The Washington herald., 1917-10-09
Mrs. Robert Lansing IN New
York for Y. W.C.A. War
Council Meeting Mrs.
Charles M. Ffoulk Re-
turns to Home IN Massa-
chusetts Avenue Lord
Chief Justice Of England
and Lady Reading Again
In Town.

The Congressional set viii show a
marked thinning out this week. many
of the Senators and their families go
ing to resorts for much-needed rest
and recreation, while others go to
their homes either to rest or fulfin
political obligations. Wives of many
Of both Senators and Representatives
win remain In Washington to keep
their children in school
Senators and Mrs. Frances G. New
lands will go to Newport for visit,
while Senator James d. Phelan viii
go to his home in California for a
short rest and carry out his oficial
obligations in connection with the va
rious committees Of which he Is
member.
Senator Lodge will go to Boston and
will then join his daughter. Mrs. Au-
gustus Peabody Gardner at Saga
more Farm" Hamilton Mass Sena-
tor Brandegee will. within a few
days, go to his home at New>1ondon.
Conn. Senator Hollis Is returning to
his home in New Hampshire. and
Senator Weeks will visit his son, who
Is in a military camp trakping for
France, before going to his home In
New. England, where he will Join Mrs.
Weeks and their daughter. Mrs. Jack
Dayidge, who have spent the sum-
mer there Senator Frederick Hale
will go-to Europe and spend his time
as near the battle front Of France as
possible.
The Leader If the Minority and
Mrs. James R. Mann viii probably
go to some Northern resort, where
there is good open-air sport, to re-
main for several weeks. Mr.. Mann
has spent some weeks at his home In
Chicago, and has devoted as much
time as possible to gardening.
Mr.. Newton d. Baker, Secretary Of
War, will return to Washington to-
day from Harrisburg. Pa, where he
went to deliver an address.
The Lord Chief Justice OF England
and Lady Reading returned to Wash
ington yesterday from trip to Can
ada and visit to New York.
Mrs. Robert Lansing, accompanied
by Mrs. John W. Davis. wife Of the
Solicitor General, went to New York
yesterday to be present at the meet
ing of the Young women's Christian
Association War Council. Mrs Dam
iels. who is in New York. is also
attending the meetings. Mrs. Lam
sing and Mrs. Davis will return to
Washington tomorrow and Mrs. Dam
iels will proceed to Raleigh, N. c.,
to remain for a week before returning
to the Capital
DR., Walter Claiming Bailey, of Bos-
ton, connected with the American Red
Cross, has taken for the season the
T. sidence of Gen. and Mrs. Robert
Shaw oliver, 1767 Q street. and has
been Joined there by Mrs. Bailey.
, Gen. and Mrs. Oliver and Miss OIL
yer nave taken an apartment at the
Dupont for the season
Col. and Mrs. william T. Wood, who
were at the Dresden for the sum-
mer, have moved into an apartment
at 1888 Wyoming avenue.
Mrs. Francis Alton Connolly has re-
turned to town after spending last
week at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel In
New York.
The marriage of Miss Gertrude N.
Murphy and Mr.. Charles W. Plunkett
was solemnized yesterday morning at
O'Clock in st. PauPs Roman Catholic
Church. the Rev. Father Krug offieiat-
ing. After a trip to New York by
water, and a short stay there, Mr.
and Mrs. Plunkett will make their
home in Washington.
Mrs. Charles Ffoulk and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ffoulk Smith, have return
ed to Washington for the winter. and
are at the Ffoulk home, 2o11 Massa-
chusetts avenue. The residence was
occupied for several years by Mrs
Ffoulk's son-in-law and daughter, as
the Belgian legation during the time
Mr.. Havenith was Minister from that
country.
The Second Russian Secretary and
Nine Mohrenschildt, have taken pos
session Of the house in Corcoran