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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
ENTERTAINS AT CHEVY
CHASE FOR GUEST.

Mrs. Edgar L. Woods, wife of
Commander Woods entertained a
bridge today at the Chevy Chase
Club in honor of Mrs. Curtis Munger,
who with conimander3Munger, navy
medical corps, is visiting Com.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
TO CELEBRATE
KINGS ANNIVERSARY

The Minister of Egypt and Nine.
Samy Pasha have sent out invita-
tions for a reception at the lega-
ton on Friday, October 9, at 10
o'clock in celebration OF the eighth
anniversary of the accession to the
throne of Egypt Of His Majesty
King FouSd I.
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Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and her
small daughter, Paulina, returned
10 washington yesterday from Gin
cinnat1 to take possession OF the
new home in Massachusetts avenue
which Representative and Mrs
Longworth selected last spring.
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DOCTOR WILMER MOVING
To BALTIMORE AT ONCE

Doctor and Mrs. William Holland
Wilmer will leave by motor tomor-
row for Baltimore, where the for
mer will take charge Of the Wilmer
Institute recently established as a
memorial to the work of Doctor
Wilmer IN his study and treatment
of the eye and for the perpetuation
of his exceptional knowledge in this
braEcb Of surgery.
Their house at 2101 r street will
be let as it stands and they will
occupy in Baltimore the residence
of Doctor Joseph G. Bloodgood in
koiand Park, which has been leased
furnished. Doctor Bloodgood is on
The staff of the Johns Hopkins
Medical School. Since the return of
Doctor Wilmer from Europe, where
he spent the summer inspecting
several laboratories for the study
of the eye, he has been engaged
in closing in his office here.
Nine. Heilmann 1nd her daugh-
tiers, Mile. Claire and Helene He'll
mann, will sail tomorrow on the
Empress of India from Quebec for
France after spending the summer
at Murray Bay, Canada. They will
return to this country in Decem.
her and expect to come to Wash
ington for visit before going to
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SON BORN TO FORMER
WASHINGTON RESIDENT :


Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Ivan Zelov,
of Rosemont, Pa, are being con-
graduated on the birth of son
on September II. The baby will
be named Randolph Dickinson Zelov
for his grandfather, the late Ran
dolph Dickinson Hopkins, of Phila-
deIphia. Mrs. ZeloV was formerly
Miss Helen Hopkins. Her mother,
Mrs. Randolph dickinson Hopkins,
is now her guest at Rosemonr.
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Rear Admiral and Mrs. John c..
Boyd landed in Now York today
after spending the summer abroad,
and will come to their home in
Washington shortly. They visited
England and Switzerland, and were
in Paris for some time before sail
ing for home.
Daniel Thew Wright, Sd, has re-
turned to Washington from Europe,
where he has been for the last four
months studying under celebrated
singing masters. Mr.. Wright will
be with his parents, Judge and Mrs.
Daniel Thew Wright, at Wardman
Park Hotel for a month or two, and
will then resume his musical studies
either in New York or abroad.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair
are at the Plaza Hotel in New York
for a short visit on their way back
to Washington from their summer
home at Newport
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Congressman J. Mayhem Vain
wright is staying at Wardman Park
Hotel.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Kelleher, of
Seattle, Wash, who have a country
place in Virginia, and spend much
time in Washington, are staying at
the ShotehaIn.
Mrs. B. V. O'Donoghue enter
tanned a small company last night
at the Chateau lie Paradis. Among
her guests were Miss Frances Sui.
livan, Mile. Ann Mishtowt, Ralph
DonnelIy, James Money and Thomas
Lee.
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Mr.. and Mrs Frank P. Gallagher,
of philadelphia, arrived today at
the Willard, where they plan to
spend several days.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Benoit have
come from their country place at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
MARY GUSTS LEE
MAKES PLANS FOR
COUNTRY WEDDING

