The Washington times., 1929-06-17
M A T S
RECEIVING
DEGREES
British Ambassador Has
Honor Conferred by
Trinity College

Commencement exercises-an-
niversary celebrations, the recetv-
ing Of new degrees, and the Ike
are keeping several Cabinet Of
ficials-to say nothing Of diplo-
mats fairly running in and out Of
town.
The Secretary Of State, Mr..
Stimson Is returning from New
York today, having had very
busy weekend, first receiving a
degree from New York University,
then attending commencement
exercises at Andover Academy.
Wesleyan University and Yale
University.
The British Ambassador, Sir
Esms Howard is also adding an
other sheepskin to his files.
Trinity College at Hartford. Conn.,,
is comforting an honorary degree
on him today, and with Lady
Isabella he will return to Wash
ington tomorrow.
The Secretary Of the Treasury,
Mr., Mellon, is also attending the
commencement exercises at Trinity
College today-along with the
former Secretary Of State, Frank
3. Kellogg; the former American
Ambassador to the Court of st.
James, Alanson B. Houghton, and
former Senator George p. Mclean
Of Connecticut.
Secretary Mellon will go to
New Haven, Conn, tomorrow to
attend the graduation from Yale
of his son, Paul Mellon. He will
return to Washington the latter
part Of the week.
The Secretary Of Agriculture,
Arthur M. Hyde, is in Ann
Arbor, Mich, to attend the grad
uation exercises Of the University
Of Michigan.
The Secretary Of Labor, Mr..
Davis, having made a speech at
the golden anniversary celebra-
ton at Royersford,- Pa, is ex-
minister of Uruguay, DR.. Varela,
will receive q degree from Boston
University tomorrow. He and his
daughter, Mile. Adele Varela at
tended the commencement exer-
cises at Fair Harvard"
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Sailing
Representative Mrs. Fred A.
Britten will sail for Europe, July
q, on the Leviathan, to pass the
rest of the Summer.
They entertained informally at
dinner last evening at their home
on Sheridan Circle.
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Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Q.
Ashburn have as their guest Mrs.
W. H. Peek, wife of Colonel Peek,
of New York, who win remain
with them until July. Colonel
Peek spent the weekend with
General and Mrs. Ashburn.
Mrs. Benjamin r. Holcombe and
her children will go to Newport,
r. l., the end Of the week to be
the guests for a short while of
the formers mother, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock, before joining Mr..
HoIcombe in Miami, Fla, where
they will make their home in the
future.
Gen. Augusta Villa, OF the
Italian Embassy, will entertain
tonight at the PLACE Deauville at
Wardman Park Hotel. Others
who will entertain dinner parties
tonight at the Deauville include
Col. F. H. Garrison, who will be
host to a party Of IL: Frank
Cushman, chief of the industrial
educational service Of the Voca-
tional Board of Federal Education;
Comdr. and Mrs. A. c. Stott and
H. M. Ward.
Admiral and Mrs. George r.
Clark entertained at dinner last
night at the PLACE DeauviIle at
Wardman Park Hotel. Others en-"
tertaining at Deauville included
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Chiswell,
Mrs. e. M. Brewster, Mrs. Edw.
N. Finkelhor and Blair Coan.
Representative Mary T. Norton
of New Jersey was hostess to a
company Of 35 at luncheon today
in the Pan.American room Of the
Mayflower.
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Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Samson Il.
FaiSon are in Williamstown, Mass,
for the commencement at Will
liams College this week. Their
son, SAMSON L. Faison, jr., is q
member of the graduating class.
Their daughter, Miss Eleanor s.
| Faison. has ioined them there,