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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
9
Public school pupils in New York City are busy writing prize essays for The Times history contest. Teachers encourage effort as many students struggle to condense their work to 500 words and await final deadlines after Janvier’s series ended.
The society pages detail a flurry of June weddings from Ardsley-on-Hudson to Albany, with Rufus Leatner Sewall and Miss Juanita Hewitt among the notable unions. Guests include Alfred Vanderbilt, Miss Kernochan, Miss Therese selin, and others as pages cover voyages, receptions, and upcoming nuptials.
Miss Miriam Ruth Levy of 139 West 123rd Street is engaged to Richard Wallace Godfrey of this city as previously announced. They will celebrate at her home on Sunday June 7 and Levy plans to leave New York for the Adirondacks shortly after.
CHICAGO June 3 The engagement notes a marriage between Miss Edith Downey of 550 Jackson Boulevard and Herbert L. Gray of New York set for June 30. Miss Lila Wells will serve as maid of honor.
The Misses Dewey Belle Copeland and Louise St. John Borth will act as brides maids. Breck Porter will support Mr. Gray as best man. The Rev. avid G. Downey, a cousin of the bride, will perform the ceremony in the evening at 8 o'clock in the presence of relatives and a few intimate friends. A small reception will follow at 8 30 o clock.
The Newport area welcomes numerous visitors and new guests to summer homes on Ocean Avenue Bellevue Avenue and East River. Notables include Sydney Waterlow Third Secretary at the British Embassy and families such as the Davis Arnold Flint Williamson Stewart Sedgwick Brown and Wetherill with cottages at Greenough Place Snug Harbor Berkeley Avenue Bellevue Avenue and Jamestown. The season begins with arrivals and rentals for the summer.
Rufus L Sewall and Juanita Cebalos Hewitt wed at the bride’s father home Ardsley on Hudson. Clergy from St Francis Xavier and the Immaculate Conception officiated with a special dispensation for the Episcopal groom. About 150 guests attended a veranda luncheon before the couple sailed aboard Edwin Gould’s yacht Chichota for a cruise. Mr Sewall, son of the late Arthur Sewall, is connected to the Democratic ticket with Bryan in 1896. they plan further travel.
Alma De Sola Mendes and Edmund J. Levine wed at 6 pm in a service at the West End Synagogue. The ceremony featured choral music, a bridal hymn, and a procession led by Sunday school girls. After a private dinner at Dr. Mendes’s residence the couple plans a brief Canadian trip then settles in Montclair for the autumn.
Miss Anita Gibson daughter of Rear Admiral Gibson and Mrs Gibson wed Richard Butler Glaenzer son of Mr. and Mrs Georges Glaenzer at St Bartholomew s Church Brooklyn. An elaborate musical program by Thomas Safford preceded the ceremony conducted by Rev Robrt M Black. Maids and ushers included Marion Campbell Gibson Ruth Gibson Kate Dobson Sadie Johnston Anna Francis Adele Spaulding and Anna Breck Aspinwall. Reception followed at the bride s parents home 1412 Pacific Street.
Miss Jane H Gillet daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmslie M Gillet and Morris Ketchum son of the late Morris Ketchum were married yesterday afternoon at Trinity Chapel West Twenty fifth Street The Rev W H Wibbert officiated The bride wore heirloom jewels a diamond neck lace and a diamond brooch and carried white orchids. The bridal party included maid of honor Miss Charlotte Miller Gillet and bridesmaids from several cities The best man was Morris K Parker and ushers included Arthur Adenaw Charles Kneeland and George Washington A small reception followed at the bride’s parents East Forty fourth Street The notice also reports a second ceremony at St Matthews Church West Eighty Fourth Street with Miss Jessie Polhamus and Charles Bree tod officiating and a reception hosted by Mrs J A P. The marriage was confirmed by the bride’s mother later.
Miss Mary Fernandez De Valesco, half-sister of John H. Flagler, married Herman Stump of Bel-Air Maryland at the Church of the Transfiguration yesterday afternoon. Ceremony by Rev Dr J Nevett Steele with assistance from Rev Percy Grant. Matron of honor Mrs John H Flagler. maid Emma Goble Lathrop Newark. attendant Bessie McLean. Reception at 15 Park venue.
Miss Milly Judith Einstein and Mr Myron S Falk married yesterday at the bride’s parents home 44 West Fifty third Street. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry L Einstein. The groom is an officer in the Department of Civil Engineering at Columbia University and a Columbia School of Mines and Stevens Institute graduate. A bridal tea followed for relatives and close friends.
