Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-25

son Grant III. It simple arlair III perfect
keeping with the desire OF Doth Ihe DIlue anu
groom, for young Grant, who Is suDalterh army
officer, is Of a retiring disposition and Is not
given at all to desire for the social lmeight
either from his own nature or from the tact that
he is the grandson and namesake or the great
Silent Soldier Of the Civil war. When the Root
family gave their lease OF the Morton resi-
dcnce John Hays Hammond then look IL up anu
there he lives today.
Levi H. Letter now dead, Chicago multi-mi
,ionaire built ore of the most imposing residences
which the city OF Washington holds It. stands
close to Dupont circle fashionable residence
section and its front and side grounds are OF
greater extent chan are usually found adjacent 10
a house in the city where every inch OF land costs
much money. The widow of Mr.. Letter still occu
pies the great pillared house which her husband
built. Within a stones toss or the Letter resi-
dence is the marble Washington home of Mrs
r. NJ. Patterson. daughter OF Joseph Medil, the
great editor of the Chicago Tribune The Patter
son house was designed by Stanford White, who
killed by the degenerate Harry *. Thaw in
New York ci.y three or four years ago The de-
sign for the Patterson house was one OF the last
works of the great architect.
Close to the marble Patterson residence is the
home of william Boardman. his wife and daugh-
ters. The Boardmans are Cleveland people. They
came here some years ago. as other rich people
have done to tske up their residence and to lead
the life Of lhe capital. 1t is. however rather a
different life which the Boardmans lead Miss
Mabel Boar,iman Is the chief American spirit in
the Red Cross movement. She is devoted TO this
work and gives 10 it the major portion Of her
time The Boardrhan house is scene of many
gatherings OF people. but at least onehalf Of them
have humantaridnism for their object.
The Boardman home is one of the few In
Washington which President Taft visits in pure
ly informal way He drops in at Boardman's
for afternoon tea for evening call just as
he would if he were not president Of the United
States and therefore bound by strands of the
tape of etiquette. The president is greatly inter
ested in the work of the Red Cross He is the
organizations president Miss Boardman is one
of its hardest workers and its guiding spirit
There is one home in Washington with which
there is connected a curious story 1t is the Mas
sachusetts avenue residence of Mrs. r. H. Town
send. who Is known in Washington Mrs. Scott
Townsend. She is the niece of Tom" Scott, the
Pennsylvania multi-millionaire, who died several
years ago. Mrs. Townsend's only daughter, Ma
thilde. generally has been pronounced the most
beautiful of the young women of the capital city.
Rumor connected the daughter ''in marriage en-
gagement possibilities" with half dozen foreign
ers. all Of them we'll within the titled circle. and
two cf them of the blood royal. The daugh
ter showed her good sense and her rare discrim
nation by marrying American.
Now, as for the story about the Townsend house.
II should be said that 1t Is OF rather grewsome In
terest. Mrs. Townsend. some years ago looked at