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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1908

Page

7

Gay Charity Fete At Oakland Farm Draws Summer Crowd

Alfred G. Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm hosted a St Mary’s Guild fete for St Mary’s Church of Portsmouth. Four bands on the lawn and grove lit by night illumination. Notable attendees included Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt and Mrs Harriman with hundreds of young dancers, a cake and tea table, and sales by Mrs Haggin and Miss Swan. Cathleen Vanderbilt visited booths to shop for her nursery.

New York Times Newport R. L Alfred G. Vanderbilt Oakland Farm St. Mary's Guild St. Mary’s Church of Portsmouth Massachusetts Motion Picture Reginald Vanderbilt Joseph Harriman James B.haggin Laura Swan Vanderbilt F. Weaver B. Norman I G. Whipple H. Weaver Thomas J. Senn F. L. Sanchez R. C. Smith W. W. Phelps Cathleen Vanderbilt Sandy Point Farm BR. C. Vanderbilt

Mrs Reynolds Buys Fifth Avenue Mansion Amid Historic Family Moves

Mrs Emily A Reynolds widow of James B Reynolds has purchased the six story residence at the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Eighty eighth Street from Falcon Realty Company. The home, built four or five years ago by Hamilton M Weed, is among the finest on upper Fifth Avenue and was held at 450000 dollars. Reynolds now resides at 20 West Fourteenth Street and her purchase follows another move of a member of a famous New York family to the same upper Fifth Avenue district. Shortly before, Samuel W Bridgham bought a new residence by J Horace Harding on Fifth Avenue near Seventy eighth Street, after his wife Miss Fanny Schermerhorn occupied the Schermerhorn mansion on West Twenty third Street.

Emily A., van Beuren Reynolds Fifth Avenue Highty-eighth Street Falcon Realty Company Hamilton M. Weed Upper Fifth Avenue James B. Reynolds West Fourtenth Street van Beuren Fourteenth Street Fifth and Sixth Avenues Upper New York Samuel W. Bridgham Fanny Schermerhorn Schermerhorn West Twenty-third Street J. Horace Harding

American Wife for Earl Clancarty in New York Blush

London reports The Daily Mail says William Frederick Le Poer Trench fifth Earl of Clancarty will wed Belle Bilton a wealthy New York widow and famous Bilton sister. The match shocks Singlish society as Clancarty heir to Garbally in Ireland. He owns 25000 acres and Garbally gallery at Garbally Park Ballinasloe County Galway.

London William Frederick le Poer-Trench Earl of Clancarty Dunlo Kilconnel of Garbally Ireland Clancarty Baron Trench United Kingdom Marquis of Huesden Kingdom Netherlands Viscount Dunlo Belle Bilton Bilton Richard Frederick John Donough Kilconnel Garhally Park Ballinasloe County Galway

Wilson Goes to Newport From Fifth Avenue Home

Richard T. Wilson, father of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and others, left his Fifth Avenue residence by Kings County Hospital ambulance to the New York Yacht Club pier and boarded the Vanderbilt North Star for Newport. Daughters accompanied him. Dr. Austin Flint Jr. approved the move to escape city heat. Charities Commissioner Robert W. Hebberd arranged the transport. friends followed to wish him well after three months of illness.

Richard T. Wilson Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr Ogden Goelet Michael Herbert Fifth Avenue Kings County Hospital New York Yacht Club Twenty-fourth Street East River Newport Wilson Austin Flint, Jr Charities Robert W. Hebberd Mr. Wilson

Ambassador Reid Hosts Dinner at Dorchester

London dispatch reports Ambassador and Mrs. Reid hosted a dinner at the Dorchester hotel on July 8, showcasing diplomatic hospitality and social ties among senior officials. The event highlighted ongoing postwar diplomacy and internationale relations in a formal reception setting.

Ambassador Reid London Mrs. Reid Dorchester

Society Guests at Tonight's House Party

Tonight's gathering features the French and Spanish Ambassadors along with Lord and Lady Lansdowne. Senator and Miss Wetmore of Rhode Island attend with J P Morgan among the guests.

