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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
9
Buffalo dispatch notes the Pan American Exposition grounds swarm with women, many unaccompanied by male escorts, and describes their serious conduct, guidebook use, and widespread presence across Midway and state buildings, including the Woman's Building.
The article extols American women for their ardor patriotism and determination behind Pan American fair efforts. It notes men would attract more attention if absent and praises the self-reliant Pan American woman as a key force in the enterprise highlighted by William Drysdale.
The long engagement strain on Ethel Barrymore during Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines at the Garrick Theatre caused a vocal collapse after the second act. She was helped to her dressing room, revived, and later performed with effort as the audience waited through a ten minute curtain delay.
Brooklyn Lodge of Elks No 22 held its annual entertainment at the Orpheum with volunteers on stage Percy G Williams provided the theater Frederick A Ward gave a welcome address ex Sheriff Buttling acted as interlocutor The program opened with minstrelsy featuring Peter Dailey William H West David Warfield Charles J Ross and John T Kelly as conductor The long bill included Lillian Russell Fay Templeton James J Corbett and George Fuller Golden
The article reports on notable theater and vaudeville developments including Harry B. Smith hired to write lyrics for The Rogers Brothers in Washington and Richard Mansfield weighing Macbeth. Elsie Leslie signs with Liebler & Co. to play Glory Quayle as Edward J. Morgan’s star, and Oscar Hammerstein moves the Gainsborough Odette to Berlin.
A shopping snapshot lists straw hat buckles at 25 cents each and bobbinet gowns in light materials. Handkerchief turnovers cost 15 cents, plus an amethyst scarab fob set in gold. It notes common hat flaws, evolving embroidery in America, striped louisine silks with self color polka dots at 1.25 a yard, and the shift to fall plumes as styles change.
The piece chronicles a social season in New York and out‑of‑town resorts with a wave of fashion residents traveling to summer homes. It mentions weddings, engagements, arrivals at Devon and Lenox, polo at Sea Wright, and dances at Morristown, plus prominent families and figures like Mr. Gould and Mrs. Edison, detailing summer plans and social duties.
The Deutschland sails today with a long list of passengers from Philadelphia and New Jersey including Dwight Lawrence Delia Gurnee and Baroness von Perbrandt. Other liners Friedrich der Grosse and La Lorraine also list numerous travelers from Philadelphia. The Olden Times coach will run daily next week between the Essex County Country Club and Baltusrol Club with rotating hosts Ira Kip Jr Lewis Hallock Jr William E Stewart and others. Edwin Gould and Lucien C Warner plan to take the Warner house at Irvington Terraced home now occupied by the Warners before they travel abroad.
Newport notes a busy social season with the Parthenia yacht arrival and a July fourth Society of the Cincinnati meeting planned in Rhode Island. A June 19 wedding of Ida Morrell to George Pepper Norris is announced with a private ceremony at Bellevue Court, followed by a European honeymoon.
The ceremony took place at South Reformed Church in Manhattan as Dr Theodore Stuart Hart married Miss Mary Ayres Robbins. Relatives and a long list of prominent guests attended the reception at the bride’s parents’ East Fifty-seventh Street home.
In Danvers Mass on June 12 Miss Sallie C Coutehurst wed David Rowland Francis Jr son of former Gov and ex Secretary of the Interior David R Francis of Missouri The ceremony used a large tent on the lawn and included many out of town guests Rev George D Latimer officiated The maid of honor Edith Robinson best man Crispin Ogleby ushers Yale men included Thomas Howell Joseph Wear Charles Francis Christopher Eberlie Jr Charles M McKelvie After the ceremony the couple planned a honeymoon tour before settling in St Louis
Summer occupies the Francis mansion described as among the citys finest while Governor Francis and his family stay at their summer residence in Jamestown Rhode Island.
Justin Newbert Morse of Boston married Miss Herberta Gunton daughter of Prof. George Gunton in All Souls Church by Rev. R Heber Newton at noon yesterday. The bride wore white crepe de chine with duchesse lace and a veil of tulle, carrying a bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. Florence Morse maid of honor wore white chiffon. Bridesmaids in pink mousse line over silk with pink rose hats. Pages Masters Haynes and Church and flower girl Helen Haynes. Best man Edward J W Morse and ushers Frank Phinney Cheney Wells Dr Fred Spaulding William Gunton. Reception followed at the parents' home with laurel palms and pink roses.
Dr. Alvah H Doty health officer of the Port of New York married Miss Blanche Ida Rees at the Burlington apartments New York. The ceremony was performed by Rev Campbell Walker with Dr Herman M Biggs as best man. The couple plan a weeklong honeymoon amid a busy quarantine season.
Miss Helen Maud Neilson daughter of Mrs William Howard Neilson married Henry Bogert Clark a New York lawyer at Trinity Episcopal Church New Rochelle The ceremony was led by Rev Dr Samuel Appleton assisted by Rev Dr C F Canedy with a large crowd present The church featured roses lilies and palms The maid of honor was Miss Hannah Strakosch and several maids of honor and ushers attended The reception followed the service at the church
Miss Mabel Howard and Capt. John Henry Russell United States Marine Corps married at noon today in Washington. The ceremony was conducted in the Howard residence with Rev. Alfred Harding officiating. The couple, returning from the Philippines, will reside at the Howard home this summer and honeymoon in New York. He is the son of the late Rear Admiral Russell.
Miss Elinor Wilson wed Dr. Arthur Lee Wilson in Washington at noon. Due to mourning, only relatives attended at the bride’s parents’ home with Rev. Dr. Huntington and Rev. Wallace Radcliffe officiating. William Huntington Wilson served as best man. the couple’s families share a surname but are not related.
