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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1908

Page

9

Farce for Charity Fills Plaza with Vaudeville and Satire

The Downtown Day Nursery benefit at the Plaza featured a vaudeville opening with Rosamond Street's piano solo and a Breese clog routine, followed by the farce Neurasthenia by P Dormer Chesterfield. The skit satirizes a Long Island rest cure with hypnosis and social schemes, amid a lively crowd and several performers.

Plaza Echumann Daniel Dunham Stopsburg Daphne Palm Beach Newport Brooks Mamm Papa Dempsey Bounerra Widders Demnsey Eden Musée Spinal

Opera tableaux and musicale arranged by Mrs Shipman

The event featured tableaux and musical numbers arranged by Mrs Herbert Shipman at the Heaven Rest, with performances by noted society figures and artists. Notables included Miss Lone Paris, Miss Frances Alexander, and Miss Dorothy Tuckerman among many others, with Mr Gustave Borde conducting and patrons listed.

Herbert Shipman Otis Giais Frurt Higher Han Opers Opesatern Lone Paris Markvic aHe Tivaviand Pulitzer Amneris Olivia Ilite Cock Frances Alexander Josephine Crosby la Tasca Dorothy Tuckerman Edith Kane Richard Stevens Rehbank Vivants Ales Gustave Borde Pubhveiss Ifehy Ian Adele Baldwily Horde Saint-Saens Delilah August Belmont Howard Page HM. M. ‘Tilford Benjamin Lathrop Parker Selumer Schieffelin Stowe Phélps S. Beanjaimi

Mrs Pruyn Appears In Folk Songs At Garden Theatre

Miss Marianna Thurber playing Mrs Francis L Pruyn offered a recital showcasing folk songs and French numbers with Breton and Spanish sets. The audience included Mrs J Gould and other notable friends as she presented varied costumes and vocal colors from Brittany to a mantilla Spanish finale.

Marianna Thurber van Veehten George Jay Gould Keyrie Bellew Garden Theatre

Recital Highlights Spanish Songs and Comedic Imitations

Mrs Pruyn performed characteristic songs of Spain and danced a bolero in a distinctive style. Ernest Perrin offered French monologues and imitations of Coquelin and Mounet Sully. Frederick Townsend Martin hosted a luncheon at Sherry's in Mrs Pruyn’s honor.

Spain

Work Horse Parade Subscriptions Grow for May 30 Event

The Woman's Auxiliary of the ASPCA is coordinating a Work Horse Parade with funds flowing to treasurer Mrs. James Speyer at 257 Madison Ave. A recent donor, Mrs. Speyer herself, received a $100 check from a stranger in Hot Springs who wished to help the horses. Another gift, a $50 bill, arrived from Mrs. J. R. Marshall of Palmerton, Penn., to cover prizes and parade expenses. Thomas McCarthy, parade manager, reports daily new entries from drivers and owners eager to showcase their horses’ care.

American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals James Speyer Madison Avenue Speyer Hot Springs J. R. Marshall Palmmerton Penn Thomas McCarthy

Wedding of Miss Nathalie Gourlie and Francis Appleton Jr

Miss Nathalie Gourlie daughter of the late John Hamilton Gourlie and Francis Henry Appleton Jr of Boston wed at St George's Church Stuyvesant Square at 4 pm. Rev Hugh Birckhead officiated with Lawrence Gourlie as proxy for a brother. Attendants included Julia Freeman maid of honor and bridesmaids Eleanor Ames Edith Gourlie Mabel Lowland Gardner B Perry best man and ushers Henry L Appleton Edward C Fritz Thomas P Beal Jr Mifflin Frothingham Mark T Wendel Dr Lloyd T Brown Henry Du Pont and Hamilton Thecher. Reception followed at the bride’s aunt Miss Gourlie's residence 122 East Thirty seventh Street.

Nathalie Gourlie John Hamilton Francis Henry Appleton, Jr Boston St. George's Church Stuyvesant Square Hugh Birckhead Lawrence Gourlie Julia Freeman Leanor, Ames Edith Gourlie Mabel Lowland Gardner B. Perry Henry L. Appleton Thomas P. Beal, Jr Mifflin Frothingham Mark T. Wendel Lloyd T. Brown Henry du Pont Washington Hamilton Thecher Miss Gourtie East Thirty-seventh Street

Thomason wed Wheeler in collegiate Church ceremony

William Thomason and Miss Mary Louise Wheeler married at 4 pm in the Collegiate Church by Rev. Andrew Hingeman. Attendants included Mrs. Charles Preston Nelson and Mrs. John Kirkman Kerry. Best man Frank W. Crowninshield and ushers listed. Reception at 214 West 72nd Street. couple to live in New York after a Southern honeymoon.