Lord Lady Lansdowne Wetmore Rhode Island

Vanderbilts Leave Biltmore for Year Abroad

Mr and Mrs George W Vanderbilt and their family departed Asheville today for a year abroad planning to sail from New York later this month.

New York Times Asheville N. C George W. Vanderbilt New York

Society Notices Sailings and Domestic Travels Across the Northeast

Mr and Mrs William Ives Washburn and John H Washburn voyage from New Monmouth to Europe with plans to tour the Continent returning in October. Alfred G Dale and family book July 16 on Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, visiting the Continent then October. Various society figures sail or relocate seasonally from Bar Harbor Newport Beach Haven Seabright Ardsley to London and Catskills.

William Ives Washburn John H. Washburn New Monmouth Spring Lake Beach N.r Alfred G. Dale West Fifty-sixth Street

Edeson Weds Georgie Porter in Brookline Home

Miss Georgie Elliot Porter daughter of author Linn Boyd Porter married actor Robert Edeson at noon in the Porter's Brookline home. Rev. Dr G P Gifford officiated with Judge J Albert Brackett as best man. A wedding breakfast followed, then a motor tour as a wedding gift, before they head to Sag Harbor Long Island.

New York Times Boston Georgie Elliot Porter Linn Boyd Porter Robert Edeson Porter Lancaster Terrace Brookline Mass G. P. Gifford First Baptist Church J. Albert Brackett Florence D. Haynes Mrs. Edeson Mr. Edeson Sag Harbor L. I

Larocque Heirs Inherit Major Estate With Trusts For Family

Will of Joseph Larocque filed for probate shows estate at least 100000 in realty and 500000 in personal property. Died June 6 at 6 East Fifty sixth Street. Widow to live in the Fifty Sixth Street house for life with furnishings and horses, then sale proceeds to residuary estate. Trusts created for widow, granddaughter Annie Celestine Goddard, three nieces, and heirs. Executors include son Joseph Larocque and Henry Tinker, Henry B. Anderson.

Joseph Larocque Joseph H. Choate Choate Cecilia Faile Mr. Larocque Morton Trust Company Louis Joseph.Larocque Henry Tinker Henry B. Anderson

Will Contested By Ingraham Heir In Brooklyn Estate

William M. Ingraham Jr., seeks to challenge his father’s will leaving $2,000,000 to the elder Ingraham’s other heirs. The dispute follows a thirty year estrangement and a $160 bequest to the son. Lawyer John B. Stanchfield represents him. The father died June 7 at Hyde Park Long Island. The estate’s principal heirs are George S. Ingraham, Robert S. Ingraham, and Frances T. Ingraham.

Willam M. Ingraham, Jr William M. Ingraham Brooklyn John B. Stanchfield Ingraham Hyde Park L. I George S. Ingraham Robert S. Ingraham Frances T. Ingraham

Zionist Convention to Open in Atlantic City

Zionists from across the nation will convene in Atlantic City for the eleventh annual Federation of American Zionists convention with services on Friday and business sessions on Young's Pier starting Sunday. Delegates are expected from Florida Texas and California with headquarters at New Liberty and Columbia Hotels and a mass meeting Sunday evening on the new pier featuring leading Zionists.

New York Times Atlantic City N. J Federation of American Zionists Young’s Pier Florida Texas California New Liberty Columbia New Pier

Secretary Straus Visits Naval War College in Newport

Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus visited Rear Admiral Merrell at the Naval War College Newport and attended a lecture by Brig. Gen. George B. Davis on the Second Hague Conference. He later toured the training station and was saluted by seventeen guns on departure.

Secretary Straus Naval War College Newport Commerce and Labor Straus John P. Merrell George B. Davis Hague William Fullam

Provident Life Reformers Battle Over Board Control

The Appellate Division voided an injunction sought by Henry Moir, a Provident Savings Life stockholder, halting reform attempts to oust the Philadelphia Coyle syndicate from management. Banking interests, holding a majority stake, aim to restore pre-revelation control, while Moir argues the Coyle faction would tilt the board in its favor. Justice Clarke notes lack of jurisdiction and equity to determine office titles. appeal to the Court of Appeals requires permission.

