Engagement announced Miss Edith Meade to Horace Francine
Philadelphia society notes reveal the engagement of Miss Edith Meade to Horace Hugh Francine, heir to a French family lineage. The couple’s wedding is not set, but plans point to an autumn ceremony in Philadelphia with Grace Hetherington hosting a dance for visiting Misses Nickells of Boston. The column also lists numerous society gatherings and upcoming weddings across Philadelphia and Newport society pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Meade
George Meade
Horace Hugh Francine
Albert Philip Francing
Philadelphia
George Gordon Meade
Atlantic City Social Page Notes Weddings and Visits
Mrs J A White and daughters hosted a dinner at the Hotel Strand with guests Esther and Katharine Allen of Philadelphia and others from Morristown and Alabama. David Rabter, hotel executive, married Nora F McGovern in Baltimore. The Duttons of Philadelphia and Townsend family are noted guests in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
J. A. White
Ana White
Hotel Strand
E. Rindle
Alabama
William White
Morristown
N. J
Esther and
Katharine Allen
David P. Rabter
Hotel Iroquois
Baltimore
Sonora F. McGovern
Ridley Park
Panoa
Marriages Mark Weekend at Philadelphia Churches
A series of society weddings unfold across Brynor and nearby towns. Elizabeth Binney Evans wed Algernon Brooke Roberts at Church of the Redeemer with a large bridal party. Louise Blanche Roatehe and Carmel Presbyterian Church join Clarence E. Wilkins in Glenside. Miss Emma Tyson weds Walter Livingston Kegel at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Cecilia L. Ashton and William L. Creely wed in Camden. Brides, gowns, and receptions fill the social notices.
Organist Leopold de Granville Dies at His Church
Leopold de Granville, an elderly organist and devout believer, died at the Jersey church where he played. He wished to pass near his organ, and a final Mass was sung for his repose as he rested with his head on the keys. His life united faith and music, offering a quiet farewell to a musician who shaped others through sacred sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold de Granville
Mate
Jersey
Leopold de Granvule
Miss Lizzie Carey Weds George Thomas in Camden Church
Miss Lizzie Carey and George Thomas were married Wednesday evening at the First Methodist Church in Camden by Rev W A Hunsberger. The couple, long time Camden residents, will tour the South during their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Carey
George Thomas
First Methodist Church
Camden
W. A. Hunsberger
Thomas
Fashionable Trenton Wedding Unites Miss Eleanor Simpson and Austin Cooley
In Trenton New Jersey on June 12 a stylish wedding united Eleanor Simpson daughter of Rev Samuel Miller Studdiford D D pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church with Austin Craig Cooley. The ceremony at the bride's home was performed by her father who has served the church for thirty seven years with Alleta Emery as maid of honor and Harvey Cooley as best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Redeemer
Brynor
Elizabeth Binney Evans
Rowland Evans
Soan
Algernon Brooke Roberts
George B. Roberts
Haughton
Mary Evans
Isaac Warner Roberts
Edmund C. Evans
Arthur L. Wheeler
Langdon Lea
Joseph G. Rosengarten, Jr
Macy Brooks
Frederick Faley, Jr
Horatio W. Turnbull
Baaltimore
Brutus J. Clay
Paris
Thomas Cad
Emma Tyson
William Henry Tyson
Walter Livingston Kegel
Fourth Presbyterian Church
West Philadelphia
Sherman Doyle
Fiizabeth Macfarlane
Amy Burrows
Louise McGrath
Anna Wilfleger
W. Percy Kegel
Frank J. Tyson
Harry L. Finley
George J. Hermist
Philadelphia Times
Trenton
N. J
Eleanor Simpson
Samuel Miller Studdiford
D. D
Third Presbyterian Church
Austin Craig Cooley
Third Church
Alleta Emery
Emery
Morristown
Harvey Cooley
Bride Miss Bessie Stevens Weds Dentist Harry M Boyer
Miss Bessie Stevens and Dr Harry M Boyer were married by Rev G M Diffenderfer at the First Lutheran Church Carlisle. The bridal party will tour Baltimore and Eastern cities afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Carlisle
Bessie Stevens
Metzger College
Sbr
Harry M. Boyer
G. M. Diffenderfer
First Lutheran Church
Baltimore
Marriage Unites Rev Frank W Curry and Miss Blanche Quiggle
The Rev Frank W Curry pastor of the Delano Methodist Episcopal Church married Miss Blanche C Quiggle today in Mahanoy City. The ceremony was performed by Rev Black presiding elder of Williamsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Mahanoy City
Frank W. Curry
Methodist Episcopal Church
Delano
Blanche C. Quiggle
Mr. Black
Williamsport
Cadets Stage Sham Battle For Fund Drive At Tacony Park
Cadets from Tacony Rifles Tacony Cadets and Roosevelt Infantry prep arms ammo and uniforms for a sham battle Thursday at State Road and Unruh Street to fund their summer encampment. An exhibition drill and National Guard review led by Colonel Coryell will precede athletic events including sprints and dash contests.
