The Washington times., 1905-07-14
FETE GIVEN FOR
SWEET CHARITY
Newport Society Helps a
Worthy Project.
TOOK PLACE AT GRAY CRAIG
Proceeds viii Be Devoted to Needs
OF st. Mays 0Tphanage at
Providence.

Newport society, ike that OF " ASH
ington. inclines Itself toward sweet
charity. To this end yesterday
afternoon it attended the garden fete
at Gray Craig, the beautiful villa
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mitchell Clark, near
Paradise, which was given for the bene-
fit of tie St. Mary's Orphanage at
Providence. Several thousand dollars
was the profitable result.
Miss Edith Wetmore. whose splendid
golfinS on the Chevy Chase field, mag
nificent riding, and sprightly drawing
room manner renders her Washington
favorite in winter, superintendent the
candy table, and though the tempera-
ture turned her supposedly solid wares
into syrup, her customers accepted the
situation and fun which ensued, and she
coined money for the children.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Oelrichs. whose loss Of
diamond tiara, pearl collar and q
quantity of other jewels gave her recent
prominence, caused her table of knitted
wares to be a favorite place, for there
the news of the robbery was discussed,
while at every stall, and on the open
lawn, the divorce o. Mrs William R..
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Harri-
man, afforded lively topic.
Baroness Giskra wife of the Coun-
selor and Charge dAnafres of the EN-
bassy of Austria-Hungary, left Lenox
yesterday where she has been socially
prominent for the last month, and will
sail from New York today for the Isle
OF Jersey where she will remain with
her mother and children for the rest OF
the summer. The Baron will remain at
Lenox.
a cable dispatch from Melbourne. Aus
tralia, TO a New York paper, says that
President Roosevelt has declined the in
vitation extended by the Commonwealth
government TO Miss Alice Roosevelt tC
visit Australia with Secretary Taft ano
tie members of his family which was
accompanied by the assurance that the
party would De cordially welcomed by
all classes.
Through the death of Sonora Pillar de
Pozo, mother of Sonora Martin Rivero
wife of the first secretary and charge
q affaires OF the Cuban legation, which
table household is placed in mourning
Sympathies of the social and diplomat,
world of the Capital are extended Il
Senior and Sonora Martin Rivero, foi
they are favorites with all who know
them.
r. Edelin, and j. Anderson who hav,
been the guests OF NJ. j. Long for sew
eral months, will leave the city mex
week for a ten days visit to Colonia
Beach.
Paul Day, of 557 + street northwest fgS
have left the city for an extended visi
TO Mrs. Days mother. near Seymour
Ind.
A. dePury, secretaryzof the Swiss lega
ton, has left his quarters at the High
| lands, and has gone 10 LenoX for tn
rest of the summer. He will live at III
Curtis, where already a number o
young diplomats are installed.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry King and famil.
! have gone to Cape May for the summer
| Mrs. M Stern and daughter. Mis-
| Helene Stern, are at Mt Pleasan
| Hotel. Ocean City. Md. for the sum
mer.
/ Mrs. Marx Kaufman and her son
| Milton Kaufman, are spending the heat
| ed season at Leesburg, Va
Carl Auerbach and daughter. Mis-
| through Buffalo and the Lakes. e
route to Toledo, where they will renal
! some time.
/ Miss Hortence Morris has returne
from a five weeks stay in Baltimore
where she visited .,l.s. Ilssburgel
Mrs. Ike w. Nordlinger has joine
her husband at Atlantic City.