Miss Anna Amelia Rogers daughter of Mrs Harrison Whittingham married yesterday to Theodore Franklin Conrad in St Stephen's Church on West Sixty ninth Street. The ceremony was performed by Rev Nathan A Seagle with Miss Charlotte Boardman Rogers as maid of honor and Bertram Cunningham as best man. Ushers were J Park Henderson A E Kennelly Paul Townsend Jones and George McNeil.
Arthur Fuller and Miss Agnes Peel Hardman wed last evening at the bride’s mother residence 514 West End Avenue Rev John Williams assisted rector of the Church of the Heavenly Rest. Mrs Francis Arend served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids included Beatrice Sprague Gertrude Hardman Hazel Fuller and Gilman Conna. Best man was John Chidsey Grout with ushers Glover Beardsley Ferdinand Wilcox Harry Sabery Curtis and James Turk.
Mrs Ernest Palmer of 155 Clinton Avenue Brooklyn married Edward Aborn of Orange New Jersey last night in the Church of the Saviours. The Rev Samuel A Eliot officiated with Rev John P Forbes assisting. Miss Mary Howland served as maid of honor and Albert C Aborn was best man. ushers included A H Underhill Arthur Decker Walter Benjamin Mercer Richards Frank W Swift and John Salter.
Mary Sedgewick Kent daughter of Gen and Mrs Ford Kent married Claude H Miller captain Twenty fourth Infantry US Army at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Troy. Officers in full uniform served as ushers and Gen Kent attended in uniform. A reception followed at Watervliet Arsenal with many named guests. couple to West Point for the next assignment.
At the residence of Mr and Mrs W Irving Johnson this afternoon Miss Carolyn L Johnson sister of the groom wed Winfield Scott Pendleton Jr of Brooklyn The Rev George P Perry officiated Best man was Judson P Pendleton maid of honor Helen Johnson Ushers Dudley Pendleton Warren Lewis Out of town guests included Mrs Winfield P Pendleton and several Pendleton relatives The couple will honeymoon in Maine and reside in Brooklyn
Miss Charlotte Flagg Corsalus became Mrs Chester B Derr in a St Pauls Episcopal Church ceremony in Trox with Chester Derr of Wilkes Barre as groom and Ralph Derr as honored guest. The service was conducted by Father Johnson and Rev E A Enos. The bridal party included Miss Alice Thompson and Miss F Mae Townsend as bridesmaids. Best man Henry Derr and attendees Frank Carte Olin Derr Ralph Derr Gordon Scott Henry Pease and Neilson Poe joined the celebration.
Miss Susan Van derpool daughter of Mrs Isaac Vanderpool married Joseph P Ord of Schenectady at All Saints Cathedral Albany in a quiet ceremony officiated by Bishop Doane. The temporary altar and limited attendance reflected the choral order service. The couple plans to travel abroad for a year.
Miss Edna Elmendorf of Albany and Irving Laroy Collins of New York City married today at the Elmendorf home. Rev. C. A. Richmond officiated.
The wedding of Alfred Hudson Townley to Martha Depew Strang took place at the bride’s mother's home in Peekskill with May Strang as maid of honor. Chauncey M. Depew Jr. gave away the bride, while Senator Depew was absent in Chicago but sent a congratulatory telegram read aloud.
The marriage joins Mrs Gustave Ahrens of New York to Gustave Ahrens of the Somerset and New Algonquin Clubs. The bride wore white crepe de chine with Paraguay lace and pearls, aided by bridesmaids Miss Agnes M Holley and Miss Genevieve Holley, best man William Ahrens, and Rev Willi L Crosby officiating. The couple will reside in New York.
Boston June 3 Miss Margaret Cochran(e) daughter of Mr and Mrs Alexander B Cochrane wed F Murray Forbes at Trinity Church at noon Rev E Winchester Donald officiated.
Miss Margaret Howard Ridgely, daughter of Mr and Mrs Otho E Ridgely, married James Alfred Kennard of Toronto at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Baltimore. The 8 o'clock ceremony was conducted by Rev Edwin Barnes Niver.
