The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12
OFFICIALS In
DEFENSE DAY
ACTIVITIES
Mrs. Coolidge With
President on Re-
viewing Stand
BY JEAN ELIOT,

RKRS. COOLIDGE is with Presi.
W dent Coolidge this afternoon
AVA reviewing the great parade
$4,000 strong-which is Washing
tons contribution to the Defense
Test Day demonstration. Members
of the Cabinet, other officials, and
high ranking army and navy Of
6icers are also occupying seats on
the reviewing stand in the Ellipse.
Indeed, the participation of the
official world in the activities Of
Defense Day is almost 100 per cent
many of those who are not
officially on duty here motoring
to Sharpsburg, Nd, to view the
re-enactment by the marines OF
the historic Battle Of Antietam
which is arranged as a feature Of
the national Defense Day program.
In the group who left this morn.
ing for Sharpsburg were the Score
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Wallace
and their daughter, Miss Ruth
Wallace; Mrs. Wilbur, wife Of the
Secretary Of the Navy, accompanied
by the Secretary's aide, Colonel T.
G. Turner, and their son, Leonard
Wilbur; the commandant Of the
marine corps Major General John
A. Lejeune, and his daughter, Miss
Eugenia Lejeune. The Acting Sec
rotary Of the Navy, Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt, was unable to go
because of his participation in the
Defense Day activities this after
noon, and for the same reason Ad-
nniral Edward w. Eberle remained
in town. The navy was repre-
sented by Rear Admiral r. II.
jackson and Captain William Stan.
ley, aide to Admiral Eberle.
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Lady Robertson Returning to
This Country for q Visit
The word that Lady Robertson
wife of Sir Arnold Robertson, some
time British agent in Morocco, will
arrive from England on October
for visit in this country is pleas
ant news indeed to Washingtonians
who have the friendliest of recollec
tons Of the Robertsons. Mrs. Rob
ertson, 1t will be- remembered, was
Miss Gladys ingalls,, daughter OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Z
ingalls,, and it was while Sir Arnold
then Mr.. RobertsonI was attached
to the British Embassy here thai
the couple were married.
After an alI-too-brief residence
here, they were sent abroad, going
II I remember correctly, to one OF
the scandinavian countries, and
Washington has heard little OF
them for several years.
1t was Mr.. and Mrs. Melville
ingalls, who built the handsome
house at the corner Of Massa
chusetts avenue and Eighteenth
street, which is now the property
OF the Belgian embassy. But They
really spent very little time In
Washington and Miss ingalls,, nov
Mrs. Robertson, was a lover Of the
country and used to like to lingei
well into the winter at lockwood
Farm, her place near Hot Springs
AS I remember 1t, the ingalls, had
magnificent place at Hot Springs
but lockwood Farm was Miss In
gals very own and she used tt
raise fine horses and dogs Their:
and try out experiments in gentle
man farming" which interested her
Mr.. Robertson was attached to
the British embassy here for sew
eral years, one of those tall. rangy
good looking Britishers who under
stand so we'll the business oil
combining social activity with
diplomacy; and when his engage
ment to Miss ingalls, was an
nounced it was a bit Of a blow tt
a good many designing mammas-
and their daughters.