The Washington herald., 1909-07-09

Representative and Mrs. Frank o. Low
den. Of Illinois. have taken cottage at
Hot Springs, Va. FOR few weeks.
August. according 10 their custom. viii
be spent at their splendid home, Castle I
Rest" Pullman Island. in Alexandra
Bay. at the mouth of the St Lawrence /
River This was the summer home OF
the late George NJ. Pullman, father OF
Mrs. Lowden. and II was left 10 her with
the provision that II should be thrown
open 10 the members of the Pullman fam
lily in the month Of August. when a grand
annual reunion is held there. The Pull
man family is a large one. and nearly
all have means sufficient TO make this
annual journey. no matter where they
happen to be- II is one OF the require
ments OF the viii that the hostess. Mrs.
Lowden. who was the favorite child OF
the late millionaire, should be at Castle
Rest" for this occasion. and that the
assembled relatives, young and old, rich
and poor. sould participate in the plant
ing Of a tree TO the memory Of the late
millionaire's mother. which ceremony is
religiOusly adhered 10 and has never been
omitted. Mrs. LOwden is an exceptional
woman. and those who know her best
regard her as the perfect type Of Ameri-
can WomanhOOd- She is handsome, gra-
cious, dignihed, emineutly Just. with a
wholesome American temper under
absolute control, and with love OF home
and family the strongest Of her charac-
teristics. AS Miss Florence Pullman she
was always regarded as the flower OF
the flock" OF Pullmans. Her country
home. Sinissippi Farm. IN Ogle County.
H.. is ike a small but well-regulated
village. and 1t is the place OF all others
which the Lowden family loves. They
usually make the trip from Chicago 20
Pullman Island on their own yacht,
which IS well manned and beautifully
equipped. II had a serious accident from
collision while lying OF the docks here
at Washington this spring, but has been
repaired and pat IN perfect condition In
case the tariff legislation or Representa-
tive Lowdens health should prevent his
going 20 Castle Rest this year, Mrs.
Lowden win go, II only for a short time
The news OF the engagement and aD-
preaching marriage OF Miss Eloise Happy.
daughter of Mr.. Cyrus Happy. Of Seattle.
who has many relatives in Washington.
70 Afr. Seth Richards. a wealthy banker
of Spokane. has Oeen received here Miss
Happy Is remembered here by many
friends made during her several years
schooling al the Washington Seminary.
from which she was graduated two years
ago. Miss Happy IS q very handsome
young woman Her wedding viii take
place IN November.
Mrs. II. B. BeaH. OF Baltimore. who
made short visit 20 her home recently.
has returned 20 the home OF her son-in-
law and daughter. DIT. and Mrs. Gwynn,
in Georgetown, 20 remain during their
absence from the city FOR short time.
Mr.. Francis G. Cotton and his daugh-
ter. Miss Margery Cotton. closed their
Connecticut avenue home yesterday and
started 70 York Harbor, where they spend
their summers They viii be joined there
for August by the formers s0n-in-law
and daughter, Lieut.. Commander and
Mrs. Archibald Davis. Of Philadelphia.
Miss Cotton VIII also make few visits
with friends on the North Shore Of
Massachusetts in the hot weather
Brig Gen. and Mrs Henry C. Sharpe
will go to the country place Of the for
mer's brother. Judge sharpe. on the Hud-
son River for a vacation Gen. Sharpe
will 90 to Canada later for a hunting and
fishing trip
Miss Dorothy Gatewood. daughter OF
Medical Inspector Gatewood. L. s. ",
who has been the guest for some weeks
OF Miss Josephine Mason. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Mason. at their
place Gunstom-Hall-On-t Potomac. re-
turned yesterday tO her home IN Wash
ington She and her sister, Miss Halle
Gatewood. wiz 90 to the country home
OF Miss Julia Muschette in Maryland on
July IS, 20 be members Of her house party
for a fortnight. They viii go from there
20 Woodberry Forrest, Va. TO join Mrs
Gatewood and their youngest sister, Miss
Mildred, for the remainder Of the sum
mer and autumn.
Lieut. Col. H 2. Hodges and family
are registered at the Hotel Astor IN New
York City. He has recently been sta
toned at Panama
Other army officers there include Lieut..
Thornton Hughes. Philip Hays. r. S.
Woodson. Berkeley Enoch. also E. ".
Mckee. OF the navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaudeville Carlisle are
receiving congratulations upon the birth
Of e daughter a few days aGp in the
home OF Mrs. Carlisle's parents. Mai
; Gen. and Mrs. Sanger. in HIS ccity.
Rabbi Louis Stern, OF the Eighth Street
Temple. accompanied by Mrs. Stern and
/ Mss Irrna Stern. viii leave here to-day
/ for the Braddock Hotel, Braddock
Heights.
Mrs. y. S. Cooper has as her guest her
grandson, Mr.. Louis Bolts. OF Stafford. III.
Mrs J. S Billiard and Miss Billiard.
mother and sister OF Lieut.. Billiard. left
yesterday for Ocean City, Nd, 70 spend
the remainder Of the summer.
Miss Jessie Grant, Of Knoxville. Tenn,
is the guest Of Miss Greer. OF this city,
former resident Of Knoxville.
Mrs. Joseph Holt Gaines. wife Of the
Representative from West Virginia, ac-
companied by their six-weeks-old daugh-
ter. left yesterday for their West Vir-
ginia home. for the season. The other
J chlidren or the family returned 10 their
home as soon as school closed. and Rem
! resentatve Gaines will join them there
when Congress adjourns.
Mrs. Algernon Taylor Smith. OF Cum
berland. Nd. who was formerly Miss
Jane De Shields. Of this cltS. is spend
ing a few days with her father, Mai.
De Shields. at the FredOnia.
/ Mrs. W. F. B-enizer and son Spencer
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