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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1908

Page

5

Miss Grosvenor Weds in Newport at Em manuel Church

Miss Alice Grosvenor, daughter of Mrs. William Grosvenor, wed Dudley Davis of New York at noon in Emmanuel Church Newport during a ceremony attended by summer residents and military families. The reception followed at Beacon Hill Roslyn with a lawn breakfast and later dancing, then the couple departed for New York.

Newport R. I Alice Grosvenor William Grosvenor Providence Dudley Davis New York Emmanuel Church Boston Narragansett Pier Jackstown Army Navy Hendy Robert Grosvenor Henry R. Sedgwick Frank J. Sulloway Philip Hichborn Frederick de Rham Anita Peabody Caroline Anita Rose Grosvenor Laura Swan Fellowes Davis Emery H. Porter Mendelssohn Killarney Beacon Hill Rosytn Davis Dorothea Kane Mary Pomeroy Eleanor Whitridge Alice Polk Sherman Franklin Plummer Herbert Peil Frank Roche Richard Gampril

Dietrich Daughter to Wed Herbert Knox Smith in Conn

Announcement from Hastings Nebraska notes the forthcoming September 26 wedding of Miss Gertrude Dietrich daughter of former Senator Dietrich and Herbert Knox Smith Commissioner of Corporations. Dietrich will depart for the East next week for the ceremony at Farmington Connecticut.

Dietrich Hastings, Neb Gertrude Dietrich United States Herbert Knox Smith Farmington Conn East

Engagements announced for Gertrude Bovee and Hugh J Mackay

Mr and Mrs C Nestelle Bovee of New York announce the engagement of their daughter Gertrude Bovee to Hugh J Mackay son of Mr and Mrs Hugh J Mackay No date has been set for the wedding The Bovees reside at Vineyard Haven Massachusetts and Mr and Mrs John C Kenneth of Sea

Engagement Announcement for Sadie F Kenneth

The engagement of Sadie F. Kenneth of New York to Theodore Ey is announced. Cliff L. J. and Beem are noted as relatives or involved parties in the notice.

Sadie F. Kenneth New York Cliff L. J. An Beem Theodore Ey

Elsie Willets Engaged to John R. Johnson Jr

The engagement of Miss Elsie R. Willets of Roslyn L I and John R. Johnson Jr of Belle Haven and New York is announced. Johnson is noted as prominent in state automobile racing.

New York Times Greenwich

Miss Kitty Cheatham Stages Benefit in Bar Harbor

In Bar Harbor Maine Aus 31 a large social event raised funds for the local Young Men's Christian Association. Miss Kitty Cheatham performed impersonations before a fashionable audience and a list of patrons included prominent residents and visitors. A separate accident article notes Mrs S Weir Mitchell and Miss Dehon escaping injury after their carriage was overturned by a physician's automobile, with the horses frightened.

New York Times Bar Harbor Aus Young Men's Christian Association Kitty Cheatham Swimming ‘Club Miss Cheatham Dave Hennen -Morris William J. Schieffelin

Hunt Ball at Lenox and Reception Committee Named

Berkshire Hunt Ball Committee chairman Charles Asger Bristed announced Mrs. Bristed Mrs. David Turner Dana Mrs. Samuel Frothingham and Mrs. Girard Foster will serve as the reception committee. Mrs. Dana designed a crest using crops to form the hunt initials for the decoration and the green and red colors will appear in silk streamers and sashes.

Lenox Mass Charles Asger Bristed Berkshire Hunt Bristed David Turner Dana Samuel Frothingham Giraud Foster David T. Dana Hunt T. Suffern Alexander Brown Baltimore Aspinwall George A. Crocker, Jr Colgate Hoyt John Sloane Litchfield Conn William Douglas Sloane Tm. Court J. D. Williams Georgiana Sargent Laurel Lake Cottage F. M. McEwan New York Anne R. Webb John E. Alexander Adrian Herzog Frederick D. Tappan Town LE. St. John Hays N. D. Landcaster Hlen Landcaster Wellington Villa J. C.mcreynolds Charles J. Tonaparte

Newport Society Notes Signal Last Newport Season

Newport society items report Edward Morrell renting his estate to Peter D. Martin of San Francisco for next season. Numerous social events include dinners hosted by Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin and Mrs. J. J. Mason, with Hungarian music by Karris Berger. Capt. and Mrs. Lydig close the season. Navy Secretary Metcalf expected next week. several sailings to New York and Europe noted, plus flags at half mast for Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas and a sunrise salute from the Constellation.