Supreme Court Henry Moir The Provident Savings Life Assurance Society Coyle William T. Gilbert Provident Savings Life Philadelphia Moir Gilbert James B. O'Keefe Society J E. R O. F. Thomas John J. Coyle Thomas Coyle Syndicate E. R Thomases O'Keefe Gilbert Clarke Justice Clarke Court of Equity Bar Appellate Division Court of Appeals

Burlesquers Pick Routes for Eastern Circuit

Theatrical managers met in Hyde & Behman offices in Temple Bar Brooklyn to decide burlesque tour routes for the season. Columbia Amusement Company and about thirty-five companies were represented, with routes drawn to start in different cities across New York Philadelphia Cincinnati and other major venues. Archie H. Ellis presided as Hyde & Behman’s representative.

Hyde & Behman Amusement Company Temple Bar Brooklyn Columbia Amusement Company New York Boston Philadelphia Pittsburg Washington Louisville Baltimore Cincinnati New Orleans Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee Detroit Buffalo Toronto Columbus Cleveland Newark Abe Leavitt al Reeves Fred Irwin Robert Manchester Hurtig & Seamon Weber & Rush William 8. Campbell Phil Sheridan Charles E. Waldron Rice & Barton Hurtig Barthers Louis Rebie Samuel A. Scribner Jack” Stinger Harry Bryant G. H. Batchelor Jacobs & Jermon J. Herbert Mack Archie H. Ellis The Hyde & Behman Company

Steeplechase Park To Add New Attractions At Coney Island

Steeplechase Park will enlarge by removing twelve race tracks and repurposing the space between Tilyou’s and Steeplechase Walks. The plan includes the Squeezer, a circular revolving platform twenty five feet in diameter, two inch raise, with railing and two seats per side. Police will not interfere with hugging on the platform.

Coney Islands Tilyou

Ethel Jackson Expected Back in The Merry Widow Cast

Though not officially announced, Ethel Jackson is understood to resume her title role of Sonia in The Merry Widow at the Aerial Gardens New Amsterdam Theatre within about two weeks. She retired last spring due to illness, later sued her husband J Fred Zimmerman Jr for divorce, and Lina Abarbanell and Rosemary Glose have since performed the role.

Ethel Jackson J. Fred Zimmerman, Jr Miss Jackson Sonia Lina Abarbanell Rosemary Glose

Divorce Decree Granted to Mrs Blaney in Supreme Court

Based on the Hawes report, Justice Erlanger signed an interlocutory divorce decree in favor of Mrs Elizabeth M Blaney against Charles E Blaney the theatrical manager. Custody of their two children Charles E Blaney Jr and Harry Clay Blaney awarded to Mrs Blaney. No alimony mentioned and the co respondent’s name not appealed. Hawes and counsel declined to discuss the case.

Gilbert Ray Hawes Supreme Court Erlanger Elizabeth M. Blaney Charles E. Blaney Charles E. Blaney, Jr Harry Clay Blaney Blaney Hawes

Follies of 1908 writer hired for new shows and stars

Amusement notes report Aaron Hoffman hired by F Ziegfeld Jr to write a musical comedy for Bickel and Watson in The Follies of 1908. Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland and Beulah Dix announce The Substitute for Max Figman under John Cort. Robert L Daily to lead in The Girl Question at Wallack's Aug. Hertzka of Volks Theatre sails to Europe to oversee The Cloven Foot in Paris. A new Follies Bergeres ballet is engaged for De Koven Smith musical with Grace Van Studdiford to star next season.

F. Ziegfeld, Jr Aaron Hoffman Bickel and Watson Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland Beulah Dix Max Figman John Cort Robert L. Daily New York Wallack’s Gertrude Hoffman Maude Allan Hammerstein Julius Hertzka Volks Theatre Vienna Henry W. Savage

Locals Beat Whist Players At Majestic Event

Congress of the American Whist League at the Hotel Majestic gains momentum in fine weather as trophy play begins with thirty women pairs. Leaders include Mrs. Henry W. Cannon and Mrs. J. W. Greene of New York. Knickerbocker Whist Club eliminated from Hamilton trophy race after defeat by Pastime Club. Finals set for today with Tuesday and Wednesday results listing multiple sections and winners. Evening attire moves to athletic outfits akin to tennis uniforms as no coat no suspenders rule recurs.

