The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
lrTIss Dorothy Brooks

distinguished grandfather. Chief Justice
Fuller, changed the plans Miss Lucy
Hoke Smith. daughter Of the governor
Of Georgin, who Is about to come into
the Senate. resigning from the governor
ship, Is not coming among strangers, as
her parents lived here when she was
baby, when her father was IN President
Cleveland's Cabinet. They were among
the most popular Of the Official families
which the South has ever had here. and
no more charming hostess has been
known than Mrs. Hoke Smith Miss
Smith was educated at the Lucy Cobb
Institute, batlt and endowed by Mrs,
Smiths father In memory Of her younger
sister, who died in childhood They Will
come to Washington early in December.
Miss OVerman is the daughter of a for
mer Washingtonlan, her mother being
daughter Of a Senator as we'll as the
wife Of one, and made her debut in
Washington society when her father was
Senator.
Miss Burleson is brilliant Texas girl,
being a graduate from the State Uniyer-
sity, which has since conferred a de-
gree upon her. She is far more fnteTIec-
tually inclined than she is socially, and
has little fondness for the butterfly life
She has but recently. returned from a trip
with her parents to Panama. =.
The smartest resident circles will have
an important leader this season in Miss.
Margaret Preston Draper, who made her
debut two seasons ago, but went into
deep mourning Immediately afterward
for her father, who died. suddenly lust
after her debut ball. She and her mother
have returned to their Washington home
for the season, and Miss Draper will
participate in the gayeties of the set of
girls of her own season as we'll as those
of this and last year. Miss Draper has
been presented at court IN London and
has had two seasons at Bar Harbor and
one at Cannes, France. She is an all
around cultivated young woman, and one
of the wealthiest in this country.
Another of the wealthy girls in resi-
dent society is Miss Lenfra Gfllett-Hin.
daughter of Mrs. Katherine Gillett-HilI,
and niece of Miss AmarylTis Gilllett,
both of Illinois, who spend their winters
in Washington. The first came to wash
ington,- as the guests of Miss Cannon
during the regime OF Speaker Cannon
and were so pleased with Washington
life that they both bought property here
in Sheridan circle. Miss Gillett built a
handsome home at 2225 R street, right
on the circle. and Mrs. Gillett-Hin has
recently purchased the picturesque and
unique Studio House of Mr., Edward
Lind Morse. the artist at 21s3 r street,
where she and her daughter are now es-
tablished. They have changed It con-
siderahly and improved II greatly the
last few months. 1t was owned and oc-
cupied for some time after Mr.. Morse
sold It by Mr. and Mrs. Frank A.. Poe,
when they were, first married. Miss Gil
lett-Hill is q granddaughter of Hon.
John 2. Gfllett. one OF the most promI-
nent men of Illinois, a friend of Lord
ScuIly and Sir William, Van Horne, who
were pioneer miilIonaires of that coun-
try Mr. GiIlett was one Of the largest
landowners In the state. and to-day his
immense corn land estates are owned
and managed. by the .debutante's mother
and aunts. as among his heirs. Their
brothers are Logan Gilleft-Hfll manager
OF the American Wire Company mills.
in Worcester, Mass. and Dean GFiIstt-
Hi, prominent iawyer in Illinois, and
q graduate Of Harvard Miss 0Iliett-