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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1908
Page
12
A roundup of visits and weddings across Mt. Pleasant Avenue and environs. Mentions include Marguerite Bryson's marriage to Sam Jr. and various guests from Walnut Hills, Chicago, and New Richmond. Travel to Clark's Lake Michigan and trips east are noted along with club outings, anniversaries, and summer plans.
Mrs P P White hosted a miscellaneous shower Thursday for Miss Edith Cavagna. Attendees included Mrs Cavagna Smith Horning Guither W Cavagna Kettle Philips Roth Repert Medcalf Ellridge Workman Senora and several McGrew Kettle Cavagna Anna Williams Louise Williams Senour. George Brown returns home from college for vacation visits. Others visiting relatives include Mrs Pauline Schneider Mollie in Loveland Ohio Mrs Galt Dawson and children in Williamsburg Ohio Mrs C N Sellers and daughter New York Miss Elizabeth White Latonia Ky guest of Mrs G Senour. Miss Louise Jackson hosted guests Frank Walker and Ruth of Linwood Friday.
Tuesday at Epworth saw about a dozen Bethesia Hospital deaconesses and nurses enjoy a cottage day. Several local families and Hotel Epworth guests register and plan summer residence, with names including Knapp Porter Hartley and many associates listed.
Mrs. Harley Furlong and children from Springdale spent a week with relatives Mrs. Frank Furlong and Mrs. Lyman Jenny. J W Lyle and sons Horace and Darrell visit from Lebanon Ohio. Rev Ralph Jones of Walnut Hills led services at the M E Church. Elizabeth Verity returned from Louisville after attending the International Sunday School Convention. Harriet Durham of Williamsville visit her grandmother Mrs Sarah Durham. Newport Kentucky baseball team defeated the home team here last Sunday. Mrs John Adkins of Cincinnati visited her mother Mrs Sarah Campbell. Mrs Henry D Lemon stayed at her father Thomas Dryden’s in Terrace Park. Professors C P Losh and Misses Hanners Ayer Watkins teach in area schools and have returned home. Mrs William Moesta hosted nieces Jessie Bonhajo and Mrs L B Horton and sisters Mrs Cartzell and Mrs Winner. Mrs A B Hahn hosted her brother George Smith of Columbus. Epworth League held a lawn fete at the M E Church yard. Mrs Henry Roberts and son Percival visited mother Mrs Ellen Edwards. Prof Ewing of Lebanon has been elected principal of Newtown schools.
An all day Progress Club gathering at Mrs. Larmon’s home featured original stories by Mrs. Molony Mrs. Bowman Mrs. Stuckey and Mrs. Thomson. A noon luncheon followed with talks by Florence Wilson and Sugimoto and vocal solos by Mrs. Keam. Various guests including Mrs. Ralston Jones and Mrs. Taft attended.
Miss Ruth Gaddis of Mechanicsburg visits sister Mrs Charles Hommeyer. Samuel L. Haynes of Akron stays with his parents. Miss Grayce Glascock sails for a three month trip abroad. The Greene family of Burnside visit Isaac Leaf. Temperance lecture by Rev J W Shade at M B Church. Mrs Folk of Pleasant Ridge visits Berkshire family. The Le Sourd family leaves for Franklin for Chautauqua season. Alumni Association Milford High School to hold annual banquet next Tuesday with Hon Charles F. Malsbury delivering an address.
Miss Clara Bernhard of St Bernard wed Arthur F Fisher of Cincinnati in St Clemens Church with Father Benedict officiating. After a reception at the Romer home, the couple will live in Norwood. Other items mention a S Bernard club reception, a Presbyterian lawn fete, and upcoming marriage of Addie Meier and Schroeder.
Mrs H J Wernke hosted the Wednesday Afternoon Five Hundred Club with a large turnout. Winners were Mrs Riddle and Mrs Jones. Refreshments followed. Other society notes include visits and guests from Chicago and Medina and a Q X Club picnic with multiple attendees.
Mrs. Joseph Watson and her children visit relatives in Brown County Ohio. Mrs. Charles Pairan and kids from Chillicothe stay with Mrs. J. H. Knopp on Euclid Avenue. Miss Bessie Green visits relatives in Norwood last week. Miss Elsie White of Chicago is guest of Miss Nellie Butz. Miss Constance Sorin visits friends in Oxford Ohio.
