No Clubhouse Yet for Congresswomen
Special to The New York Times reports the struggle to form the Congressional Women's Club in Washington. Debates over eligibility pit wives of Cabinet officers and Supreme Court justices against wives and daughters of House and Senate members. Prominent members and supporters push both limited and open door approaches while the club seeks a charter and permanence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Congressional Women's Club
Congressionals
Congressional Circle
Supreme Court
Congressional Club
House
Senate
Congressional Directory
Congressitnal Circle
Club
Congress
Parsons
Fairbanks
Cannon
Cabinet
Supreme Court Circle
Henry Cabot
J. P. Dolliver
Murray Rate
Culberson
Bulkeley
A. J. Hopkins
Nutting Hosts Dinner at Sherry’s for Mrs Lewis Smith
A J Nutting returned from Palm Beach and hosted a twelve person dinner at Sherrys in honor of Mrs. A Lewis Smith of Washington. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Lockwood Mr and Mrs Thomas Nelson Hall Miss Nutting William Chisholm Mrs L Hallett and Arthur Boyd. A goldfish globe filled with brook trout served as a table decoration was emptied before the fish course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Nutting
Sherry
City
Palm Beach
Sherry's
A. Lewis Smith
Washington
George Lockwood
Thomas Nelson Hall
Miss Nutting
William Chisholm
L. Hallett
Arthur Boyd
Miss Hansen to Be Married April Twenty First
Miss Edith Josephine Hansen of Montclair and Dr Leslie Clifford Love of Montclair will wed April 21 at 8 30 pm in Trinity Presbyterian Church Montclair. Invitations have been issued by the parents of the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hansen
Montclair
N. J
Leslie Clifford Love
Edith Josephine Hansen
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Hansen Couple to Wed at Park Street Home
Daughters of the Revolution prepare for their seventeenth annual meeting at the Waldorf Astoria starting April 27, with delegates from across the country and an upcoming election of officers. Eight constitutional amendments will be voted on during the weeklong event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the Revolution
General Society
Waldorf-Astoria
Diplomatic Social Round In Washington Apr 6
The Brazilian Ambassador and Mme Nabuco hosted their regular weekly dinner in Washington. Italian First Secretary Montagna sails to Italy, with unclear return prospects. Chargé dAffaires during Baron Mayor des Planches absence noted. Countess de Buisseret arrives from Tangier to visit Gen and Mrs Story. Mr and Mrs Lansing visit Mrs Lansing’s parents. Reginald Vanderbilt hosts at Hampton Farm, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Mme. Nabuco
Signor Giulio Cesare Montagna
New York
Italy
Baron Mayor Des Planches
Europe
Countess de Buisseret
Tangier
John P. Story
Robert Lansing
Ogdensbureg
Letting the Children Help Keeps Hospital Noises Down
Mrs Isaac L Rice leader of the Anti Noise League describes a Children’s Hospital Branch forming to curb noisy play near hospitals. She cites a flood of pledge cards from thousands of schoolchildren promising quieter behavior and play away from hospital gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac L. Rice
Society For the
Children’s Hospital
Rice
Children’s League
Mark Twain
Board of Education
League
Banker Pat Flees City After Threats From Creditors
Pasquale Pati the banker fled with his family on March 24 leaving a notice on his bank doors vowing to resume payments April 7. Police have hunted for Pati his son and son in law for eight days with no clue. Neighbors and creditors wait as Italian community members gather near the 240 Elizabeth Street bank awaiting word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasquale Pati
