Incidents in Society Bridal News from Albany
A fashionable Albany wedding unfolds today as Miss Anna Parker, daughter of General A J Parker, marries Dean Sage Jr at All Saints Cathedral. The ceremony is officiated by Rev Charles H Strong with Rev W L Robbins assisting, followed by a Parker home reception. Several engagements and Newport visits are noted among society arrivals.
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Albany
N. Y
Anna Parker
Amasa J. Parker
Dean Sage, Jr
All Saints’ Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Charles H. Strong
Savannah
Stinson Named Pastor for Bloomingdale Reformed Church
The Bloomingdale Reformed Church announces the Rev. William Charles Stinson will accept the call to its pulpit, coming from the First Presbyterian Church of Chillicothe Ohio. Stinson, about forty, a Princeton Seminary graduate and noted for scholarly ability, will be formally accepted on the 11th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Stinson
Ohio
Bloomingdale Reformed Church
William Charles Stinson
First Presbyterian Church
Chillicothe
Ohia Lo
Bloomingdale
Madison C. Peters
Baptist Church
Mr. Stinson
Princeton Seminary
Torm of
Monmouth
Stinson
Farewell for Association President at Berkeley Lyceum
The Lydila Wadleigh Association hosts a farewell for its president departing town for several months at the Berkeley Lyceum at 3 p.m. A DAR New York City Chapter tablet dedication occurs at the Avery homestead in Tarrytown, home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cochran. Train departs Grand Central at 1 a.m.
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Lydila Wadleigh Association
Berkeley Lyceum
Avery Homestead
Tarrytown
W. F. Cochran
New-York City
Daughters of the American Revolution
Grand Central Station
la. m
Officers of Federation Elect New Officers at Milwaukee Meet
In Milwaukee on June 8 the Federation of Women's Clubs debated a nominating slate. Miss Whittier of Massachusetts urged Miss Margaret J. Evans for president while Evans was slated as second vice president. After rulings on dual candidacy and legality, Mrs. Lowe was re elected. New officers include President Rebecca D. Lowe and a slate with Evans, Denniston, Fox, Kendrick, Van Techten, Noyes, and several directors. Morning session approved the reorganization report section by section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Miss Whittier
Massachusetts
Margaret J. Evans
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Pennsylvania
Brock
George W. Kendrick, Jr
Ottley
Georgia
French
Emma Fox
Michigan
Lowe
Rebecca D. Lowe
Charles T. Denniston
New York
Minnesota
George W. Kendrick
Emma M. van Techten
Iowa
George H. Noyes
Wisconsin
Edward L. Buchwalter
Ohio
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Margaret J. Lockwood
District of Columbia
Anna D. West
W. J. Christie
Montana
Selflessness and happiness in Wells on self and service
An analysis of Kate Gannett Wells's Harper's Bazar sermon arguing that happiness comes from selfless living. It contrasts self-consciousness with altruistic mindsets, praising self-control and self-sacrifice as paths to virtue, culture, health, and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Gannett Wells
Harper's Bazar
Worcester
Monument to honor Mrs. B M Goldberg in Milwaukee
A granite monument costing 3800 dollars will be erected over Mrs. B M Goldberg's grave at Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee. A statue five and a half feet high will sit atop a thirteen foot column and will be an accurate likeness of the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Goldberg
Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee
Pascal Institute Exercises Highlight 1900 Commencement
A Pascal Institute commencement at 576 Lexington Ave featured letters from Bishop Potter and Dr. Grier, praise from Abram S Hewitt, and a valedictory by Christine Anderson. Twelve graduates wore self designed gowns as they received certificates, with a silk flag by the pupils representing ten nationalities. The event honored women’s industrial training and support from Mrs. Russell Sage and other prominent backers.
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Pascal Institute
Lexington Ave
Bishop Potter
Dr. Grier
Abram S. Hewitt
Bessie Farlow
Christine Anderson
Clarence Burns
Tribune Sunshine Society
Pascal
John Shields
Russell Sage
Lafayette
Washington
Colonies
Daniel Manning
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Paris
Woman from Utah to be lone female Republican Convention attendee
Mrs. W. H. Jones of Salt Lake City, Utah, likely the only woman on the floor at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, attends as an alternate Utah delegate in Milwaukee. She leads Salt Lake City’s Woman’s Republican Club and backs McKinley for a second term, noting Utah women voted in all precincts last election and that politics suits her after initial opposition to woman suffrage.