The wedding OF Miss Mary Custis
Lee, daughter Of the late Colonel
and Mrs. Robert Lee and grand
daughter of General Robert E. Lee,
of civil war fame, to Hunter A.
de Butts, son of Dulany T.. de
.Bdtfnof UpperviIle, Va, viii take
place noon Thursday, October
at TllnIk Episcopal Church. Up
perville.
The ceremony will be performed
in the presefsce of the members OF
the two families and a few intimate
Eriends i'll be followed by a
reoeptil Nordley," the coun-
trys hq Upperyille, which
was 81 bride-elect,s father
and VI eupied only a year
ing ms ID and since then
the dau Miss Mary GUSTS
Lee and ner sister, Mrs. Hanson
ely, forIneriy Mss Ann Lee, have
lI9ed intermittently at "Nordley''
with an older woman as a COM
paIfon and chaperone.
The wedding of Miss Lee and
Mr.. de Butts viii mark the cul-
mination of boy and girl romance.
The father of the bridegroom is now
manager of the estate of General
John Buchanan near Upperville,
upon which the de Butts family has
a home.
Both families represented in the
marriage are connected with the
Rozier Dulanys, who also have a
home in the section of Virginia.
The mother Of the bride-to-be was
a sister of Mrs. Dulany under
whose chaperonage the Lee girls
made their debut in Washington,
and with whom Miss Lee travelled
q year ago in Egypt and the Holy
Land. She has spent sometime
studying art in Paris in which she
is very talented. She is also a
noted horsewoman.
After their marriage the bride
and bridegroom will make their
home in Wilmington, Del, where
the latter is associated with some
locomotive works.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
MRS. SANDERS IN
INDIANA FOR VISIT

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Francisco.
MRS. SANDERS IN
INDIANA FOR VISIT. :.
Mrs. Everett Sanders, wife Of the
secretary to. the President. has gone
to Indiana for al months stay.
mother. Mrs. Nancy T. Neal, in
Terre Haute and win attend the
Clay county centennial to be held
at Brazil. Ind. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Sanders were born in this county
and the directors of the centennial
had hoped to have both of them
present at the celebration, but Mr..
Sanders finds that duties here de-
mand his presence.
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt, Who
was in Washington for a few days
en- route to New York, will sail
tomorrow on board the Aquitaaia
for Europe. Her son-in-law and
daughter. the Honorable and Mrs.
John Francis Amherst Cecil, are
now visiting the formers relatives
in England. having sailed recently
from New York.
IAA1S. DhAO1O1% AONO1AGOGN
GUEST OF MRS. HOWRY
Mrs. Charles B. Howry enter
tanned small company at luncheon
today, in her home on Sixteenth
street in compliment to Mrs. Mark
Bristol, wife Of Rear Admiral
Bristol. After the luncheon the
guests remained to play bridge and
mah-jong.
Admiral and Mrs. Bristol, who
have been the guests OF Com
mander and Mrs. T. G. Kinkaid at
the Navy Yard, have gone to DO
the guests for about ten days of
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Morrill, Cham
berlin on Wyoming avenue. Mrs.
Chamberlin will give luncheon for
Mrs. Bristol tomorrow.
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Mrs. Montgomery Blair and Miss
Virginia Blair, who spent the sum
mer at Hyannisport, Mass, stopped
in Stockbridge for a day and are
now in New York on their way
back to Washington. They are at
the Vanderbilt Hotel.
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Frank o., Lowden, formerly gov
ernor of Illinois. is staying at the
Shoreham while in Washington.
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Middletown, Md, and are staying
at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

California to join : NJ. Heilmann,
now French. consul general in San
Francisco.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

Hotel Roosevelt after closing their
summer home in North Carolina,
Miss Lindsay will resume her
studies at National Cathedral
School.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
HUNTINGTON WILSON
MARRIED IN SWITZERLAND

News has been received here of
the marriage recently in Zurich,
Switzerland. of Huntington Wilson,
former Assistant Secretary of State,
and Miss Hope Butler. niece of
Charles Butler, of New York. They
are now honeymooning in Italy.
Mr.. Wilson was divorced from his
second wife, Miss Lucille OHara,
in 1917.
He is a prominent Chicago lawyer.
He entered the diplomatic service
in 1903, serving as an attache at
the American embassy at Tokyo.
From 1906 to 1908 he was third
Assistant Secretary of State. In
1909 he was appointed Assistant
Secretary of State and served until
1918.
Miss Margaret Wade has re-
turned to Washington having spent
the summer in Nova Scotia.
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Mrs. Richard Wilmer will return
on Thursday from New, York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
BUFFERS LEASE
HOUSE FOR SEASON

