The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08
I'm the Social Whirl at Washington

gesses in Virginia. belong to Miss Nan
ME Randolph Heth, whose quaint old
home in Georgetown is charming
chapter Of the past. Miss Mamie is
one of tho best beloved of Colonial
Danes, and is the retiring national
treasurer.
George Washington Memorial.
The Colonial Danes voted $4,000 out
of the treasury last week TO the George
Washington Memorial building, which
it is hoped will be the nation g tribute
to the father OF his country, com
memoration to the first president and
his interest in higher education. The
George Washington Memorial associa'
ton has charge Of this ambitious pro
money is now being raised, viii be
planned TO furnish n home and gath
erlng place for national, patriotic, sclen-
tific, educational. literary, nTt, medical
and similar organizations. Two million
dollars is the sum to be raised for this
building, with an additional $4,000 as
an endowment for maintenance, In order
that conventions and societies may use
the building without rental
The president of the ASSOCIATION is
notable Colonial Dame, Mrs. Henry
F. Dimock Of New York, a promi-
nent social leader in America, and is
the sister of William G. Whitney. Her
freely poured into this project In
stead Of getting the money from few
rich men, it is Mrs. Dimoclk IS idea to
mako it a building of the people, in
which every one may have part. The
name and address Of each person CON
tributing to the fund will be made a
part of The permanent record of this
great undertaking.
In New York recently forty-fve
dressmakers gave dollar ench for the
fund, and not long ago 10000 school
children in Washington gave 10 cents
each Every child in the land is asked
by Mrs. Dimock to wear n George
Washington button costing 10 cents
The proceeds from these buttons will
The building, and will be the chill
dren S tribute to Washington.
Six Little Chinese Ladies'.
In China girl must sleep on the floor.
She can be neither evil nor good.
She has only TO think how TO prepare
bread and wine,
Without giving any cause of grief to
her parents.
This old Chinese saying was never
true. or 1T is turned backward today
in Washington, ID. G.. The six little
Chinese ladies Of Minister Changes
household, his wife, his two daughters,
his daughter"in-law, and her two sisters
are MS prOUdeSt possessions, ana eN-
hibited on all official occasions. The
envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
| ipotentiary from China made his first
appearance Mt the White House on New
| Years day, to greet the president OF
| the United States, accompanied by five
| little Chinese ladies, and when his
imperial highness, Prince Tsai Tao, was
| entertained with a brilliant reception
| in the ballroom of the New Willard
Saturday evening, SIX little Chinese
ladies in gay embroidered trousers and
| lackets-each one wearing earrings
| formed receiving line, next to that
made up of Minister Chang, the royal
guest. Lord Ii and the tiny. but dis
tinguished officer Of the Chinese army.
Mrs. John W. Foster. wife Of the
former secretary Of state. made the
presentations to Madame Chang, who
shook hands with each guest. and in
turn presented the guests TO Mrs.
| Henry Chang. Mrs. Henry Chang was
Miss Isabel Tong, and was married on
| Christmas day TO the son of the Chi
nese minister at the legation.
Il want to Introduce You to my
sisters. Misses Chang and Misses
| Tong said the bride in easy English.
! and / turned to greet the four Young
| girls in holiday attire. who were lust
as interested and animated and Just
MS full Of giggles as four American
| girls from II TO l6 vears Of age
peeped at their feet, The Misses
| Chang had on soft Chinese slippers
embroidered in gold, but the Misses