New York Times Newport Edward Morrell Peter D. Martin San Francisco C. Oliver Iselin J. J. Mason Karris Berger Percy Rockefeller New York D. M. Hare Alfred G. Vanderbilt Oakland Farm S. N Charles’ de L. Odrichs Jay Gould FR. Sears, Jr James F. Nagle James Laurens van Alen Robert J. Collier Philip M. .Lydig Lydig Europe Stanley Mortimer Clambake Club Henry Barton Jacobs Metcalf Navy Josephine Gibson Charles Dana Gibson William H. Miéitger Cornelius Vanderbilt North Star Naval Station Constellation

Social notes from Narragansett Pier August evening

Mrs Marshall J Allen of New York hosted a dinner at the Mathewson with guests Dr William Francis Honan Miss Katharine Honan Thomas Meachan of New York and Mrs John M Miller of Charlotte N G C. Claude Newell and E W Hill hosts in Brookline and New York joins a motor tour party at Gladstone. The Misses Jackson of New York announce a bridge event at Sunnymene for Mrs McCoghrey Butt of New York.

McCoghrey Butt New York

Henry Siegel grandfather after Cavendish birth in England

Mr Henry Siegel learns by cable that his daughter Mrs Tyrell W Cavendish formerly Miss Julia Florence Siegel has given birth to a son Friday evening. The Cavendishes, married two years, reside at their villa The Battles Rougham Bury St Edmunds England.

Menry Siegel Henry Siegel Tyrell W. Cavendish Julia Florence Siegel Cavendish Vila the Battles Roughan Bury St. Edmunds England

Morris and Waiterats Unite in Vast Vaudeville Merger

Reports claim William Morris and the Independent Booking Office plan a national consolidation across 100 theaters. Artists named include Harry Lauder Vesta Victoria Mabel Barrison and Clarice Vance with European acts such as Johnson and Dean. The Orpheum Boston was taken over by Morris's agent W T Grover as merger talks proceed amid ties to the Comedy Club.

Theatrica William Morris Independent Booking Office Association of Player -Folk The White Rats United Booking Offices Allied Vaudeville Interests of America Klaw & Erlanger Morris Ross Fenton Jones Deyo Mabel Barrison Joseph Howard Mlle Bianca Forelich Salome Clarice Vance Harry Lauder Lawrence Irving Vesta Victoria Johnson and Dean Kian & Erlanger Manhattan New York Orpheum Theatre Boston W. T. Grover Montauk Theatre Grand Opera House Brooklyn Comedy Club

Commencement Days staged at Colonial Theatre

Boston August 31 The new play Commencement Days a story of girls college life by Virginia Frame and Margaret Mayo had its first performance at the Colonial Theatre before a large audience The cast includes Katherine Florence Lolita Robertson Florence Weston Charles H Riegel Walter Thomas Amy Dale Berth Blanchard Edna Bert and Myrtle Tannehill.

Boston Virginia Frame Margaret Mayo Colonial Theatre Katherine Florence Lolita. Robertson Florence Weston Charles H. Riegel Walter Thomas Amy Dale Berth Blanchard Edna Bert Myrtle Tannehill

Ocean Travelers Sail For Europe On Two Steamships

Passengers listed aboard Kronprinzessin Cecilie and Staatendam bound for Europe include Mr and Mrs Adams Bancroft Brock Darby Hoyt Keene and others on Kronprinzessin Cecilie and William Bailey Gadsby Sprinker Murray Travis and Bernheim on Staatendam A French tuberculosis congress representative arrived in Washington to attend sessions September 21 to October 12.

