Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27

| Bern and more recently served in the
| same capacity in Sofia.
| Mr. and Mrs. Harry Campbell Graef
| have gone to Hot Springs, Va, and
| are settled in Rosemary cottage until
| the late autumn.
Secretary Of Treasury Returns.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
David F. Houston, returned yester-
day after spending several weeks
with Mrs. Houston and their children
at Woods Hole, Mass, and at York
Corner, Me-, where he enjoyed the
golfing. Mrs. Houston and the chill
dren are expected back in Washing
ton about September II.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs Meredith, accompanied by their
house guest, Miss Maine Mcclure of
Des Moines, and their son, Edwin T.
Meredith, jr., will leave this after
noon for New York. where they will
spend the week end, returning to
Washington Monday.
The Secretary of Commerce, Mr..
Alexander, who returned to Wash
ington Monday, from Missouri, was
the guest Of honor at a dinner party
given last evening by Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin w. Gibson, at Aled-on the
Potomac, their country estate. The
other guests included the assistant
secretary Of commerce, MIR. Edwin F.
Sweet: Mr.. Ty Cobb and Mr.. Hugh
Jennings Of the Detroit ball club.
Mr.. Alexander will go west again in
November to vote and Mrs. Alexander
and Miss Alexander, who have spent
the summer at their home in Gallatin,
Mo-, will return with him to Wash
ington.
Nh
will leave Washington this evening
for New York on business trip and
1t is not unlikely that he will go to
Blossburg. Pa, for brief visit with
his family before returning, next
week.
Miss Flora Wilson, daughter of the
late James Wilson. for years the Sec
rotary of Agriculture. whose death
took place at Traer, Iowa, yesterday,
left Washington last evening for that
place, to attend the funeral. She will
return to her apartment in the High
| lands in few weeks.
At the regular Thursday evening
| dinner at the Arts Club. Mr.. Caleb
w. O'Connor and Mrs. William w.
Smith were hosts and presented Miss
| Doris StoweH in dramatic readings.
following a talk by Mrs. Anne T..
! Renshaw, on Public Speaking and Its
Relations to the Arts"
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore F. shuey re-
turned yesterday to their country
place near Swoope, Va, after spend
| ing several days at their home at 2127
| California street.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Villaret of
philadelphia and well known in Wash
ington society are at the Hotel CONT
mental in Paris.
Miss Loretta W Barnes left for New
YORK to Join party of friends on a
| trip by automobile to Canada and the
west, which will include visits to Buff
falo. Detroit. Pittsburgh, Montreal,
| Quebec. Windsor. Chicago and st.
| Louis.
| The Rev. j. F. Prettyman. chaplain
/ of the United States Senate; Miss
| MaSruder Prettyman. Miss L. F.
! Prettyman and Miss NJ. Prettyman are
at Orkney Mineral Springs. where
! the entire party are especially enjoy
ing life in the open by way of hong
tramps over the beautiful mountain
trails or motoring to more distant
points of interest. They will remain
| at Orkney for several weeks.
The marriage of Miss Mildred Doris
Minister. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A
l.. Minister OF this city, to Mr.. Myron
NJ. Oppenheimer took place at noon
yesterday at the home of the brides
| parents. The ceremony was perform
| ed by the Rev. Abram Simon. Imme-
| diateiy after the wedding breakfast
| the bride and bridegroom left for a
! trip to New York and the mountains
| Luncheon for Mrs. Lewis.
The alumni of Western Maryland
College, meeting Fridays for luncheon
at the Monmouth Hotel, today enter
tanned Mrs. Lewis, the wife of the
retiring president of the college. DR.
and Mrs. Lewis have become residents
or Washington. living at 2844 Wis.
ConSin avenue.
Mr.. John Franklin Hunt, private
secretary to the Attorney General. A
Mitchell Palmer, returned to Wash.
ington yesterday from his home il
Tulsa. Okla, where he spent month!
vacation.
Miss Glare Elliott, who graduated
from Mount Holyoke College in June
nd who has been visiting Camp Dix
where the West Point cadets spen
the summer. has returned to hel
home, the Stoddert 1900 Q street
She will go to the Warrenton hors,
show next week
DH Louis c. Lehr has been the re
cent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Lenox Bond at their cottage at NORTH
Hatley, Quebec. Canada
L Mr.. and Mrs James II. Richard.
Of Bowling Green. Va. announce tn,
engagement OF their daughter. Alic,