The National tribune., 1903-07-09

of Wales under the alias of Lord Rem
frew,' was smitten with her charms, and
it is known that Queen Victoria was very
fond of her. but it is not probable that the
heir apparent to the throne of Great
Britain ever talked marriage to an Ameri-
can girl.
The probable secret of Mrs. Johnstons
retaining her beauty was that she belonged
to the class who toll not. neither do they
spin. and she never worried She had Il
calm. even temperament. and having great
wealth. every whim of her life was graf
flied. She Travelled much. and entertained
i'll magnificent style i'll her Washington
home. which is filled with mementoes of
her long career as Il belle and society
dame. She had broken much in the past
year. through continued i'll health, but
had known but little sickness up to that
time. She was nearly 40 when she mar
ried Henry Elliot Johnston. Il lawyer of
Baltimore. Two sons We're born of this
marriage. but sons and husband died many
years age. Mrs. Johnston is almost the
last one of that celebrated coterie of wo-
men who welded such an influence in pol
ltics half century ago. Not openly, but
through the society salon. In the day
when Harriet Lane queened it over the
Administration circles. women were Il
strong power in the political world, anI
many a mans fate hung trembling in the
balance while the women of official cir
cleS diScussed-not his fitneSs-but that
of his family for advancement or promo
tion in official and social life. The day of
of the grand salon in Washington is gone.
In its place has come insipidity and in
anenesS. while originality has given way
to the deadly commonplace.
Last New Years Day some drunken
clerks in the Post Office Department
thought it would be n great joke to play
bnrs, with la. old nnnIv-nnI coach N,-bici,
is part of the Post Office exhibit. This
they proceeded to do at midnight, ending
up by badly smashing the old ramShackle
thing. As it is almost the only coach of
the kind now in existence, it is highly
priced. The sentence on the clerks has
finally been pronounced. They are to
have the coach restored to its former con-
dition. When they have paid for this they
will be no longer held responsible. AS
this will cost n months salary each. they
probably wish they had not been so larky.
''The University of Porto Rico is the
very newest. 1t was launched on its ca
reer last week with one department. the
lnsular Normal School. 1t has now 80
students and four buildings, with an Ag-
ricultural school and 80 acres of ground,
several acres of which are under Il high
state of cultivation.
who was in the city last week. says that
he does no, believe that there will be any
general tariff legislation at this session of
Congress.
Tie Fourth of July was observed in the
District of Columbia in very patriotic
fashion. The District Commissioners, in
connection with the Sons of the American
Revolution. had Il very swell celebration
in the front yard of the White House.
with n street parade of the troops from
Fort Myer. the District Guards, command
ed by Gen. George II. Harries. and the
marines and jackies from the barracks with
bands galore. Among the speakers was NJ.
JusseraDd, French ambassador, who says
fine things and says them well. He fairly
outdid himself on this occasion. and it is
thousand pitieS that he did not have Il
larger audience, because he is worth lis
tening to. Secretary Moody was also one
of the orators. Mr.. Moody made a rat
tling good talk He is like the President
in face and figure. and somewhat so in
style of delivery, though a smoother talker
than the President. He does not mince
his words, and with him a spade is
spade, unless it is two spades. He was
vOciferously applauded at every sentence.
\ small chorus of school children rendered
patriotic songs. and the Marine Band was
there in all its glory. The stand was
erected under Il spreading oak tree that
has century rings around its heart, and
looked most picturesque under its draping
and canopy of big flags.
The United Societies of Patriotic Wo-
men also held celebration out in Sher-
man Square The organizations taking
part We're the Woman's Relief Corps, La
dies Of the G. A. r., Ladies of the Z. V.
L., Legion of Loyal Women, and Auxil
iary to the Spanish War Veterans. Ar
rangements had been made to hold the
exercises under the big oak trees, the
speakers stand being a big, much-decO-
rated Army wagon. The torrents of rain
which fell at the hour for convening drove
everybody into the tents, of which there
were dozen big ones on the grounds. Lin
coin Corps hastily cleared out the big tent
occupied by them, spread huge fly over
the ground, and then filled it with chairs
to the number of a hundred or more. An
organ was brought from an adjoining tent,
and all the people on the grounds asked
to come to the speaking" The tent was
soon filled, and those who couldn't get in
grouped themselves around the outside,
and under umbrellas listened to the very
fine exercises. Department Commander,
Ivory q. Kimball, presided, and was ac
companied by his staff. The speakers
were Hon. William Il. Andrews, Auditor
of the Treasury Department, and Rev.
James Van Schaick, of the Universalist
Church. Ihey spoke elGquen0y and en-
tertainingly, Mr.. Andrews of the "Men
and Women of the Revolution and other
war days." and Rev. Van Schack of the
bright side and the dark of Revolution
airy days" Both drew parallels of what
men and women would do for q love of
the Flag, by the way in which the plans
for the patriotic celebration of the Fourth
had been carried out, dispite the many
seemingly insuperable obstacles. Mrs.
Isabel Worrell Ball, in the absence of the
one designated TO do so, read the Decara-
tion of Independence, her reading meeting
with hearty approval and much applause.
Mrs. Flora G. Lewis, President-GeneraIo of
| the Spanish War Auxiliary, sang the Star
| Spangled Banner in splendid voice. and
later spoke briefly. Two other fine musi-
cal features were presented by Prof. J. L.
Layton, and his little son, Master Turner
Layton. Prof. Layton sang the Battle
Hymn of the Republic with magnificent
| expression, and Master Turner sang .'The
| Meaning of u. S. A." in high, clear notes,
with pleasing effect. The audience sang
America, and helped on all the choruses,
and never minded the pouring summer
rain in the least. The organists were
Mrs. Rowe, President of the u. " u, and
Mrs. Wood, Junior Vice-President OF the
Edith X. Roosevelt Auxiliary. Mrs. Rosa
mond b. Meacham. President of the
Dept. of Potomac, w. r. c., ard Miss
Lizzie Calver, also spoke. The exercises
closed with the presentation of the Flag
Salute by little Miss Josephine Oldroyd