The Washington times., 1924-06-10
HARIV ARD MAN
BRINGS OUT
NOVEL
Is Fiance Of Miss Barbara
Whitney. and Well
Known.
IiY' JEAN ELLIOT.

by JEAN ELIOT.
The urge to break into print
seems to be universal these days
and the publishers announcement
that Deceit" a novel from the
pen of young Barklie Mckee
Henry, is just about to come from
the presses is of no little interest
IN Washington. For Mr.. Henry's
engagement to Miss Barbara Whit
iley, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry, Payne Whitney, was an
ihounced last summer-the wedding
IL to take place shortly-and both
Are "well and favorably known"
IA Washington.
Mr.. Henry, the son Of w. Barklie
Henry, comes of an old and prom.
inent Philadelphia family and, IL
remember correctly, his mother,
who is now married again. was a
Washington girl, Miss Alice Belk-
nap. whose father was once Secre-
tary of War.
1T will fbe remembered that F.
Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most
successful of the younger genera.
ton of writer's sprang into fame
direct from the classroom with his
1.-THE Beautiful and Damned" and 1t
may be that Mr.. Henry's Deceit" will
win him similar laurels. 1t IL a
novel of present day social life in
Newport, Palm Beach, Bar Harbor,
New York, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton-much the same milieu of
which Mr.. Fitzgerald wfitos-
and, moreover, was written while
its author was still in college.
Mr.. Henry is, indeed, a memocr
Of the, senior class at Harvard Uni
Versity and q leader in student &C
Invites. He is captain of the varsity
crew, second marshal of his class
and last year was president of the
junior class. He Is a member OF
several exclusive clubs and president
Of. the Phillips Brooks House.
Although a New York girl, Mias
whitney's Washington connections
are strong since she Is a grand.
daughter of the late William c.
Whitney, once Secretary Of tine
Navy, and a great niece of Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock. Countess Szech.
enyi, wife Of the Hungarian Min.
lister, is her aunt and she is a
grandniece, too, Of Mrs. Henry
White. The mother of the bride,
elect is one of the best of our Amer
lean. sculptors, and as Gertrude
Vanderbilt Whitney her name ie
known in the salons abroad as well
ie in this country. 1t was she. by
the way. who designed the beautiful
Aztec fountain in the patio of tie
Pan American Union.
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PRINCE CAETANI DUE IN
WASHINGTON NEXT WEEK
The Italian ambassador. Prince
Caetani. who has been touring
through the West and California.
will return to Washington about
june 49, He will sail for his home
IN Italy in July.
The Secretary, of the Interior, HUI.
bert Work, who is a delegate to
the Republican national convention
in Cleveland, will go to Denver after
its completion to attend the mar.
riage Of his son, Robert Work, and
Miss Irma Weicher on June 81. Be-
fore going to Cleveland Doctor
Work made an address in Chicago.
The minister OF the Serbs. Greats
and Slovenes, Doctor Pavichich. will
leave Washington in ten days for
Atlantic City. going later to New
port. the White Mountains and
other points. He will remain out
Of the city until autumn.
The American Minister to Aus
tria and Mrs. A. H.. Washburn,
who arrived. in New York yester.
day aboard the Leviathan from
Europe, will come to Washington
In the near future for a brief visit.
PLANS DINNER FOR
PREDECESSOR IN OFFICE.
Major General and Mrs. Harry
Taylor will entertain at dinner on
Saturday evening at the Chevy
Chase Club in honor OF Major Gen
eral' and Mrs. Lansing Beach. Gen
eral; Taylor has been made chief OF
engineers to succeed General Beach
who retires on June Is, and the din
ner will be in the nature Of a fare
we'll party.
Major General Hatsuro Haragu
Chi, military attaCno OF the Japan
csc embassy, who entertained al
dinner informally last evening, will
have, another dinner tonight. both
parties being given at the VIII
lard.
Augusta Rosso, counselor Of the
italian embassy, will be host aL din
ner tonight.
Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, jr., has
Joined her mother. Mrs. Gibson Fab
nestock in Newport.
Commander and Mrs. Paul Bas
tedo have gone to Newport ard arr
staying at the Muenchinger-K:ng.
Mrs. Ralph Hills will be hostes!
ut an informal dance tonight, en-
PERTAINING some sixty boys and girls
friends Of her young daughter, Mis-
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