William Thomason Bewart Mary Louise Wheeler Thomas H. Wheeler Andrew Hingeman Cary Cheshire Smith Charles’ Preston “Nelson John Kirkman Kerry William A. Barstow Mary H. Rossiter Olive Witchcock Frank W. Crowninshield Charles S. Whitman Erman J. Ridgway John Kirkman Berry Archibald Robinson Watson William H. Field Hugh Dewart Albert L. Brockway West Seventy Second Street

Swan and Hamilton Wedding at East Twenty First Street

Charles F. Swan son of the late Edward H. Swan of Oyster Bay L I and Miss Marie V Hamilton daughter of William Gaston Hamilton were married at 230 pm yesterday at the bride's home 104 East Twenty first Street The Rev Philip Rhinelander of the Theological Seminary Cambridge MA officiated The bride wore white satin gown trimmed with old lace Helen Hamilton was maid of honor T A Swan brother of the bridegroom was best man Ushers Robert Swan James P Funnell Beekman Hoenpin and Benjamin S Young all of New York The reception followed for relatives and intimate friends.

Charles F. Swan Edward H. Swan Oyster Bay Marie V. Hamilton Willian Gaston Tramilton East Twentyfirst Philip Rhinelander the Theological Seminary Cambridge Mass Helen Hamilton T. A. Swan Robert Swan James Fpunnett Beekman Hoenpin Benjamin S Young New York

George H Turner weds Miss Helen Thor at Forsythe home

George H Turner and Miss Helen Thor married last night at 135 West Seventy-first Street. Rev. George Peck of St Andrew's Methodist Church officiated. Bride wore marquisette over white satin with lace. Miss Forsythe was matron of honor. Mr Forsythe attended as escort. Relatives and intimate friends attended the ceremony and reception. The couple will reside in New York.

George H. Turner Helen Thorburn Forsythe John Forsythe

Wedding notices for Welles Robbins Ratston and others

The text records multiple wedding notices: Miss Minux Welles and James Pelham Robbins to wed at 2 PM at a church officiated by Rev Hugh Birkhead. Miss Marian Ratston and William Cunningham to wed at noon at Broadway Tabernacle. and Richard Hall Stearns of Isosien with Miss Frances Converse Gould to wed at 4 30 PM at St Regis.

Minux Welles Diorcter Benjamin Wellies Iarry Pelham Robbins Mise Flensteit Kine Charles Arthur Richards Park Avenue Hugh Birkhead Marian Ratston William Cunningham Broadway Tibernacle Richard Hall. Stearns of Isosien Frances Converse Gould Regis

Miss Fellowes to Wed R L Morris Announcement

Announcement yesterday notes the engagement of Miss Carolyn Wellowes to Risiord Fe Morris. Miss Fellowes is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Nalius Fellowes. Morris is the son of Mr and Mrs Stuvissant Fish Morris and brother of Stuyvesant Morris and Mrs Woolsey Rogers.

Carolyn Wiellowes Myr Earnalius Fellowes Risiord Fe Morris Stuvissant Fish Morris Prother Stuyvesant Ish Morris Woolsey Rogers

Engagement announced for Miss Maisie Shainwald and Michael Fiser

Yesterday an engagement announcement listed Miss Maisie Shainwald daughter of Aiion L. Shatnasaid president of the Stautsard Patatasa pany, to Michael J. Fiser. The notice presents a formal match between prominent local figures and the families plan future wedding details.

Maisie Shainwald Aiion L. Shatnasaid The Stautsard Patatasapany Michael J. Fiser

Entertainment and society notes from New York venues

This afternoon a benefit event at the Waldorf Astoria supports free beds for consumptives at the LBOM ix Sanitarium. Chocolate will be served, with an orchestra and other features. the Colony Club hosts Miss Agnes Opner reading an unpublished essay, and the New York Cooking School offers demonstrations. Mrs. Ellsworth Elmer Black hosted a musical afternoon at 48 East Seventy eighth Street. The wedding of Miss Anne Potter McKenney and Frederica Wage is set for April 2 at the bride’s home, 329 West Seventy Seventh Street. The final meeting of the Tuesday Evening Skating Class occurred at St Nicholas Rink. Mrs. Henry A. Barclay departs for Short Hills, N J. Guests at the St. Regis include Mrs. J Converse Gray, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stearns and son, plus Mrs. H. N. Slater and Miss Slater.

Waldorf-Astoria Tire Lbom ix Sanitarium LibseFty Pranke G Colony Club Agnes Opner Husmore New York Ellsworth Elmer Black East Seventy -Eighth Street Anne Potter MceKenney Henry Potter McKenney Frederica Wage West Seventy-seventh Street

José V. Onativia Jr. Weds Clara Barclay at St Thomas

José Victor Onativia Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. José V. Onativia of 18 East Eighty-second Street, and Miss Clara Wright Barclay, youngest daughter of Mrs. Henry A. Barclay, were married yesterday at St. Thomas's Church. Rev. Ernest M. Stires officiated. The bride wore an Empire gown of white satin with Venetian lace and orange blossoms. The reception at Sherry's drew hundreds from New York, Philadelphia, and Washington before the couple sails today on the Moltke for three months of travel.

