The Washington herald., 1907-09-29
Magnolia. Mass. Sept. 2S.


Magnolia. Mass. Sept 8
Mrs. Henry May has been visiting Mrs.
Russell Soley in Newport Mr.. and Miss
Isabelle May are in the West on an ex-
tended trip
Mrs. Henry r. Blomt. Of Georgetown,
Is with her daughter, Mrs Eugene r.
Shipper. wife of the Rev. DR. Shippen, Of
Dorchester. one of Boston's suburbs.
Mr., and Mrs. Shippen viii sail for Eng
land in November. on account of the
delicate health Of their boy, who the
physicians say cannot stand the severity
OF another New England winter. Mrs.
Blount is spending the intervening time
with them. having returned with her
daughter, Mrs. Shippen. who has been
making her mother a visit at the George
town home. Rev. Mr.. Shippen has been
pastor Of one OF DOrchesters historic
churches for the past fourteen years, and
the keenest. regret is felt by all his
parishioners on account Of his resigna-
ton.
ming laurels for herself, or rather ribbons
for her horses. at the Cohasset horse
show. one OF the most interesting classes
Of the afternoon was that for horses for
q ladys carriage. driven by a lady. Mrs.
Anderson's horse won, the driver being
Miss Eleonora Sears, BOston's best
known athletic girl. and one of Mrs.
Nicholas Longworths most intimate Bos-
ton friends. The cup won by Mrs. An
derson was put up by Mr. Ralph Will
iams Miss Muriel Crocker was second
in this exhibit
Miss Olivia Thorndike. another friend
Of Mrs. Longworth, and one of the girls
always most active In all sports, Is III at
ST Margarets Hospital. in Boston. Miss
Thorndike is not only Il fine horsewo-
man. having won many ribbons for horses
she has driven and ridden. but she is afro
a fine dancer, and is one or the star
members of the Vincent Club, Boston's
smart girls club. the members of which
are all devotees Of the terpsichorean art.
The Misses Lawson, daughters of Tom
Lawson, who have frequently been guests
in Washington. are also members OF this
club.
Mrs William B. Bacon and her daugh-
ter. Miss Elsie Bacon. have been visiting
n LenoX, but have now returned TO their
home in Boston, where they will remain
until the wedding OF Miss Bacon and Mr..
Joseph S Lowering. October Z. at the
Boston home of Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Robert Bacon, at Jamaica
Plain. one Of the suburbs. Miss Emily
Bacon, sister of the bTide-to-be, has gone
10 New York 10 visit another sister, Mrs
John z. Greenleaf.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. who has
been abroad nearly all summer, has re-
turned, and is with Mrs. Holmes at their
country place at Beverly Farms They
will remain through the fine weather of
the early fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. H. Fessenden, uncle
and aunt Of Mrs Nicholas Longworth,
have closed their summer place at Cool
ldge Point. Manchester, and with their
interesting family of dainty. quaint little
girls are now at their BrOOkline home.
They will go later TO their farm at Hol-
listOn, y H. before settling down for
the winter in Brookline.
Miss Barbara Hfgginson. one Of the
most active Of the younger set Of girls
at the North Shore, has been visiting
frieu6S In MaJtaposett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Sears % their
two young dau been
motoring nearly con
tinent, are expe ce at
Prides within a
ST. Paul socie at OF
Washington and 'ested
in the wedding rriam
and Mr.. John T Sat
urdav October 10 II be
at St Johns Ch at
4 o'clock in the hesl-'
wright is a graG Il. B.
and his Classmat scented
among the ushers 80 !. member Of
the Somerset and LniOn clubs and of
the Harvard in New York. Miss MeT-
riam was born and brought up In St
Paul. where she made her debut. When
her father was governor Of Minnesota,
she was naturally one Of the most
sought-after girls in the most exclusive
set. She has a fine face, full of lhtelli-
gence, is tall, with exceeding good style.
A hearty welcome IS promised her when
she comes 10 Boston as Mr. Wheel
Wright's bride.
Some idea Of the wealth represented
along the North Shore, that strip of sea-
coast where the millionaires Of Boston
and other cities summer, may be gath
cred from a glance at the tax list Take
Alanchester-by-th alone. The figures
are interesting. Among It's many million
aire residents this year, Manchester has
twenty-five that are assessed "a tax OF
over 1900. Fourteen of these are resi-
dents OF the town and eleven are nom
residents.
The Hon. T. Jefferson Coolidge. former
Ambassador TO France from the United
States pays the largest tax. His assess
ment this year IS 50, 790l6 Francis NJ.
Whitehouse is the next heaviest tax
payer. being assessed q tax of 8,6lS37.
Among the other heavy taxpayers are
the trustees OF the estate OF the late
Mrs. r. c. Hooper. 5000; Gordon Alb
bott. Sl.2712: T Jefferson Coolidge, jr.
81. .O4S. 40; Mr.. Coolidge, by the way, rents
one of his cottages TO Baron ROsen for
the Russian Embassy, Clement s. HOugh-
ton, H.47272: Mrs. G. d. Howe. S,243.6S;
Mrs Gardiner NJ. Lane, Sl10.96, Mrs.
Lane rents to the Peruvian Minister,
Senor PardO; George Putnam, $,009 o.:
Mrs Eliot Sumner Miss Diana w. Rock
welD. 81. .40S.2S; Margaret Sturgis, Sl.310.SS;