The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-04
SOCIETY At THE
NATIONS CAPITAL

although the enormous fortune that
makes their home ora New Hampshire
Avenue one Of the show places OF that
rcighhoihood was accumulated entirely
iu the latter city, Mrs. Page. at tine time
O.. her marriage to Tho Holnc virginia
writer. was tho widowed sister-in-lav OF
tic late Marshall Field. and shared
with him and the late Low L. Letter ia
the profits Of their great dry goods house
Mr. and Mrs. William j. Boaldman.
Wao CAME TO Washington ten years ago
from Cleveland. O.. ago prominently
t.e leaders Of all the Western forces.
ltcr home on Dupont Circle being noted
as the rallying place not only OF all that
i~ distinguished and Interesting m So
Getty. but as "A centre Of PHILANTHROPY and
educational interest
one Of Mrs Boardwans daughters ~
Mrs Frederick a Keep. and another.
AIRS Murray Crane, her marriage to the
massachusetts senator having taken
place in the past summer. Mrs Albert
N-Hor1 Barney. vino was a Miss Pike
az Cincinnati. has built two unusually fine
Houses in Washington-one Rhode Island
avenue. which is now occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Harmon Jennings. and COM
bine1 studio and residence on sheridan
circle. where she IS now living Mrs
John Davies Jones. who was Miss Pot
home now occupied BY Representative and
AIRS Nicholas Longworth on Eighteenth
asa I streets. am older resident neighbor-
hood than that usually selected by
strangers. and very smart. AIr. and Mrs.
Thomas T. Gaff. Of Cincinnati have Just
completed a large house on Twentieth
Street just of Connecticut Avenue, after
TWO years residence in Washington. while
the Wardcr residence on X street. which
is occupied by the family OF the late 3.
r. Narder. is one OF tho handsorncst of
tho Ohio homes.
Mrs. Richard Townsend whose father
was William L. Scott. OF Erie. las In
The past five years completed what all
high-class architects say is the finest pri-
Nate house in Washington. and one 81
the finest IN America. a large mansion
OF French architecture. in white stone.
facing on Massachusetts Avenue. with
r1tcrsiVe grounds at its north and west
sides. MIS- Townsend only child is
Miss Mauldc Townsend tho famous
American beauty. who was presented At
tic Court Of ST. James last summer. and
whose engagement TO the Count de Abe
- spain, is expected - be formallv an
nolnced In the near future.
ST.. and Ms joseph 7. Throrp tho
after nlso born a Miss Scott OF Penn
fANf .tit = l'tnENffr or the late
dent 90 the Pennsylvania Railroad have
pure hased and improved q splendid home
on twentieth Street. just of Connecticut
avenue and Dupont Circle whore thev
VIII entertain extensively In tie coming
winter
Air. and Mrs Wcstinrrolso. u Pitts
hllg purchased some years ago the D,i-
pom, Circle homo built nv the late James
g. Blaine. but have taken little active
p'rt Ia Washington society .u recent
years.
one OF the handsomest homes now
building on Washington Heights. in the
no Shoorhood az the proposed embassy
FOR France is for John HAYS Hammond. !
'l SoAti african fame, who passed Few
weeks 10 Washington last winter. and |
decided 20 make this his permanent home.
'tlct distinguished South Africans. as
~nt-e one has described certain repre-
SeaJati'cs ~ great international interests.
no" located permanently In Washington,
are Garoiner Williams. Nfr Henry Clcve-
4and Perkins and Mr.. Hammer Jennings /
Even Boston. where every one native 10
u" SOIL Us supposed To refuse TO thrive
elsewhere, has sent several very notable
representative. the first being MI Henry
ADAMS. the Distinguished descendant of
Nv" fIesidcnts. and son Of thc late !
Charles Francis Adams. Mr. Adams. who
-- 4'''i-.- ',.4S = Whoever. has q I
me mouse on y street. adjoining that OF !
me late Secretary u State John Nav.
he former Amnassador 10 Italy and Mrs |
W l.il1m Draper. on their return from |
Rome. purchased and greatly improved a
splendid proPertT on Farra-ut Square !
Sun another Boston acquisition Is Mrs
l~arz Anderson. who was Miss Isabel Per
klns. tic greatest heiress Of her genera
ton. who has just completed half-nlN-
lion white stone palace on M ,.i,,,....,- |
Avenue. very near the scarcely less coeti,
home ~ the colorado mining king
Thomas T. Walls,