Social notes and club events fill a January page
The column lists meetings and entertainments at various clubs, including the Jewish Literary Club planning a grand prize masqueade at Turner Hall on February 26, musical portions by Misses Fenwick and Smith and Mrs Lepper, and a Valentine party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Schuetze with prizes and music. It also records a Hearts party hosted by the Knockers' Club with prize winners and numerous attendees, plus a fable-like Orient anecdote about a diviner and a croaking raven misinterpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Hall
Charles Walker
M. Schuetze
Ethel Schuetze
Audrey Carpenter
Helen Schuetze
Eda Schuetze
Hazel Smafi
Robert Hearn
E. J. Stevens
L. J. Schuetze
John Carpenter
Elbert Blanchard
A. Oatman
Eugene Peters
Elsie Jung
Myrtle Huntress
Laura Schlatcher
Georgia Rilling
Will Reicher
Ed Hellenkampe
Will Huntress
Otto Erben
Pete Wagner
Otto Scholz
John Marshall
Herman Erben
Billy Montez
Henry Huntress
Joe Macy
Paris to house a municipal military museum in Detaille estate
Edouard Detaille's will leaves his saprem house on Place Malesherbes with its art treasures to Paris for a municipal museum of military uniforms and arms. He also bequeaths 40000 dollars for reconstruction to suit the museum. M Taille's collection spans from Louis XIII to modern era, with Napoleonic uniforms and side arms highlighted as the finest. The museum opens to the public in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edouard Detaille
Saprem
Place Malesherbes
Paris
M. Detaille
American Art News
Failleres
Princess Radziwill Stuns Romans at Skating Club Ball
Princess Radziwill formerly Dorothy Deacon of New York caused a stir at a Roman Skating Club ball by arriving in an old Roman chariot drawn by a lion and a leopard, borrowed from the municipal zoo and securely tied, as hundreds of escorts gasped in astonishment.
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Princess Radzwill
Miss Dorothy Deacon
New York
Judges’ Jokes in Court Slow Justice and Waste Time
A columnist criticizes English judges for habitual courtroom jokes that unequally affect women litigants and waste public time and money. The piece argues judges should fund their own humor or stop joking to preserve dignity and efficiency of the legal process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Miller
Berlin physician Koerte celebrates 95th birthday
Dr. Koerte of Berlin marked his ninety fifth birthday on January 15. The Berlinger pager notes he and Rudolf Virchow formed for years the elite quintet of the profession. He remains robust and his sons advance in medicine and public life, including professors, a chief surgeon, and Koenigsberg’s mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koerte
Berlin
Germany
Berlinger Pager
Rudolf Virchow
Klatsch
Wagehhneider
Wilms
Koenigsberg
Zone-American Life Style and Moral Character Discussed
A fragment from the Christian Herald discusses a new type called the Zone-American arising from the isthmus life. It claims the Zone-American is first identified by sterling moral character and then by greater independence. It emphasizes family life over city life as a moral model amid national change.
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Isthmus
Christian Herald
Kindness Wins American Schoolboy in New York Playgrounds
William J. Lee and Miss Mary E B McKenna direct New York park playgrounds and advocate kindness over corporal punishment. They recount a successful playground opening where a four year old sponsor girl calmed a rough crowd and describe discipline as ineffective, urging instruction, athletics, and empathy to guide youth.
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Margaret Hubbard Ayer
William J. Lee
Park Playgrounds
New York
Mary EB. McKenna
Mr. Lee
Miss McKenna
Bos
O. K
Lee
Professor Lord
Thn
Columbia College
Riverside Drive
Riverside
Martha Washington Leads Colonial Tea Host by Missionary Society
Myrtle Elizabeth King represented the first Lady of the Land at a colonial tea hosted Tuesday afternoon by the Travis Park Missionary Society.
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Lindsey Boren Newsom
Travis Park
Myrtle Elizabeth King
Land
Warner's Rust-Proof Corsets Set Fashion Standard
Warner's corsets are touted as the world's leading choice due to comfort and flexible design. Each pair is guaranteed not to rust, break, or tear, reinforcing their claim to durability and practical wear.
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Warner
Warner Brothers’ Co
San Antonio
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Eee
Marin B. Fenwick
Thomas
Leonora Smith
Lepper
KFS
Rufus Carrington
East
Houston Street
T. Felix Couraud
L. A. Sayre
Ed States
Canada
Stern Ferd
Great Jones
the Bell Jewelry Co
Alamo Plaza
West Commerce Street
RED Swan Coffee
Reibbard
A. Coliman
Oakland
Ave. D
Princess Radziwill
Romans
Fashionable Skating Club
Princess
Washer Bros. Co
Tior
England
George Washington
Levison
Kindness
Martha Washington
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