Society Notes From Philadelphia And Nearby Coastal Resorts
Society items detail William H. Wanamaker presiding at Syracuse meeting, summer relocations at Chelsea cottages, engagements and weddings in Philadelphia, Newport society visits, and notable arrivals to resorts including Newport and Bar Harbor. Members and families named include Wanamaker, Kimbell, Mason, Barkley, and many social figures, with travel to Europe and domestic retreats noted.
Philadelphians in Atlantic City Reach for Summer Apartments
A Philadelphia contingent visits Atlantic City for the season with suites at Royal Palace and Majestic. Couples and families from 903 North Eighth Street to Lansdowne occupy or plan stays at various hotels and apartments, including the Kors, with names like Mr. W. H. Marshall and Dr. W. B. Kristine noted among the visitors. The item closes with a Washington note announcing the engagement of Miss Louise Le Vain Parker to an officer’s son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Teller
Alfred Mayer
North Eighth Street
Philadelphia
South
Maryland Avenue
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Louise le Vain Parker
Myron M
Obituary notices of several local figures
Western Salesman Frank Carpon of Wisconsin died suddenly yesterday in Dooner's Hotel from a ruptured heart muscle. Dr. J. R. Smith of Lower Merion Township Ardmore died after a brief pneumonia attack. He born in Chestnut Hill and practiced medicine since 1850. survived by daughters Lizzie, Mrs. Richard Montgomery, and Emily, all in Ardmore. G. W. Smith, Reading contractor and politician, died at 66. built sections of the West Shore Railroad and Croton Aqueduct and served in the 1882 84 legislature. Louis Koenig, 58, Germantown, died suddenly during a singing society meeting. active in German society affairs. Mrs. Henrietta Hubbard, Wyomingo resident, died at her daughter Clements home in Dover Del after illness.
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Frank Carpon
Wisconsin
Dooner
Smith
Lower Merion Township
Ardmore
Chestnut Hill
James Smith
Misa Lizzie Smith
Richard A. Montgomery
Emily Smith
USA
G. W. Smith
Reading
I A
Weat Shore
Croton Aqueduct
New York City
Reading Eerty
Louis Koenig
Germantown Avenue
Montgomery
Liberty Council Hall
Norris Street
Henrietta Hubbard
Edward Hubbard
Wyomboe
Mees. Clements
Dover
Del
Funeral services for former congressman Pennington held in Dover
Funeral services for the late former Congressman John Barr Pennington will be at the Capitol Hotel Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev. Joseph Brown Turner. Interment follows at Presbyterian Cemetery beside his wife and two daughters Mrs. John P. Dunning and Mrs. J. D. Deane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Dover
Del
John Barr Pennington
Capitol Hotel
Joseph Brown Tuorner
Presbyterian
John P. Dunning
J. D. Deane
Mexicans and Yaquis clash near Hermosillo
A Mexican battalion commanded by General Torres fought 500 Yaqui Indians on May 29 at El Tangue near Hermosillo. Forty Yaquis killed and about eighty wounded. Mexican losses were fifteen. Yaquis retreated toward the Mazatan mountains, leaving their dead. a large cache of arms and ammunition was captured. Excitement rose in Hermosillo with business largely suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Torres
Sonora
el Tangue
Ema
Hermosillo
Mazatan
Hermosilio
President favors dying man pardon for preacher's soldier-son
Senator Pritchard urged the President to pardon Judson Honeycutt of Mars Hill North Carolina, a soldier at Fort Thomas Kentucky serving a year. The soldier's father the Rev Murray Honeycutt lies dying and has directed steps to request clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pritchard
Parton
Judson Honeycutt
Mare Hill
N. C
Fort Thomas
Murray Heneyeutt
Mars Hill
June Brides Miss Willing Weds B Franklin Pepper
Miss Rebecca Thompson Willing daughter of Mr and Mrs George Willing wed B Franklin Pepper in St Pauls Church Chestnut Hill Rev J Andrews Harris and Rev William G Thayer officiated The bride wore Liberty lawn and old Honiton lace veil with a diamond and pearl pin The wedding included six bridesmaids and a long reception then a New York departure for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Chestnut Hill
Rebecca Thompson Willing
George Willing
B. Franklin Penper
Philadelphia
J. Andrews Harris
William G. Thayer
Southborough
Mass
Paris
Gainsborough
Rebecca W. Newhall
Sarah P. Gerhard
Ann Tennant
Richmond
Anna P. Johnson
Louise Johnson
Elizabeth W. Roberts
William Wepper
Albert P. Gerhard
Ensign W. ¢. Watts
U.S. N
Fifth Baptist Church
Nighteenth
Spring Garden
Reba Ballinger
Amanda Ballinger
F. A. Ballinger
Powers Moore
B. L. Whitman
R. ©. Ballinger
Nellie Rewalt
Wallace Street
Warren C. Cawley
Frederick Eberle
Hovenden Smith
J. Ernest Bouichou
Jesse W. Pechin
George H. Hill
John Grove Kase
Aldine Hotel
Miss Ethel Bankeon Weds Henry Balderston in Philly
Miss Ethel Bankeon married Henry W Balderston of Boston yesterday at St Marys Episcopal Church West Philadelphia. The Rev J Arnold officiated with Miss Martha Means of Boston as maid of honor and Francis D Balderston brother of the groom as best man. Ushers included Balderston New York James Mooren Boston Percy Ash Washington and John P Basiese Marie James Motryger Means Lieyd Bankson Means served as bearers. After a bountiful wedding breakfast the couple will reside at Kendall Green.
