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The Washington times., 1902-09-07
New Ambassador Sails.

The announcement that Sir Michael
Herbert, the new British ambassador.
sailed for this country yesterday looks
very much as If he will present his cre-
dentials before the new French ambas-
sador, thus emitting him to diplomatic
precedence.
The Austrian minister, who is also to
be promoted to an Enthusiastically, will
probably not receive his credentials
from Emperor Francis Joseph in time
to present them to the President before
the coming of Sir Michael.
The place in line" at the diplomatic
receptions at the White House is mat
ter of great interest to the members of
the foreign corps, and If the new Brit
ish ambassador can present his creden-
tials ahead of his diplomatic colleagues
he will be the fifth ambassador in line,
beginning with Herr Won Holleben, the
German ambassador, who inherited the
dignity of the deanship of the corps
upon the death Of Lord Pauncefote, who
represented Great Britain at Washing
ton for number of years.
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Invitations Are Out.

Cards are out for the marriage on Sep
tember 10 of Mr.. W. Arthur Barr. of
Washington. special agent for the rural
free mail delivery, to Miss Frances w.
who is a nephew of Judge Stafford G..
whittle, of the Virginia court of appeals,
is a son of the Rev. David Barr. of
Washington. Miss Greene is step
daughter of the Rev. Alfred Anson, pas
tor of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church, Martinsville, and the ceremony
will be performed conjointly by the fa-
Tiers of the bride and groom.
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who are skillful with the foils. and they
seldom missed ladies days" which
we're on Tuesday and Saturday morn
ings from 10 to II, and on Thursday
afternoons from 2 to 6.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor, is president of the club, and among
the members are the Argentine minis
ter. Mr.. Humphreys Owen, and Mr..
Wyndham. OF the British embassy; Lieu
tenant Commander de Paramount, OF the
French embassy; Mr.. Reginald De Ko-
ven, Major Carroll Mercer, Mr. Edward
H. Droop. the Countess Cassini, Miss
Letter, Miss K. " r. Berry. Miss May.
Miss Mary N. Shepard, Miss Barney, and
Mrs. Wright.
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Tea and Garden Party.

