The Washington herald., 1907-11-16

an EXTENDED trlp 70 -NS" hS2iCO anu
Omaha.
Mrs. John O. Evans. has returned from
Long Island and is occupying her home
In Sixteenth street.
Col. A S. Nicholson aRd Mrs. Nicholson
have returned TO their home in Nineteenth
street after spending several months AT
their summer place at Hamilton, Va.
Mrs Brainbridge Hun is occupying her
house in n street. Jefferson place. after
summer travelling
Mrs. W. J. Cox was at home yesterday
at her apartment at the Cordova. and will
be receiving again to-day.
wimodaughsis and its friends gathered
in goodly numbers Tuesday evening
around the banquet table at The Sign
of the Fox" to mark the opening of the
sixteenth year OF that organizations work
With the advent Of the coffee, the com
pany resolved itself for the moment into
national convention and proceeded to
consider suitable planks for Presidential
platform.
Mrs +. H Andrew presided and Miss
Hortense Keables. acting as plank mis-
tress. was particularly happy in her in
PRODUCTION both Of suitable planks and
/ the speakers who would advocate their
adoption.
Woman suffrage" was the first plank
offered. and Il was most ably discussed
by Mrs Jessie Wait Wright. president
Of the Suffrage Association. Mrs Wright
was followed by Mrs. Margaret c. Lohr
on Single tax" Mrs LOhr has long
been a prominent member Of the local
Single Tax League. and advocated the
adoption Of her theories in a most in
structive manner Practical Socialism"
was the next plank most eIoquently Of
| fered by Miss Catherine Garst. Tariff
/ lifted on art was cleverly discussed by
Mrs Lora Coope. who. In closing. di-
gressed slightly and paid a beautiful trib-
ute 10 that larger mother bird which
/ has yet found no expression in art. but
whose spirit is so finely shown in the
/ lives and labors OF many OF the women
around her"
Adequate child labor laws" was the
plank most eloquenuy and instructively
/ offered by Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey.
Mrs Mussey has done much 70 remedy
the laws relating to women and children
in the District and realization of her de-
/ sres along this line is hoped for by all
fair-minded people.
| Peace by arbitration was the last
| plank offered. and its merits were cleverly
set forth by Mrs. Belva Lockwood. Sup
Elementary remarks were made by Mrs.
/ Mary a Van Ness and others. and the
I convention adjourned after adopting all
planks offered.
The guests included Mrs. 7. S Mussey.
Mrs Jesse Wright. Mrs. Belva lockwood.
Mrs Helen TindalI Mrs. Threse McCOr-
dell. Mrs l. Colford, Mrs. Josephine Rich
/ Mrs s. L. Battles. Mrs NJ. G. Lohr, Mrs.
Lena Cooper. Mrs. Frazier, Mrs Gran
ston, Mrs. Greene. Mrs. Smiley. Mrs NJ
/ A Van Ness Mrs NJ. Seway Miss H0T-
4 tense Keables, Miss Z. Colford. Miss Ida
| Meyer. Mrs. Terry. Miss Garst. Miss
/ Keough. Miss F. Colford. Miss +. Gillett
Miss + Slater. Miss ]. Slater. Mrs. Gar
/ land. Mrs Andrew
/ The board Of lady visitors OF the Wash
ington Hospital for Foundlings will hold
their annual Thanksgiving tea on Thurs
day, November p. at 17I5 Fifteenth street.
/ from until g. There will be a special
sale Of dolls and bears. homemade cakes.
candy and flowers. The ladies Of the
board, consisting OF Mrs. Simon Wolf,
Mrs. A Iisner. Mrs. ". :. Knox, Mrs.
! George c. Johnson. Mrs J. {. Smithe.
( Mrs. Richard Sylvester. Mrs. A T Brit
ton. Mrs. Shirley W. Bowls, Mrs. Joseph
/ Auerbach. Mrs. Carl Casey. Mrs T g.
Jewell. Mrs Anderson Lacey, Mrs. Joseph
Whitney. Mrs. J. B. Kendall Mrs. Carl
Droop. and Mrs. ". c. Lewis, will vel
come the friends of the hospital. assisted
by a corps of young girls interested in
the babies.
The Rev ". y. Morgan-Jones and Mrs.
/ Morgan-Jones have returned from abroad,
after a twelve-months' absence. and are
at their home in Rhode Island avenue.
Commissioner and Mrs. Macfarland
have gone 10 West Point. as the guests
of Col and Mrs Scott.
Mrs. Robert Chew has returned from
the Virginia Hot Springs. where she has
been spending the last two weeks with
friends at the Homestead.
Or. and Mrs G. T. Gehring, who are
resting quietly at their beautiful home
between the mountains and the sea near
Santa Cruz. intend 10 &C TO Mexico in
January. and may return In June.
! Announcement has been made OF the
engagement of Miss Martha Ziegler.
daughter Of Mr.. James A Ziegler. of
Wilmington. Del. to Mr.. Johannes Maria
Gloetzner, formerly of this city, but now
Of Milan. Italy Mr.. Gloetzner is the son
of Dr. and Mrs. Anton Gloetzner. of this
city.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, who has been
spending the autumn at Bevoir. the
home Of her son, Fairfax Harrison. in
Virginia. has taken apartments at the
Richmond, in Washington. for the winter.
in order TO be near her son, Francis Bur
ton Harrison, and his family, who will
occupy Commander Kay's house in l
street after Congress opens.
Beauregard Chapter. No. 1102. United
Daughters of the Confederacy. has issued
invitations for a reception and dance TO
be held at Rsuschers next Tuesday
evening.