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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1908

Page

7

Trevor-Wilmerding Wedding At East Seventy-third Street

John B. Trevor and Miss Caroline Murray Wilmerding wed at the bride’s parents home. Officiants were Rev. G. A. Strong and Rev. f i Brydges. Attendants wore white chiffon gowns. postman was Robert Walton Goelet. Guests included Lucius K. Wilmerding, Roosevelt family, and many New York notables. The couple planned to sail for Europe for a year or more.

John B. Trevor Caroline Murray Wilmerding Lucius K.| Wilmerding East Seventy-third Street G. A. Strong Christ Church F i Brydges St. Mark’s Church Islip Wilmerding Adele Colgate Countess of Strafford Caroners J. Coleman Rayton Robert Walton Goelet Europe Trevor Tnion Metropolitan Henry G. Trevor Margaret H. Schieffelin Lucius K. Wilmerding Henry G.evor Robert Winthrop Bronson Murray J. Archibald Murray James B. Murray John Curry Wilmerding Douglas Robinson Corinne ‘Robinson Thomas Newbold Orme Wilson Franklin D. Roosevelt Harrison McK Twombly Theodore ‘Frelinhuysen John McLean Nash Rj Fulton Cutting Henry Whitney Munroe Robert .Bayard Cutting Elisabeth Cutting Trevor—Wilmerding George A. Strong Ralph L. Brydges Caroline Murray Lucius Wilmerding

Howe and Pauline Howard Wed at Pittston Home

Willard Duncan Howe son of Addison K. Howe and Pauline Howard daughter of Ora Howard married at 8 pm at the bride’s parents home 391 Street. Rev Charles Ackley of St Bartholemew’s Church officiated. Best man was Dr Edwin B. Wilson. They plan part of the summer in New Hampshire and will reside in New York.

Willard Duncan Howe Addison K. Howe Pittston Penn Pauline Howard Ora Howard Ninety-first Street Charles Ackley St. Barthomew’s Church Edwin B. Wilson Yale University

Rosenheim and Engel Wedding at Cherry's

The wedding of David M. Rosenheim of this city and Miss Hattye L. Engel took place at noon yesterday at Cherry's. Rev. Dr. Kohut officiated. The bride had no attendants. Caspar Rosenheim was his brother's best man.

David M. Rosenheim Hattye L. Engel Julius L. Engel Cherry’s Kohut Caspar Rosenheim

Miss Winkler to Wed in July

Dr George Howe Winkler and Mrs Winkler announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Winkler of New York to Walter Higenbotham of New York. The marriage will take place late in July.

Miss Winkler George Howe Winkler Winkler West Eighty-third Street Elizabeth Winkler Walter Higenbotham New York

Brooklynites Wed Secretly in Maine Marriage

Edward Henry Quint of Brooklyn and Miss Vivian A. Some of Brooklyn wed in Portland Maine under the Maine law allowing same day non resident licenses. The license clerk doubted age claims but the ceremony proceeded and the couple left for Boston on the evening boat.

New York Times Portland Maine Edward Henry Quint Brook N. Y Vivian A M. Joseph Twomey Samo Quint Brooklyn Boston

Newport Clambake Club to Open With Fourth of July Event

Improve es to the Clambake Club are com pleted and the clubhouse will host luncheon and dinner parties. The Fourth of July Clambake marks the opening. Notables include Col Addison Thomas and Rear Admiral John F Merrell among guests at training station drills and social gatherings.

New York Times Newport R. I Addison Thomas Ommander William F. Fullam D. Lancey Kane Elisha Dyer James Kernochan J. Thompson Spencer Dudley Morgan New York Col. C L. F. Robinson John F. Merrell Washington William B. Leeds England Rough Point Leeds Eds George S. Scott George B. de Forest George S. Scott, Jr George Gordon King Europe Commodore Lewis Ledyard Albert Lewis Bearreek Penn Pugatory Road Robert Sedgwick William Payne. Thompson

Seasoning Social Afloat and Aboard as Yorkers Sail

Notables and families plan summer, with several sailing on the Mauretania and heading to Europe. Countess Alba Gherardesca departs from Gotham bound for a longer voyage. Countess Taylor joins Count Gherardesca in Newport for a few days before sailing. The Whittells and Baker prepare for overseas residence while Pyne, Bangs, and Davis set summer plans in Bernardsville Pittsfield and Teaneck respectively. Meigs depart Pottstown after Yale granted a Master degree.

