Evening star., 1923-12-30
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
White House Holiday Observance Attracts
Thousands to Admiration of PRESIDENT Home
Life-New Year to Be Active Day

{ the idea of remaining in Washington
as Senior Calderon did, after he was
superseded as minister from Bolivia
Rt. Rev. George Frederick de Car
teret, bishop of Jamaica, Is visiting
friends in New Jersey and looking,
as 1t We're, on the patrimony of his
forefathers. For the student of colo
nial history recalls that when oliver
of York, afterward James II. found
refuge with his friend. Sir George de
Carteret, who had "a royal grant of a
large tract of land on the Delaware
capital of the state, Trenton. When
the Stuarts We're restored, Charles II,
recalling the kindness shown his
brother and the loyalty of de Carteret
to his cause, made him royal gov
ernor of the region and desired him
to call the colony thus created Novum
Cesarea, or New Jersey, the ancient
name of the channel isle as written
on old maps. Sir George took formal
possession of his dominion in 1865,
and in due course of time he was
succeeded by his younger brother as
seigneur of all New Jersey. The de
Carterets, however, in the third gem
GRAFTON after Sir George, sold all
governors of Pennsylvania. Not a
foot of land in New Jersey now be-
longs to this honorable family, but
the bishop will be interested in going
site of the original mansion where
eXiled royalty was so Hospitality en-
tertained. His lordShip of Jamaica
arrived in New York early in Decem-
ber and has been making a leiSurely
survey of New Jersey during the sue
ceeding weeks. He is the son of the
late Capt. Hubert de Carteret of the
royal navy, who was at one time
attached to the Washington diplo-
matte establishment of Queen Vic
toria.
Mother Elizabeth Bayley Seton will
undoubtedly become the first saint
Of North America, South America
and the blessed Maria Anne de Pare
dos of Quito in Ecuador-and the
most fascinating information con-
cerning her is coming out of the in
vestigations instituted by the Roman
congregation in charge of canoniza-
tions. This eminent lady was born
in New York in 1874, but both her
parents were natives of England. her
father. DR.. Richard Bayley. being a
son of the Bayleys of Parbroach, a
family of landed gentry located in
Norfolk for many centuries. This DR.
Bayley married Catherine Charlton,
who was a member of the old Norman
line. represented at present in Wash
ington by the military attache of the
British embassy, Col. Graham Charl-
ton. So not only a distinguished cir
Gle of American relatives, though few
of them are of the faith which is
about to honor their kinswoman, but
a widening circle in England, is
keenly interested in the proceedings.
Mother Seton lived in Washington for
a brief time, first as the guest of the
Eager Howard, and Mrs. Howard. the
latter the sister of Mrs. Charles Car
roll, Cd, of Carrollton, and later with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Barry. Mrs.
Barry's will, which is on file in the
Mrs. Seton to aid her in establishing
the order of Sisters of Charity.
One of the hopeful signs that the
world is getting better was the open
ing Of the community house at Bed
of Mt. Kisco and Katonah, which is
a memorial of the soldiers from that
section who fell in the world war
The community is an important CEN
ter for all activities and it represents
residents in behalf of their humber
neighbors who live among the noun
tains all through the year. Owners
of handsome estates mingle in the
thus a new era of good understanding
Is ushered in in this part of sylvan
New York, where a friendly feeling
has supplanted the grumbling criti-
as familiar in literature as it is in
reality. The former Alice Nelson.
who was well liked in Washington.
where she made her professional
debut. is one of the forces behind the
Bedford Hills community house. She
sings at all the entertainments given
there and she induces friends from
New York to run out and help in the
program. In private life Miss Mel
son is Mrs. LIE Roy Stoddard, wife
of the physician so popular in West
chester, both in his healing arts and
in sporting events. Moses Taylor is