Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-09

the second floor where the receiving party
stood. was thronged with gathering that
was fairly representative of the best of
Washington life The room was handsome
ly decorated with flags and bunting. while
the air was laden with the fragrance OF
beautiful flowers.
ton returned from Turkey. The newspa-
pers of this country have kept the public
well informed of the difficulties under
which she was compelled to labor, and of
the success that attended her efforts in
behalf of the suffering ArEnenians, not
withstanding the obstacles which were put
in her way. 1t is proverbial that the Amer
lean people admire pluck. so that in the
crowd that called to pay their respects last
evening there We're not only hundreds OF
ner personal friends, but also hundreds
of people who were anxious to see the
woman who had fought such good fight
All religious denominations were represent
ed: there We're ministers and laymen, edu-
Gators, physicians, business men, In short,
men in almost every walk OF life. But
there were even more ladies in the gather
ing There were representatives of various
organizations with which Miss Barton Is
more or less identified, and many, too. who
came simply to extend a woman's greet
ing to a woman.
In the Party.
Miss Barton looked unusually WELL and
showed few traces of her long and arduons
labors She was handsomely gowned in
magnificent point lace collar. On her breast
she wore a half dozen or more of the deg
orations and medals which have been pre-
senred to her during her long career. Mr..
B. H. Warner, the president, and Mrs
Sara A. Spencer, the secretary, OF the
local auxiliary of the Red Cross Society,
stood by her in the receiving party, and
Mr.. Warner, acting as master of cere-
monies made the lntroductions. During
the hours that the reception lasted there
was an unbroken stream of people pass
ing before the receiving party. Among
those who assisted Miss Barton in re-
| ceiving were: Mrs. John a. Logan, Mrs
| E. s Nussey. Mrs. Sara a. Spencer, Mr..
| George ". Pullman, DR.. j. Il. Hub5ell and
! Mr. f. NJ. Wistar, who accompanied Mss
| Barton 20 Turkey; Mrs. Tucker, Miss N L.
White. Mrs. Helen Lamont and CAPTAIN
| Thomas Wilson. Among the organizations
| represented were the Grand Army, the
| Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the
| Legion of Loyal Women, the Loyal Le-
| gion, Federation of Women's Clubs, the
| Woman's National Press Association, the
| Women'S Suffrage Association, the New
| York Daughters of the Revolution ana
| others.
During the evening Mrs. Helen McCartee
| Lamont sang in her best style, acom-
| panied on the piano by Miss Ravensburg.
| Weber's Orchestra was stationed outside
| the reception parlor. and rendered a pro-
| gram of national airs. When the banquet
| began the orchestra took its place in the
| balcony at ore end of the hall, and the mu-
| sic was one of the pieasantest features OF a
| very pleasant evening
| ia the BANQUET Hall.
| 1t was after Q o'clock when the line OF
| march was started for the banquet hall
| There the scene was really beautiful one
| The tables were laid in the form of q
| double red cross, with long streamers OF
red, the color of the society, down the cen
| ter of each. The floral decorations were
L
! cupied the seat of honor at the center oil
| the head table. In front of her a mann
| moth bunch of American roses, and at reg
| ular intervals down the tables were big
| clusters of choice chrysanthemumS anC
| roses. With Miss Barton at the head tabIt
| were the Secretary of the Navy, on hel
| right Commissioner Ross, on her left Mrs
John A. Logan, Mr.. Warner and Mrs
| Spencer. Among the others at the banque
| were Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Teuns s. Hamin
| DR.. Grace Roberts, Mrs. Miranda Tulloch
| DR.. HuDbeil DIR. w. B. Pomeroy. Miss Ger
trude Ravenburg. Mrs. Lamont. Mrs. Rutf
| Paul a. Steele, Mrs. E. A. kimball, Mrs
Fanny Pomeroy. Mrs. Estelle Dingman
| Miss Sadie Dirgman. Mr.. George II. Pull
man. Miss Mary Hooper, Miss Lyman, Mr.
Charles Lyman, Mr.. f. NJ. Wistar, Treas
urer Morgan, Mrs. Mary S. Gist Mrs. Bias
land, Mrs j r. Rose, Mrs. R. j. Floyt
| Clark, Mrs. A H. Eaton, Mrs. 1. II. L;
Fetra. Mrs. La Fetra. Rev. Asa S. Fiske O
ithaca, n. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Wistar
Mrs. Ellen S. Mussey, Mrs. z. a. Haines
Mrs. NJ. L. S. Davis. Mrs. ]. ID. Croissant
| Mr.. w. j. Kehoe, Nett.e l.. White Mr. AL
| bert E. GoI ham, Mrs. Nj. S. Lockwood Rev
Frank Sewall and Mrs. Ellen S. Cromwell
| The Speakers.
The menu of the banquet was an elab
crate one and included all the delicacies O
the season. 1t lasted for a couple of hours
so that it was late when the time came TO
the speeches of welcome and congratula
ton.
The speakers at the banquet were B. H
| Warner. for the citizens of Washington
| Mrs. Sara Spencer, on behalf of persona
| friends; Commissioner Ross. for the Dis
| trict of Columbia; Mrs. John A. Logan, OIL
| behalf of wives, mothers and daughters O
! soldiers; Mrs. NJ. B. Plat, for the W. C
T. u of the District; Capt. Huntoon, TO
the G. A. r.; Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey
| for women attorneys; Mr.. Thomas Wilson
| for the Loyal Legion; Mrs Ruth G. D
| Ravens for the Academy of Forty; Mrs
| Sara D. La Fetra. for the Worlds w. C
T L., and Mrs. Fannie Pomeroy, for tn
| Legion of Loyal Women. Secretary Her
| bert also spoke a few words of welcom
and congratulation. The speeches were al
| brief but pithy and full of kind words TO
the guest of the evening.
Graceful Tributes.