Kronprinzessin Cetilie Staatendam Europe Kronprinzessin Cecilie Rbremen R. E. ‘Adams John Bancroft Leon Brock Samuel Darby W. F. Hoyt Foxhall Keene Werner von. Meyer Knonow G. L. Manning Thomas Travis Bernheim Tuberculosis Society_of Paris Washington, D. C Gascoigne Havre

Edith Holt to Wed Today in East Seventy Eighth Street Home

Miss Edith Holt daughter of Henry H. Holt Sr and Dr Joseph Colt Bloodgood will marry today at noon at her home 44 East Seventy eighth Street. The notice lists several prominent guests and travelers including Candace Hewitt in attendance and various St Louis and New York society figures at regional hotels and estates.

Edith Holt Henry H. Holt, Sr Joseph Colt Bloodgood East Seventy Eighth Street Candace Hewitt Edward Ringwood Hewitt

Schubert Amusement Co. Seeks Restraint on Coyne at Garrick Theatre

Justice Bischoff heard the Schubert Amusement Co in a bid to enjoin Joseph Coyne from appearing at the Garrick Theatre under Frohman management. Schuberts claim a July 1906 contract paying 300 dollars weekly through December 1900 with renewal at 400, Coyne denies breach citing promise of stardom. Coyne had acted in My Lady's Maid from August to November 1906 and later performed abroad near Schubert theatres, with no protest from the Schuberts.

Justice Bischoff Supreme Court Schubert Amusement Company Joseph Coyne Garrick Coyne Dittenhoefer Schuberts

Trolleys for Coney floats lighted by electric system

Coney Island sets Mardi Gras parade and Fall festival lighting for September week using trolley poles and an overlaid wire along Surf Avenue. Each of the twelve floats will be fully wired with progress and prosperity themes, connecting floats by wire cables.

Coney Island Surf Avenue Clermont Lusitania

Frank Lalor Star Debut in Springfield Musical Comedy

Frank Lalor made his debut as a star in Printe Humbug at the Square Theatre Springfield under Samuel E. Rork. The production employs about one hundred people with Florence Morrison and Marion Garson in key roles. The show features fifteen musical numbers and a chorus headed by Ieona Stevens.

New York Times Springfield Mass Frank Lalor Er Square Theatre Ieona Stevens Lalor

Klaw and Erlanger Present The Round Up at Academy of Music

Klaw and Erlanger staged The Round Up at the Academy of Music for a limited revival. Macklyn Arbuckle as Slim Oover drew laughs as Florence Rockwell returned to her former role, with the production largely the same as last season’s New Amsterdam Theatre run.

Klaw & Erlanger Academy of Music Macklyn Arbuckle Slim Ooever Florence Rockwell Amsterdam

Georgia Caine Stars in The Merry Widow at New Amsterdam

Georgia Caine played the title role of The Merry Widow last night at the New Amsterdam Theatre to conclude its roof run and begin an open era in the theatre below. It marks the second year of the production with Miss Caine as Sonia in the New York staging.

Georgia Caine the Merry Widow New Amsterdam Lnight America Miss Caine Sonia New York

Governor and the Boss Opens Season at Metropolis Theatre

The Metropolis Theatre opened the season last night with The Governor and the Boss starring W. H. Turner. The Harlem audience enjoyed the dramatic tale of love and politics.

Metropolis W. H. Turner Harlem

Drowning Averted at Breezy Point Camp Lake

Carrie Carpenter and Helen Conroy of New York were rescued from Crene Pond when Morris Jacobus and Mayhew Sanford heard cries for help after a capsized boat. Jacobus swam to the scene, pulled both women from the water, and brought them to shore.

New York Times Creen Pond N. J Aug. St Carrie Carpenter Helen C. Con

Society's Baker Dead After Fifty Years in New York

Charles Augustus Dean aged 74 died Sunday at his Stamford Connecticut summer home after a brief illness. He served fifty years as baker to New York society and funeral is set for tomorrow at his Dean residence 109 East Eighteenth Street. He leaves a son and two daughters. The Dean firm traced to 1880 with Henry Dean, uncle of the late head, starting the business near Bowery and East Broadway before moving uptown to Madison Square and later 572 Fifth Avenue to serve fashionable circles.

