Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02

Dorothy Williams of Washington, Miss
Fitch of New York, Miss Pauline Day of
Springfield. Miss Fanny Hanna of Cleve-
land. Mr.. belong Of Philadelphia Mr.. Lea
of Philadelphia, Mr., Hungerford Of Lake
wood, Mr.. Rust Of Boston, Mr.. Austin
Morrison and Charles King Morrison of
New York White and green was the pre-
vailing color scheme.
Miss NJ H. Stella Lawson Of Baltimore,
who is on visit to Ireland and VINO Is the
guest Of Miss Sheridan, at Ashgrove House,
Belturbet, County Cavan, met with marked
distinction few weeks ago at the hands
OF Prince Louis Of Battenberg during the
stay OF the English Atlantic feet at Ban
goF. During the VISIT of the fleet to Balti-
more about year ago Miss Lawson met
the prince and presented to him q book
she had written which included H-ustra-
tions Of seals and fags OF the United States.
This acquaintance Miss Lawson recently
renewed A few days later she received a
letter of thanks and appreciation for the
book from Prince Louis. Miss Lawson Is
a member of the Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution and other pa
trfotfc organizations. She Is niece or
General James Herbert Quinn, judge of
the probate court of New Mexico, and Is
connected by ties with Ireland through the
Herberts of Mucross Abbey.
DR.. Harmon N. Morse. professor Of ana
lytical chemistry at the Johns Hopkins
University. and Mrs Morse, who have been
spending the summer abroad, will sail from
Bremen for New York about September 10
by Colonel c. l.. F. Robinson. command
ing officer of the Newport Artillery Conn
pany, that Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has
subscribed the sum Of $1,000 for the build
ing fund Of the armory, which will mean
that work on rebuilding the armory, which
was damaged by fire early in the year,
will be pushed rapidly ahead. The late
Cornelius Vanderbilt always took an inter-
is nv1n n a
oldest active military organizations in the
United States. !.
Mrs. Richard Sylvester, with her daugh-
ter and two sons. who have occupied their
cottage on Bolivar Heights, w. Va, since
the beginning of June, will return to the
city the latter part of September Last
fall Major Sylvester erected this cottage
on historic ground ana he has been en-
abled to visit his family Saturdays through
the summer season.
Mrs Henry Siegel of New York and Chi
cago has returned from Europe rampant
advocate of outdoor living. and what she
breaches she has herself already put into
practice. Mrs. Siegel went to Europe
broken in health and a nervous wreck, as
full bloom of health In her cheeks, with
springy step and alert movement of body
and gives the credit all to the outdoor
treatment. Her daughters Julia and Doro-
ment. and together with their mother IN
sist in sleeping the veranda In all KINDS
of weather, and IL their tint OF cheek ana
general air of good health are due to their
course of treatment It may not be long
before many other New York maidens
adopt the fad.
The Countess Spottiswood Macktn. for
merly the well-known Sally Britton CT early
St Louis days. has come over from her
Paris home, and Is one of the much-dis-
cussed guests at Bar Harbor this month.
She has with her Mrs. John Lemone OF
Yonkers, N. Y.
The resignation of Senior Don Joaquin
Walker Martinez as minister to this coun-
try from Chile Is not great surprise to
the many friends of that charming family
for at the time of their departure there
were rumors to the effect that they were
taking an official farewell OF this country.
The announcement, however. causes much
regret in Washington society, for the Wal
ker Martinez family was favorite in the
diplomatic corps. The elder daughter, Miss
Elisa Walker Martinez.swas oehutante
of a year ago, and Sonora Walker Martinez
is striking beauty and her daughters