Quiet wedding and society news in Delaware streets
The marriage of Miss Helen Ford and Harold Whiting Slauson will be quietly celebrated at the bride’s parents’ home on North Pennsylvania Street with family and few out-of-town guests. The ceremony includes Dresden color decorations, a canopy setup, and a wedding supper. The couple will honeymoon at Alexandria Bay and later reside in Yonkers. The column also notes multiple social calls, visits, and forthcoming weddings including Miss Magdalena Becker to George Schroer and several gatherings for Miss Anita Muhl and Miss Katharine Carr.
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Helen Ford
J. H. Ford
Harold Whiting Slauson
New York
Pennsylvania Street
Robert P. Little
Winchester
Ind
Dresden
Alexandria Bay
N. Y
Yonkers
J. W.slauson
Kinsley Slauson
H. Kinsley Wilcox
Middletown
Richie Ruddell
Raymond Ruddell
James P. Batten
Richard Batten
Kokomo
J. W. Mettlen
Maurie Mettlen
Des Moines
J. H. Pyke
Mildred Pyke
Fouche
Seattle
Wash
China
Shanghai
Pyke
Tein Sein
Magdelena
R. Becker
Barbara Becker
George J. Schroer
Sacred Heart Church
Andrew Butzkueben O
Marie Hilderbrand
Delaware Street
Helen Smith
Crawfordsville
Harry Hilderbrand
Boyd Templeton
Virginia Howard
Minerva Searles
Augusta Murphy
Louise Johnson
Tornette Schafer
Bert Bacon
Edward Robbins
Herbert Jenkins
Paul Mansfield
Gerald Maffey
Thomas Gray
Emil Schoppe
Daniel O’brien
Harold Peterson
Columbus
Miss Johnson
Miss Smith
Katherine Carr
Harry W. Bates
Nelle Kingsley
North Boville Avenue
Miss Carr
Irene Thompson
Women Help Raze Strodtman Heights Church
In St. Louis on August 31 members of Strodtman Heights Christian church demolished their building at 2630 Genevieve Ave. Pastor Rev. William A. Webster and Evangelist Frank Beach supervised a crew of about 40, including 15 women, tearing down the frame structure after services. Salvage moved to a new site at Lillian and Genevieve.
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St. Louis, Mo
Strodtman Heights Christian Church
Genevieve Avenue
Lillian and
Genevieve Avenues
William A. Webster
Frank Beach
Webster
Silk Farm Thrives In Man's Back Yard
In Philadelphia a barber Jo seph J Carvelo uses a 20 by 20 foot city backyard to cultivate a silk farm, proving small plots can host unusual gardens despite dense urban surroundings. In New York the Heinze case moves forward as he gains a license to marry Mrs Bernice Henderson despite a $25,000 suit from Mrs Lillian Hobart French over burning love letters.
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Philadelphia
Joseph J. Carvelo
St. Albans Street
Carvello
New York
F. Augustus Heinze
Copper King
Lillian Hobart French
Heinze
Bernice Henderson
French
Henderson
Mulberry Orchard Becomes Small Silk Farm Near Somers Point
Patient work and planning yield 150 mulberry trees with fine leaves in a backyard plot. Beginning two years ago, the experiment proves successful and the owner plans large scale silk farming next season near Somers Point. The domestic mulberry stock, gifted by Secretary James Wilson, frames a budding orchard for silk production.
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Somers Point
Carvello
James Wilson
If Women Love You Who Is To Blame
Roscoe H. Sanborn says he cannot be blamed for letters of devotion from about one hundred women found by his wife. He claims the letters are friendly jollity from clients in his real estate business and denies any impropriety. The wife plans to name most correspondents as co respondents in a divorce suit.
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New York
Roscoe H. Sanborn
Romance in Quarantine Sparks Norristown Marriage
In Norristown Pennsylvania on August 30 a romance born from a home quarantine linked to Rev. William J Mills died illness of granddaughter Olive. Mary Mengle the mother married Norristown health officer Charles E White who ordered the quarantine. The ceremony was conducted by the bride's father Dr Mills.
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Norristown
William J. Mills
Olive
Mary Mengle
Charlies BE. White
Mills
Dockstader Not to Appear at Murat
Lew Dockstader and his minstrels were canceled from opening at the Murat next Monday. The theater will commence winter programming Monday night and name a first half of the week attraction by Thursday. Management learned of the cancellation late Tuesday and confirmed it Wednesday morning.
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Lew Dockstader
the Murat
Dockstader
The
Murat
Bumble Bees Will Help Raise Berries in Wareham
In Wareham Massachusetts August 31 Prof H J Franklin of the state cranberry experimental bog at East Wareham reports bumble bees will play a key role in cranberry cultivation next year. Bees on blooms may spread a substance or extract something that strengthens the plant and yields larger tastier berries. Franklin calls this the first major finding since the station opened weeks ago and suggests growers may invest in bees for next season.
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Wareham
Mass
H. J. Franklin
East Wareham
Franklin
Boy Sues For Divorce In Rockford
Walter Johnson, 17, filed suit for divorce from his 19 year old wife in Rockford Idaho after claiming he consented to marriage only due to her importunities and teasings. Court records indicate the couple wed recently.
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Rockford
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Mrs Fiske to Present Beck y Sharp and Pillars of Society
Amusements note Mrs. Fiske will perform Becky Sharp and Pillars of Society at English's on Sept 8 9 10 with the Manhattan company praised for the two Ibsen plays. An anecdote recalls Martin L Alsop understudying Gillette in Secret Service in London and meeting royalty. Arvine and his company press morning to night to finish a flawless opening blaze of glory as seats rush.
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Becky Sharp
Hedda Gabler
Rebecca
Mrs. Fiske
Martin L. Alsop
Vaughan Glaser
the Park
William Gillette
England
Secret Service
Mr. Alsop
Gillette
London
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Alexandra
Prince
Frohman
Dillingham
Mistah Gill Lette
Flying Nelsons Draw Big Crowds At Riverside Beach
Big business lines Riverside bathing beach as the Flying Nelsons stage their aerial act for large afternoon and evening crowds. They are credited as originators of many aerial tricks, with the free attraction drawing steady applause. Next week features include Junitia, a bicycle leaper just back from Europe, with matinee Sunday. McIntyre Jr. of Follies of the Day at the Empire is a versatile performer in white face and a writer of vaudeville sketches.
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Riverside Bathing Beach
Junitia
Europe
William J. McIntyre
the Empire
McIntyre
Heath
McIintyre Jr
Mr. McIntyre
The Lost Paradise Opens Season at Majestic with Arvine
If the players’ hard work counts, the Majestic theater opening on Monday features George Arvine in The Lost Paradise as the season’s initial play. The arrival of the cast signals a hopeful start for local stagegoers and critics alike.
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George Arvine
Majestic Theater
Inital
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