The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-24
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Facts About Families of Well Known Public
Men
Men.

the time when his children were grow
ing and has always maintained an es-
enlistment here up to last year. Mrs.
DAVIS died little more than a year
ago, and her death was followed very
shortly by the death of their daughter,
Kate. who was the wife of Capt r. NJ.
o. Brown. Mrs. Brown left a little
daughter, Katherine, who now lives
with her aunt, Mrs. Arthur Lee with
whom the ex-senator also spends his
winters. His eldest daughter is Mrs.
stephen B. Elkins, wife of the Senator
from West Virginia. and who is one of
the most charming women to be met in
washington society. There are four
sons, stephen B., Jr., Davis Davis,
Rlchard and Blaine, all grown young
men. Mrs. Arthur Lee, who was the
eX-Senator's youngest daughter, Grace,
has handsome home here in fashion
able Massachusetts avenue. She is an
enthusiastic automobilist and a daring
horseback rider. She has two pretty
children who are frequently seen
tul mother in a trim red buzz-car. She
and her children are now at the Davis
country estate in Elkns, w. Va.
When Mr.. Knox takes his seat as
Senator from Pennsylvania he will
find four former cabinet officers in the
senate before him. They are Senator
Teller of Colorado who was Secretary
of the Interior under President Ar
thur; Senator Alger of Michigan, who
was Secretary of War under President
Mckinley; Mr.. Elkins of West Vir-
g1nla and Mr.. Proctor of Vermont. who
were both in President Harrison's cab
met. The secretaries of war seem to
come of vigorous stock, for seven of
them are still alive without counting
Secretary Taft.
Appreciation of the work of Benia-
min Rush seems to be growing with
the passing years. The latest evidence
of it is seen in the unwilling of a he
rolc bronze statue of him on the
grounds of thee Naval Museum of Hy-
giene and Medical School in Washing
ton few weeks ago. The statue is
the gift of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION, which convened here a short
time ago, and is in honor of one of the
first great American physicians. DIR.
Rush was a professor in the Medical
College of Philadelphia, and opened in
that city the first dispensary in the
United States, He was also a sur
geon- general of the middle department
of the Revolutionary Army Outside of
the medical profession he was known
more as a patriot than physician. AS
member of the provincial conference
of Pennsylvania, in 1776, he moved the
resolution to consider the advisability
of declaring the independence of the
colonies; and when the declaration was
made he was one of the signers.
1t goes without saying that the
barn-dance will again be fashiona BILE
since the Presidents sister has been
the first one this season to give such an
entertainment. 1t was very large and
elaborate affair, at Richfield Springs.
the hostess country place, and was in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Douglas Robinson, who are spending a
portion of their honeymoon there. Ev-
erything pertaining to horses, car
riages or automobiles was removed,
and the whole place artistically deco
rated with flags, wild flowers, forest
greens, Japanese lanterns and fancy
shades for the electric lights. large
picture of the President, trimmed and
festooned, held the place of honor on
the wall.