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Tacony
Tacony Rifles
Roosevelt Infantry
Ball Park
State Road
Unruh Street
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Coryell
Lascar
Pareares
Re Ee Perth Ate
Acony Cadetsco
Obituary: Charles Hwbard former lumber magnate dies at 71
Charles Hwbbard longtime lumber manufacturer dies at Sugar Loaf Chestnut Hall aged 71. He helped University of Michigan projects before moving to the city in 1880 and served as Jefferson Medical College trustee. Survived by a widow two sons and two daughters. Marcus D Bowman veteran surveyor and brother of Calef Burgess Bowman dies at 68 in Mahanoy City.
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Charles Hwbbard
United States
Chestnut Hall
University of Michigan
Jefferson Medical College
Union League
Loyal Legion
New
Dfey
Hebard
Conn
Gove Deansahane
Gerccenh the Ford
Marcus D. Bowman
Calef
Robert J. Bowman
Mahanoy City
Lehigh County
Novel Neckwear Styles Dominate Summer Fashion
The article outlines fashionable neckwear for men and women, highlighting the shift from stiff linen collars to lower turn-over and scoop shapes. It details stock-and-tie options in white pique and cheviots, lace trims, and new combinations with linen, lace, and madras as well as the pelka dot motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eton
Water Nymph Accessories and Bathing Attire Trend
A Philadelphia shop showcases chic bath wear for summer waters including Tam o Shanter bonnets water proof silk hats and a rubber cap with integrated handkerchief. New bathing corsets in ventilated rubber cloth and white canvas slippers with webbing feature, paired with canvas sandals oxfords and black stockings with attached slippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pompadours
Marcel
Paris
Acheme
Neptune
Latest London coronation fashions dazzle in pearls and lace
The latest from London features coronation inspired ensembles with pearl gemstone crowns, Shepherdess hats with lace and rose wreaths, and gathered tulle gowns. Colors blend mauve green pale blue peach and many whites with elaborate lace bodices, flounces, and multi color lace combinations on white muslin gowns.
Masculine Modes Seen Through Feminine Eyes
Fashions for men shift toward masculine silhouettes with batwing style ties in ecru cheviot and dotted self-color patterns. Open mesh linen cravats in multiple colorways, de Joinville designs, embroidered monograms, and bold belt hardware mark a summer trend blending East inspired details with refined tailoring.
Tempting Tea Cakes and the Strenuous Life for Girls
A Philadelphia Times recipe feature presents tea cakes with yolks brown sugar, grated chocolate, almonds, lemon, and flour, baked in a slow oven. It also covers biscuits and breakfast breads, plus a discussion arguing the strenuous life is unsuitable for girls, emphasizing feminine virtues and gentleness.
Hobson to Address YMCA Meeting
Captain Richmond Hobson of Merrimac fame will address the men at a YMCA meeting under the auspices of the Seaeton Beach club. The event invites local residents tohear Hobson speak on maritime matters and national service.
The Gospel for the West in Paul’s European Mission
A Sunday School lesson traces Paul and companions crossing into Europe from Troas to Philippi guided by the Spirit. It notes the call to Macedonia, Lydia’s conversion at a riverside prayer meeting, and her hospitality, while reflecting on mission strategy and early church context.
