Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-12

during her stay in London will be the
guest of her brother-in-law and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks. for several
weeks,
The Swedish minister. Count Ehrens-
ward. is again at his apartments in the
Connecticut, where he will remain until
he leaves for the CatskilIs late in the
month.
The minister of Switzerland, DR.. Ritter.
who has been on a western tour, is ex-
pected in Washington Saturday.
Senator du Point, accompanied by his
son, Mr. Henry du Pont, sailed today for
Europe, where they will spend several
months travelling.
The return of Gov. Hoke Smith of
Georgia and Mrs. Smith as members Of
the circle OF senatorial families seems
assured by yesterdays dispatches.
When they lived in Washington before.
when Gov. Smith was in President Cleve-
lands cabinet. their home was on X
street. few doors west of Admiral Dew
eyS residence, and was noted as the most
hospitable in the rounds Of those days.
Although their children were then small
and their home by no means spacious
enough for the social demands they
wished to meet, Mrs. Smith managed to
entertain in a most elaborate way. But
to do it she would empty out the usual
furniture and make a complete transfer
nation of the space gained. Once when
she gave luncheon for Mrs. Cleveland
it was served on small tables. arranged
in two rooms of>the second floor, so that
the parlor suite could be available for It's
usual purpose. with the dining room &c
increase it's comforts and give space for
the special decorations. in garden effects,
and fountains with gold fish. etc.
Their elder children are now men and
he social which
Smith essayed here has always marked
her home wherever il was. Much of the
pleasant side of Georgia's offici2, hospi-
tally has dated from the gubernatorial
MRS. Helen O'Rear Saufley. wife of En-
sign Caswell Saufiey of the battleship
Massachusetts,. and daughter of Judge E..
c. ORear of kentucky, who will be nomi-
mated for governor of that state by the
republican state convention today. will
be in Washington this evening and Will
stop with Miss Margaret McChord.
daughter of Commissioner c. c. McChord
of the interstate commerce commission,
at the New Willard. Mrs. Saufley is on
her way to join her husband at Province
town, Mass.
Mrs c. Viola Fellows entertained on her
spacious lawn Monday evening. Among
those present were Mrs. Ethel MacKnight,
Mrs Ethel Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth Gatchell,
the Misses Essie Smith. Eta Taggart,
Elizabeth Shoemaker, Flora Coleman,
Edith Cheney. Drs. Kimberly, Boo. Fur
bershaw and Messrs. Karl Lesh, Hamil-
ton, Austin, Wyatt, MacLean and
Amatize
Mr. and Mrs. j. Eisenmann and Miss
Blanche Esenmann left for Thousand
Islands and Montreal. Returning on the
lakes. they will go TO Atlantic City. where
they will remain Until the latter part of
August
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Raymond Grinstead.
the latter formerly Miss Nellie Dom. have
returned from their wedding trip and are
now housekeeping in their own home. II
10th street northwest. where they will be
pleased to see their friends after August 1.
ham. Ala. who have been the guests of
Mr. d. D. Wilson, Madison street. Bright
wood, d. c., have returned home.
guest this week her cousin, siiss Bessie
Campbell of Newark, N. j. Mrs. Bacon
Will return with her, and. after making a
visit in Newark. will spend some time in
western New York visiting relatives in
Lyons and Auburn.
Miss Ruth Mccormick of Mobile, Ala,
formerly of Washington. is visiting her
aunt. Mrs. j. NJ. Hackett, of 231 Florida
avenue northwest
Maj Louis Knapp is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs Walter Saxon. in New Or
leans, until his departure the latter
part of the week for California.
Mrs Douglas Forrest has reached
Rome from Constantinople. after an ex
tended trip through Egypt. Palestine
and Syria She will spend some time
in Switzerland, after month in Rome
and visit to Florence.
The assistant secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Winthrop are due in Newport to-
morrow to visit their relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs H. A. G. Taylor. While there Mr..
Winthrop will look over the naval estap-
lishment. Mr.. and Mrs Moses Taylor
and family are due this week to visit
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor also.
Mrs. r. R. HIT has leased the Lathrop
Brown place at West Manchester, Mass,
for the remainder of the season
President de la Barra. Mrs. de "a Barra.
their children, Ing Ignacio de la Barra.
Mr. Bernardo de la Barra. their families
and Mr. Miguel Fernandez de la Regatta
went from the City cs Mexico to Vera
Cruz last week to meet Mr.. Luis de la
Barra, who was returning from Europe.
Mrs. John E. Reyburn. who is at New
London for the summer, motored to the
resort Monday. where she entertained at
luncheon at the Casino.
Mr.. Clarence ". de Knight, Mr.. T. G.
LANG. Mrs T. G. LANG. Miss A. 8.
I,iane. Mr. c. H. LANG and Master Lin,
ali of this city, will sail on the George
washington. from New York for Bremen,
tomorrow.
Lightning struck the stable of j. D.
Cosby, near Marmora, Amelia county.
Va. Sunday. and 1t was burned to the
ground, together with a frame dwelling.