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New York Times

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1902

Page

7

Society At Home And Abroad Seeks Holiday Entertainments

The holiday season brings a lull in major events with many families retreating to country life. Dances and theatre parties fill the social calendar as debutantes prepare for future seasons. Notable engagements include Miss Eva Barbey to the Marquise de Nevillze and Miss Edith Cushing to S. Blair Fairchild, while numerous soirées and cotillions move through January at Sherry’s and Dodworth’s. Nearby cities Philadelphia and Baltimore host large dances and a cotton-themed anniversary dinner marks Miss Julie Parsons’s engagement.

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Sherry’s Benjamin Wells Charles Dd. Dickey Metropolitan Club Eva Barbey Marquise de Nevillze Miss Barbey Henry I.barbey Pierre Lorillard Edith Cushing S. Blair Fairchild Miss Cushing Thomas Cushing Miss Grinnell Grinnell Fourteenth Street Fifth Avenue Delmonico Thomas Ludlow Fowler Fellowes Davis Marie Antoinette Davis Richard P. Lounsberry Edith Lounsberry Herbert Parsons Miss Coe Rosalie Coe Campbell Abercrombie Osgood Madison Square North
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Christmas at Lakewood Brings Snow and Social Cheer

Lakewood New Jersey awoke to a light snowfall on Christmas morning but by noon the streets were bare as the pines remained lightly dusted. Visitors enjoyed fireside concerts at Lakewood and Laurel hotels, while horsemen faced a postponed speedway and golfers found the course mushy. Notable gatherings included dinners at the Lakewood Hotel and Laurel in the Pines, Georgian Court hosted by the Goulds, and Amherst College seniors staging She Stoops to Conquer at the Lakewood Hotel.

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New York Times Lakewood N. J Laurel House Laurel-in-the-Pines William H. Coombs Brooklyn Shepard Knapp Edwards New York Laurel In the Pines Samuel Sheldon Helen Spence Gertrude Leslie P. A. Clarke Mr. Gould Amherst College Lakewood Hotel W. G. Schauffler William Nelson Cromwell Cromwell J. Clinch Smith Hempstead James Kernochan Kernochan J. Kernochan Madison Avenue K. Jasper Lynch Sophie Downer Marion Tracy Oswego Caroline Testoaut
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Lakewood Christmas Season Highlights and Attending Notables

Floral decor features white lilies and American Beauty roses at the Laurel in the Pines. Notables including Lewis Nixon and Stephen H. Tyng Jr relocate to Lakewood for holidays with horses and stable purchases. The Laurel hosts many New York society figures along with a New Year’s Eve ball at Lakewood Hotel. Christmas trees, social events, and a road hazards critique frame a busy season scene.

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Lewis Nixon Lakewood Edward R. Laden Laurel Pines Nixon New York Stephen H. Tyng, Jr Fannie Iselin Tinkam New Rochelle Laurel In the Pines John A. Logan, Jr Youngstown Ohio W. C. Armitage Hollis Hunnewell Laurel In the Pines Supreme Court of New York Lakewood Hotel Justice Leventritt Justice Steckler Justice Fitzgerald Cottage Colony Thomas P. Riley James Leeming Erie Railroad Leeming Mrs. Riley Mr. Riley Mr. Leeming Buffalo Riley H. T. Swan Samuel Cohen Re Baumgarten Sadie Behringer J. W. Taussig Newark Irwin H. Hance Fourth Street Sophronia Westervelt Clark Westervelt Aa Clark Marion Tracey Oswego Sixth Street Allaire Road
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Newport News in Brief from December 27

The Newport items report Perry Belmont and family staying at the Muenchinger King cottage through Monday, Col Addison Thomas and family returning to Washington, Col Kane and Mrs van Rensselaer back to New York, Benjamin Weaver purchasing Gov Van Zandt’s Ayrault Street estate for permanent residence after selling Sandy Point Farm to Reginald Vanderbilt. Capt Chadwick ill at Naval War College residence. Funeral for George Griswold, second, held today at his father’s home. Rev E H Porter officiated and burial at Island Cemetery.