Senator and Mrs. william NJ.
Butler have leased the house for
merly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt at 1901 Twenty
first street.
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Mrs. Henry NJ. Hoyt and her
daughter and son, Miss Nancy
Hoyt and Morton Hoyt, have re-
turned to Washington. after passing
the summer in England and France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
OTIS GOSSIP OF PERSONS WASHINGTON SOCIETY
NOTES OF SOCIETY

| Hotel Roosevelt after closing their
summer home in North Carolina,
Miss Lindsay will resume her
! studies at National Cathedral
| School.
WOMAN DIPLOMAT
GUEST OF SORORITY
The first meeting Of Kappa Kap-
pa Gamma Alumna will be held al
HS o'clock Thursday at 1913 Mass
achusetts avenue. Miss Pattie
Field, who has been given a con-
sular appointment abroad, will at
tend this as her last meeting before
sailing for her post in Holland.
The George Washington Medical
School will give a supper at the
Hamilton Hotel on October 10
There will be covers for fifty.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. McLachlen
with their sons, Thomas and L: p.
McLachien, jr., OF S700 Morrison
Atlantic City, for fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Porter
Davidson entertained informally at
luncheon at the shoreham yester-
DAY.
Paul Gardner is moving from
1920 r street this week to 1913
S street. He returned last week
from Europe.
Doctor and Mrs. Macpherson
Crichton landed in New York yes
terday from the s. s. President
Wilson after travelling in Italy and
will come to Washington tomorrow.
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The Misses Blanche and Lillian
Fulks entertained at LIE Paradis
last evening in honor of Miss Eliza.
beth Irwin Edmonds, who is re.
turning to National Park Seminary
to resume her studies.
CHILEAN MINISTER
SETTLED IN APARTMENT
Don Miguel Cruchaga, Minister
of Chile to Great Britain, who has
returned to Washington after a few
days in New York, has taken an
| apartment at Wardman Park Hotel
for the several weeks he expects
to be in Washington. He Is in this
country on a special mission for
his government. Senior Cruchaga
who recently was appointed Minister
to London, is one of Chile's most
prominent statesmen, having been
Ambassador to Argentina, ambas
sador to Brazil and minister tt
Germany from Chile during the war
He is author of several textbooks
on international law, and has beer
a. mamber of the Chilean congress
for aaany years.
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Doctor and Mrs. Carleton
Vaughan have sent out invitations
for the marriage Of their daughter
Ruth Judkins, to Edward LyGen
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

MRS. CONNER,
Bride of Captain Sidney Lanier
Conner, U. 5. A., who until her
marriage yesterday was Miss
Marian Dewitt Milligan. She is
the daughter of Mrs. MarcelIus
Milligan.
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mander and Mrs. Woods: Com
mander and Mrs. Munger will leave
Washington Saturday for the West
Coast, where the former is sta
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

Keefe, on. Saturday morning, DC
tober 8. at 8 O'Clock in st. Pat
rick's Church.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
KAFLAN'S MANAGER
 KILLS HOLD-UP MAN
Harry siegal Turns On Pair Enter Ing Restaurant With Drawn
 Pistols and "Gets" Victim

New York, June 4 (AP)-Harry siegal, manager of prize fighters, was arrested standing at the bar in a Harlem cafe early today after a shooting affray that started in a nearby restaurant had resulted in the killing 6f Charles Denton.
 A pistol with four chambers dis charged was found on the bar.
 Siegal part owner of the restaur- ant, said that 1t had been robbed ten days ago while he was on the road with one of his fighters. Early today, he said. Denton and com panion entered the restaurant with pistols drawn and forced him to throw up his hands. A moment later, however, when Alfred Leon, a deputy sheriff and brother.in-Iaw of Siegal, entered the cafe the pair dropped their pistols and ran from the place. Siegal said he picked up one of the discarded revolvers, pur- sued the men and fired as Denton apparently reached for another pis- tol.
 Siegal Is manager for Phil Rosen- berg, weight boxing cham pion. Knockout Phil Kapan and others.
 The police said Denton had a rec- ord.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
Made Astronomy ponut.u

