Society notes of engagements and weddings across cities
A flurry of society events includes engagements Miss Virginia L Heppe and Arthur W Lawrence of New York, Miss Miriam Rosenfelt to Mark Myers at Germantown avenue, and Miss Bella Rankin to Frank McFarlane in Bellefonte. Many weddings, travels to Europe, and summer plans in Philadelphia and New York accompany social gatherings at Silver Maples and other country homes.
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George Dunbar Shewell
Silver Maples
Pelham
Virginia L. Heppe
Arthur W. Lawrence
New York
Miriam Rosenfelt
Mark Myers
Germantown Avenue
Nathan Rosenfelt
Eichler
Beth Israel Synagogue
Thousand Islands
Niagara Falls
York Street
Boston Avenue
Bellefonte
Bella K. Rankin
Daniel H. Hastings
Frank McFarlane
Boalsburg
Aurora Moore
John W. Moore
A. C. Otis
Philadelphia
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
Vanderbilt summer season opens with arrivals at Beaulieu
Newport reports the Vanderbilt circle arriving for the season at Beaulieu. The first summer arrest for speeding was recorded with the chauffeur of Alfred G. Vanderbilt fined and costs. Other notable arrivals include Charles M. Oelrichs Reginald C. Vanderbilt J Stewart Barney Edward Wickes Roger Wetmore and Mrs Corinne Olds Trane H Clothier and family. Ward Gibbs family and Charles A Childs also noted arriving at Jamestown cottages.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Messrs
Charles M. Oelrichs
J. Stewart Barney
Edward A. Wickes
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Roger Wetmore
Corinne Old
S Trane H. Clothier
Iphia
Jamestown
Bar Harbor Society Buzz As Seheffelins Arrive For Season
Delightful weather brings crowds to Bar Harbor with a lively early season scene. New York residents Mr and Mrs William Jay Schieffelin arrive at their Vanderbilt cottage awaiting completion and will stay in a Newport cottage. The Austrian ambassador Baron Hengelmuller and wife are due tomorrow as a Halifax warship invitation lingers. The Westernland sails to Liverpool with 335 passengers including many Philadelphians listed by name.
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Philadelphia Times
Bar Harbor
William Jay Sehteffelin
New York
George W. Vanderbilt
Schieffelins
Newport
Sunday School Convention Opens in Denver With Debates
The tenth International Sunday School Convention began at Trinity M E Church Denver with a praise service led by Rev D N Beach and Rev E S Lewis. Vice President A B McCrillis presided as President Hoke Smith was absent. Debate over electing committee chairs sparked discussion before a standing vote passed the resolution. The nominating committee named Rev Dr B B Taylor of Denver for president.
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Denver
Trinity M. E
D. N. Beach
D. D
Lewis
Columbus
Ohio
E. O. Eycell
Chicago
A. B. McCrillis
Hoke Smith
H. M. Hamill
Nashville
Tenn
A. E. Schauffler
New York
Association
B. B. Taylor
Bronze Liberty Bell Tablet Unveiled in Allentown
At Zion Reformed Church in Allentown a bronze tablet marking the Liberty Bell’s hiding place during the Revolutionary War was unveiled by Liberty Bell Chapter DAR. The principal address came from Professor George Taylor Ettinger of Muhlenburg College, with presentation by Mrs. Alfred C. Saeger and acceptance by Rev. T J Hacker and Mayor Fred E B Lewis.
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Zion Reformed Church
Liberty Bell Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Taylor Ettinger
Muhlenburg College
Alfred C. Saeger
T. J. Hacker
Fred EB. Lewis
King Edward Improves Steadily Amid Health Update
King Edward continues to improve steadily as doctors deem the septic risk past and the crisis likely over. Queen Alexandra visits the sick room and the Prince of Wales spends time in his father’s chamber while the palace notes a normal temperature and favorable parliamentary bulletin.
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Associated Press
Prince and Princess of Wales
Queen Alexandra
Prince of Wales
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
Edward
London
Henry
Of Interest to Women Baby Cloak and Accoutrements Described
A Philadelphia shop sent home a fashionably tailored baby cloak in silk and wool with white satin ribbon trim and a wide collar. The piece features pearl buttons, white sateen lining, and decorative ribbon details. Matching bibs, booties, and dress accessories in pique and lawn with lace and embroidery are also described, plus a powdery pumice stone for stain removal.
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Philadelphia
Queen to Receive Whitlaw Reid in London
In London on June 27 the United States Embassy will keep its flag flying as Queen Alexandra plans to personally receive Mr and Mrs Reid at Buckingham Palace on Saturday. Reid's audience with the Prince and Princess of Wales today extended, reinforcing hopeful royal spirits about the King's illness. The Prince of Wales conveyed that the King appreciates Roosevelt’s sympathetic message and American public support.
