The Washington times., 1928-10-11
Old FauOftes Returning to Capital
For Great Cathedral Dinner Saturday

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Entertaining for Indi-
.viduals
This is a sort of old home
week in Washington. Not
only are there thousands OF
strangers within our gates,
but the town is filling up
with old friends who have
long since left us and are
"of return but for a short
visit. Some have come for
the Episcopal General Con-
vention and still others arc
coming to attend the dinner
to be given Saturday night
by the executive committee
of the Washington Cathedral
for General Pershing and his
associates on the committee
for the nationwide cam
paign to complete the great
cathedral now a-building on
Mount st. Alban.
Nonsectarian Project
To many of these the Epis-
copal convention has a secondary
interest. Not all of them are
even Episcopalians. Indeed, II
memory serves, the former
Secretary of State and MRS.
Hughes, who are listed among
those to attend the banquet and
who have long been workers for
the Cathedral fund, are Bap-
fists. However, their daughter,
Miss Katherine Hughes, now
Mrs. Chauncey Lockhart Wad-
dell. attended the Cathedral
School for Girls, was received
into the Episcopal Church, and
was married in the Bethlehem
Chapel. So her parents come
naturally enough by their IN
terest in the Cathedral project.
The Folks and Peppers
Frank L. Polk, who was I'm
dersecretary of State in the Will
son ADMINISTRATORS wasn't it
counselor of the State Depart
n1ent' then?-is expected to come
on for the dinner, with Mrs.
Polk. And, of course, former
Senator and Mrs George Wharton
Pepper, of Philadelphia, are to be
there. Senator Pepper. one of the
most influential laymen in church
activities, and Mrs. Pepper are
already in town and are staying
at the Powhatan Hotel.
Mrs. Henry White. who has en-
tireIy deserted Washington since
the death Of her distinguished
husband, is expected in town for
this event. Another visitor will
be Miss Maud Wetmore, who used
to register 'tof Washington" long
years ago when her father was
Senator from Rhode Island.
Then there are Dr. and Mrs.
William Holland Wilmer from
Baltimore, the Elliot Wadsworths
from Boston and the Elliott
Goodwins from Cambridge. Mass.
They have all been prominently
identified with Washington within
the last few years. No one needs
to be reminded that the present
head of the Wilmer Foundation in
Baltimore spent most Of his pro-
fessional career in Washington.
Mr.. Goodwin was for years with
the q. S. Chamber of Commerce
and Eliot Wadsworth, who first
came to the Capital back in war
time DAYS in an important execu.
tive position with the Red Cross,
came again a few years later to
serve as Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury. Bishop Leonard, of
Ohio, who used to be rector of
st. Johns long years ago is here
for the convention and so is one
of his successors in that post,
the Rev. DIR. Roland Cotton Smith.
who is accompanied by Mrs.
Smith.
Two Ambassadors
Two former U. S. ambassadors,
Charles Beecher Warren, who
represented us in Japan, and
James r. Sheffield, who preceded
Dwight W. Morrow in Mexico,
are here-the latter accompanied
by Mrs. Sheffield. The Thomas
EWings are also here from New
York. He used to be Commits
sioner Of Patents. it will be re-
nembered. ana Washington was
their home for years. Their
daughter. Alexandra Ewing, made
her debut here and was mar
ried here. to a dyed-in-the-wool
Washingtonian, Newbold Moves,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brett
Noyes.
Then. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L.
Satterlee are expected from New
York-the son and daughter-in-law
of the beloved first bishop of
Washington, the Ri. Rev. Henry
Yates Satterlee. James r. Gar
field, here from Cleveland. with
Mrs. Garfield. is the son of Pres
ident Garfield. The Potter Pal
ners. from Chicago. are kinsmen
of Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant.
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, from
Providence, is sister of Mrs.
Peter Goelet Gerry. And so it
goes all through the list of con-
vention visitors Most of them
have friends or relatives in town
and there is an astonishing
amount Of informal entertaining
for individuals