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Pershng has most Of his staff-at least
the bachelor Misunderstanding with him
I his residence out near the Chevy Chase
edge of the District. and the two or
three who are the best horsemen of the
group are familiar. figures in the Rock
Creek Park. much more so than their
chief, who has little time for such en-
Ioyment
Gen. Pershing himself went up to
New York for some of the functions
celebrating the Mayflower tercentenary
and then came down to Washington for
vet others. Mrs. Blaine Elkins stayed
in town, having only just arrived. and
devoted herself to getting settled In her
apartment at 1902 Eighteenth street
she and her little boy. Mrs. Roscoe
Bulmer went to Hot Springs for Few
davs. after which she will return and
.ettle down in her apartment In the
same building. where, by the way, her
mother Mrs. Charles Poore. has recently
rented Mrs. Morris Ernest Locke's
apartment The latter. formerly Mrs.
Mcmillan Gibson, was In town this week,
after having seen her aunt, Lady Har-
rington. off for her English home, getting
her more personal belongings packed
preparatory to joining Col. Locke ut Fort
Leayenworth, to which he was recently
assigned Mrs Poore has given up her
house on Twenty-second street-sold 1t.
7 believe-and was delighted at the OPP
portunity to get an apartment in that
but ding and be so near her daughter
ror the winter.
That not very large building occup! :
rg the triangle where Eighteenth street
,-osses Connecticut avenue-facing the
british Embassy across the avenue anH
he Lansing residence and Mrs HUNT
S'ater's and Mr.. William Phelps Eno's,
cross Eighteenth street, is one OF tne
luxe apartments Of Washington II
couples the site OF the old Emory resi-
nee rs I remember It, and ore Smiles
4 recall the screams of protest tina.
rose from the Austrian Embassy. next
door. when il was a-building. The street
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,en's Clubs Arrange Their Plans for the Coming S

and promises even better things in music
than last season.
Mrs. James J. Gormley. president of
the society, has returned to her home
after summer in Canada and northern
New York.
The Business end Professional Wom-
ems League of New York will hold a
meeting on Wednesday night at the
Cafe Boulevard. Following the dinner
the programme will consist of an outline
of the years plans aDa d o So
chairmen of committees and-~a report
from the delegates who attended the Sec
ond annual convention of the National
Federation of Business and Professional
Women, held In st. Paul in July. Mrs.
Harriett Cole Emmons is president Of
the club, OF which there are 200 MEM
bers.
The Daughters of Ohio will have its
first meeting of the season on October
IL. at the WaldWf-Astoria, and that
evening the Maryland Society will have
its first meeting of the season also at
that hotel On October 10 the New
York Browning SOCIETY will resume its
meetings with an Afternoon session at
the Waldorf-Kstoria. Two days later
October Is, the New York Co nty Chap
ter, United States Daughters of 1872,
will meet for the first time this season
at that hotel.
An event which brought society from
Purchase White Plains, ScarsdaIe, New
Rochelle and Mount Kisco was the first
annual rally of the Girl Scouts of West
chester County. which was held there
last Saturday on the Soldiers and Sal
lOrs' Memorial Field.
Mrs. Arthur o. Choate. hostess, was
assisted by Mrs John Henry Hammond
Among those who attended were Mrs.
William A. Read of Purchase, Mrs. w.
n, Rothschild Of White Plains AID Mr..
and Mrs. George Clay HOLSTER Of Mount
Kisco
A medal of merit was won by little
Ellen Curtis, daughter of Mrs. John Cur
tbs of Pleasantville Anita HOLSTER and
Betty Read each received a Golden
Eaglet. the highest award given in the
Girl Scouts.
Miss Estrid OFT Of Copenhagen, Den
mark. daughter of Olga OFT. the famous
Danish playwright was the chief guest
at luncheon given previous to the rally
by Mrs. Choate.
The New York Drama League has ar
ranged with Mr. David Belasco for the
use of the Belasco Theatre for the first
Drama meeting on the afternoon Of Oc-
tober 10.
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Tennis Experts
at Hot Springs

Hot SPRINGS. Va, Oct. 2.-This week
here has been lively with arr walls for
the autumn tennis tournament. which
starts on Monday. Among the players
who are 70 take part in the tournament
are Messrs. Craig Biddle. Alexander In
man and Murray Vernon, Mrs. Rawson
Lyman Wood, Mrs. Barger Wallach.
Miss Katherine f Force and Miss Ada
T. Norneet.
Mr.. John w. Davis. American AM
bassador TO Great Britain, was among
the arrivals. With Mrs. Davis. who ar
rived last week. he will be here for
about fortnight. The Ambassador has
been daily on the golf course with Mr..
