The Appeal., 1911-02-04

son Grant III II waa a simple affair, in perfect
keeping with the desire of both the bride ana
groom, for young Grant, who Is a suDaltern army
officer, is of a retiring disposition, and is not
given at all to a desire for the social limelight
either from his own nature or from the fact that
he is the grandson and namesake OF the great
Silent Soldier of the Civil war. When the Root
family gave their lease of the Morton resi-
dence John Hays Hammond then took 1t up and
there he lives today.
Levi 2. Letter. now dead, Chicago multi-mfl
lionaire, built of the most imposing residences
which the city of Washington holds 1t stands
close to Dupont circle, a fashionable residence
section, and its front and side grounds are OF
greater extent than usually found adjacent to
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 stones toss Of the Letter resi-
dence Is the marble Washington home of Mrs.
r. M. Patterson, daughter of Joseph Medill, the
great editor OF the Chicago Tribune The Patter-
son house was designed by Stanford White who
was killed by the degenerate Harry K. Thaw in
New York city 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 Cleveland people. They
came here Some years ago. as other rich people
have done, to take up their residence and to lead
the life Of the capital It is, however rather q
uluoTeQL uI0 WHICH inc BOdrQmaQS lead. MISS
Mabel Boardman is the chief American spirit in
the Red Cross movement. She is devoted to this
work. and gives to 1t the major portion Of her
time. The Boardman house is a scene of many
gatherings OF people, but at least onehalf Of them
have humantarianism for their object.
The Boardman home is one of the few in
Washington which President Taft visits in a pure
1y informal way. He drops in" at Boardman's
for afternoon tea for evening call just as
he would it 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, as Miss Boardman Is one
OF its hardest workers and it's guiding spirit
There is one home in Washington with which
there Is connected a curious story It is the Mas
sachusetts avenue residence of Mrs. R. H. Town
send who is known in Washington as 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
thhde, 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 well within the titled circle and
one or two Of them of the blood royal. The daugh-
ter showed her good sense and her rare discrimi-
nation by marrying American.
Now, as for the story about the Townsend house
t should be said that it is of rather grewsome In
terest. Mrs. Townsend. some years ago looked at