The Washington times., 1919-09-06

weather. Secretary Houston came
back to town. this week after a fort
nights visit with Mrs. Houston and
their children at Woods Hole.
Gov. r. Livingston Beeckman. OF
Rhode Island, and Mrs. Beeekman
gave dinner last night in honor Of
Admiral Conz and the officers of the
Italian battleship Conte di CavOur,
which is now at Newport. The other
guests included Ambassador and
Countess di Cellere, Mrs whitney
Warren, Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William s.
| Sims, Mrs. Howard G.. Cushing, Mrs.
Clifford A. Cochran, Mrs. Herbert n.
Hartman, Col. Duncan Elliott, and
Mayor and Mrs. J. p. Mahoney.
The. visitors were entertained at
luncheon yesterday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur. Curtis James.
Motor To FoVt MeHenry. "
The Secretary OF War and Mrs
Baker and their young son left yester-
day morning by motor FOR Fort Nc
Henry, where the Secretary went for
an inspection Of the hospital. The
party will remain in Baltimore today
for the performance OF "The Overseas
Revue" which will be given in the
Auditorium TheateF by the wounded
men from the hospital. for the benefit
OF the winter flower fund of general
hospital No. >.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs, Lane and Mrs. Joseph HampsoL
were dinner guests Of H. ii. Adams,
of Texas, last evening at the Shore
ham, where the host is staying. Mrs.
Hampson has just returned from the
West and New York.
Congressman sSd Mrs. Champ Clark
will sl'to New York TO meet General
Pershing's ship when II docks on Mon
day. Miss May Birkhead. a close
friend OF Mrs. Clark. Is returning on
the same ship after some years in
France. Mrs. Clark returned TO town
this morning after making a series
of visits in Missouri.
The launching of the great freight
er named for the new President OF
Brazil, DR.. Epitacio Pessos, which
took place at Hartman. Pa, today.
was attended by an interesting little
company OF guests, among them Al
beTto de Ipanema Moreira, charge
d'affaires OF Brazil, members OF the
embassy staff and Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Lay. Mrs. Lay chFiStened the vessel.
Miss Adelaide Heath and Capt. Ar
thur Haldene Doig, u. S. a, have Sc
lected October 10 for their wedding
date. The ceremony will be per-
formed at noon in old st. Johns
Church. There will be no reception.
Invitations will shortly be sent out
by Miss Heath's aunt, Miss Mary Ma
son Heath. The engagement of Miss
Heath TO Captain DOig was announced
in the spring BY the formers aunt.
Mrs Isaac S. McElroy, who formerly
was Miss Alice Wilson, niece of the
President, will go to Baltimore next
week to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Wilson. Mrs. Wilson spent the
summer with her daughter at White
Sulphur Springs, where the Rev. Mr.
McElroy has been stationed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hudson enter
| tained company of eight at dinner
last evening at the Shoreham>in honor
of Colonel Burnside. former military
attache of the United States embassy
in Mexico City, and Mrs. Burnside.
Among the other guests were w. Il.
Buckley, OF Mexico, and Mr.. Van
Buren. Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson returned
yesterday from their summer home in
Vermont, which they have closed for
the season.
S. Abbott Maginnis, or Salt Lake
City, has been nominated Ey Presi-
dent Wilson 10 be Minister OF Bolivia
to succeed the late John y. O'Rear.
Since the death of Mr.. O'Rear more
than a year ago, the legation has
been in charge OF the first secretary.
Mrs. Leigh c. Palmer, wife Of Cap
tain Palmer. L. :. NJ, will sail on
September % for California via the
Panama Canal. She will spend the
winter on the West Coast to be near
Captain Palmer who is with the Pa
cific fleet.
Col. Joseph II. Earle, Engineer
Corps. l.. =. A.. and Mrs. Earle are
receiving congratulations on the birth
Of a daughter at Charleston. S. c.
where they are now stationed. Mrs.
Earle was formerly Miss Virginia
Wheeler. of Washington.
Mrs. Phillips. who has been in Wash
iugton for few days with her son-in-
law. Senator Walter Edgpr. has re
turned to her home in New Jersey.
Mrs. Phillips was shatelaine of the
Senator'S household when he was
Governor OF New Jersey and will pre-
side over his establishment hcre whom