Social Roundup Notes from Narragansett Pier and Cities
Long list of summer travel and residence details for Philadelphia and regional residents. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Drayton at Narragansett Pier, Miss Anne Thomson sailing for Europe, engagements and weddings in Philadelphia society, and numerous trips to Atlantic City, Newport, Bay Head, and Chel sen. Also reports on Washington and New York social movements, with fashion and holiday preparations for Fourth of July celebrations and related gift boxes and menus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heyward Drayton
Narragansett Pier
W. D. Church
Germantown
Pierrepont
Atlantic City
Anne Thomson
Europe
Continent
Charles Brinley
Idlewilde
Litchfield
Anna Ingersoll Meigs
London
Archibald Forbes
Joseph N. Warren
Bryn Mawr
Wellsboro
N. Y
I. N. Davis
North Forty-first Street
Ellwood E. Hopkins
Walnut Street
Maryland
John Trenwith
Tioga
Chelsen
David Armstrong
Michigan
Robert Ellis Thompson
H. M. Deemer
Oak Lane
Tacoma
Wash
Daniel Whitney
Bay Head
George Omerley
Ventnor
L. C. McCracken
Walter Jones
Wildwood
N. J
S. Price Ewing
Cape May
James
Magnolia
Mass
L. W. Turner
Julia Emery Turner
Frank D. la Lanne
Charles Henry Hart
Berkshire Hills
Edward Ferryman
Vineland
Henry
Whitlock
de Lancey Place
William B. Bodine
Country Club
D. Braden Kyle
A. J. Cassatt
Farmers’ Club
George Hausmann
Westminster Avenue
Buffalo
Josephine McIlvaine
Pillon Drexel Paul
New London
Carrie Maher
Washington
John C. Gallen
Philadelphia
Hazel Avenue
Thomas McKean
Pinard Cottage
Newport
S. Naudain Duer
John Poe
Baltimore
Webster Dougherty
Hotel Chelsea
E. van Suckle Heberton
Netherwood
New York
H. E. Church
R. E. Hogan
St. Louis
W. H. Stout
North Twenty-fourth Street
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Wissahickon Heights
Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson
Lodge
Nahant
Nellie G. Dalzell
Judge
John Davis
Albert Ritchie
Narragansett
Lyman Josephs
Eliot P. Schenck
Pomfret, Conn
East Gloucester
Mary Murdoch
West Franklin Street
Chattesanee
Deer Park
William Spence
Ida Wade Spence
Alice Blunt
Cathedral Street
Halifax
Dangerfield
Alexandria
Sarah Fenner Lee
Mr. Walker
Island Park
Mies Elsie Porter
Horace Porter
France
Josephine
George Widener
Joseph Widener
C. &. Wallace
Bird
Agreeable American Girl Miss Ella Hepworth Dixon Commentary
English essayist Miss Ella Hepworth Dixon notes no woman equals the American young woman for ease of getting along. She praises the American boy for forwardness, brightness, and adaptability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Hepworth Dixon
Garter Superstitions At Weddings Mentioned
A fragment recalls wedding customs including a yellow garter for luck and a green garter worn by an unmarried man named Peter on his wedding day, reflecting old beliefs and rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
What One Woman Thinks Heart-hunger and Stomach-hunger
A reflective column explores female behavior and daily life quirks with wry humor. It contrasts heart hunger with hunger for food, jokes about attire and mislaid possessions, and notes the charm of ordinary moments in a railroad station and a third floor room.
