National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-22
SOCIAL INCIDENTS.

Mrs. George W. Smith, widow of the late Colo
mel George W. Smith, u s. A.. Is living at Topeka,
Kansa with her d ,ughter. Mrs. Smi tb, at the
time of her marriage In 1862, was Miss Jennie
Ridgeway, one of the celebrated bees in that
city of many beautiful women, the capital OF
Ohio, and her fair daughter, 1t is said fairly ri
walls the beauty of her mothers younger days.
Colonel Smith was captain In the Eighteenth
imairy aur a tnS war G0ma , we Le{i
campaigns in the field, aud was especially distin
guished for gallantry. He resigned in May, 1866,
but was appointed lieutenant IN the Ninth
Cavalry in August, 1873 and lost his life last Au-
gust in battle with the Apaches in New Mexico.
General Stewart Van Vliet, u S. A., and Mrs.
Van Vlet. accompanied by their niece, Miss
Moore, of Richmond, returned to the city Tuesday
| evening from Detroit, Mich, where since the end
Potomac which General Van Vliet attended. they
have heen visiting their sol Lieutenant Robert c.
Van . vet Tenth Infantry, wh9 Is stationed at at
the city. They will leave here next week for their
beautiful cottage at Shrewsbury, near Long
Mrs. John j. Hunker, wife of Lieutenant
bunker, U. s. N, Is at her home in Toledo visit
! ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs John D.. Monroe.
| Lieutenant Hunker, who is the senior of the two
| brothers of the same rank, is now serving oh
board ne e, i,igae Richmond, flagship Of Bear
Miss Moiiie Collier, the daughter of former
naval officer, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs
Thomas English, left here last Saturday evening
to visit lelatives at Hampton, Va. She is sister
of Mrs. Ira Quinby, wife OF Captain Quinby, whom
she visited during part of the winter at Fort Suly
| Dakota. She will return to Washington next week.
Mrs. Louise Pollock, with her daughters, have
| gone to Valley House, Mount Jackson, VI, where
| they have been invited to hold II summer kinder
garten institute, for the benefit of mothers and
| public school teachers Mrs. Gebner, of the
| Swiss legation, has also gone to the same place
with her family.
| Mrs. Joseph w. Duncan, wife OF Lieutenant
| Duncan, Twenty first Infantry, arrived ut Fort
Walla- Walla, Washington Territory, two weeks
| ago with her baby, from Fort Vancouver, on Il
visit to her father, Major John b. Keeier, pay
master, U. S. A.
General Charles Devens, ex-Attorney General
Of the United States, is at the Aqnidneck House.
| Newport, with his family is what a Penn,yl.
vania paper says. This will pleas 'nty surprise
| the genial bachelor member OF Mr. Hayes Cabinet
Captain Charles S. Norton. o. S. N, and Mrs.
| Norton were in San Francisco last week OH visit
| from the Mare Island navy yard where Captain
Norton is commanding the receiying'sh indie
| pendence.
Justice Stephen J. Field, accompanied by Mrs.
| Field and her sister, Mrs. Severngton, arrived Mt
| San Francisco June 10 from Washington and To-
| Gated at the Palace Hotel.
Rear. Admiral Charles Steedman, U. S. N, and
| family are located AT Cooper's, ON Bellevue ave-
nue., Newport, for the summer
| Commodore Charles II. Baldwin, U. s. N, has
| gone to his Newport cottage with his family.
The Ocean House. at Newport will be opened
| Saturday, June, p, for the season.