Francis Burrall Hoffman Southampton Alba Gherardesca Gotham Mauretania Count G. Della Gherardesca Miss Taylor Newport George Whittell George Whittell, Jr Alfred Whittell San Francisco Raymond F. Baker Nevada Percy R. Pyne Bernardsville N. J L. B. Bangs Nesbitt Bangs Pittsfield Mass Buckingham Theodore M. Davis Newport Posterly Frank L. Norton Cazenovia N. Y Et Wetherbee Charles L. Wetherbee Europe Sheffield Phelps Teaneck Ames B. Townsend John Meigs Pottstown Wolcott Meigs Yale

Hammerstein Ends Corner Stone Laying At Philadelphia Opera House

Oscar Hammerstein in Philadelphia oversees the corner stone ceremony for the Philadelphia Opera House at Broad and Poplar Streets. Arthur Hammerstein directs erection of the first steel pillar as phonographic records and portraits are placed in the cornerstone. Subscriptions reach 100000 dollars. the building is due for completion by October with the first opera on November 17.

New York Times Philadelphia Oscar Hammerstein Broad and Poplar Streets Arthur Hammerstein Mr. Hammerstein Opera House John G. Moreau Carmen Calvé Dalmorés Melba Tetrazzini Noel Paien Renaud Britu Sammarco d’Otello Zenatello Mary Garden Mela Eva Campanini Desmorés Campanini Toay

Actors Unpaid End of Show at West End Theatre

The Players' Stock Company closed abruptly after 5 weeks at West End Theatre 125th Street and Eighth Avenue. Marie Shotwell quit mid performance prompting Emily Melville to take the role as full house awaited refunds. No further announcements from Stair and Havlin regarding the ten week lease.

Players’ Stock Company West End 125Th Street Eighth Avenue Harry L. Franklin Barry O’neill

Memorial Service Held for Eugene O Jepson at Masonic Temple

Members of the St Cecile Lodge of Masons gathered at the Masonic Temple on Twenty third Street for a memorial service honoring comedian Eugene O Jepson a favored figure in the order. Representatives from the Actors Society The Players and the White Rats of America attended along with many friends. F F Mackey delivered the eulogy.

St. Cecile Lodge of Masons Masonic Temple Twenty-third Street Eugene O. Jepson Actors’ Society the Players The White Rats of America F. F. Mackey

Savage to Stage The Cloven Foot at Parson's Theatre

Henry W. Savage schedules a trial presentation of Franz Molnar's The Cloven Foot at Parson's Theatre Hartford for the week starting July 6. The Hungarian drama, a Vienna and Berlin success, features the devil as a worldly man scheming against an artist and a millionaire’s wife.

Dustin Farnum to Star in The Squaw Man Tour

Dustin Farnum will headline The Squaw Man next season by special arrangement with Charles Frohman Liebler and Co. The production previously starred William Faversham. The tour opens in Chicago in September and will then move through the middle and Western United States.

Dustin Farnum Charles Frohman Liebler

Meadow Brook II Defeats Great Neck 9 to 2 in Polo Final

Meadow Brook II defeats Great Neck 9 to 2 in the Hempstead Cups polo final. Notables include Mrs Payne Whitney and James Appleton among attendees. Final tally shows Meadow Brook 9 earned goals, Great Neck 4 earned goals, 2 penalties and 14 safeties.

Meadow Brook Great Neck New York Times Hempstead N. Y Millburn Whitney J. P. Grace Army Payne Whitney Reginald Brooks James Burden James Appleton Stanley Mortimer T. Searle Barclay Alfonso de Navarro Harold Phipps Claire Bird D. Millburn H. P. Whitney H. Phipps Pack H. Stevenson Goon Sspeese R. “Livingston Beeckman

Keene Polo Ponies Sold at Auction for 9025

Foxhall P Keene polo stud was sold at Van Tassel Kearney on Thir teenth Street near Fourth Avenue. Nine ponies brought 9023 with an average above 1000, led by Express at 3100. Principal buyer Dr. McCully purchased for clients amid a strong society turnout.

