New York Times Newspaper Archives, Jun 16, 1917, p. 11

Red Cross Drives Big Funds Through Wall Street Groups

The Red Cross War Fund receives major pledges and special dividends totaling several million dollars from five firms led by American Finance Co and Charles M MacNeill. Stock Exchange figures John W Prentiss and Cornelius Bliss urge broad participation during Red Cross Week, with partners and brokers asked to direct gains to relief efforts and suspend Jewish relief campaigns during June 18 to 24.

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Jewish Relief Committee American Red Cross War Fund Red Cross American Fiinance Co Iress Company C. F. Kroeker Ita Stock Exchange Henke Harvard Onan Ee Frese War Fund John W. Prentiss Anc Eageested Seward Prosser The Cress Cornelius X. Biss, Jr Cornell Ip Davison Ort P’ Morgan & Co Mi Prentisa Association of Partners of Wall Street Nobdie Exchange Prentiss Are. T Exchange Graham S. Bandy William J. Bers F. Carey Nald Geddes Pierson Hamilton H. EF. Montgomery Wiliam B. Potts H. K. Pomero Arthur Hess J. P. Keech A. C. Miller Osear Hornblower & Weeks Red Cross Fund New York Boston Chicago Detroit Providence Portland Charles M. MacNeill MacNeill Atlas Powder Company Gulf States Steel Company E. I. du Pont de Nemours Owder Company Prentiss United States Great War Fund American Jewish Relief Committee Joint Distribution Committee American Red Cross Society American Red Cross Ae Pog Red St Caekoee Granville Rawak Jarmack A. C. Simon & Co J. Bloomfield & Co Williamblum Weit, Son & Farrington & Trees Imo Co Harry Kard B. J George Rawak L. Butzel Earl Farrington Waldorf- Astoria Tulip, Inc

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Herrick-Marries Miss Coulson in Richmond Hill Church

James F Herrick wed Miss Margaret Coulson daughter of Mr and Mrs William Coulson of Richmond Hill at the Church of the Resurrection in Richmond Hill The ceremony was performed by William P Evans The couple will reside at 20 West Ninety fourth Street The bride wore ivory satin and lace and was attended by her sister and two bridesmaids Horace Herrick served as best man with ushers Frederick Van de Water and Paul Herrick The marriage adds to the Herrick family line with Mrs James F Herrick noted as a descendant of Marion Harland

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Margaret Coulson William John Coulson Richmond Hill S. 1 James Fredericck Church of the Resurrection William P. Evans Aed Beth Elizabeth M. Coulson Eliza Nichols Alice Baldwin Horace Herrick Frederick F. van de Water Paul F. Herrick West Ninety-fourth Street James F. Herrick Edward P. Terhune Marion Harland

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Rockefeller Offers Fifty Acre Upper Manhattan Park

John D. Rockefeller Jr. announced a gift of about fifty acres in upper Manhattan to become a city park. The land between Broadway and the Hudson, from about 181st Street to Dyckman Street, would extend Riverside Park toward Fort Washington and link to Spuyten Duyvil if the city funds maintenance and development and passes required legislation.

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John D. Rockefeller, Jr City of New York Upper Manhattan Broadway Studson River Dyckman Street Hucson Riverside Park Fort Washington Park Spuyten Duyvil Mr. Rockefeller Interate Lsades Park Commission George W. Perkins Hudson Lower den Park New Jersey Parlisades Park Lasear Rockefeller Foundation Palisades Park Mitchel Rockefeller City Halls Mit Antehoity Hudson River Lyckman Street Yemen Park Pu Lafayette Boulevard Norther Avenue Nort Avenue Inte Palisade Park Commission Palisade Palisade Park Commission T Sun Thia John D. Ban Eller John Purroy Mitchel New York City Shaefer Mr. Billings Low Island Manhattan Ell Odgai Alisades Sap Park Manhattan Island

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Miss Frances Morgan Weds Paul G Pennoyer in Lattington