Henry p. Scott Of Philadelphia
Mr.. Henry Coste, Steers has returned
from New York ano u with Mrs. Steers
at their cottage. r ay gave a dinner Mt
the Oaks early In he week. Mr.. and
Mrs; Scott also gave dinner. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
l.. Akers. the Misses Mercer and lie
Nome Dunlop. Misses Virginia Rose and
Eleanor Thompson. Messrs. Livingston
Fryer. Edgar II. Brieht, Jr., Thompson
Dean and Sidney Scott
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard p. Tinsley have
arrived from New York by automobile ;
also Mrs. Warning Thomas and Miss
Ruth Thomas. Other arrivals from New
York were Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick r.
Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Thorne, Mrs. Will
lam Armstrong Miss Helen Armstrong,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bedell II. Harmed. Mr.. and
Mrs Dunlevy Mllbank. DIR and Mrs.
Samuel Milbank, DR.. and Mrs. Harold
II. Fries. Commander r. l.. Sawyer. Mr..
and Mrs. Alfonso +. villa, Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Simonds, Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Chesebrough and Miss Alberta Cheese
brough.
Mr. f.. Clarence Jones has arrived for
the month OF October. Mr.. James w.
Wallace came from New York by auto
mobile. Mr. Baisley T. Elebash Is here
for the autumn season.
Mrs. Francis II. Slsson gave dinner
In the Homestead on Tuesday. The
guests were Mrs. Harry Campbell Graef.
Miss Cornelia +. Lydon and Justice
Richard T.. Lydon. Mr. and Mrs. r. s..
Reynolds Hit have arrived from Wash
ington and are with Mrs. Robert X.
Hit az Inglescote.
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reception followed the dinner. the guests
including about forty members of the
Sulgrave Institute and Anglo-American
Society. To-day the party is at Mount
Vernon. as guests of the American au-
thorities. on board the Presidents yacht
the Mayflower.
In the Cabinet Circle. ~.
Most of the Administration set are
more or less occupied with the cam
paign. The women of the Cabinet cir
Gle are nearly all In town. Mrs. Colby
arrived early In the week from East
hampton, where she spent the summer
with her daughters. Mrs. Mitchell
Palmer and little Miss Mary Palmer
cached Washington last Sunday by mo-
'or from their Stroudsburg home with
the Attorney General
Mrs. Baker. who had been up at
Pottstown, called there by the death of
her mother, returned late last week,
bringing her father, Mr.. Howard Leo
pold. '.for an indefinite stay" l thought
his meant he would make his home
with his daughter, but he has already
returned to Pottstown.
Most OF the Cabinet members are
swinging around In circles-not to say
| running around In them-making cam
raign speeches-mostly rather pro-
| scribed circles. not very far from WASH
lngton. But except Mrs. Meredith.
their wives seem not to be tagging
along" Tho Merediths are here to-day
and somewhere else tomorrow. Which
| ~ equally true of Mrs. Daniels--whose
! husband is one of the busiest little
campaigners of the Administration set.
But she usually when she goes out of
Town seems to have her own fish to fry
and Is NOT tagging after her husband.
Mrs Burleson Is very much In the
| anne case. although she does not travel
very much. Still even here in Washing
ION she has her own interests and ac-
ivities-mostly along Club lines. lit
sraIs and dramatic clubs-anN does not
worry about politics. Miss Sidney Bur-
| eson has but recently returned from q
visit,of some weeks with her sister Lucy
Mrs Charles Greene Grimes, Of Day
ton, ohio Mrs Houston also seems not
Inclined to take a hand in politics. She
70, a particularly sane sort of a person
! who goes on her way as human being
regardless OF the fact that her husband
happens to be Secretary of the Treasury
The Lansings also arc among the ar
rivals. And l shouldn't wonder If they
we're glad they are well out Of II all
| Mrs. Foster, Mrs Lansirgs mother
came down about week ago. but Mr.
and Mrs Lansing followed In rather
leisurely wise by motor. making few
tops on the way and not reaching
Washington till the end OF the week
or course they remain in Washington
here they have lived for generation
egardess of the fact that they are NO
onger official" and apparently finding
Ire none the less pleasant for that fact
The Davises. John W., the United
! States Ambassador. and his wife. ol
whom one always thinks when one
thinks of the Lansngs. do not seem in
lined to spend much time in Washing
ION. Mr.. Davis comes and goes as in
~lination or duty dictates but so far Mrs
| Davis has kept away-down IN West
| Virginia and more recently at Hot
| Springs, where she is being much feted
by members of the Washington colony
Probably she will be here for couple
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visit, and her friends saw her scarcel,
more than the general pul id-mere
ly as she whirled past the the motoy
with the President. Last the. however
she went aro'ind ariong them and saw
them quietly and informally at the White
House.
