Evening star., 1898-08-04
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Moonlight Excursion Down the Potomac
River.
Secretary and Mrs. Alger Take n Dis
tinguished Party OF to
Hawaii-PersonaIs.

Secretary and Mrs. Alger gave a tug party
| aboard the Triton last night down the Po-
tomac. The party left at o'clock, dinner
was served aboard. and the return was
| made by moonlight President and Mrs
Mckinley greatly enjoyed the evening THY
were accompanied by Miss Barber. their
riece- In the party were also the Secre-
! tary Of State, Secretary of the Treasury
| and Mrs. Gage, Secretary of the Interior
| Postmaster General, the Attorney General
| Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson,
| Mr. russell, Gen. Sternberg, United States
| army, and Mrs, Sternberg. Mr.. Allen. assist
ant secretary of navy, and Mr. MeikIejohn
] assistant secretary of war;
Miss Wilson has been down to Atlantic
| City to make a little visit with Mrs. Day.
wife of the Secretary of State. who IS
| rapidly convalescing there from her recent
severe Illness.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster. who have
] been at the Arlington all week, will leave
| fere tomorrow on the noon train. They
| Will return to their home on Lake Ontario,
| where the early part of the summer has
| been pleasantly spent and where they have
| been entertaining house parties of rela-
yves ana friends. The main attraction IN
| this peaceful retreat for the energetic WISH
! tors is, Of course, the fishing, black bass
being esq ecially plentiful, and fish dinners
prepared by their own fishermen in
| shady nook ashore and partaken of by
merry group of their guests have been
| greatly enjoyed Mrs. Foster will accom-
| pany her husband to Quebec this month.
when he gees to attend the meeting of
| the Canadian joint commission, and the
| date Of their return to Washington in the
! fall has not as yet been settled.
Representative and Mrs. Hit. with their
| 81 rs. have gone to Chicago to join the
| members of the Hawaiian commission ana
| travel in company to San Francisco. from
which port they viii sail August 10 Tor
| Honolulu. Mrs. Hit and her sons. after
| spending month or 50 there, intend to
extend their travels to Japan, country
| they have never visited, ard in which they
| anticipate great deal of novel pleasure.
! They will take about month for thaI
trip, and after Iejoining Mr., Hit in Ha
! waii, the party expect to return TO the
United States before the fall is past.
| The Misses Morgan, daughters of SeEa-
| tor Morgan. who had fully intended 20 60
with their father to Hawaii, have changed
their plans, and will divide the remainder
of the summer and the early fall between
the seaside and Bedford Springs Tie
Misses Morgan have relatives in Honolulu
and enjoyed their stay there greatly last
summer.
Mrs. r. De Witt Talmage is at the Chi
| cago Beach Hotel.
Mrs. II. J. Bright and son Charles. with
a party of eight. left Tuesday morning lur
White Sulphur Springs to spend the month
| of August.
Many friends of Miss Jennie May How ser
! of Centerville Md. were very pleasantly
| entertained last evening at her birthday
] party at the residence OF her cOusi2 Miss
| BERTHE HoUser, 1JS3 9th street. The lit
| tie hostess received her guests WitG charm
| ing hospitality. and was the recipient of
| many dainty and pretty gifts. After games
and music a tempting collation. was served.
| Those present Were Miss Anna MAJ Fitz-
| simmons of Philadelphia Misses Rosie
| Clarke. Maize Barker, Ethel Pearson. Mar
! gle Ayres. Florence Keyes. Blanche Smith
| and Beulah Smith. Masters Aleck Clarke,
| Claude Clarke Thomas Smith Lester Neu-
man, Arthur Neuman and Eddie Applin.
| Among others were Mr.. L. S. Howser. Mrs
| A. f. Howser, Miss Fannie Howser, Miss
Bertie Howser, Mr.. d. J. Harwood and
Miss Stella Borland.
| Mrs. L. w. Ketcham of this city left yes
terday for Manassas, Va, whore she will
| spend the month of August among rela-
| tiveS and friends
Mrs. Francis Miller Miss Miller aid Mr..
Richard Miller left today for Asbiry Park
| for the month of August.
Mrs. j. ]. Narrower and daughter have
gone to Wilmington. Conn, whe~e they Will
remain until September, when hey will go
! 10 Cambridge, Mass, for a few weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. William A. Kinnan of 1926
9TH street are spending few weeks al Mrs.
hlnnans home, Mystic, Conn.
Mrs Henry J. Porter of Augusta, Ca
! IS visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. Fred
Deal az 20 A street southeast, and Will
pe IN washington for about two weeks
Mrs. John F. Biundon and daughter, Miss
Laura Blundon, have gone to Atlantic Civ
Miss Lutte Stiles has returned to the city
after stay of several weeks in I.ou6oun
county, Va.
Mrs VIM J. Caulfeld is at Stone Bridge
Va, where she will remain until the middle
OF September.
Miss Gertrude Norton is the guest of
Capt. Joshua Bishops family. at the Nor
folk navy yard, Portsmouth, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hills have sent ont
| invitations for the marriage of their daurb
ter Pauline to Mr.. Arthur A. O'Nefll 3ct-
lrg secretary of the board of trade Monday
evening, August S, at O'clock at their
resfder ce, 900 street.
Miss Carrie Brel nan and Miss Minnie
Whyte have gone to Westmoreand county.
Va, to spend August.
Miss Annie Hobson, sister of Lieut.. Hnh-
son, the hero of the Merrimac. viii, with
Ter cousin, Miss Patton of Morristown N
j., be entertained by Mrs, Fred T. Van
Beuren at the old mansion No ~ Wos+
18th street, New York, tooay and .ornor-
row, also at the Metropolitan Opera House
this evening, when her brother will pre-
Sioe at the dement, for the New York SOL
dierJ' and sailors families.
Miss Grace Davis, daughter of ex-senator
Henry G. Davis. who is spending some
weeks at Bedford with her parents is one
oil the popular bellies al that resort She Is
an accomplished and graceful horseyc-
nan. and takes part in the daily riding
parties inausurated by Cows. Hastings and
Lowndes.
Among the Washingtonians suynmctfng
at Millboro', in the Alleghanies. Ra.h
county, Va, are Mrs. David LYON and
daughter Marie and Mr. and Mrs E r