The Washington herald., 1918-08-13
lN WASHINGTON

phur Springs for the rest of the
season. Mrs. Elkins will probably.
open Halliehurst. her-home at Ell
kins, w. Va. for what is left of
the summer.
Mrs. Sherman McCallum and Miss
Cecilia McCallum, on the other hand,
are just back from Elkins, where
they have been visiting Mrs. Arthur
Lea
,, Capt. Henry H. Aymstead, U. s.
A, accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
Arrnstead Davis, went to New York
yesterday afternoon for several
days. They will leave there the
middle of the week for Chicago.
where they will visit for a week
or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell
Wallace are visiting Mrs. Pembroke
Jones at Newport and were her
honor guests at a brilliant dinner
she gave for them Sunday night.
Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett will re-
turn to Washington next week from
Massachusetts,. where she accompan-
led Representative Gillett when
Congress took a recess. Mrs. Gillett's
daughters. Miss Hoar and Miss
Louise Hoar, who are still in the,
State Department. are still in Wash
ington. with no outlook for a long
vacation at a fashionable resort
such as they usually enjoy.
Mrs. Adds B. Brown and Miss
Mary Brown left Washington yes
terday for Hyannisport. Mass, to
remain about a month. Miss Browns
engagement to Mr.. Walter Boyden,
u. s. A has just been announced, the
wedding to take place probably in
October.
Miss Heloise Meyer and Miss Ger
trude Parsons, who are engaged in
war relief work in France. have
sent TO the Lenox. Mass. library a
French gas mask.
Gen. Vignal, military attache OF
the French Embassy in Washington,
and Nine. Vignal are guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Robinson Smith in
Stockbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bruce Bielaski
and their children have left their
home at Chevy Chase. and gone to
st. MichaeIs. Md. for the remainder
of the summer. They made the trip
last Saturday by motor.
Comtesse Jean de Ia Greze has
gone to Southampton to visit her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Steele.
The garden fete, given at the
Southampton villa of Col. and Mrs.
Robert Thompson on Saturday ap-
pears to have been most success
full 1t was for. the benefit of the
wool fund of the comforts COM
mittee of the Navy League. and
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. who is
chairman of that committee. was
the Thompsons' house guest for the
occasion. and made a short ad-
dress.
On the ground at Lake Agawam
and in front of the house was
street" of booths overhung with
green boughs. and here women of
the summer colony sold their wares.
which included fancy articles of
wool for knitting and homemade
candies which were soon sold. There
was a tea room and, best of all,
a platform had been erected for
general dancing, for certain MEM
bers of the committee realized that
it never would do to let that won-
derful opportunity to dance to the
music Of the band from Camp Upton
go to waste.
Thirty officers from Camp Upton
arrived at noon and were the
guests OF the committee There also
was a group of farmerettes from
Bridgehampton. college girls who
are working on Col Thompson's
farm. Everything went off smooth
ly despite threatening clouds and a
cold east wind. 1t was a good wind.
for it blew folks quickly to the
tables for hot tea. The place was
crowded all day and a goodly sum
was realized for the wool fund.