Probably the biggest and smartest-
the "partiest'-party she honored with
her presence was Mrs. Cromwell Brookss
birthday dinner dance on Friday of last
week. Mrs. Brooks had only about
dozen quests to dinner. including-aside
from Miss Wilsoh-Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Miles Carey and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Playford of Baltimore. who were her
guests Gen. Pershing. and his aide. Col
John G. Quekemeyer. Admiral Andrew
Yong (who succeeded Admiral Nibiaci
as Director of Naval Intelligence whe'
ne latter was sent over to London re
Gently as special Naval Attache to the
embassy there). Gen. George Squier
one of Washington's very best beaux
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Mrs. Blaine E1-
llins. Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer and few
others. with about twenty-five. additional
guests later for the dance. Mrs. Brooks
had the orchestra from the Cocoanut
Grove at Palm Beach to play.
Miss Wilson In New York.
1t was curious. though, how completely
II scattered Immediately afterward
Miss Wilson, Of course. went up to New
York. where she has been spending
most of her time for year. Mrs. Brooks
went to Philadelphia to send week
with her mother. Mrs. e T. Stotesbury.
ard take In the Bryn Mawr horse show
And by the way. shouldn't be in the
least surprised If Col Quekemeyer was
up there too. riding Gen. Pershing's
l. mt To
orally does do that when the string is
being shown anywhere--and had ito
stand a good deal of teasing when he
was thrown during the Washington
how last spring Not only in the shows,
but right here in the park, exercising his
GENERALS horses seems to be one of the
things Col Quekemeyer does best. Gen.
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Last Winter One Unusual Gaye

of weeks before sailing. For their
friends fiout the rumors that they arc
not going back. and Mr.. Davis has said
several times that he has no Intention
of resgning.
The other Davises. Norman W.. the
Under Secretary Of State. and his wife.
have brought heir family down from
Stockbridge. having finally found
house that will do" 1t is the Louis
I.ehr house on New Hampshire avenue.
the s'me one Raymond T. Baker and
his wife~took the winter after their mar
rage and occupied very little They
were not here at all last winter. at least
she wasn't, though she came down sew
eral times last fall house hunting. APP
parently she could not find anything
that suited her and she went out to Cali.
fornia. where their little daughter,
Gloria. was born in the spring. Mr..
Baker, who spends as many week ends
rs possible at Lenox with his wife and
baby. seems to hope for better. luck and
is planning to take a house and have
his family with him this winter.
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the convention OF the Veterans of For
eign Wars nearly a month ago; his
rather belated entrance into the CAM
paign-an entrance on paper and from
the front porch of the White House TO
be sure but none the less an indication
that he is sitting up and taking notice.
his steadily increasing interest in what
Re sees of the world from the cushioned
seat of his motor, and now his eX-
pressed intention OF receiving the MEM
bers of the Supreme Court when they
call on him next Monday before plung-
irg into the winters work and the con-
sideration of the very long docket
-'hich is awaiting their attention.
II is In accordance with m ancient
.lstom, this reception of the members
# the Supreme Court and their cal ing
% pay their respects to the President
n their way up to the Capitol to for
na'ly open the court after the summer
vacation. But it Is a custom which
because of ilrcss and absence from the
city and for various othor reasons has
been rather disyegarded during this 'Ad-
ministration. But 1t is definite y an
bounced that the President will receive
the full membership of the court at
AS next Monday. The Chief Justice
and Associate Justice McKenna were
~iven that assurance early in the week
when they called to learn the Presi-
dents pleasure in the matter.
Justices Are Returning.
Undoubtedly they viii all be in town
by that time Mr.. Justice and Ms Nc
Xenna were the first Of the Sup eme
Court circle to arrive from their sum-
ner outing on Lorg Island about ten
days ago. Then the Chief Justice and
Mrs. Edward Douglas White returned
rom New London. where they spend
heir summers. Next came A social
Justice DaC. with his son and d lighter
r-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Day, from
tNeir surarner home ut Mackirac Island.
nd the ether Associate Justices are al
eNorted as on tn, wav.
There seems to be some idea also that
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floor is occupied by stores-and Ambas-
sador Dumba objected strenuously TO
the commercial invasion of the sacred
atmosphere of diplomacy. I'm not sure
whether ,he succeeded in getting Sir
Cecil Spring Rice, his opposite neighbor
and his very good friend. to join in his
pIotest--but ii was certainly without
effect--and as the upper stories were
added and what was planned as rather
low building became a flatiron OF. for
Washington, skyscraping tendencies 1t
filled up with the smartest and wealth.
est people In town.
