The Washington herald., 1922-10-16
ADMIRAL SIMS
RETIRED YESTERDAY.

OF Chino-American relations.
ADMIRAL SIMS
RETIRED YESTERDAY.
Rear Admiral william S. Sims. U.
S. N, wrote retired" after his name.
his regulation service having come
to an end yesterday, October Is. The
Admiral and Mrs. Sims will pass the
winter in Newport. barring occa-
sional trips to visit friends. Ad-
miral Sims is in great demand for
public speaking. His first utter
ance as a retired sea-dog will be
made at Cleveland Thursday. Last
week Admiral Sims spoke at McGil
University, Montreal. on the occa-
sion of the bestowal of an honorary
degree.
The former Naval Attache of the
British Embassy and Mrs. Sidney r.
Bailey arrived in Washington yes
teTday and will be at Wardman
Park Hotel for a few weeks before
sailing for the formers home in
England. Mrs. Charles Bromwell.
mother of Mrs. Bailey, who Is re-
siding at wardman Park Hotel.
went to New York to meet them and
returned here with them.
The Junior secretary of the Brit
ish Embassy, NJ. d. Peterson, will
sail from New York Tuesday. No
vember Z. for his home in England.
where he has been transferred to
the foreign office. Mr.. Peterson is
one of the popular young bachelors
of the embassy stan and will be
greatly missed not only In the
younger circles. but by the older
members Of society as well.
Mr.. Peterson will be succeeded by
Herbert William Brooks. son Of Lord
Crawshaw, who will arrive in this
country few days after the depar-
ture of Mr.. Peterson. Mr.. Brooks
will be accompa anied by Mrs. Brooks,
who was formerly Miss Steele. Of
Lancashire. England, a bride of q
few months.
The Charge d'Affaires of the Meth
erlands and Nine. Hubrecht had
lunching with them yesterday at
Mount Eagle. the Netherlands con-
sui general in the Philippines, Meer-
kamp van Emden. who Is spending
a few days in Washington. Meer-
kamp van Emden is on his way to
his post from his home in the Meth
erlands and will start in a few days
for San Francisco to sail for Ma
Mia. The Charge d'Affaires and
Mime Hubrecht will remain at
Mount Eagle until the early win
ter.
Mai. and Mrs. John Lathrop Love-
land. formerly of Englewood. n. j.,
have returned to Washington from
their summer home at Nantucket
Island and have taken apartments
for the winter at Wardman Park
Hotel, Maj. Loveland is recently
appointed special assistant to the
Attorney General in patent cases
for the government.
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock. who has
returned to Washington for the
winter. will have as her guests
next month der son-in-law and
daughter. Signor and Signora Cata-
lani. who arrived in this country
recently and are now at their sum-
mer home in Connecticut.
Mrs. George n. Hope, who ar
rived in New York few days
ago from Europe, will return to
her apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel at the end of the week.
Miss Elizabeth Hanna. niece OF
Senator and Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick. has returned to Washington
and will be at the Shoreham until
the completion Of the residence
on Florida avenue, which she and
her chaperon will occupy for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira F. Bennett. ac-
companied by their daughter. Nine
Claude Langlais. have returned to
washington after a sojourn of four
months in France. Nine. Langlais
spent the greater part of the sum
mer with NJ. I.anglais' parents in
their summer home at Wimereux
and returned to Lille with them
at the close of the summer sea
son. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett were
the guests Of NJ. and Nine. Lang
lais at Wimereux and later at Lille.
They also visited the famous bat
tIefeIds of France with Nine. Lang
lais.