The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

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WASHINGTON, May Miss Ma
thilde Townsend has selected June
for her wedding day, and high and low,
rich and poor, at the social hub, arc
interested in the coming marriage OF
this American beauty, belle and heiress
TO the distinguished young grandson
of Commodore Gerry. No romance has
taken such hold Of the public since the
marriage of Princess Alice at the
White House 10 another loyal American,
and there is distinct patrlouc mayor
in the general rejoicing over Miss
Townsend IS choice of n husband. The
wedding will take place in the magnlf.
cent Massac chusetts avenue mansion or
100 rooms belonging to the bride g
bother, and will be the beautiful finale
of brilliant social season. The Town.
send home is one of the show places OF
Washington, the picture galleries, ball
room, conservatorles and stables are
unsurpassed, but the greatest treasure
of the household is this young daugh-
ter Of the gods who will step over the
threshold on the fret of juno as the
bride of Peter Gerry.
Miss tno horse show9 oh, no, In
spite Of approaching nuptials, Miss Ma
thilde could not resist the temptation
of exhibiting her equine beauties, Gray
Lady and Lady Cav, at the brilliant
event of Saturday afternoon. great
burst of applause from the throng as
sembled at the base of Washington
monument greeted this beautiful blond
girl as she drove her spanking team
about. the ring. The pair won the
splendid silver trophy, offered by Mr..
and Mrs. Larz Anderson.
No one expected Miss Townsend to-
enter on this occasion, in spite OF her
keen interest in promoting the Popu-
larity of the horse show in Washing
ton. Tho entries had been closed for
two whole days, when the rules were
broken for this favorite horsewoman,
and her entries were listed just before
next she drives In horse show 1T will
be as Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry.
Concerning Colonial Danes.
F'The Cold and Lonesome Dames,' as
Washington darky translated the
name of the high and exclusive organi-
zation to which her mistress belongs,
were delightful element in the social
events of the past week--a week into
which were crowded the brilliant re-
American bureau Of international re-
publcs, the most successful of horse
shows and the Chinese ministers s enter
tainment at the New Willard for his
imperial highness,. Prince Tsai Tao.
There is a Colonial Dame In the
White House, Mrs. William Howard
Taft, and the president of the organi-
zatiou, the lovely, bEown-eyed Mrs. J
William Ruffin Cox OF Richmond, Va,
was hidden to drink "dish' OF tea,
with the chatelnine of the executive
mansion, and with all due loyalty to
her Colonial ancestors, she did not have
the slightest inclination TO throw the
been president Of the Colonial Danes
of America for the past eight years,
and has Just been reelected.
There is Colonial Dame in the cabi-
net circle-Mrs. Jacob McGavock Dick
inson, wife of the secretary of war
who opened her hospitable home on
the last dav of the convention to the
entire organization, giving a charming
tea in honor Of Mrs. Cox. Mrs. Taft
and Mrs. Dickinson were made honora-
ary members of the Colonial Danes of
the District Of Columbia.
1t is remarkable what a soothing
effect Colonial lineage seems to have
kind. The gracious and gentle manners
of these high-born Danes are never
rufled by .disagreements of any sort
Their elections are marked with no
such casualties as accompany similar
events, with the Daughters Of the
American Revolution Indeed, a Rev.
olutionary Daughter-and there are
many in the older organization-imm
diately smooths her rufhed plumaee
when she remembers she is a Colonial
Dame, with the right to the badge OF
buff and blue. The very exclusiveness
is calming to those on the inside, for
membership is an invitation affair, and
one may prove descent from any mum
Der of Colonial sires, but if she is not
invited to loln she cannot belong to
the organization Of Colonial Danes.
There were a number of interesting
women and lending social lights among