Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A GOLDEN AND A SILVER AN
NIvERsARY CELEBRATION.
Engagements Announced and Nearby
Wedding Days-Travel Plans.
.tt' Personal Notes.

Gen. Sumner I. Kimball. general SUI
perintendent Of the life-savfng service.
and Mrs Kimball will celebrate their
golden wedding anniversary this even
ing Edward Fenno Kimball, superin-
tendent Of the postal money order sys-
tenn, and the son Of Gen. Kimball, will
with his wife celebrate the silver ami
ve+sary of their, marriage at the same
time and place. The double event will
De- held at the home Of the KimbaIls.
1916 Rhode Island avenue. The recep-
ton will continue from $50 to IL O'Clock
tonight.
There is much happiness in the family
today in anticipation of the golden jubilee
with its silver lining. and both father
and son have received the hearty con-
CALCULATIONS Of their friends.
Sumner l. kimball, VINO is known as
the father of the life-saving SERVICE"
one of the most worthy of the practical
philanthropies. was born at Lebanon. Me-.
in 1884. He was married to Miss Ellen
Fenno of Augusta. Me-. October II,
1858.
Edward F. Kimball. who worked his
way up the official ladder to the posi-
ton of chief OF the money order system
through meritorious effort and Miss Ida
Louise Packard Of New Bedford, Mass.
were married September 3. 1888. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward +. kimball deferred the
| celebration Of the jubilee anniversary I'M
til today In order that they might add a
touch of silver to the golden anniver-
| sary.
| Gen. Sumner I. Kimbau has resided
| continuously in Washington since 1ool.
when he came here from his quaint New
! England home. He was chief Of the
| Uni,ed States revenue marine service. now
| known as the revenue cutter service, In
1871. 1t was while he was filing this
position that he found the nucleus upon
which he built up the present magnlfi-
cent life-saving service that rescues from
the sea many precious lives and thou
sands of dollars worth Of property an
nually. At that time the saving of hui
man life and property was confined to
few crude shelter buildings along the
coast of New Jersey. These were in
tended as places Wnere boats might be
kept to be employed by volunteer crews
| of life savers in the event of wreck or
other disaster at sea. No crews were
employed by either the state or national
| governments, and rescues from the briny
deep depended altogether upon the volun-
teer effort of the hardy fishermen and
others along the seacoast.
| The service. which has grown to large
proportions. with uniformed life savers
stationed along the ocean coasts and
those of the great lakes in model stations
and supplied with the most modern life
| saving apparatus and appliances. was in
augurated and built up under Gen. KIM
balls management and direction In the
past thirty-seven years.
Edward F. Kimball was born at North
Berwick, Me-. in 1859. He was promoted
to the position of superinta ndent OF the
postal money order system January /.
1904. He is a graduate Of the United
States revenue cutter service, In which
he held the position of lieutenant. He
left the service to enter the postal sys-
| tenn. and worked his way up through the
grades to chief clerk and then to super
intendent. He is a member Of the UNI
versity and Columbia clubs and enjoys
a wide acquaintance throughout the coun-
try.
A feature OF the golden-silver wedding
anniversaries at the Kimball home this
evening will be the pre-ence of Sumner
grandson Of Gen. and Mrs. Sumner !. KIM
ball, and the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
r. Kimball He Ia the only son and
grandson. and his friends say he gives
| Of life. Master Kinlball is the editor and
publisher Of an amateur newspaper-the
| Morning Globe. He was born in this city
and is pupil of the Force Public School.
Ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll will not, It IL
| said take house here this season. but
will spend the winter in New York with
| his sons. Mr.. Royal Phelps Carroll and
Mr.. Philip Carroll
The Thirteen Club of Alexandria county
| was entertained Friday evening by Dr
| and Mrs. W. c. Welburn at the Glencar
Ign Town Hall. A short musical and lit
| erary program was rendered by Miss
| Edith Gideon. Mr.. and Mrs. B. 7. Rol-
! Inns, Thomas Johnston and others, after
which the floor was cleared and the
younger members Of the club spent the
remainder OF the evening In dancing.
Among those present were Messrs and
Mesdames Ralph Baldwin, Wade Ball.
W. NJ. King. e. N. Lovewell. W. s. Hoge,
B. T: Rollins. w. A. Smith, C. e. Towne.
Maj e. W. r. Ewing, DR.. w. M, Backus.
H. D. Croker. Mesdames, Pennewit, Har-
1ison. Sutton. Ramsdell. Misses Edith
Gideon. Pearl Sutton. Constance Backus.
/ Margaret Olcott. Wingert. Goodwin.
Hidassah Backus Mae Thomas, Harrison.
Janet Hayes Ella Olcott. Ra4sdei,' Enl-
| iiy Hayes. Walton. Plant, Schaf, hewitt.
Messrs. Dougherty. Harrison. Gideon.
| Johnston. Bruder, Schaff. Jacobs, Sutton.
| Kirby Dr. and Mrs WelbuTp, Fruit