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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1919
Page
15
A long list of informal luncheons at the Sunset Rainier clubs and a series of weekend house parties mark society life. Guests include Mrs McPherson of Lawrenceville New Jersey and Dr McPherson of Seattle, with multiple hostesses, teas, and dances noted across clubs and hotels.
A fashion note highlights black and white as autumn approaches. It describes a successful black georgette over white Baronet satin ensemble with white grosgrain ribbon, lace collar, white silk rose, pinked petals, and hip line fullness shown in drapery.
A long list of local residents and guests traveling and staying with friends and relatives from Seattle to Sol Due, Eagle Harbor, Saints Rest, and beyond. Notable names include Priscilla Treat Mina Fay Hazel McMillan and Col Emmett Addis with Mrs. Wellington Clark, plus others visiting Vancouver and San Francisco.
Fortson Thygeson Auxiliary meets at the Armory at 2 p m. A suffrage luncheon honors Alice Paul in Seattle with details via Donna E. Baker. Sunshine Guild gathers at Miss Mabel Long’s home at 11. Altruistic Club hosts an all day session at Mrs. Shelprew’s. Women’s Century Club plans Volunteer Park picnic at noon Thursday. Eastern Star Chapter No 114 hosts Woodland Park picnic on Thursday August 21 with 6 pm supper. Gen Sherman Circle G A R holds luncheon and car party at Carpenter Hall on Thursday at noon with a late afternoon musical program. Capitol Hill W C T A meets H C Bostick’s home Thursday at 2 with officer elections and White Shield sewing. Oriental Court No 6 Tribe of Ben Hur picnic at Woodland Park at 6 with swimming boating and prizes. Deputy Supreme Chief St France MacKenzie will attend.
Mrs Henrietta Winehill aged 69 of 3232 Sith avenue S died Tuesday from a stroke. She leaves a daughter Miss Tillie Winehill and a son David Winehill, both residents of Seattle.
A vintage fitness note extols rowing for women as a path to a strong beautiful back. It cites improved leg tone, a firmer abdomen, and the charm of sun and fresh air from boat or gym rowing. Begin five minutes daily, build to ten, never exceed fifteen minutes.
The article outlines daily food allowances per person ranges from 30 to 90 cents, with 30 cents as minimum. It details war era divisions of a $10 weekly family food budget into breads, milk, meat, fruits and vegetables, and fats. It also cites Massachusetts guidance for daily purchases for a man doing moderate work and adjustments for family size and activity.
A narrator recounts suspicions about Katherine Miller and a child named Barbara, tying color traits and wartime clues to a possible hidden mother. Family tensions, love, and a secret past drive a waiting confrontation as the story promises continuation.
Cynthia Grey takes a week off for vacation and will answer mail upon return after the break.
Mrs. Kate Lawson, 37, was nabbed Tuesday night at 517 Senecast as her meat was confiscated and four of beer seized by dry squad officers. Police reported she brewed illicitly in her premises.
Sixty lumbermen members of the Seattle Lumbermen's Club attended a Tuesday dinner hosted by John McMaster president of John McMaster Shingle Co at his Kenmore mill.
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