Miss Ariana Sands Tolley, daughter of Mrs. F W Tolley, married Dr. William H H Bull at 4 PM at 141 Ridgewood Ave Bloomfield. Ceremony by Rev George A Paull with assistants Rev Walter Q Scott and Rev K S Hulsart. Matron of honor was Mrs George W Hulsart. best man Frederick W Tolley. ushers Capt William A Bryant and Lieut Albert S Jones. They will reside in Bloomfield.
Edith Jennie Preston daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Preston of Park Avenue Orange married John Jewell Hoppin of Orange in the First Presbyterian Church of Orange. The ceremony was officiated by Rev William Force Whitaker of Albany assisted by Rev Charles Townsend with Miss Florence Preston as maid of honor and Dr Leis Hoppin as best man.
Grace Stocking daughter of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. J W Stocking of Vincennes Indiana married William Henry Hunn of Franklin Pennsylvania at Grace Episcopal Church Orange New Jersey. The ceremony was led by the bride’s father with Archdeacon Alexander Mann assisting. Attendants included Marion Freeman maid of honor and brides maids Mabel Burke Amelia Ryan. Best man Richard W Austin and ushers Augustus Skillin Graham Marr Edward Lewis and Benjamin Stebbins.
Miss Anne Rhoades Cornwall daughter of Mrs James H Cornwall and William Walton Knight both of East Orange were married at Christ Episcopal Church East Orange the Rev William Whiting Davis officiated Miss Agnes S Briggs of New York served as maid of honor Bridesmaids were Elizabeth Neill Philadelphia Evelyn Watts Newark and Elizabeth Crane Newark Austin M Knight brother of the groom was best man Ushers included Edward B Gillbard Frank H Burton John W Mc Laughlin and A Hamilton Cooke all of East Orange Newark or New York.
Miss Bessie Olive Jacobus daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Jacobus of East Orange married Henry Hudson Thomas of East Orange in a ceremony at the First Reformed Church East Orange. Rev Dr George Bischoff officiated with Rev Dr James M Ludlow assisting the wedding party Included were maid of honor Mrs William F McChesney and flower girl Miss Lillian Thomas best man William McChesney.
Miss Minna J. Rose daughter of Manuel A. Rose married Robert Williams Newell of West Orange at her father's home South Orange New Jersey. Rev Lewis Cameron officiated due to her mother's recent death. No attendants with only relatives and intimate friends present. The couple will reside in Boston.
Miss Lillian McLaughlin of Newark wed Joseph A Glennan of Bloomfield at St Columba Church. The ceremony was led by Rev E T Ellard with Rev J M Nardiello assisting. Bridesmaid was Miss J V Glennon and maid of honor Miss Margaret McLaughlin. Best man M F Glennon and ushers included James J McLaughlin, James P Mylod, C F Dunn, Edward F O'Brien.
Miss Ruth Pearsall daughter of Alfred E. Pearsall editor of The Westfield Standard and a New York writer married Lter Wright Neefus of Elizabeth at her father’s Central Avenue home. Miss Edna Neefus served as bridesmaid and Dr. Harry Rayman of Summit officiated. About fifty relatives attended. The couple will honeymoon in Nova Scotia and reside in Elizabeth.
James Chester Barclay secretary of the Hackensack Golf Club married Marie Augusta Ackerman the club's women champion at the Ackerman home Clinton Place. Rev Arthur Johnson of the Second Reformed Church officiated. Grace Comstock served as maid of honor and T Eugene Crassous was best man.
Miss Margaret Hardee Armstrong of Princeton married Dr. Ainslie Power Ardagh of Orillia Ontario today at the First Presbyterian Church Princeton Rev Maitland Bartlett officiated Best man IK C Day of New Orleans. Attendants were Miss Isabella Owen Miss Augusta McKelven Miss Madalia Hodge and Miss May Walters.
The quiet wedding of Clarkson Runyon Jr a New York Stock Exchange member and resident of New Brunswick and Jane Peterson Allen of Germantown Penns at the bride's mother's home in Germantown. The ceremony was by Dr Cornelius Breit with Miss Green as maid of honor and Dr Laurence Runyon as best man.
Arthur Little of Swampscott and Mrs. Robert L Means of Wenham wed yesterday at Emanuel Church Newbury Street in a quiet ceremony at 1 30 pm The bride is widow of Robert L Means of Andover and sister of William Whitman of Brookline Treasurer of Arlington Mills The groom is a Boston architect and member of a local professional circle
Miss Mary Rebecca Thompson and Frederick Arthur Bryan were married at 7 o'clock this evening in Baltimore at the home of the bride's mother Mrs P V Hardesty on Paul Street 1 109 St. The ceremony joined two families and marked a quiet city social event.
