The Washington times., 1929-06-18
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN THE CAPITAL
Leaving for Newport to Occupy
Cottage Bought From Belmont Estate
Mr.. and Mrs, Mclean
viii Open By-the-sea
for Part of Summer

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean, Of Washing
ton, Palm Beach, Bar Har-
Dor and Newport, will go to
Newport shortly to occupy
By-the-Sea, the cottage,
which they purchased two
years ago from the estate of
the late August Belmont.
At the time Of its pur-
chase, it was reported that
the property was bought as
an investment, as Mr.. and
Mrs. Mclean we're believed
to be welded to their sea-
side home at Bar Harbor.
Evidence
Evidence was added to this
belief when the new owners did
not take possession that first
season. However, they did
spend some time at By-the-Sea
last summer, shortly after their
return from q brief stay in
Europe. &.
It is not customary with the
McLeans, as with many who
have means and leisure, TO
make annual visits to Europe.
Indeed the trip last summer
was rather an exception.
With this attitude toward
European travel, more time is
given them to divide between
their various homes in this
country.
Seaside
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean evidently
prefer the ocean to the noun.
tains, for they have three sea-
side homes and none in the noun
tains.
And rarely, if ever. do they go
even for week-ends to any of the
mountain spas in this country or
abroad.
since returning from Palm
Beach early in the spring, Mr..
and Mrs. Mclean have been
staying at Friendship, their mn
pressive estate in Wisconsin
Avenue-opposite the less elabo'
rate but very charming and pic
turesque old stone house occu.
pied by Rear Admiral and Mrs,
Cary r. Grayson.
At Friendship there are tennis
courts (the Mclean boys are
champion wielders Of the racket,
swimming pool, golf course, every
thing that usually goes with max
ing life pleasurable.
Town House
The Mclean town house at
1900 I st. is rarely used. Last
year-and the year before-the
hitherto annual Mclean New
Year Eve ball, which had grown
to be an outstanding feature in
the seasons social activity and
which was always given in this
house, was Overlooked"
And in the Social Register of
as their residence. But until this
y@dF LI4G i CLISCI uOuSG udS uSCA
the place listed
Visitors
Vice President Curtis and his
Mrs, Everett e. Gam, have as
their guests in their apartment at
the Mayflower Mr.. Curtis daugh-
ter. Mrs. Charles P. George, and
her children. They will be here
until Friday, when they will go to
the North Shore.
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The military attache of the
italian embassy, Brig. Gen. Au-
gusto Villa, entertained small
group at dinner last evening at
the PLACE Deauville, at the Ward
man Park Hotel. Others who had
parties there last evening were
Col. F. H. Garrison, Frank Cash
man, H. NJ. Ward and Commander
and Mrs. A. c. Stott.
Mrs. Charles Elliott will enter
tain a company at dinner tonight
at the PLACE Deauville at Ward.
man Park Hotel.
Walter Penfield will also enter.
tain small party at dinner to.
night at the PLACE Deauville.
x X x
Travelling
Miss Olivia E. P. Stokes, daugh-
ter OF the Rev. Or. and Mrs.
Arson Phelps Stokes, will sail
June 26 for Europe. Arson Phelps
Stokes, jr.. who has been a stu.
dent at the Episcopal Theological
School, Cambridge. Mass, for a
year, and his brother, /. Newton
Phelps Stokes I'd, are sailing
June 20 for a trip around the
world.
70" X n
Mrs. Alvin Dodd has gone TO
Atlantic City, where she will
spend a week.