José Victor Onativia, Jr José Victor Onativia East Eighty-second Street Clara Wright Barclay Henry A. Barclay St. Thomas’s Church Ernest M. Stires Vera Onativia Hoirr Dorothy Bigelow Ellen Brown Louise Kobbé Alicé Kobbé Junie Fincke Dorothy Brown Arthur R. Jones Paul Moore Woodbury Seamans Harry Beste Henry Coit Clarence Pell John Oa Martin Keogh Griswold Lorillard Sherry'’s Sackett M. Barclay James B. Townsend Mildred Gibert Townsend Walter. Chard B. C. Fincke Waldron P. Brown J. M. Brown S. O. Vanderpoel Vanderpoel S. O. Vanderpoel, Jr Henry May May Whiting Onativa Moltke Nantes Short Hills N. J

Bride of F A de Peyster in All Saints Church

Miss Alice Abercrombie Miller daughter of Commander and Mrs Abercrombie Miller of Washington married Frederic Ashton de Peyster son of the late Frederic J de Peyster of New York at All Saints Church Lakewood New Jersey The ceremony was conducted by Bishop Alexander Mackay Smith The bride wore a white satin princess gown trimmed with Duchess and point lace worn by her mother.

New York Times Lakewood N. J Alice Abercrombie-Miller Abercrombie- Miller Washington Frederic Ashton de Peyster Frederic J.de Peyster East Highly-sixth Street New York All Saints’ Church Alexander Mackay-Smith Pennsylvania Mathews

Roebling Weds Mrs Farrow in Dalton Ceremony

Col Washington A. Roebling of Trenton and Mrs Cornelia Wetzel Farrow of Charleston were married in Dalton at noon. The Rev Herbert Spencer Johnson officiated. The couple left for New York after a wedding breakfast. Roebling, 70, former Brooklyn Bridge engineer, has been a widower for five years.

New York Times Pittsfield Mass Cornelia Wetzel Farrow Charleston Col Washington A. Roebling Trenton N. J Dalton Frederick G. Crane Herbert Spencer Johnson Warren Avenue Baptist Church Boston Col. Roebling

Benefit for Brookside Farm Home at Garden Theatre

A benefit for the Brookside Farm Home for prisoners wives and children will be held at the Garden Theatre on Sunday night. Charles E. Towne will open with an address on the farm work. Entertainers include Mile Darle Donald Brian Lina Abarbanell Marshall P. Wilder Marianna Thurber George Beban Ethel Levy May Vokes John Mason and Victor Moore.

Brookside Farm Garden Theatre Charles E. Towne Mile, Darle Donald Brian Lina Abarbanell Marshall P. Wilder Marianna ‘Thurber George Beban Ethel Levy May Vokes John Mason Victor Moore

Miss Matthison to Read Electra in Brooklyn Chapel

Miss Edith Wynne Matthison will read Euripides Electra from Gilbert Murray's translation at Packer Institute Chapel 170 Joralemon Street Brooklyn on April 24 at 3 0 P M. The reading, arranged with Henry Miller's courtesy, follows a request by the Packer Alumnae committee and echoes the earlier Henry James lecture in Brooklyn.

Edith Wynne Matthison Gilbert Murray Electra Euripides Packer Institute Joralemon Street Brooklyn Matthison England Prof. Murray Packer Henry James Henry ‘Miller Court Theatre London

Mr Hallgarten Dies. German American Charitable Leader

Charles L Hallgarten a long time German resident of New York died in Frankfort on Main. He came to America in 1849 and stayed until 1875. He led public charities and the Alliance Israelite Universelle and served Frankfort’s Public Charities Department while maintaining ties to New York’s financial and social life.

New York Times Berlin Charles L. Hallgarten New York Frankfort-on- Main America Germany Alliance Israelite Universelle Frankfort-on-Main Public Charities

Paris Scholar Emile Gebhardt Dies at 60

Emile Gebhardt noted literature professor and Academician died in Paris today. Born in Issa he held letters chairs at several universities and was decorated with the Legion of Honor for his contributions to literature.

Paris Emile Gebhardt Issa

Max Martin Dies of Heart Disease at Home

Max Martin aged 54 a senior member of M. Martin & Co. at 11 19 West Nineteenth Street died yesterday morning at his home 15 West Sixty ninth Street of heart disease. He left the tobacco business in 1887 organized Martin Cook Lipser and bought L Dannhauser. He belonged to Harmony Club spent summers at Elberon New Jersey a quiet philanthropist with hundreds of employees noting his lenient generous conduct. He is survived by a widow a son and a daughter.

