The Washington times., 1929-03-22


London Times.
The new residence, which they
have chosen, big, wideToomed
red brick mansion. was long the
home Of the late Representative
Dalsell, of Pennsylvania. and was
at one time a center of hos
pitality for Congressional folk
Welcome Return
Another bit of real estate news"
concerns the purchase by Col Rob-
ert M. Thompson Of Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer's house, i6li
Twenty-first st. And this has
special interest since it implies
that dear old Colonel Thompson.
who has been in Washington very
little of late, Is coming back to
make his permanent home among
us. He Is due here sometime IN
early April and will probably take
possession of his new residence
shortly after.
IHS HOuSc III AN"ii ~t% S'S'
which is now the Rumanian L.e'
cation, was the home OF Colonel
Thompson and the late Mrs.
Thompson for many a long day
and later the Colonel lived for
time in the spacious house ct ne
corner of Eighteenth and r
Streets, which is now the Bra.
lillian Embassy. His new house,
which overlooks Hillyer Place, the
"Pomander Walk" of Washington,
is much more modest IN size, but
has a great deal of charm since
1t was remodeled and redecorated
under Mrs. Frazer's direction.
She has made the Twenty'first
Street "Maisonette" her n"ne
since she sold her big house in
Sixteenth Street 10 Miss Bell Cur
nee, of New York. Now she ex'
poets to take an apartment In
town and to spend part OF each
year at her cottage near the An,
napolis Roads Club.
Colonel Thompson keeps his
horses in Washington and usually
enters some of them in the horse
show, in which he has kept up
interest since the years. now 'bng
gone by, in which he was pres'.
dent Of the National Capital
Horse Show Association. Wore
over. his houseboat, the ever
glades, on which he spends rlucf
time cruising off Florida in the
winter, frequently invades the Pc.
tomac in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Henry
viii give a fancy dress dance at
tn cir home, 1S45 Belmont Rd.. on
the evening of. April for Miss
Prue Mason, of Frankfort, Ky.
who is their guest. Miss Mason is
q niece Of Mrs. Maurice Thatcher.
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Mrs. COrdell Hull entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the
Won1an's National Democratic
Club. Her guests were Mrs.
James Parker, Mrs. Wallace
Dempsey and Miss Alice Page.
Mrs, NJ. J. Vaughn, president of
the board. is chairman Of the card
narty to be given at the Willard
on the afternoon OF April from
2 to 4:3O o'clock for the benefit of
Casualty Hospital Mrs Jessie
Lee Webb Is vice chairman.
Among those who have taken
tables are Mrs j. G. Mansfield,
Mrs. George Huddleston, Mrs.
Richard Yates, Mrs. Francois Ber-
ger Moran, Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, Mrs. Florence Adams, Mrs.
Frances Shortal. Mrs. l.. Boiling
Thornton, Mrs. John A. Hull, Mrs.
William Laird Dunlop. jr.: Mrs.
Paul l.. Reed. Mrs. Thacker V.
Walker. Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
worrell, Mrs. John Frizzell. Mrs.
Howard /. Hodgkins, Mrs. James
Lee Marshall Mrs. Harry Lee
Rust, sr.; Mrs. Charles Smith EN-
brey, Mrs. William Van Zant Cox,
Mrs. Dewitt Croissant. Mrs.
Charles w. Semmes, Mrs. Floyd p.
Waggaman. Mrs. Edward D.
Somme, Mrs. May D. Iightfoot,
Mrs. Frank S. Hight. Mrs. Cabot
Stevens. Mrs. Frances G. Groover.
Mrs. Paul Moore, Dr.. Laura s.
Brennon. Mrs NJ. A. Winters and
Mrs. Robert S. Bates.