P. Pati& Sons
Elizabeth Street
Pati
Pote
New York
Salvatore Pati
Salvatore di Nofrio
Lieut
Petrosini
Ims
Blakeslee Pictures at American Rooms Auction of Masters
A Blakeslee sale at Mendelssohn Hall features over 150 paintings from English Dutch Flemish and French schools led by Romney eight Dobson portraits and works by Reynolds Lely Gainsborough and others from private collections and museums. The folks expect strong demand as tastes shift toward modern collecting with works dating from historical periods offered in the auction this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Blakeslee
American Art Association
Mendelssohn Hall
George Romney
Clanricarde
William Dobson
van Dyke
Sir Charles
Lucas
Charles I
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Thomas Orby Hunter
Hutchinson
Sir Joshua
Richard Chauncey
Aubrey Cartright
Edgcote Park
Banbury
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Lady Ogilvie
William Beechey
Marshall
David
Madame Recamier
Raeburn
Hoppner
Peter Lely
Godfrey Kneller
Gainsborough
Gainsborough du Pont
Norwich
John Crome
Constable
Wynchmere Hill
Middlesex
Gerardis
Cornelis de Vos
Brussels
Frankfort
de Vos
Rubens
van Dyck
Govaert Flink
Flink
Rembrandt
Victor Herbert Resumes Broadway Concerts at Theater
Victor Herbert and his orchestra resumed concerts at the Broadway Theatre last evening with Miss Blanche Dufield as soloist, bringing a classical program to the familiar venue. Dufield’s soprano performance highlighted the recital, reinforcing the ensemble’s appeal to local audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Herbert
Broadway Theatre
Artistic quality ties the collection by aesthetic intention
The collection presents a consistent artistic quality that binds the pieces through a shared aesthetic aim. The strongest works emerge with clear insistence, while the sequence remains unified despite a few weaker canvases.
Damrosch Conductor Praised At Final New York Symphony Concert
The New York Symphony Society closed its season at Carnegie Hall with Damrosch conducting Beethoven’s Ninth. A large audience cheered as the conductor received a wreath and a Beethoven bust was decorated. The program opened with the Zento Assal from Beethoven’s Opus 135 string quartet. the Ninth followed with a superb reading. The finale featured a chorus from the Oratorio Society of New York and the Mount Vernon Choral Society with a quartet including Messrs Cunningham and Miller. David Mannes played the violin solo with exquisite tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Symphony Society
Carnegie Hall
Damrosch
Beethoven
New York
Zento Assal
Miller
David Mannes
Benefit for Firemen’s Fund at Academy of Music
Vaudeville show last night raised about 2500 for the Firemen’s Memorial Fund and widows and orphans trust. Bishop Potter chairs the committee seeking 150000 with a current 30000 in hand. Patrick J. Casey and Sam H. Harris directed the program featuring George M. Cohan’s song Fifty Miles From Boston and performances by Alice Lloyd Nora Bayes and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Music
Bishop Potter
the McNaughtons
Mile. Dazie
Fred Niblo
Nora Bayes
Barney Bernard
Lee Harrison
Vince Daly
Kolb
Dill
Circle
Miss Jacoby to Tour After Opera Run with West Cast
Metropolitan soprano Josephine Jacoby will embark on a fall concert tour with Mme Rappold, Martin, and Campanari after completing a demanding season. She will bid farewell to Die Walküre and may shift to concert work or operetta, having memorably sung Siebel, Amneris, and Suzuki during a grueling tour, with no rehearsals preceding many parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathilde Bauermeister
Andreas Dippel
Dippel
Metropolitan
Josephine Jacoby
The
Miss Jacoby
