New York Times Newspaper Archives, Dec 19, 1908, p. 9

Japanese Tableaux for Charity Raises Over Four Thousand

Japanese tableaux were staged at the Plaza to benefit the Post-Graduate Hospital. Mrs. Stephen H. P. Pell and Mrs. Edward McVickar organized the event, which drew a fashionable crowd and featured authentic costumes, Japanese music, and an audience-wide pledge to send a cable of thanks to Japan. Proceeds exceeded $4,000 for the hospital ward.

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Plaza Hugh Fraser Belasco Theatre Russia Stephen H. P. Pell Edward McVickar Hspital Arge Franko K. Imanishi Col Robert Thompson Japan Pell Aidzu_Castle Kawabe Kashima Ashiwara Amano Fukui Okami Fuku Y. Kashima C. Suwo Miyo Arai Prof S. Takaori Takaori Makino V. Tokiwa K. Midzuno Midzuno Shogun S. Hirose W. Takahashi M. Arai Kasuga Muraseki Shikibu S. H. P. Pell Tijima Nitta Yoshida Morita William Astor Chanier Aizu Castle Gordon Brown J. Bowers Lee Swan J. Morris -Carnegie Jules J. Watahble Kendall George de Witt Edgar Auchincloss Adrian

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Debutante Ball Hosted by Mrs Kingsland at Sherrys

Mrs Ambrose C Kingsland held a grand debutante ball for her daughters Miss Marjorie and Miss Muriel Kingsland in Sherrys large ballroom. The event featured a Viennese orchestra, festive decor with poinsettia and holly, supper for forty tables, and a notable guest list including Roosevelt and Whitman families among other prominent society members.

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Ambrose C. Kingsland Marjorie Muriel Kingsland Sherry’s Kingsland Henry Emmet Laura Emmet Janette Kissel Dorothy Tuckerman Janet King Townsend David Wagstaff Arthur S. Burden G. C. Clark, Jr E. H. Harriman Malcolm D. Whitman Louis Starr Alfred Wagstaff, Jr Jose Victor Onativia James Otis Charles de L. Ovlrichs Lewis Iselin Harry Payne Whitney Payne Whitney J. Norman de R. Whitehouse Robert D. Pruyn Franklin D. Roosevelt Carroll Harriman Marjorie Gould Janetta Alexander Eleanor Alexander Blanche Oelrichs Virginia Murray Gladys Pell Sarah Robbins Angelica S. Brown Edith G. Clark Dorothy Hayden Louise Freeman Edith Brooks Dorothy Bigelow Leonie Alexandre Gertrude Beekman Gladys Robbins Mary L. Gurnee Ruth R. Hubbell Theresa de H.ingersoll Martha Robbe Julia A. Loomis Dorothy Kissel Cornelia Landon Emily Potter Ione Pate Josephine Osborn Vera Onativia Anne B. Tracy Mildred Gibert Townsend Dorothey Toler Alice van Rensselaer Evelyn S. Weatherbee Katharine Bessie F. Yoakum Sadie G. Jones Margaret Harris J. Henry Alexandre, Jr Samuel_ Sloan Auchincloss George F. Baker George T. Brokaw Gerald Hollins Snowden Fahnestock Stuyvesant Fish, Jr George P. Montgomery Harry Oelrichs Stephen Whitney Robert N. Deroy Louis C. Clark Henry C. Clark Percy R. Pyne Frederick A. Juilliard Archibald A. King Preston Faust Kenneth P. Budd Frederick de Rham Cyril Hatch Richard Lawrence

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Bal de tete charity ball at Plaza for the blind

A bal de tete will be held January 21 at the Plaza for the New York Association for the Blind. The event will use the large ballroom with a second ballroom prepared for debutantes. Paper caps and fancy headdresses will be stored safely for attendees and a variety of headpieces from Juliet caps to gilt crowns are planned.

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Plaza New York Association For the Blind Fifty-eighth

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Miss Elizabeth Oakley Deming Debut Week Social

Mrs. Robert G. Mead hosted a reception at 11 West Eleventh Street for Miss Elizabeth Oakley Deming. A theatre party followed with three reception assistants and several male guests, then the Kirksland dance. Further parties are planned in January by Mrs. Shiels and Mrs. Sniels.

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Robert G. Mead West Eleventh Street Elizabeth Oakley Deming Kirgsland Kelen Peabody Emily Potter Bessie F. Yoakum Dwight Partridge Francis R. Larkin Roy Howe George F. Shiels Miss Deming

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They at Liberty Theatre A Farce Melodrama Mix

Beth El Sisterhood members viewed Gillette's new play They at Liberty Theatre. The piece blends musical comedy style exposition, farce and melodrama as Kitty Cameron disguises herself to help struggling author Stephen Boyd, stirring sentiment and comic mishap.

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Beth el Sisterhood Liberty Theatre Ticey Kitty Cameron Kitty Stephen Boyd Stephen Boyd

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They Affected Play They Analyzes At The Theatre

A theater review notes airs of melodrama and inconsistent plotting in They and praises Mary Ryan for charm and pathos. It highlights Winchell Smith as author Boyd and credits the cast for sustaining an entertaining performance despite weak material.

