The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
News and Personal Items Of Events Washington Homes
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the Dumbarton Club. which closed
last fall because many Of its
members had gone away on account
OF the war. The club 10 now FORM
ing plans to reopen this spring. II
would be q shame to let the club 60
altogether because Il Is one Of the
Oldest in the city. and only about
year ago acquired six OF the finest
new tennis courts In town.
Mrs. h. ]. II. Won Engelken was
In town q short time ago while her
husband went on to New York. OF
course. she stayed with the Rich
ardson Gibsons and had O nice time
among her old friends. She ex-
pected Mr.. Won Engleken to stop BY
and get her on his way back to
Columbia. s. C., but he was detained
in New York so long that she went
on there, too. promising to visit
here again on their way home. But
business called Mr.. Won Engleken
home and they had to hurry down
there and didn't get a chance to
stop here again. The Won Engle-
kens were among the most inter-
esting Of the people In Washington
last winter. Mr.. Won Engleken was
director OF the mint then and Is now
president OF the Farm Loan Bank
In Columbia-and Washington was
sorry to have to part with them.
They belong to that set In society
that do real worthwhile things.
They have q large farm in Florida
which Mrs. Won Engleken ran for
q while all alone while her husband
was abroad. and made all sorts OF
4 success of it Potatoes were her
speciality, 1 believe. She Is doing
Ill sorts Of war work in Columbia
and. among other things, is in
structing women in the care OF war
gardens She makes Q house-to-
house campaign. giving aid and in
Btructions. so that the women OF
Columbia will utilize every inch of
their gardens In raising food this
Bpring. She has been so busy at IL
that she has not been able to come
mp here before; but there was .
meningitis epidemic in Columbia
and all such work had to stop for
4 while, SO she grabbed the chance
to accompany her husband North
when he was called to New York on
business.
Something else the war has done
no more private cars allowed on
the railroads. A request made by
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt for per-
mission to use q private car to go
from New York to Spartanburg. s.
C., last week to visit her husband,
who IL in command OF the Twenty
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Director General OF Railroads Nc
Adoo. Mrs. Vanderbilt's agent was
Informed that no special privileges
Of this kind were being considered
except in the most unusual cases.
A few days ago James B. Duke,
organizer OF the American Tabocco
Company. asked for a private car
Tor a trip from New York to Balti-
more to see a brother who he said
was i'll. He was advised that the
application would be granted only
In the event that Mr.. Duke Jbtained
4 statement from a physician that
Il was necessary. The request was
aot renewed.
Permits for only three private
Ears have been granted by the d.
rector General of Railroads. One
.crried the Governor General OF
Canada and his suite from Ottowa
20 Washington to visit President
Wilson. The second was for a
French mission, travelling from New
York to Richmond. and the third
Tor Lord Reading, and was routed
from New York to Washington.
Some weeks ago q permit was
granted to the Al G. Fields minstrel
troupe to travel a short distance in
4 private car in order to keep an
Engagement. The provision was
made, however. that all space in
The car must be occupied, and the
permit was not made permanent,
but was granted as an emergency
Drder.
Private cars. except in unusual
pases, will be used only when forty
tickets are purchased and all of
The space is used. The Director
General has ruled that empty seats
n railroad cars must be eliminated
from the general scheme of trans
Dortation efficiency.
Mrs. Laurence Benet Is rot the
mly member of her family who Is re-
IeIving honors from the French gov
Tnment for her husband has been
promoted from officer to commander
" the Legion Of Honor. He was one
VI the organizers Of the American