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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1919
Page
13
Betty Brainerd reports Mrs Burke hosting a dinner for the Banks as they plan to move to Hawaii where Mr Banks will edit the Daily Tribune. Women golfers, Sigma Kappa and Junior Club meetings appear, along with a Seattle Flyers dinner, a Coun try club annual meeting and a Twilight Musicale switch to the Army and Navy club.
Personal Sidney Peters and Missena Peters arrive from New York. Mrs J T Dovey and Miss Mary Delafield spend weekend at Cedarbrook on the Sound. Miss Elepeth McEwan hosts several girl friends at her Country Club summer home. Mrs D C Reed of North Yakima visits Mrs E C Seeley for a week. James Flaine, UW student, returns from ten days at Stone House Grandview. Miss Clio Mulbert stays several days at Mount Vernon. Miss Dorothy Ewing returns from New York where she studied music. Mr Frank Waller discharged from army and works as civil engineer at Pendleton Oregon with wife. Mrs W R Crawford guests of Mrs R R Ford of Everett. returns Friday. Mr and Mrs BE Bartella leave for Olympia for several days. Mrs Frank Van Tuy leaves for Florida due to uncle’s illness.
Dr. Mary Merritt Crawford, famed for battlefield work, tells American girls to drop the slouch walk and adopt better posture. She urges them to be comrades in health, presenting a code for clean living to appeal to returning front-line youths.
A crowded schedule shows numerous groups meeting across Seattle venues. The P friends of All Club, Hawthorne Parent Teacher association, Ladies auxiliary to Railway Mall, Holy Trinity church ladies aid, Nineteenth Century Literary club, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Seattle Social Club, Queen Anne Fortnightly club, Pythian Sisters, Elderbroom club, Mothers' club of University, Daughters of St George, and John B Allen School Parent Teacher Association all plan events or talks. Highlights include Dr Stevenson Smith addressing the Hawthorne group, Mrs O F Lamson speaking at the Mothers' club, and tea served by eighth grade girls. An Armenian relief offering is noted.
A Seattle group including Dorothy Ewing and Mary Dudley Walker enjoyed a spring hop at West Point with Mrs. W. I Trimble. Mrs. Bentley has escorted the girls to musical affairs in New York, including Joseph Hoffman at Carnegie Hall, as Mary Dudley heads to Mississippi for a month before rejoining Seattle Society.
Thieves broke into the U S appraiser storehouse at Western avenue and Lenca street between Saturday and Sunday, loading more than 3000 quarts of liquor into a truck. City police and federal agents investigate, noting the culprit likely knew the storeroom layout. The Glendoyle steamship halted near Astoria due to engine trouble.
A 90 year old foreign-born husband seeks advice about a jealous wife interfering with his business. The columnist cautions that jealousy rarely arises without a cause and suggests self-reflection on interactions with female staff. A second letter praises maternal love and cites quotes about mothers from notable figures.
Letters discuss Ruth Garrison and the Storrs scandal with strong moral judgments. Readers condemn Ruth Garrison, question Dudley Storra, and urge respect for women, noting public sympathy and calls for harsher punishment and accountability.
Sammy Jay leads Buster Bear toward Prickly Porky while pretending disbelief in Sammy’s tale about the spears. Buster suspects a trick and Sam jumps away, warning the Green Forest as Prickly Porky hides with no spears and trouble looms.
The women's division of the U S employment service expands as Seattle’s working women grow. It acts as a clearing house for job placements with a focus on housekeepers maids laundresses and other home help. It seeks cooperation from women and offers free service to both sides while ensuring satisfactory bargains and pre employment interviews.
The article urges women to recruit subscribers for the Fifth Victory Liberty Loan. It features Mrs. Frederick Bausman as chair of the women's city campaign committee and appeals to women to work and give to ensure the loan's success and the country’s welfare.
Members of the High School Women's Society met Tuesday at noon at the Good Eating cafeteria. Miss Elizabeth Rowell of Broadway presided and E. H. Guile, a member of the legislature, and Mrs. Guile were guests of honor.
An unnamed narrator hides in a giant rubber garment to evade capture by Certela a Bolshevik spy. She contemplates trading her gem hoard for freedom while plotting to expose him to authorities. The thrilling tale follows her knowledge of a sunken U boat treasure and a perilous escape.
In central Washington's Horse Heaven district, 200 landowners gathered in the Chamber of Commerce Monday to sign a petition urging immediate court action. The 272000 dollar bond issue, approved in 1917 to buy irrigation rights for reclaiming 350000 acres, has waited for validation so the securities can be sold.
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