The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-10
JEAN ELIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

New York and visiting on Long
Island. Mrs. Hinkamp, who was
Miss Frances Miller. is a Wash
ington girl.
Many Neutrality-suspicious. WHO Are
In China Write of Conditions.
Among the Washingtonians now
In China are Commander Smith
Hempstone, u. S. A, who Is serv.
ing as supply officer OF the Yangst.s
patrol, and his wife, O daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Moves.
A keen observer and blessed with
q gifted pen. the former Etlzlbeth
Moves is writing a series Of articles
on the political situation IN China
which seem to the ;ayman 10 be
illuminating and which are certainly
interesting and entertaining 70
high degree.
She seems to be taking the revo.
tuition philosophically enough so far
as her personal reactions are con.
cerned, although the fact that there
are several small children in her
family must give her moments OF
anxiety. A baby was born to Com.
mander and Mrs. Hempstone after
tIfeir arrival in Shanghai, and. Mrs
Hempstone has three-or. is it four
children OF g. former marriage
Mrs. E. Winfield Spencer, wife Of
Lieutenant Commander Spencer,
who was in washington for a year
or so before joining her husband
in China, had expected to reach
home before this, but decided to re.
main on for q time after Com.
mander Spencer's return was post
poned-due probably to the trouh
lous times. They are expected,
however, to reach this country some
time In August. Recently Mrs
Spencer has been in Peking. but
she will have to go to Shanghai to
take the transport home-unless
some change is made In the routing
of China bound vessels.
Doctor Gertrude Richardson Brig
ham, sometime of the faculty of
George Washington University and
known as writer on art under the
non de plume Of 'sViktor Flambeau, =
Is now teaching in the Canton
Christian College and writes home
most interestingly Of her work and
her experiences.
Then In Tientsin one finds Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Frederick Bates
Butler, the former aide to Brigadier
General Conner who Is In command
OF the American forces in China.
It win be remembered that Mrs.
Butler, who was Miss Philippi
Harding. secretary to Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, went to China to be mar
ried as her fiance couldn't obtain
leave, his mother going along in
the role OF chaperone. And the
Buffers. by an odd coincidence, set
up housekeeping in the same
street in Tientsin on which Secra.
tafy and Mrs. Hoover had lived in
their early married days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Pomeroy,
Of Washington, have been living
In Shanghai for several years, Mr..
Pomeroy representing large tobacco
interests, but they are now back in
this country on leave and do not
vet know whether they are to re-
turn. Mrs. Pomeroy, who has been
visiting her mother. Mrs. K. L.
Eagan, in Florida, must be just
about due back here and viii re-
main a week or two, dismantling
her house in New Hampshire ave.
nue.. In q few weeks Mr.. and Mrs.
Pomeroy expect to sail for Europe
to, collect their son and daughter.
who are at present in Milan.
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CZECH MINISTER
VISITING IN PRAGUE.
The Czechoslovak minister, Doctor
chvalkovslxy, who has been the
guest OF the President Of Czecho-
elovakia, r. G. Masaryk, at his
summer residence at Castle Lany,
has returned to Prague and is
staying with the Presidents SON,
Jan Masaryk and Mime. Masaryk.
Jan Masaryk recently was appointed
Czechoslovak minister to London.
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The Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. Joseph Grew are moving this