Mrs. Frederick May, of this city, gave
a tea and garden party the other af-
ternoon at her Bar Harbor place, on
Strawberry Hill, in honor of her grand
daughter, Miss Adelaide Randolph. Miss
Randolph has lived with her stepsather.
Mr.. William C. Whitney, since the
death of ter mother, who. before her
first marriage to Captain Randolph, was
Miss Edith May.
Mr.. Whitney gave her one of the most
brilliant balls % New York's season
last winter. to mark her debut, which
was postponed from the winter pre-
vious. because of the familys deep
mourning for her mother
Count Grovani Costa, an italian no.
bleman. who met Miss Randolph in New
York last winter. came TO Bar Harbor
at the same time that she arrived. and
has been so devoted in his attentions
that it is generally understood that the
young American girl can wear an old
Roman title--if she wills.
Miss Randolph is an attractive girl
though she lacks the beauty and strik-
ing carriage of her mother, the late
Mrs. Whitney. Like her father, the late
Captain Randolph. she has English
coloring and possesses the musical voice
OF her mother. Mrs. Whitney as Edith
May WAS one of the acknowledged
beauties of the resident set before her
family went TO New York. She was al
ways remarkable for her erect carriage
and the splendid poise of her head.
Years ago traveller visiting here said
that In all his worldwide ramblings he
had never seen anything SO graceful as
little Miss May. then girl OF fifteen.
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from him day or Two ago declared
his intention to return to Washington
some time in the fall. With the New
York Times" and the philadelphia
Ledger" under one ownership and the
spectacle of John NJ Carson and E. G..
Dunnell, two OF the New York Times Z"
old wheelhorses, working 'in cahoots"
in the same Office is likely to be pre-
sented. There would be no question
about the strength of this staff
Col. Richard ]. Bright, ex-Sergeant-
at Arms of the Senate, is an old news
paper man and was a great favorite
among the craft during his two different
periods of incumbency of that office. He
always liked the company of the news
paper boys. and the liking was recipro-
cal. The colonel has been well acquaint-
ed in Washington since long before the
civil war, although he was born in In
diana, made that State his residence
for many years. and is still a Hoosier
cal affairs. Mr.. Bright was here occu-
pying an important relation to his
uncle. the noted Senator Jesse D.
Bright, who was expelled from the Sem
ate for alleged sympathy with the
Southern Confederacy, and succeeded by
Thomas A, Hendricks. There have been
but two periods since the war during
which the Senate was controlled by the
Democrats. 1S79-1SS3 and 1S93-1S97.
Colonel Bright was sergeant at arms
of the body during both OF these
periods. and was one of the most popu-
lar officers the Senate ever had. In
fact, he was so popular that he held
over for long term after the Republic
cans regained control of the Senate. The
colonel has had a great deal of expert
ence In Democratic national conven-
tions, several times as a delegate and
several other times as sergeant at
arms. He was a delegate to the nation
nj convention of 1868 ;the only one of
either party ever held in New York;,
and has steadily attended all succeed
ing ones He was sergeant -at-arms at
Cincinnati in 1880, Chicago in 1884, 1892
end 1896, and made an admirable officer
He greatly increased his already COM
plete "cinch" on the affections of Wash
ington newspaper men by the superb
manner in which he handled all the con-
vention details. particularly the secur-
ing OF ample accommodations for news
paper writers. They greatly enjoyed the
novel experience of not having to write
ON their cuffs or thumb b-nails, and of
having places to sit not promptly pre-
smpted by bazoo- -blaring members of
partisan clubs. None OF these fearful
lin creators ever irrupted into the press
seats In any convention where Colonel
Dick bossed the seating job.
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oCIETY can now sing with the
-. poet, Goodbye. summer. good
~ bye"
The chain OF fashionable resorts
on the Atlantic are no longer the gayest
spots in the country. Fashion has
transferred her court to the Berkshires
and the Adirondacks. though Newport
has invitations enough out to keep that
place socially alive for the next two
weeks to come.
The season at the Virginia Hot
Springs has commenced, and already
the new hotel has bookings for distin-
gaished guests from all parts of the
country.
The Atlantic City donkey will close
fits season with the satisfaction of know
ing that it has been photographed more
continuously than any society belle of
the summer.
It is seldom that a group of resorters
are taken on the beach that the donkey
isn't a prominent factor, and the chill
dren who have been snapped" on its
hard-working little back are as many,
almost, as the sands of the beach.
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Send Out Invitations.

Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. George VIII
liam Baird have sent out invitations
for the marriage of their daughter Mar
tha Minerva to Mr.. Tom Hall on We'd
nesday afternoon. September II. at 4:30
o'clock in the Church of the Covenant.
Miss Baird made her debut a short
time ago in Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
and was socially popular there and in
Chicago, where Colonel Baird was sta
toned before coming to Washington
She possesses a rare soprano voice,
which is being thoroughly cultivated.
Miss Mabel Money. daughter of Senator
Money, will be the attendant maid OF
honor, and Mr.. r. E. B. Hall will serve
his brother as best man.
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Capt. j. E. Hunt, of the Twenty-fifth
Infantry. has just returned from the
Philippines with his regiment. and is
spending months leave with his moth.
er and brothers at 1915 NJ Street north
west
Captain Hunt is son of the late
Gen. H. j. Hunt. who had command of
the artillery at the battle of Gettysburg
Captain Hunt is a brother of Mr.. Conway
B. Hunt, Computing Engineer of the Dis
trict
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back to Russia with him. and. Incident
ally, his sister, the Grand Duchess
Helena, is making something of rec
ord at home-if the cables be true.
1t is said that her new husband, Prince
Nicholas. of Greece, has been made
aware of the fact that she had previous
ly loved and attempted to marry a
young student. who was too plebeian to
aspire to her hand. The groom, being
furiously Jealous, said things-and the
result made very thrilling story.
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THE TIMES. WASHINGTON. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER Z 1902

the prominent members of the Ton
naleuka Club. the chief social organiza-
tion of the town. Miss Dix is tho
daughter of the late William A. Dix, and
at present resides with her mother at
l4lS Thirty-ffth Street. After wed
ding tour, to include an ocean voyage
the couple will reside in newly fur
nished home in wilm. riding.
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Mr.. Lum Harper, an assistant of Mr..
Joseph Y. Potts, clerk of the Police
Court. returned to his duties yesterday
Mr.. Harper spent his vacation among
old friends and acquaintances in Vir-
ginia.
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0HE Gridiron Club will be eighteen
years old next January. 1t was
organized in the winter of 1884