Congress Hotel Majestic Henry W. Cannon J. W. Greene New York Knickerbocker Whist Club EB. C. Fletcher BE. E. Boynton Pat Bedall Paul Brown Phus W. H. Eeney Ernest B. Cooper E. L. Heimly Dudley MacGrath E. Elliot J. J. MacDonald H. C. Ellsworth G. C. Wheeler Manning Mr. Mack

War Over The Girl Question Title Dispute Reaches Wallack's

The Askin-Singer firm faces an injunction over using The Girl Question for its Wallack's production on Aug. 3. Miss L. C. Violet Honk claims authorship of a similar titled novel and a stake in a same-named play. Gibson also used the title for sketches.

Askin-Singer Wallack’s Askin Chicago L. C Violet Honk Miss Honk John Lane & Co

Funeral of W B Leeds at Fifth Avenue home

William B Leeds former Tin Plate Trust president and railroad magnate died June 23 in Paris. Services conducted by Rev Dr Ernest M Stires at the Leeds residence with widow Mrs Leeds and two sons present. Honorary pallbearers included D G Reid E R Bacon Elisha Dyer and others. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery.

William B. Leeds The Tin Plate Trust Leeds Fifth Avenue

Noted Deaths Of Albert Falk Hutton KeiseY Ray Fireman

Albert H Falk longtime resident of the Flanders Apartment Hotel at 137 West Forty-seventh Street died yesterday at his Summer home in Canaan Four Corners New York from heart disease. Dr Allan Clarke Hutton of New Brunswick brother of Dr Mancius H Hutton and Prof F R Hutton of Columbia University died Tuesday night at Twilight Park Haines Corners New York after a weeklong illness. He was 67. Funeral at his brother’s home in New Brunswick today. Henry Keisey retired shipbuilder died Tuesday in his 79th year at 267 Keap Street Williamsburg after more than 50 years in the neighborhood. He leaves a widow three sons and a daughter. William S Ray Secretary and member of the Board of Managers of the New York Cotton Exchange died Tuesday at his father’s home 377 Grand Avenue Brooklyn aged 31. He joined the Exchange in 1903 and belonged to the firm William Ray & Co Emil K Fireman lawyer of 280 Broadway died Tuesday afternoon in Asheville North Carolina aged 25. He was manager of the Taxpayers' Corporation of New York and argued in many city courts. Funeral Friday at 4 P M.

Albert H. Falk Flanders West Forty-seventh Street Canaan Four Corners N. Y Allan Clarke Hutton New Brunswick N. J Mancius H. Hutton Second Reformed Church F. R. Hutton Columbia University Twilight Park Haines Corners Prof Hutton Henry Keisey Williamsburge Keap Street Newark William S. Ray New York Cotton Exchange Grand Avenue Brooklyn The Exchange William Ray & Co Emil K. Fireman Broadway Asheville N. C Taxpayers’ Corporation of New York

Colorado by rail beckons with Rocky Mountain Limited

Six thousand miles of trout streams and mountain air frame a Colorado invitation. The Rock Island Lines Rocky Mountain Limited departs Chicago for a scenic overnight rail journey. Contact K. E. Palmer, 401 Broadway, New York, for details.

America Colorado Rock Island Lines Rocky Mountain Limited Chicago K. E. Palmer Broadway N. Y

Young Mr Willetts Vanishes After Marriage Claim

Samuel Willets, master of the Meadow Brook Hounds, who reportedly admitted marrying actress Amber Lawlor, vanished with his mother from Roslyn to Manhattan. Edward Willets denied the marriage, calling the claim an abominable lie, while noting his son spoke with him and his wife prior to disappearing.

Samuel Willets Meadow Brook Hounds Evening World Bevan Larchmont Roslyn L. A Manhattan Willets Amber Lawlor Edward Willets Mr. Willets TIMES Hempstead

Marriages Form Three Jersey City Matches

On July 6 and July 7 Jersey City ceremonies united several couples. Elsie M. Wild wed Raymond I. Lane, Grace Horn married Joseph J. Moosman, and Elizabeth Gray became Elizabeth Osborne Carhart in separate nuptials.