Desks with Hidden Compartments Drive New Orders
A New York Sun report notes a surge in desks with hidden springs and secret compartments. The manufacturer says last year’s orders exceed the prior decade combined, with many devices featuring intricate mechanisms and secret walls. He offers no solid explanation for the trend, suggesting it hints at concealed confidences and a rise in female customers using secret storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Great American Coffee Habit
Americans lead global coffee culture consuming over 800 million pounds last year averaging about 1.0 pounds per person weekly. U S coffee imports valued around 60 million dollars with payments moving out weekly. Germany and France together consumed half as much as the United States. most sourcing from South and Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
France
Porto Rico
Java
Philippines
Hawaii
Children Should Have Candy Says Child Care Expert
An authority on child care states the normal child will want candy and should have it, with limits on cheap or very expensive confections. Suitable choices include good molasses bars or marshmallows and other plain sweets, to be given after the noon meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Housekeepers Column Seeks Practical Advice from Readers
The Woman's Department of The Philadelphia Times invites Tri readers to contribute recipes hints on household management economies and child care. Send favorite true and tested recipes with definite quantities and explicit mixing directions to The Woman's Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department
Tri Philadelphia Times
THE
Philadelphia Times
Washington cake and old fashioned doughnut recipes
A reader offers two cake recipes for the Fourth of July celebration, including a large fruit cake and a six layer cake with nutmeg icing. Also shared is a doughnut recipe using yeast, milk, and butter. The note is signed by Mrs Catharine Sprecher and A E Williamson with Raspberry Vinegar instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Department
Washington
Catharine Sprecher
Jess
Nation's Musicians to Meet at Put-In-Bay Ohio
The twenty third annual Music Teachers National Association convention opens a four day session at Put-In-Bay Ohio next Tuesday. The program includes round table discussions lessons and concerts with progressive lecture lessons on piano forte technique voice culture harmony and teaching methods. Representatives from across the country will form the senate and council and decisions on the association's future work will be made. The event also features artist concerts educational programs and a Lake Erie excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Music Teachers’ National Association
Tts
Put-In-Bay
Ohio
Lake Erie
Vacations For Working Women Promote Shared Housing
The New Century Guild asks where working women should vacation cheaply. The T. B. Club offers an old Chestnut Hill farm house for summer lodging at nominal cost to encourage cooperative living. Another Guild option provides use of a large furnished house near Forty first and Spruce streets for July and August, offering pleasant locality and roomy rooms for daily commuters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Century Guild
T. B. Club
Highland Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Fortyfirst
Spruce Streets
Pretty Holland Frock Reappears In Modern Style
A Holland dress crafted for a Philadelphia girl features a bolero with ecru guipure trim, pointed front, and a deep back point. The collar shows turned back lace, and a wide lace band runs down the sleeves, which open slightly at the wrists with lace cascading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Philadelphia
Curious Ads From the Past Inspire Miss Cholmondeley
Miss May Cholmondeley studies eighteenth century newspaper ads for the Monthly Review. She cites teeth set in so firm they feel natural yet removable, remedies that cure asthma, a necklace sign, and a shoplifter’s bold theft of stays, all framed as quaint nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cholmondeley
Monthly Review
Thom
Humble Advertisement for Wife Seeks Fortune and Dignity
The text notes a 19th century prospecting ad for a wife, describing a proposal from a man of fortune seeking a partner with dignity and cheer, not requiring beauty but preferring a plump, healthy figure and compatibility with table manners and household status.
Church News Highlights Clergy Assignments and Services
The Holland Memorial Church engages Rev. Dr. F. X. Orr for July and August with pulpit duties and weekly services. Assistant Rev. Ray H. Carter preaches at Alnut Street Presbyterian. Rev. William B. Lower named pastor candidate at Calvary Presbyterian Wyncote. Union meeting planned with evangelists from city tents. West Hope Presbyterian debt relief efforts noted. Fourth Reformed Church Roxborough opens with services. Devotions and confirmations planned at several Catholic churches. Seminary and school events, concerts, and clerical transfers announced across Pittsburgh area churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Memorial Church
F. X. Orr
Alnut Street Presbyterian Church
Ray H. Carter
William B. Lower
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Wyncote
Religious Services and Jewish Exhibitions Announced
