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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12
Lady LIEter.kRye boosting
London Motor Volunteers.

Lady Llster-Kaye. who has been
visiting in Newport OF late and who
was in Washington for a long visit
last winter. is devotlng most of her
stay in her native country to pushing
an appeal for funds for the London
motor volunteer corps, OF which her
husband, Sir John Lister-Kaye, is the
head.
As Natica YsnAga. of New York.
Lady Lister-Kaye was widely known
socially and. having friends all over
the country, she Is just the person to
handle such an interesting work as
this.
The appeal has new interest in
this country now that our men are
going across. for the purpose OF the
organization is to give protection to
soldiers and sailors who arrive In
London late at night on brief fur
The streets OF London are pitchy
black at night and all buses and
street cars stop running at i O'Clock.
The soldier OF sailor coming In be-
tween the hours OF 1 and Z Is adrift,
bewildered. and often a prey, to the
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N ELIOT'S CHRONICLES OF SOCIETY

can millionaire army officer. who IA
shortly expecting 20 go "0ver there
with the American forces, He WANT
his wife to go along and they have
conducted a campaign Of social and
political influence to arrange T. The
lady Is to break into France on the
pretext that she will do Red Cross
work, which she doesn't intend to DC
at all They plan to 60 to some nice
place wen away from the front. 70
lease a chateau and to make a sort Of
picnic out Of the wAr-so they think
It's hard that earnest women-and
their name Is legion-should not Be
allowed to give the service which
they heartily desire to give. But, u
they are really earnest and ready &c
Mt themselves by hard work for POSI-
lions OF usefulness, doubtless they'll
'find a wye" In any case Franc
has more already more mouths than
can be properly fed. there aren't ships
enough to carry foodstuffs, and
America must not be allowed to in
crease the burden BY sending over
drones. We simply must wake ur
and understand what a grim and hor'
rible business war Is! Fondly yours
JEAN ELIOT.
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Lord Eustaee Percy Member
of Bachelor Group.

No. my dear. Lord Eustace Percy
isn't attached to the British embassy
staff. although he is very closely as
ISOLATED with the embassy people.
He came over with Mr.. Balfour's
British mission. as you doubtless re-
member. and much to the delight OF
his scores Of Washington friends. re-
NAMED attached to Jne OF the various
permanent commissions which ave
charge of the enormous amount nf
work in which both Great Britain and
the United States are interested. h"
is living with an interesting group
Of bachelors who make their home in
a little house on Seventeenth str"e'.
In sTite of his youth-he IS but
twenty nine-Lord Eustace IL IN tN-
pert on all questions concerning the
effect of the war upon trade, sad lis
opinion is highly regarded in this
country as well as in England. When
the war broke out and he left Wash
ilgtun. where he was attached to the
embassy, he was assigned to the
blockade department of the foreign
office. There he made a special study
Of shipping, OF Great Britainls I'M.
ports and exports, and especially oil
efficiency In the matter Of bringing
in foodEtuffs-
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wood has been transferred TO Gulf
port. Miss, and Mrs. GatewoOd, who
is giving up her house in Nineteenth
street the first OF September, will join
him there as soon as the weather
turns cool. DR.. and Mrs. Jenkins are
not able to make any plans just now.
owing to the uncertainties OF his
orders, but Captain and Mrs. North
expect to be in Washington three
months longer. He has been instruc-
tor at the engineers camp at the
American University and expects to
retain the post for the season camp.
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The wedding last evening was
smaller. but equally interesting. Vir-
ginia was one OF those fortunate
brides who looked her best, and her
best is very pretty. Most OF her old
trends were still in town in spite OF
it's being August. and others came
on for the &C :asiOn. l enjoyed seeing
the Harry Fitshugh Grays and Mr.
and Mrs Charles Edward Lyon. As
Margaret Murdaugh and Helen Gill.
Mrs Gray. and Mrs. Lyon were Ntr-
ginia's two particular chums.
The Lyons, who are spending the
summer with Mr.. Lyons family in the
Green Spring Valley, were with Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Gill for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray. who are coming
to Washington to live in October, are
at warrenton, Va, for the summer
and came over for the wedding.
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Charming Young Boston
sTntronE Called 10 Capital.