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Grimieff Tiey Boyd Kitty Gillette Stephen Boyd Mary Ryan Miss Ryan Winchell Smith Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh Agnes Findlay Frank Craven Frank Monroe Marian Taylor

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Marine Laundress Dies After Twenty Years at Sea

Melissa Short known as the Marine Laundress for two decades on the Battery died in hospital from pneumonia in her forty first year. She began collecting laundry from steamships in 1888 and built a large business delivering on time to India and China line vessels. She drove to ships in her wagon and earned high regard from Captains and owners. She lived at 239 Sixtieth Street Bay Ridge and leaves a 15 year old son.

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Melissa Short Miles England

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Obituary of Dr Samuel Gluck Ob/Gyn Leader in City

Dr Samuel Gluck a renowned obstetric specialist died at his home 1041 Madison Avenue of heart disease in his 63rd year. Born in Budapest he studied at Vienna University and moved to this city in 1872 joining Mount Sinai Hospital. He left a widow two sons and two daughters. Funeral 8 30 A M Sunday interment Woodlawn.

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Samuel Gluck Madison Avenue Budapest Hungary University of Vienna Gluck Mount Sinai Hospital East Sixtieth Street Woodlawn

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Debut Reception for Miss Marian Smyth in New York

Miss Marian Smyth celebrated her debut at a reception with her mother Mrs. Sidney Lanier Smyth at 30 East Thirty ninth Street. A cotillion and supper followed with guests including Mrs. Elting Warner and Misses Dresser Cheever Cushman Carhart Coutts and Dougherty. Nelson Dougherty led the cotillion as Phipp's Orchestra played.

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Marian Smyth Sidney Lanier Smyth East Thirtyninth Street

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Miss Margaret Runk Engaged to Jacob Doll Jr

Mr and Mrs George S Runk of 10 West Seventy seventh Street announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Runk to Jacob Doll Jr The notice notes the forthcoming marriage and names the families involved.

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Miss Runk Jacob Doll, Jr George S. Runk West Seventy-seventh Street Miss Margaret Runk

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Coming-out dances and social events fill New York afternoon

A sequence of debutante dances and receptions unfolds across city society. Countess Raybaudi Massiglia hosts a reception for Prof. Ferrero and Mme Ferrero of Italy. Mrs. Archer hosts a dance for her daughter Grace Dean Archer. Mrs. Minturn entertains for Dorothy Tuckerman. Miss Anna Schaefer’s debutante tea with Mrs. Schaefer. Delmonico’s hosts a large card party. Nassau Country Club holds an annual dinner at the Hotel Plaza. Mrs. Baylies hosts a dinner at 10 East Sixty-second Street. George Burroughs Torrey plans a café chantant with vaudeville after. A private dinner and cotillion follow Mrs Smyth’s party featuring Gladys Mumford, Dorothy Wilde, Susan Fish-Dresser, Walden Pell, Dr. Frederick Cyerr, Stephen N. Shir, and Bartholomew.

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Sherry’s Raybaudi Massiglia New York Prof Ferrero Mme. Ferrero Italy Harry M. Archer Grace Dean Archer O. H. P. Archer John Minturn Dorothy Tuckerman George G. Schaefer Anna Schaefer East Eighty-second Street H. W. Cannon Delmonico’s Nassau Country Club Smyth Gladys Mumford Dorothy Wilde Susan Fish -Dresser Walden Pell Frederick Cyerr Stephen P. N.sh Mr. Bartholomew

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Greeley’s Secretary Denis Sullivan Dies in Brooklyn

Denis S. Sullivan, longtime secretary to Horace Greeley and reader of Greeley’s notes, died at 75 in his Brooklyn home. Ireland born, he befriended notable literary figures and helped edit Greeley related works. He helped found the New York Republic and later worked with The Brooklyn Sunday Sun and The Evening Post. He married Elizabeth Vaughan and is survived by three sons and two daughters. Funeral services set for Monday morning.

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Denis S. Sullivan Horace Greeley Sterling Place Brooklyn Mr. Sullivan Ireland Charles A. Dana Amos Cummings Bayard Taylor George Ripley Thomas McElrath John R. G. Hassard Gree Sullivan New York Mail and Express The Evening Post Elizabeth Vaughan Savannah Master Carpenters’ Association Henry K.baker Newark N. J New York and New Jersey Telephone Company Walter J. Foster Foster & Foster Nassau Street Elm Street Astoria Hensselaer Albany County N. Y Foster Long -Island City Patrick Gleason

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Notable Obituaries From New York and New Jersey

Harriet W Clark widow of Charles Clark and daughter of the late Senator Henry R Low dies at 58 in Middletown New York leaving a daughter Mrs David Canfield and a son in the West Sister Mrs J C Anderson of Englewood and sister Mrs Richard S Sayer who died in Goshen auto crash is noted Also Captain Campbell H Sweeney a Mississippi River steamboat figure dies of pneumonia in New Orleans Reverend Thomas A Wallace ex Chancellor of the Diocese of Newark dies in Passaic after paralysis Peter Hanison commander of the steamer Olinda dies in Brooklyn of pneumonia at 47 Adolph Levy wine merchant dies at 58 in Holyoke Mass Leonard Maclehose dies at East Orange after nervous collapse