Lieut. J. H. Reed of the Fourteenth Cavalry based at Fort Wingate New Mexico wed Miss Marguerite Walters Burruss of Norfolk Virginia in Santa Barbara California yesterday. The bride is daughter of Capt. Naoro Burruss a retired banker of Norfolk.
Miss Laura Josephine Sanner of Washington married Dr Edward H. Reede of New York at St. Stephen Episcopal Church in Washington this evening in front of several hundred guests.
The marriage of Edward Taylor Buckingham City Clerk to Miss Bessie Louise Badau occurred this evening at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. Louis Booth officiating. The ceremony united two local residents in Bridgeport Connecticut with both families in attendance.
Captain William A. Jones, 73, retires to wed Mrs. Belle Payne, 50, at her Rockville Centre residence. Rev. J Brookfacher officiated. They plan a summer honeymoon in Chatham Massachusetts.
Readable items describe red porcelain tobacco cases and tobacco storage cabinets with bottles, gauze bands, sterilized cotton, and emergency kits. Also highlighted are silver gilt coffee sets with art nouveau motifs, a Japanese dragon tea set, a Queen Victoria diamond replica, watches priced at 10 to 20 dollars, golf club pins, orchid brooches, heart-shaped gold rings, and two gowns with floral ribbon detailing and hats in black straw.
Newspaper item notes leadership shifts in the dry goods advertising sector as listed by New York Times second morning edition. Figures 155,898 145,245 145,142 appear in the agate lines, indicating page or circulation references.
Born 1855 in Menel Prussia, he built the first clipping bureau in London and expanded to Berlin and Paris. He coined the term romeiked for compiled press clippings and led a life connected to the Press Club, Lotos Club, and international circles. He died after a mountain accident era, leaving a widow and two children Harriet and George and a brother Arthur.
Alexander Williamson longtime tutor to Abraham Lincoln's children died at his Brooklyn home aged 89. Born in Edinburgh he studied law but pursued teaching and public service before working at Anchor Line in New York. He was reportedly present at Ford's Theatre during Lincoln's assassination. Burial set in Washington.
Newark New Jersey June died at the home of his son in law George M Palmer 282 Washington Street aged 85 He was among the men who built the yacht America which lifted the cup from England in 1851.
Walter O Eschwege, a longtime figure in athletic and newspaper circles, died yesterday after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn on January 18, 1865, he spent most of his life here and gained recognition about ten years ago as a writer on sporting topics, notably amateur photography and biographs.
Local business notices mention collars and related hardware, with references to frost and lock mechanisms. The fragment cites EB and W COLLARS and hints at trade or supply details without full context.
Henry Romeike, originator of trading in newspaper clippings, died suddenly of apoplexy in his Century apartment at 119 West Forty-fifth Street. He had been at his office late Tuesday and counted among his clients many prominent Americans and numerous royal personages. He maintained extensive scrapbook collections of personal papers.
A collage of 1903 1908 New York area marriage notices lists couples with dates venues and officiants including Beach Pope Falk Gibson Pruyn Goodrich Moser Petrie Hosmer Spencer Williams and others. The items record residences parental homes church locations and departing cities with no narrative beyond the announcements.
Death notices list multiple individuals with brief details including names such as Cornelia Rostwick Julia A Daniels Mary Clement Lyman Albert Walker Marker Emma Tefft and others. Dates point to June 2 3 1908 with funeral arrangements and residences in New York City Brooklyn Englewood and nearby towns.
Archibald McDougall used the alias Archie McDougall and published widely on roads matters as a Goods Roads Association officer. An organizer of the Nassau Athletic Club and New York Press Club member, he will be cremated after a 3 PM funeral at German Lutheran Church in Brooklyn.
Christian Kuttack of Klinck Packing Company Buffalo died of heart disease. Mrs ExMa A TerriT widow of William E Ter tt, New York dry goods merchant, died in Great Barrington Massachusetts of organic heart trouble. Mrs Tefft was fifty, survived by eight children. John F Dearborn aged sixty nine, Mount Vernon business leader died from stomach hemorrhages at Mount Vernon Hospital. Born in Ainsbury Massachusetts he moved to Mount Vernon thirty two years ago and served on Commander Shotts Grand Army of the Republic staff and as a prominent Mason. He is survived by one daughter.
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