II organized IN the WINTER OIL 1901
1885, and, from small beginnings
and an almost hopeless infancy. has
come to be one of the most peculiar and
yet most celebrated institutions of the
Capital 1t is composed of professional
newspaper men, and the qualification
for original membership is that the
candidate shall at the time of applica-
tion and election be actively employed
in newspaper work. 1t is, however, not
a press club. but a dining club, and it
takes no part in press club conventions
or other assemblages of newspaper men,
although its membership is in full SYM
pathy and affiliation with the craft.
Formerly the Gridiron Club made a
practice of giving a dinner once each
month during the season, but for nearly
ten years has adopted the plan of having
one dinner the first Saturday in Decem-
Der; another (called the annuaD the last
Saturday in January, and a third late in
March or early in April always on Sat-
urday nights.) These dinners have been
attended by Presidents, chief rulers Of
other nations, many American and
foreign notables and persons OF promi
nence from all parts of the United
States. The club has demonstrated that
it possesses rare powers of entertain
ment in political farce comedy. and has
had many sincere fatterers in the way
of imitators.
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Millionaire Duss has met with 50 much
he has purchased handsome residence
and will reside there. He has played be-
fore tremendous crowds all summer in
the ST. Nicholas Gardens. and will soon
inaugurate a tour Of the country. The
soloists who have been engaged include:
Charlotte George, contralto; Percy He
mus, baritone; Gardelle Simons. from.
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Church Wedding.

Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Orilee Dix, of this city, to Mr.
William W. A. Keene. of Wilmerding,
near Pittsburg. Pa. The ceremony will
take place at the Dumbarton Methodist
Episcopal Church in Georgetown on
Tuesday evening, September is. Mr.
Keene is cashier of the Commonwealth
Bank of East Pittsburg, and is one of
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
Marriage Cards.

Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
and Mrs. Lewis H. Disney, to Mr.. Will
liam Oliver Murray. The ceremony will
take place at Wilson Memorial Church,
Eleventh Street southeast, between G
and / Streets, Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 10, at $50 O'Clock. At home
after October 10. at 143S E Street south
east.
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September Brides.

Among the brides OF September will
be Miss Helen Wallace Chew, whose
marriage to Lieut.. Franklin d. Harms
United States Navy. will take place mex,
Wednesday evening at o'clock at
Christ Church, Georgetown. Owing to
the deep mourning of the family there
will be no reception.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

Mr.. John Fitz Gerald and daughter,
Miss Jennie, have returned to their home
in Chicago. after visiting his sister. Mrs.
Edward Sweeney. lis Massachusetts, Ave-
pue
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
Not to Enter Society.

Miss Shaw, the elder daughter OF The
Secretary of the Treasury, will not en-
ter Washington society this winter, as
expected, but will return to Cornell,
Iowa, to finish her college course.
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Will Winter in Switzerland.

Mrs. Joseph Crawford and daughter
sailed for Europe Tuesday or the Blu
cher. of the Hamburg American line.
They will travel throughout the autumn
and spend the winter in Switzerland.
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Here on Business.

Judge r. l.. Davis, prominent attor-
ney Of Lehigh, Pa, is in the city in the
interest of his client. the widow (Mrs.
Brown of Colonel Brown. gallant Off
Ger in the Confederate Army.
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In Social Demand.

The gratitude of Newport society is
due to Grand Duke Boris for giving it
something to expend its hospitaiities
upon. From morning until dawn again
he is in social demand, and the enter
iaininents planned ahead will keen him
busy until he makes his departure. He
Is acquiring spectacular record to take
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

Miss Casey Wright, daughter of Gen
Marcus j. Wright, and her aunt. Miss
Womack, are at Orkney Springs for the
month.
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Sail for Home.

Mrs. Crosby, widow of Rear Admiral
Crosby. U. s. N. and her daughters,
Miss Crosby and Miss Jean Crosby, who
went abroad for the summer. sailed Fri
day for Boulogne. Upon their arrival
they viii come at once to their Con-
necticut Avenue home.
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Here on a Visit.