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Harriet W. Clark Charles Clark Henry R. Low State Senate Middletown N. Y Clark David Canfield Middletown J. C. Anderson Englewood N. J Richard S. Sayer Goshen N. Y John W. Low Campbell H. Sweeney New Orleans Thomas A. Wallace Newark St. Mary's Hospital Passaic St. Charles College Ellicott City Adolph Levy Fisher & Levy Wine Merchants New York Hamilton Holyoke Mass Leonard Maclehose South Main Avenue East Orange West 70Th St Aurelia P William J. Cassard Chapman Joseph Elias Chapman Perth Amboy St. Peter’s Church Evans Syracuse George C. Evans Frank M. Evans Green Philadelphia Everest Harriet S Thomas Everest Augustus C. Green St. James’s P. E Elmhurst Hancock Cambridge Place Brooklyn Lenna Cole Chauncey B. Hancock Church of the Messiah Greene and Clermont Rvs Levy Adolph L Emma Maclehose Leonard F South Main Av Nagel Lina Charles Elizabeth Nagel New York Av Sarat Stobbe West 51St St Thomas W Dora de W. White Church of the Blessed Sacrament

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Hospital Saturday and Sunday fund drive appeal 1909

The Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association of New York City urges prompt and liberal gifts for the GENERAL FUND to aid hospitals. Contributions may go through church and synagogue collections, trades auxiliaries, or direct to General Treasurer Charles Niew at 59 Cedar Street by January 15, 1909. George MacCulloch Miller presides.

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The Hospital New York City John C. Eames H. B. Claflin Co R. J. Cress August Belmont Wm. H. Cummings E. Rosenwald Leopold Stern Douglas Robinson A. E. Marling H. Mandelbaum A. W. Post J. E. Leaucraft John N. Golding Charles A. Wimpfheimer Charles H. Steinway Rud. E. Schirmer Grosvenor Atterbury Albert F. D’oench Hermanng Sielcken James C. Russell Louis Seligsberg Geo. A. Kessler G. Speckel Chas. Gundiech E. E. Severns Wm. C. Moore G. S. Nicholas Henry Batter Theo Edward F. Bedell Willard Brown Charles Lyman Case Willard E. Edmister William _N. Kremer Elijah R. Kennedy Elbridge G. Snow Charles F. Wiebusch J. Leonard Vatick Edward C. van Glahn Woman’s Auxiliary Woman's Auxiliary James Speyer Wison Avenue Cearles

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Children Aid Society Christmas Appeal from New York

A fundraising plea urges donations to the Children’s Aid Society to aid homeless and orphaned children in industrial schools. It requests $30 to place a homeless child in a good family and $3 to place 100 orphans in homes in the West, with checks sent to A Barton Hepburn or C L Brace at 105 East 22d Street, New York.

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Children's Aid Society A.barton Hepburn C. L. Brace East 22d Street New York

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Married couple marks twenty third wedding anniversary

Mr and Mrs T Marks of 390 Vernon Ave Brooklyn celebrate the 23rd anniversary of their marriage on Sunday Dec 27. Reception at Bedford Mansion Bedford and Willoughby Aves Brooklyn after 7 PM. No cards.

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Obituaries and Funeral Notices across New York and New Jersey

A long list of obituaries and funeral notices from cities including New York, Newark, Perth Amboy, Elmhurst, and Brooklyn. Entries name the deceased, residence, age, and funeral arrangements or notices, with many requesting flowers omitted and services at various churches or homes.

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In Memoriam Notices and Funeral Mass Schedules

Requiem mass for Thomas McKee Brown priest at Church of St. the Virgin on Saturday Dec 19 at 10 45 A M. Esther J Buskay memorial unveiling Sunday Dec 20 1908 at 10 90 o'clock Cypress Hills Cemetery Union Fields Rodolph Scholem entrance. Mary E Fitzsimons mass at St Stephen s Church. Mary Katie Haster Holy Cross Church Harrison N J today at 745 A M.

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Woodlawn Cemetery Transit Notice Sparse Text

Partially legible note mentions Woodlawn Cemetery and nearby trolley lines at Webster and See avenues with a street address 4856 Gramercy for books related inquiry. This fragment hints at a city transit or local notice but lacks clear actions or outcomes.

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Woodlawn Anate Avenue Lote Gramercy

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Japanese Tableaux for Charity Raises Over Four Thousand

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They at Liberty Theatre A Farce Melodrama Mix

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Coming-out dances and social events fill New York afternoon

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Greeley’s Secretary Denis Sullivan Dies in Brooklyn

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Notable Obituaries From New York and New Jersey

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Hospital Saturday and Sunday fund drive appeal 1909

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Children Aid Society Christmas Appeal from New York

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