Foxhall P. Keene van Tassel &Kearney Thirteenth Street Fourth Avenue Dr. McCully Express Texiana Crotona Uncle Sam Blue Peter

Newsboy and Shopgirl Win at International Horse Show

London June 25 news reports R P McGrath of Lancaster Pennsylvania won more prizes as Newsboy and Shopgirl took first in Class 86 a pair of horses any age not exceeding fifteen hands defeating seven British entries at the international horse show.

London R. P. MecGranh Lancaster Penn

Welfare program promotes sea voyage for poor New York families

The article outlines a charity drive by the 1905 Association for the Condition of the Poor to send overworked mothers and their children from crowded tenements to Sea Breeze for a week of meals, rest, fresh air, and recreation. It notes numerous examples of those helped and credits treasury staff and officers.

New York Sea Breeze R. & Minturn St. N.Y. Y

Weber Bests Savage in Merry Widow War

Legal clash over contract limits between Henry W. Savage and Joe Weber escalates as an injunction is denied. Savage claims Weber violated terms by performing outside New York. Weber plans Toledo dates while further action may follow after Columbus leg.

Weber Savage Henry W. Savage United States Joe Weber Mr. Weber Mr. Savage Chicago Columbus Broadway New York Colonial Theatre Merry Widow Peter F. Dailey Ross Mabel Fenton Windy City Olentangy Park Sater & Seymour Adolph Marks Weber Company John E. Sater United States Court New York City

Jersey Auto Dangers Halt Acting Troupe in Hoboken

A party of fifteen actors traveling in a touring car were stopped by a Newark police officer at the Lackawanna Ferry in Hoboken for lacking Jersey licenses. The chauffeur was fined $5 after a comedy of attempts to pay. The troupe returned to their tour after the fine was settled.

Jules Hurtig Harry J. Seamon Europe Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Hoboken Manhattan Lackawanna Ferry Harry Anderson United States Jersey McGovern

Metropolitan Opera adds two electric elevators at Fifty Street side

Directors approve plans for two large electric elevators at the Fifty Street side of the Metropolitan Opera House. ceiling and box decorations will be redesigned. orchestra pit adjustments will shift seats and improve view. a music room for conductors Toscannini Mahler and Hertz will adjoin the stage as library and office. Hitchcock injunction modified in Savage v Hitchcock case.

Metropolitan Opera Company Fortieth Street Opera House Metropolitan Opera House Peseta Beneed Messrs

King Maker musical comedy set for metropolitan hearing

Amusement notes report a new musical comedy The King Maker produced last Monday in San Francisco under Meyerfield Jr. of the Orpheum Circuit, likely to get a metropolitan hearing. Flora Zabelle will appear in The Merry Go Round at Circle Theatre next Monday, replacing Dorothy Jardon.

San Francisco Mr. Meyerfield, Jr Orpheum Flora Zabelle Raymond_Hitchcock Circle Theatre Dorothy ‘Jardon William A. Brady Cable Drury Lane Hall Caine

Salem Scout Cruiser Sets Endurance Pace at 26 Knots

The Salem built by Fore River Shipbuilding in Boston achieved an average speed of 25.946 knots during a four hour endurance run. Departing Monhegan at 11 A M the cruiser anchored at Nantasket Roads at 6 P M, surpassing the 24 knot Government requirement with 348 revolutions per minute and an average 378.39 RPM over the period.

Boston Salem Fore River Shipbuilding Company Monhegan Nantasket Roads

Gould Divorce Suit On

A summons in an absolute divorce suit was served on Frank Jay Gould as he left his 195 Broadway office. A detailed complaint will be filed within twenty days. One co respondent, neither a New York woman nor well known locally, is named.

Frank Jay Gould Broadway

Breslin Booth Operator Proposes Chain Payment Plan

Miss Trixie Stevens of The Breslin suggests chaining patrons who fail to pay for phone calls. She says many men and women forget to settle their bills and envisions a fine chain from the fourth booth to her desk with the other end on the wrist, hoping management approves. Women are said to forget more often and feel insulted by reminders.

