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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
9
Invitations issued for a June 16 breakfast at Rauscher's following the noon wedding in the bride's parents apartment. The ceremony will be witnessed by immediate family with 150 expected guests at the reception and separate arrangements for relatives.
Miss Marie Louise Johnston weds Charles Atkins Baker at All Angels Church in Ill city this afternoon with a reception at 774 West tind Avenue. George Webster Adams of Utica N Y marries Miss Ferris in Westchester N Y at noon today with a reception at the bride's parents home. St John Smith and Miss Florence Rowland of Chicago will marry at Grace Church Kerst Mass this afternoon and plan a later trip to Europe.
The passage lists several women tied to the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York. Marion Lathfield, Mary L. Duke, Moyra ail Jones of New London, Mrs. Frank Mitchell of Washington, and Mrs. Jerome B. Landfield, spouse of Prof. Anatiela Landfield a UC History professor, formerly Princess Liuba Lobanoff.
The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity votes to lease 32 and 34 West Forty-fourth Street for ten years as a clubhouse. About $30,000 will be spent remodeling the existing buildings. The Yale Club and the Law Association are mentioned in connection with the arrangement. Notables include Gen Horace Porter and Mairbanks. The Entertainment Club will host a June barbecue at Isomer Davenport’s Morris Plains farm with Mehmed Ali Bey and Chekik Bey as guests.
The wedding of Maunsell Schieffelin Crosby to Miss Elizabeth Coolidge will take place on June 11 at Lenox. Mr and Mrs Crosby plan part of the summer in Europe and the couple belong to prominent Boston and New England families.
Miss Lucille Wagner of El Paso Texas, former head of El Paso public schools music department, married yesterday to Dr G B Brady also of El Paso and dentist, at Transfiguration Church The Little Church Around the Corner in Milan.
Ambassador White hosted about sixty American guests in Paris on May 22, mainly members of the American Chamber of Commerce. Levi P Morton of New York was among the attendees.
The body of Mrs Daniel B Fearing of Newport Rhode Island who died in Rome last April was brought here yesterday by her husband aboard the steamer Republic. It will be taken to Newport.
Mrs Henry Meyer Johnson and daughter Miss Loui Johnson sail in June for travel abroad. Mrs Robert H Turle spends May at Garden City Hotel then Maids tone Inn Easthampton L I and Lake George. Mrs Arthur Duane has gone to Lakewood from Sharon Conn. Mr and Mrs James Speyer open Waldheim Scarborough. Mr and Mrs Oliver Harriman at Bellmont. Judson entertained on Magnet from Holland House to Arrowhead Inn. Several guests at Holland House. Marguerite Chapin arrived from Europe on the Lusitania at the Gotham. Albert Zabriskie Gray of Hempstead Island arrived and is at the Gotham. J B Treat left for Munroe Wis. Mrs Charles Baylis at Seabright for the Summer. Simeon B Chittenden and Miss Alice Chittenden left for Guilford Conn. David Airs and H W Kee left for Seattle. P A Conne and wife celebrate Silver Wedding at 110 Riverside Drive. Artemisia Bowen to present a musical and dramatic recital to benefit an academy fund for mountain Georgia. The Rev Dr Frank Diehl to wed June 24 at Broadway Tabernacle. Women’s Philharmonic Society to give concert at Carnegie Hall this afternoon. John A Knapp announces engagement of daughter Heen Knapp to Guy Warner-Vaughn with wedding planned for next October.
The Tae Hippodrome ends its season today after two performances. Shubert and Anderson have not announced next season plans. During the first week matinees the theater hosted 700 to 14,000 orphans and schoolchildren. Summer work will extend the tank and runways for boat entrances and exits. A structure atop the building will house vesge for organization members. Hippodrome attachés have an annual outing tomorrow.
London May 22 Covent Garden Opera features the debut of Mrs. Jennie Osborn Hannah of Chichen as Eva in Die Meistersinger and receives warm audience acclaim. Critics praise her singing and anticipate further Wagnerian roles this season.
The Appellate Division ordered a referee to determine damages to actor Gus Reed from an injunction obtained by Leon Doekstaelke the minstrel against Reed restraining him from performing under Dockstader. The injunction was dismissed on Reed's appeal.
Henry E. Dixty ends his engagement at the Bijou Theatre this evening. Monday will feature vaudeville and moving pictures at popular prices. The Bijou enters the new policy for the summer, as moving pictures spread through the first class houses. Leander Sire, Bijou manager, notes the plan is seasonal.
Music lovers packed the First Congregational Church for the Bach festival opening. Samuel P. Warren played an organ prelude at noon as 185 Bach choir voices and a 60 member chorale ensemble led the mass in B minor with a Philharmonic Society of New York orchestra of 35.
Obituaries report the deaths of individuals connected to New York City and nearby areas, including LeRoy F. Lewis former Brooklyn school principal, General Elisha Willard, and several others. The notices reference ages, residences such as Ocean City New Jersey and 202 West 5th Street, and funeral arrangements, with details on families and burial plans.
Miss Margaret Anglin sailed from Vancouver on the steamship Aorangi bound for Sydney where on June 27 she will debut at Her Majesty's Theatre. The chief feature will be The Awakening of Helena Ritchie, produced under her management upon return to America. She denies plans to appear at the Savoy Theatre next March. Lewis Nethersole, hired to manage her affairs for years, also sailed.