Mrs. Gordon, wife of Charles E. Cor
don, of the adjutant generals depart
ment, United States Barracks, Column
bus, Ohio. is visiting her sister, Mrs
Louis Brosemer, of 612 Second Street
northwest.
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But the newness wore away with age
and experience. Thompson learned the
trick and became one OF the best From
the News" he went to the journal -
and from the Journal to the Associ-
ated Press. With the latter organiza-
ton he has had many important assign
ments. one of the most notable being
during the illness, death. and burial of
President Mckinley. His selection for
Paris is good ole, but some of the boys
wonder if he will be as dazzled as he
was when he first hit the American Cap
ital. Probably not, for we all get more
eye teeth cut as we jog along toward
the end of our tether in this world. Ten
to one, he will be a success. Mrs.
Thompson, who is an experienced news
paper writer. accompanies Mr.. Thomp-
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Miss Alice Burbage is still abroad.
She is now in Italy. studying with Nine.
Teresa Carreno. the worlds most famous
pianiste. but will return to this coun-
try soon to resume her studio work.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

Mr. and Mrs. Sanders Garland, who
are visiting in Baltimore, will leave for
Boston by sea, and will spend September
in travel.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

Prof. and Mrs. S. W. Flynn have re-
turned from nine weeks vacation at
Atlantic City.
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The Misses May and Ethel Kidwell,
accompanied by their brother Lindsey
have returned from the mountains.
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Mrs. Audenried has gone to Virginia
Hot Springs for September.
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Costa Rican Minister Moves.

The minister from Costa Rica and
Madame Calvo have removed from 2111
S Street to 1929 Eighteenth Street
northwest.
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Charles T. Thompson, who left here
last week to take the position of super
intendent of the Associated Press work
at Paris, is justly considered one OF the
hardest workers and most efficient news
writer's Of the Capital. He is native
Of Michigan and graduate of the Uni
versity at Ann Arbor. He first thought
of trying the law, but did not turn out
glittering success. Then he had
dreams of buying an interest in a news
paper and learning the business that
way. He has been very glad, for a good
many years now, that he did not so be-
gin. Instead OF doing this he managed
to prevail on himself to become re-
porter on the Evening News" of De-
troit. On that big-b Drained and breezy
journal he learned much and rose rapid
ly. He became city editor and legis-
latiye correspondent. On the conclu-
sion of the last session OF the Legisla-
ture that he reported he came to Wash
ington as correspondent for the De-
troit News" He has always admitted
that he was badly ratified when he saw
the size of the buildings here and those
magnificent distances" that have been
the theme of so many pretty stories
about the National Capital. He had an
idea-rather common with the new
chums, TO use the Australian express
sion for tenderfeet-that the town was
several times too large for his size.
"'Great Scott" he said to friend the
first week he was here, ''how does a fell
low ever cover beat like this?
haven't got wings. and don't see how
man can report the State Department
and the Senate. and the White House
and the House of Representatives all at
the same time. not to mention all the
other departments and the hotels! Per-
haps you can do it for morning paper
but I'll bet you can't for a red-hot after
noon paper. with three editions; not on
your life,"
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DR.. Frank woodman has been engaged
as baritone soioist during the coming
year at St. Marsaret's Church, Connecti-
cut Avenue.
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Guest of Mrs. Allan.

Miss Christina Meininger is the guest
of Mrs. Robert Gleeson Allan, at the
Willett House, Wisconsin Avenue, Ten
leytown, D. c.
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Lew Megargee is said to be minting
money with his Seen and Heard" Lee
Fairchild, one time a Washington hab-
itue, a singular mixture of preacher.
author, and lecturer. is now running a
like magazine called the Thistle" ct
New Rochelle, N. Y. Alfred Henry
Lewis is filling his New York Onlook-
err" which is of the same order, with a
great deal of tamale literature. There
are about fifteen of this sort of maya
zines fourishing in various parts of the
country, SO that Fra Hubbard is not
getting away with all the easy money
to be made by printing pocket sized
Philistine- lets. calling them magazines,
and then getting busy throwing rocks.
None OF these pigmy-sized and huge
Drained handbills has. however. yet
pulled through in Washington, although
half dozen OF them have tried to turn
the trick.
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Mr.. George H. O'Connor. while at At
lantic City last week. won many new
admirers by his inimitable rendition OF
popular dialect songs.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