To the interesting list Of newcom-
ers called to Washington by war
time activities two charming young
Boston matrons are about to be added
Mrs. Harvey Bundy and Mrs. Albert
Day Farwell. both leaders in all
manner Of social activities from their
deDutante years. Their husbands are
recruits to the army Of young men
who are helping the Government in
It's mighty task.
Mrs Rundy was formerly *" Put
nam. as her sister debutAntrs con
tinue to dub her. She Is OF dep dyed
Boston blue blood. n daughter OF the
william Lowell Putnam and n kins-
woman OF President Lowell. of
Harvard, and OF Amy Lowell. the
poet Mrs. FarweIl. whose husband II
Of the Chicago family. was Edith
Foster, one Of the several daughters
or Charles H. ". Foster. sportsman,
yachtsmRn and member OF the Myopia
Hunt and Of the New York and Fast
ern Yacht Clubs. Mrs. Farw~ll was
January bride The Bundys have
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lived in Cambridge since their mar
riage.
Ballet Intime Makes One
FOrEet Its the "DuII'' season.
sitting in the orchestra Of the
BeIasco Theater last Thursday even
ing and looking around you at the
brilliant audience gathered there for
the opening Of Adolf Bolm's BALLET
Intime." II was difficult to realize
that you were in Washington In Aug
ust. The house was packed with dis
tinEuished people, most OF whom wore
evening clothes usually taboo in mid
summer. In fact, II seemed that
might have been in some foreign city,
for half the boxes and a large num-
Der Of the orchestra chairs were occu-
pied by foreigners: some, officers in
uniforms, others, members OF the
various embassy STATS or OF special
missions There was much visiting
among them, many pleasant greetings
and much kissing OF hands.
That pretty little custom, which the
visiting ENJOYS of our allies have
brought TO this country, lie proving
almost as contagious as the swagger
stick habit introduced by the British
and French officers like 1t, al
though l must say ] felt somewhat
conspicuous when young major OF
the United States reserves kissed my
hand the other afternoon in front OF
a large gathering watching retreat
at Fort Myer. After Thursday even
ing, / will never be embarrassed
again for many were the pretty maids
and stately dOwagers thus Aaluted.
Lillian Birney was at Fort Myer
that afternoon. looking exceptionally
well in an unusual and modish trock
of black and white Bingham. The pas'
tern was laid on In checks-huge
black and white ones-but the as
tInctlve feature of the gown was the
sleeves. They were cut bell shape and
hung long and straight to just below
the elbow. where they spread out in
flaring cuff. quite three times the
width OF the upper section OF the
sleeve.
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Secretary Baker Just WORKS.
Ignoring All Gnyety.

But-to return to our ballet
asked some one in the Secretary pf
Wars office the next day IL Mr. Baker
had been present at the opening per
Torrance.
well. / certainly hope So" was the
reply ] got.
Then my informant went on to ex-
plain that tire Secretary had worked
for weeks and weeks not only all day,
out until midnight each evening and
It was to be hoped that he had really
taken an evening of. But he handn't
While the dancing was going on at
the BeIasco the Secetary was porting
over the papers piled high on his desk
at the War Department.
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pears, no connection with the new
government.
As matter OF fact, President Tin
ocO's government, never having been
recognized by the United States, there
is now mo SIGH animal as the Costa
Rican minister to the United States.
Our own minister. Edward J. Hale, Is
now in this country on leave OF ab-
sence.
Every American woman whose hus-
band is with the eSpeditionary force
and every one whose menfolk are
going over. Is busy in the back Of
her brain thinking over ways and
means for getting to France. One
sympathizes with them, Of course, but,
equally. of course, most Of them are
doomed TO disappointment; and every
now and then one hears yarn
which, II true. makes 1t apparent
that the Government should step In
and fatty insist that no women ex-
cept skilled. credentialed. disciplined
Red Cross people shall be allowed to
go to France on any preteyt
For instance, hear the tale. al
ready many times told. of an Ameri-
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Ethel Hickey Returns
From For Monroe.

had a nice little chat with Ethel
Hickey who has just returned from
Fort Monroe, where she spent several
weeks. and who is leaving town this
week to visit near Philadelphia. Also
] talked witS Lieut.. and Mrs. william
Topper LiEhtle, whom ] hadn't seen
FOR months. and Mrs. James Duncan
Gatewood. with her sons-in-law and
daughters. DR.. and Mrs. Henry f.
Jenkins and Capt. and Mrs. Earl
North. I'm SO upset that the Gate
woods are leaving town. Dr. Gate
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first designing person who speaks to
him. with his pay for many months
loughs. They arrive in drOyes every
night. these lads from the British
front. and soon there will be Amer
lean lads among them. Young. ig-
norant and lonely. dazed with fatigue
after weeks in the trenches and
long and tiresome journey. they are
faced by the prospect OF n long tramp
through dark and deserted streets to
their destination or to the station,
from which he must take the train
for home.
in his pocket, he IL often dragged Off
to some foul den to be thrown out in
the morning pennlless
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Army UnIfornis the Rule ut
GatherlnEs Theae Dnys.