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W. H. Jones
Salt Lake City
Utah
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Women’s Club
When the College Is Hurtful to a Girl
An excerpt from The Ladies' Home Journal features Dr. S Weir Mitchell arguing that professional women and scholars may lose charm and dress, urging balance between learning and social grace. He warns against narrow minds and warns that college learning can limit life if pursued at the expense of marriage, duty, and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
S. Weir Mitchell
Charlotte Temple’s Grave Remains a City Mystery
The grave in Trinity Churchyard draws about fifty visitors daily while aging sightseers outnumber younger guests. Caretakers recall no fund for the grave and many questions linger about the sunken plate and the inscription. Authorities doubt the stone marks an actual grave and suggest Charlotte Temple’s name was added later, keeping the mystery alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Temple
Trinity Churchyard
Floyd
Tribune
Eliabeth
A Kindness Passed On Through Endless Years
Poem reflecting on kindness shared and traveled through time. The speaker recalls loved ones lost, memory’s gaze, and a present presence beside them tonight. Jane G Blackman signs off with hopes of joining the blessed in the afterlife.
Gathered Here and There From a Witches Hunt to a Suburban Yard
A memoir of a Mississippi incident where a witch hunt led to confinement and discussion of killing an elderly neighbor, followed by indictments for assault. It recalls a 1734 South Carolina petition by sixteen widowed women urging no marriages for widows’ suitors, and closes with a suburban estate ad praising well water and a yard adjacent to a churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Pauls
Colonial Dames pledge funds for Branford historical monument
At its last meeting the Colonial Dames of Connecticut voted to give 1 to the Committee on Historical Landmarks. The money will fund a monument at the former home of Rev. Samuel Russell in Branford, marking Yale College’s first meeting held there in 1700.
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Colonial Dames of
Connecticut
Committee On Historical Landmarks
Samuel Russell
Branford
Yale College
Pattern demand postcard inquiry and details
The Tribune Pattern offers pattern subscription or participation for 10 cents per pattern. The notice requests pattern orders or inquiries with coupon use and related pricing, indicating a circulation or sales pattern distribution.
Local Contributions Toward Funds Record
Esperance mail donors send varied small amounts to the general and special funds. Miss Virginia McLain sends a percentage note, L E. W. contributes 8 cents, Mrs. H. A. Burtis and Mrs. Belle McCauley give 10 cents each for the special fund, L Cc. T. contributes 5 cents, and J. W. Rutherford gives 10 cents for badges.
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Friend
Esperance
N. Y
Virginia McLain
L E. W
H. A. Burtis
Belle McCauley
L. Cc. T
J. W. Rutherford
New Names Added to Tribune Sunshine Society
The Tribune Sunshine Society enrolled yesterday several new members including Mrs. Philip M. Price of Washington D C Miss Emily Elwell Mrs F H Stott Mrs Moses Mrs J R Walsh and Alice Melville Breem of New York A M Morrell of Ohio Mrs Belle McCauley of Indiana and Miss Janet Smith of Connecticut.
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Bahamas
The
Tribune Sunshine Society
Philip M. Price
Washington, D. C
Emily Elwell
F. H. Stott
3. Moses
J. R. Walsh
Alice Melville Breem
New York
A. M. Morrell
Ohio
Belle McCauley
Indiana
Janet Smith
Connecticut
Invalids from Maine and Brooklyn Share in Special Fund
E. H. of Maine and L. H. of Brooklyn are the two invalids chosen this week to receive aid from the special fund. Both are in need of immediate assistance. It is regretted the fund cannot meet all calls for help. Ten invalids have so far benefited from distributions to relieve pressing want.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H
Maine
L. H
Brooklyn
Miss Virginia McLain Leads Bahamas Tribune Sunshine Society Work
Miss Virginia McLain, president of the Bahamas branch of The Tribune Sunshine Society, visits headquarters to recount branch efforts aiding Nassau hospital patients and neighboring islands. New members Kathleen Tempest Ethel Farrington Hattie Moseley Kelsall Duncombe join the group, with gifts from members and Miss Nellia Duncombe directing Nassau work in her absence.