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New York Times Newport Perry Belmont Muenchinger King Cottage Addison Thomas Washington de Lancey A. Kane John van Rensselaer New York Benjamin Weaver Charles C. van Zandt Ayrault Street Weaver Sandy Point Farm Portsmouth Reginald C. Vanderbilt French E. Chadwick United States Navy Naval War College George Griswold John N. A. Griswold E. H. Porter D. D Emanuel Church Island Cemetery
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Tuxedo Society Notes From Dec 27 Dance Night

Mrs Richard Mortimer hosts a Monday evening entertainment at her cottage for the younger set in Tuxedo Park with a dance featuring many prominent residents including Clarence Carey Charles Gould and Judge J M Varnum. James Henry Smith entertains the week at his cottage as snow and sleighing define a lively holiday period.

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New York Times Tuxedo Park Richard Mortimer Clarence Carey Charles W. Gould J. H. Mathews Henry G. McVickar H. M. Tilford B. H. Andrae Robert Varnum J. M. Varnum J. T. Bowen Walter Trimble Miss Drayton J. C. Drayton W. R. Betts George L. Rives George Willett van Nest Gordon Douglas James Henry Smith Tuxedo Thomas Condon Lorillard W. BR. Garrison Newbold Edgar Charles B. Alexander R. Fulton Cutting James W. Henning James Brown Lord Fred Carey A. D. Juilliard
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Ambrose Clark Guests Open Iroquois Farm Home

In Cooperstown New York Frederick Ambrose Clark and his wife welcome a jolly party of twenty guests to their new country residence Iroquois Farm near the village. Lieut Robert Sterling Clark United States Army attends with others from New York for the holiday. The Fernleigh house remains closed and Bishop Potter did not join the gathering.

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F. A. Clark’s New York Times Cooperstown N. Y Frederick Ambrose Clark New York New Willard Washington Clark Edward Severan Bishop Henry Codman Potter Messrs. Clark Fernleigh
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National Arts Club Plans for January Activities

The National Arts Club announces peak winter events with a New Year Eve programme featuring tableaux, solos, and popular singing at 10 o clock, a watch night service and supper at 12 15. January through March includes Saturday tea from 4 to 7 with music or entertainment, plus Twelfth Night on January 6 with the Wassail bowl.

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National Arts Club
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Club Presents January program of talks and exhibits

Dinner service followed by an entertainment in the club galleries. January events include Charles M Kurtz speaking on the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904 at 9 P M January 7. A stained glass window by John La Farge will be shown the second week in January. Napoleonic portraits from John Leonard Dudley Jr open January 12. Julia Marlowe guests January 13 with a reception and the American Society of Landscape Architects meeting. January 14 features Prof. William M Sloane on Napoleon. January 21 Charles de Kay discusses Mexico for artists. A musicale is planned for January 28.

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Shakespeare “Ub Charles M Kurtz John la Farge West Gallery John Leonard Dudley, Jr Julia Marlowe American Society of Landscape Architects William M. Sloane Columbia University Napoleon Charles de Kay Mexico
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Art Notes On London Exhibition And American Taste

An article reviews a Fine Art Society silver and plate show in London with Whistler pieces noted for their eye for arrangements. It notes other contributors, recent Paris and London museum actions, and a mix of art news including Stonehenge fencing, Gainsborough sales, Yamanaka catalogs, and German cathedral statues. It also mentions a Boston perspective on American sculpture and a forthcoming American auction preview.

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London The Fine Art Society James McNeil Whistler Whistler Samuel Montagu Cuthbert Quilter Percy Macquoid Yamanaka & Co Osaka Japan New York Boston Yamanaka China Fifth Avenue Twenty-eighth Street
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Senator Trainor Buried in New York Funeral

Funeral services for State Senator Patrick F Trainor held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Cross in West Forty second Street drew a large crowd with delegations from the Senate Assembly and Tam many district leaders. Requiem high mass was led by Father McCready and assistants as the mourners filed past the casket to Calvary Cemetery.