Park Avenue M E Church Sunday School members enjoyed a Woods dale Island picnic under ideal weather with superintendent Mr John D Sayers in charge. Weddings include Miss Maud Brown and Norris W Purdum of St Louis and Miss Ethel Harriet Bailey and Robert Clyde Sheap in Chicago. Other local moves and relocations noted with Hartwell residents traveling to Philadelphia Atlantic City Niagara Falls Miami Springfield and Missouri.
Lisbon reports a substantial diplomatic rumor that Dowager Queen Amelie of Portugal will visit the United States after departing for Rio de Janeiro. The trip would mark the first sovereign visit to the Western Hemisphere and may influence future royal travel.
Representative Leonidas F. Livingston of Georgia introduces corn pone to the House restaurant, calling water ground corn meal the only fit bread. He describes his quest for true Georgia pone, notes its superiority over steam ground meal, and extols corn meal as healthy, nutritious, and civilizing.
A visit with Miss Pauline Moore of St. Louis preceded Mr. and Mrs. Goshorn returning home after three weeks in Martinsville Indiana. Mrs. Clarence Siegfried of St. Louis stays with Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayers of North Crescent avenue. Genevieve Phillips of Walnut Hills visits grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth Maxon. Harry Myrick hosts a lawn party on Williams avenue last week.
Delh i and Fernbank residents host a string of parties and events. Mr and Mrs O B Selby and family spend summer in Denver while Alexander Squibb entertains a Lawrenceburg guest list. Mrs Worthington Stuart hosts a morning card party for Miss Susan Beach of Hollywood Alabama. Mrs Gorgas receives congratulations as her husband earns a Columbia University Doctor of Science. Fernbank seniors graduate, and a rubber social and lawn fete aids the Methodist Standard Bearers Society.
The C. W. E. M. Club met at Mrs. Wilsons home Tuesday night with Mrs. Smith of Carthage delivering an engaging address. The W. C. T. U. met at Mrs. Wheppys home Thursday afternoon and the Thimble Club met at another local home.
Mrs Callahan hosts a Wednesday afternoon gathering with numerous guests including Mrs Jones of Indianapolis visiting Mrs R C Phillips. A Friday reception honors a graduation with pink and green decor and many out of town guests listed. multiple weddings across Carthage unfold with Attendants and receptions and many relatives noted.
A June 19 surprise party for Edward Dearth Jr. at 612 Oak Street was hosted by Paul Roll Louis Scharges and Alva Hughes with attendees including Jesse Homedty Howard Busching Charlie McQueen Ralph Sparks and Edward Dearth. Refreshments and games followed.
Farmers in Leavenworth Kansas begin organized warfare on pocket gophers to protect alfalfa, clover, corn, and potato patches from damage as pests.
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune from Washington June 27. Democrats show favor toward Congressman Matthew R Denver of Wilmington Ohio for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Denver as bank president farmer and business leader boosts his appeal as a running mate and vote getter. He has served on state committees and is one of Ohio’s four delegates to the national convention. General James W Denver, father of the congressman, after whom the area is named, held high national figures and died fifteen years ago.
A group of fifty two Japanese travelers from Tokyo Asahi Shimbun are in Paris on a return trip to Japan via the Trans-Siberian Railway. They recount friendly receptions in the United States including banquets in San Francisco and a welcome from President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House. The party’s route via the Manchurian border arouses local curiosity.
St Petersburg June 27 The Czar barely averted danger during a royal review at Tsarskoe Selo as a spirited charger bolted while receiving a troop report. He steadied the horse and cleared two obstacles, returning it to the commander. Rumors claimed a serious accident, but he remained unhurt.
In Paris on June 27, Mme De Provigny aged 87, long a recluse in Boulevard Poissonniere, died. Her husband died in a riding accident years ago. She left a legacy of 10,000,000 francs and valuable art collections.
John A. Dix president of the Iroquois Paper Co and Albany banker spoke of US business after an extensive 3000 mile automobile tour of Germany Austria Switzerland and France. He noted quiet conditions after the election and described Germany’s unfriendly stance toward American automobilists while praising entry to England and overall courtesy abroad.
The Schuster School of Elocution held graduation events at the Auditorium with performances by Miss Neely Miss Reaume Miss Hancock and Miss Von der Ahe. Addresses by Helen Reaume and Helen Schuster precede diplomas for Neely Reaume Von der Ahe and special certificates for Hancock.
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