In one of the most recent "Onlookers"
Mr.. Editor Lewis troubles himself to
take joint fall out of Messrs. Cleve
land and Hill; he is known to fancy
Croker no more; his Verdict is that O.
H. P Belmont is no longer the real
thing, and he is looking out for the
right man. Why should Lewis be so
modest? Such superb critic of other
Democrats ought to be able to discover
some virtues in himself. Why not give
yourself a chance, A. H. L.? You are a
great man, even If vou don't know it.
Homer Davenport was present at the
queer dinner lately given by George II.
Daniels Sphinx Club in New York, and
enlIvened the company by drawing car
toons of Daniels, Senator Spooner, SEN
ator Hanna and other great ones of :he
earth. Mr.. Davenport now takes the
dollar marks off Senator Hanna gar
ments and shortens the length of SEN
ator Fairbanks frame. Otherwise his
political cartoons retain the same gem
eral characteristics they had while he
made his headquarters here. And COM
mon report is that Homer is making so
much money now that his pockets are
as full of dollars as Hanna's pictures
used to be.
Proprietor Adolph S. Ochs, of the
Philadelphia Publics Ledger and Times"
and New York Times has begun using
a special wire between Washington
and New York. This indicates a great
increase in the news service from the
Capital to both his newspapers. Thus far
nothing is known here about the consoli-
dation of the Washington STATS. but it
is the general opinion that they will be
soon united under the direction of Mai.
John NJ Carson.
For the last quarter of a century at
sional campaign has been marked by an
article in the New York Tines by
G. Dunnell, giving birds
eye view of the situation Sometimes
the bird has flown too high for an ac-
curate vision, but that has not inter-
rupted the continuity of the series. and
has won out times enough to
stand the chatting that some of his in
Inmates hand out whenever his predic-
tions come to naught-as in the instance
of keeping your eye on Iowa" in 1885,
When Dunnell went away FROM Wash |
ington last November very Ill, many of
his friends feared that he would never |
again put on the harness. But the oth,r i
day the New York Times" printed a |
column and a half from him showing
The status of the Congressional fight to
late, and this is considered here to be
The hest of evidence that he is himself
again. A private letter received hero
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

Occasionally the members of this
unique organization entertain them
selves, and pull off" events to which
no person not a member is invited
These generally take the form of out
ings of one sort and another. and in the
past they have travelled several times
to New York. Philadelphia. Asheville
and Charleston.
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HOME FROM VACATIONS.
Major Marcellus Bailey Returns From
Cape May.

Major Marcellus Bailey is back from
Cape May. His wife has been greatly
benefited by her visit, and with her
daughter, Miss Bailey, will remain sew
eral weeks longer.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

At Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Van wickle are at
Asbury Park.
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The resignation Of Mrs. Kitty Thomp-
Berry, soprano soloist Of St. Mary's
Church, has been accepted with regret
by the pastor. Rev. Charles Warren
Curr.er.
The church has been Under a great
deal OF expense during the past year
for improvements on the parochial
school building, and in order to meet
these expenses Father Currier has been
forced to reduce the salaries OF mem
bers of the choir.
According to its present plan the choir
will take up some new and heavy music
during the coming year, and Mrs. Berry
did not feel that she would be justi-
fed in remaining with the quartet at a
reduction in salary. Mrs. Berry has
been exceptionally popular with the
congregation of st. Mary's and the
priests Of the church. Father Currier
expresses his reluctance to have her
leave. and Mrs, Berry is quite as loath
to go. Mrs. Berry is considering sew
eral offers from other choirs. but has
not decided whether she Will do any
choir work at all this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. DeYo are guests
at the Raleigh, Atlantic City, where
they will remain for several weeks.
Before her marriage last winter. Mrs.
DeYo was Miss Helen Donohue. one Of
the best known vocalists In Washing
ton. Her voice is clear, well-rounded
soprano. and last season she appeared
in many important local musical en-
Mrs. DeYo will be in
Washington again this winter. and will
take an active part in musical Affairs.
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bonist: Bohumir Kyrl. cornetist; Edward
Shonet. pianist; Leon Provost. feugel-
horn, and Earl Pfouts, violinis.-
Mr.. Duss will have theater of his
own in New York at Sixt!eth Street
and the Boulevard. He has offered
prize Of 800 to the person suggesting
the most appropriate name for the new
playhouse.