Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
Tales of We'll Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
First White House Reproduced in D. A. R. Section
at SesquicentenniaEH Payne Whitney
Returns to Yachting World


be seen for miles at sea, and lessons
the dangers OF navigation about the
rock bound and precipitous coast ap-
preaching Belize. British Honduras
Is one OF the least of the crown de-
tendencies in the Western Hemisphere.
Its total area is less than that Of
Wales. 1t boasts less than $4,000 In
habita nts, of whom less than 1000 are
of the Caucasian race. But that 1t
has possibilities is universally ad
mitted.
Admiral James Harrison Oliver. who
| was SO well known and liked in Wash
ington when he served in the Navy
Department, his last duty being from
1918 until his retirement In 1921, is
now. with Mrs. Oliver, enjoying the
! beauty and old -world charm of Shir-
ley, that lovely estate of the Carriers
on the James, which figures in Nir
ginia social annals from their very first
chapters. Shirley is now the only one
of those historic estates on the James
which remains the property OF it's
original proprietors. Mrs. Oliver is
the last heir. and she was Marion Car
| ter, daughter of the last male descend
ant of the eminent family known as
the king Carriers" the late Robert
Randolph Carter, L. s. y. 1t was at
Shirley that Light Horse Harry" Lee
came a-wooing Anne Carter. and their
wedding. celebrated on the rolling
lawn by the river. was one of the
most brilliant events of it's history
Gen. Light Horse Harry" Lee had
been married previously, not very hap
PLY, to his cousin. Matilda Lee. The
second wife was the mother of Gen.
! Robert T.. Lee, and Mrs. Oliver is a
! hospitabe hostess to the historians
| and publicistS who journey to Shirley
/ to pay homage to the mother of the
great Confederate leader. Mrs. Oliver
| and her sister, Miss Alice Carter, have
| always lived at Shirley. but the lat
| ter has sold her interest in the his
toric estate to Admiral and Mrs.
Oliver, though she continues to make
her home there. Admiral and Mrs.
| Oliver were internationally known at
the Virgin Islands. where they dis
pensed. during the admral's term as
! commandant there. the renowned hos
| pitality of Virginia on the James.
! Admiral Oliver is a descendant of the
| Harrisons OF Grafton on-the-James.
Mrs. William J. Clothier and Mrs
Herbert l.. Clark. who give the most
| energetic and continual attention to
the events staged at the Wynnewood
|
bers giving full attention to the dog
and pony show given each year by
the juniors in their families. The con-
| sequence was that this season a larger
| and more enthusiastic audience turned
out for this combined canine and
equine exhibition. junior Olympic
| games and gymkha ma, and the young
sters who assumed the financial re
! sponsihility are just rolling in wealth.
| The riding was considered unusually
| good, and some tots not yet four
| managed their ponies with masterful
| hands, while the older riders won blue
| ribbons. money prizes and cups and
many other encouraging tokens of pa
| ternal interest. DR.. Thomas G.. Ash
tons farm, about five miles outside
the suburb Of Wynnewood. was the
setting for the pony and dog show,
| and the arrangements were perfect.
| both for track events and for the ken.
mel show. DIR. and Mrs. Ashton en-
| tertained all exhibitors and judges at
| a breakfast spread under the great
oak trees about their house, and the
| day was one Of the few in the late
| Spring suitable for an al fresco meal
Miss katherine Roosevelt Reeve
! daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Reeve. won many honors on her pref
Miss Dorothy Henderson, on First
Whip, proved a regular centaur and
took the prize for good riding and for
the best yearling displayed. Wynne-
wood boasts that it has the best con-
Quoted and most financially success
full juvenile horse and dog show in
the country, and this years event
added many laurels to it's record.
Mr. Milton c. Work, with a special
committee Of good whist players. has
been devoting earnest attention to the
variety Of the game which is SO over
poweringly the most popular, auction
bridge and a book giving the new
laws on this branch. Naturally they
will cause an upheaval but since Mr..
Work and his committee performed
their labors under the direct auspices
of the American Whist League, ali
players must adopt them II they
wish to be regular and, above all,
If they wish to play in tournaments,
the only play to receive more than
local recognition for skill and ultimate
success. There Is no question but
that Mr.. Works book will be a best
seller. for not the least village Of this
country but boasts its coterie Of auc
ton bridge experts, and few of these
in the larger cities. Bridge enthusi-
asts hail it as being at last an authori-
tative statement Of the laws Of the
game and from which there is no
appeal. If the contestant wishes to
be in good standing. and though there
will be heartburnings and i'll feeling
for a time, all these will smooth out
for the best interests of the players
and for the reputation of whist as
played in Uncle Sans domain.
Mrs. Rockefeller Mccormick some
years ago presented to the Cook
County commissioners an extensive
acreage along the Desplaines River
as the beginning Of a geological gar
den. The rudiments of such an in
stitution began at once, and gradually
the tract Of less than so acres has
been increased by nearby public-spir-
tied citizens until now almost 300
acres are counted in this municipal
property. A board of managers has
recently been appointed, with Mr.
John II. McCutcheon as the presi-
dent and Mrs. Mccormick as the
general manager. This lady being
both practical and experienced, has
taken the shortest route to success
and has engaged the famous circus
man, Hagensack. whose wonderful
park near Hamburg is without ques-
, ton the finest and most entertaining
zoo in the world. Very shortly Chi
| cago anticipates having a zoo with.
| out replica in this country and equal
to the Hamburg institution, which ad.
mittedly has contributed a large share
toward making that second German
city one of the most popular seaports
of the world. No one who has passed
few days in this splendid modern
city has failed to watch a big Ham.
burg American liner come to port
with animals intended for ZOOS the
world over. Hagensack's shelters