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Fritzi Scheff
Mme. Rappold
Messrs. Martin and Campanari
Jacoby
New York
Con
Mme. Homer
Maddelena
Fricka
Siebel
Boston
Washington
Mme. Kirkby-Lunn
Mme
Homer
Mr. Conried
Tosea
Tosco
Ofr
Nancy
Marta
Mattféld
Mr. Plangon
Aida
Chicago
Tribute to Crosby Noyes at Washington memorial service
High tributes were paid to Crosby Stuart Noyes late editor of The Washington Evening Star at a memorial in the National Theatre Washington. Vice President Fairbanks Elihu Root Henry Watterson Myron M Parker and Wendell Phillips Stafford spoke praising Noyes and urging lofty integrity and truth in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crosby Stuart Noyes
Washington Evening Star
Pasadena
Cal
National Theatre
Fairbanks
Elihu Root
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Myron M. Parker
District of Columbia
Wendell Phillips Stafford
Supreme Court of
National Capital
Root
Noyes
Playgoers at Hotel Astor elect governors for terms
The Playgoers at the Hotel Astor last night elected Myra B. Martin and Mrs. Jean Caldwell to hold office until April 1909. Alex Rice McKim and Dr. Walter J. Briggs were chosen to serve until April 1910. The Rev. John Talbot Smith, Mrs. James Madison Bass, Mrs. Alma Webster Powell, Robert Hamilton Rucker, Dr. James C. Bayles, and John Boyd were elected to hold office until April 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Astor
Myra B. Martin
Jean Caldwell
Alex. Rice McKim
Walter J. Briggs
John Talbot Smith
James Madison Bass
Alma Webster Powell
Robert Hamilton Rucker
James C. Bayles
John Boyd
Theatrical Notes From New York Theatres
The Majestic hosts Williams and Walker closing their season then planning vaudeville engagements under Percy G Williams management. The Love Waltz debuts in New York vaudeville at Keith Proctor Fifth Avenue on April 20. Henry Miller Associate Players staged The Servant in the House at Masonic Temple under Howard Lodge No 35. Many stars pledge services for the first Friars Festival at New York Theatre on May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Wiliams & Walker
Percy G. Williams
New York
Keith & Proctor
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Henry Miller - Associate
Masonic Temple
Howard Lodge No
New York Theatre
Thrusday
Missionary Dr S C Ewing Dies in Cairo at 70
The Rev Dr Samuel Dr Ewing, a longtime United Presbyterian missionary, died yesterday in Cairo Egypt after a short illness. He was seventy, had lived in Egypt nearly fifty years, and was born in Irwin Washington County Pennsylvania. He leaves a wife and two children W B Ewing a lawyer at 176 Broadway and a daughter Gertrude married to the son of Sir George Bridwood in the British civil service at Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Dr Ewing
United Presbyterian Church
Cairo
Egypt
Dr. Ewing
Irwin
Washington County
Penn
W. B. Ewing
Broadway
Gertrude
George Bridwood
Doctor Sturgis Moves Office to Midtown New York
Dr Sturgis announces relocation from 16 West 320th Street to 116 West 55th Street in New York City The general consultation hour remains noon to 1 PM Other times by appointment The notice provides updated office address and hours for patients in a historic urban setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis
320 ST
West 55Th ST
New York City
Rev Dr Erskine M Rodman Dead at 78 in Plainfield
The Rev Dr Erskine M Rodman longtime rector of Grace Episcopal Church Plainfield New Jersey died suddenly at his home aged 78 He had served 38 years as rector and was Rector Emeritus for five years A large turn out at morning service heard the news as vestryman informed acting rector E V Stevenson Rodman a Columbia graduate had previously led churches in Norfolk Virginia and Peekskill New York and served as Secretary of the Board of Missions for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Erskine M. Rodman