Tomorrow at Central Church Rev Dr Charles H Richards will preach The Mind of Christ and A Basket of Summer Fruit. Interdenominational summer plans include July and August services with West Green Street Presbyterian Fifth Baptist Church and a New York Jewish Historical Exhibition planned for 1901-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Eighteenthe
Green Streets
Charles H. Richards
West Green Street Presbyterian Church
Fifth Baptist Church
M. Ross Fishburn
Washington, D. C
John C. Wilson
Brooklyn
Edward Hawes
Hartford
Conn
Open Air Services Return at Christ M. E. Church Lawn
In the city a missionary has gone to rs og and Miss L Blois has filled her place. Christ M. E. Church at Thirty-eighth and Hamilton will again hold a series of open air services on the lawn on Sunday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rs Og
Studies on Life of Jesus Second Quarterly Review Lesson
The Philadelphia Times presents a Sunday School lesson review for a quarter on life of Jesus focusing on His divine nature power and the resurrection as a foundation for Christian teaching. The golden text asserts God raised the Lord and will raise us by His power. The review emphasizes believer resurrection as central to faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Philadelphia Times
I. Cor
Jesus
Many witnesses see the risen Lord in Luke summary
The lesson notes that the women, the Twelve, and others saw Jesus after the resurrection. Peter, Thomas, James, and five hundred brethren had distinct encounters. For forty days Jesus appeared and spoke, giving proofs of life and teaching about the kingdom of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Lord
Peter
Apostle Thomas
James
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene at the Tomb
The faithful women at the tomb including Mary Magdalene weep as Jesus appears. She recognizes Him when He says Mary and calls Him Rabboni, but cannot cling to Him. She then goes to tell the brethren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Magdalene
Jesus
Mary
Walk to Emmaus sermon on hidden revelation and prayer
The lesson notes that disappointed followers may glimpse Jesus on the road to Emmaus. It argues that hearing the Saviour requires withdrawing from worldly noise and maintaining an inner upper chamber for prayer rather than extremes of seclusion or activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Emmaus
Jerusalem
Christ
Jesus Appears to Apostles and Sends Them
Jesus returns to the faithful disciples despite their doubts and strengthens their faith. He confirms their mission with the commission, saying as the Father sent Me, so I send you. The lesson emphasizes that weak faith is not rejected by God and that Jesus equips believers for their appointed task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Comig
Jesus and Peter at a crisis moment in John 21
The lesson notes Peter as a flawed yet pivotal disciple. Jesus meets Peter at a critical moment, addressing him personally to guide his fate. It emphasizes God’s knowledge of crises and Peter’s enduring usefulness despite wavering emotions and shifting aims.
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Peter
Jesus
Great Commission Sermon on Mount Galilee
On a Galilean mountain Jesus announces His final program to the eleven and others. He states all authority is given to Him in heaven and earth and sends followers to make disciples of all nations with the promise I am with you always.
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Galilee
Jesus
Lesson 7 Jesus ascends Into heaven and Pentecost notes
The lesson covers Jesus ascent after Resurrection and the disciples mission with divine protection. It notes opposition to faithful preaching and the promise of divine fellowship beyond earthly reward. It then presents The Holy Spirit Given with Pentecost as foretaste of spread of Christianity and comfort in toil.
Christ as High Priest and Sauls Road to Damascus
The text discusses Hebrews 7 38 highlighting Christ as the high priest superior to Mosaic rites. It contrasts the heavenly priesthood with earthly offerings and notes Jesus appearing in heaven to aid salvation. The Saul road to Damascus conversion is described with divine light and Holy Spirit work. It ends with Revelation 1 8 20 visions and the clash of good versus evil armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrews
Christ
Ein
Jesus
Earth
Saul
Damascus
A New Heaven and a New Earth Lesson Overview
A lesson summary on Revelations chapters 21 22 27 age 7 notes John the Apostle as the seer imprisoned on Patmos. It describes the seven golden candlesticks the vision of Christ and the Spirit filled Lord's Day. The text ends with the hope of entering the new Jerusalem through faithfulness and divine grace.
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John
Patmos
Christ
Obedience as the Key to Christian Endeavor
Amos R. Wells argues that in heaven’s kingdom there is absolute obedience to God. Knowledge of His will comes from Scripture prayer and meditation, with secondary aids like noble books and Christian examples. Those truly seeking will find peace, power, and future promises by living in line with God’s laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of Heaven
God
Pledge Meeting Emphasizes Daily Prayer and Bible Study
The Junior Christian Endeavor pledge commits to daily prayer and Bible reading, Sabbath keeping, and active participation. The lesson cites Paul and Ananias to stress prayer, urges fixed daily prayer times, and compares the soul to air the body must refresh each day with heaven’s breath.