Max Martin M. Martin & Co West Nineteenth Street West Sixty-ninth Street Mr. Martin Martin, Cook & Lipser L. Dannhauser Harmony Club Elberon N. J

Major David K. Case Dies. Brooklyn National Guard Figure

Major David K. Case, longtime Brooklyn lawyer and National Guard officer, died Monday night at 471 East Seventeenth Street. He joined the Twenty-third Regiment in 1881, rose to major, served on Gen. James McLeer’s staff, and retired two years ago. He leaves a widow, two daughters, and a son.

David K. Case National Guard Brooklyn East Seventeenth Street Twenty-third Regiment Major Case James McLeer

Death of Mrs. Julia J. Del Valle in Orange New Jersey

Mrs. Julia J. Del Valle widow of José A. Del Valle longtime Centre Street resident Orange New Jersey dies Monday at the Hotel Warrington City home of her daughter the Marquise Casa Argudin cause apoplexy death attributed to stroke with the illness mentioned in local notices.

Julia J. del Valle José A. del Valle Centre Street Orange N. J Casa .Argudin Warrington del Valle Cuba

Funeral to be held for woman stricken on Havana steamer

A woman who was stricken on a steamer returning from Havana died. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning in the Church of St. Vincent de Paul.

Havana Church of St. Vincent Dé Paul

St John Railway Leader Dies in Wellesley Home

Wellesley Mass April 21 Ever itte St John long time prominent railway official died at his home after months of ill health. He served as Chairman of the General Managers Association of railways entering Chicago and led during the Pullman strike of 1894 before becoming Vice-President and General Manager of the Seaboard Air Line.

Wellesley Mass Everitte St. John St. John General Managers’ Association Chicago Putfman Trench Seaboard Air Line

Obituary notices list several prominent figures dead

James Dunlap a retired carpet dealer and importer of New York died in Oswego age TS. Irving J. Pine thirty two builder of Mardi Gras petitions and a scenic artist died in Mobile age T1 native of Middlebury. W Brentwood Smith 35 director Winthrop Smith Co Philadelphia died yesterday. Terence Cramer 69 who kept a paper stand and cigar store Jersey City died of heart disease. Esther Judson Jennings 84 widow of Oliver Burr Jennings Mon day at 48 Park Avenue. John R. McDonald 51 retired SER MCASD ree died Sunday night at 217 West 5th Street.

James Dunlap Newe York Oswego Irving J. Pine Mobile Middlebury W. Brentwood Smith Anking Winthrop, Smith & Co Philadelhia Terence Cramer Monmouth Street Jersey City Esther Judson Jennings Oliver Burr Jennings Park Avenue Jennings Jowiseli Tayid Judson A Parisott Tifflin Ohio John D. Rockefeller William R. R John R. McDonald West 5Th Street McDonald Clara PO Ipper Charles. Popper Beresford Eighty-first Street Central Park West Popper Prague Bohemia New York City New Jersey William Co. Foener Edwin H. Popper Oppenheim, Collins & Co Laura Popper

Marriages Recorded Across Several Cities on April 21, 1908

Notices list multiple weddings on April 20 21 1908 including Alice Gilbert Hill to Charles Tainter Abell in Brooklyn Maria Peck Carter to Merrill Chase Bristol in Rochester Alice Abercrombie Miller to Frederic Ashton Peyster in New York Laura Maphem to Courtney Hyde in Grace Chapel Dorothea Tavine Ehrnbers to Otto F Meder in New Jersey Marie V Hamilton to Charles Fearing Swan in New York Louisa M Moss to Erven J Newhouse in Rutherford New Jersey

Abell Hill Lindsay Parker St. Peter’a Po E Brooklyn Alice Gilbert Hill Henry .G. Tii Charles Tainter Abell Bristol—Carter West List Maria Peck Frances ‘H. Carter Merrill Chase Bristol Rochester N. Y East Stat St New York Philip M. Rhinelander Cambridge Mass Marie V. Hamilton Willian Gaston Hamilton Charles Fearing Swan

Obituary notices list diverse April service details

A lengthy obituary list records numerous individuals with dates and locations for funeral services across New York and New Jersey. Entries name the deceased, their ages, last residences, and scheduled funeral times at varied churches, chapels, or homes, with interment often noted as private or at specific cemeteries and occasional family requests regarding flowers.

Cemetery access routes and contact for Books of Views

Woodlawn Cemetery accessible by Harter trains from Grang Central Station Webster Jerome Avenue trolleys and by car. Books of Views available for purchase with a contact telephone for information. Office 29 Alt 230 St., N City.

Woodlawn Harter Grang Central Station Jerome Avenue Carria Gramercy Representa Alt

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