Multiple 1920s marriage notices list couples including Edward A. Fos-Harris Tichenor at Newark and Noel M. Harris, Charlotte Michenor at Irvington. Additional entries show Eleanor McMoran Holton and Lelia Malinda Mace uniting with Frederick M. Gwyfr and Edna Mapes to George Dexter Van Houten on dates in May.
A seasoned newspaper advertising executive with extensive New York contacts seeks a daily paper outside New York for a business or advertising manager role. He offers broad advertiser and agency connections and a strong interest in a publication offering proprietary partnership. Box 46 Square. Mes.
Tompkins and Tompkins, Counselors-at-Law, 156 Fifth Avenue advertise services for wills and probate matters.
Gov John Sparks of Nevada died at his ranch near Reno at 9 30 in the morning after a prolonged illness from Brights disease. He had been bedridden for about two years and ran state affairs from his sick room. Born in Mississippi in August 1844, he rose to prominence during Goldfield mining troubles when federal troops were requested. The incident prompted a clash with President Roosevelt over militia recall and a push for a special session.
Multiple death notices list names such as Elizabeth Sterry Ferdinand, John W Champlin, Mary Ann Charles, Sarah A Walker and Nicholas Ahrens with burial and funeral details in New York area including Watertown, East Orange, Montclair and Ridgefield. Dates range May 20 1908 to May 23 1908 with various addresses and private or public services indicated.
Major J Fred Ackerman president of the Perkins-Goodwin Company died late Thursday evening at his country home Belle Haven Greenwich Conn Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Christ Church Greenwich
William P. Boardman who built America s first street railway died at his Desmet home aged over seventy five. He supervised the New York and Harlem Railway construction which linked the Bowery with Harlem and corresponds roughly to the current Fourth Avenue line. He will be buried in Binghamton, New York.
Elizabeth Sterry Du Fais, daughter of the late Ferdinand Du Fais and Louise Sterry Pierson Du Fais, dies after an operation at 57 West Tenth Street. Joseph R. Nayler, 60, head of Schiefflin & Co., Newark, dies from brain congestion after introducing phenacetin. survived by widow and daughter. Patrick Walsh, 73, Newark restaurant keeper born in Wexford, Ireland, dies in Newark. William R. Batley, to be confirmed, dies at 118 St. John’s Place Brooklyn. born in Wales 1832. long in hotel and restaurant business. George Alfred Miller, 54, of Ledyard & Milburn, Montclair, dies from a second stroke. former lieutenant colonel in NY National Guard. Samuel C. Hubbard, former Mayor.
Funeral notices list residents from Newark Jersey City Hoboken Yonkers Tompkinsville Brooklyn and related areas. Names include Maregaret Macneal Bridget Gerrity Minnie Fried Lawrence Gargan Caroline Kocher Julia Johnson and many others with ages and funeral times.
In Memoria lists services for Margaret Brady at St Rose of Lima. John J Costello at St James. Patrick Fahey at Epiphany. Jennie A Harrison at St Teresa. Matthew King at St James all in Newark New Jersey with specified times. The entries noteMass intentions and church locations including St Rose of Lima St James St Teresa and Epiphany with times ranging from 8 A M to 10 A M and an 8 50 A M entry for May 25.
Woodlawn Cemetery is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys and by cart Lots 150 up Telephone 4855 Gramercy for Books of Views or Representative Office 20 East 230 Street N Cee y.
Stephen Merritt Burial Co advertises private rooms and chapels at 19th Street and STH Avenue Chelsea with telephone 124-125-Chelsea. Stephen Merritt is president and Mr Radcliffe is manager.
Ambulance service listing shows contact at Chelsea Chelsea area with station numbers and street address for Frank Campbell at 241 243 West 23d.
The Sunday Times will publish four pages of paintings from the Annual Salon of the Society of French Artists. Twenty two canvases from three thousand works are featured with Louis Berond’s Rush for Fortune highlighted. A full page showcases one painting and a double-page group photo of Governors at Washington accompanies the issue.
Rear Admiral Evans, who has hauled down his flag, discusses lessons from the Atlantic Fleet cruise to the Pacific. He criticizes certain air machines, dirigibles, and submarines, and sketches what a future naval battle might entail and where it could occur. The interview underscores a pressing naval need.
The eighty three year old former mayor Smith Ely, a sixty year veteran of national state and municipal politics, shares a sprightly interview with The Sunday Times. He asserts that the political system has not materially changed over his long career. The Sunday Times is always sold out early.
The piece discusses a dispute between Mr. Evans and Mr. Clausen over what makes art genuine versus fake. A Sunday Times writer spoke with authorities on the topic and will publish a magazine article tomorrow, aimed at readers curious about art in any form.
The Sunday Times presents a profile of the managers behind New York City’s great hotels. Chiefs lead small armies, with personal histories of interest. A companion review on the annual dinner season will follow.
The Sunday Times piece by Rec Acnes Laut analyzes married life on a modest budget. The third article in the series will appear tomorrow in The Times, offering practical guidance for readers with moderate incomes in New York City.
The Sunday Times previews a readable article on how criminals, from low to high degrees, have become specialists in their methods. It notes improved techniques and a focus on organized wrongdoing in the city and promises detailed insight.
The Sunday Times will review Shaw's new play Getting Married in London. The feature includes essential dialogue portions and a bright interview with the author, presented as an engaging readable piece in the newspaper.
The Sunday Times highlights projected transit facilities in New York City, detailing five story endless underground systems to serve the busy metropolis. An accompanying article describes the projects, their details, and the significance for city development.
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