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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
16
A collage of wartime verse and satirical items, including a memorial day meditation on humanity, a tongue in cheek Interborough subway note on seating and closet hooks, and brief jests about public notices. It also records letters and reflections on astronomy teaching, with light editorial quips about Lord Northcliffe and English losses at sea since 1914.
Multiple marriages announced for today including Miss Frances Staunton Peck to Vivian H. Egleston at the Church of the Transfiguration and Miss Harriet Lent to David Vinton Stahl at St. Bartholomew's. Also engagement of Helen Canfield to Wilfrid Daly announced. various social notices list households traveling to country places and seasonal gatherings.
Dorothy Morton heads the Van den Beeg-Conger Opera Company revival of Jakobowski comic opera Erminie at the Standard Theatre. Morton drew recalls with Misa Carrie Reynolds Paul Hyde Davies and Arthur Cunningham as Javette Eugene and the Marquis. Frederick Solomon Karl Stallev evoked merriment as Cadeaux and Ravennes. Orchestra directed by Jose Van den Berg. Next week The Chocolate Soldier will be presented.
General Rafael Reyes, former Colombian president, arrived from Bordenas aboard the French liner Espagne after months in Spain seeking improved steamship service to South America. He says Spain now views the United States as a best friend and notes a broadly friendly sentiment toward America.
The readable passages reference the Woman Suffrage Party, the Political Equality Association, and named activists like Maud and Renae, within a historical context of organized efforts for voting rights. Names, districts, and affiliations appear amid garbled OCR.
Mme Emma Calvé headlines at the Palace Theatre with a powerful return to form, followed by Willard and the Lalalaske Orchesters, while Titta Ruffo’s schedule shifts and Ziegfeld Follies cast news unfold. The Granville Barker Greek program continues at the College of the City of New York with Euripides Iphigenia in Tauris, praised for its staging and acting as six thousand spectators savor Attic theater despite street noise.
Instructors from across the country will attend the Educational Conference and Exposition to be held in the city June 25 to July 6. Delegations from several cities are expected, with mayors from Baltimore Newark Atlantic City Mount Vernon St Louis sending representatives. The program features school equipment, student work, and a focus on vocational training with awards for manual training and domestic science.
George W Verking's estate at Riverdale Park hosts a children's pageant on Saturday afternoon featuring a fusion of folk dances and music representing many nationalities within the American commonwealth. Mrs James Ellis Briggs chairs the committee with assists from Mrs Eugene Delafield Mrs Emily Perkins Mrs David Carne Mrs Henry Janeway and others. Mrs John Carne will host the afternoon at Riverdale Park.
George Beban presents The Alien a one act blend of motion picture and live drama based on The Sign of the Rose. The Italian father’s moving performance and the tale of mistaken guilt offer sobs and laughs with strong pathos. The production promises artistic merit and potential financial success.
Gay Memorial Day at Tuxedo Park New York featured perfect weather, final matches in the invitation golf tournament, and a club dance hosted by Mr and Mrs Ambrose Monell. About 175 guests attended as decor and gatherings highlighted the weekend with numerous dinners at local cottages and residences including Wanamaker and Frelinghausen households among many others.
Cardinal Ionn Farley laid the cornerstone of the new parochial school at St. Peter's Church in Richmond Terrace New Brighton Staten Island at 4 PM yesterday. Five thousand people witnessed the ceremony with clergymen Holy Name Society members and visitors from New York and New Jersey. He blessed the stone with masons assisting and later blessed the new tower and cardinal cross before departing for New York.
Al Jennings, once an Oklahoma train robber, was converted by Rev. Dr. John H. Troy in Glendale. Jennings said the event removed doubts and made him feel like a new man, expressing gratitude for the impact of the meeting and his lecture, and noting the positive change in his life.
The Guild opens a season at New Dorp Staten Island offering free care for the citys poor. Tickets are issued to health boards day nurseries and institutions serving the ill. Patients travel from Whitehall Street daily with an orderly providing care while fees cover transport. Mothers with ill children or younger kids may also attend.
A mayoral committee report on entertaining the Atlantic fleet during the naval review shows about 12 000 left over from private funds and 26 000 total cost with private subscriptions near 27 000 and city aid of 10 000. The report praises Cornelius Vanderbilt and other committee members for steering events that included a President luncheon at the Biltmore, grandstands and fireworks, and notes favorable public regard for sailors ashore.
William C. Trull, last surviving member of Devlin, Miller & Trull, died at Edgehill Inn Spuyten Duyvil. Wife Cherry Valley. Yale graduate. survived by wife and daughter. Early in career he joined Corporation Counsel's office, aided railways and corporations, helped organize the Forty-second Street Railroad and Amsterdam Avenue four-track fight. Counsel for Brooklyn City Railway, secured lease. charter and route for New York & Fort Chester Railway. general counsel for Continental Insurance.
Obituaries and funeral notices dated late May 1915 to May 1918 list individuals such as Walter T. Munn Agnes S Orton Clarence Walker Seamans Robert White Tailer and John G McCullough among others. Services and interments are scheduled at various New York City Brooklyn and New Jersey locations with private or contingent arrangements and requests to decline flowers.
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