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Jesus
Tarsus
Ananiias
Damascus
Ananias
Saul
Paul
David
Daniel
God
Christian Endeavor Notes Picnic and Meetings
The Philadelphia Christian Endeavor Union schedules a Strawberry Mansion picnic this afternoon. Members bound for Cincinnati will meet at the Twenty-ninth Street Methodist Society table at 4:30 PM. If rain arrives societies hold sociables in local churches and the advisory board is hosted by Miss Heinhardt. A new society forms next Sunday at Primitive Methodist Mission, 924 Lehigh Ave, with talks by George M. Paul and Charles Leatherberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Philadelphia Christian Endeavor Union
Strawberry Mansion
Cincinnati
Twenty-ninth Street Methodist Society
Heinhhardt
Primitive Methodist Mission
Lehigh Avenue
George M. Paul
Philadelphia Union
Charlies Leatherberry
Delaware
Germantown St Luke’s Church Marks 90th Anniversary
The ninetieth anniversary of St Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church at Main and Coulter streets Germantown was observed yesterday with no celebration due to many parishioners on vacation. Special services will be held Sunday by Rev Dr Samuel Upjohn. The original structure was abandoned on May and the Jed See erected a Soy of ara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Foss
Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church
C. W. Bradlee
Maine
Zion Methodist Church
A. P. Camphor
West Africa
Munroe
A. C. Shockley
Methodist Home
Belmont and
Monument Avenues
Germantown
St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church
Main and
Coulter Streets
Samuel Upjohn
Jedi- See
Obituary notices for several residents and a veteran
Mrs Mary Flinn aged 84 died at Gle City yesterday after a prolonged illness. Mrs Mary Kelly aged 66, a longtime Gle City resident, died yesterday after eleven years of illness. Commander Frederick Robinson Smith U S N retired died at his home in Binghawton New York aged 61. William Dresbach, pioneer California wheat grower, died.
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Mary Flinn
Giehcutter City
Mary Kelly
Gle City
Frederick Robinbon Smith
Binghawton
William Dresbach
California
San Francisco Shipping and Wheat Dealers Widely Known
A brief note recalls a San Francisco figure who was well known among shipping men and wheat dealers worldwide after a brief ness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Worl
Two New Jersey Officials Die Within Hours
Postmaster Samuel B. Tomlinson of Shiloh dies at 57 from consumption. Charles MacPherson chief deputy Internal Revenue Collector for the First New Jersey district dies at Cooper Hospital Camden from a stroke. MacPherson from Atlantic City in his 60s. served since 1863 except during Cleveland's second term. a prominent Freemason and Elk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
N. J
Twelfth New Jer
Charles MacPherson
Internal Revenue
New Jersey
Cooper Hospital
Camden
Opherson
Atlantic City
Internal Revenue Office
Cleveland
Masonic Order
Benevolent Order of Elks
Marriages Reported in City Marriage Licenses List
A list of marriage licenses issued featuring pairs such as Frederick Notley with Mamie L. Glynn and Charles Fleig with Mary Hellwege, plus many other couples including John J. Murphy and Elizabeth Custer and George R. Clayton and Frances E. Williams. The notice enumerates numerous unions with varied surnames and partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Notley
Mamie L. Glynn
Charles Fleig
Mary Hellwege
Frank B. Makin
Fannie Irwin
John J. Murphy
Elizabeth Custer
Bernard Schmidt
Katharina Kettenborn
Jacob Goldate
Lizzie Jurgosky
George R. Clayton
Frances E. Williams
Angus Graham
Sara D. Doan
Mex Leiter
Beckie Mellitz
Alexander Sabbatino
Vristine Santagrillo
John Kannesza
Sophie Oncir
Leonard A. Hamarion
Helen Butler
Percival
Woodin
Thomasine K. Dadeker
Julius Fadine
Maris Mosca
William Devene
Agnes McAndrews
Charles M. Krutzki
Margaret Russell
Robert
Leify
Maud E. Haven
John Kirk
Elizabeth A. Batty
Thomas
Hill
Clara Jones
Reginald Mitchell
Emily Unwin
Philip T. Mills
Elizabeth Augusteen
Frank I. Hagg
Anna D. Miller
John Breemer
Mary Palmer
Harry Fliegelman
Gussye Friedenberg
Joseph Rue
Jennie Anderson
Joseph Brukman
Mary Fekurezinkie
Alexander Robinson
Didame Jones
William J. Carnegie
Sarah J. Byers
Ellis A. Whitcraft
