Names of Foreigners Worry Announcing Maid at Waldorf

Miss Gormley Thinks She Should Have Knowledge of Languages To Be Really Successful in Her Work — Most Recent Arrivals at the Hotels.

Dorothy Gormley, one of the Waldorf-Astoria maids whose work it is to announce callers to the persons stopping at the hotel, feels that a knowledge of languages is almost necessary to accomplish her task as it should be done. She is a pretty girl and that's perhaps why every man who goes there rather likes the idea of having himself announced by Dorothy. She has a smile for all persons and a fetching brogue. Now that brogue does not go with some of the names she has to announce over the telephone. Yesterday two men called on Mr. Nikola Tesla, the electrical wizard. Dorothy attempted to make Mr. Tesla understand who they were, but it was a terrible job. She began: —

"Sure Mr. Tesla Dr. Nikola (pronounced with long "i"). Vel-well-in-ro-yes 'tis Vel-rrrro — which — no vich, and then ro" —

Dorothy had to give it up and try just spelling the name. It happened to be Dr. Nikola Velimirovich, a Serbian orator of great renown. Mr. Tesla is said to have remarked that Dorothy was fortunate that she did not have Professor P. Radosavljevich calling on him. However, Dorothy had further troubles to overcome in the course of the day. There was Mr. F. Eggena, an aviator, from Chicago, stopping at the hotel, and Mr. and Mrs. Eustaquio Arbide, and Mr. and Mrs. Antonio de Bustamente, of Havana.

Dr. De Camp Stanley and Mr. Walter Boyd, of Washington, D. C., are stopping at the Wolcott, where they will be joined in a few days by Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Boyd, of Washington, D. C., and they will then leave for Mount Kineo, Me., for the summer.

Mayor Kiel Dinner Guest.

Mayor Kiel, of St. Louis, with Mrs. Kiel and their daughter, Miss Edna Kiel, were entertained at dinner last night by Mr. W. E. Edwards in the Blue Bird room of the McAlpin Hotel.

Among those entertaining at dinner in the McAlpin Roof Garden were Mr. Hartley Davis, Mr. F. C. Mortimer, of Washington; Mr. E. C. Caldwell and Mr. Merton Robinson, of Montreal.

Arrivals at the Knickerbocker Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Fisher, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Barry, of Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Simmons, of Washington; Mr. Wesley Day, of Boston, and Mr. A. E. Eldridge, of Taunton, Mass.

Entertaining at dinner last night in the summer restaurant (Armenonville) of the Knickerbocker Hotel were Mr. and Mrs. John De Saulles, Mr. Lawrence Waterbury, Mr. H. J. Dodge and Mr. W. D. Nash.

There was a brilliant gathering in the Cascades restaurant of the Biltmore last evening. Some of those entertaining were Mrs. Claude Grahame-White, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Wagstaff, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver De Gray Vanderblit, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Horton Ijams, Mr. W. Rhinelander Stewart, Jr.; Mr. Eltinge Warner, Mr. Walter Scheftel and Mrs. Frederick Havemeyer.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, who are spending the summer at their home at Newport, R. I., are at the Plaza.

Diners at the Plaza.

Among those dining on the terrace of the summer garden of the Plaza last evening were Mr. and Mrs. William G. Rockefeller, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Brown, Mr. Albert Gallatin, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Battershall, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Tenney, Mr. D. Crawford Clark, Mr. James A. Blair, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Ray and Mr. John D. Dennis.

The Wednesday evening dance given by Mrs. Lindsley Tappin and Mrs. G. K. B. Wade in the rose room of the Plaza last evening was well attended. Many dinner parties were given in the summer garden before the dance.

Mr. Diaz Albertini, who returned from Europe aboard the Espagne, arrived at the St. Regis to join Mrs. Albertini, who has an apartment at that hostlery for the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. George V. Coe came by automobile from their place in Glen Cove, L. I., and are at the St. Regis. They gave a dinner to five friends in the St. Regis restaurant.

Mrs. George R. Read, of Ridgefield, Conn., arrived at the St. Regis, accompanied by Miss Fanny de G. Hastings.

Mrs. Paul A. Andrews and her daughter, Miss Margaret Andrews, who is to marry Mr. Morgan Belmont, are at the St. Regis.

Mrs. William Alexander gave a luncheon in the St. Regis restaurant for Mrs. T. J. Oakley Rhinelander.

Mrs. E. Henry Harriman entertained nine guests at dinner in the summer restaurant of the St. Regis.

Arrivals at the Vanderbilt.

Mr. Alexander Powell arrived aboard the Espagne from France and is at the Vanderbilt. Mr. Powell has been at the front in France. Others at the Vanderbilt include Mr. J. S. Stokes, of Philadelphia; Mr. W. Hazard, of Brooklyn; Mr. Charles V. H. Roberts, of St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. I. Lathrop Rogers, of Brookline, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Donnell, of Albany, and Mrs. M. J. Stewart, of Pittsburg.

Mr. Edwin W. Robertson, banker, of Columbia, S. C., arrived at the Vanderbilt for a short stay before joining his family at Kennebunkport, Me., where they will spend the summer.

Entertaining at luncheon in the Manhattan were Mrs. Frederick E. Norman, of New Haven, Conn.; Mrs. James F. Sutton, of Bedford Hills, N. Y.; Mrs. William G. Hovey, of Flushing, L. I.; Mrs. Frank B. Upton, of Rochester, Conn., and Mr. Robert J. Fisher, of Washington, D. C.

Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Morris are here from their country place, Hauxhurst, at Mount Kisco, N. Y., and are stopping at the Hotel Gotham.