Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-07
WIDOWS AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Many Reflects Of Famous Men
Reside in WASH
ington.
MANY ARE BRIGHT WOMEN
Mrs. Hanna and Mrs. Robert Live
There, as Do Mrs. Quay, Mrs.
Payne and Many
Others.

Boston Herald: Washington is the
gayest place on the map OF North
America during the mid winter season.
There is scarcely a thought of any
thing but dinners, teas and cotillons
in the minds of the bellies and the
matrons, young and old, from January
/ until Easter.
The gay life has its other side. This
town is a perfect haven OF rest Tor the
| grief-stricken and the socially weary.
one can be in it, but not of 1t, with
the most delightful success. h siren
uous life creeps in only where II is
wanted and fostered.
Mrs. Hanna, widow of Senator Mar
Gus A. Hanna, of Ohio, has spent the
winter here. n has found IT just as
she wished ii to be. She has seen h
friends who were associated with her
and her distinguished husband during
the years of their great popularity and
political success, for these friends have
not by any means forgotten or neglect
ed her. She has dined with them
quietly and informally, n driven and
lunched with them.
Mrs. Hanna has observed the deepest
| mourning, except as to excluding her
friends from her home. This she has
never done. and they AVE been a
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daughter, Mrs. Mccormick, has spent
some weeks with her, and they had a
little family house party at Christmas.
| Aside from these home interests, Mrs.
Hanna entered into nothing OF a social
nature. 1t is limited that Mrs. Hanna
is quietly looking for a suitable place
TO buy, intending to make Washington
her permanent winter home.
A bit of brightness in the social at
mosphere each season is the presence
Of Mrs. Hobart, widow of Vice Presi-
dent Carrot A. Hobart. She comes
every year for the better part of the
season, and her presence is the signal
for numbers Of entertainments given
in her honor. She usually spends the
early part of her visit with Mrs. Rus
sell A. Alger, wife OF the senator from
Michigan, taking an apartment In the
Arlington hotel for the remainder OF
the season.
Young Carrot A. Hobart, who is his
mothers almost constant companion
has been a guest at many OF the i'm
portant dinners and small dances given
by the younger set this year.
His interests so far in life, since the
death OF his distinguished iather, nave
been divided between his mother and
his automobile. He is an expert chauf-
feur, and brings a.machine or two with
him every year. 1t il believed tina,
Mrs. Hobart will buy a washington
residence. Her home Is in Paterson
N. j., where she lived as a girl. She
was formerly Miss Jenny futile
daughter OF the late Socrates Tuttle, &
prominent lawyer Of Paterson, IL
whose Office the late Garrett A. Hobar
studied law, afterward becoming
member Of the firm.
Mrs. Quay, widow of Senator Mat
thew s.. Quay, of Pennsylvania, is an
other of the widows of public men wh'
find the charm OF Washington great
She has but recently returned I,
Washington and established hersel
and her daughters in an apartment II
the Arlington. Their handsome HON,
on X street is now occupied by Sccre
tary OF the Navy and Mrs. Morton
Mrs. Quay and her daughters are tax
ing no part in social affairs. They ar
seen by only the most intimate friends
Mrs. Payne, widow of the postmaste
general. has remained in Washington
since the death OF Mr.. Payne, making
several necessary trips TO their HON
In Milwaukee. Upon the death of tn
postmaster general Mrs. Payne gave u
the annex or the Arlington. which ha
been their home in Washington eve
since M. Payne was called into tn
cabinet. She and her faithful niece
Miss Louise vandyke Jones, took
smaller apartment in the hotel. Mr.,
Payne rarely seeing anyone, havin
even excused herself to the wife Of IA