The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Women Prominent in the Social Life Of the Nations Capital

eorner, crashed into fenoe and
tumbled down an embaBlment into
q roadway.
Eas unhurt except for The burns
when he disentagled himself from the
machine ne saw standing about a
hundred yards away an odd woman
with her hands clenched and crying
ht TO break ner heart He went up
TO tell her he was not hurt, but she
continued 10 cry. clinging TO him
meanwhile. Finally. when she was
able 10 talk she told him she had a
son in the service, and as she saw
him falling she thought Of her own
son. An old farmer came up to him
and pointing TO a tiny shack nearby,
said, See that house. II isn't much
of a home, but It h all I have and
I want you TO feel thai it is also yours.
Any time yoN want 90 come there
that house and everything in II 10
az your service" Lieut Ofutt was
stranded I'm that little town for three
days. He had Sust = cents with him
when he landed there and when he
left he still had u cents OF st. They
gave him the best the town could
OfeF and allowed him 90 pay for moth
ing. II was always - when any OF
them hit any Of the towns. according
70 Lieut.. OGut Bat the country
people, when they gathered around hiS
demolished machine. gathened uB all
Of the spiihters for souvenirs and
when they gave out wanted 70 cut
up his machine for more samples.
He had 70 really threaten the friend
~ crowd that were 20 Gcod 10 him
Ia every ether way, 10 keep them from
destroying his machine because OF
their desire 10 possens . piece Of 1t.
All Of the friends Of Mr.. and Nrs.
samuel Khibfus are groaning for they
can't enjoy hIs lovely swimming pool
this summer: he has sold his farIn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kalbfus have this nice
farm near Rockville and have there
on q dandy concrete swimming pool
which they have allowed all Of their
friends 20 enjoy. The lucky purchaser
Is a MT. PeInberton- Bob Elmore vas
considering buyinF the place. but
while he was thinking about IL, Mr..
PembertOn beat him 10 Il.
We all know Nr. Elmore, 80 might
have a swim there occasionally n
he had only bought the place; but
no one seems 20 know this Mr.. Penn
bsrton. Mr.. and Mrs. Kalbfus have
a winter home In q street, In George
town where they are at present.
When Manuel Gondra, Minister
from Paraguay to the United
states. went to the telephone in his
room at the AnsOniR, in New York
one day last week, he forgot for the
moment that he was in the State.
50. instead Of saying ice water h.
said "agua-sgus gelada." The hots
telephone girl answered. 81 ssngr
Embellishments"
The diplomatist did not realize
what had occurred until moment
later. He had asked for something
in Spanish and been answered "a
Spanish in a New York hotel and
by . telephone operator.
That is typical OF what the hotels
are doing in the fight for Spanish
American trade and good will Sew
ersl of the force at the AnsOnis re-
recently took q practical Spanish
course 50 they would understand
the most simple demands OF the
Central and South Americans stop
ping in the house. Senor Gondls
and Sonora GOndra are spending Z
few days in New York on a spring
shopping expedition and expect 10
come to Washington right after
Easter.
when Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tn
termyer left Palm Beach last week
for Washington. while MT. Inter
.myer is entitled to a private car ss
general counsel for Director Gen
eral of Railroads William G. No
Adoo. he declined to accept the car
offered him on the ground that its
use by him would be against public
policy and ordered a compartment
car, the Compartments of which not
occupied by his party were sold 10
the public. In this connection, il
is interesting TO note that while
there were forty odd private cars
on the siding at Palm Beach at this
time last year there has been but
one there all this season.
Society has learned that some Of it,
pet romantic superstitions have now
and probably for all time lost their
mystic influence over brides and BRIDE
groomS.
In the past postponed wedding
was something TO cause q shUddeT. but
Miss Anna Lawrence Mactier is only
one OF many brides OF wartime who
have snapped their fingers at super
stitIOn ia putting on their marriage
ceremonies. Miss MactieT. who -
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Henry
MsctIcr, of chevy Chase. Nd. Nss 10
have become the bride of Lieut. Brs &C
Gray. OF the Aviation section Of the
Signal Corps. Of New York. q wees
before the ceremony was actually per
! formed. but military emergencies
forced a postponement 10 March u.
when the ceremony was soIemnized al
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