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Apostolic Mission Band
Barnabas
Cyprus
Paul
Cibcia
Syria
Phrygia
Galatia
Listra
Derbe
Asia
Bithynia
Jeans
Mediterranean Sea
Old Troy
Hellespont
Macedonia
Europe
Caspian Seas
China
India
America
Africa
Asia Minor
Ramsay
Luke
Philippi
Rome
Philip
Alexander the Great
Greece
Troas
Samothracia
Troy
Mediterranean
Aegean Sea
Neapolis
Samothraela
Philipp I
Datos
Krenides
Philip of
Brutus
Cassius
Octavius
Antony
Churches of Christ
Lydia
Thyatira
Mysia
Christ
Silas
Methodist Home Marks Thirty Third Anniversary Celebration
The Methodist Home at Belmont and Monument avenues in the Park celebrated its 33rd anniversary with a lawn fair and work sale, church services in the chapel, and notes of ongoing relocation progress. The institution now houses 150 inmates, including two women aged 60, Mrs. Phoebe Mettin and Mrs. Anna Gould. Mex J. H. Chubb was reelected to a position, with no changes reported in the officer roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Belmont and
Monument Avenues
Howe
Phoebe Mettin
Anna Gould
J. H. Chubb
Presbyterian Home Aged Couples Bala Holds Seventeenth Anniversary
The Presbyterian Home for Aged Couples and Aged Men at Bala marked its seventeenth anniversary with lawn services. Rev. Dr. L. Y. Graham delivered the opening invocation, followed by addresses from Rev. Dr. Higgins, Rev. Wittem M. Patterson, Rev. BH. C. Ferguson, and Rev. T. T. Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Home
Bala
L. Y. Graham
Dr. Higgins
Wittem M. Patterson
BH. C. Ferguson
T. T. Stevenson
New England Baptist Missionary Association Opens Twenty-Eighth Session
Three hundred fifty delegates from the New England and Middle States convened at Monumental Baptist Church to open the twenty-eighth annual convention focusing on Sunday school work. Officers were elected during a Board meeting, and addresses highlighted the session. Dr A C Gerhardt ordained pastor of Broad and Brown Streets Baptist Church at Diamond Street Church with Impressive ceremony.
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New England
Middle States
Forty-first
Ludlow
New England Baptist Missionary Association
M. L. Harvey
New York
Association
Alexander Gordon
D. D
Willam T. Dixon
S. W. Timus
R. D. Wran
W. BE. Hubbard
B. T. Moore
A. C. Powell
W. Hill
A. ©. Powell
New Haven
Conn
Women's Missionary Department
Diamond Street Baptist Church
Thirty-first
Diamond Streets
A. ©. Gerhardt
Broad and Brown Streets Baptist Church
Charles Warwick
Diamond Street Church
Robert G. Seymour
Baptist Publication Society
L. F. Stidham
Falls of Schuylkill Baptist Church
W. E. Staubb
Passyunk Baptist Church
Gerhardt
Broad Street Church
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Chestnut Hill
Estelle
Bertha Nickells
Boston
Alice Thomas
Jack Farlay
Ella Kimball
Arthur Kennedy
Lillian Freas
J. Wilbur Davis
Marian Werner
Frank L. Williams
Mollie Sherman
Amos L. Overton
Ethel Miller
Charley Ellis
Mamie la Rue
Howard P. Smith
Irene Nobles
John Thomson
Marie Alvin
Robert Taylor
Julia Coursen
W. L. Baldwin
Mattie Simpson
J. Bolton
Stella Cassiday
George Woods
Walter G. Wang
Claude Vernon
Edwin W. Webster
John Hazzard
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Myrtlewood Street
A. Raymond Raff
John Doell
Frank Maloney
Lewis B. Crease
Master Maloney
Allena N. Crease
Frederick Hill
F. Fechter
Etta Fechter
Frederick Rossler
William Brown
Edward Hennessey
Harry T. Wiles
Mamie Hennessey
