuba by way OF va
riety.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24
Jean ELOTcH
. LETTER

Ny Dear SUSAN:
After changing his mind half a dozen
times during the day, the weather
man decided about 4 o'clock yester-
day to relent and bring forth the
sun, making possible the lovilest
party OF the season, the al fresco re-
ception which Secretary and Mrs,
Lansing gave in the beautiful gar
dens of the Pan-American Building
with Baron Ludovic Moncheur and
the members OF the Belgian mission
as guests Of honor. Many garden
parties hav been planned this
spring, but the weather man has
spailed almost all OF them with af-
ternoon storms. Yesterday he SEEM
ed to be remorseful, to be trying 10
make up for the ones he has upset
for the afternoon was perfect for
such a function. He even sent cool
breezes from the river to sweep
across the lafns and to penetrate
under the large wide awning which
stretced from the western doors Of
the building across the marble ter
race and down the steps, shading the
receiving party.
The guests passed through the
building. being greeted inside by the
inspiring sight OF huge United States
and Belgium flags hanging in the
aviary and outside by a frieze OF the
flags of the South American coun-
tries which stretched from one end
to the other of the western face or
the building.
Lieut.. Comdr. J. o. Fisher presented
the guests to the Secretary OF state
who in turn introduced them to Baron
Moncheur. The baron has not changed
one bit since he was minister TO
washington He looks no older and
has not lost his charm OF manner. He
greeted everyone like he was particu-
larly pleased to see that person, and
when he did come across old friends
he Just grabbed their hands with
both of his and his face was wreated
in smiles. Mrs. Lansing, looking
charming in a handsome white
georgette crepe gown heavily en-
broidered and a becoming hat of
black tulle, came next in line. fol-
lowed by the Belgian minister, Baron
de Cartier. General Leclerq was next |
looking very much the soldier, as did !
Major Osterrieth, the next in line I
must say the major, a very large, |
handsome, soldierly looking man, !
looked like he preferred the trenches |
TO such q bewildering gathering of |
charming ladies. The last two were /
the only men in the receiving party |
IN uniform, quite in contrast to the I
long line Of soldiers who were with 1
the French, mission.
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War Fails to Affect This
City, GIoueeater CoIony.

CIty's Gloucester Colony.
The war does not seem to have af.
fected the Washington colony at
Gloucester. Bass Rocks, and that vi
cinity. Practically all OF the same
people who enjoyed life whereabouts
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wOman's Party Riots
Become Amusement Fad

Become Amusement Fad
Come on, let's go to the riot! I'm
afraid it's too late, but, never mind,
thereTl be another one at 3 o'clock"
That's the sort of Conversation to
which we've been treated during these
days OF suffrage demonstrations-or,
rather. I should say OF woman's party
demonstrations. 1t came to be a
great joke. or would have been II the
whole performance hadn't verged on
a high, crime-treason.
The nerve, the abominable nerve,
OF that little handful OF women to pre-
sumo to speak for "the woman
hood OF American 1t positively makes
me splutter. I'm a suffragist from
deep conviction, but every once In a
while have strong reactions in favor
of the ants, and it's always when
a group OF women stages some
such performance as this.
Nevertheless, when I recover from
my anger OF the moment, I am as
strong agin' the antis as ever, and
regret the fact that the pickets gave
the antis such a splendid chance to
gloat over us true suffragists, who
are LOT inc kOOu VI NuC w
fore everything. even the suffrage
cause. hear that after each riot q
large number OF women have gone
to the antis' headquarters TO regis
ter. haven't any patience with that
sort OF performance, either, just be-
cause a tiny group of women do some
thing we do not approve of. Be
cause the minister or the congrega-
ton of a church does something that
IL distasteful to you, does II make
you feel that you want to disown the
Christian religion or to even change
your denomination? You Join another
church.
After a tbree-day honeymoon. young
Alexander ". Craig and his bride. for
merly Margaret MInshall, are now at
Ithaca, where Mr.. Craig, who has
gone into the aviation corps, Is deep
in the mysteries not only Of flying
but of aeroplane construction. It
seems there Is a big aviation corps
training camp at Ithaca The mar
riage OF Mr.. Craig and Miss Minshall.
who are both youngsters. took place
in New York fortnight or 80 ago:
and then they slipped away to Nan
tucket for their brief bridal tour. II
was at Nantucket, by the way. that
Mr.. Craig wooed and won his bride. |
their families occupying cottages
side by each in the summer time. |
Alexander Craig Is the youngest OF
the four sons OF Col Robert Craig. |
His mother, who died a year or two
ago. was for years president OF the |
Guild, and the Craigs /
have always been prominent in Wash
Ington. The boys only sister is now
Mrs. Harold Williams. jr.. one OF the /
smartest OF Boston's young matrons.
Her husband is physician and
stands remarkably well in his pro-
'ession.
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snd admiration OF everyone. The
naval and marine officers, including
Geenral Barnett and General McCaw-
ley, added much to the picture in
their white uniforms. General Kuhn
was grabbed on all sides by friends,
for never was there a more popular
man.
Mrs. McAdoo, looking younger and
prettier every day, held her usual
small reception. She was seated the
greater part of the time near one OF
the tea tables where her friends gath
cred around her. That table was
truly a tea table. for huge pitchers
CT iced tea were thereon, and IL was
mere enjoyed than even the delicious
! punch on the other end. Mrs. Goethals
also was surrounded most OF the
time, and one of the group who greet
ed her so pleasantly. was the charm
ing little Duchess of Richlieu, who
is spending several days in Washing
ton.
Many Pretty Compliments for
Bee" Crawford. Bride-to-Be.
Bee Crawford-now there's a
beautiful girl!"
'Beaux. my dear? Why. she has
had more beaux than any girl 1 ever
knew"
when she used to go to the Uni
versity OF Virginia so often every boy
in the University was in love with
her"
She's just as sweet and lovable as
she is pretty-and that's saying as
much as could be said"
ha - 4hFn&
been hearing on all sides since Bea-
trice Crawford's engagement to Mer-
rift Todd Cooke, OF Norfolk, was an
nounced last week.
Indeed, Beatrice Crawford has al
ways been the sort OF belle one meets
among the heroines OF anti-beliIm
novels, and her marriage to Mr.. Cooke
is OF particular interest from the
prominence OF the two famIliaL The
Cookies are Norfolk people. Miss
Crawford's father, the Rev. DR.. Angus
Crawford, is retired dean of the
Theological Seminary OF Virginia, and
it was at Seminary Hill that his
pretty daughter grew up and used TO
house in town this winter. Miss Craw-
ford's brother, Angus Med. Crawford,
married Elizabeth Worthington.
-
It's in the little chapel at Seminary
Hill that the wedding will take
place. June 80 is the date selected
and the time is o'clock. DR.. Craw-
ford will perform the marriage cere- |
mony, assisted by the brides broth |
er-in-law, the Rev. Oscar Randolph, |
and there will be two attendants, Miss !
Crawford's first cousins. Charlotte |
Harding Brown, OF Philadelphia, and |
Lucy Lee Kinsolving. Miss Kinsolv- |
ing is the daughter Of Bishop Kin
solving, OF Brazil
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MI.s AIIsa Learns Nur.las,
May CO % War HoapitaL