Grace Episcopal Church
E. V. Stevenson
Rodman
Dr. Rodman
Columbia
Chris
Episcopal Church
Norfolk
St. Peter's Church
Peekskill, N
Board of Missions
Plainfield chaplain known for lodge service passes
He leaves a son Randolph of Orange New Jersey and a daughter Mary of this city. He was Chaplain of both the Masonic and Elks lodges of Plainfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Orange, N. J
Mary
Masonic
Elks Lodges
Plainfield
Obituary Notes on Crampton Abbott O Connell and Smith
Obituaries record JACOB W. CRAMPTON a Trenton School founder died at 80 in New Jersey after an electrician career in New York City Edward Abbott D D pastor emeritus of St James Cambridge and Boston dies at 67 Dr JOSEPH F O CONNELL 50 years old Newark born physician member of Eye and Ear Hospital and various societies dies in Montclair at age 50 funeral at Montclair next Wednesday architect WILLIAM WHEELER SMITH of 17 East 77th Street dies at home director of Metropolitan Realty and member of Union League Grolier and others funeral set for tomorrow at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob W. Crampton
England
Trenton
N. J
Trenton School of Industrial Arts
New York City
Edward Abbott
D. D
St. James's Church
Cambridge
Mass
Lymesy Abbott
Homeopaite
Boston
Joseph F. O'Connell
Montclair
O'Connell
Newark
Fordham College
Nowa Dame University
Bellevue Hospital
Eye and Ear Hospital of
Brooklyn
Strooklyn and
Crescent
Catholic Orphan Asylum
lehVes
Monteclair
William Wheeler Smith
Wall_street
East Seventy-seventh Street
Birth notices for multiple families in April and March
A series of birth announcements from a newspaper lists newborns for families including Barenkoff, Beckers, Bernard, Bernstein, Finder, and Oppenheimer. Dates span March late month to April 2 with daughters or sons noted for each couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Oppenheimer
Marriages Reported in Early April Across Cities
Multiple society notices record marriages including Susanne Livingston Green to Nelson McAllister Lloyd in Florence Italy and Clare Van Dyke Lambert to Harry Lilienthal Parr at Central Park West New York Yonkers on Hudson. Other unions include Lilia Jacrington Brandon, Fannie Turk and Charles Fischer, Selmat Musliner and Herbert Schuldenfret, Lillian Ruth Brown and Harold B Warren, Ferd C Wintermute and Jessie A Zundt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd—Green
Florence
Italy
A. A. Knollys
Susanne Livingston Green
Charles Ewing Green
Trenton
Nelson McAllister Lloyd
New York
Parr—Lambert
Her. E. B. Coe
Central Park West
Clare van Dyke Lambert
J. J. Lambert
Harry
Brandon—Farrington
Lillia Jacrngton
William Brandon
Fischer—Turk
Fannie Turk
Charles Fischer
Schuldenprel-Musliner
Selmat Musliner
Herbert Schuldenfret Warren—Brown
Lillian Ruth Brown
Harold B. Warren
Wintermute—Zundt
Ferd. C. Wintermute
Jessie A. Zundt
Obituaries and Funeral Notices from April 1908 NY Daily
A flood of notices details deaths from April 3 to April 5 1908 in New York and neighboring areas. Names include Dr A Brassaart Rev Samuel D Ewing Capt John M Gillespie Frances Kinney John Gilbert La Vie Mary Jane ONeill Dora Howell Perry Theodora Lyon Pierce Cecilia Reagan Erskine Rodman William Wheeler Smith Annie Arnheim Beatrice Aud Bernardina Bach Evelyn Booth Natalie Brasch Catarina Breter Denis Burns Evaline Carlough Emma Dexter Philip Dietrich Charles J Dillon William P Dougherty Charlotte Friedman Henry Gibson Martin Hannon and others with burial or service details at private or specified churches and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cossaart
A. BR
Assaart
Lexington
Ewing
Samuel D. Ewing
D. D
Cairo
Egypt
Gillespie
New Brighton
