The Washington times., 1930-09-08
Are
Entertained
On Coast
Washingtonians at Coronado
Beach, CaIif., Include British
Embassy Attache

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States fleet from Honolulu. has
given an impetus to things
social at Hotel del Coronado.
Coronado Beach. Calf, where
a number Of Navy officers,
prominent in washington. are
staying with their families.
The u. s. s. Texas, flagship
of the fleet, Is in port and
Capt. Adolphus Andrews. U. 8.
N, Of Washington, in command
Of the ship, and Mrs. Andrews
are staying at the hotel.
Lands at Hotel
Capt. Emory Scott Land, U.
8. n, also of Washington. who
Is attached to the Texas, Is at
Hotel del Coronado with Mrs.
Land and her mother, Mrs.
Dwight Chester, who have been
passing some weeks on the
Coast awaiting the return Of
the ship. Lieut.. Comdr. Earl
Stone, u. S. NJ, attached to
the staff of the Texas, with
Mrs. Stone and their daughter,
Ellen Stone. are likewise at
Hotel del Coronado.
Capt. j. s.. N. Ritchie, Naval
Attache of the British Embassy
in Washington, and Mrs.
Ritchie, who have been on
tour of the continent and who
have come from British Co
lumbia. with stops on the way
down the Coast, are at Hotel
del Coronado, where Captain
Ritchie is inspecting the Naval
activities at the port. Captain
and Mrs. Ritchie will return to
Washington September 20.
Completes Visit
Mrs. Ritchie was the guest Of
honor at a luncheon given by
Mrs. Land, wife Of Captain
Emory Scott Land, on Septem-
Der 4th, at the hotel. Addi-
tional guests were Mrs. Gleaves,
wife Of Rear Admiral GleaveS,
of Washington, Mrs. Katherine
Prindeville, of Washington, Mrs.
Adolphus Station, wife Of Cap
tain Adolphus Station, y. s. N,
Mrs. McCrary, wife q Captain
Frank r. McCrary, U. S. NJ,
Mrs. Nimitz. wife Of Captain
NimitZ, head Of the submarine
division, Mrs. Van Metre, wife
Of Commander Thomas e. Van
Metre, u. s. N, of Washington,
and Mrs. Dwight Chester, Of
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin p.
Selby, of Washington and Co
bourg, Ontario, who have been
at Hotel del Coronado since the
beginning Of April, were given
q farewell dinner before their
departure for San Francisco,
where they will visit relatives
until October 18th, when they
viii sail for New York by way
Of Panama on board the steam
ship Pennsylvania. After a
short stay in New York they will
return TO Washington, where
they make their home at the
Wardman Park Hotel. The din
ner, which was given on Sept.
3rd, was arranged by Mrs. Helen
Baird, hostess for the hotel, and
more than fifty guests, friends
Of the Selbys made during their
long stay at this resort attended
the dinner. The j. Warde Hut
ton Concert Quartet furnished
music during the evening.
Opening House
Capt. Harry A. Bald win,
U. S. N. and Mrs. Baldwin, who
have been spending the summer
at Annapolis, Md, will come to
Washington the middle of this
month and open the house they
have taken here on Newark
Street.
Jay Walker, of Washington,
has been assigned, to Niagara
Falls, Can, as the United
states wee consul.
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Mrs. Parmalee Herrick, daugh-
ter-in-law Of the late United
States Ambassador to France,
Myron r. Herrick, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fitz Hugh WhitehouSe at Stone
Villa, their Newport (R. II
estate, returned to New York
today. .
Last evening Mrs. Herrick was
the guest Of honor at a
luncheon given by her hosts.
Child Is Born
The birth Of a daughter last
Thursday at George Washing
ton University Hospital is an
nounced by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Turner Dawson.
Mrs. Dawson was formerly
Miss Margaret Foster. She is
q granddaughter Of the late
DR.. H. II. Barker, Of Wash.
ington.
The child will be called Eliza
beth Harriet.
Embassy Secretary
Resigns Post in
Paris to Return
The resignation of Gordon