gatherings These Days.
BY tomorrow evening Washington
will be OVERLOOKING with army Off
Gers. for by that time the graduation
exercises at Fort BIyer will be over.
Uniforms are already very much In
evidence at all gatherings and when
the boys from the camp begin TO
spread out over the town there II De
no end to them. On the Powhatan
roof Friday night I'm sure every
other man had on a uniform OF some
sort
/ saw SyIvanus stokes that evening.
He wasn't in uniform, but he viii
be in a day or two. for he has enlisted
in the navy. He reports on Tuesday
in Baltimore and will serve as cox
swain aboard the u. s. s. Gretchen.
The Gretchen Is the handsome yacht
presented to the Government by Mr..
Stokes, sr. II was formerly owned
by the late John r. Reyburn. mayor
OF Philadelphia Sylvanus stokes has
Just returned to town from Warren
ton. where he passed several weeks.
Pauline Kindleberger was also atop
the Powhatan that evening and never
was supping with a naval officer. but
he had to divide his dances with At
least eight OF his brother officers. You
could hardly see Pauline for the men
who focked about her. and she made
a pretty picture. all in white, save for
n becoming pink sweater. In the midst
Of this bevy OF white uniformed young
men.
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Angela Castro to Remain
I'm Costa RIcnn Home.

Angela Castro's pretty face has
been greatly missed from all diplo-
matte gatherings OF late, for all
spring she has been away at her
home, in Costa Rica. Now comes the
news-at least 1t was news to me, al
though suppose should have
guessed it-that she is not to return
at ALL Although her brother. Don
Manuel Castro de Quesada, still ap-
pears in the diplomatic list as Min
lister OF Costa Rica,' he has, 1t ap-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-12
Lieut.. r. .. 3. Christian
grandson OF n General.

Lieut.. Thomas !. J. Christian L. a
grandson 81 Gen. Thomas jefferson
tStonewaID jackson. Gen. Simon
Bolivsr Buckuer has son. Lieut.
Simon Duliver Ruckner. in the serv
tee: and also there's General Burnum's
son, GoI. Malvern nm Barnum. born
On the very day his father was
wounded at the battle OF Malvern Hin.
He's now on duty at Fort sam Hous-
ton, Tex. capt sherman Miles, a..
:. A, is the son Of Lieut. Gen. Nelson
A. MilesI Capt. hdna Il. Chahes, IN
duty at West Point, is the son Of Gen.
Adna r. Chanee. who mad" his name in
the Spanish American war. and Lieut.
col h. Frank Cheatham. of the quar-
termaEtsr corps. II the son Of the Con
fcdeTats General CheathHU.
Barbara HDEe, like many another
pretty maid, has been waiting IN"
breaking up Of the camp at Fort Mycr.
where her fance, Lawrence StIckney
Of EHRIsw0od, n j.. IL in training, be
fore making definite plans for her
wedding. by tomorrow Mr.. StiCkney
will know what is in store for him.
and then they can decide.
Barbara stayed on in town this
summer to be near her fianCe, and
has had his sister. Charlotte Stickncy.
with her for some time. Nell Rillup.
an old friend OF the Hoge family IL
playing prOpriety for the two girls
Mr. and Mrs. Hoge are in Cape May
to be near their snninAaw and daugh
ter. the Fred Savages OF Baltimore.
who are there for the summer. Mr..
Sayau" holds lieutenant anf
er's commission IN the naval reserve.
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DEAR SUSAN: "August's a fright
full month in which to be married. l
know there'u be a thunder storm or
else a bat will get in the room, and
in either case the bride will go under
the sofa
That's what an August bride said
to me the other day, but she left out
of her calculations the glorious sea
side weddings weather we are having
this month.
Why. yesterday 1 went to two love
" weddings, the marriage OF Frances
EffinEer and Shackelford Miller, jr.-
beg pardon, Lieut.. ShackelfOrd Miller.
for he has earned his commission in
the o. r. Gin the afternoon, and in
the evening the marriage Of Virginia
Wallis and Joseph Gaillard Martin
Both were quite like height-of-the-
season functions from the number
of interesting people present, and as
for the temperature-well. I've been
much hotter at many a midwinter
wedding.
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EnInEers' Double House
Smothered In blossoms.

