The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
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/ Ergiishman was not known 10 her Wash
I ingtOn friends. Mrs. Gibson has an In
| come Of about $4,000 a year. left her
/ from her fathers estate. Her sister. Mrs
I Lindsay. OF Boston. has the same. and
I they will receive more from their mother
I Mrs Gibson Is still very young. her mar
rage as a schoolgirl 10 Mr.. Gibson. q
schOOlboy. being wei remembered IN
I Washington society, as i was an unex-
/ pected runaway match. Mr.. and Mrs
l Gibson made their home in Chicago,
/ where their married lift was wrecked in
I little more than five years. Mr.. Gibson s
/ entrance into the literary field was N ac-
/ cordancs with advice given him by Mr..
I Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs. GIbson's step
father. Immediately after his marriage. Mr..
I Page Acknowledged Mr. GTbson's gift. and
urged him at one time to take up the
work and allow him 20 give him what
l assistance or advice he could But Mr
I Gibson did not embrace the opportunity.
and never did anything with his pen or
[ his brains until the past year.
Mr. and Mrs. Burnsby viii make their
future home in the fascinating country
! IN Leicestershire- Their wedding was a
nouncement Of the engagement was not
made previously.
Capt the Hon. Horace Hood naval at
tache OF the British Embassy. has sailed
for South America, to inspect the navies
Of Brazil, Peru. Chile, and Argentina. He
IS also naval attache 10 all the British
legations In South America. and has du-
ties 10 perform there which viii keen
him for some months.
Miss AiIeen Gorgas. daughter Of Col
William c Gorgas. chief sanitary officer
Of Panama. is visiting IN Fort Leaven-
worth Kans- She was the guest Of honor
at luncheon given last week BY Mrs.
Charles F. Andrews and at a dinner
given by Capt and Mrs J r Slattery-
Miss Gorgas is a debutante Of this season.
Her parents are well known in Washing
ton. but she has not visited here since
she was quite small Col and Mrs Cor
gas have been the guests here Of Gen.
and Mrs Leonard Wood Col Gorgas.
who Is Assistant Surgeon General Of the
Army is son Of the late Gen. Jesse
Gorgas, who vas a prominent officer OF
the South during the civil war. Cen.
GOrgas' widow. who was n daughter Of
Gov Gale. OF Alabama, now lives in Tr!s-
caloosa. Ala. and Col and Mrs. Gorgas,
who are in this country for the summer
season. viii make her a visit before re-
turning TO Panama.
Mrs. Mary 5. Lockwood. Of this citv.
has returned from her recent visit 10
Boston. where she went 10 the meeting
OF the Federation OF WOmen-s Clubs.
and where she was the guest OF Mrs.
Daniel Lothrop- Mrs. Lothrop's home is
now in Concord. Mass. in the famous
Wayside Inn. the home OF Hawthorne.
which she purchased some time ago. and
which she is gradually restoring TO fits
original atmosphere. Il was In this his
toric place that Mrs. lockwood was beam
tifully entertained during her stav, going
( In to Boston almost every dav. Mrs
Lothrop, who Is the founder OF the So
ciety Of the Children Of the American
Revolution, has also very recently Dur
chased the old home OF the beloved nove,-
ist- Louisa " Alcott. tie idol Of Young
sirlhood- The Alcoot home IS adjoining
the Hawthorne estate. and Mrs. Ioth-cn
VIII restore this place to its original per
lection The chapel known as the school
OF Philosophy she has had moved onto
her own place. and Will preserve II sx-
actiy as II was The Alc0tt home will be
turned 10 some good purpose in time
Mrs. Russell-Joseph. who was the guest
during the early spring Of Capt. and Mrs.
Lewis Merriam. on . street is now in
Atlantic City for the remainder Of the
summer. She made a VISIT. en route Of
several weeks with her daughter and
granddaughter. Mrs. David Bispharu and
Miss Vida Bispham. IN the cottage at
West Chester. Pa. which they have taken
ior the sumner and fall They viii an
spend next winter IN Washington. where
Miss Bispham viii be presented to So
ciety- She Is great beauty. and a
young woman Of many graces. Although
her parents are both Americans. Miss
Blspham was born and reared in Eng
land and has lived all her life until last
summer at Windsor.
Miss Florence King has returned from
a visit with relatives and friends in Mary
land
Miss Jean Loring, who has been visit
Ing in and around New York. is expected
to return here tomorrow. and leave later
in the month for Bay Head. 10 spend the
rest Of the summer Miss Lydia Loring
viii 60 10 Cape May for the remainder
Of the hot weather
Miss Lillian Lockwood VIII leave about
the middle Of the month for Schenectady.
to spend several weeks with relatives
They viii make a number Of automobile
trips 10 surrounding places OF interest.
Mrs Claude E. Miller IS spending A
month with her mother. Mrs. shoup. in
her handsome place on the Hudson river
at SparkiiL- Mr.. Miller will Join her there
next month for a short period OF travel
Mrs. Simon McKimmie and Miss Mon
tague have gone to Nine Stores. Va. TO
remain all summer.
Mrs. William Allen and Miss Allen. Of
Parkersburg. ". Va. are visiting Mrs
Aliens mother, Mrs. Clarendon Smith. in
her home, in F street northeast
Miss Addie King is visiting the Raphaels
in their country place IN Maryland.
Mr.. Robert r Yates has returned 70 his
home here from New York.
Mr. and Mrs. E. y. Church and Mrs.
S. H. Pell. who have been cruising in
Oriental waters on Col Thompson's yacht.
the Mineola, arrived In New York last
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