Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-26
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Well People Returning to Wash
ington for the Winter.

The cool weather, the recent rains and the
advancing autumn season are bringing the
people home from mountains, seaside and lake.
side. and every day arrivals are made to their
comfortable homes in this city.
Admiral and Mrs. Quackenbush are back
from their summering.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Green Of l. street have
returned from tour Of the Virginia springs
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clay Stewart of l. street
are back from a tour Of the eastern watering
places.
Mr.. and Mrs Irwin Brooke, nurse and chill
dren arrived at their 18th street home yester-
day afternoon from Capon Springs, where they
spent all the summer
Mrs. E. 3. Hay and family have returned
from Nantucket, where she spent the season.
Mr.. d. b. Mackall is back from Cspon
Springs.
Mrs. Robert Christy returned this week from
beneficial visit to Loudoun county.
Miss Sallie Mackall of West Washington has
concluded her visit to Rockville, and Is again
at her home.
Rev. DR.. Townsend, rector Of the Church of
the Incarnation, who has been spending his
vacation in Brooklyn, returns this week.
DIR. W. A. Leonard is in the city for the
autumn, after which he goes to Ohio to take
the Office of assistant bishop of the state.
LiSN IT. W. H. 1dTtAttL VI Tic New 1OIk
Avenue Presbyterian church has returned
from his annual trip to Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Gurley have moved
into their new and palatial residence on the
corner of 10Th and o streets, where they antici-
pate giving a series of entertainments the COM
ing season. Miss Mamie Shields of Virginia.
who is a cousin of Mrs. Gurley'i, will spend the
winter with them and assist in tho projected
festivities.
Miss Skerritt of Rockville is in the city, the
guest Of Miss Matteson of 18th street. q,
Mr.. and the Misses Wisner of New York. who
spent the summer at the Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs, spent few days in the city
this week, visiting among their many friends
here, en- route for their home.
The marriage OF DR.. G. U. Kennedy and Miss
Rhoda Christmas is an event promised for the
near future. Miss Christmas is the grand
daughter and heiress of Mrs. Myra Clark
Gaines, the New Orleans city site claimant
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean and family
have returned to the city from Saratoga, where
they were for the summer months.
Prof Mahaffy of Trinity college, Dublin,
VINO has been visiting in the city, embarked
this week for his home.
DR.. George Henry Golf of New York city,
who has been staying among his friends here,
returned to the metropolis this week.
Gen. Geo. B. Williams has returned to the
StNJ AOt VIC ocdSOu anu Will De lOlQeu next
week by Mrs. Williams, who is now in New
York.
Miss Lizzie Blasland leaves for Boston this
afternoon.
party OF young folks, known as the Bashful
Dozen, met at the home Of Miss OConor, on
street, last evening and spent a very pleasant
tine. The company consisted of Misses Will
LETT, Derven, kelleys, Corcoran. McGrath and
OConor, and Messrs. Knot Fisher, knight,
Wynkoop, Neuman, Parr, Snyder and Ramey
Mr. and Mrs. Romyn Hitchcock returned to
their residence, 1904 Massachusetts, avenue
last evening. Mrs Hitchcock read an interest
ing paper upon the Parsee Towers of Silence at
bombay before the anthropological section Of
the A-A-A-S. at Toronto. The Towers of Silence
are large stone structures in which the dead
are deposited to be torn and eaten by vultures
that the earth may not be defled by dead
matter
The engagement Of Mr.. David jackson to
Miss Ray Colman is announced.
Miss Mary Z. Rusk, daughter of Secretary
Rusk, left Fostoria, Ohio last night for Wash
ington. Miss Rusk has been the guest of ex-
Governor Foster and on Tuesday. attended the
marriage of his daughter.
Ensign James g. Doyle, who since his return
from seven years cruise has been attached
TO the photographic bureau and was recently
assigned to duty in Philadelphia, was married
In that city yesterday to Miss katharine Dono-
van at the Church Of the Gesu. Rev. Father
NIhger, the pastor, oficiated. 1t was a very
quiet wedding, only few relatives and per-
sonal friends being present. The honeymoon
Will be spent IN Baltimore and Washington.
Mr.. NJ. ID. Logan and daughter have re-
turned from a months sojourn at Boyd's.
Judge Clarke of the board of appeals. patent
office, returned yesterday from a vacation on
the coast of Maine. Mrs. Clarke is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Williams, in Glastonbury,
Conn.
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