Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
Picked Up Here and There.

The house in which now gather the
Colonial Danes of Philadelphia. in it.
| self is a CO.
Wistaria Vine Named lonial land
After DR.. Wistar. m marx o. '' in
the annals of this city, not only per Sc,
but on account of the personages whom
it has sheltered, says the Public Ledger
The history of the ground on which the
mansion stands goes back to the patent
in 1744, when Thomas and Richard
Penn, proprietors of Pennsylvania,
granted a tract of land between Wal
nut and Spruce streets and 4th and
5th streets, including the corner of
4th and Spruce streets, to Joseph and
William Shipper. Under a partition,
this corner lot was awarded to William
Shipper and remained in his family
until 1897. 1t was then conveyed to
Henry Phillips, who in the following
year sold it to DR.. Caspar Wistar. The
corner house was DR.. Wistar's resi-
dence, and the rest of the lot, including
that on which 240 South 4th street now
stands, besides a strip Of about twenty
churchyard, was his garden. DR.. Wis
tar occupied the premises until his
death in 1918, and no man OF dlstinc-
ton passed through the city In those
years who was not entertained by him.
After his death, the habitues of his
house founded the Saturday Wistar
parties in his honor.
At the time when Jefferson was presi-
dent of the American Philosophical So
ciety, of which DIR. Wistar was vice
president. the latter was usually called
upon to preside at its meetings. After
Jefferson resigned, DR.. Wistar was
elected to succeed him as president of
the society. 1t was after him that the
named, and Mr. Cadwalader, whose
father eventually occupied the adjoin-
ing house, No. 240-it was built in 1928
for Joseph Parker Norris, shortly after
sold to Charles Francis, and after his
death bought by Judge Cadwalader.
whose son, the present John Cadwala-
der, was born there-remembers the
splendid vine which grew in DR.. Wis
tar's garden and extended over into
that Of his father. 1t continued to
flourish until relatively recently.
There are few drones in society. The
social round, coupled with the activi-
ties of philan-
Society Makes Its shropy and the
Followers Work. art, have become
real toll. The young woman in the fac
tory who labors from s to has moth
ing on the modern society women,
whose work is never done. One woman
prominent in the smart set has been
SO interested in her war charities that
she has geen getting up at am. Lots
of women who have been going hard all
season have been doing on four and five
hours of sleep.
Bedtime for those who work in shops
and factories Is the noon hour for the
woman or girl in society. 1t sounds
frivolous to be supping and dancing at
in the morning. but after day OF
sociable and charitable visitation.
household cares, domestic worries, art
exhibits. tea dances. bridge. modistes,
milliners, war matfnees, tneater paIuee
to those who are at 1t week in and
week out. 1t is hard work.-New York
Times.
Mrs. John A. Morris gave q handsome
luncheon Tuesday at her home in Audu-
bon place.
Washington Girl Enjoying in homo, honor
New Orleans Gayeties. Amy Jen-
nings Of New York, a guest here for the
carnival Of Miss Katharine Lesendre.
and one of the loveliest and most at
tractive visitors here this season.
1t was a lovely George Washington"
luncheon, with all Of the decorations and
favors suggestive Of the day. The flow
ers on the table were arranged in low
plaques. They were red and white
roses, tied with large bows of blue rib
bon. and candy boxes and little hatchets,
given as favors. were also tied with rib
bons forming the colors Of the American
flag. The place cards were American
shields, and the special souvenirs for the
guests were ivory bud-vases with the
names of the guests engraved in blue and
filled with punches OF peoples. daisies
and bluets. tied with red. white and
blue streamers. Every detail of the SER
vice also carried out the same idea. The
luncheon was one of the most lovely Of
the month. The guests were Misses
Katharine Legendre. Amy Jennings, Eth
elyne Legendre. Mildred Post. Alice vair-
in, Maxwell Church Of Washington, Dor
othy Spencer. Marcella Grima, Isabelle
Moore. Sara Avery, Eileen ODonnell,
Catharine Scales. Elizabeth Lyman,
Marie Celeste Villeriee, Abbie Orme,
Dorothey Sharp and Margaret Mont
gomery.