Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-25
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Notes About the Family I'm the White
House-Personal Mention.

MrA Harrison IL enjoying better health a
present than she has since she came to tn,
White House, and consequently she il slst
looking vel. Mrs. Harrison has spent a busy
teek with her spring shopping. seeing caller,
~ appointment, looking over her mai
md attending to household duties. Mr.
Mckee did not arrive this week as he was ex
pected to do, and the family at the White
House are as undecided are many other
people as to when thew will leave the city fol
the summer. Mrs. Harrison has as her gues
Mrs. Newcomer, of Indiana. a relative of the
Presidents. DIR. John Scott and Mrs Lord left
early in the week for New York to attend the
meeting of the Presbyterian general assembly
and they will not return until next week. Miss
Grett Holiday, the missionary, accompanied
them to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. d. Cabell entertained q
brilliant company at delightful musicale last
evening. Mr.. Anton GloetZner played a mum
bsr of scientific sonatas on the piano with great
skill and a consummate touch. Light refresh.
ments were served in the dining-room. Among
the guests were Capt. and Mrs. Haycock, Chiei
Justice and Mrs. Bingham and Miss Bingham
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wilson. Mrs. and Miss Con.
dit Smith, Miss Hunter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Baxter.
Justice and Mrs. Field, accompanied by Mrs
Condit Smith and her daughters. will leave
here for the Pacific coast on the 18th of June
They expect to visit Alaska during the summer;
the city for their cottage at Oakland early in
June.
Mrs. Somers will entertain the ladies Of the
Homeopathic hospital board at luncheon on
Wednesday Of next week from II to 3 o'clock
The ladies in charge of the refreshments are
Mrs. Jules Guthridge, Mrs. G. keim, Mrs. s. s.
Stearns, Mrs. James McGill, and Mrs. W. +.
Clarke. The meeting this week was held al
Mrs. Tiers on Rhode Island avenue.
Mr.. VIM. q. Edicott. jr., left the city on Fri
day for Salem. He will sail soon for Liverpool
to join his parents in London. Mr.. Endicott's
marriage with Miss Thoron will be celebrated
here in the autumn and the young people will
reside with MIR. and Mrs. Endicott, sr., In the
family house at Salem.
Mrs. Isham Hornsby is at home to her friends
on Friday afternoons from to 2. Yesterday
pleasant company spent the early twilight
in Mrs. Hornsbys drawing-room, and Miss
Grace Fuller presided at the tea service.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Orth. who have been a
the Riggs the past season, leave next week fol
Old Point and other resorts.
Secretary Rusk and his family left on the
Chicago limited this morning for Milwaukee
The Secretary expects to return to Washington
In about ten days. Miss Rusk will not return
with him. She will visit friends in Ohio.
Miss Laura Dinkelspiel, of New York, will
spend few months with her sister Mrs. A. NJ.
Baer, of West Washington.
Mrs Marshall and family of 62O E street
northwest have removed to 1912 street north.
west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowyer Mcdonald will spend
the summer in Europe, going first to the Pari.
exposition and later travelling III Germany and
Switzerland. They sail on the sth of June
taking their son Donald with them.
The Rev. John Gordon, of Omaha. is in town
guest of his brother-in-law, DIR. Hamlin.