Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-12
MARYLAND NATIONS.
A Charming Group of Social Leaders
From Our Neighbor State.
CONGRESSMEN'S FAMILIES.
Sketches OF the Wives OF Represenfa-
tives McCema~. Gibson, Stackbriage,
Rusk aud Nudd-Ladies Who Grace
the Home Circle and shine in society.

80 HE state OF Maryland has been
2fH proverbiaI for the beauty of her
NJ women since the colonial days. They
m have been celebrated not only in
- Baltimore but in the official and I'M
official society of Washington. The ladies of
the Maryland delegation in the Fifty-first Con-
gress maintain the historic standard of beauty
and social accomplishments of their common
wealth.
The senior Representative in the Maryland
delegation in congressional longevity and his
wife are among the popular couples in the par
liamentary and polite world of Washington.
Mrs. Lewis Emory McComas was Miss Leah
Humrichouse. Her father, one of the promi-
nent merchants of Baltimore. was well known
for his sterling qualities a man of business
and as a member of society. Her mother be-
longed TO a western Maryland family of historic
interest. On that side of the house Mrs. Nc
COmas Is a granddaughter of Frederick William
Post, resident of Germantown, Pa. in the
time of William Penn. and an influential mis-
siOnary among the Indians of the provinces of
Pennsylvania and Maryland at that early day.
Miss Hunrichouse received her education in
the seminary OF her native city OF Baltimore.
and eng beautiful. intelligent and unaffected
was among the most interesting and popular
young ladies in a large circle of family friends
and acqaintanCes
In 1876 the Baltimore belle and the talented
attorney Of the seat of justice OF Washington
county of western Maryland became man ard
wife. The Young bride was cordially received
among the good people OF Hagerstown In his
nuptIal year Mr.. McCOmas led the republican
forces in the contest in his district for the
FOrty-fifth Congress. He showed his political
generalship in this campaign. his antagonist
having been returned elected by the sparse
margin of IA. In the contest for the Forty
eighth Congress the western Maryland politi-
cal leader overcame all opposition, winning his
way TO seat among the Representatives, of the
people.
With the official season of 1884 Mrs Nc
Comas made her entire in the social circle of the
capital During the years since she has en-
joyed with her husband an uninterrupted series
of CAV seasons at Washington. Representative
McCOnnas IL an hOnOred member OF family OF
more than a century OF importance in state and
national affairs of Jurisprudence. politics and
war. His grand uncle. Harry Cough McComas,
was one of the heroes of the land operations in
defense of Baltimore after the capture of
Washington during the war of 1912. This
brave defender was one of the two men to
whom history gives the martsl renown of
killing the British general. Ross. \ monument
has been erected to the memory of these heroes.
In April. 1SSS. Charles Hopper Gibson. the
Representative of the Eastern Shore district of
Maryland. introduced 10 the fashionable life of
Washington one of the most charming brides
of the last administration.
MRS. GIBSON.
Her maiden name was Marietta Fauntleroy
Powell. and she was born in the ancient hamlet
of Middleburg. Va Her father. Col Humphrey
L. Powell. gentleman Of large estate IN that
section of the Old Dominion. combined the
care Of his extensive poss essons with practice
>pf law. Her mother. who was Miss Anna
tiaeler Boyd. in her maiden days one of
fhree sisters who were the wives OF dstin-
pushed men. Her elder sister the wife of
~.
Rnte-belIum Representative in Congress and
James Buchanan's minister TO France. and
mother of the present Charles James Faulkner
q Senator Of the United States from the COM