The Washington times., 1937-08-28
.Ottens' Son
To Return

To Return
After two months in Fontain-
bleau, France, studying paint
ing, Mr.. George Oakley Totten,
Sd, will return home next Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Totten will leave
their home on Sixteenth Street
to greet their son, who is ar
irving aboard the Champlain in
New York city. George will be
with his parents here for a brief
visit before returning to Choate,
Conn, where he is a student.
The Tottens' son is quite a
talented young man, having in
herited his artistic ability from
his mother and has long been
interested in the arts. While in
France he studied at the Amer.
lean School of Fine Arts.
Mrs. Totten and another son,
Gilbert, recently returned from
Little River, S. c., near Myrtle
Beach. They were the guests of
Mrs. Charles Tilghman, who
maintains a luxurious estate
there in the summer, making
her home in the Capital during
the winter.
Congressman Host
Representative and Mrs.
Charles r. Eckert are remain
ing in town a few days before
departing for thier home LII
Beaver, Pa.
They had as dinner guests on
the roof of the Washington
Hotel Thursday evening Mrs. H.
H. McEvoy, who has spent many
years in Alaska; Mrs. Helen
Duey Hoffman, who recently
has been appointed executive
secretary of the washington
Housing League, and Miss
Grace Sloan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Rose,
of Waterloo, N. Y, are stopping
at the Martinique.
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Mrs. Albert Thomas, wife of
Representative Thomas, of the
Roosevelt Hotel, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. j. w. Willard,
left this morning by motor for
her home in Houston, Tex. Rep
reSentative Thomas will not leave
for home until some time next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Mcleod
win, jr., of Rochester, N. Y, &C.
companied by their two-year old
daughter, Constance, are stop
ping a fortnight at the Hay
Adams to visit Mr.. McGoodwin'S
parents, the former American
Minister to Venezuela, and Mrs.
Preston McGoodwin.
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Lease "HomeIand"
A testimonial dinner in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Homer
Mime. Louise Homer) will be
given this evening at the Lake
George Club, at Balton Land
ing, N. Y. Mr.. w. B. Wood
bury will be POSTMASTER and
Mrs. John English heads the
committee in charge. Nine.
Homer will lead the hymn sing
ing at the club Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer, who
have leased their place, Home
land, to Mr.. Percy Crosby,
cartoonist, have taken a cottage
on the estate of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon P. Janinet.
Mr.. and Mrs. CroSby's Vir-
ginia home is near Mclean.
Miss Natalie Hays Hammond,
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, who
has been dividing her time be-
tween New York and Glouces-
ter, Mass, since giving up her
Washington res i d ence, has
sailed aboard the lie de France
for a sojourn in Europe.
AIfaros Leaves
The Ambassador of Ecuador,
Senior Captain Colon Eloy AL
faro, accompanied his sons, Ca
Diet Eloy Alfaro and Cadet Jaime
Alfaro. when they left yesterday
tc return to West Point follow
ing a three weeks visit with
their father at the Mayflower.
The Ambassador will return to
Washington tomorrow night.
Mrs. Paul BaStedo entertained
Mrs. Ord Preston and Mrs.
James B. Weir at dinner Thurs
day night at Hot Springs, where
she is making an extended visit.