Evening star., 1920-05-30
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ton since the departure of the min
early autumn. has been much inter-
ested in the presentation of that dra-
matte tale of Robert Louis Steven
sons Treasure Island" He not only
saw the Aim story. but he has been
deriving much pleasure from the
book. Panama lay in the wake of
the pirates of the Spanish Main and
even now. Mr.. lie Fevre says. 1t is
possible to dig up lovely little gold
objects buried centuries ago by the
freebooters of the sea. All along the
coast of what is now the republic of
Panama Morgan and his Gross skull
and bloody bones" followers roamed
and sought hiding places in the caves.
The quaintest little frogs carved ex-
Quisitely and of that deep rich yellow
which pure gold always takes with
age abound in Panama and may be
found in almost any jewelry shop
They have been dug up accidentally in
various ways and. of course. cause
tremendous excitement thereabout,
as rush was on to dig
and dig and finally to uncover the
buried chests which tradition the de-
hant Morgan left behind in his last
| encounter with law and order An
cient Spanish coins are also often
FOUND in the ground. not so frequently
now as before the Panama canal
brought such multitude of diggers
10 the isthmus. 1t may be that Nor
gan or any of those other famous
pirates never did bury chests of gold.
put as long as romance continues to
nre the brain of youth Panama and
other historic spots where the rob-
oers o. the sea were known to have
MADE HEADQUARTERS will attract the
adventuresome. Every one who
builds a house in the compact and
f1ourishing little republic or in the
canal Zone either has the exciting
anticipation of turning over some-
thing interesting If not of great in
trinsic value.
Mrs Edwin F. Sweet. wife Of the
assistant secretary of the interior. is
one OF the busiest women in Wash
ington in the spring. She is the most
devoted lover of flowers and has
been a successful gardener in every
sense. and so her advice is frequently
sought ana always her approval. Few
OF the late afternoon rides which she
takes with her husband and daugh-
ter. Miss Sophia Fuller Sweet. have
not some friends garden as objective
Mrs. Sweet has often acted as a Judge
at local flower shows and she is al
ways ready for such pleasant but
somewhat firing service, no matter
what other demands are made upon
her. She is member of the D. A. r.
and numbers her ancestors among the
most distinguished settlers of Ave
of the original states. rather unusual
distinction. Mrs. Sweet was. before
her marriage. Miss Sophia Fuller.
daughter of Edward and Cornelia
Granger Fuller of Livingston. N.
Y. The Fullers came directly from
ers of Connecticut. and they intermar-
ried with Van Renssalaers. keuts and
Kanes of New York. and with the
CAROLS and Spriggs of Maryland and
other prominent families of Massa-
chusetts and Pennsylvania. Mrs. Sweet.
considering that she was married in
the centennial year. received an edu-
cation which was phenomenal in that
era. Trained at home by tutors and
governesses. she was sent to Paris in
her early teens. and after completing
a course of languages and general
take up science and philosophy.
Heidelberg in those days held the door
fast against feminine candidate, az
did all the German universities. but
the professors were not opposed to
private pupils. The assistant secretary
Of the interior and Mrs. Sweet have
FIVE children, but only Miss Sweet re-
sides here. A married daughter. Mrs.
Cornelia Van Rensselaer,. lives in De-
troit, and a son. the Rev. Edward S.
Sweet, is an EpiscopaIan clergyman.
stationed in Jersey City. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sweet have resided in Washington
nearly twelve years, he having served
in Congress.
Mrs. William M. Calder. wife of the
senator from New York, is among the
elders in the congressional set in
point of service. and. like SO many OF
Iher associates in the upper Legislative
set her social experience in Washing
ton began as the wife of member of
Congress. Mrs Calder is native of
Poughkeepsie and was before her
marriage Miss Catherine E. Harloe.
For years she maintained a pleasant
home here and was among the hos
pitable and active hostesses of official
dom. But the many problems which
face the Washingtonian these days
have driven her to hotel life, which she
endures. but does not enjoy. Mrs.
Mrs. Perkins Of New York in forming
the Congressional Club and she has
always manifested a cordial interest
in it's progress. She has been absent
much Of the time this winter and has
not attended the fetes there. as she
would under other conditions. The
wife of a man who is essentially a
home builder, she gives such an i'm
portant subject much Of her time.
though il was her Brooklyn home this
year and not Washington. Senator
Calder. q builder by profession. has
whole streets full of homes which he
erected in Brooklyn in the days be-
fore such work was prohibitive. He
has always been intensely proud Of his
calling. that Of sheltering the human
kind, and particularly the young
couples just settling into their first
nest Mrs. Calder partakes of these
benevolent traits and has been very
sympathetic with the homeless ones of
| a congested world and she has given
time and counsel in the emergency.
She plans to leave Washington short
ly to entertain her daughter. Mrs Lee,
formerly Miss Elsie Calder, in her New
York home.