Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Z ersOnal Notes Gathered
Relating to Capital Folk
Prominent Washingtonians Entertaining House
Guests-Some Residents Leaving City, Others
Returning Here and There

Gen. and Mrs. Samuel Warren Nil.
Ter have as guests their daughters,
Mrs. George r. Harrison and Mrs.
#. G. Won Hummer.
Comdr. and Mrs. Edward Brock,
200 Massachusetts avenue, have as
their guest Comdr. Breck's daughter,
Mrs. Hugh Miller of Boston.
Ars. Brock will be at home on
"wednesday, and later in the week
svill entertain at luncheon for Mrs.
SEiller and Miss Carol Camp of
milwaukee.
Jtsdge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan Ora
ham are motoring in Virginia, and
will visit Monticello, Shenandoah Val
ley and Lexington. They will be
guests of Judge Graham's sister, Miss
Elizabeth Graham, in Lexington, and
will return here for Easter.
Miss Ruth Mickey, daughter of Maj,
and Mrs. j. r. Mickey, is sailing from
New York on the Coamo, April IA, for
San Juan. Porto Rico. Miss Mickey
viii spend several months with her
Father in San Juan.
Capt. and Mrs. F. D. Berrien, ac-
companied by Miss Betsy Berrien of
New Haven, Conn, are at the May
flower.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Hamilton
have returned to their suburban home,
Stone Ridge, after spending three
weeks at Savannah, Ga, with their
son-in-law and daughter. Maj. and
Mrs. Tomkins. They will observe
their usual Sunday afternoon at home
today.
Capt. and Mrs. Paul p. Magofin
were among those at the banquet
given last evening at the Army and
ing Yost, famous foot ball coach of
the University of Michigan. Capt.
Magoff1n was captain of the foot ball
team of the University of Michigan in
1908, and is at present one of the best
known foot ball officials of the South.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle, 4th, has just
returned from being extensively en-
tertained by her girlhood friends in
New York City. She received the 500
guests, on the opening day, Sunday,
March 20, at the Oracle Mansion Mu-
scum. now restored to it's former
state.
The estate of Archibald Oracle, 1st
who purchased the site at the corner
\ OF Eighty-ninth street and the East
River. from an old Dutch settler in
1906, built the celebrated Oracle man
sion, so frequently reproduced in Har-
'pers' Monthly Magazine. At his man.
sion he entertained King Louis
Philippe. refugee from France; Presi-
dent Monroe. Gen. Lafayette and
Washington Irving. The first Archi-
bald Gracie's brother, Thomas Oracle,
"a cd in oxil ND hi = n
son, Samuel de Sousa Leo Oracle, was
In Washington as charge d'affaires in
the Brazilian embassy until 1925,
when he was transferred to London,
England.
Miss Bertha Mckay Chr Is spending
the week end with her cousins, DIR.
and Mrs. John Swallow, in their home
in Baltimore.
DIR. and Mrs. Swallow also have ais
their guests over Sunday their
cousins, Mr. and Mrs. James r.
Joseph of Chicago, who viii come to
Washington tomorrow to spend the
week with Miss Ohr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley arrived
IA Washington yesterday afternoon
and are at the Mayfiower.
Mr.. Frank L. Polk, former Under
secretary of State and acting Secre-
tary Of State during the Wilson adj
ADMINISTRATION while Secretary Lansing
was attending the peace conference at
Versailles, is at the Carlton Hotel for
10 few days.
Miss Louise Branch, who has been
visiting Miss Joy Hansel at the Ward
man Park Hotel for a week, left yes
terday for her home in Richmond.
She will sail Wednesday on the
Mauretania for Europe, and will go
to Florence to join her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. J. X. Branch, in their villa
there. Miss Branch, who is one OF the
foremost woman golfers of the South
and played in the semi-flnals in the
various Southern tournaments last
Winter, will return to this country In
June and will enter the Spring tourna-
ments. In 1921, she held the woman's
open golf championship of her State,
and last year, she won the woman's
open golf tournament for Italy
Mrs. A. Saks Of Macomb street has
left for an extended absence and will
visit in New York and Massachusetts.
Miss Mary Ellis of Birmingham,
Ala, who is a senior at Randolph
Macon, will spend the Easter holidays
with Mrs. Erwin John Tucker, for
mer school friend.
Mrs. Tucker will give tea at her
apartment in the Monmouth Hotel
Saturday, April 16. in honor of her
guest. On Easter Monday she will be
hostess at a luncheon in the Willard
Hotel
Mrs. Bernard Lomax Walker will
entertain at her home on Wisconsin
avenue, Sunday afternoon in honor
Of Miss Ellis. Several other affairs
are planned for Miss Ellis visit.
Judge and Mrs. John w. Price have
closed their apartment at the Ward
man Park Hotel and have opened their
country place, Grand View-on-the-Po-
tomac, for the Summer.
Mrs. J. Francis A. Clark of New
York has taken residential suite at
the Carlton Hotel for several weeks.
Mr.. Clark joined her yesterday for
the week end.
Mrs. c. H. Candy Of the Ambassador
Hotel, Chicago, accompanied by her
son and daughter-in-law Mr.. and Mrs.
C. n. Candy, 1r., and their small son,
Caleb Candy, Sd, have taken a residen-
fial suite at the Wardman Park Hotel
for three weeks. They will motor
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