The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-20
JEAN ELIoT's NEWS OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
TO
BE HOUSE
HOLDERS
Several Famous Hosts in
Group of Marriage
able Eligibles"

House hunting seems to be the
favorite sport for the autumn season
and, If some Of our huntsmen are
successful. wen have some interest.
ing additions TO the bachelor
menages OF washington.
J. Alvarez de Buenavista. the
dashing secretary OF the Peruvian
embassy, who Is again in Washing.
ton after an absence of several
years. is looking for 4 house, and
80 IL Col. William e. Horton, now
on duty here.
Senior Buenayista has something
very special In mind. because he has
brought from his own country q lot
OF very beautiful old Peruvian fur.
niture, which he wishes to house
suitably. SO he il looking for an
old house, possibly one Of the
Georgetown residences which have
come down from an older day,
which he can remodel to suit his
fancy. And I'm told that Colonel
Horton Is also actuated In his search
for a permanent home by the fact
that he has a lot OF fine old furnl-
ture. inherited from various mem.
bers of his family.
Probably the most famous
bachelor establishment IN Wash.
ington il the little club at Ills n
ST.. founded years ago by q group
OF young men who at the time were
in the various Government depart.
ments or in the Army or NAVY.
They are all scattered now ana have
posts of Importance in all quarters
OF the globe William Phillips. our
first minister to Canada, was one
of the group; Henry p. Fletcher.
ambassador to Italy, another. with
Hugh Gibson. our ambassador to
Belgium; Basil Miles, now IN Paris.
Leland Harrison, who has a min.
isteria1 post abroad, and 80 on down
the line. Moreover, most OF them
are married and therefore ineIivibIe
for prolonged residence at the club
But It Is still maintained as a
pted.a-terre for such OF the eroun
as come to Washington for brief
visits.
Col. BIanton Winship. the Pra.i.
dents military aide, makes his
home there, although he Il NOT
officially member OF the clun.
Famous parties are still given at
"17lS. invitations to which are
much priced.
Last year group from the Brit.
lsh Embassy. including John Bal
four, Sir Adrian Maxwell BaiIlIe, A.
]. Pack and Henry Hopkinson, kept
house to8ether-and entertained
charmingly individually or coIIec.
tively--at 1893 Thirteenth Street,
picturesque house which they leased
from Mrs. Claude Mayo. This year.
however, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Trubee
DAWSON are to have the house and
the British Emb Soy group win be
broken up.
Mr.. Hopkinson will probably have.
left the bachelor hanks before the
winter rolls round aa his engage
ment to Miss Alice Emo has been
announced. Sir Adrian Baillie has
moved to 1886 aasAchusetts Ave.
nue.. Haven't heard vet where the
others are to be, nit probably
therein be d new alignment of
British Embassy boys somewhere
in town.
Midshipman Harold Arthur Nc.
COrmIck, VINO has been spending his
leave with mis- parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Arthur Mccormick, 1t Mt.
Hope, KAN Ii at the Army and
Navy Club for q week. The engage.
nlsnt OF Miss Corinne wagner.
daughter be Col. and Mrs. John a.
Wagner, Of Wardman Park Hotel, b
MidshlDman Mccormick, was ans
nounced last spring. the wedding to-
take place following his graduation
next June.