The evening times., 1897-03-04

bilities deyolving upon the wife of
a Cabinet officer, she naturally feels
some doubt of her success, but she is the
only one who does, since her friends have
an abiding faith in her ability to meet
and carry TO a successful issue every OBJ
legation.
Mrs. Bryan, who entertained Secretary
and Mrs. Gage during their first day, on
Monday last, is yirginian, cousin of
MFR. Thomas Nelson Page, the author.
MFR. and Mrs. Page also opened their beau
ful home for a reception of these dis
tinguished guests.
| The family of the new Postmaster Gen.
| eral has a good, old fashioned record for
! size. One son and seven daughters adorn
| this pleasant circle
Mr.. Gary married in 1886 Miss La
yinia w. Corey, daughter of James Corey,
OF Baltimore. His only son, f. Stanley
| Gary, is now the junior member of the
OLD and substantial firm running Garys
| mills, the office and warehouse being in
| Baltimore. Different cities come TO have
types of their own, and the Garys, having
lived in Baltimore TO the third genera
| tion, all those seven daughters have the
| traditional Baltimore marks of beauty,
| added to the spice of coquetry, which
makes ali Baltimore beauties at the same
time bellies
These young women will make life
| agreeable TO the younger set who enjoy
the entree OF the CABINET homes. They
have all received thorough musical and
domestic education. They could almost
| make up an orchestra among themselves,
as the eldest daughter, Mrs Harold Ran
dolph, plays the harp. anu Miss Madeline
Gary is an accomplished violinst; and
the other sisters either play the piano
| or add their cultivated voices to an
evening concert at home,
Three daughters of Ar. Gary's household
are married. Another is TO be married
| in April. These are Mrs. Harold Ran
dolph, Mrs. Henry James, Mrs. Eugene
| Levering jr., and Miss Ida Gary, whose
wedding is set for after Easter MIR.
Francis Pegram is the happy man.
There will be three OF these interest
ing young ladies TO make IL lively during
the season, Miss Lily Gary, Miss Jessie
Gary, and Miss Madeline Gary; and they
will constitute very attractive addi-
ton 10 the younger set. They are fond
OF society, though not inordinately so;
and they have refined cultivated tastes
in other directions beside music. The
married daughters, who are all resi-
dents OF Baltimore, will doubtless srend
much time in Washington during rhe
winter months assisting in the social
functions of the house.
Mr. Gary has handsome country seat
| near Baltimore, at Catonsville, where his
family viii spend their summers princi-
pally. The family usually go to this hand
some place early in April. Mrs. Gary has
always been noted as a happy home
maker, in thorough sympathy with her
daughters musical tastes, while thoroughly
grounding them also in domestic accom-
plishmentS. She was formerly a Catholic,
but left the church and became a Presby-
terrain, in which denomination her husband
is prominent, being an elder OF the Brown
Memorial Church, of Baltimore. The Misses
Gary are regular attendants at tbatchuToh,
and are interested in al the charitable and
humanitarian work the church fosters. The
only son of the house, L. Stanley Gary,
married a daughter of DR.. Macgiil, of
Catonsville. She is a young and handsome
person. So large a household of home
folks" cannot fail to prove interesting
Mrs. Annetta Henry Alger, wife of the
new Secretary OF War, is most interest
ing lady, still young and handsome, though
the mother OF grown children, several OF
whom are married. She is the mother OF
three sons and three daughters. The
youngest son died a few years ago, and a
beautiful memorial has been erected by
his parents through devoting his share of
the family estate TO laying a foundation
for the benefit OF poor boys of an am
bilious turn. The home life of tile Alger
family is almost ideal in its spirit OF love
and harmony. With her husband Mis-.
Alger has come up from the plain people,
and she has retained many of her home
loving and housekeeping tastes.
The eldest daughter, Caroline Alger, mar
RED the son of Gen. Alger's partner in
business, Allen Sheldon, jr. This young
man was once a partner OF Senator Zach |
Chandler. The second daughter. Miss Fay |
Alger, married Mr.. William Baily, of Harris |
burg, Pa, and lives near that city, where |
they have a beautiful farm. The youngest |
daughter, Miss Frances Alger, has visited |
Mrs. John A. Logan and Mrs. Justice /
Brown in Washington several times, and |
has made numerous delightful acquaint-
ances, which it viii be no trouble to re-
new and extend. She is a charming young |
woman and very good looking, without set
ting up for a great beauty. Russell A.
Algcr, jr., married a Miss Jarvis, of De-
troit, and he occupies the old Alger home
stead in Grand Rapids. The youngest liv-
ing son is a student at Harvard, Fred Alger.
Mrs. Alger is tall and graceful and has
brown hair and dark eyes: and she is
very pleasant person to come in contact
with, her manners are so sweet and gentle.
For years she has been accustomed to the
best of social advantages, and will bring |
ease and q cultured mind into her new
position.
Gen. Alger met his wife when he first
entered business at Grand Rapids. The
two were married in 1861, just before he
went to the war with the Second Michigan
Cavalry. Mrs. Alger was a daughter of
william G. Henry. Her mothers name
was Huldana Squier, and both sides OF
the paternal house are of New England
stock. Her mother was born in New
Haven, vt, and removed to Grand Rapids
with her parents in her girlhood. Her
father was also a native of Vermont,
coming from Bennington.
Three of Mrs. Alger's ancestors on both
sides of the house served in the Revolution
ary war She is. member of the Fort |
Street Presbyterian Church Of Detroit
and with her family is deeply interested
in all the church enterprises.
Mrs. Alger has many friends in Washing
ton who will be glad to welcome her. Gen.
Alger and Gen. L ogan were great friends,
and since the death of Senator Logan Mrs.
Logan has had no better friends than Gen.
and Mrs Alger. They have frequently ex- |