Louis Gladings
Anna Jeffords
S. Chattam
T. Watson
J. J. Heisler
Charles Highly
Hennings
Ivy
James Highler
Fairheller
Lizzie Glanzings
Linsey
Chattam
James Highly
Gladdings
Shortledge
Edith L. Taylor
Oak Lane
Alice K. Nelson
Dorothy Sinclair
Rosalee 5
Grant
Henry T. Darlington
Loyce Betz
Wells . Roades
Jee Johnson
Nelson S. Foster
Edith B. Sharp
Joseph B. Cotter
Marieee Leon Deemer
Georgia S. Randolf
Frank Leeds
Bertha Rambo
Arthur
Holcolm
Maud E. Alexander
Louis T. Carson
Clara Warren
James de Nettie V. Boroughs
Gordon F. Sharp
Evelyn Thomas
Emanuel Edeson
Madelin Andrews
Harold Nunes
Philip S. Johnson
Newton C. Bennett
Albert H. Sharpe
Penn Charter
Jennie L. Seeley
Daniel S. Seeley
Davenport Congregational Church
Sharpe
Yale Medical School
Madeline Taulane
C. William Spiess
Venango Street
E. Grebe
Reading
Louis Moore
Germantown
Joseph Moore
Tioga
Canada
B. Frank Shantz
North Fifteenth Street
Lillian Ester Fryer
Charles Lloyd
Mrs. Lloyd
Bertha Frances Cox
James Cox
Charles Ellis
George W. Boyd
Spring Garden Street
Cape May
Charles Knittel
Diamond Street
Cecelia Knittel
George D. McCreary
Samuel C. Jeites
A. Wasserman
Franklin Street
Florence Mather Levick
Joseph Gregory Sullivan
Stonehurst
Quakertown
George Quintard Horwitz
Stratford
D. R. Beaver
Consho
Margaret Shippen
Stuart B. Molony
Norristown
Joseph Hopkinson
Black Haven
R. H. Bayard Bowtle
Beach Haven
Colonel Livingston
Miss Livingston
Thomas P. Richardson
Edwin Hagert
Eer
Miss E. Whitney
Miss Anna Whitney
Charles Curran
James J.farrell
Strand
T. E. Morgan
Newport
R. 1
J. B. Proda
Washington
Axidison Thomas
Rhode Island Avenue
Wetmore
Senator Wetmore
Congress
Miss van Horne
F. C. van Horne
Edward Z. Sturtevant
W. B. Saunders
Newlin Cottage
Ocean Highlands
Jamestown
Yes
E. J. Berwind
Wickford
Louis B. McCagg
Bar Harbor
NW York
Julia Gardner
G. Clinton Gardner
George H. Brodhead
Church of the Resurrection
Richmond Hill
L. I
Lillian Janet Butler
James Butler
Philip Xavier Ryan
Church of St. Charles Borromeo
West One Hundred and Forty-second Street
Seventh Avenue
Mabel Frances Tower
Franklin D. Tower
Charles Treadwell Rundlet
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Talbot Olyphant
Wyckoff, N. J
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mrs
Homer Ana
Mrs. 8. Dutton
On- Aine Ha Haggerty
Misses Townsend
Thomas Mumphress Sone
Elizabeth Evans
A. B. Roberts
Wilkins-Roatsche
Louise Blanche Roatehe
Louis Roatehe
Clarence E. Wilkins
Carmel Presbyterian Church
Glenside
A. F. von Tobel
Ogontz
Shirley Coster
Helen Lachot
May Cicely Carr
William Flick
Carroll Brooke
Frank X. Renninger
Harry EK. Rodenbaugh
George J. Renninger
Kegel
Tyson
Cecilia L. Ashton
William &. Creely
Charles H. Ashton
Browning Lane
H. P. Ashton
Wynne Memorial Baptist Church
Rebecca Ashton
Horace van Sant
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Mircea
Thomas-Carey
Cooley
Studdiford
Boyer-Stevens
London
Alexandra
Westminster Abbey
Martha Taft Wentworth
Ee School World
Ment
Unday School Union
Tople
Mista
Buhycla
Acedonia
Timothy
Lake
Edwin Wilbur Rice
Methodist Home
Presbyterian
United
United: Gas Improvement Co
Partridge &Richardson
Eighth Sts
Buffalo
Chestnut Street
Columbia Avenus
GEO. B. Newton & CO
Best Coal
North Americana
C. E B. Roney
Robert Dornan
J. D. Thornton
Thomas Stinson
J. L. van Tice
John Peacock
R. H. Nater
George H. Smith
J. Thomson
Henry Konitzky
Negro Baptists
A. C. Gerhardt
Wilbur & Sons
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