The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-14
Who's Where" Should Replace
Who's Who" for WASHINGTON
Col. Hanford MacNider's
New House ITO Let" ;
Bears Out Resignation
Rumors
By .IEAN ELIOT

Anu ever SO many pA OiiAAhChb PSO'
pie are involved in the business of
changing residences. The assistant
Secretary of War for Air, F. Truhee
Dawson, and Mrs. Dawson, under
stand, have succumbed to the
charms of old Georgetown and have
leased from Mrs. Claude B. Mayo the
picturesque house at 1903 Thirteenth
ST., which she remodeled so charm
inaly ! few years ago. They are to
move in early in October, If the lease
final papers are yet to be signed
goes through. Last year the Davis
ons were at 1920 Mass. Ave., while
Mrs. Mayo's house was occupied py
q little group of British Embassy
attaches, among them John Balfour,
Sir Adrian Battle and Henry Hop
kinson.
Resignation Rum0rs
! Assistant Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Hanford MacNiier had ak
pectsd to Be neighbors Of the Davi.
sons, having leased from Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Phelps Stokes their
house at 1401 Thirty.first st, But
the MacNiders have put the house in
the hands OF the real estate agents
to sublet--thus giving color to the
runor that Mr.. MacNsder is to re.
sign. He denied this recently. but
official denials 'often near simply
that there are reasons for not max
ing an announcement at the time.
At any rate, give you the facts
about their house for what they are
worth.
Friends of Colonel MacNider
say, however, that there's abso.
lutely nothing to the story that
race in Iowa, In the first place
Iowa won't have vacancy in the
Senate for several years, In the
normal course of events. More
over, they continue, the distinguished
young Iowan 3realizes that he
wouldn't have q chance. He comes
of a family which has, been in the
banking business for years, bank.
ers are not popular in Iowa just
now and, the MacNiders are not
particularly popular with their fel.
low bankers, having weathered re-
xcent economic storms so much bet.
ter than most. But this, after all,
is quite another story.
Pussy yants-a-C Corner
Il haven't yet heard where the
British Embassy boys are to 60
but Mr.. and Mrs Harold Sims, Of
the embassy staff, who have been
1t 1900 Nineteenth ST., are to have
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Perin's house
Al S24 Nineteenth St. The Perins
yin spend the winter III Bryn
awT.
Representa- and Mrs. e. Hart
Eenn are moving from Eighteenth
to the apartment at 2540
Msssac husetts Ave, formerly occu-
pied BY Mrs George Duncan. And
aTf. and Mrs. Ashton Rollins have
alken Mrs. George w. McLanahaIl's
house at 1901 Twenty first st.
The Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Theodore Douglas
robinson will have Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Breoke's house IN X Street
or the coming winter, and viii take
possession, I suppose, when Mrs.
Robinson returns to town the last
10 this month, Mr.. Robinson, who
hGs been at Herkimer. II. Y. with
bis family Is expected back to-
morrow.
A@llNNE1t LASH NAUhI
Ar JAPANESE EMBASSY
The Ambassador OF Japan and
flne. MatsudAira entertained last
Vening BIT dinner In honor of the
United States Minister to China and
les. John Van A. MacMurray.
Postmaster General and Mrs.
ew viii return to town early next
eek from a trip by motor to
iagara Falls, where Mr.. New Is
tus address postrnasters' conven.'
4iofs
The Counselor Of the Legation of
siam and Mrs. Edward Lotus will
return from Gloucester Massi on
friday
Prince Mihail r. Stt1rdza, coIrse.s
\ Tor Of the Rumanian Legation, is.
In New York wl1ere he went to-
meet his wife, Princess Ettrdza,
who win arrive today crl. the Presis
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins who has
been the guest Of Mrs Si1as Mann
at Williamstown, Mass, has RE-.
turned to her home.
Judge and Mrs. Charles b. Howry
have returned from Magnolia, Mass,
where they have passed the sum.
n1er. Miss Elizabeth Howry viii
not return freln Europe until.
October.