Paris Bargain Floors At Galeries Lafayette
In Paris Helen explores Galeries Lafayette with Warren on a hot morning. She witnesses outdoor stalls, a grand interior, and chaotic displays of cheap and luxury goods. She buys a hand embroidered white skirt and notes French lingerie and scarves, while Warren questions American resale value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Herberg Urner
Paris
Helen
Galeries Lafayette
Warren
Lafayette
New York
Trousseaux
The Daughters Efficiency Club in Washington
Dispatches report Miss Sallie Williams daughter of John Sharp Williams Miss Lucy Hoke Smith daughter of Hoke Smith and Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain daughter of a senator and Mrs Chamberlain form the Daughters Efficiency Club. They aim to dress cooler host outdoor entertainments and ease summer in one of the world hottest cities and to improve homes and family life. They would mend bed and table linen shorten skirts add lace and bring harmony to family routines making mothers days lighter and fathers days brighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters
Efficient Daughters
Washington
Sallie Williams
United States
John Sharp Williams
Lucy Hoke Smith
Senator Hoke Smith
Carrie Lee Chamberlain
Potomac
Daughters’ Efficiency Club
Jack
Mary
George Kennan’s Rus sian weapon collection at National Museum
A remarkable loan from writer traveler George Kennan features old arms, including a Russian executioner’s sword. The blade bears a silver inscription and a 1787 campaign record, with a black wooden handle and a silver gilt red velvet scabbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kennan
Russia
National Museum
Aunt Annie McMakin Baptized at 126 in Brownsboro
Annie Warran McMakin aged 126, believed oldest in the United States, was baptized in a tub at the home of her daughter Lucy Brooks in Brownsboro Kentucky. The ceremony at First Colored Baptist Church was led by Rev. J. W. Daniel. She smoked her pipe daily, never sick, and feared bricks and rattling windows during a storm but said she would see the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsboro
Annie Warran McMakin
Annie
United States
Lucy Brooks
First
Colored Baptist Church
J. W. Daniel
Cat defends baby from rattlesnake attack
A cat owned by H. F. Zickrick alerted Mrs. Zickrick when a rattlesnake approached her eighteen month old daughter Beulah as she played on the ground. Mrs. Zickrick grabbed a hoe and killed the snake just before it struck. The serpent stretched over 40 inches, bore nine rattles and a button.
Social Circles and Duties Highlight Community Life
A social page notes gatherings with many attendees led by Miss Lina Noble and others at various events. A wedding occurs for Mack R. A. Daly and Mamie Relitze. An auxiliary meeting is announced for the Seventh Ward health board. A moral reflection urges duty from within, stressing selflessness and communal responsibility as Pennsylvania plans reforestation of 18,000,000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack R. A. Daly
Mamie Relitze
C. P. Reitze
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Houston
Cs Ss Auxiliary
Board of Health of the
Seventh Ward
McKinley Avenue Methodist Church
Doing Your Duty and the Call for Universal Responsibility
The speaker advocates that universal duty by every citizen would reduce crime and reform society. Duty means honest dealing, goodwill, and brotherly regard across nations and individuals, fostering sympathy, hospitality, and restraint from ill will toward others regardless of creed or nationality.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mildred Grace
Mrs. Grace of
Seguin
Mildred
Mary Nelson Johnson
East
Houston Street
Cat
Baby
Emil Blum Company
Lina Noble
League City
Agelte Marks
Edna Wilman
Grace McGee
Bess Horan
Marguerite Scammerhorn
Tonie Anderson
Ophelia Eckles
Joe Smith
Hedwig Richter
Annie Mountjoy
Walter Bennett
Henry Wahrmund
Corlette Miller
Jack Betters
Alvas Whittacre
James Garza
Russell
Jud Davies
Felix Staffel
Kurt Wahrmund
James Manger
Zack Pape
Roger Walker
Texas
Corrine Schramm
Ralph Froebel
Heine Manas
George Schlardt
William Cary
Corydon
Richard Mounioy
Bart Varga
Joe Wietzel
Donovan
Fancher
Green
Baumann
Clara Marx
Ella Haack
Anna Boeck
Elouise McClure
Katherine Flowers
Lottye Grunwaldt
Rebecca Melendy
Emma Melendy
Katie Hummel
Ellen King
Ida Nolan
Olive Buckress
Frances Heack
Gertrude Buckress
Anna Haack
Dorothy Wietzel
Aris Antonio
Frank Kunz
Emory Varga
Bessan Killough
Robert Wietzel
Harold Varga
William Fallon
North Street
Fallon
Paul Miller
C. O. Dannis
J. D. Phillips
Pennsylvania
Boston
South
San Antonio
Almerene Stone
FOX Studios CO
Alamo Plaza
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