New York
Whitehall St
New Dorp
S. I
Pinney
Francia
Kinney
54Th St
Woodlawn
LA Vie
John Gilbert la Vie
George. A
Cornelia la Vie
O'Neill
Mary -Jane
Thompson O'Neill
William H. Linson
West 128Th St
Moniay
A. M
Bronxville
Perry
Lakewood
N. J
Dora Howell Perry
Roscoe A. Perry
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pierce
Theodora Lyon “Kwoed
S. Davey Pierce
Mucner
Luke A. Lockwood
Reagan
Toth St
Cecilia
Isabella
John J
Mary Reagan
Holy Cross
Rodman
Erskine Mason Rodman
Grace Church
Plainfield
Smith
Wiliam Wheeler Smith
Arnheim
Annie Arnheim
M. Aub
Bassford
A. Beatrice Aud
Bach
Amsterdam
Bernardina Bach
P.M. Booth
Franklin
Evelyn L. Booth
Brasch
Port Jefferson
Natalie Brasch
Breier
West 69Th
Catarina Breter
Burns
West
Denis Burns
Carlough
East Oranke
Evaline B. Carlough
Dexter
Manhattana
Coney Island
Emma Dexter
Pietrich
Corona
I. J
Philip Dietrich
Dillon
Sea Cliff Inn
Coney Isline
M. Dougherty
East 123d St
William P. Dougherty
Friedman
East 57Th St
Charlotte Friedman
Gibson
Astoria
L. L
Henry Gibson
Si. Hannon
Martin Hannon
Death notices and funeral details dated April 4 in Brooklyn
A dense list of obituaries and funeral notices for residents of Brooklyn and nearby areas, mentioning names such as Samuel W. Jackson Abraham Kaufman William P. Kitchell Rosa Nussbaum and others. Entries include ages, addresses, and funeral times or arrangements, with scattered locations like Park Slope, Flatbush, and Williamsburg. Some notices note to-morrow or today services and several specify streets such as Washington Avenue and West 4th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harro
Beywar
Ty Suahuet
Healy
Mary
C. Thealy
Jtackson
Wathington Ay
Bchenecetady
Samuel W. Jackson
St. Kaufman
Apel
Abraham Kaufman
Bignoch
Tdax
Kitchell
Rodney
Brooklyn
Wiliam P. Kitchell
Aeetoi Krategh
Frank Wheeteeh- Tarneral
Dferhert
Kireeklyn LA Roche
Plaza Si Mekion
Arch
William £ Lia Hoel
Lieball
Sith St
Joseph Lieball
Friecutt
Lounsbury
Listh
William
Theime
Neral
Merrits
Paperemee - St
Catharine M. Merritt
To-Morrow
Munro
Porest Av
Vrahx
Aprila
Julia C. Munro
Belmont
New York
Arrrah
Jane Myers
Gued
Paneraht
Nickerson
Blauvelt
N.Y. Apert
Iseorge VW
Achers
Asberits
Nussabrais
Rosa Nussbaum
Punerail
ONEIL
SS Hieks
St. Ereckiyn
Anrik
Margaret O' Neth -Hunera
Uirmereenk Plass
T. Broanlyn
Manel Plass
Ptes Pryor
Weshineter Avi
Ellen
F. Prior
Reid
Herkeles Place
Truphlym
George Smith
Squier
Tive Sullivan
Averitt
Margaret T. Suliuxan
Ahs Wilkinson
Cort tFaltsg
Juin Witkin
Ae Williams
Far
If Rk
Ra J. Williams
Fuperil
Wolf
Got-West Booths St
Mileton T. Wolf
Bahsyay
iNew
Rivard Pries Younes
Manus
Ibe Mas
Unveiling of Monuments at Local Cemeteries
Memorial notices for Bach Cohn Getz Goldsmith Gruenauer Kalisch Marshall advertise unveiling ceremonies at Bayside Mount Hope Cypress Salem Fields and other local plots. Dates range April with times posted for each unveiling and memorial event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bach
Manutwait Af- Bamant Bach
Bayside
Cohn
Wiluim
Isaac Cohn
Mount Hope
Getz
Goldsmith
Robert Goldsmith
Dia
Mueteoy
Cypress
Hhjs
A al Gruenater
Bernhard Groenaues
Awe Oats Ebbe
Salem Fields
Kalisch
Gustav Kalisch
Marshall
Lgbert Marshal L
Also Mentioned on This Page
New
Washington Organization
Fight
George Thomes Hansen
Park Street
Washington Society
Anti-Noise League
United States
Miss Rice
Jack
Pat
Blakeslee
Mr. Damfosch
Academy of Music Performance
Harry Galls
Crosby Noyes
Fairbanks and Root
Vichy
J. D. Rera
Lexington Ave
S. C. Ewing
Aes
Horace Waters
Fifth Ave
18Th Street
Iu Memoriau
Grand Central
Carsiaz
Grameéercy ‘Joor
Iowa
East
Undertakers
Stephen Merritt Burial Co
Don Chanels, Pree
Stephen
MER Ir
Radcliffe
Frank E. Campbell
Telluss
Chelsem
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