Anna M. Woesser
George Schomm
Barab Echenrode
John McGregor
Alice M. Hoskin
Conley Toye and Others Listed in June Notices
June 27 1901 notices from Philadelphia and surrounding areas memorialize weddings funerals and births. Entries mention Maude B Toye Ellen Fallon Gilbert Gileyson George Grogan Alexander Hay Mary Miller Ignatz Sommer Charles ONeill and Edith Ludwig among others with locations including Richmond Street Snyder Avenue and Wharton Street. Interments are noted at Holy Cross Cemetery and Wharton Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conley—Toye
Richmond Street
F- W. Blattenberger
D. D
el’ N Conia
Maude B. Toye
Podtedixe
Philadelphia
Ratatla
Ellen Fallon
Seybert Streeters
Gilbert Gileyson
Nera
Churchville
Richboro
Grogan
George Grogan
Siegel Street
Holy Cross Gross Cemeery
Burns
Alexander Hay
Mary K. Hohall
Lotsey—Kleamer
Rev
Cooper Street
Canon, N
Alex. Cotsey
Isl
Mamlt Klerner
Plainfield
Derents
Snyder Avenue
Wesley Ounnad
George Bottom
Edith G. Ludwig
Baledelphe
Charles Wrig Ke Weasel
North Fifteenth Street
Official list of deaths contains numerous Philadelphia names
An official death list shows numerous residents such as Morris W. Allen and Caroline L. Barndt along with many others including Pietro Di Toumaro and Maggie McElhone. The long roster specifies addresses and ages for individuals like Julia Everett and Francis McCormick, noting hospitals and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Gorgue
Henrietta
DI Toumaro
Pietro
Darien
Erdman
Henry
Warnock
Everett
Julia A
E. Cor
Lancaster Ave
Frascalo
Miriam
Froeling
Conrad
Phila
Sloeckner
Elsie
Greipenkers
Mina
Hazlet
Mary
Kimball
Mullen
Jane
Hendry
Rosanna
Myers
Julia
S. Mary
Pena
Joseph
Csuke Peschel
W. Hermitage
Ene Lovis
Hunting Park
Price
Alfred E
Jase
Aid
Thomas
Fichhardt
Cambria
Emily
Boone E Charles
Oaklyn
ROTH
Saliackson
Rowe
Helen
Sessierio m
Seweli
Jonisstmoreinod
Heinzer
Catharine R
Brown
Percy R
N. E. Cor
Hilferty
Sarah
Hymes
Samuel
Titan
Jones
Catharine
Broad
Jordan
William H
N. Fairbill
Ann
Kelsey
Frederick
Bes
Kinsey
Lazetta C
Knorr
Kormal
Michael
Cambridge
Frederick C
N. Warnock
N. Ann
N. Bouvier
Miller
S&s. Water
Mary E
Mills
Matilda
Mitchell
Lida
Mifflin
Monden
Katharine
Wolf
Moss
Irene
Glenmore Ave
Mueller
Richard
N. Darlen
Mrs Shaw of Shawmont Laid To Rest at West Lehigh Hill
Interment occurs at West Lehigh Hill Cemetery for Mrs Thomas Shaw of Shawmont Philadelphia wife of Thomas Shaw. The funeral details note private service with residence of daughter Mrs St. bee pace case ees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shaw
Shawmont
Philadelba
St . Bee Pace Case
West Leuvel Hill Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society and the Home
Clara Huntington
Henry E. Huntington
Gilbert Brook Perkins
Judge Perkins
Covington
John D. Rockefeller
Lucania
L. Z. Lester
Lady Curzon
William M. Kingsland
Scarborough-on-the-Hudson
America
Uncle Sam
Columbia
Independence Hall
White Mountain
A. E. Williamson
the Church News
Dr. Orr
St. Ignatius’ Church
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Minersville
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
Amartea
Church of the Gesu
John B. Nagle
St. Teresa's Parochial School
Archbishop Ryan
St. Peter's Church
Catholic Summer School of America
P. J. Harkins
St. John the Baptist’s
Manayunk
Church of the Holy Family
Manayu
Episcopal
Ferdinand Hiller
St. Paul's Church
Abbie R. Keely
Methodist Episcopal
Epiphany Baptist Church
Chestnut
Thirty-sixth Streets
Wayland Hoyt
Angora Baptist Church
John E. Craig
New York City
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Temple Keneseth Israel
Joseph Krauskopf
John Wanamaker
Talcott Williams
Temple Rodeph Shalom
Broad and
Mt. Vernon Streets
Jewish Chautauqua Society
Max Margolis
University of California
K. Kobler
Gerson B. Levi
University of Pennsylvania
Cyrus Adler
George P. Rutledge
Third Christian Church
Cc. W. Carey
Boston
Central Branch
Masonic Home
North Broad Street
Louis Wagner
Metropolitan Baptist Church For
Tasker Street
A. Gordon
Society For Ethical Culture
Christian League
Mariners’ Bethel M. BE
Washington Avenue
Third Street
Charles H. Bond
Therganization
Pentecost
Revelations
Golee
the Saved
St. John the Divine
Esus
Endeavor
Amos R. Wells
Matt
Junior Christian Endeavor
School OF Applied Art
Manufacturer & Seine
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