The Washington times., 1918-09-16

Activities of the Diplomats and of Official FOlk-Wash
ingtOnians Returning to Town

THE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
WILSON spent this morning
on the golf links. Yesterday
morning they attended serv-
ices in ST. Johns Church, walking
across Lafayette Square from the
White House, and in the afternoon
they took a short drive in victoria
behind a pair OF bays.
News has reached Washington OF
the resignation OF Senior Edouardo
Suarez- Mujica, ambassador of Chile to
the United States Senior Suarez-
Mujica, who had delayed his depart
ure for Washington to await more
favorable conditions in the interna-
tionaI situation, was moved to pre-
sent his resignation to the President
of Chile by discords created by the
independent party with respect to the
foreign policy.
McAdOo Family Returning.
The Secretary OF the Treasury, who
is at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va,
after a visit to Norfolk on business,
will return to Washington tomorrow.
Mrs. McAdoo and the younger mem
bers of their family will accompany
him. and they will open their resi-
dence in sixteenth street for the
winter.
DR.. Belisario PorraS, minister OF
Panama, has been elected by the ma
tional legislative assembly Of his
country first designado, which cores
ponds to our vice president, and has
been called back to Panama to NIL out
the unexpired term of President VAL
des, who died last June. DIR. Porras'
who is a former chief executive OF
Panama. will be president again from
October until September 30, 1920.
Accor1panied by Nine. de Porras, he
will leave Washington within a fort
night TO take up his new duties.
The Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Ekengren, who returned to Washing
ton last evening, will take possession
about October l OF their new resi-
dencc, 1925 Sixteenth street. Their
children are still at Edgartown,
Mass, with their grandmother, Mrs.
John p. Jackson. who will accom-
pany them to Washington within the
next week or ten days. The Minister
and Nine. Ekengren spent the great
er part of last week in New York.
Daughter Arrives for Col. Moore.
Col. Dan Tyler Moore, L. S. A, and
Mrs. Moore are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth OF a daughter.
Colonel Moore is now on duty in
France and in his absence Mrs. Moore
is making her home at Silver Spring,
Nd. where she has a country place.
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestocl is expected
back in Washington this week after
spending several months at her sum-
mer home in Newport. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, jr-, who
was her guest, has Joined Mr.. Stokes
in Norfolk, where he is on duty with
the naval reserve.
Mrs. Price Collier. OF New York,
and her daughter, Miss Sara Price
Collier, will spend the coming season
in Washington and have leased again
Mrs. James H. Watmouth's residence
in Wyoming avenue, which they &C.
cupied last winter.
Mrs. Watmouth has an apartment
al 24O0 Sixteenth street, where she
will continue to make her home.
VIII Return soon.
Mrs. Frederick V. Abbott, wife of
Brigadier General Abbott. and her
daughters, Miss Eleanor Abbott
and Miss Marion Abbott, will return
to Washington about the first OF Oc-
tober from Nonquitt, Mass. Mrs. Alb
bolt went to Nonquitt the LIST Of Sep
TENDER, joining her daughters. who
have been there since the early part
of August.
Mrs. John Harrison Knapp and
children. John Marshall Knapp and
little Miss Elizabeth Knapp. who
have been spending the summer az
Blue Ridge Summit. returned home
last Thursday. Mrs. William L. Mar
shall. Mrs. Knarp's mother, drove her