The Washington times., 1906-10-07
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Mrs. S. Annie Gardner. a resident for
I several years of Kensington. has re-
signed her position in the dead letter
office of the Postohice Department Mrs
/ Gardners record in the Government de-
partmental work has been an unusual
/ one. She having been appointed from
the Second Congressional district of
Louisiana in July, 1852, and holding the
same position till this time. Mrs. Gard
ner and her mother make their home
| together in Kensington. owning a very
attractive house on Howard avenue.
The Women's Missionary and Church
Aid Societies OF the Warner Memorial
/ Presbyterian Church will resume their
monthly meetings, the first being held
In the Sunday school building on We'd
nesday next at II o'clock a. m Lunch
con VIII be served.
The Women's Club OF Kensington met
for the first time this fall on Friday at
the home Of the president. Mrs. J. Harry
Cunningham. The program consisted Of
responses from THE Merchant of Ven
ice" and n paper on Early Italian His
tory by Miss Anna L. Gayley. 1t being
officers day. refreshments were served
by the club officers.
Mrs. Harry c. Armstrong entertained
a few young friends at luncheon in hon
or OF Miss Behning. Of White Plains,
n. Y The guests We're Miss Behning,
Miss Armstrong. Miss Frances Sumner,
Miss Anna Warner and Miss Eleanor
Mcqueen.
The FortnightIy Club, of Forest Glen,
met at the home of Mrs Dawson. Lin
den. on Thursday evening The mem
bers were entertained by an account
given by Dr. Wright Of his recent trip
abroad
The committee of ladies sent by the
local branch OF the w c. T. Z. to visit
the county almshouse week or two
ago. made a report Of such q nature
that it has been deemed advisable that
a committee wait upon the county COM
missioners In the near future. This COM
mlttee is composed Of Mrs. Brewer OF
Rockville; Mrs. Higgins. Of Laytons-
vile: and Mrs. Frank Chapman. of Ken
sinEton.
Dr Prices family have removed 10
Washington for the winter, and
Robert Martins family are occupying
their house on Baltimore street for the
season.
Mrs. George vs.. Ashworth has re-
turned from "a short visit 10 Baltimore.
and has as her guest her mother, Mrs
C. r. Chapman. Of that city,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Buck, Of Wash
jugton street. have as their guests Mrs.
Bucks father and mother, Mr- and Mrs
Burton Robertson. OF Milton, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall b. Cushman
viii go TO washington the first Of next
week for the winter. They have taken
an apartment at the Portuer.
Miss Anna Warner Is visiting friends
iu Come .ticuJ-
lFrz. C. C. Stuart. Of Washington. is
visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. W. A.
Johnston, OF Carroll place.
Mr.. and Mrs. WiIkcrson and child,
who have been occupying Mrs. Eliza
beth Geddes' house on Carroll place Tor
the summer. have re-urned TO Wash
iugton.
Raymond. the little son % Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Moore. Of St Paul street. Is
al George Washington Hospital where
he underwent an operation a few days
ago for appendicitis.
Mrs John Butler. of stoney Crest. I
was the guest recently Of Mrs. Walter
A. Johnston
Miss Little. Of Scotland. who viii
spend the winter with her brother, w.
D. Little, of Forest Glen, is visiting
friends in Buffalo. n. y.
Mrs. Walter Fewkea, Of Forest Glen, +
has as her guest her sister. Mrs. Faux
uer, of Boston. Dr. and Mrs. Fewkes
viii leave for Arizona about November
I. and viii spend the winter exploring
the ruins In the Southwest in the inter
est of the Bureau o. Ethnology.
Miss Katie Herbert Of Leesburg, Va, /
is the guest of Mrs. Mary Fawcett.
W. W. Wright is spending a few /
months with his brother. DIR. George /
Wright. 1t Forest Glen.
Hon Walter Hazard of Georgetown, !
S. c.. has been the guest during the .
past Ntth Oh MI anu 4LIE- I-tul lamp 4
let on Montgomery avenue. He accom- !
panied Mrs Hazard and Miss Minnie. /
who have spent the summer in KensIng- /
ton, to their home. on Friday.
T
M Alexander Philips Of FredericHs- I
burg and Miss Louise DeLand OF Wash /
ington. who have been guests at the /
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Warner have as /
their guest at present Mrs. Nevin OF 1
Pittsburg.
Mrs. John French Of New York City
is the guest of her sister. Mrs. J. Philip /
Hermann.
Mrs J. Brett Bronson has returned /
from a visit 10 her mother in northern /
New York state.
Mrs. George s. PAUL and her children
are visiting friends in Ohio.
BEIT AND RHODES.
Whether the annexation of the Trans
vaal Republic ana the Orange Free
State turn out TO be a blessing or a
curse, the conquest and annexation are
indisputably the work of Cecil Rhodes