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Patrick F. Trainor Albany Senate Assembly Tammany District Charles ¥. Murphy Thomas F. Smith Timothy D. Sullivan Timothy P. Sullivan Order of Eagles William F. Clark Patrick F. Norton Regina Coek Council Knights of Columbus Croker Samuel Slater Victor J. Dowling Calvary Cemetery Eighth Avenue Thirty-fifth Street First Avenue Long Island Thirty-fourth Street
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Edward B McLean dies after elevator shaft fall

Edward B. McLean, 45, manager of Sterling and Meaker in Newark, died in St Vincent's Hospital from injuries after slipping down an elevator shaft at Hudson and West Eleventh. He left his West 129th Street home Friday morning to visit his brother Howard. His death ends his role as former secretary of Christopher Street Railway Company. He leaves a wife and daughter.

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Edward B. McLean Sterling & Meaker Company Newark N. J St. Vincent’s Hospital Hudson and West Eleventh Street McLean West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Street Howard McLean Howard Mr. McLean Edward McLean Albany Christopher Street Railway Company John D. Crimmins
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Julie Opp to Wed William Faversham in Four Weeks

Actress Julie Opp arrived on the Philadelphia and declined to confirm engagement rumors with William Faversham who later stated the pair would marry in about four weeks. Both have previous marriages. Opp divorced from Robert Lorraine and Faversham was once married to Mrs. Faversham.

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Juli Op Philadelphia William Faversham Mr. Faversham Miss Opp Robert Lorraine South Africa Faversham
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Aged couple from Eatontown wed after long widower status

Gilber Polhemus Sr aged 78 and Phoebe Richardson aged 65, residents of Eatontown New Jersey, announced their marriage at a Christmas evening ceremony officiated by Rev BK M Stanton. Bride widow for twelve years, groom widower for two. Both own local firms and plan to reside on the Polhemus farm.

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New York Times Eatontown N. J Gilbert Polhemus, Sr Phoebe Richardson BK. M. Stanton Polhemus
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Disappointed Audience At Union Lecture Goethes No Show

About 700 members of United Engineers Union No 1 gathered at Maennercher Hall to hear Oscar Goethe speak on Ice Machines. Goethe failed to appear at 8 as promised, sent a late letter apologizing for unpreparedness, drawn strong denunciations in English and German, and the committee cancelled his lecture.

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United Engineers Union No. 1 Maennercher Hall Fifty-sixth Street Third Avenue Oscar Goethe Cooper Union Goethe
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Beth Israel Hospital Fair at Madison Square Garden

The Beth Israel Hospital annual fair and festival will unfold at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, opened by Gov. Odell with a fifty girl bodyguard and reception chair Mayor Low. Organizers aim to raise 40000 dollars, already partly secured through advance sales and donations, with 850 Jewish congregations and 300000 members backing the drive. The event features a theatrical booth with dolls by famous actresses, auctions by rival firms including Edna Wallace Hopper and Sam Bernard, and a ballet divertissement by fifty dancers plus cadet drills from the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Asylum. The hospital at Jefferson and Cherry Streets, dedicated in June, aims for a total cost of 250000 dollars, largely funded by the east side.

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Beth Israel Hospital Madison Square Garden Odell East Side Low Lillian Russell Katie Barry Blanche Bates Eleanor Robson Rose Baudet Christine Blessing Rose Stuart Edna Wallace Hopper Sam Bernard Silver Slipper Thomas Q. Seabrooke Guardian Asylum Jefferson and Cherry Streets
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Dr Jaynes Tonic Vermifuge Ad Promotes Health

Advertisement asserts strength stems from health and favorable conditions. Claims Dr Jaynes Tonic Vermifuge subdues disease by correcting diseased channels and implies wide efficacy. No concrete evidence or specifics provided.

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D. Jayne
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John B Ellison Dead Prominent Philadelphia Clubman

John Barker Ellison a leading Philadelphia clubman died at Bryn Mawr Hospital after five weeks of typhoid complications. Born February 25 1860 he chaired a family wool business and lived at 1503 Walnut Street. He owned Linden Shade in Bryn Mawr and trained prize horses and dogs. His brother Rodman W C Ellison remains hospitalized after a July runaway accident.

