Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

sster-in-law. in Connecticut, will go on to
Mentor, Ohio, to spend the summer on the
Garfield farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schutt entertained
number of their friends Monday, June 3, in
honor Of the sixteenth birthday of their
daughter Blanche The evening was very
pleasantly passed in merry pastimes, music
and euchre taking up good part of the time
Those there to wish Miss Blanche many
happy returns of the day were Mr. and
Mrs. Enoch Barnes. Mrs. M. T. Norton.
Misses Dora and Bessie Jory, Blanche Cor
coran, Clara Norton. Mabel Dom, and
Messrs ]. Corcoran. Thomas w. Jones, AL
ford and B. Goodrich.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks,
when they had the President to luncheon
lately with them, in their Indianapolis
home, gave a patriotic turn to the decora-
tions of the table by having the candles
burn under red, white and blue shades At
each plate was the Presidents flag, done In
miniature Twentysix guests sat at the
tables in the main dining room. In the
library tables had been set for fourteen
guests, with Senator James A. Hemenway
as host
stories and listened to some, too One re-
lated to his experience as sheriff when
he was dealing in cattle on the western
plains.
One of the other guests told a story and
the President said that reminded him of
young Englishman who came to New York
a few years ago to visit for the first time.
The young man was a nephew of the Arch
bishop of Canterbury.
1T was very warm weather, sa u tEe
President, land one day the young man
boarded an elevated car for ride The
temperature must have been terrific in
side Across the aisle from the Englishman
was an Irishman who was evidently recov-
erng from a recent spree. Turning TO the
Irishman the Englishman said Really. can
you tell me whether you have had this kind
of weather long?
really, I can't replied the Irishman,
for I've been drunk myself for three
days
The President talked most entertainingly
of his experiences in the west 1T was an
experience" he said, that l would not take
anything for.
"Mr. President" said Addison c. Harris,
how many books did you write when you
were out on the ranch-in that log cabin
you talk about?"
Mr.. Harris, the President replied, Il
wish YOU would not recall those things. /
| am trying to forget the indiscretions of my
youth l hope to be able to live them
down..
sturdy characters he met during his days
as a ranchman. Many of them he has re-
warded by giving them places as United
States marshals in localities where fighting
men needed.
These men were needed" he said. 'fn
places WneTe we COulu iOl use SuIudy
school teachers
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page went
| from here to Boston to visit Mrs. Pages
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
| Thomas Lindsay of 222 Marlboro street, be-
| fore going to their cottage st YORK Harbor
| for the summer.
| Miss Lizzie Sherman. daughter of the
| late Gen. Sherman. is visiting her sister,
| Mrs. Thorndike in Boston for while. be-
| fore going to Lake Placid, N. Y, for the
| summer.
! A method of simplifying social duties.
| which has often been spoken of here but
| not actually been put in practice. Is In
| successful operation in London, where card
| leaving is done by contract for society
women. Social duties and pleasures take
| up 50 much of the fashionable womans
| time that she cannot go around leaving
| cards on her friends, even spare her
servants for this duty. This necessary rou
| tine Is carried out by the stationer who
! prints the cards. which need never go
| through the womans hands. The stationer
who keeps list of her friends. sends out
| a polite and well-addressed assistant with
supply of his clients cards In little en-