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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
3
The Conning Tower notes that Ambassador Gerard’s request for a three months supply of gasolene to Germany was refused. It criticizes German replies to American notes and mocks current automobile ads claiming high miles per gallon. The piece blends editorial comment with light social chatter about theatre and cars.
A verse heavy with local adage and satire, centered on Sammy Adams and the public advisor figure who exposes false sales and swindles. The poem alludes to judges, press backlash, and a California audience, noting Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles elected president of the S. F. of W. C. and Southern California triumphs.
Characters discuss Harvard and Columbia rivalry, a telegraphers strike threatens next week’s readings titled Sidelights of Convention and Humor from Convention Hall. The Philadelphia Public Ledger calls Justice Hughes a likely Republican candidate, while mentions of W. H. Proudfit the tailor and Thomas Rock the Stone Cutters delegate appear from the FP note.
A wave of June weddings marked the day as society circles celebrated several unions. Lt. Delevan I. Downer wed Mine Eloise P. Bloodgood at the Church of the Transfiguration, with a duchess lace gown and a coronet of orange blossoms. Anne Eastman Eastman married Reginald E. Wigham at the Church of the Messiah in a gown of ivory satin. attendants wore pink and mauve schemes. Additional ceremonies included Miss Helen Marie Stuart’s wedding to Ernest Stephen of London at St Bartholomew's with a home reception, and Miss Beatrice Rossi tying to George Frenties Bullet at St Thomas's Church followed by a 140 Fifty-Seventh Street reception. Other nuptials included Miss Catherine Law Lawrence Richardson and Victor Harris at the Church of the Mewing with a Sherry's breakfast plan, and Miss Bernice Jo Salmon to Robert Parker Clarke at All Angels Church with a close circle reception. The page also notes further engagements and upcoming weddings among prominent families.
Passaic County lawyer Tor Ten Van Houten married Mise Houten at the bride's parents home 281 Hamilton Avenue Paterson. The Rev William E. Palmer Trinity Church Paterson officiated with Miss Helen Van Houten sister of the bride maid of honor and Joseph Clendenning best man. A reception followed and the couple will reside at Rutgers Place.
The International Garden Club opened its first outdoor flower show at Pelham Way Park amid Red Cross activity. Bronx County Chapter volunteers staged surgical dressings inside two Coast Guard tents while visitors admired roses peonies and rhododendrons near the Bartow mansion Rememorr. Club officials promote Red Cross membership with proceeds from admissions and a note on future plans including a Rose Garden project.
President Hadley of Yale explained that the Yale battalion would not parade in Hartford for the annual ship exam due to many examinations scheduled on Saturday and Monday. He said undergraduates would miss or fail tests if they attended the event, and noted that state military officials in Hartford did not fully understand the situation.
The wedding of Ace aid Goodman to Samuel J Bloomingdale senior Bloomingdale Brothers was held in the Plaza Hotel ballroom by Rev De Shulan at four yesterday afternoon. The bride wore white satin with pearl embroidery and a chiffon train. She carried a matching bouquet while Mlle Alice Fisher attended in pink. The groom was supported by HC Bloomingdale and ushers included Arthur Popper and others. The couple planned a Pacific Coast honeymoon.
A balmy day at Piping Rock Country Club drew a large society gathering for the spring meeting. Luncheon parties at the clubhouse formed a modest share of attendees, with many guests arriving after the first Belmont Park race from nearby estates. Notable attendees included Dr. and Mrs. Preston P. Satterwhite, Mrs. A. Delano Weeks, Mrs. Michael J. Van Beuren, Mrs. W. Mather McNeill, Mrs. T. Oakley Rhinelander, and many other prominent names, with Mrs. Frederic Kernochan and Mrs. T. Pofeen Tailer among those entertaining at the Piazza overlooking the track.
Louis Koemmenich, conductor, declines four choral societies from joining the Verdi requiem performance at the Polo Grounds Sunday afternoon to keep balance between orchestra and chorus, capping chorus at 1,200 singers. The Newark Festival Chorus was admitted on short notice as they prepared the requiem and could join rehearsals led by Koemmenich and Oscar Spirese.
Carroll Beckwith presents a portrait of a French peasant woman to Flower Hospital for private sale conditions. The painting hangs in the Regis Hotel lobby where several bids have been received, the top offer reaching $600.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a rally at Doomfert Park and references to various named places and groups, but lacks coherent events or identifiable figures. The readable parts do not form a complete news item or reportable incident.
Trinity Church marked its 70th anniversary in its current Broadway Wall Street building and the 218th anniversary of the first church on the site during Ascension Day services. Rector Dr. William T. Manning highlighted the churchs long history and its role as the mother church of the city and diocese with remarks on national figures who worshipped there.
Chas Sooysmith sixty died at his home 25 Rivers, after a career shaping American engineering. He helped pioneer pneumatic caisson foundations and built major bridges in Iowa Nebraska Maryland and Kentucky. He led civil projects in Manhattan including the Central Bridge and notable Manhattan Life and Belmont McDonald tunnel work.
The plagiarist William N Taft and the pseudonym Herbert Tolan sold or submitted copied stories to Atlantic Monthly Century Magazine Munsey's and Puck. He used the same title variant across outlets including a piece titled Christmas in the Trenches copied from A A Milne and altered slightly.
The editor reports a relative of 3 int may publish a piece attributed to William N. Taft though editors doubt his authorship. Taft says he never contributed to an automobile number and cannot produce work of acceptable quality, while editors suspect plagiarism by others.
Carrington Shepard Smith, brother of Justice Richard Hmithh, died yesterday at Greatwood Hospital Long Island after an operation for miditia. He lived in St. J. and is described as fifty eight fold a direct descendant of Richard Smith founder of Smithtown known as Smith the bull rider. The tale ties a bull riding feat to a land grant later deeded as much property as could be ridden over in one day, totaling five square miles.
Notices include marriages Edith Kennedy to Frederica Ross at Toronto and Helen Hayes to Charles Culyer, with along list of obituaries and Memorial notices for Brinckerhoff Dinkelpiel Goodridge Slayback Eaton O'Day Robinson Smith and others. Funeral times and locations given in New York and Connecticut areas.
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