Miss Frances Tracy Morgan daughter of Mr and Mrs John Pierpont Morgan marries Paul G Pennoyer of Berkeley California at noon in St Johns Episcopal Church Lattington Locust Valley The Rev Charlies W Hinton to officiate Miss Morgan’s sister Jane N Morgan is maid of honor and a reception will follow at Matinecock Glen Cove the couple’s summer home

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Frances Tracy Morgan John Pierpont Morgan Paul G. Pennoyer Berkeley Cal St John's Episcopal Church Lattington Locust Valley L. J Charlies W. Hinton Miss Morgan Jane N. Morgan Junius I. Mor=, Jr S. Morgan John C William ©. Vant, Jr W. Lothrop Allen, Jr Matinecock Glen Cove Bride

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Mrs Sol Smith Actress Dies At 87 In New York

Mrs Mary Sedley Smith known on stage as Mrs Sol Smith America's oldest actress died in her sleep at 9 Claremont Avenue New York She was 87 and last appeared publicly in 1940 She began as a child in The Child of the Regiment and acted with B H Sothern Julia Marlowe Funeral at Little Church Around the Corner renamed Transfiguration Church nearby viewing at Campbell Funeral Church Broadway Cemetery at Greenwood.

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Mary Sedley Smith Smith America Claremont Avenue G. H. Gilbert Chicas de Fitch Granny Sol Smith Simith Boston William Henry Sediey Donizetti Mrs. Smith Nnt B. H. Sothern Julia Marlowe Newatre Century Hte E Life William Winter the Biltmore Church of the Transfiguration Fast Twenty-ninth Street Campbel Funeral Church Broadway Greenwood Cemetery

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Francis R. Roome Passes After Long Postal Service

Francis R. Roome longtime Superintendent of Mails for the New York Post Office died at his Amityville home in his sixty first year. Appointed in 1870 Roome entered service at age 12 and served continuously in Nassau Street offices until his final illness. Survived by his wife and daughter.

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Francis R. Roome New York Post Office Amityville N. Y New York Nassau Street

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Rev Mother Agnes Gonzaga Ryan Dies in St Louis

The Rev Mother Agnes Gonzaga Ryan sister of John D. Ryan president of Anaconda Copper Mining Co died in St Louis Missouri on Thursday She had led the Catholic Order of St Joseph for fourteen years and was reelected after an initial seven year term This was the highest honor in the order’s bestowal.

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Agnes G. Ryan Agnes Gonzaga Ryan John D. Ryan Anaconda Copper Mining Company St. Louis Order of St. Joseph

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Obituary Notices Highlight Local Dignitaries and Residents

A batch of brief obituaries from Syracuse Brooklyn and surrounding areas notes deaths of Mrs Spotswoop D D Bowers in Syracuse aged about 30, Mrs Agnes-Roberts Storm in Brooklyn aged 64, Mrs Sarah Williamson of Stony Brook aged 71, John Jones a Brooklyn lodge member aged 66, Mrs Ann M Grauf widow aged 88, a Davis & Sons sponge dealer aged 74, Falk er Patton president of Belfast Linen Company aged 47, George H Worden of Paterson Fire Insurance aged unknown, Marie Broderson widow of Ferry B Hotel proprietor aged unknown, and George A Rawlins aged 64.

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Dresden Street Iyn Sarah Williamson Stony Brook Jedidiah Williamson John Jones Lexington Kode Fann A. M George Washington Lodge K. of P Joppa Lodge President Street Brooklyn Ann M. Grauf Jch L. Grave Monroe Street Davis& Sons Manhattan Tompkins Avenue Laon Falker Patton Belfast Linen and Handkerchief Company Montclair N. A George H. Worden Paterson N. J National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford

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MISS MONTGOMERY AMONG BRIDES TO BE

Several engagements announced including Miss Montgomery daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Eglinton Montgomery to Rupert Wentworth of Plainfield New Jersey Miss White to Charles G Moller Jr of New York and Cedarhurst Dorothy Swetland to John Mason of Pittsburgh and aviation trainee in Texas Miss Montgomery debuted recently and is active in social work.

