Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
PERSON AL MENTION.

O0l. so0u WAsoAf sukSkAnsco1cAt
buildings aud grounds, who accompanied Mrs
Harrison 20 Nantucket, returned to Washing
ton this morning. He says that Mrs. Scott
Mrs. Harrison's sister, whose illness, caused tn
latter's journey, is better. Ii IL not probable
that Mrs. Harrison will join the President be
Proctor will be at his desk in the War depart
ment Wednesday morning.
Postmaster General wanamaker spoke for
half an hour Sunday afternoon before the
Young Mems Christian association at Saratoga
MI, on the subject Of Practical Christian.
Secretary Noble arrived at Richasld Springs,
NY, Saturday evening. Gen. W. T. Sherman,
accompanied by his daughter, arrived there
yesterday.
Sterling B. Little is spending his vacation .,
Carroll Springs. Forest Glen, Md.
DR.. James Dudley Morgan has returned to
the city.
Mrs. John e. Crane and her daughters, Miss
Maud and Miss Mary Crane. will leave tomor-
row for an extended outing, visiting the Cats
kills. Saratoga. the Thousand Islands,
Montreal, Quebec, the White mountains and
the New England coast, and reaching Lenox
early in October.
Miss Gertrude Fawcett has left the city for
Valley View.
Among the passengers from Europe who ar
rived in New York ON the Etruria Saturday
evening we're Messrs @. g. Glover and Fred B.
MCGUIRE. Mr.. and Mrs. John b Wight, Mr.. E.
d. Esston. Mr.. II. p. Goodwin Of The stan, Mrs.
2. I. Carpenter and Prof. Amos @. Draper of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. w. spofford win leave in q
few days for Fort Pendleton, Nd.
Mr.. John T. Doyle, the secretary of the
civil service commission, has returned to the
city after q vacation of about three weeks spent
at Virginia Beach and Block Island, IL
Mr.. Alex. @. Campbell of the clerical force Of
the civil service commission left Washington
Saturday for a months vacation, which he will
divide up between Hartford, Conn, Coney
Island, Boston and other places.
Miss Sadie ". Gibson, daughter Of Capt. WOOL
man Gibson, has gone to visit friends at Nor
mandole, on the Chesapeake bay.
Mr.. jesse Ergood and Mr.. Stanley Brown are
at hook Enon Springs.
Mira L. J. smith and children have Just re-
turned from three weeks outing at Piney
Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 7. Mccartney have returned
from trip down the lower Potomac and will
spend the remainder Of the season at Annap-
oils.
Mr.. Will R. Stailey, who has been sojourning
near Marshall Hall, returned last night greatly
benefited in health.
Mrs. Chas. II. Chase leaves today for few
weeks sojourn at Winchester, Va, and the
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Falls, Mrs. W. p. Barker,
James Hughes and son are at Virgin ia Beach.
London special to the New York Tribune
says: Senator sherman has been here all week
He leaves on Monday for the north, not intend
ing to return to London, and sails on September
from Liverpool for New York.
Mrs. Harrison, wife of the President, is still
at Nantucket, Mass. Her sister, Mrs. Lord, on
account of whose illness Mrs. Harrison went
there, has improved rapidly.
Among the arrivals at Piney Point hotel last
week were R. H. Willett and family. Mrs.
George NJ. Barker, Capt. H. NJ. Knight and
+. II. Walker, s. W. Robinson and daughters
NJ E. Lamason and family, John B. Clark, c.
d. Walker, 5. G. Cropley, s. G. Wilson, and F.
Farquhar.
Miss Emma o. waidley has gone to Atlantic
City for a few weeks
Rev. Alexander Kent, pastor of the Church Of
Our Father of this city, occupied the pulpit of
the hotel chapel at Deer Park, Md, yesterday.
DR.. Kent is spending his vacation among the
mountains and this is the second Sabbath he
has preached to the people there.
The family of Mrs. ]. E. Crutchet have gone
to the mountains of Virginia for the rest of the
summer. Clarence Beach, who has been visit
ing them at West End. has returned to the city,
DIR. Theo. Hansmann has returned from his
trip north.
L. NJ. Saunders, real estate agent, and Mrs.
and Hiss Green of 1908 X street northwest. are
spending few weeks at Poland Springs and
other places In the state of Maine.
Capt. G.. A. Lyon of the United States pen
sion Office has gone to Flint, Mich, to attend
the annual reunion of his old regiment, the
twenty-third Michigan volunteers. to be held
there tomorrow. He will spend q month in
Michigan.
The guests of Mr.. Fleet Staley at Boyds were
afforded most enjoyable evening Saturday.
After dancing and music the party was favored
with recitations by Mr.. Chauncey c. Graham
and Miss Lollie Blandford of Washington. An
attractive feature was the fancy dancing of lit
tie Nellie Ridgely. After refreshments a vote
of thanks was rendered the congenial and hos
pitable hostess, Mrs. Staley, for the delightful
evening. The success of the occasion was
largely due to Mrs. NJ. Longley, who was untir-
ing In her efforts to please the little folks.
Miss Nellie Woodward, daughter Of s. ".
Woodward OF Woodward d Lothrop. and Miss
Ethel James OF Brooklyn who are sojournin9
at Schroon lake, MY, have earned the enyious
reputation of making the largest catch OF fish
OF the season there, the gentlemen fishermen
not excepted. They brought in over twenty
pounds of bass and pickerel a reward for
only three hours fishing, among the catch
being q four-pound pickerel and three-pound
bass. This is indeed q very remarkable catch
for the young ladies, and 1t is said they handled
them with the skill and GOODNESS Of profess
SIGNALS. Only one who has had the experience
can fully appreciate their ability Bass fishing,
II is said. was never better than now. and the
deer hunting season opens September / With
every prospect Of being an especially good one.
Last Thursday evening a very enjoyable lawn
party was held at Philomont, Va A large
number OF the young ladies present were from
Washington. Mrs. II. II. Schneider and Mrs.
G. Riggles. Mrs Theodore De Moll and Miss
Mary Petit assisted in making the affair sue
cesstul. The pavilion was crowded with dancers
until early dawn. Among the dancers were
Misses Bessie and Nellie SoIomons Annie
Ihursby, Mollie Garthwaite, Lelie and Alice
Arnold, Sarah Lully, Mary and Kate Tavener,
Rosebud, Mrs. and Major HubbeIl.
AIR. and Mrs. c. s. Moves and Mr.. Tom C.
Moves left today for Poland Spring, Me.
MIR. VIM. b. Howell. private secretary to A.
sistant Secretary Tichenor. has returned from
five months trip to Europe and was at biz
desk in the Treasury department today.
A Charge of False Pretenses.
This morning Detectives Raft and Horne A.
rested a man named Reese p. Sawyer ON q
charge Of false pretenses and took him TO the
Police Court where he yaa locted I'M tn.