Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
President of u S. Listed as Only World Executive
Who Is Not Privileged to Separate Himself
From Public View.

! seekers after gold followed the same
path. Boxing. Arctic exploring, yacnt
ing and horse racing are among th'
/ sports in which the earl attained sue
/ cess. He has had for years queer
! assortment of trained ponies IN ni'
! stables at Lowther and he has taugh'
| them to dance, TO roll on the ground
! sit on the rear legs and beg ike
| poodle Lady LonSdale is an accom-
| plished horsewoman and delights II
| the educated ponies. She frequently
| entertains all the children of the coun-
| try side at an improvised circus. wnen
ali the animals Of the neighborhooe
that perform tricks have their day II
the sun. The golden wedding celenra.
ton brought together a distinguished
assemblage of statesmen, forsemen anc
boxers and the events of the day in
Guided several rounds with the gloves
in which the London Boobies were the
heroes.
When Miss Katherine Bonner of
Chestnut Hills. Philadelphia, becomes
Mrs Perry Lewis Appleton early in Sep
tember two historic families I'm New
England will be united. Miss Bonner
is. the daughter of Col and Mrs Rob-
ert Bonner and a direct descendant of
Gen. Nathaniel Greene, the Revolu-
tionary hero whose statue in park on
Capitol Hill was one of the first eques-
TRAN figures set up in the Federal City.
Mr.. Appleton descends from the found
ers of the pretty Massachusetts, town
of Ipswich. During the succeeding gen.
erationS the name has been borne by
iurists. writers, cleraymen and publish
1Tfe afathA~ hn -
Appleton. was in Congress when the
Free Trade party was paramount in the
Old Bay State. A daughter of this
Appleton married the beloved poet of
the people. Henry Wsdsworth Longfel-
low, and another became the wife of
Sir James Macintosh of the great High
land clan. the chief of which writes
himself simply as The Macintosh. "
Miss Bonner is the granddaughter of
Robert Bonner owner of the celebrated
race horse. Maud S.
When Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry was
Mrs George Vanderbilt and chatelaine
Of Biltmore. she was heartily in favor
of the city of Asheville emulating
Charleston's magnolia gardens, but Civ
ing special prominence to the splendid
THouSuuTOnS anu dZdIeaS, winch are IN
digenous to North Carolina The noun
tains about Asheville = are a wonderful
spectacle when these flowers appear.
and the horse-loving community makes
daily pilgrimages to the heights as re-
ligiously as the Washington motorists
visit Potomac Park when the cherry
blossoms are out. However, many Wis
itors to the North Carolina resort do
not ride, and it is necessary to follow
bride paths to see the magnificent dis
play at its best. The enterprise begun
under Mrs. Gerry is now taking shape.
and a vast undulating tract, already a
park, is to be banked with the most
colorful of these flowers. planted SYM
metrically and with shadings of color
which cannot fail to be enchanting.
The same wild conditions will be re-
produced as closely as possible IN the
new home of the wild plants, and many
tons of loan will be gathered from the
nearby woods for the beds. Mrs. John
Francis Amherst Cecil is the chairman
of the committee which is going for
ward with the plan. and though 1t will
be years before the shrubs reach the
perfection they show on the mountains.