Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
'Yales Of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Mr.. and Mrs. Beman G. Dawes Donate to Ohio
Elaborately Developed Arboretum
Memorial to Forefathers.

compare to the effect If they are placed
In accordance with the general usage.
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Miss Alexander Gardner, O debutante
of the present season In New York, de-
sends In q direct line, tenth generation,
from Lieut.. Lion Gardiner Of the Kings
Foot Guards, who purchased the island
bearing his name from the Indians in
1889. Col Lion Gardiner, eight gen.
erationS later, was o gallant soldier of
the Civil War, and his later great
achievement, fully recorded in the an
mails, was that he crossed the deserts
leading from the Santa Fe trail to San
Diego as early as 1845. His sister,
Julia Gardiner, was the second wife Of
President Tyler. The present belle
among the historic families of Gotham
is the daughter of Robert Gardiner, who
still owns part OF the heritage Of his
family on the island, and who whimsi-
cally permits treasure hunters to dig
up the sand and burrow into the hills
looking for the treasure which the buc-
cancers under Capt. Kidd buried. It
is documentary established that Capt.
Kidd did sink his loot. or substantial
part OF 1t, on GARDENERS Island, with
the full permission of Mistress Gardiner
of that day, who no doubt was unaware
of the source of the wealth. In the
vast kitchen of the mansion she cooked
for the diggers fine dinner of sucking
pig and in return she got some famous
brocade of red, green and gold, still the
chief treasure of the family, which is
used as a coverlet on gala occasion for
the massive sofa in the hall.
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Gov
ernor Of Wyoming, who has been a Wis
itor to washington frequently during
this season, has not Endorsed the idea
advanced by Mrs. Louis M. Dodson,
director Of the women'S division Of the
Republican national committee, about
the soothing influence Of tea on visitors
to headquarters. Mrs. Ross Is Demo-
cratic woman chairman, and as such
she will not introduce such an innova-
ton at her headquarters. Yet Jefferson,
the mighty Democratic chief, is the fret
and only President who had q tea table
and served the fragrant oolong to friend
and foe alike. Other Presidents have
been content that their wives should dis
pense su0h hospitality, but then the
third President had been bereaved of
his life partner, and his daughters, like
SO many Virginians of today, frankly
d1sl1ked the steaming Eastern drink.
Mrs. DodSon has provided all feminine
committee rooms Of the q. o. P. with
paraphernalia for serving tea and its
usual accompaniment to all who drop
in about noon or after 5.
In many letters received In Washing
toll from those who are in London at
tending the Naval Conference are vivid
accounts of tea in the Houses of Par
lament and how nice and coy it seems
and that the vast dark building along 4
o'clock is impregnated with odor of tea
and crisp toast and melted butter on
hot scenes. One clever maiden who Is
acting as secretary for one Of the dele
gates took advantage Of the recent lull
In the me stings and was reading In the
British Museum. To her amazement, at
o'clock all the desks nearby were filled
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