The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-09
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that Is distinguished and interesting
In society, but as q center OF phiian-
;hropy and educational interest. One
of Mrs Boardman's daughters is Mrs
Frederick A. Keep, n another Mrs
Murray Crane, her marriage tn the
Massachusetts, enator having taken
place in the past summer. Mrs. Albert
Clifford Barney. who was = Miss Pike.
OF Cincinnati. a built two unusually
fine houses in Washington. one n
Rhode Island avenue, which is nov
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Hannen Jen-
nings, and n combined studio and res
idence on Sheridan Circle. where she Is
now living. Mrs John Davies Jones,
who was a Miss Potter, of Cincinnati,
owns the very artistic home now occu-
pied by Representative and Mrs. Mich
olas Longworth on Eighteenth and I
streets, an older resident neighborhood
than that usually selected BY strangers.
and very smart Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
T. Gan, of Cincinnati. have just COM
pleted a large house on Twentieth
street just of Connecticut avenue. after
! two years residence In Washington.
while the Warder residence on K
street. which is Occupied by the family
of the late Il. II. Warder, is one OF the
handsomest OF the Ohio houses.
Mrs. Richard Townsend. whose faith
err was William L. SCOTT, OF Erie. has
in the past five years completed what
all high-class architects say Is the
finest house in Washington. and one
of the finest in America. A large man
sion of French architecture, Iii white
stone. facing on Massachusetts, avenue
with extensive grounds 1T It's north
and west sides. Mrs. Townsend's only
child is Miss Mathilde Townsend. the
| famous American beauty. who was pre-
scented Mt the court OF st. James last
summer. and whose engagement To the
Count de Alb OF Spain, is expected I'D
be formally announced in the neaI
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp, the
latter also born a Miss Scott. OF Penn-
/ s~ylvania, a daughter of the late rresi-
lent OF the Pennsylvania railroad. have
purchased and improved a splendid
home on Twentieth street, just on
Connecticut venue and Dupont Circle.
where they will entertain extensively
in the coming winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Westinghouse purchas-
ed some years ago the Dupont Circle
home built by the late James G.. Blaine,
but have taken little active part In
Washington society in recent years.
One of the handsomest homes now
building on Washington Heights, in the
neishborhood of the proposed embassy
for France, is for John Hays Ham
mond. OF South African fame, who
passed a few weeks in Washington last
winter and decided to make this his
permanent home. Other distinguished
South Africans, as some one mas de-
scribed certain representatives OF great
international interests, now located
!, permanently in Washington, are a
l diner williams, Mr.. Henry Cleveland
Perkins, and Mr.. Hammer Jennings.
, Even Boston, where every n native
1 to the soil is supposed TO refuse TO
, thrive elsewhere, has sent several very
= notable representatives the first being
. Mr.. Henry Adams, the distinguished
, descendant Of W. presidents and son
:, of the late Charles Francis Adams. Mr.
l Adams. who has been many year.
:; a widower, has a fine house on II
Z street adjoining that of the late secrc-
! tarv of state, John Hay. h formel
i ambassador TO Italy and Mrs. William
: Draper. on their return from Rome
: purchased and greatly improved Z
y splendid property on Farragut square
= Still another Boston acquisition Is Mrs
Larz Anderson, who was Miss lsabe
Perkins. the greatest heiress of he
:. generation, who has just completes
n half-million white stone palace On
Massachusetts avenue, very near tn
. s~carcel, less costly home of the Colo
!. RADIO mining king, Thomas +. Walsh
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