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Virginia McLain
Bahamas
Tribune Sunshine Society
Miss McLain
Nassau
London
the Tribune
Yokohama
Kathleen Tempest
Ethel Farrington
Hattie Moseley
Kelsall Duncombe
Watling Island
Columbus
McLain
Tribune Sunshine
Nellia Duncombe
Sunshine girls send flowers to patients and children in need
Minnie and Petrina Burns of Long Island ship a large box to the T S S S office with peonies lilies iris daisies and carnations for a new mother and Free Cancer Home patients at 426 Cherry St A Piermont box sent wildflowers daisies and clover to Mulberry Bend children Sunshine S S S members brighten Royce Sampson of New Mexico voices his joy at the gifts with praise for contributors Antoinette Zeus Harry Wood Richard Merwin Henry Banks Helen Curtiss and H E M Royce now walks Lily Sonn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie
Petrina Burns
Long Island
Sunshine
Free Cancer Home
Cherry-st
Piermont
N. Y
Mulberry Bend
Royce Sampson
New Mexico
T. 8
S. S
Antoinette Zeus
Harry M. Wood
Richard Merwin
Henry Clark Banks
Helen M. Curtiss
H. E. M. Royce
Lasell Seminary Commencement Week Festivities Begin
At Lasell Seminary for Young Women in Auburndale Massachusetts social events mark the start of commencement week. The S D Society and Lasellia Club host a joint senior banquet. The Rev Everett D Burr will deliver the sermon. Commencement concert Monday and class day Tuesday precede diploma exercises Wednesday with Rev Dr William V Kelley as speaker. Alumni reunion closes the week.
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Lasell Seminary For
Auburndale
Mass
S. D. Society
Lasellia Club
Everett D. Burr
Newton Centre
William V. Kelley
Fly brushes of peacock feathers gain favor with Southern workers
Southern women near winter resorts earn money by making peacock feather brushes for Northern visitors. Prices range from 25 to 0 dollars, with finer pieces from several birds. Feathers are gathered May to early June after the birds shed, yielding brighter colors and clean stems. One Aiken, South Carolina maker sold forty last winter and has many orders. Feathers are used mainly as ornament for Oriental corners, not essential service. Workers prepare brushes in summer and fall for winter clientele.
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Aiken
S. C
Miss Anita Martin Turns Turkeys To Profit In Texas Farm
Miss Anita Martin of Texas built a turkey enterprise from six birds to a several hundred flock. Last year she cleared over 2500 dollars and adopted modern incubators and dedicated land for feed. She shelters young birds from dew and rain and uses red pepper enriched food with shallot tips for growing stock. She envisions strong opportunities for women in this thriving industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Martin
Texas
Miss Martin
Martin
Census Work Runs Smoothly In Manhattan and The Bronx
Census Supervisor Wilbur reports the enumeration of Manhattan and The Bronx is nearly complete with forty two districts counted and all districts on track to finish by June 15. He notes attention to residents away from home and warns a fashionable uptown hotel family they will be reported to the U S District Attorney if they refuse to answer the census.
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Manhattan
Bronx
Wilbur
New York
United States District Attorney
Officials plan to meet Gran Antilla with immigrant force
Immigration Commissioner Thomas Fitchie ordered Assistant Commissioner Edward S. McSweeney to assemble inspectors and boarding officers to intercept the Spanish tramp Gran Antilla on the Bay Monday or Tuesday. The ship is said to carry over a thousand Italian immigrants, many not listed on the manifest, with no funds and potential to become public charges if allowed entry. It is believed agents may be required to post $10,000 before departure from Quarantine. The Gran Antilla sailed Genoa May 17, Naples May 21, and Tarifa May 26.
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Thomas Fitchie
Edward S. McSweeney
Gran Antilla
McSweeney
Genoa
Naples
Tarifa
Beggar Bandages Shake Sham Claim On 125th Street
A one armed man with bandages and cotton in his eyes was caught begging on 125th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Detective Enright took him to the 125th Street police station. He claimed to be from Mount Sinai Hospital and to have a bandage rule. A doctor said removal was harmless. Magistrate Meade committed him for six months in default of bond. The suspect, Henry Miller of 316 East 107th Street, had seventy five pennies. Police suspect alliance with a beggar teacher using similar tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
East
Miller
OLD SCHOOL WITH MODERN METHODS AT CHAPIN COLLEGE
The Chapin Collegiate School at 721 Madison Avenue near Central Park will close its eightieth year this summer and reopen September 26. Longtime principals include William Forest, Dr. George P. Quackenbos, and Dr. Henry Barton Chapin. New co principal Benjamin Lord Buckley, a Columbia graduate, joins the staff. Laboratory facilities will be expanded for physics and chemistry. Next year physical measurements of students will be conducted under Dr. Henry Dwight Chapin to detect bodily defects.
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Chapin
Madisonave
Henry Dwight Chapin
New York Pont Graduate Medical School and Hospital
British General's Daughter Becomes a Poor Relic
Miss Henrietta Hadley aged seventy, daughter of a British army general, sought admission to the Outdoor Poor Department. The St. George Society of the city will care for her. She lived on Hudson Street until six months ago and did not know her relatives. Superintendent Blair notified the society, and Secretary Scott H. Gilbert replied that she would be cared for.
