The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-15
Completes Sale Of Her
Washington Home to
Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Augustus Jay

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Augustus Jay
Mrs. Charles S. Bromwell
seems to be 4 most elusive
person. Except for . few
Of her intimates, her friends
never seem to discover that
she is in town until after
she has Ieftperhaps be-
cause it is usually 4 matter
Of business which brings her
10 Us and, if she were. once
discovered, she'd have too
much partying to do to at
tend to business.
Gone Again
AZ ali events Mrs. Bromwell,
who was both prominent and
popular in Washington during
her long residence here, has
been d visitor IN town for sew
eral DAYS. the guest Of Mrs.
Sidney Cloman, but left today
for Hot Springs, where she will
Be for 3 time with her son and
daurhter-in-law, Mr.. and MRS.
Scott Brcnwell, before sailing
for England.
House Sold
The business whiGh brought.
Mrs. BrornWeIl To washington this
time lad to IA. with the sale q
her house. 1915 q st., TO Mr.. and
1Ers. Peter Augustus Jay. They
have had the house on q lease
since last autumn, but now It is
their own, the details of the trans
action having Just been completed.
The house came to Mrs. BromWeu
from her mother, the late Mrs.
Matthew q. Scott. IT had been
her honae and the home Of her
daughter, Miss Mildred BromWel,
for the years between the latters
debut and her marriage two years.
Or 60 later to Capt. Sidney Bailey,
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British Embassy. Previously It
had been owned by the late Frank
p Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell.
who built 1t. It Is decorated in
the French manner and il per.
fectIys appointed all the door
knobs, window latches and what
not having been especially made
OF bronze In France under Mrs.
MitchelI's own direction. Mrs.
BromWell has been living abroad
almost constantly for several
wears and her house was occu-
pied for long time by the Egyp-
tan Legation.
The last time Mrs. Bromwell
was in this country, she came
over to attend the marriage Of
her son, Scott BromwelI, and Miss
Mari Smith, 0E Chicago, with
whom she IL to stay at Hot
Springs. On her return to
Europe she win rejoin her som
il-laW and daughter, Captain and
Mrs. Sidney Galley, who have
taken house at Cowes in the
Isle OF Wight for the summer
months. The Baileys have one
small daughter, Patricia, who IL
the apple OF her grandmother
leye. The baby il named for
Princess Pal" The former Mil
Edred BronnwelI has not revisited
her own country since her mar.
riage and seems TO be most
enthusiastic about her English
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Augustus
Jay are pleasant acquisitions to
Washington and their 1rienda are
delighted that they are to become
permanent residents. "A diplomat
OF long and distinguished service,
Mr.. Jays last post was AZ
American Ambassador to Ar.
exentina, but he resigned from the
8Foreign Service at the close OF
his period Of duty in Buenos
Aires.
The Minister OF Panama and
Nine. Alfaro and the Minister Of
Persia. Mira Dayoud Kahn Mef-
tab, were the ranking guests at
the dinner dance given last eve
ming by Mrs. Karl Klemm in the
Mayflowers when there were 100
guests.
Former governor Samuel B. Mo-
Kelvie, Of Nebraska, is at the
Willard where he plans to remain
throughout the week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
will leave Washington today for
Newport to see that Belcourt,
, their house there, IL made ready
, for the summer. They will re.
I. turn to town early next week.
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Mrs. Carl Joerissen Will give q
luncheon on Tuesday, May %.