Trixie Stevens Breslin Broadway Twenty-ninth Street Miss Stevens

Stolen Piccina Boat Of Larchmont Official

Walter G. Hubbard ex-President of the Cotton Exchange and Rear Commodore of the Larchmont Yacht Club reports his eighteen foot knockabout Piccina was stolen from the head of Larchmont Harbor after midnight Sunday. The white sailboat valued at $1,000 had a jib and mainsail and measured about twenty five feet overall.

Walter G. Hubbard The Cotton Exchange Larchmont

Five Little Strangers Born at Central Park Zoo

A record birth day at Central Park Zoo saw five new animals born. A zebu cow gave birth to a healthy calf around 1 pm, followed by nylghau twins, male and female, and later two fallow deer. The newborns will be auctioned next Tuesday.

Central Park Zoo

Ferry Company Sold for 25000 at Brooklyn Auction

The Brooklyn Ferry Company including all property and franchises, valued at not less than 10 million dollars by Auctioneer Herbert A. Sherman, was sold yesterday at the Real Estate Exchange in Brooklyn for 25 thousand dollars to William Madden for the New York Terminal Company. The sale satisfied a 6 million dollar judgment for the Knickerbocker Trust Company. Five ferry lines may close. two will continue service between Tenth Street Greenpoint and Twenty third Street Greenpoint.

Ferry Co Brooklyn Ferry Company Herbert A. Sherman Montague Street Brooklyn William Madden New York Terminal Company Knickerbocker Trust Comany Poonsel Tenth Street Greenpoint Twenty-third Street

Fire Chief Duff Leaves All to Widow

The will of Deputy Fire Chief Samuel Duff dated February 28, 1906 leaves his entire estate to his widow who is named sole executrix. The will was filed in the Brooklyn Surrogate's office to override an earlier application for letters of administration by Emma Dougherty a niece.

Duff Samuel Duff Brooklyn Emma Dougherty

Diedrich Willers Dies Former New York Secretary of State

SENECA FALLS N Y June 25 Diedrich Willers ex Secretary of State of New York died today at his Varick home A Democrat he held local posts as Supervisor and County Board Chairman later served in the Assembly and became private secretary to Gov Seymour in 1864. He was Deputy Secretary of State before being appointed Secretary under Gov Dix serving that administration He was 75 years old.

Seneca Falls N. Y Diedrich Willers New York Varick Seneca County Seymour Dix J. Willers Cleveland National Democratic Club Grover Cleveland Buffalo United States John Fox John J. Quinlan

Clean Food and Civic Welfare at Ninth General Federation Meet

Boston hosts the ninth biennial General Federation of Women’s Clubs convention where Ellen H. Richards argues six tenths of human illness come from unclean foods and calls for kitchen hygiene and social conscience. Sessions cover pure food, local meat inspection, and home market cleanliness.

Boston General Federation of Women’s Clubs Ellen H. Richards Walter McNab Miller Columbia Mary Hinman Abel Baltimore Charles Harrington Massachusetts “Board of Health Alice Parker Play Ground Association of America

George J Daniell Dead In Yonkers At 57

George J Daniell late partner in John Daniell & Sons dry goods died of kidney cancer at his Yonkers home 770 Warburton Avenue. Funeral at 11 Sunday, burial in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. He leaves wife a son and two daughters. He was 57, educated at Thomas Hunter School, joined family business, retired five years ago, and belonged to Seventh Regiment Yonkers Yacht Club and St John’s Church. Wife Hannah Crouch Daniell was his cousin from Warrminster England.

George J. Daniell John Daniell & Sons Broadway Eighth and Ninth Streets Warburton Avenue Yonkers Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Tarrytown Daniell Thomas Hunter John Daniell Mr. Daniell Hannah Crouch Daniell William Daniell Warrminster England

Deaths of DeWitt S. Smith and J Ralph Burnett

DeWitt S. Smith a leading Massachusetts paper manufacturer died at his Lee Massachusetts home aged unspecified. He led Smith Paper Company with five mills in Lee and Lenox. J Ralph Burnett longtime corporation counsel in old Long Island City and former assistant district attorney of Queens County died in Hillsdale New Jersey at 63. He was brother to Dr William J Burnett of Long Island City.

