The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-22
JEAN ELIOT'ss OCIETY sANDGOSSIP
JOHN VIDA Wis,
GEN LEMAN'
PLEASES
Nominee and Wife Rest
at Beautiful Gibson
Place

EOmluo9 8ppkOVGQ a. y Can0AuaIe
because He Is such q gentleman
recalls to mind the title of e. book
that, as q child. i used to see on
an unused portion Of our library
shelves. I never read the book
then because II had too many pages
free from conversation; and a. 1.-THE
girl grew older (See Haywood
Broun) her attention was drawn "a
volumes more newly-nade. So ]
never found out just why "John
Halifax was Gentleman" and
what came Of 1t.
Certainly Washington society,
some elements Of which give only
perfunctory Difference to the occu
pants Of the White House. Il IN
their opinion, they are not ITO the
manner born seems agreed n
praise Of the social and aristocratic
qualities Of the potential Demo
cratic President and his wife.
But how tar win this 80 towards
electing John w. Davis President
It would seem that if he I'd
enough Of political acrobat to get
safely over this hurdle named
gentleman" he may be President
some day. Who knows? CThe quo
tation Ii from an article IN q cur
rent magazine by Homer Dodge, Of
Washington, which 10 called Demo.
crats--A Bakers Dozen. y
At any rate. az the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, at
their place on Seven Hundred Acre
Island, OF the coast Of Maine, Mr..
Davis win be In an environment
for week or two conducive to
much undisturbed thought, and be
may be able to lay some political
plans that win not gang agley."
Island Noted for Beauty
and Freedom from Noise.
It is doubtful II . more secluded
and yet more readily accessible rest.
ing place could be found anywhere
This island IL entirely privately
owned. It has no roads (other thar
q few estate roads, and no public
landing places. The curious public
and jealous newspaper reporters
will both have to be content to keeI
watch on Mr.. Davis from neighbor,
ing Islesboro.
The ordinary route to Seven Hun
dred Acre Island is from RocIxland
where a steamer trip of a few hours
brings the traveller to Dark Harbor
on Islesboro. Islesboro, by the way
is an island notable for the beauty
of Its estates and its freedom from
automobiles.
From Dark Harbor It il scarcely
half mile across the island to the
western Jetty. And about q half
mile or so out from the lefty rise
the green heights Of Seven Hundred
Acre Island.
GibsOns Have
Improved Estate.
The Gibson SUMMER estate. IL.
white house, with brilliant orange
awnings and broad lawn runnina
down to the beach, Is in plain sight
from the Jetty. It is one OF the most
beautiful and most tasteful homes
on the island.
The Gibsons purchased the place
In 1902, and have enlarged the orig.
inai house twice. Nearly all the
stone walls. rockeries and the big
dock on the waterside are the work
OF Mr.. Gibson himself. az like ia
fuss around with mortar" Mr.. Glib.
son says. The dock he built sew,
eral years ago-"when was q lit.
tie more timber than I am now. .
At one place on the dock il 3. biz
patch OF cement, In which are the
lmprtnts Of the hands OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibson, Langhorne Gibson.
their son, and their daughter, now
Mrs. Post.
Old.F Fashioned Garden
The JOY Of Mrs. Gibson.
The real showplace OF the estate
Is the beautiful oId-fashioned garden
on the south side Of the house,
which is almost entirely the work
Iof Mrs. Gibson. She plants it, weeds
It and waters 1t herself. Nobody
has even fixed a post" she explains
with pride. Its all my own It
is said to be the most beautiful gar.
den on the coast OF Maine.
Though the usual route to Seven
Hundred Acre Island Is, as has been
said, from Rockland by way OF Dark
Harbor, the Gibsons 60 directly
across Penobscot Bay IN their big
speed.boat that scoots along at thir.
ty miles an hour.
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE OF
DAUGHTER RITA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter spauls. Of
Ballston, Va. announce the mar
riage Of their daughter Rita, to
Mr.. Chalious Orr Miller. The cere.
mony took place on Saturday. July
81, 1928 at the Cathedral Of Ralti.
more, Baltimore, Md. The Rev.
William J. Haffey officiated.
Meyer Davis Is leaving Washing.
ton today to spend the summer at
"Bayberry Cliff" his summer home