Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22

Ing the use Of birds wings and feathers voted
upon, and it was decided that the responsibility
!.ized womanknd. and not upon hunters and trap
pers In distant wids, who only supplied the con.
lone husband caused much merriment by asking
what was the proper kind Of letter to write alb
Toned love letter she would not like 1t, and If be
sent one entirely filled with agricultural items
dunn was n y amy ensr xha aps
the single sentence, there Others might pre-.
causing the wife to shorten her visit. y
PRACTICAL queries We're answered. and the neat
anu promising 'esetable garden inspected and COM
shade by a beautiful conservatory erected within
the past year, and Mrs. Thomas congra tulate,l
On The possession Of fine collection of blooming
plants The club vii! meet next at BloomiielI th,
nome as. OF Mr. aud Mrs Edward y. Bentley. June
and Miss Elizabeth Z. Tyson who have nil been
absent for several months have returned and Mrs
iGrvey Page and the Misses Chandlee will shortly
reopen their homes here " ''''''
r., MISS catherine Stabler, after protracted visit
per Is now at the Hot Springs. Ark and She p,y-
poses Visiting relatives in during the summer
fax with Miss Jessie Love. using their n h,crss
Ior mcst OF the trip. There are SO MANY and
such s, enthusiastic wheelmen and wheelwomen here
mat equestrian exercise fallen into tsfavnr
S Su, number Of citizens, led by a few old fox
hunters had merry chase along the hanks of the
Potomac Monday evening. and it was is.orer rn
'iat 'he horse has not been entirely superseded.
large s aa,es B henderson is putting very line
1act that the first seen in this vicinity was
piaced In the same mill about forty wears ago by
me iate Benjamin Rush Roberts, and that when
~ was lred up there We're several adults present
VINO hid never witnessed such sight before
MIS-. Edward {. Gilpin and Miss Ellen Stabler
ure the guests of Mrs. Sarah A. Ciindlee Of Hope
Wen, VA former resident here. AMI Mrs
FRANCIS Thomas is visiting Mrs Francis Darby
OF W iliianisport Mrs Benjamin D. Palmer is in
baltlniore. Mr.. and Mrs Robert ii. Miller and
MISS Annie Miller in Philadelphia Miss Caroline
ia!!0f at Lincoln, Va, and Miss Clara 4. Moore
Joseph I. Moore of New York has been for a
IsW days ut his country home here. and Charles
Frye idEhgs, Mrs. Edna Cannon and Miss Julia
Ae.sfiy an Of the same city, are staying here
remington and Walter Thomas of Baltimore; Mrs
.riah Kirk and Miss Mary Shoemaker Of Ihila-
deipnii, MIR. Bridgman and Miss May iami,ert of
washington and Miss Wallace of Alexandria
Inc May session OF the Friends Association for
thfistian work was recently held at Ashton meet
ing house, with the president. Charles r. Harts-
horne. II the chair. After the routine business
was Transacted there We're literary exercises fell
lowed by Il pleasant and informal tea. The county
convention of Sunday school teachers and delegates
VIII meet at the same place The afternoon of
the I'D instant. Mrs. hartshorne is the superin-
tcIdent
Mr. and Mrs. Leaviett and family Mr. snl
Mrs King and family, Mrs. Hill and family Mr.
Spohord ard daughter and Mrs. Chaplin and family
al OF Washington will probably spend the summer
In this community.
, Invitations to dance to he given at oncy
sistins of Messrs. Stahler, Bond and Thomas.