The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The hat sale held last week in th'
grounds Of Senator Depew's residence
! Melted the sum OF 81, 300 The entertain
meut was given by the Girls Friendly
| Aid to earn money for holiday home
| for the beneficiaries of the society, anC
| SO successful was the result that it vii
be possible to rent home at once. The
exact location has not been decided upon
as yet. but the society desire a large coun-
| try house on Chesapeake Bay. There will
| be a matrOn in charge. and several society
girls. who are prominently identified with
the work, will go down as soon as the
| home is selected and arrange for the
! comfort and pleasure of the season S
| guests Thanks to the generous patrons
| who attended the garden sale, the society
| viii be able to give each beneficiary a
/ holiday OF two care-free weeks down at
! the home on the bay. Special credit is
| also due to Miss Satterlee. Miss Ashton,
| and Miss Glover. who originated the hat
sale festivity and spared no effort to make
+ it a success.
| Several dinners have already been ar
ranged in honor OF Governor Roosevelt,
who will arrive in Washington today
! to visit his sister, Mrs. W. S. Cowles.
One of the pleasant receptions of yes
| terday afternoon was held by Mrs. Violet
Blair Janin, who numbered among her
callers the guests who attended her dance
last Thursday evening.
Mrs. de GraffenreId entertained at ;ea
from to O'Clock yesterday afternoon at
her residence, 1885 Seventeenth Street.
her guests being invited to meet Mrs.
Sidney Lanier.
Mr.. Hobart Nichols, the artist, of this
city, who is now assistant to the Ameri-
can director Of fine arts at the Paris Ex-
position, and who returned recently to
Washington for a short visit. speaks in the
highest terms of the exhibit of American
artists and sculptors. The space allotted
to the United States is advantageous in
every respect There are six gaIeries,
with balcony overlooking the rot dnda of
the palace of Fine Arts, at the head OF the
grand stairway, and a copy Of the Shaw
memorial by Augustus st. Gaudens holds
the place of homer in one Of the most con-
spicuous places in the building. The walls
of the American galleries are hung with
sage green, with frieze of laurel and oak
leaves, with monogram ~. s. in green
and gold. The pOrtieres hanging at the
doors will be of heavy material of the
same soft green color, which will be a
pleasant relief from the brilliant red
coloring of the other galleries. Mr..
Nichols goes back to Paris on Wednesday.
Mrs. Gibson, widow of former Senator
Gibson. of>ofaryland, has accepted the po-
sition of manager of Barnard College.
Mrs. Gibson was Mrs. Marietta Powell
Holiday, Of the old Maryland family Of
that name. before her marriage to Senator
Gibson, and owned one of the most famous
old homes on the Eastern Shore. This
has now passed into the hands of her son,
Lieutenant Holiday, of the Navy, and OF
her son-in-law, Percy Semple, Of Louis
Vile, KY. Mrs. Gibson is a sister of Mrs.
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, and a first
cousin of eSnator Faulkner.
Mrs. George Dunn and little daughter,
who have been in Cuba during the winter
with Major Dunn are expected to return
TO the city next week to spend the summer
with Mrs. Dunn's parents, Representative
and Mrs. DalZell.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Irwin, of Capitol Hill.
have issued invitations for the marriage
of their daughter. Alice Keepers, to Mr..
Norman r. Metcalf. of New York City.
which is to take place next Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. John Patten Story has cards out
for a tea next Saturday at the Country
Club in honor of Mr.. John Patten Story,
jr., and his bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ricketts, have
sent out cards announcing the marriage of
their daughter, Florence Lucille to MIR.
John Francis Brice, of New York, on
Tuesday, April "a Mr.. and Mrs Brice
will be at home after June at 693 Fifth
Avenue, New York City.
The Spanish Minister and the Duchess
D'Arcos, who spent last summer at Man
chester-by theSea. liked the resort so
well that they purchased a cottage there.
which they will occupy during the coming
season.
Mr.. Henry White. First Secretary of the
American Legation at London, who is
making short visit to this city. ~pent a
portion of last week at Newport where
he went to inspect Edgerton, his summer |
place at that resort.
Mr. Charles Emory Smith will sail for
Paris June y.
Mrs. Orville II. Plat has returned to her |
home in Connecticut She does not expect |
to return TO Washington before next win
ter.
The engagement has been announced CT |
Miss Jeanette McCook daughter OF Gen.
Alex. Med. McCook, and Mr. G. Thomas
Dunlop, of Georgetown.
Col. E. F. Townsend and family have
changed their residence from 1915 Nine
tenth Street 10 202l Kalorama Avenue.
Mrs Horace Cleveland Chandlee viii be
At home Fridays during May at 1923 Yer
mont Avenue.
Miss Anne G. Miller, of Chicago is the
guest of Mrs. Ashby E. Balm. at the Port
her
The marriage of Mr. William W Jeni-
son. son of Mr. Ervan H. Jemison, of this
'ity and Miss Amelia Meinking. also Of
Ia shipgtop occurred il, al