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New York Times Philadelphia John Barker Ellison Bryn Mawr Hospital Mr. Ellison Rodman B. Ellison Ridgway Friends’ Select School Central High School University of Pennsylvania Rittenhouse Racquet Philadelphia Country Radnor Hunt Merior Cricket Riverton Gan New York Athletic Linden Shade Bryn Mawr New York Virginia Ellison John B. Ellison & Sons South Sixth Street Walnut Street Rodman W. C. Ellison Bryn ‘Mawr Hospital
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Notable deaths crop up in New Jersey and New York

EBEN HowELL secretary of the Illinois State Mining Board died at his Springfield home aged 53. JAMES Dickson died of heart disease at his Garfield and Arlington Avenues Jersey City home, born in 1835 near Belfast. Col. THOMAS BENTON WHITE, Civil War veteran and Republican campaign orator, died in Ithaca New Jersey aged 60. The Rev. W. S. L. Cox, Baptist pastor at Croton New Jersey, died at 67 after 45 years in ministry. JOHN C. MARKHAM, designer of the Saratoga Monument at Stillwater, born Tyringham Massachusetts November 1816, died at his Jersey City residence. CHARLES W. SCHLUCHTNER, linked to Frederick Wurster, died of stomach disease at 551 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn aged 47. HORACE RICHMOND STURTEVANT, 25, son of the late James H. Sturtevant, died of pneumonia after graduating from Columbia University and entering law school. He lived at Columbia Arms and belonged to several clubs and societies.

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Eben Howell Illinois State Mining Board Springfield James Dickson Garfield and Arlington Avenues Jersey City Belfast Ireland Col Thomas Benton White Ithaca N. J Oswego Syracuse The Baptist Croton Lewisburg University Madison University Hamilton N. Y John C. Markham West Side Avenue Saratoga Monument Burgoyne Stillwater Tyringham Mass Lenox New York Brooklyn Mr. Wurster Hanover Windsor Parkway Driving Club Horacrk Richmond Sturtevant James H. Sturtevant New England Yonkers Columbia University Columbia Law School Columbia
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Mrs McKinley Donates Euchre Prize at Waldorf Event

Mrs McKinley through Mrs Joseph F Carey president of St Josephs Alumnae Flushing has donated a euchre prize for the regressive euchre to be held at the Waldorf Astoria on Wednesday evening January 7.

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McKinley Joseph F. Carey St. Joseph’s Flushing Waldorf-Astoria
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Nast Will Probated In Morristown Estate Valued At 10000

The will of Thomas Nast cartoonist and Consul General to Guayaquil Ecuador was admitted to probate in Morris County. The widow Mrs Sarah Nast is named executrix and receives all real and personal property in an estate valued at $10000.

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Thomas Nast Morristown N. J Guayaquil Ecuador Morris County Sarah Nast
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Icaria E and W Collar Notice in Business Section

In the business notices a brief item references ICARIA E. and W. A new collar product by E. and W., noting a launch or availability details in a period-appropriate business listing. The notice is concise and focuses on the collar offering and the issuing entities.

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Leigh-Mansfield wedding in Christ Church Suffern

Miss Gertrude Pauline Mansfield daughter of Rev Romaine S Mansfield to Harry Wells Leigh resident engineer of Tuxedo Park wed Christmas afternoon at Christ Church Suffern New York in a church ceremony attended by family and contemporaries from the parish and nearby communities.

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Leigh—Mansfield Christ P. E. Church Suffern Gertrude Pauline Mansfield Romaine S. Mansfield Harry Wells Leigh Tuxedo Park
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Obituary notices from New York area December 1902

Multiple death notices list names and residences including Catherine Leigh Farrell Elizabeth Forsyth Phoebe Willets Frame Minna Schiffer Horace Sturtevant Henrietta Ward and others with family ties and funeral times. Services are at various churches and interments in Forest Hills Long Branch and Boston.

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Elizabeth Gordon Forsyth John Forsyth Fowler Washington, D. C Francis Fowler Frame Flushing L. I Phoebe Willets Gintiee Frame
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Brilliant Pauper Georgiana Stebbins Dead in Stamford

Georgiana Stebbins, once a social figure in Stamford, died in the poorhouse on Christmas Day. Funeral was held, officiated by Rev. F. W. Brathwaite of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The story reveals a fall from affluent status as her family wealth vanished and relatives died.

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Stamford Conn Georgiana Stebbins F. W. Brathwaite St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
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