William J. Burnett Long Island City

Remarkable photograph of Republican National Convention to run

The Times will publish a two page picture next Sunday showing the Republican National Convention in session. It will take readers inside the big Auditorium to view delegates at their business with perfect reproduction. Newsdealers should reserve The Sunday Times.

Times Sunday Times

Born. COHEN.-On June 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Max Cohen

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Max Cohen on June 23, marking a family addition in a local birth notice.

Cohen Max Cohen

Many June Nuptials Given in New Jersey and Hudson County

A batch of marriage notices dated June from towns including Newark Hoboken Jersey City Montclair Rutherford Orange and New Rochelle shows couples such as Caroline Murray and John B. Trevor Carrie Steeger and Louis J. Arata A Louise Welwood and E Sidney Berry Lucio P. Davidson and Edward P. Crocheron Nellie F. Lewis and Albert F. Hallogan Elizabeth Williams and John Louis Hass and many others. The notices cite June weddings across towns with names and partners listed.

Obituary notices and funeral announcements dated June 24 1908

Local notices list numerous deaths and private or family funerals across New York and nearby towns. Entries include Eleanor Kirk Ames, Mary Josephine Piso Buchanan, James Ralph Burnett, Ambrose H H Burrows, Carolin Hall Church, Grover Cleveland, and others with locations in New York City Stamford Riverside Berlin Yonkers and Princeton, detailing funeral plans or private services.

Stamford Conn Carolin Hall Church Abner Hall Moses Hall Church Cleveland Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick New York Grover Cleveland Princeton N. J Stephen Farrelly Warren Leslie

Death notices and funerals across New Jersey and New York

The notice lists numerous deaths from June 23 to June 28 1908 across towns including Orange West Orange Jersey City Newark Brooklyn Weehawken and Brooklyn. It records names ages and funeral details many private services and interments at local cemeteries with several services at St Mark's Church and Rosedale Cemetery.

Ormsbee Addison Crawford Ormsbee Ida King Ormsbee Penn St Brooklyn N. Y F. Gibbons Pierce Pilgrim Church Truman Orange N. J Julie Henry H. Truman St. Mark's Church West Orange New York & Orange Station DE Blois Town of Union Louis F. de Blois DE Row Edith de Row M. Deegan Evergreen Place Caroline Deegan Devanney Dikeman &J James Devanner Pucker Newell St Meltcher S. Ducker Fangemann Monroe St John H. D. Fangemann Foster St. Luke's Place Henry Foster M. Gannon Mary Gannon Grodzki Mitchell St Jamaica, Inc Thomas Grodzki Hawthorne Nest Jersey City Edith Hawthorne Higgins South Portland Broolyn Cecelia L. Higgins Hoehn Central Av Frederick Hoehn Jachens McDonough St John Jachens Kappes Grandview Brooksny Henry P. Kappes Katz James Brb Katz Kelley Mary Kelley Keucke Newark N. J John Keucke Kimball North 7Th St Newark N. A Harriet Kimball Kleist Henry Be Kleist N. Jsune Margaretha Kuhne Lindstrom Presbyterian Hostal McGuire 9Th St Michael McGuire McKenna Summer Av Patric McKenna West 95Th St Charles May Metzger Irving St Jersey Car Heights G. Metzger Milford Grand Av Robert Milford Miner Johnson Av Richmond HT Mary Elizabeth Mines Miller 1St St Joseph Ay Miller L Mockridge Montclair Juneau Malinda Mockridge Molloy McDonough &J Brooklynn David J. Molloy Moloney West Sarah N. Trevena Tully Thomas Tully M. Voelker Bloomfield Maria Voelker Monticello Mary J. Way Wetzel Beacons Av George J. Wetzel Wouters Cottage St Herbert Wouters Yates Norwood Av George F. Yates Bergen St Jug

In Memoriam Ottmann and Mass Notices

In memoriam for Augustus F Ottmann husband of Agatha Ottmann who died June 26 1902. Mass for John J Mommey at Xavier’s Church tomorrow 10 A M. Mass for Michael Shields at St Aloysius Church Newark N J 10 A M.

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