Camille Flammarion. the rro,oh poet-astFonomer. made astronomv popular to the layman. He "snrar. coated astronomical facts" but while nc won applause from the layman some Of his serious-minded contem- poraries in the study of astronomy attacked many of his theories as pure fancies.
 He was the founder. however of the famous observatory at Juvisy and of the Astronomical Society of France. His books include Marvel of the Heavens" Popular Astron- omy' and Mysterious Psychic Forces"
 In October, 1920, when in his 18th year. M. Flammarion married Miss Gabrielle Renaudot, who col laborated with him in the writing of some of his best-known works.
 Witnessed Eclipse
 Flammarion when a boy years old witnessed the sun eclipsed by the moon. Awed by the phenomenon his chief concern was in how astron- omers who predicted this event were able to tell. Thereafter the lad could usually he found at sunset on a neighboring hill watching the de- parting orb and waiting for the ap- pearance of the stars.
 In his 18th year he wrote book on the origin of the world. but, in his own words it luckily never met publisher"
 He entered the famous Paris ob- servatory and became an assistant astronomer to Le Verrier and wrote his first published book at 19 years of age. It was translated at once to almost every language.
 He soon assumed direction of the scientific review, Cosmos" and also published his second scientific work, "The World Imaginary and the World Real"
 With the famous aeronaut. God ard. the young astronomer ascended in balloons 10 study the heavens. These observations extended over a period of five years.
 Part in War Of 1871
 During the Franco-Prussian war in 1871 he demonstrated the prac- tica1 application of his knowledge of astronomy and telescopes. Hidden
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New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
Shoots Eight Members Of Family
 After Becoming Violently Insane

self by hiding in bed when she heard shots. Russel then turned the weapon on himself, shooting him self in the left lung.
 After the shooting he riddled the bodies of several Of the children with bullets. He had two guns and fired in all about fifty shots.
 Police said he talked incoherent- ly about a mortgage on the house and said he would shoot the pie lures off the walls. Russel is 4S years old.
 Most of the victims were sleep ing,
 AS the police approached the house, Russel. who was employed as laborer, appeared at window saying that $1,6OO mortgage was due on the place and that they would have to move today.
 "Tn shoot the pictures off the walls and then surrender" Russel said.
 With that he turned about and fired more bullets into the bodies of the children.
 Russel appeared at another win dow as the police broke in door. He then turned the pistol on him. self, the bullet penetrating his lung near the heart, He win live, ac- cording to reports from the Jail,
New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
No Propaganda

Shanghai June 4 (AP)-The Rus sian consul general, F.. Osarnin, to- day denied that soviet propaganda was responsible for disorder. unrest and riot conditions in Shanghai as the result of demonstrations by Chi nese students protesting against the action of the mixed court in sen- tencing Chinese strikers to jail.
 The soviet consul general declined to beinterviewed by newspaper men, but he replied in writing to series of written questions submitted to him, branding the statements from other quarters attempting to connect his government with the disorders ''as nothing else than prevaricatio aiming to discredit the soviet gov- ernment."
 Osarnin denied that meetings were held at his consulate at which resolutions supporting the uprising against the constituted authorities were adopted.
 "The consulate" said Osarnin, "has no connection with the strike, nor does it give instruction to any body regarding the same" Tn reply of the soviet consul was made after statements were circu- lated here that Picking radicals. through Chinese and Moscow agents were supplying the finances and directing the strikers and demon- strations from Peking. Announce lHnntinned nn Pare 1kl
New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
INDICTED FOR MURDER
 OF THREE CHILDREN
Mrs. Cunningham Wished to Collect Insurance
 Money Is Inference