But to get back a bit--Lady Geddes.
who only returned to America last Sat-
urday. came right on to Washington
and got her little family settled in the
embassy and then plunged into the
bl siness of entertaining. On Tuesday
right she had her first dinner-as un-
official an affair as can well be ar
ranged at the British Embassy, and al
most exclusively British. Thlt was In
honox of Sir Frank and Lady Newne7,
and included, be~ides members of he
embassy stsff. Sir Elmslie and Lady
Carr, Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Fairfax Of
Sydney, Australia. and Mr.. and Mrs. P.
w. Wilson of London and New York 1t
was a newspaper crowd, for Sir Frank
blnyaru NeWnesS<iS tne son ana success
sor of the late Sir George Newness pro-
prietor Of The Strand Ma1asine. the
Westminster Gasettt. TIT Bits and other
publications well known In America.
Godfrey Fairfax is he proprietor Of
the Sydney Bulletin, and p. w Wilson
is the New York correspondent OF a
London paper
British Ambassador Entertained.
On Friday. the British Amba ssador
ard Lady G&ddes entertained at bill
liant dinner in honor OF Lord Rathcree-
dan. who heads the delegation of Eng
l'shnren over here to take part In the
celebration of the tercentenary OF the
Pilgrims landing w IN New Eng nd
and of the first American Legislative
assembly at Jamestown, Va A large
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the President will personally play host
some sort of White House hospitalit
for the bankers convention, which is to
meet here in a couple of weeks, though
there has as yet been no definite an
nouncement And the local chapters OF
the American Legion have invited him to
be present at the elaborate celebration
of Armistice Day they are planning.
With the Supreme Court circle re-
established and the diplomatic circle re-
establishing and every one whose dom-
cile is not as unaiterable as the laws Of
the Modes and Persians more or less
running around in circles loolxina for
suitable winter. quarters at not too
unsuitable price. Washington's little
ea son" may be said TO be fairly under
way. And. all things considered, the
outlook is not unpromising. In fact. in
v'ew of the social slump which usually
"hara cterizes the last winter of an ADJ
rninistration. when leading members of
the official set are telling themselves
that ITS only until March" aud are In
clined to make anything do for thu {
short time, the prospects are better than
could we'll be expected.
The bridal procession which Usually
o~ens the season seems likely to be an
unusually long one. 1t began with a
rush away back in August. And the
bunch of BIRDS which is to be added to
the social bouquet is unusually large
and contains some very pron1isirg
blooms The Diplomatic circle Is getting
itself together rromntly. With the ex-
Ger tior of the members of the ITALIA
Embassy practically oil >the DIPLOMAT
whose summer wandcrin~s did not take
hem overseas are reestablished here for
he winter.
The return OF Lady Geddes a weel
20 and Miss Wilson's spending a lon
eek end here last week and goirc
rorrd more ard receiving more of her
-rierds than she has done since her 70
- from France started things of Wit
o'uething OF a rvsh. Heretofore who
Miss Wilson has favored Washingto
irce her fathers Illness II has been II
shortest POSSIBLE Saturday to Monday
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Brilliant Close for Her Term
as Official Leader Of Society
There Predicted.
wAsHINcroN, d. G., oct. 2.

WASHINGTON, d. g., Oct. 2.
w WASHINGTON is watching with
A/ revived hope the indications
that the President has really
Wilson is going to have at least one
winter OF normal First Lady, hood
before she retires from the White
House. For while she has had in
many ways a wonderful and altogether
thrilling regime as chatelaine of the
White House, and has done things and
met people and had experiences which
no other First Lady has ever APP
preached, on the other hand she has
had almost none of the experiences
which have fallen to the lot OF every
other wife of a President as part Of
her regular routine But, the Presi-
dents health permitting, and 1t is be-
ginning 10 look as if 1t might permit.
she may this winter make up for lost
time, and wind up her term as the Of
fetal leader of Washington society in
a blaze of glory.