Charles Augustus Dean New York Society Stamford Conn Dean East Eighteenth Street Henry Dean Bowery East Broadway Broadway Astor Court Madison Square New York Fifth Avenue

Funeral of Rev. Donald S Mackay at St Nicholas Church

The Rev Donald Sage Mackay pastor of the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas was laid to rest at Woodlawn after services yesterday at Fifth Avenue and Forty eighth Street New York. Flowers from Mrs Russell Sage and Miss Helen Gould adorned the church interior and a large clergy procession accompanied the funeral.

St. Nicholas Fifth Avenue Forty Eighth Street Donald Sage Mackay Portland Russell Sage Helen Gould Mackay Fast Sixty-eighth Street Nottmann Chicago Andrew Hageman St. Nicholas Church John §. Bussing William B. Glenney Frederick R. Hutton Vreeland H. Youngman Gerard Beekman William L. Brower Francis L. Ives Lewis Johnston Charles A. Runk William 8. Denisen McColl Woodlawn Duryea Hageman

Mrs Cordelia L Dale 77 Widow of Charles Dale Sr Dies

Mrs Cordelia L Dale aged 77 widow of Charles G Dale Sr ULC Lee died suddenly at the home of her niece Mrs Edward Secor Pelham Road Throgs Neck while visiting since Aug 5. A native of the city she traced ancestry to early Hugenot Dutch and English settlers of Manhattan with five relatives named on the Tarrytown Revolutionary monument. She married Charles G Dale USN in 1854 and left three children including Charles G Dale Jr who served as cashier of the New York County Bank until his death.

Cordélia L. Dale Charles G. Dale ULC Lee Edward Secor Pelham Road Throge’s Neck Dale Hugenot Manhattan Tarrytown U. S N Charles G. Dale, Jr New-York County Bank

Charles Fownes Dies of Pneumonia After Horse Exhibit

Charles K. Fownes aged 33, known as the whip, died at 7 West Sixty-fifth Street from pneumonia contracted while exhibiting horses at Narragansett Pier. He returned from Narragansett last Tuesday, had been exhibiting for James F. Gummery of Philadelphia, and pneumonia developed Wednesday. His widow Mrs. Fownes, and his father Edwin Fownes of London, survive him. He had shown horses for Miss Emily T. Bedford, Dr. Woodend, and Gordon Hughes in the past decade.

Charles K. Fownes West Sixty-fifth Street Narragansett Pier Fownes Narragansett James F. Gummery Philadelphia London

Philadelphia physician Dr. Jacob Holt dies after heart illness

Dr. Jacob Farnum Holt, renowned Philadelphia physician surgeon and educator, died August 31 after an acute heart attack. He served as Professor of Anatomy Physiology and Hygiene and headed Biology at the Philadelphia High School. Commander Robert E. Peary valued him enough to recruit him for the North Pole expedition attempt.

New York Philadelphia Jacob Farnum Holt Flost Robert E. Peary Holt North Pole

Dwight and Dean Die Amid Westfield and Stamford Summer Illness

Dwight of the Church of Brooklyn and president of the Church and Dwight Company died at his Westfield Connecticut summer home from paralysis at 17 years. Dean of New York died Sunday at his Stamford summer home after paralysis begun in August aboard his yacht Guiding Star. He was born in 1855 and led a confectionery firm.

FF Dwight Church of Brooklyn Westfield Conn Yesteray Church and Dwight Company of New York Sipley Detroit Charles A. Dean Stamford Guiding Star Ja. Confectionery Firm

Reform Parties Join in Essex County New Jersey

A formal alliance unites New Idea and Real Democracy factions in Essex County and Newark. Real Democracy backs William Fellowes Morgan for Sheriff if he wins the primary. Ex Judge Thomas S. Henry tops Newark for Mayor, Everett Colby seeks re election to the State Senate.

Essex County N. J Newark Idea Real Democracy New William Fellowes Morgan Short Hills Thomas S. Henry Morgan Everett Colby State Senate James R. Nugent Colby Charles Mason Independence League

Fatal Fiat crash kills Victor Hewson in Port Chester

Victor Hewson, 52, chauffeur for Julian Day of Port Chester, died after his Fiat racer skidded on a recently oiled King Street and struck a telegraph pole. Buckley Brothers' John Buckley survived with minor injuries. Hewson leaves two widows and a child.