The Ehingers' house, a wide-roomed
double house. with a hallway run
ming through It in Colonial fashion,
was a heavenly spot. all smothered In
blossoms. roses, gladioli, and those
vivid, graceful. pink tiger lilies that
are being so much used this year. ana
made a perfect setting for the women
in their dainty summer frocks ana
the stalwart young chaps in uniform,
who made up the major part OF the
company.
Frances looked lovely. and made a
pleasant and animated picture as she
stood beside her young husband. a
fine. outstanding picture in his olive
drab uniform. Their bridal trip Will
be a bit beIated. as they needs must
IfnEer near Washington until AFTER
the graduation exercises al Fort
Nyer tomorrow.
They will spend their honeymoon
in Atlantic City, and after that-well,
nobody knows just what IL in store
for him these days, but I have heard
IL whispered that Lieutenant Miller
probably will be ordered to duty IN
Louisville, KY. and that would be
quite delightful, for 1t is his home.
Never dld l see So many DTloes anu
brides-to-be gathered together in one
place. Lieut.. and Mrs. Harrison
Brand Helen McCumberD, Lieut.. and
Mrs Thomas Larkin MARY Irwin,
Lieut.. and mrs. Jensen CNatalie
DriEgs). DR.. Dan Borden and Pauline
Stone. who are TO be married in the
autumn, with his brother, Captain
Borden. and his fiancee. Dorothy
Adams; likewise pretty Dorothy
Shuey, whose marriage to Chris
TOPPER ?. Smith, of the Norwegian
legation staff, is set for next Thurs
day, were among 'em.
l saw lots of pretty clothes. but
was especially pleased with Natalie
Jensen's shell pink georgette crepe
frock, with her rakish little hat of
pink tulle and panne velvet. and with
the dainty crisp beruhled pink or
candle frock Pauline Stone wore.
Annie Irwin caught the brides
bouquet. graceful thing of
stephanotis and gardeniAs; Margaret
Howard got the wishbone in the cake
and Katherine Robinson found the
dime. don't know who got the
ring: and I'm not telling to whose
lot fell the thimble-only I'm going
to give il awar Immediately.
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Plan To Group buses
In Units of sIx.

I'm not press agent for the Lon
don motor volunteer corps fund, but
I've been interested in beading and
hearing about the work, and thought
you might like to know something
of It, The committee Is anxious to
raise funds enough for as many
buses as possible to be grouped in
units of six, each marked The
American Squadron"
The work of the London motor vol
unteer corps is to meet all night
trains and welcome the tired boys,
who are taken to their destinations
in motor transports, or are driven to
shelters provided by the Young Mems
Christian Association. the Church OF
England, or the Roman Catholic
Church.
mo more important work for the
health, happiness, and morals OF the
army can be imagined" says Lady
Lister-Kaye. and can well believe 1t.
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The men in active charge OF the
work are all volunteers, men OF high
standing and ability, who are giving
their entire time to a task which
often involves all night work OF the
hardest kind. However, money for
the purchase OF cars is urgently need
ed. Each car bears the name OF the
city or organization which gave the
purchase price. As the American
boys begin their steady march into
France and England-and they are
already going through London
think what II may mean to them to
read presented by the City OF New
York" Presented by the City OF
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Washington" on the transport which
meets them at the station. Think Of
that and come across II you can't
go acrossi".
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Lived For Time Among Poor
Of Loudon's East End.

The old saying that it takes an
aristocrat to be a good democrat is
horne out in the case of this brill
liant young Englishman. The young
est son OF the Duke of Northumber-
land, he was educated at Eaton ana
Christ Church College, oxford, but no
sooner was he out OF the university
than he went to live among the poor
in the East End of London. He was
one OF the moving spirits in the for
nation OF the WOrkingmen's Educa-
tIonal Association, an organization
backed by young university men In
England for providing extension
courses in college work in mining and
Industrial towns. He fraterniZes with
the workingman in the friendIiest
spirit. and is highly popular with the
labor class in Great Britain
A pIeasant-loOking chap, fair hair
ed, fair skinned. and slim OF figure.
he has the air OF a college sophomore
and smokes continuously a sopho-
morIc black pipe. He has Travelled all
over the United states, and so win
ming is his personality that there's
scarcely a town great OF small whera
he hasn't friends. Moreover. he has
made a special study OF American
conditions, and has an Intimate
knowledge OF American affairs. When
he was in Washington before. he or
ganized a splendid Boy Scout troop
known as the Capitals own" among
the Riddles of the northeast section
He attended all the scout masters
meetings and took the boys on camp
ing and fishing trips; the lads adored
I him.
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Descendants of Famous
Generals To Fight For u. =.


