The Washington times., 1916-01-23

shoulder, as she finally departed, '.'vSll.
many are called. but lew are frcIen.'
And have alway, cherished certain
bon mot which Is attributed TO 1er-it
may be arochIyrhal hut certainly iIs
worth repeating.
1t happened in the days when Miss
Cannon first came to Washington and
when she took the business OF return
ing hundredS of calls very seriously.
, Her smart coupe and spanking pair
were familiar sights in the calling sec
tion, but one day her duty as an official
hostess took her to some queer corner
in northeast Washington. The house
looked most delapidated, but she braved
the muddy pathway and rang the bell,
what's more she rang again and again,
to receive no answer. Finally she gave
it up. Whats the trouble. couldn't
you raise thcm?" queried the friend
who was with her. No said Miss
Cannon, nothing came TO the door but
the smell of cabbage"
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or course, Miss Cannon -waS at Mrs.
Gillett Hills party and held court all
afternoon. She il a close friend of Mrs.
| Hill and i'm particular of Mrs. Hills sis
| ter, Miss Amaryllis Gillett. The tea
was ever so nice. At first the crush in
| terfered rather with the dancing, but
after it thlnned out II was great fun.
/ Half the lower moor OF the house, you
may remember, Is a studio, a deliRh6ful
room which made a perfect setting for
the laughing girls In their pretty light
! gowns.
Then it was good to see Mrs. Hill and
! Iemira after their long absence.
Lemira is as frank and jolly as over
and just as good fun. always re-
member her as the girl who got ahead
Of Mrs. Vernon Castle and introduced
the ukulele to Washington several years
ago. WHAT'S more she learned to play
II In Hawaii. where they tear the very
heart out of music. Mrs. Hill owns a
| good deal of property there, I believe,
and they spend much time in the is
lands. Lemira is a really talented pi-
anist, and has been a devoted student
of music since she left Washington.
The party was for her young kins-
! woman, Mrs. John Dean Gillett Hill, a
charming addition to the list of visi-
tors In Washington. Nina Stockton
came up from Annapolis. where she Is
spending the winter with her aunt, Mrs
George c. Reid, to receive with LemIra
and stayed in Washington over the
week end.
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Mrs William d. stephens tells me
that her son-in-law and daughter. Lieut.
and Mrs. Randolph Zane, U. 8. NJ. c.
are having the plessantest possible win
ter in Honolulu. You remember Bsr.
bara Stephens, I'm sure, an unusually
pretty girl, with quantities Of fair hair
and a brilliant color. She made heI
debut here shortly after her father wa,
elected to Congress from California
had Just one season in society, and theT
one of those bold soldier boys cam.
along and married her.
In spite OF the fact that she married
into the Navy, Mrs. Stephens has man
aged to see quite a little OF her daugh
ter. For five months Lieutenant Zane
was in Mexico and during that tim,
Barbara was with her mother Ther
last summer Congressman and Mrs
. stephens took a trip to Honolulu anC
spent several weeks with the Zanes
This summer Barbara expects to corn,
home for a visit. accompanied by hel
small daughter. Marjorie. The baby Il
sixteen months old, a fascinatini
yOunESteI mTb SNepnSnS says so, ant
? has less biased opinion to back her UT
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Army and navy people come and q
, and, although we civilian residents ~
r on forever. we never quite get used I,
Z parting with our friends of the service
There seems to be a general exOdu
scheduled for the spring. Capt. an,
) Mrs. Bayard Schindel expects TO go an,
there are a numbe: OF other arm,
3 people who will be manchued afte
E their four years duty hero. Capt an
, Mrs. Marx Bristol ana Johnnie Isemal
+ ire 9f the navy people whose dsPGTtur