Port Chester N. Y Victor Hewson Julian Day Clarence S. Day Harrison King Street Hewson John Buckley Buckley Brothers Buckley

Griffin Named Chief Assistant Librarian at Library of Congress

The Librarian of Congress announced Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin will succeed the late Ainsworth R. Spofford as Chief Assistant Librarian. Griffin, a renowned bibliographer, has forty years in the field and eleven years at LOC, after serving as Chief Librarian of the Boston and Lenox Libraries.

A.P. C. Griffin Congress Washington Librarian of Congress Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin Ainswoerth R. Spofford Mr. Griffin Library of Congress L Boston Lenox

Veterans of the Seventh Regiment gather for Charles Bean funeral

Notices announce funeral services for Charles A. Bean of the Seventh Regiment from 199 East 7th Street on Wednesday morning September 2 1908 at 11 o'clock. Other obituaries list Cynthia Brainard John Langhorne Brooks Mary E Coles James Cunnion Charles Augustus Dean Edwin Fithian Simon W Glazier Anna Jaggar Emily Lounsbury Mary C McMahon Louise Peckham Elizabeth A Quackenbush Lewis H Redner Jean Angly Advent M Bergen Thomas Blake and William Brady with service details and residences across New York New Jersey and Connecticut.

Simon W Clara Glazier San Francisco Cal Elberon Salem Fields Cemetery Jaggar Anna Lawrence Jaggar Thomas A. Jaggar John W. Lawrence Flushing West Newton Mass Lounsbury White Plains Emily Bolton Myers Edward D. Lounsbury John H Sarah L. Myers Dennison St Kensico McMahon Ethelwold Morristown N. J Mary C Thomas J. McMahoon Church of Our Lady of Lourdes West Convent Av Walton M. Peckham Robert John Chesebrough New York Paris France St. Germain Quackenbush Lee C. ©. Holcombe Church of the Holy ‘Trinity Philadelphia

Numerous Obituaries Advertised in City Notices

Funeral notices list a long roster of individuals across New York addresses including Amelia Brereton at Atlantic City A, Cordelia Dale of Throsgs Neck age 77, Annie Dale, Amy Badgis Davis, Sarah Freund, William Goldschmidt, Joseph Gunnins M D, Chartotin Helmaye, Emily Horst, Thomas J Kennedy, William F Kissey, Julie Levy, Augusta Lieberman, Raymond F How, Frank McCarthy, Ferdinand Merke, Morris Meyer, Alfred Sackett, Hester Elizabeth Slater, Arthur Sonnenschein, Story Starr, Jack M Steiner, Joseph Steiner, Edward Thomas, Mary A Tuberty, Emile Vallee, with to-day and to-morrow funeral appointments and interments across Brooklyn, Kingston, and New York City locales.

Dale Throsgs Neck Cordelia” L. Dale Pitas Annie Dale Tub Mdavis Pompton Pisins Amy Badgis Davis Freund St. Ane Sarah Anil Goldschmidt Courtlandt Av Bronx Ave William Goldschmidt Gunning Searsdale Josephs HH Gunnins M.D Macy Art Hawl_ waste Pumes Helmae Levy Milford Julie Levy Asternoon Maimonides Lieberman St. West Augusta Lieberman J.A. Ml Low Kingston XN -Y Raymond F. How Ated McCarthy Lefarette Brooklyn Frank Ee Istus McCarthy Merke Broome St Ferdinand Meyer East Sith St Momris. Meyer Nally Timp St Annie Nally Ie Sackett Bleecker St. Brooklyn Alfred Sackett Slater Hester Elizabeth Slater Scarsborough Smyth East End Thomas Smyth Sonnenschein East Armthur Starr Clifton Place Story Starr A. M.steiner Westpath St Jack M. Steiner Baltimore Steiner Rockaway Park L. TE Joseph Steiner

Woodlawn Cemetery accessible by Harlem trains and trolleys

Woodlawn Cemetery is described as readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central Station, Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys, and by carriage. It lists Lots 3150 aq Telephone (4855 Gramercy) for Books of Views or representative, Office 20 EA T 23D St. N. CEYY.

Woodlawn Cemetery Harlem Grand Central Station Webster and Jerome Avenue

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