I just heard that Grace Allen Il IN
town and has been here all winter.
Do you remember Grace. daughter OF
the late Gen. Charles ]. Allen and Mrs.
Allen. General Allen died about .
year ago at their home. at AshvilIe.
n. C., where they have made their
home for ten years or more. They
went there from washington because
Grace was In poor health. She looks
ine now and Is as attractive as ever.
She always had an endless string Of
suitors. She Is taking a course In
nursing At the Columbia Hospital in
this city. I suspect her OF entertain
Ing the idea OF going to France, and
Is preparing herself for II. Mrs. Al
len Is living In Q street.
Cora Barry was taken very III last
week with an attack OF Appendicitis
and was operated on last wednesday.
She Is improving rapidly now, but
surely gave her family a scare.
=
Garden Work saRers
Fer Lack Of Labor.
I have gossiped enough for today.
so am going to close and 90 out .
while in my garden. I have a hns
vegetable garden this year. Follow
ing the advice OF the Agriculture De-
partment and Herbert Hoover and
other Government officials. I pIowed
up a half-aere OF my lawn and turned
II into garden. Yet the same Gov
eminent. II not the same officials, have
done much to delay my garden and
gardening hereabouts
Labor has been difficult to get for
some years. but now It Is impossible
to get men to do any sort OF work
because the Government is paying
such enormous wages to the men to
encourage them to work on the can
tonments and camps in and around
the city. / know the Government,
like every one else. needs labor and
needs II badly; also that IL IL in a
hurry to get the work done, but II has
no right to pay such salaries that we
folks in modern circumstances cannot
AFFORD to pay. The Government
should commander labor II necessary
and pay them the usual wages 50 that
when they are through with the men,
the same labor VIII not be dissatisfied
with the wages they have gotten here
tofore. We gardeners have learned to
do most Of the work ourselves but
there are some things that we have TO
have help to do. Also one cannot az
ford to keep q team OF horses to pillow
and harrow just q small garden. II u
not only the man who works on the
AVN and IN the garden that Is i'm
to get. but carpenters, paint
srs. and labor Of all sorts.
But II I don't stop soon you viii
think l have a Crouch, 90 good-by;
write soon
As ever, JEAN ELIOT.
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Government-and that's all his friends
know about him. One doesn't dis
cuss too freely these days. It's mot
done"
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ing. The Achers are now stationed
in California.
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I have seen more elaborate we'd
dings than Edythe Towards but
never a prettier one, and II was lots
of fun. The brides costume suited
her exactly, and she looked her very
best. She is so clever and interest
ing and hate to see her leave
Washington.
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Cora Barry was taken very III last
week with an attack OF appendicitis
and was operated on last Wednesday.
She Is improving rapidly now, but
surely gave her family q scare.
The Washington times., 1917-06-24

Mr.. Manning is an unusually brill
liant young chap. with a taste for SCI
ence, and has taken up the teaching
of scrientihc subjects as a profession,
holding the post of instructor at Har-
ward. His immediate family make their
home in New Hampshire. but the Bal
timore ManninEs are his kinsfolk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-10
Find No Evidence
of an Enemy Plot
Reports as TO Cause Of Explosion
in Halifax Harbor Con-
.frmcd BY Inquiries.
lRy Associated Press. !

HALIFAX, y. S.. December e.--In-
uuiries made in every quarter confirm
first reports as to the cause of the
explosion OF the French munition
steamer. Man- suspicious had been
expressed. hut the most thorough in
vestigntion. it is asserted, shows no
evidence OF an enemy plot.
The French snip according TO the
officially accepted versions. which pri-
Tate inquiry tends to sCbstantiate. was
coming into the EarDor and passing
through a c'.anuri rot more than Il
third of a mile wide. when she was
rammed by the Norwegian relief ship
limo, outward bound.