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Marion Wright Mullen
Edwin D. Mullen
Oliver Percy Bright
Peter’s Episcopal Church
Theodore Sill Rumney
Reeves Mullen
Samuel R. Bertram
New York
Henry D. Booth
Clarence R. Mullen
Ernest Howard Hunter
Charles Norris Robinson
Roberts C. Robinson
John Hall Rankin
Pelham
Mrs. Bright
Pulaski Avenue
Germastown
Rodef Shalom
Broad
Mt. Vernon Streets
Beulah Marian Berg
Walter
Berg
Samuel Kahn Lauchheim
Henry Berkowitz
Miss Berg
Ninnette Lang
Elenore
Florence Hirsch
White Point D'Esprit
Walter C. Lauchheim
Joseph Behal
Walter Gans
William Kauffman
Harvey Lauchheim
Bernard Sinn
Baltimores
Eugene Lang
North Fifteenth Street
W. C. Hollopeter
Gerson Kahn
Mariel May
Ralph B. Blam
R. B. Blum
Jerome H. Laneheim
J. H. Laneheim
William Hirsch
William Hirse
Alfred Hirsch
H. Adler
Samueld. Lit
Samuel D. Lit
Clarence Arnold
Gabriel Blum
N. Rosenheim
Jastrow
Alice Neill
Thomas W. Neill
Alexander Chambers
Pittsburg
Church of the Redeemer
Bryn Mawr
Dr. Houghton
Miss Neill
Elizabeth Dewey
J. Dean Elliott
Hay Walker
Alexander Howard
Scaife, Jr
W. J. Patton
William Courtright
Benjamin Clyde Well
Benjamin Clyde Wells
Philadelphia
Charleston
D. C
Washington
Metropolitan Club
City
Philadelphia Club
Ethel Bankeon
Henry W. Balderston
Boston
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
West Philadelphia
J. Arnold
Martha Means
Francis D. Balderston
Room
Balderston
James Mooen
Percy Ash
John P. Basiese
Maries
James
Motryger
Miss Cath ry Cook Stell Gaughter Ceremony at Old St Peters
At Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church located at Third and Pine streets, Miss Cath ry Cook Stell Gaughter, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C Wages of Media, participated in a church ceremony.
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Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Third and
Pine Streets
Cathry Cook Stell
Thomas C Wages
Media
Philadelphia Bride Weds Camden Doctor at Home
Miss Sophia Getz of 845 North Eleventh Street Philadelphia married Dr. Wilson G. Bailey of Camden yesterday afternoon at the bride’s residence. Rev. J W Marshall officiated the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Getz
North Eleventh Street
Philadelphia
Wilson G. Bailey
Camden
J. W. Marshall
Quiet Wedding Adds Year’s Soft Start for Bloomingdale Bride
In Atlantic City yesterday at 5 PM Miss Gertrude Bloomingdale adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Loeb married Samuel P D Ritter. Rabbi Henry Berkowitz officiated in a quiet ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Bloomingdale
L. Loeb
Samuel PD. Ritter
Henry Berkowitz
Dickinson Commencement Opens With Junior Promenade
At Dickinson College Carlisle Pa June 2 more than 500 alumni and friends attended the junior promenade marking the start of commencement. The Board of Trustees met electing Ex-Governor Pattison and others to reappointment and naming Dr George E Reed as president Rev Dr W W Evans secretary and Frysinger Evans treasurer. Fraternity banquets followed in chapter houses.