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Henry Eglinton Montgomery New York Rhinebeck N. J Missaret Lynch Montgomery Rupert Entworth Plainfield Society of Junior Cole Anderson Columbia University Metropolitan Trust Bernardsville Cedarhurst Mary Esther White Charles Geor Moller Charles G. Moller East Fiftyfifth Street Miss White Donald McDonald Edinburgh

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Dance for N Y U Ambulance Corps at Majestic Hotel

A small dance at the Hotel Majestic honored the New York University Ambulance Corps as it prepares to depart for the front. Mrs. J. B. Videll and Misses Paule, Dolores Fonseca, Eise Alexander, and K C C Bietticher led the event with attendees in costumes of allied nations.

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N. Y. U Ambulance Corps Hotel Majestic New York University Ambulance Corps J. B. Videll Paule Dolores Fonseca Eise Alexander K. C C. Bietticher

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Marriage and Death Notices Telephoned to NYT Office

Notices indicate marriage and death announcements can be placed by telephone to the New York Times office at 1000 Bryant. The brief line implies a service or advertisement method for these notices.

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New York Times

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Rabinowitz Barmitzva at Congregation 3 Zedek

Mr and Mrs Abraham Rabinowitz announce the bar mitzvah of their son Cas r at Congregation 3 Zedek 118th Street on Saturday morning June 23 at 10 o'clock.

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Engagements listed for Crosby De Bevoise Twombly Zwerling Lanvert

Announcements show Mary Ganson Crosby to Richmond De Bevoise of Newark, Florence Kinrown to Howland Twombly of Massachusetts, and Rose Zwering to Benjamin Lanvert with a June 14 date.

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DE Bevoise-Crosby W. Co. Crosby Mary Ganson Crosby Richmond de Bevoise Newark de Twombly — Brown Dickson Florence Kinrown Howland Twombly Mass Zwerling—Lanert Rose Zwering Benjamin Lanvert

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Marriages in New York Area Newspapers June 1910s

Notices of multiple couples marrying: Helen L Nelson and Lewis Clement Waterbury wed at St. Pauls Church Flatbush. Anna E Powell and Nehemiah H Brewster tied in Brooklyn. Gladys C Russlend and Edward M Aster connected in Long Island. Agnes Schults and Ernest Le Marre wed in Flushing. All June 14 15 period.

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Waterbury Nelson St. Paul's P. E. Church Flatbush T. G. Jackson D. D Helen L Walter H Emma Lewis Clement Waterbury Oriskany, N. Y Brewster—Powell Anna E Powell Nehemiah H. Brewster Brooklyn Russlend Gladys C. Russlend Edward M Aster Long Island LE Marre-Schultz Flushing Agnes Schults Ernest le Marre

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Funeral notices from June 15 1917 obituaries and services

Multiple death notices list June 15 1917 deaths across New York and New Jersey. Entries include Beckman, Bicker, Bowers, Canfield, Canter, Conabeer, Coombe, Gafney, Ginsberg, de la Heredia, and Lignot among others. Funeral times, addresses, and church or temple services are noted.

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M. Bowers Syracuse N. J Christina Spotswood D. Bowers Canfield Elizabeth P Charles T. Canfield S. M. Hook & Son Canter Hebrew Mutual Benefit Society Salomon Canter East 124Th St Joshua Kantrowitz Leon A. Rains

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Reverend J H Melish Severely Hurt in Brooklyn Fall

The Rev J Howard Melish rector of Church of the Holy Trinity Brooklyn since 1904 fell about twenty five feet through an unguarded hole in a new elevated station stairway at Evergreen and Myrtle Avenues He broke his right leg and wrist suffered a forehead gash and was taken to St Catherine Hospital Doctors said recovery possible after two months away from the pulpit Officials said the station was not yet officially theirs and that the stairway was unprotected Dr Melish also read the funeral service for Edward Cary of The New York Times.

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J. Howard Melish Church of the Holy Trinity Brooklyn Evergreen and Myrtle Avenues St. Catherine's Hospital Mr. Melish Hans Edward Cary Turn New Yor Times

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Auto Fashion Show for Actors Fund Entries Noted

An automobile fashion show will be held next Saturday at Sheepshead Bay Speedway for the Actors' Fund benefit. Prizes include Liberty bonds. Entrants include Ethel Barrymore, Marie Doro, Frances Starr, Helen Ware, and several titled sponsors.

