The Washington times., 1918-08-15
LAPPENINGS, IN SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Wilson on Vacation What WASH
ingtonians Are Doing at the Resorts

THE sudden departure Of the
| President and Mrs. Wilson for
Magnolia, Mass. where they
will be guests of Col. and Mrs.
e. NJ. House. came as complete sur
prise even to members of the house
hold of the Executive Mansion. They
left last evening by special train,
reached their destination today, and
will probably remain: over the week.
end. Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
U. S. N, the Presidents physician, .ac-
companied them.
Although actuated possibly. by the
Presidents desire to confer with
Colonel House, the little trip VIII be
in the nature OF g vacation, the nrst
which the President and Mrs. Wilson
have had this summer.
Mrs. Baker to slnS.
Mrs. Newton d. Baker and Mrs.
Herbert C. Hoover viii be honor
guests at q garden party to be given
this evening at the Collegiate Alum
nae House. 25o6 K street. The host
esses will be the college women en-
ployed In the Treasury Department
and in the Ordnance Department who
are members Of the Collegiate Alum
nae. A song recital by Mrs. Baker
will be one of the pleasantest fea-
lures o; the evenings entertainment.
Last evening Mrs. Baker was the
soIoist at a fete given in Montrose
Park. Georgetown, under the auspices
of the Georgetown Citizens Associa-
tion. The Engineers band from
Washington barracks played and Miss
King, OF New York. gave an exhibit
tion of rhythmic dancing and street
dancing" the latter something Of q
novelty In Washington
Mrs Baker established q record
when she sang for thirteen successive
nights at various entertainments for
the soldiers last week and the week
before. Her brother. Ralph Leopold,
who has been her guest for several
weeks, has enlisted, and left WASH
ington to go to his post.
The Secretary Of the Interior and
Mrs Lane entertained Informally at
dinner last evening.
Paul s. Reinsch. American minister
to China, who has been in Washing
ton for q short visit, win 90 to New
York tomorrow.
VIII Give Theater Party.
Rear Admiral Nathaniel R Usher,
q. S. n, commander Of the Third
Naval district, will give q theater
party for the opening performance Of
Everything" at the Hippodrome,
New York, next Thursday evening in
honor Of Capt Carlos Daireaux, OF the
Argentine battleship RivadaVia, and
Capt Cesar Augusta de Mello, OF the
Brazilian battleship San Paulo, with
the members of their staffs.
Captain Daireaux is well known in
Washington, having been for some
time naval attache of the Argentine
embassy here. On his recent return
from Buenos Ayres the Argentine am
bassador. DR.. Romulo s. Naon, made
the trip aboard the Rivadavia-
Mrs. Hugh Wallace has returned to
Washington from Newport, where she
was the guest for q few days OF Mr..
and Mrs. Pembroke Jones. Mr.. Wal
lace, who accompanied her to New
port, stopped at the Ritz-Carlton in
New York for q short stay, and Is
now en- route to Seattle, Wash, on
Government business.
Lieut. Prince Henri de Ligne, ot the
Belgian legation. left New York,
yesterday for Saratoga Springs, N. Y;
Lieut.. and Mrs. Emory winship. OF
San Francisco, who are occupying
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Robb's at
tractive home at Edgemoor. Nd, have
leased for next winter the residence
1T04 Eighteenth street The house.
which belongs to Mrs. Parsons, has
been occupied for the last two winters
by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul N. warburg.
An interesting wedding which will
take place this evening in the home
OF Congressman and Mrs. Frank
Clark of Florida IL that OF Miss Mar
guerite Pittinger, daughter OF Mrs. z.
A. Pittinger, of Florida, and Grover
Mccormick, OF Memphis, Tenn. The
ceremony, which will be performed at
s o'clock, will be a quiet one. with
only a few intimate friends present,
and will be followed by a wedding
supper. Later the young couple will
leave for a short bridal trip, spend
ing a few days in Atlantic City.
The bride. who will be unattended,