Obituaries and Funeral Notices from New York Area

Mourning notices for Maurice Alsberg Harriet Bixby Charles Clarke Em K Fireman Joseph Godfrey Alien Hutton Townsend Lawrence Eugene McGarrah Louise Mathews Caroline Sergeant Nellie Walton Simpson Emma C Taboske Mary Yoch Clarissa Tristram William Valentines Sarah Ward George A Aitkin Carrie Allen Henry Black Mary Cahill Mary A Carter Isidor Cohen Elizabeth Cox Harold Deas John Dippel Otto Dohmen Max Drescher Charles W Du Bois and others listed with brief death and funeral details across New Jersey New York and Connecticut locations.

Numerous Brooklyn and New Jersey Obituaries Dated July

A long list of death notices from New York and New Jersey areas. Names include Juan E. Ferares Margaret Finan Adolph M. Fischel Peter Fogel John J. Friel Anna Fulton John J. Gallagher Frederick Galten Thomas H. Gibbs Mae Taouise Kiers Fridolin Koenig Anna M. Kraushaar Leonhard Lechner Louise Le Clair Christopher Lenz Murfany Leon Rosa Levi Arthur Lewis Catherine McDonald Johanna Mahony Thomas Matterface Caroline Miller William Moss Michael J. Murray Pierre Rontey Catherine F. Ruffanil Maria Saunders Julius Scheuch Juliet Shepard Rebecca Smith Patrick Sweeney James Terry Emma Thatcher Benjamin Valentine Bror Oscar Westergren Louisa Wiederseck Hannah E. Williams Pmm J. Wolfer and others. Funeral times noted for some entries.

Ferarfs Perriman East 142d Peter Fogel M. Friel Franfini Av Brooklyn John J. Friel Fulton Dean St Anna Fulton Gallagher Newark Av Jersey City John J. Gallagher Galten St. Av Frederick Galten West St Newark N. J Thomas H. Gibbs Gildersleeve 15Th St May E Goldberg West Pauline Goldberg Grauer 45Th St Michael Healion Henneking 6Th St Grace Anna Henneking Hollister Shepard Avy Charles HollIster Kauffmann Dawson St Emma Kauffmann Kiers Hall St Mae Taouise Kiers Koenig Irvington Fridolin Koenig Kraushaar Orchard St Anna M. Kraushaar T. Lechner Henry St Leonhard Lechner LE Clair West 47Th St Louise le Clair M. Lenz South 14Th St Christopher Lenz S&s Leon West 144Th S J Murfany Leon Levi Primrose Av Mount Vernon Rosa Levi Lewis Monticello N. Y Arthur Lewis McCoy West 44Th St Margaret McCoy McDonald IGS Engert Catherine McDonald Mahony Washington St West Hoboken Johanna Mahony M. Matterface East 78Th St Thomas Matterface M. Miller Peekskill Caroline Miller Moss Cabinet St William Moss Murray High St Montclair N. de Michael J. Murray O'Gara West 28Th St Thomas O'Gara O'Nei Carlton Av William F. O'Neil O'Reilly West Side Av Bernard S. O'Reilly Pike West 56Th St Ellen Miller Pike Pryor South 24 Mary E. Pryor Rontey Arthur Av Bronx Pierre Rontey Ruffonie Lafayette St N J Catherine F. Ruffanil Saunders Trinity Place West Mount Vernon Maria Saunders Scheuch West 129Th St Julius Scheuch Shepard Juliet Shepard Smith Walnut St Rebecca Smith Sweeney West 48Th St Tatrick Sweeney Terry Warick St James Terry Thatcher East 179Th St Emma Thatcher Valentine Woodbridge Benjamin Valentine Hannah E. Williams Wolfsr J. .Wolfer

Mass for Christian Lermann at St Augustine’s Newark

Mass for Christian Lermann held at St Augustine’s Church in Newark New Jersey today at 9 AM. Clergy and parishioners gathered for the service with local church officials noting his life and faith.

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