Ernest Tribelhorn and Miss Marie Alma Smith wed yesterday at Delmonico's with Rev. James Powers of All Saints' RC Church officiating. The bride wore a white satin crepe de chine gown with lace trim and a diamond hair ornament. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Smith and ushers Louis Jennings George Smith Abraham Kaffenberg, best man H M Lahey. A reception and breakfast followed with numerous guests listed.
Albert Helmrath and Miss Mary L Mar shall were married yesterday afternoon in Christ Church Broadway and Seventy first Street by Rev T G Jackson of St Pauls. The bride wore white satin and point lace and carried sweet peas. Her maid of honor Miss Battersby wore pink crepe with ink flowers and bridesmaid roses. Ushers were Arthur Wade Redmond Keresey Ernest Schenck and Edgar Bartie. Mr Van Schaick was best man. A small reception at the bride's sister Mrs Josiah M Fiske's residence followed.
Dr Jonathan Dwight Jr and Miss Georgiana Gertrude Rundle wed in Grace Church with Archdeacon Lewis Evans officiating. The bride was escorted by her uncle Frederick Jones, best man Edward P Casey and six ushers aided the ceremony. A wedding breakfast followed at the groom’s parents home on Thirty fourth Street.
Lewis Latham Clarke, Captain of Company 3B, Seventy-first Regiment, N G N Y, son of Dumont Clarke and Miss Pigrence Marguerite Kenzel, daughter of the late Capt William H Kenzel of Jersey City, wed at The Chestnuts Dumont at noon yesterday in a ceremony attended only by immediate families. The clergyman was Rev R H Herron of the First Presbyterian Church of Nyack New York.
Joseph A. Kehoe and Miss Mary L. Maher daughter of John T. Maher were married at St. Ignatius Church yesterday in a ceremony attended by family and friends.
The Rev. Neil N McKinnon presided as the couple wed. The bride’s sister Miss Anna Maher served as maid of honor and Robert A White was best man. Ushers included Philip Smith G H Pep Lee Matthew Kehoe Jr and John ellly.
Harry HB Wimpfheimer and Miss Caroline S Wandell were married yesterday at noon at the bride's mother's residence on St Nicholas Avenue. The ceremony was performed by Rev Dr Odell with only relatives present, followed by a breakfast.
Elizabeth Moore Flagler, widow of a U S Army general, married Dr George Wilbert MacKean of Nova Scotia at St Margaret's Church Washington. The couple plans to live in Braddock Cape Breton. The bride, once convicted of manslaughter for killing a teenage boy during a 1895 pear theft, was recently released and wed quietly with no attendants.
Miriam E Conesd and Joseph W Phillips wed at noon under a chestnut tree on the Paxon Homestead atop Mount Schuylkill near Schuylkill Haven. The ceremony was by Rev D M Moser of St Matthew's Lutheran Church followed by a reception at the Paxon homestead.
Mrs. Caroline Frances Blatchford widow of Samuel Blatchford died at 165 West Fifty-eighth Street aged 76. Born in England in 1817 she married Blatchford in Boston in 1844 and lived in Albany New York and New York City. She leaves son Samuel A. Blatchford and funeral services are planned Saturday at the Protestant Episcopal Church of Zion and St Timothy with interment at Greenwood.
Charles Hyde a Plainfield New Jersey financier and railroad owner died yesterday noon after a long illness. He was native of Oil City Pennsylvania where he first gained wealth from two oil wells. He owned two banks in Titusville and a Georgia railroad and served as president of the City National Bank in Plainfield. He leaves a widow a son Charles Jr and three other children. Hyde was an ardent golfer and founder of the Park Golf Club of Plainfield.
Houston notes the death of C. W. Bein traffic manager of the Southern Pacific. He began as a rate clerk for the Louisiana and Texas Railroad eighteen years earlier and rose to chief clerk in five years. He became assistant general freight agent of the Atlantic system in 1888 and reached his final post in 1893.
Mrs Brigadier Halpin of the Salvation Army died Monday in Minneapolis. Funeral in St Paul today at Memorial Hall. She served about twenty three years and led Northwestern Province with her husband. Also noted is the death of Mrs Madeline Townsend Beeckman widow of Henry Beeckman at 139 West Forty-ninth Street. Funeral Saturday at 10 A.M. interment Greenwood.
Advertisement notes Ben K. Curtis offers Man-acea the manganese spring water touted to cure indigestion mucus acid reflux and related stomach distress. Claims it helps digestion and retention when other remedies fail and invites readers to request a booklet.
An advertisement promotes a summer shirt made entirely of linen in an all white colorway by E. & W. The brief copy emphasizes breathable fabric and clean styling suitable for warm weather. The notice highlights the linen material and plain white design.
Notices report weddings at Grace Church and Marble Collegiate Church in New York and a ceremony in Sherbrooke. Among the couples listed are Georgina G. Rundle to Dr. Jonathan Dwight Jr., Mary Katherine Roberson to William J. Fryer, Mary Ayres Robbins to Dr. Theodore Stuart Hart, Caroline De Forest Glenney to Ralph C. McLain, and Andrea Paton to Arthur Robinson.
Death notices list Samuel V. Billings James L Dawes Charles Hyde Lizzie Vail Arthur Watt and others with funeral details, locations, and interment plans across New York City Long Island and New Jersey. Services set at family residences and churches with arranged carriage meets and private interments.
Brooklyn ferries by electric or elevated railroad would serve Cypress Hills Cemetery per New York office at 1 Madison Avenue. Proposed route details unclear in fragment but indicates transit links to cemetery location.
A brief death notice lists fatalities reported on June 12 in Manhattan and the Bronx. Ages are recorded with infant ages listed as one year or under.
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