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Henrietta Hadley
General Hadley
Outdoor Poor Department
St. George Society
Hudson-st
Blair
Outdoor Poor
Scott H. Gilbert
Miss Hadley
Pullman Coachman Fined for Reckless Driving Incident
Hector Robinson, coachman for George M. Pullman, faced charges of reckless driving and disorderly conduct after a collision with broker Harry B. Combs’s carriage on the Casino Concourse in Central Park. Magistrate Olmsted fined Robinson three dollars, which he paid.
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Hector Robinson
George M. Pullman
Yorkville
Casino Concourse
Central Park
Robinson
Harry B. Combs
Madison Ave
Combs
Olmsted
Leyland Line to Launch New NY Liverpol Passenger Service
The Leyland Steamship Line will start passenger service between New York and Liverpol on Saturday July 7. The steamship Cestrian, Captain Thomas, currently operating Boston to Liverpool, is chosen to begin Leyland service between this port and Liverpool.
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New Leyland Steamship Line
New York
Liverpol
Cestrian
Thomas
Boston
Liverpool
Leyland
Henry Plant Will Probate Ruling Upheld by Appellate Court
The Appellate Division yesterday upheld Justice Beekman in denying a trial by jury and granting examination of Tilley before trial in the probate of Henry Bradley Plant’s will. The dispute centers on Plant’s residence, with New York claims clashing with Connecticut ties and substantial estate value. The decision maintains equitable procedure without a jury, as the court can determine facts from the record.
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Henry Hradley Plant
New-York
Margaret Plant
New-Haven
Tilley
Justice Beekman
New York
Will of Mary Adams Bulkley Tax Exemption Not Taken
The will of Mary Adams Bulkley who died May 1 in Rye is filed in White Plains. The seventy year old testatrix names Justus L. Bulkley as executor and seeks to shield legacies from state tax by directing tax payment from the estate. Gifts include cash trusts, church bequests in Georgia and Rye, and half of her Rye country home to Justus L. Bulkley with residuary shares going to listed relatives and friends.
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United States
Salem
Mississippi
Women’s Home Missionary Society
Mary Adams Bulkley
Rye
White Plains
Sarah Adams Bulkley Stovall
Alexander C. Garrett
Dallas
Tex
Christ Church, Rye
Sarah Adams Bulkley
St. Paul's Church
Augusta
Church of the Good Shepherd
Sand Hills
Josephine Adams Rathbone
Justus L. Bulkley
Sarah D. Adams
Fayette
Bulkley
Justus L. Balsiey
Murillo
Garrett
Transatlantic travellers set for Cunard and Holland line sails
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur H. Lee Military Attaché to the British Embassy and Mrs Lee lead a Cunard Etruria departure for Liverpool. On the Holland America Statendam are Mrs Geneva Johnston Bishop and thirty California women bound for Florence summer studies and Rhine tour including Oberammergau. Also aboard Mr and Mrs Chauncey Alcett. Columbia arrivals include Rev James Allison Barnes and others from Hamburg, Southampton, Cherbourg.
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Liverpool
Cunard
Etruria
Arthur H. Lee
Conservatory of
Florence
Italy
Francis Walker
Chicago
Rhine
Obera Ammergau
Paris
Chauncey Alcett
Statendam
Columbia
Hamburg
Southampton
Chermbourg
James Allison Barnes
A. Chapin
Harold F. McCormick
Thomas Howard
W. A. Lecompte
M. B. Wilson
Awards of the ASPCA for mercy to animals and essays
The ASPCA with a grand Madison Square building offers medals for acts of mercy to animals, top police arrests for cruelty, and prizes for top public school essays on Kindness to Animals, open to New York City and state students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Madison Square
City of
New York
Woman Wins 3472 in Damages for Child’s Death
Mrs. Mary H Koliman secured a verdict in the Supreme Court for 3472 damages after her sixteen year old daughter Wilhelmina fell into a trench during construction by Naughton Co at Third Ave and Eighty fifth St. The jury awarded 210 for death and the rest for doctors bills medicines and funeral expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Koliman
Supreme Court
Wilhemina
Naughton & Co
Third-ave
Eighty-fifth-stom
Third Avenue Railroad Company
United States battleship heads to Newport to form squadron
The United States battleship Kearsarge sailed yesterday for Newport Rhode Island to form the North Atlantic Squadron. She passed Sandy Hook at 5 08 p m.
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Kearsarge
Newport
R. L
Sandy Hook
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Rhode Island
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Rhinecliff-on-the-Hudson
Anne Hopkins
Geraldine H. Hickok
William Stuart Ogilby
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church
Morristown
John T. Sherman
W. W. Owens
DR. Peters
Masters
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Styles
Officers OF Federation
Colgate & Co
Societ
Jane G, Blackman
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Miss M'Lain
Lasell Seminary For Young Women
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