In these days when the first steps
are being taken toward the building
of a giant American army. it's inter
esting to note the number OF descend
ants of famous American fighters
among the men who will be charged
with the training Of that army.
Grant, Sheridan, Lee, Longstree',
Wheeler. Porter. stOnewall jackson.
Miles-all these famous names are
borne on the roster of the regula~
establishment, without regard for
men in the national guard organiza-
volunteered for service.
Take for instance Major Ulysses $.
Grant, Sd, Capt Fitzhugh Lee. and
Capt Philip II. Sheridan, who form
ed a picturesque trio of White House
aides when Colonel Roosevelt was
President All three of them Will
have part. directly or indirectly. in
shaping the new national army. Ma
jor Grant, grandson of General
Grant, is now in Washington on duty
in the office OF the chief OF enEi-
neers Captain Sheridan, who is the
son Of Gen. Phil Sheridan, is in The
Secretary OF Wars office. and Cap
tain Lee, a cavalry officer, is at
Fort Bliss, Texas. He has a broth
er in the service, Capt. George VI
Lee, Ninth Cavalry, stationed at Ma
nila, =. J.. and both are the sons Of
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
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Then there are the MacombS and
the Summers. who have been repre-
scented in the army since Revolution
airy days. There's Brig Gen. Mont.
Fomery NJ. Nacomh, son or General
Mucomb OF civil war fame. and Capt.
John q. Maromb. ThirJy-ff,h infan-
try. stationed at Hot Springs, Ark.
grandson Of the fine old tighter: like
wise Col. Augustus g. MacOmb. with
the Fourteenth Cavalry at Fort
Clark. Tex, who belongs to the sumr
illuStriOus family. GEN. Il, Y. Sum
ner'S son. Lieut.. Edwin Y. Sumu.r, Is
stationed NJ Fort Ethan Allen, VI,
Gen. Joe" Whe~ler's son, Lieut..
Col Joseph Wheeler, Jr.. Is Ia Hawaii
a. Fort ShHftrr: and L"nEsIr"rt and
Henry. both civil war generals, have
sons In the service. the one, Capt
James LonErtrrst. In the Philippines
with the Ninth cavalry! the other,
Lieut.. Col. Guy Y. Henry, at West
Point a. Commaudaut OF cadets.
General Stanl-y's son, Lieut.. col. Ina
vid stanley. of the quartrrmaster
corps. il now in St Louis.
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For instance, hear the tale, al
ready many times told. of an Ameri-
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lived in Cambridge since their mar
riage.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-10
REMEMBER THE RED
CROSS CARD PARTY

The Paris Chapter of the Red Cross
Society recently organized, will give
their card party in the Masonic TEN
pie this tuesday afternoon, at 2:3C
O'Clock. A charge of fifty cents for
each player will be made.
This will include refreshments. Res
ervations for bridge, five hundred, or
six-hand euchre should be made at
once with Mrs. Arthur B. Hancock
Any who do not care to play cards may
come and enjoy a social hour with re-
freshments. The object of the enter
tainment is to raise money to purchase
hospital supplies for the Red Cross
work in the First Aid branches. The
rooms where the card party will be
held have been beautifully decorated.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-10

urst, Miss Ethel Freeman, Miss Evelyn
Smith and Mrs. Florence Green.
DIR. A II. Keller attended the Eas-
ter services held in Lexington, Sunday,
by Webb Commandery Knights Ten
plar.
Mrs. Clarence Plummer and chill
dren, of Heidelberg, KY, are guests q,
Mrs. Plummer's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
}. Z. Day, on the Peacock pike.
-Messrs. William P. Walton, Jr.
and Layton Thompson are promoters
OF a subscription dance to be given in
the ball room of the Phoenix Hotel, In
Lexington, on the evening of Friday,
April 20. The music will be furnished
by seven-piece Southern orchestra.
Mrs. w. o. Sadler will be hostess
at the meeting this afternoon at 3:15
o'clock, of the Girls Missionary Soci
ETY. of the Methodist church. The
meeting will be held at the home OF
Rev. and Mrs. Sadler, OH Houston Ave
nue.. The subject of the program TO be
presented is Stewardship" Miss Ethel
Freeman leader.
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