Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-14

One of the fnest-looking couples in congress
sional society are Mr.. and Mrs Hammer of Penn
sylvania. The Representative came to Wash
ington in the Thirty-eighth Con- ress and has
been one of the most active legislators in the
work of committees. representing n ship
building district. his labors have been mostly
directed to furthering the interests of that
branch of industry.
Mrs. Harmer. who was Miss Lizzie Miller of
Mauch Chunk, is a daughter of one of the
pioneers in the development of the iron and
coal interests of the romantic regions of the
Lehigh. He was the friend and colaborer of
Asa Packer, who from a boy on the tow path
became the owner of the Lehigh Valley system
of railroads and founder of the Lehigh uni
versity, the finest and weaithiess institution of
the kind in the United States. Mr.. Packer de-
pended largely upon the Judgment and expert
ence of Mr.. Miller and the two were always
close friends.
During the johnson, Grant and Hayes adj
minisitrations Mrs. Harmer took a very
active part in the social stir of the capital.
She also had her two daughters, Miss Lizzie
and Miss Nellie, with her during portion of
this time The young ladies were admired az
the prettiest debutantes seen in congressional
circles for many years. Miss Nellie is now the
wife of DIR. W. II. Randall, port physician of
Philadelphia, and Miss Lizzie is now Mrs
Reside of Washington. Representative and
Mrs. Harmer make their home with their
daughter in her attractive residence on Capt.
tives day during the season and receive their
friends with generous hospitality.
Mrs. Reside Is young woman OF remark
able artistic genius. The productions of her
adurnment Of her home is entirely the work Of
her own hands.
Mrs. Bayne is one Of the society leaders at
the capital. This estimabIe lady and her hand
some and distinguished hust and are sur
rounded by a large circle of dey oted friends in
r.r1ha Of off, II aud npn nj 70 ba
residence of Col and Mrs. Bayne on Massa-
chusetts avenue is one of the finest in the West
End. and during the coming season will be the
scene of brilliant hospitality. Mrs. Bayne was
Miss Ellen Smith of Pittsburg, and in her days
of young ladyhood was without exception one
of the most attractive bellies in that whole region
of Pennsylvania. Her father having acquired
large wealth the daughter had every advantage
of education and travel, and having married
wisely and well she has enjoyed life OF great
happiness. The mother of Mrs. Bayne desiring
to be near her daughter lives in opulence in
her own residence not far away. Mrs. Bayne is
woman of great kindness of heart. She is a
brunette with luxuriant raven tresses, queenly
pose and easy manners.
The Representative of the district in Penn
sylvania which bears his own name having
missed a congressional term through the ecceu-
tricities of politics and public favor, is once
more on the roll of legislators and his interest
ing family is once more living at the capital.
Mrs. Scranton is the daughter of Gen. Amos N.
Meylert, one of the foremost citizens OF north
ern Pennsylvania in his day. He was Jack
sonian democrat in those times of acrimonious
politics and believed in heroic Jacksonian
methods in treating with secession when the
late war began. His daughter Ada, now Mrs.
Scranton. was a great fayorite among the young
ladies in her day, and in her m,IJl.d life she
has been one of the social leaders Il the almost
metropolitan county seat of Lackawanna. Dur
ing her former residence at Washington Mrs.
Scranton's social entertainments were made
dOubly interesting by the debut of her daugh-
ter Ida. Mother and daughter will hold their
drawing rooms during the coming season al
their residence on h street. 1t has been ru.
mOred that Miss Scranton is engaged
to a prominent citizen of her native city
The society romancers were not authorized &C
make such statement. Mrs. Scranton will
have her mother, Mrs. Meylert. and her niece
Miss Florence Meylert, as her guests during the
winter.