Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08
AMERICANS:
Encourage Your Own Manufactures,
And They Will Improves:
LADIES. SAVE YOUR RAGS!

''They urged that every woman who has
the good of her country and the interests
of her family at heart garner up her rags
and send Them in consideration of gen
erous price to the new factory.
Either the good of her country or the
generous price appealed to large number
OF ladies'; for there were rags in abundance
when the mill opened. Zenas was super
intendent and had four men. two girls and
one small boy to assist him.
Hand moulds were used and a hundred
pounds of paper were turned out daily.
Now the working force numbers 400 and
1t manufactures tons of the finest bank
note paper
This mill is che basis of Senator Cranes
fortune, when Is to be reckoned in the mill
lions The senator's only son was married
a year or SO ago and is actively engaged in
the paper business. Miss Boardman comes
of good old New England stock. Her great
grandfather on her fathers side was Eli
EUR Boardman. United States senator from
Connecticut, and her mothers father was
Joseph Earl Sheffield of New Haven, Conn,
founder of the Sheffield's Scientific School
of Yale University. Her father, William ],
Boardman, formerly practiced his profess
sion as lawyer In Cleveland and largely en-
gagged in railroad matters. The family has
lived IN this city the past sixteen years and
has contributed greatly to the social pro-
gram each winter. They are all fond OF
travel and have as rule gone abroad
part of each year. Miss Mabel Boardman.
the elder sister of the bride~elect made the
famous Philippine trip with Secretary
Taft's party. She is interested in national
and local phiianthropies. A third sister is
a few years back was celebrated at the N
street home Of the family. with great
eclat.
Tuesdays bride-to-be is about thirty
four years old and is considered very at
tractive in manner and person. She met
Senator Crane for the first time in Febru-
airy last and their engagement was an
nounced shortly after 1t became a fact dur
lao 81 af Nav Ghn d~cc In
taste. is fond of society, though eninentiy
a practical woman. Senator Cranes term
in the Senate expires next year
tanning Mr.. seraphine, who has now gone
to New York.
Mrs Russell A. Aiger, jr.. presided at a
beautiful green and white dinner last We'd
nesday evening at her home In Detroit. en-
PERTAINING twelve guests in honor of Mrs
William e. Bailey of Harrisburg, Pa. who
is the guest of her parents. Senator and
Mrs Russell A. Alger, who are now In De-
troit. r. @T
Miss Kathleen Clayton. whose marriage
to Mr.. Grant-Duf, British minister t. Mex
leo, will take place in the near future, wore
recently with black tissue gown large
red-pink F'lorentine braid trimmed with
clusters of autumn leaves and big lunches
OF golden brown tnlle. Sprinkled over the
crown and nesting beneath the brirn were
jeweied bugs
The Washingtonians July spent giori-
Gus day at Great Falls. After delightful
picnic luncheon, dancing was enjoyed un-
til late in the evening. The out-of-town
guests were Capt cuthereli and Lieut..
Green of Norfolk. Va.
The counselor of the French embassy. NJ
Dies Portes de Ia Fosse. went to New York
with Mime. and Mile. Des Portes Wednes-
day to see them of for France. They sailed
Thursday, and the former went on TO Bev-