A gay White House, full! and elabo-
rate programme of State functions
that is the sort of thing that Washing
ton expects from the White House-and
1t is whit has been conspicuous'y lack
ing throughout this regime. So the
social world is watching with not en-
tirely disinterested sympathy each ind
cation OF the Chief Executives progress
toward heath There was his persona
reception of the little delegation from
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there was good attendance Among
those who accepted invitations were Vice
Admiral II. p. Jones. United states
steamship Utah Rear Admiral Eberle
and staff United States steamship Penn
sylvania Admiral Simpson and staff
United States steamship Columbia Vice
Admiral Glennon and staff, Commander
Poteet Capt. Courtenay. Capt Ohm
stead, Cant McNamee. Commander
Plummer, Capt. Jackson. Capt. George NJ
Dav. Admit n r P. Forshew and staff
Capt. Leigh, Rear Admiral Pluukett ard
staff, Capt. w. w. Phelps. Capt Hough,
Capt T. ]. Sem. Capt. N. z. Irwin. Ad-
miral Mcdonald Capt Alfred Johnson,
Capt. C. L. p. Stone, Cart Yates
Sterling. Capt w. b. Franklin. Lieu
tenant Commander Maeruder and Com
mander Thomas b. Haser
Mr.. Franklin ID. Roosevelt Is honor
ary president of the club and the honor
airy vice-presidents are Herbert l.. Sat
torlee, Rear Admiral John ID. Nc
Donald, U S.. N. Rear Admiral J. H.
Glennon. u. s. N; Capt. G. L. ?. stone
u s. N: Capt o. p. Jackson. U. 5. n. !;
Major-Gen George Barnett. U. S. NJ. c.,
md w Butler Duncan.
Mr. Beekman Winthrop and Mrs.
william II Hamilton arc vice-presidents
ard NJ Edward G. Dela field the treas
urer On the board OF directors are John
# Archbold Bernard NJ. Baruch, Ed
ward c. Delafeld, Frederick l.. Eldridge'
Douglas L. Elliman, Shelton Farr, Com
modore r. p. Forshew Mrs. William III.
Hamilton. Mrs f. Henry Hartman
Mrs A. Barton Hepburn, Francis II.
Holmes, Commodore Louis NJ. Joseph
thai. Duff G. MAYNARD, Fraser NJ. Mot
Fat. Mrs. r. c. Potter. Mrs. Julian w.
Robbins. Mrs. James Roosevelt, Mott
chn1'dt Frank II. Simmons. r. "A. G.
Smith, James Speyer j. Frederick Tai
colt Hooker Talcott. j. Frederic Tams,
Alfred A. Whitman, Beekman Winthrop
and Mrs. Edward II. York
The Drama Comedy Club. Miss Edyth
Totten. president, will have Its first So
cial matinee Of the season on the after
noon of November IL at the Hotel Astor.
The first monthly dance Of the club will
be on October is and they will be con-
tinued throughout the season on the
third Friday of each month until June.
Miss Totten arranges all the details OF
the social matinees and looks after the
programme A number of leading the
atrical stars will appear this season be-
fore the, club, as we'll as several singers
Of note. Miss Totten entertained at a
luncheon at the Hotel Aston on Tues
day afternoon for the officers of her
club. In the party were Mines Sara
Foster. Mildred Holland. Amelia Schiff,
Florence Hargrave. A u. Keedwelh
Hermann Cohen and May Douglas, vice.
presidents; Mr.. r M. flaming. financial
secretary: Mrs. Robert q. Hargrave
recording secretary; Mrs. Estelle b
Wagner musical director; Mrs Margre'
Metcalf voss, chairman of reception
Miss Eliza Harris, chairman of informa-
ton; Mrs Imogene King. chairman oil
psychology; Mrs. Leonora Obendorfer
chairman OF women in literature; Mrs
Louis E. Manley, chairman of greer
room. and Mrs. Marie Glynn, chairman
general of matinees.
IL. Xo<i. Ic.,-.l.c-... caniot.
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The New York Euphony Society
Choral. Mr.. Carl Hahn. conductor. will
begin rehearsals at the Waldorf-Astor
on Friday afternoon. The choral also
will have evening rehearsals beginning
the same date for those who find II
more convenient.
The club has doubled It's membership
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1920-09-16
Was Going On and He Couldn't
BE Deceived.

An old chap who keeps station
er's shop amuses himself by making
up stories about his customers and
telling them to his family.
"The young bdy with pink
cheeks will be married soon," he an
nounced one night
~Now, Henry" said his wife, 'syou
know nothing whatever Of that
young Lady, and you shouldn't jump
to conclusions" Z.
II may be no Sherlock Holmes"
said the old gentleman, 'but | OBJ
serve, and l know. At first she
bought paper and envelopes the
same; later she bought twice as
much paper, and then five. times as
much paper as envelopes. So knew
she was engaged. And today she
bought only one-half dozen en-
velopes and five times as much pa
per. When I told her that she could
get them cheaper if she bought in
quantity, she said, 4 have no need
of more, thank YOU So / knew
that her young man comes on sool
and the marriage will quickly fol-
low"