The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-30
DR.. RINEHART'
TELLS OF
JOURNEY
Home From Egypt; Mrs.
Rinehart, in New York,
8 Due Here Soon
By JEAN ELIOT.


Adsthe fact that he and his wife,
whom I had pictured as still
bfowsing around in the desert, are
hkek in this country and that Mrs.
HfAehart,. now in New York, is due
to- ioin the doctor here in a few
days,
They are, however, fresh from
Evpt. having spent there a great
dS3l more than the time allotted
todesert travel IN the usual Medi-
terraneans cruise; having penetrated
SSSp into the Sahara and having
collected many adventures, some
paffectly corlSing photographs and
nF end of Copy The doctor is
most enthusiastic about his trip
and likes to ten about their en-
c0anter with the punitive expedi-
ton sent out after bandits who
han shot q French. constll's wife
ydif may remember. reading about
thu incident in the papers-and to
show you pictures Of Mrs. Rinehart
taken with members of the expedi-
fi6nary force, or with the bandits
after they had been captured, Of
course-or with her camel-named
Dahabieh after the familiar Nile
hoiiseboat, presumably because OF
its sea-going notion or in a goofah
s-if that's the way you spell TIA
perfectly round boat used by the
natives in some part OF Egypt. But
naturally enough the photographs
afS being carefully boarded for a
series of articles that Mrs. Rine-
hart is to write.
This will be something to look
forward to, for Mary Roberts Rine-
hart Yields a facile and versatile
pen: and one can imagine her
Bringing both humor and magma
ton to telling of her Egyptian ex-
The Rineharts do not expect to
omen their house here this spring,
Al they will go West before long
and Mrs. Rinehart expects to spend
thu greater part of the summer on
q ranch in Wyoming. They VIII
however be at Wardman Park
Hotel for a. few weeks-rema1ning
until after the wedding IN the
R{nehart family which, it is whis-
pered, is to take place before Ions.
Afpblane Comes to Rescue
OF. Writer; Book Fair Picturesque.
popularity has its penalties. Take
the case of Mrs. Carl Vrooman and
her novel, The Highroad to
Honor" Long ago she agreed to
furnish copies of her book for the
RDok Fair under the auspices or the
LEAGUE of. American Pen Women,
now being held at woodward q
Iothrop,s. and to stand by to auto
wyahh fher1-as scores et other
writer's are doing these crowded
days. But during the D. A. r.,
Conkress last week a sudden de-
niaf1d developed among old friends
Of Mrs. Vrooman and Of her mother,
the late Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, for
the novel. They wanted copies
in the worst way and they wanted
the author to autograph them. 80;
all of a sudden, it was discovered
that there wasn't a copy left in.
town.
What to do was a poser, for Mrs.
Vrooman had promised to deliver
the goods to the Pen Women,s
League-and delivering the goods
Is. her long suit. But finally she
had an inspiration, wired to her
publishers and had them send down
q consignment of 1.-THE Highroad 10
Honor" by airplane, the books ar
riving in cool time for Mrs. Vroo.
MAPS appearance on schedule.
the scene at the Book Fair is
pfcturesque in the extreme, as sew
eraI of tho nationa1ly-known authors
who are selling autographed copies
OF their works. are wearing fancy
costume. Mrs. Harry Atwood Col
man, whose ''Seventy-five Years OF
White House Gossip" is much N
demand, makes a picturesque MRS.
Lfncoln," one of the characters in
=. Dc.
pearing as MRS. Solomon" whose
wise and witty sayings have won
her national fame.
DAVISES VISIT
ATLANTIC CITY
The Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Davis went today to Atlantic City,
where Mr.. Davis is to deliver an
address, and will remain until early
next week.
Ismail KameI Bey has arrived In
Washington to take up his duties
as secretary of the Egyptian Lega-
ton. He was accompanied by the
new attache Of the legation, ,Abou-
ehenin Salim and they are tenn
perarily making their home at the
legation in Q street.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur will be the guests Of
honor at dinner this evening of
Captain c. H. T. Lowndes, U. S.
NJ. and Mrs. Lowndes, who will
entertain a company Of ten.
Mrs. Wilbur entertained at
luncheon today in honor of Mrs.
Louis W. Myers, wife of the chief
1ustice Of the California supreme
court. Other guests were Mrs,
Harlan Fiske Stone. Mrs. Samuel
Jordan Graham, Miss Frances
Smith, who was a classmate of
Mrs. Wilbur's during their girl
hood school days, Mrs. Cabot
Stevens, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman,
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, Mrs. Walter
Bloedorn, Mrs. Edwin T. Pollock and
Mrs. Walter Gherardi.
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Admiral and Mrs George r.
Clark have returned. to their apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel after
a fortnight's visit to their son-in-
law and daughter. Major and Mrs.
J. r. Kuhle. at Fort Eustis, Va.
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To ATTEND INAUGURATION
OF CUBAN PRESIDENT.
Mrs. r. r. Gown entertained at
luncheon today when her guests
were Mrs. Edward Eberle, Mrs.
Robert Lansing, Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant, Mrs. William Corcoran
Hill, Mrs. Chauncey Parker, Mrs.
William Kearney Carr, Mrs. Fred
ssrick 7, Chapiu MrS VViIIiav,o T1or