Evening star., 1915-09-12
Picked Up Here and There.

Mrs. Charles Emory Smith of Phila-
delphia, Henrietta Nichols that was,
the sister of
Gives Homes to Poor the handsome
and Enters Convent sullivan and of
Mrs. Jimmie" CIews, while preparing
to take her vows as a nun has not 1of-
yotten the little girls of Cherry ana
Christie streets in her home city, 1of
whom she is providing money besldes
placing her summer home at Elberon'
n J.. at the disposal of the Boran
House Settlement. Fifteen little girls
are sent down each week from Cherry
street. remaining for the week. Ihere
they get the most wholesome OF exer-
else and ocean bathing. Mrs. Smith is
well known in this city and Is the
widow Of the late Postmaster General
under President Mckinley, who. prior
to being appointed to cabinet posi-
ton was once our ambassador to Rus
sia. Some eighteen months ago she
entered the Institute of Our Lady
of Christian Doctrine in New York
to become a novice. She is now
deyoting her time to study and
prayer while preparing to take the
Institute of Our Lady of Christian
Doctrine does a large amount OF char
liable work among the poor ltailans'
also maintaining a day nursery, SO val
liable in a community of that sort IN
any city Regrettable it is that so
charming woman should Withdraw
from our social life, there is no douot
as to the good that Mrs. Smith will
accomplish in her new vocation
Talking of English people reminds
their friends that most interesting OF
all has been the visit which Mr.. and
Mrs Lawrence Townsend and their
daughter. Miss Yvonne, paid last month
to their royal highnesses, the Duke and
Duchess of Conuaught, at the Govern
ment House at Ottawa Their niece,
Mrs. Franklin Townsend, was also with
them. The ladies are very good mus1-
clans, and every evening beautiful
improvised concert was arranged, when
Mrs. Franklin Townsend sang eXquls-
itely and received more than her need
of praise. 50 fully did she acquit her.
self of her share of the entertainment
that their royal highnesses have asked
her TO return to them next winter.
The recent visit was an entirely pri.
vate affair-en famille, SO to speak
which made it al the more delightful
Quite an experience, in fact. The duke
and duchess, It's said, are SO charming
ly simple that in spite of their neces-
sarily large staff of aids-de-camp and
officers of the household. such as be-
fits the station of a governor general
Of Canada, there was as little formality
as consistent with good taste.
Mrs Lawrence Townsend was the
very beautiful Natalie Hanau. Her sis
ter, Regina Hanau, married the late
Edward c. Iungerich. Both sisters
were educated largely abroad, where
Miss Natalie remained longer, in order
to perfect her musical training.
The past summer the Townsends spent
at Hague, Lake George, where their
niece Joined them. She is to sing at
big charity concert in this city Novem-
Der 5, and also at the White House, it
is said. Later she is to sing in New
York. Naturally. Mrs. Townsend is
much interested in her artistic success,
and l hear that Mrs. John B. Thayer,
jr-. also is one of her supporters and
hackers. Indeed. SO are the Stok-
owskis and many other cognoscenti.
After their visit to Government House
at Ottawa the Townsends went to Que
bee They Will return to Lake George
to remain throughout this month.
Last Saturday, at the fascinating resi-
dence in Mount Auburn of Mr. and Mrs.
C. Bentley Mat
Noted Washington thews, in cincin-
Names Recalled. party arranged % to
bring together a few intimates, the in
teresting enga cement was announced
of Miss Danesi Matthews and Mr.. Rob-
ert Hochstetter. Both are members of
the fashionable world. about whom an
attractive circle centers. and the tact