Grown Point, Ind, June 4 (Ap)- Mrs. Anna Cunningham, 49 year old Gary, Ind, widow. was indicted On three first degree murder charges yesterday by the Lake county grand jury. The state charges that she killed three of her children by poison.
 Mrs. Cunningham. who was taken Into custody in Chicago and later confessed, was held without bail by Judge M. J. Smith.
 The indictments charge that the mother killed Isabelle. IS. Charles, 1s, and Walter l3 upon whose deaths insurance policies eyre col lected.
 In her confession, Mrs. Cunning ham said she killed only the chil- dren she loved best. and attempred to kill herself by poison so that they might join pa in heaven" Her husband, David Cunningham. Jr., d;ed July 2. 1918, when the famIly lived at Valparaiso. Ind. After hts deatt Mrs. Cunningham and the children moved 10 Gary.
 A third son, Harry, 21, died in 1921 and q fourth. David, Jr., was poisoned but his condition was dis covered in Chicago hospital and physicians saved his life. He has been slowly improving,
 |: was the poisoning of Davi1, Jr., that led to Mrs. Cunningham sI- rest and the disclosure of the mys- rcriou9 deaths. Bodies of three cf the children were exhumed. Ch"mi- cal analysis disclosed the presence of poison.
 The children whose bodies were exhumed and the insurance each carried, and for whose deaths Mrs. Cunningham was indicted were:
 Isarelle, aged IS, died Dec 31, l92u; insured for $350.
 Charles. 1q. died September 2i, 1922: insured for s1,N0o.
 Walter, 13, died Sept 26 1923; insured for $500,
 Harry Cunningham, 21, died on Oct. 13, 1921. He also was insnred for $1.000, like tbe father, who died July 2. 1918, but the authorities found no evidence that either of them was a poison victim, Besiies David, Jr.. one daughter Mae, 19. survives.
 Attorneys for Mrs, Cunningham are expected to plead insanity in her defense. She is expected 10 he ar raigned within two weeks
New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
SECURITY PACT PLAN
 FAVORED "IN PRINCIPLE''
But France Tells Britain Details Need Consideratton--Io Answer
 Proposal to Germany Soon.

Paris, June {. (AP)--The French reply to British observations regard ing the proposed French note to Germany answering the latter's sug- gestions for Il western European See curity pact will be sent to London tonight.
 It was said today in official circles that the matter was considerably nearer a solution. The French have tried to meet some of the British objections and believe an agreement Is in prospect.
 After a cabinet meeting today at which the note was discussed For eign Minister Briand said France and Great Britain were agreed in princi- pie but that number of details re- main to be settled. He expressed the belief that an agreement would be reached and the note sent to Ger many soon after the meeting of the league of nations which commences at Geneva Monday.
 The previously expressed British attitude regarding Germany's securi- ty pact proposal has been that the pact should be confined to western European frontiers, France has de- sired eastern European frontiers to be taken into consideration.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
RETRIEVE FOR CHAPMAN
Trumbull Sets Date for Execution of Accused Gunman for Execution of Accused Gunman for Decf 3 Instead of June 2S,

Hartford. June A reprieve for Gerald Chapman from June 25 to Dec. 3 was issued today by Governor John H. Trumbull on the application of States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn. Chapman was convicted at the March term of the superior court of the murder of Policeman Skelly in New Britain and after one of the most sensational trials Hartford ever witnessed was sentenced by Judge Jennings to be hanged at the state prison on June 25.
 His counsel took an appeal to the supreme court, and as 1t could not be ready for hearing at the May term the case went over to the Oc- tober term of the supreme court. A copy of the reprieve was served on the clerk of the superior court and the warden of the prison today.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
CONDITION OF WEEKS
 SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Secretary of War Had Best Night Since Saturday and Takes More
 Nourishmcnt During Day.

Boston, June 1, (AP)-Sccrctary of War John w. Weeks, who has been in a critical condition at the Massachusetts general hospital since an operation for gallstones there a week ago, passed the hest night he has had since Saturday, according 10 a bulletin early today from his phy- sicians. Drs. Daniel Fiske Jones and r. Gorham Brigham.
 Secretary Weeks had the best night he has had since Saturday" " said the bulletin. His condition, while not quite so good at 10 o'clock last night as at 2 o'clock, has again changed slightly for the better. Teb- perature and pulse normal"
 A second bulletin issued shortly after 1 o'clock said:
 There has been no change in the condition of Secretary Weeks since the morning bulletin. He is taking more nourishment and more fluid than in the previous F hours"
New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
Laborer In Ohio Runs Amuck With Pistol. Firing About Fifty Shots In All.

Hamilton, O., June 1, lAP)-Be- coming violently insane, Lloyd Rus sel, early today, shot and killed eight members of his family, acord- ing 10 police who arrested him after he had shot and slightly wounded himself. His victims were the five children Of his brother his mother, brother and sister-in-law.
 Russel is in a padded cell in the county jail
 The dead:
 Mrs. Rose Russell. so. mother.
 John Lowell Russel brother.
 Emma Russel, B, wife of John Lowell Russell
 Julia, IF, Robert s. George Fran cis. 6. Paul Lewis 3 and Richard, months, all children Of MT, and Mrs. John Russel.
 Dorothy. 10 years old, saved her-