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Sheepshead Bay Speedway Adrizes Smarest Liberty Bond Ethel Barrymore Marie Doro Frances Starr Helen Ware Robert Hilliard Charles Marshall August Belmont Angier Duke Frances Alda J. B. Fustis Oliver Harriman William Post Herbert Shipman Robert Graves Cc. P. Dugmore

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Obituary notices from New York area papers June 1917

A long list of obituaries and funeral notices from Brooklyn, Queens, Syracuse and nearby areas. Items include Marcus family of Far Rockaway, May family in Syracuse, Monahan in Belle Harbor, Moyle, Nolan, Patton in Montclair, Roschlaw, Sampson, Siegel, Smith, Virtue, Walsh and others. Services details cover times, places, and interment preferences, with scattered notes on lodges, church Masses, and transportation. Continuous notices reflect routine community mourning and funeral arrangements across several towns.

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Ora 149Th St Oakwood Chapel Syracuse N. Y Monahan Beach Joist St Washington Av Belle Harbor Rockaway Francis Tallan R. Mona Pennsylvania Station Manhattan Holy Cross Cemetery Moyle Annie M Richard Martin Moyle Cs. Nolan Ichael J Honora Nolan Thomas Centclair Lrte Ersey Camere Lake Division J City Park &I William E Charlotte A. Potter Putnam Av Brooklyn Brooklyn, On Sunday, 4 P. M. Interment Private. Roschlaww George Monticello Av. Sampson Harriet Bampoon John Sampher Sith Strong Place West Farms New York Bethel Ann Kyte 180Th St Siegel Louis Sarah Riegel Celia Julius Elias Adrian Lillian Vera (Teotle) Knerll Arias Siege Sharp Weert New Feat Smith Sol Smith Claremont Av Mary Gerrit Smith Edgar P. Foster Amityville Gmith Oxford Richmond Hill BE. Franklin Atlantic Highlands Isabella Melrium Virtue Alice Mimrath Walsh Clermont Av Mary A. Walsh Dermody Michael Henry Walsh John H. Walsh Helena McGourdy

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Obituary notices list many June funerals in Jersey City area

A dense list of death notices and funeral details dated June, listing names and addresses across Jersey City Hoboken Newark and surrounding areas. Entries include ages and service times with several private or late notices and multiple streets such as East 41st Lexington Avenue and 61st. The list features residents from Fox Broadway Lincoln Place President Street and 74th Street among others.

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Ae Dupfy James Ainslee M. Fischer Sophie South H Bt A. M. Jones John President St Keeler Alfred Pioneer Ae la F Sith &J Metzner Margaret Hale Av Michaelis Henry Johnson Miller William Eastern Chetaies Areba Martha Shelily Jersey City Connell Bridget Newark Hanlon Oth St Happe Jane St West Hoboken Hindenbrand Muriel B New York Kinnet Daniel Division Place Kreutz Barbara Hunterdon ,&T Laiblin Robert Fabyan McGuire Juna McKiernan Mary Hoboeken A. M Schumacher Julia Lark Boken Terhune Anne G Long Island Brower Cornelius Far Rockaway Carberry Patrick Woodhaven Ogrees Delmel Dill Amuel J Jematen Seed Togeg M. Fender Lindsay Schemena Sei Ichmoba Hill Jone Graves Orion W W Linced Os Klapp Henry R. Kleln Astoria I Roome Francis Amityville

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Searing Memoriam and Funeral Notices

Memoriam notices honor Leonard B. Searing with a heart memorial and references to services for D Lawrence and A M D Margaret at Mary Aloysius’s Newark church. Other notices include a monument unveiling at Crepeass Hills Cemetery and a memorial mass for Joseph E. Sheeran and Mary E. with St Patrick’s Cathedral Newark services.

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Attken —D. Lawrence Mass St Paul's Church Brooklyn A. M. D. Margaret Mars . Aloysius’s Church Newark Schofnfeld Britt Crpreas Hills P.M. Sheeran

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