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London
United States
Reid
Prince of Wales
Alexandra
Mrs. Reid
Buckingham Palace
Princess of Wales
President Roosevelt
London Quiet as Procession Day Fails to Draw Crowds
London on a bank holiday sees streets almost deserted as crowds stay away for the expected historic procession. Hotels buzz while Americans head abroad or to the countryside and the fleet at Spithead draws attention. Marlborough House hosts 1100 orphans for a royal dinner with the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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London
Bank Holliday
Spithead
Thomas Lipton
Erin
Prince and Princess of Wales
Marlborough House
King in Distinctly Favorable Prospect, London bulletin says
London dispatch to the Lancet reports the King’s condition improving with a good day and fair night. Wound discharge is healthy, temperature normal, and pain non alarming. The King has seen the Prince of Wales and royal princes, and the Queen has visited the patient several times.
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New York
New York Medical Journal
London Lancet
London
Prince of Wales
Lancet
The Green Trend in Dress This Season
Greens dominate fashion with apple to bottle shades in gowns, millinery, and accessories. Nile green etamine gowns feature lace, ribbons, and taffeta details. Bridesmaids adopt light greens with white lace, Liberty gauze, and pale green chiffon. bouquets of ferns mark the trend.
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Paris
Care of hair brushes and combs urged by Harper’s Bazar
A columnist quotes Harper’s Bazar on hair hygiene noting girls should wash brushes weekly or twice weekly with tepid water and cloudy ammonia. Do not soak backs. rinse bristles with cold water, then air dry. Use a comb cleaner to remove dust from dressing combs.
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Harper's Bazar
Classic Chicken Dishes From Old Philadelphia Menu
Martha Taft Wentworth presents a 1902 luncheon guide detailing chicken preparations. Recipes include minced chicken patties, jelly chicken mold, chicken pot pie with biscuits, pressed chicken, croquettes, and fritters with step by step notes on prep, seasoning, and cooking methods.
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Martha Taft Wentworth
Daily reflections from week of virtue and resolve
Sunday to Saturday readings urge consideration kindness and duty from religious figures Arthur C A Hale Alexander MacLaren Frederick Temple Thomas A Kempis and others. Messages emphasize entering others pleas ures resisting procrastination praising life joy faith and charitable thoughts to guide daily conduct.
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Arthur C. A. Hale
Practical Household and Health Tips From Old Columns
Simple stain removal methods using boiling water and whisky or oxalic acid for dried stains. Nail whitening with lemon juice and tepid water. Bruise care with hot cloth or cold starch and a neck whitening paste with honey lemon oil almonds and oats. Faintness remedy directs lying flat with air flow and cooled hands. A Chicago Record-Herald note on calls for the ideal athletic girl and a Jersey City minister’s critique.
Bewitching Girls and Fashion Decorum
A columnist argues that girls will pursue charm in their own way whether athletic or not, and regardless of manner or movement. Fashions are incidental and men who try to control a girl’s beauty deserve pity for failing to recognize a good thing.
New Hats and Walking Sticks Debut in Walnut Street Shop
The shop on Walnut street unveils two new men’s hats the Palma and the Cuban in white felt with distinctive crowns and ribbons. Sailor hats and broad-brimmed styles gain favor, plus lightweight Whangee walking sticks in black green and silver details. A London Daily News box garden guide and a Susan Coolidge poem complete the page.
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Walnut Street
Panama
Semuit
Coal Shortage Drives Municipal Strain and High Prices
Hard goal scarce and prices high as Board of Education grapples with winter coal supply. Soft coal favored. anthracite bids soar, no orders placed. Manufacturers stockpile bituminous coal while mines face strikes and uncertainty. Diamond Electrical Co secures 5000 tons to power city arc lights. Miners leave coal regions. unions focus on families.
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Board of Education
Girardville
Buste
Diamond Electrical Company
Seventeenth
Clearfield Streets
Pampas Plumes Prosper on California Ranges
California pampas plume industry expands with Santa Barbara county leading growth. Plumes fetch about $200 per thousand at peak demand, with orchards planted on hills and five to six plants per hill. Best yields come from four to five year old stocks, while field rows spread across twelve to fifteen feet.
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Pampas
California
South America
la Plata
Santa Barbara
Scientists Gather for AAAS Convention at Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg June 27 The annual convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science opened at Carnegie Institute with delegates arriving and about 1000 visitors expected. sessions featured officer reports and technical paper readings ahead of a July 3 adjournment and Roosevelt reception on July 4.
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Pittsburg
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Carnegie Institute
National Society
Roosevelt
Kansas Men Watch Sign Painters Near Seventh and Cherokee
A dozen men gather on the corner of Seventh and Cherokee as two workers spend an hour painting a large sign on a building. The observers are described as able bodied and could be earning harvest wages elsewhere.
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Seventh
Cherokee Streets
Lavenworth Times
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