The Washington times., 1918-11-01
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Miss Lucy BurlesOn Luncheon Guest of Mrs. Matthew
ScOtt-Farewell Dinner to Admiral Leigh C. Palmer

days. returned to Washington last
evening.
! The Minister from Cuba and Nine
/ de Cespedes will not return to the
] legation in Washington until late this
month. They spent the greater part
of October in New York, where they
are now.
Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the
major general commandant OF the
marine corps, who is now in France,
and her daughter. Miss Leila Gordon,
house at the marine barracks from
house at the marine barrackks from
their country place, Wakefield Manor,
Iva.
Mrs. Francis Hpger McAdoo, wife
OF Ensign 'McAdoo U. S. N, and
daughter-in-law of the Secretary of
the Treasury, with Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Z. Emerson, of Baltimore and Mrs.
Raymond T. Baker, have arrived at
the Gotham Hotel, New York, from
Narragansett Pier.
The. Rt Rev. Alfred Harding.
Bishop of Washington. will give an
informal tea and reception at the
st Adams. tomorrow afternoon from
8 to o'coIck in honor of the Rt.
Rev. Charles Gore, d. D.. Del.
Lord Bishop of oxford, who will be
his guest for the week end. The
guests to meet the distinguished pre-
late will be the Episcopal clergy OF
the diocese. The bishops chaplain.
the Rev. c. Edmund r. Brocklebank,
will also be the guest Of Bishop
Harding.
Bishop Gore is visiting this coun-
try under the auspices Of the na-
tional committee on churches and the
moral aims OF the war. OF which for
mer President Taft, Judge Alton B.
Parker, Hamilton Holt. Talcott, Will
liams. and other men OF national re-
pute are memebrs.
He was IN this country twenty
one years ago as the guest OF
the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
he being at that time canon of West
minister. Since then he has been sue
cessiYely bishop OF Worcester, Bir-
mingham, and oxford. He is consider
ed a speaker OF rare power-in fact Is
commonly regarded as the ablest liv-
ing preacher Of Great Britain, and
Washington should regard itself for
tunate in that It will have two oppor-
tunities OF hearing him. He will
preach at IL o'clock service Sunday
morning at the Church OF the Epiph-
any, and at 4:30 in the afternoon he
will address a mass meeting at the
First Congregational Church. The
public is welcome at both.
The Peruvian government will
shortly send an extraordinary embassy
to the United States headed by DR..
Francisco Tudela, minister OF foreign
affairs of Peru.
Close summer Home.
Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin and her
daughter. Miss Anna Hamlin, who
have been in Boston for ten days or a
fortnight, have returned to Mattapo-
isett, Mass, to close up their summer
home. They are expected in WASH
ington the first of next week.
Lieut. and Mrs. ]. Henry Alexandra,
who have been at the Shqreham for
some time, have. goElesto- -Gfancoe, L. l.
Lieutenant Aexandrs Hal been order
ed from Washington, where he has
been stationed, to duty at Mineola,
l.. !. He has recovered from q sharp
attack of influenza
Mrs. Thomas Sterling, wife OF Sem
ator Sterling. has returned to town
from North Dakota The Senator
will remain in the West until after
election. Mrs. Sterling. has as hes
guest. her niece. Miss Rowe, OF Min
neapoHs.
Lieutenant Rowe, OF the British
army, who is making his headauar-
ters in Washington at present, Is
at White Sulphur, with his pretty
little blonde bride and her mother
and sister. Mrs. and Miss Stone, OF
London. England.
Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins. of
Washington, was the guest of honor
at a luncheon given recently by Mrs.
George Harry Mendell, jr., at he:
home in San Francisco. Mr.. and Mrs.
Perkins are spending several weeks
in California
Capt A. c. Dorrance, U. S. A, of
Washington. and Mrs. DorTance will
spend the weekend at the Green
brier. White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
in company with Mrs. Dorrance's,
family, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ross and
Miss Ross. OF Liverpool. England.
The Club de Vignt is opening its |
winter quarters Saturday at 1917 Con- |
necticut avenue The house, known |
anectionately as "the Cotton House" |
old Washingtonians, has been |
most attractively decorated and |
equipped, and is to be opened TO the |
general public for luncheon, after |
noon tea, tea dances and dinner-ex-
cept that Tuesday, Thursday and Sat |
urday evenings are reserved for club |
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold w. Burnside |
are receiving congratulations on the |
birth OF a son. Mrs. Burnside was |
formerly Miss Enid Holden.
Larz Anderson. OF Washington,
who has spent a fortnight in White |
Sulphur Springs. will return to town |
this week to join Mrs. Anderson.
The marriage OF Miss Alberta Peters
and Lieut.. Col. John Clark Moore,
Signal Corps, L. S, A, which took