The Washington times., 1920-08-07
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
News of the Official World Miss
Rogers Engagement Announced
HE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

JoSEfhOS DANlElS, VIII
leave the cry tomorrow night
for Hyde Park. N. T., where he will
attend the notification ceremony OF
Franklin ID. Roosevelt. Democratic
nominee for Vice President. Mrs.
Daniels will remain In Washington
Secretary and Mrs. Daniels son.
worth Basley Daniels. Is the guest of
Edward Anderson, OF Richmond. at
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va
PEzErs LEAVE CAPITAL TODAY.
The Ambassador OF Peru and Nine.
Pezet VIII leave Washington tomor-
| row for New York, whence Nine.
Pezet will sail on Tuesday for Paris.
She is accompanying her brother-in-
law and sister, the Peruvian Minister
to Spain and Nine. Barreto. who
have. been her guests In Wash hington
| for a week. DIR. and Nine. BArreto
went to New York on Thursday
night
After Nine. Pezets departure the
| Ambassador will remain in New
York until the arrival OF the vessel
bearing the remains of the late Brig.
Gen. William c. Gorgas. He will ac-
company the funeral cortege to
Washi ington as the representative Of
the Peruvian government.
MISS ROGERS ENGAGED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Huddleston
| Rogers, of Washington and New
| York. announce the engagement OF
| their daughter. Miss Mary Millicent
Rogers, to James NJ. Thompson, Of
New York, son of the late James NJ.
Thompson and Of Mrs. c. X. Bispham.
The announcement, which was made
yesterday at Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers
summer home at Southampton, L. J..
| was a surprise to hosts OF friends OF
the young couple, although the ro-
nance was not unknown to many Of
their intimates Mr.. Thompson has
spent much time at Southampton
since Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers opened
their summer home for the season.
| Miss Rogers, who Is an exceptional
ly attractive girl, with very fair skin
and dark eyes and hair. made her
debut at a ball given by her parents
| last November at the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel. Later her parents spent
short season in their Washington
home, giving another dance at the
| Montgomery Country Club. Both In
| Washington and In New York Miss
| Rogers was very popular and re-
| ceived great attention. Like her
mother, she IL a gracious hostess.
| Mr.. Thompson Is in the steel busi-
ness and makes his home with his
| mother He Is we'll known to the
younger set in Southampton.
No plans have been made for the
" edding. as Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers arc
contemplating trip abroad this win
ter.
| Arthur Wager, governor Of Porto
Rico, and Mrs. Yager. who visited
Col. and Mrs Townsend in Washing
ton. have been at the Hotel Astor,
| New York, for some days and sailed
today for Porto Rico. They were ac-
Com panied by Miss Floy Wisner and
MISS Helen Quigley, schoolmates OF
their daughters. f~
| Mrs. Jouett Shouse, wife Of the As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury. will
leave town today to make a brief
visit to. Charlottesville. Va. after
which she will go to Bass Rocks,
| Mass, to remain until autumn.
| Senator and Mrs. J. X. Shields
have returned to their country home
near Knoxville Tenn. from Cali
| fornia, where they went Tor the
Democratic convention. Mrs. Shields
is greatly Improved in health after a
long illness.
| Senator and Mrs. Henry Fountain
Ashurst have left for Arizona and
California, where they will remain
| until after the election.
| GUEST OF AkERS.>
| Howell Jones, of Topeka, Kan, has
been visiting his son-in-law ana
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Warrep Akers
|
also travel in Asia and Africa before
returning to this country.
| Mr. and Mrs. Akers are leaving
town today for a motor trip through
New England.
The Misses Nan and Julia Young.
daughters of Mr. and Mrs James Ran
kin Young, will return to town short
ly from Newton Center. Mass, where
they have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Manning.
Miss Gladys Hinckley. who spent
the month of July with Mrs. William
A. Burton at Southampton. Long
Island, is now the guest OF Nine. Fer
dinand de Mohrenschildt. In the Au-
| tumn she will go abroad and Will pass
tho winter with Princess Andrea Bon
compagni in Rome.
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo. Mrs.
August Heckscher, Mrs. Otto II.
Kahn, Mrs. willard N. Baylis and
Mrs. Arthur Nichols are among those
onsoring a card party which Is to
be held on Wednesday afternoon,
Aug. II. at the Huntington Bay Club,
Long Island. for the benef1t of the
Huntington Hospital.
GUEST OF COLLEGE WOMEN.
Miss Mary Anderson, director of the
womcn's Bureau, will be the guest of
honor of the Association of Collegiate
Alumnae this evening, at the monthly
club night to be held In the garden OF
1907 ii street. Miss Anderson viii
speak to the members and their guests
on the subject Of Minimum wage
Hesitation" The address Will be
particularly interesting inasmuch as
Miss Anderson has returned but re-
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