Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
SOCIETY.
Continued from Second Page.)
the past fortnight. has returned to hel
home in North Carolina.

the past fortnight. has returned to her
home in North Carolina.
Fifty golden years of wedding happiness
| was the treasure counted by Mr.. and
| Mrs. George Gibson at the celebration Of
their anniversary at the Hotel Gordon
| last evening. the last day of the COM
! pleted half century. Surrounded by their
| three surviving children of the group of
eight that came into their lives. and with
their two great-grandaughters. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Gibson received the host of friends
l who came to honor them in the browning
| glory of their welded lives. The beauty
and fragrance Of magnificent floral trib-
| uteS added a charm to the spacious par
lors Of the hotel and to the pleasure of
Il the occasion.
Just fifty years ago today George Glib
son. then barely past the line of man
hood. was married in Baltimore to Mar
garet p. Allen, some years his junior. by
Rev. George A. Leakin at the Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church. The ven
cradle minister. now ninety-one years old.
ness to send his regrets at not being able
to attend the celebration of the anniver-
sary.
The young couple came to make their
home in Washington the last week In
November Of 1862. They have lived here
i evers since. The young husband at that
time began his long and honorable bust
ness career in partnership with his broth
err John in a modest printing shop two
! doors below where Harvey's now stands
and over Schneiders hardware store. 1t
was there the firm Of Gibson Bros. was
born.
Mr.. and Mrs Gibson started housekeep-
ing on street between 9th and 10th
streets southwest. and their first home
in Washington still stands. 1t is mod
est one compared with their beautiful
residence now at 1912 Columbia road.
Il Eight children were born to them. six
girls and two boys. But three survive,
William Young Gibson. in business here:
Miss Flora NJ. Gibson. who with her
j brother is still of his household, and Mrs.
| Bertha G. Hudson. wife Of James G..
| Hudson. The two great-grandchildren are
/ Miss Edith S. Gibson and Miss Margaret
| Hudson.
Assisting in the receiving line also were
| Mrs. Albert HILL wife of Maj. Albert
Hill. L. s. A.. Of Baltimore, a niece of
Mrs. Gibson: Mrs. Charles P. Garde OF
Philadelphia. the Misses Gibson. Mrs. r
| Frank Morgan, Mrs. Wallace Streater
Mrs. Maude E. Wright and Miss Cecilia
| Atchison.
feature Of the celebration. repeating
| this time with golden present, similar
| feature OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gbson's silver
| anniversary twenty-five years ago, was
| Joyce, accompanied with a gold button
hook with poetic presentation to Mrs.
Gibson.
| Mrs. Thompson and Miss Curry. after a
three-week stay In this city, sightseeing
and visiting friends. have returned to
their home in Canada.
Nine. Pereyra, wife OF Senior Don Car
los Pereyra. after short visit to New
York. has returned to her apartment in
the Cumberland.
Mrs. Gugg, wife of Representative Gugg
who has been guest at the Dewey for
the past six weeks, has left the city for
her home in the west.
Mrs. Hays and the Misses Hays, wife
and daughters of Representative Hays,
are spending the spring season in Wash
ington.
The ladies of Lincoln Circle, No. 3, G.
A. r., held a meeting. followed by a re-
ception, yesterday at the home of the
president, Mrs HoXie, wife Of Gen. Hoxie,
on X street.
Representative and Mrs. Littleton. who
have recently taken an apartment at the
Arlington. made short trip last week
to their home in New York.
Louise Corey have left the city to spend
the week end in Virginia, where Miss
Corey will sing at recital
Lieut.. and Mrs. c. H. Bert are spending
month in Washington. They are To-
Gated at the Iroquois.
Mrs. Kelly and little son Tommy and
| daughter Edna have returned to their
home on 18th street from Los Angeles.
Cal.
Miss Matie left Washington Wednes-
day evening for San Antonio, Tex, where
she will visit Col. and Mrs. Frederick at
Fort Sam Houston.
Mrs. S. F.. Prouty and her daughter,
1 1,o1 orriH- in No Chi N
1 ton and have joined Representative
Prouty at Congress Hail. where they will
spend the remainder OF the extra session
of Congress.
| Mrs. S. V. Goble. who has been visiting
her parents, Col. and Mrs. Wheeler. left
Wednesday for her home in Detroit,
Mich.
Former Representative and Mrs Scott
Of Kansas were the guests last week OF
Representative and Mrs. Campbell. en-
route to Europe, where they will spend
| the summer.
| Miss F. Smith has returned to her
home on 10th street from trip to the
south.
The Beau-Knots gave box party
Thursday night Among the members
present were Misses Rita Coon, Mabel
Carpenter Gertrude Gibbs. Odessa Sy-
| LUCK, Juud oOeI. myrtle IuWeA' lima
Buck. Hazel Tune, Helen Ramsey and
Laura Offutt. Miss Tune will entertain
the Beau-Knots the 18th.
Miss Mary E. McCeney leaves town
Tuesday. the 18th, for Atlantic City. to
remain until she sails for Europe July l
to spend the summer. Miss McCeney
will have as her guest Miss Harriet
Eckerson of New York during her stay
at Atlantic City.
!.
Miss Mildred e. Wilson, who spent
the winter in Los Angeles. Cal. has
recently returned to that city after a
visit to the northern part of the state.
including Santa Cruz San Francisco and
Monterey
! DIR. and Mrs. Wallace Neff and Miss
/ Nancy Nef will spend the summer
abroad. sailing from New York ..ay %.