Evening star., 1928-03-11
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
President Coolidge and Danish Minister Con
spicuous Among Those Who Indulge in
Pedestrianism as Daily Exercise.

zine was founded by Orson d. Munr
and Alfred Beach.
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Young Alfred Lincoln Hoffman, jr
who is spending the Winter with hi
grandparents in st. Augustine, Fla, Il
the godson Of King Albert and Queer
Elizabeth of Belgium. and is a native
Washingtonan He was born just pre-
vious to the visit of their majeSties II
1919. and Mr. Hoffman. who had made
an enviable record In the Worth Wal
and had served under the heroic Bel
gian monarch. proudly told of the brit
Of his first son. with the result that the
royal visitors stood as sponsors at The
christening. which occurred some week:
later in the country home of Mr. ane
Mrs James Francis Sullivan. the Woods
near Radnor. Pa. Mrs. Hoffman wa:
| Miss Ieta Sullivan and she died wfer
! her son was less than months old
! The present Mrs. Hoffman is her sister
and was Miss Elaine Sullivan. vel
! known in the social life of Washington
! five years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman
! have recently been the guests of Kins
Albert and his consort in Brussels anc
! they have promised to take the royaI
| godson on their next visit. Mr. Hoff.
man is the lineal descendant of that
Gen. Benjamin Lincoln who received
the sword Of CORVALLIS after the sur
render in Yorktown. He and Mrs Hoff.
man live in the fine old mansion at So
! East Scventy-ninth street, built In the
| middle nineteenth century and which
| tory.
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Hon. Anna Pellew. daughter of that
! Prof. Charles Ernest Pellew who was
! living quietly in Washington when he
became seventh Viscount EXmouth. and
who died in Paris last month, Is well
remembered here for her interest in fine
needlework She was among the char
ter members of the Needlewomen's
/ Guild. of which Mrs. Theodore Roose.
/ welt and the late Mrs. James Pinchot
we're the founders. The Viscount En-
/ mouth was a professor in Columbia
! University for many years and halt
| American himself through his mother
a granddaughter OF Chief Justice John
| lay. He married Miss Margaret Chand-
Ter to New York. Most reluctantly he
! broke the ties of 40 years TO assume the
! title and his place in the House OF
! Lords. His daughter. Miss Anna Pellew
! was his hostess until his marriage two
years ago to Miss Mabel Gray of New
/ York. Since then the daughter has
! lived in Paris. a member of its artistic
/ colony and prominent in the American
/ group. Miss Pellew was presented to
society in New York some 20 years ago
] but she was serious minded and literary
| Twice since she went to live abroad as
! the Hon. Anna Pellew she has returned
RI 0i@ S<> hats
annual displays on Long Island and In
! Boston. Three times in the past CEN
! tury has the title of Viscount Exmouth
been inherited by an American citizen
! for the father Of the present incumbent
] succeeded the fifth viscount who had
been in Maryland for many years and
. had become naturalized son of its soil
! Another Viscount Exnouth threw his
fortunes with this republic at the end OF
the War of 1912.
Although the fiftieth anniversary OF
the debut of the famous contralto
Marcella Sembrich. will come on the
Sd of June. the distinguished COM
mittee In charge OF celebrating this
momentous event has decided to post
pone II until next Winter. The Met
rcpolitan Opera House directors desire
to make this occasion epochal. for 1t
Is universally acknowledged that Nine.
Sembrich brought one of the most
glorious voices Of its history. Though
her debut took place in an insignif1-
cant seaport OF the Aegean Sea
adjacent TO Athens on June 8. 1888
It was In New York City that she
! first role was Elvira in Verdi's rarely
rendered III Puritani." and she was
then but 10. II was In October O!
the same year that she appeared on
the Metropolitan stage and the next
year made tour OF this country
Nilsson and Patti were in the heydey
of their renown and the new singe.
got small opportunity. But this came
a few years later, when, under the
management Of MapleSon. she took
this Capital by storm. and from this
cate in 1884 may be reckoned Nine
Sembrich's successful and unique ca.
reer. She Is marvellous violinist and
once she hesitatcd between cuitiyatins
her talent in this line or her voice
According 10 plans now being de-
veloped gathering Of musical ceicbri-
ties from all over the world will gather
! 10 honor the renowned diva.
MISS FRANCES MOTIFS. phO Is curator
Of the textile department OF the Met
ropolitan Museum. and who was SO
! frequently In Washington. when the
homes o: the late Mr.. James pinchot
/ and Of Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter were
! thrown open for her illustrated lec-
tureS. has written fascinating
/ brochure descriptive Of that most i'm
I poyisnt acquisition OF her department
chasubie. embroidered and fashioned
| in the first decade Of the fourteenth
century. The trustees of the New
York Museum spent $4,000 10 obtain
! this exquisite Yesiment a. a sale In
Christies. in London. last July All
these months Miss Morris has been
oelying In The past 10 uncover all con-
nected with the altar robe. II was
made originally for the Catholic fam
iIy, Constable Chichester Of Burton
Constable IN Yorkshire, family 10
which the present Duchess of Norfolk
is closely allied II passed from the
ConstabieS after the established church
began 10 function under Henry VIII
and for time was hidden. with other
altar treasures, by some retaincrs of
Sir John Talbot Constable Ii course
ri time II vas returned to his heirs
! The fine cid manor house Of the family
/ pasSed into other hands and the Con-
stable chapel belongs 10 the church of
/ England Bought by successive col
/ iectors, The chasub!e was finally sold
al auction ana may nov be examined
( ny al those who enjoy the marvellous
+ textile ability 0f the medieval ages
Miss Motifs has bern delivering Illus