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Carlisle
Dickinson College
Board of Trust
Jacob Tome
Robert E. Pattison
Philadelphia
William H. Bosley
Baltimore
David H. Carroll
Milton G. Urner
Frederick
John Field
Charles B. Lore
Wilmington
Del
George E. Reed
W. W. Evans
Sunbury
Frysinger Evans
A Household Heroine in the Winterpreserving Tale
An affectionate portrait praises a woman who preserves food while men train for war. The heroine works with knife and skill to prepare sweets, caps, and crocks for winter, enduring fatigue yet standing firm. Telegraph observes her tireless effort alongside the soldier’s courage, highlighting domestic labor as heroic.
Daisy bedecked summer hats on display at major shop
A prominent store hosts a summer hat show with daisies everywhere. Hats range from airy Marie Antoinette styles to child designs, all featuring white and yellow daisies, lace, and ribbons. Green and pink accents appear in children’s and adults’ chapeaux, with daisy wreaths and massed blooms common on brims and crowns.
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Ocean Strand
Point de Paris
Bobbie Burns
Fashion notes on jewelry and accessories of the era
The article describes corsage gems with diamond leaves and rose-like blossoms, back combs topped by diamond ribbons, gray blue note paper with red sealing wax, coral necklaces with a powder puff box, the newest chatelaine bags in white Irish crochet over satin with gray silver mounts, green lace bags over emerald satin with four leaf clover accents, a traveler’s curling box, black moire ribbons for hats and neckwear, Parisian floral neck ornaments with iris and green stones, jet ribbon bows with steel rims, and jet lace corsage petals with yellow topazes, concluding with pages of flowers and foliage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Ready
Paris
Marriage Rite in Burmah Involves a Sweet Gesture
Travelers note a simple Burmah practice where a woman offers a sweetmeat to a man she wants as husband. If he accepts and eats it, she becomes his wife with no ceremony or witnesses. If he declines, she must seek another suitor. The article also mentions a Philadelphia souvenir pitcher depicting Liberty Bell and revolutionary figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burmah
William Penn
Philadelphia
How to Preserve the Strawberry in the Sun
The article recounts Virginia tradition for sun preserving strawberries with sugar syrup, sun intension and alum trick, plus alternative jam methods and jelly preparations. It notes two main methods, one sun-dried with glass cover and alum addition, another layered sugar preservation, plus jam and jelly variants and safe canning steps.
Lawn Table Luncheon in Green Theme for Al Fresco Entertaining
A lawn table luncheon offers a chic al fresco idea for May receptions. Centered on a green motif with pale green cloths and green china, the setting uses fern sprays, hydrangeas, and green ribbons. Menus emphasize green-tinged salads fruits and pistache touches in confections.
Household Tips From The New York Advertiser
A collection of practical hints range from cooking and cleaning to furniture care and fabric stains. Tips cover damp meat mixtures, candle sizes, handling cat glass, washing with wooden tubs, weathered oak furniture, and fashionable cushion colors. Also includes a caution on benzine flammability and a social anecdote about gender role attitudes in a club setting.
Poetry Clash in Mayoral Race Divides Philadelphia Ward
A fierce rival feud between Alexander Crow Jr and William M Bunn spills into verse as Bunn floods the city with photos and a poem while Crow counters with a quatrain reply. The 15th ward supporters vow to exhaust every hectometer in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Crow, Jr
William M. Bunn
Mr. Bunn
Ascot Searf
Phila ApeLenia Times
Mr. Crow
News
Philadelreura Times
Bunn
15Th Ward
Earth
Two Men Die In Fire At Godfrex Building
ELIZABETH CITY N C June 2 The Godfrex Building was destroyed by fire early today and two men perished The dead are W K Carter and Benjamin Ward The lower floor housed J R Bergerons saloon and the upper floor were the sleeping rooms of Bergerons son Carter and Ward Young Bergeron escaped narrowly His roommates were trapped as every escape route was blocked Several adjacent structures suffered minor damage
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Godfrex
W. K. Carter
Benjamin Ward
J. R. Bergeron
Bergeron
Carter
Ward
Indian Girl Taken Back to Carlisle
Officials of the Carlisle Indian School arrived in the city yesterday and took Margaret Johnnyjohn a graduate of the school back with them. She had been stranded in the city since Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Carlisle Indian School
Margaret Johnnyjohn
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Chester
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The
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Benj. C. Elstot
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Chas
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Wm. G. Gler
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Elizabeth Handy
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F. G. Helmbold
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Gertrude Helmbold
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Mise Johnson
Eee Rae
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William D. Or Wineekt
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Rock Manufacturing Company
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Conn
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St. Michael's Church
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James J. Kearns
Dickinson
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Field
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Old Mint
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Chew Horse
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Independence Hall
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Idaho
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