The Washington times., 1918-05-06
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Lord and Lady Reading Feed White Sulphur Springs Week End Play
ground for Official Society


~ RECK1NRIDGE LONG. Third
x Assistant Secretary OF state,
and Mrs. Long will entertain
distinguished company at
/ dinner this evening in compliment to
! the British Ambassador and Lady
| Reading.
Yesterday Lord and Lady Reading
were guests at luncheon Of the As
sistant Secretary OF State and Mrs.
William Phillips, the party being
given at Woodley in delightful
al fresco setting.
he Swedish Minister and Mime.
Ekengren have leased for the sum
mer months the cottage at Edgar
town, Martha's Vineyard, Mass, which
they occupied last summer. The
minister will keep the legation in
Washington open all summer going
to Edgartown for occasional visits,
but Nine. Ekengren and the children
Will go North some time AFTER the
middle of June. Nine. Ekengren Will
have her mother. Mrs. John p. Jack
son, with her for the summer.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer has as her
guest for two weeks her niece. Mrs.
W f. Flournoy, OF Portsmouth. Va.
Mrs. Spencer will have guests this
evening for the benefit concert to be
given by the. Fisk Jubilee Singers
at 2i0O Sixteenth street.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. MoAdoo. who are at White Sui.
phur Springs, W. Va. for a short visit
are expected back in Washington to-
CF In
IerioT, Franklin h. Lane. and Bernard
BaTuch. chairman of the war indus
tries board. made a week end Visit tc
White sulphur 10 consult AR. McAdOo
On matters OF business, and returned
= town this morning. Mr.. Lane anJ
Mr.. Baruch enjoyed water sports IN
the swimming pool in the morning
and in the afternoon walked ovs" the
trails with Mr.. McAdoo, later Joining
Mrs. McAdoo at the Casino for tea
In the early AFTERNOON Mrs. -McAdos
played a round oflgolf with Mrs. vii.
liam c. whestley: f,washinEton.
Rear Admiral and, Mrs Richardson
Cover have Joined the Washing on
I colony at White Sulphur.
/ Mrs Robert Mccormick entertained
guests at luncheon. yesterday At
/ Grasslsndsr the country club.
The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt and
! Mr.. and Mrs. A'loIph Caspar Mile are
among those who will be hosts At in
! formal dinner parties this evening be-
| fore the beneht concert which tn.
I Fisk Jubilee Singers are giving At
/ 24OO Sixteenth street. Mrs. Carl Vroo-
. yV-f11 haua nFHnahar ~ .
with her at the concert.
Former President William Howard
( Taft returned Yesterday 10 New H1
ven for several days. He will com
plete his season OF work at Yale be
/ fore settling down in Washington In
his new duties.
! Mrs. V. K. Wellington koo. wife OF
/ the Chinese minister. returned 70
/ town yesterday after an extended abb
I scuce. during which she visited her
I home in China.
Edward y. Hurley, chairman 81
/ the Shipping Board. will entertain
a distinguished company Of men ct
! dinner on Thursday evening in com
I pliment to Charles NJ. Schwab, who
| has recently taken over the direction
Of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
/ Carl Nrooman. Assistant Secretary
! n Agriculture. returned to Washing
/ ton this morning from. Youngstown.
| Ohio. where he made an address. and
! will leave town again tomorrow for
a trip to New England.
Congressman and Mrs. Ira g. Cop
ley were hosts at dinner last evening.
J. c. oIouEhlin Will entertain at
| dinner on Wednesday evening at the
| Chevy Chase Club. His guests will
! be a number OF prominent men.
Mrs. Boyuton Gives Luncheon.
I Mrs Theodore Y. Boynton was
f.. hostess al an informal luncheon yes
+. terday. entertaining for Miss Chris
. tine Townsend. OF New York. who
was in town for a few days. Miss
Townsend returned 10 New York to-
day.
Miss May Adams and Mrs. n.
buchanan Merryman will leave town
This evening for California. and eE-
. pe-t 10 be gone for six months. They
Kill spend several weeks at Coronado
Beach. going later 10 santa Barbara.
Cal. for the reminder OF the sum
mer.