The Washington herald., 1919-08-10


his death, had lived in this country
for many years. He was promi-
nent figure In the shipping business.
controlling a line of ships between
this country and Australia. For
many years he maintained a home
on Staten Island. which was his
toric landmark. The property at
the northeast corner of Madison
avenue and Thirty-fourth street,
now occupied by the Cameron
Building, was the site of the Cam
eron homestead, and is stilf own
ed by the family. They owned
property also in this city. which she
claimed as home, though she had
not lived here but small part ef
each year for several years.
Miss Cameron was prominent in So
ciety for a number OF years. She
leaves two sisters. Mrs. Belmont tn
fany, and Mrs. Julia Howe Sears. Oh
the United States Shipping Board. and
one brother Duncan Cameron, also OF
Washington. Miss Cameron was
member Of the Colony Club.
The Navy Department was advised
OF the death of Capt, Roscoe c. Bull
mer. u. S. N. at Amkirk, klrkwal. q.
Scotland. on August 8. as the result
of injuries he received in an auto
mobile accident on Sunday night.
Capt. Bulmer, whose home was WASH
ington, was born in Virginia City.
New, in 1874, and was graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1896. In De-
cember, 1917. he was placed in COM
mand of the L. s. S. Blackhawk.
mine sweeper. and held that command
until his death. Capt Bulmer was the
United States representative at the
conference held by the British Ad-
miralty in London. October 81. 1913,
to consider clearing the seas of mines.
His wife, Formerly Anita Poor, is
spending the summer with her mother,
Mrs: Charles H. Poor, at her summer
home at Bar Harbor.
The late Lord Pauncefote spent so
many years in the United States as
British Ambassador. and his family
were so greatly liked at Washington
and such general favorites that there
are many who were sorry to hear Of
the demise in London of the Hon.
Maud Pauncefote, the eldest of the
four daughters of the envoy. The lat
ter. it may be remembered. died at
washington in 1902 and his remains
"SlC NOIlNt tySO III GIL AIIlSI lSdLA
man-of-war.
Miss Maud Pauncefote played an i'm
Portant role in dispensing the kindly
Ihospitalities of the British Embassy
under the Pauncefote regime, and was
the first of the Washington women
and young girls to take up cycling.
Neither she nor her sisters could in
! duce their father to venture his portly
and stalwart person upon a bicycle,
! They got him, however. to ride q
| tricycle.. and being a warm friend
of President Mckinley, he endcavor-
Z ed. but in vain. to induce the tnCr
chief ma Gistrate of the United
States to have recourse to this form
of exercise. The late Lord P2unco-
fote left no son. and. his peeraGe be-
came extinct.
The original patronym!c OF Lord
PaunCefOte's family was Smith, and
no was descended from c very IN
: fluert.4i E0i'inghamshi parker {
the mare NJ -Ntel Smith, " h0 was
an intimate friend and alIY of tho
; first Prime Minister Pitt. VINO died
as Lord Chatham. Abel Smith had
three sons. The first. George
changed his name to Bromley. which
his descendants now bear. Robert
f Inv oO|Ol4u SUM- 1ldll5td MS ldilv u
, Darlington on being elevated to the
peerage for services which he rem
dered to William Pitt. son OF Lord
| Chatham. and a still greater prim,
/ minister than his father. The head
of this line of the descendants oi
Abel Smith is the former Earl Car
Tington. now Marquis of Lincoln
shire. The grandchildren of John
the third son of Abel Smith. as
sUmed the name of PaunCefotr
Thus of the original family of Abe
b Smith, the Nottingha mshire banker
not a single descendant bearing tht
, name Of Smith now remains.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper Cox en-.
. tertained yesterday at a dinner anC
! dance the Southern Social Club il
, their charming bungalow at Twenty,
: eighth street and Rhode Island avenue
! northeast. Those present were: Misse:
! Nettie Humes. Anna Humes. Ethe
! k!dwel. Charlotte Windham. Mildred
! Nelson, Matte Tucker, Marie Bruner
/ Gertrude Ni!burn and Messrs. Franz
! :. Carroll, F. J. Parker, Jack Pe!tor
and u. Joseph Ryan.
: Mr. and Mrs. James W. Galloway
} u bG4I!!ilO4'' NI-O are touring liz
! .Nev England resorts, are at the Sin
/ clair House in Bethlehem. where Mr
J Galloway Will take a well-deserveC
rest from his legal duties. They mad,
the trip by automobile. coming owe
, the Mohawk Trail.
+. Also at the Sinclair House are Mir
! and Mrs W. 2. Oliver of Baltimore
/ who motored there to spend som,
! time
! Mr. and Mrs. Edward NJ StayIo
| and Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Bedek
! of Baltimore motored to the Craw
! ford House to spend a few days ol
| their journey through the Whit,