Lavish Seattle Luncheons Honor Local Figures
Seattle society briefs detail multiple luncheons and teas honoring notable guests. Emily Jerome departs for Comstock School, Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Roe hosted in turn, and others entertain at Sunset club and hotel venues. A farewell luncheon plans and lectures at Sunset club are noted with ticket info and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Jerome
Max Pratt
Wells College
New York
William E. Roe
Jamestown
N. D
M. F. Backus
Sunset Club
Monday Practice Club Resumes Meetings in October
The Monday Practice club will resume its regular meetings on the second Monday in October with Mrs. Frederick Bausman as president, Mrs. Albert Charles Phillips as secretary, and Mrs. Broussais C. Beck as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Bausman
Albert Charles Phillips
Broussais C. Beck
Seattle Golf and Country Club Saturday Event
An event at the Seattle Golf and Country Club is announced for Saturday evening, September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Seattle Golf and Country Club
Red Cross Jumble Shop Announces Hat Sale on Thursday
The Red Cross Jumble Shop at Fourth and Virginia street announces a splendid assortment of good looking winter hats on hand and that they will be on sale Thursday, September 1.
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Red Cross Jumble
Fourth and
Virginia St
Community Club Gatherings and Alumni Luncheons
Local notices list the Ballard Presbyterian Ladies Aid at 2 p.m. in the church annex with hostesses. Wisconsin Goldenrod Club plans a Wednesday meeting August 41 at 12:30 lunch and officer elections. Canadian Woman's Club hosts a lawn fete at Mrs. C. P. Gorman’s home with noon basket lunch. Human Analysis Class meets at 8 p.m. in YWCA Erickson rooms with readings by Professors Ayer and Sizer. Kla How Ya Alumnae hold Dutch treat luncheon next Saturday at Good Fats cafeteria. Chi Omega Alumnae meet Friday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Altha Perry Curry’s home. Meeting of Robert E. Lee chapter UDof to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ballard Presbyterian Church
H. L. Wilhelm
Z. W. Casler
C. Holland
Bert Marble
Wisconsin Goldenrod Club
E. A. Tobey
Canadian Woman's Club
C. P. Gorman
Lucile St
Elsie Lincoln Benedict Club
Erickson
Young Women's Christian Association
John E. Ayer
M. V
A. L. Sizer
Kla
Kila
University of Washington
Second Ave
Chi Omega Alumnae
Altha Perry Curry
Ravenna Blvd
Manitowoc Picnic Illness Traced to Ptomaine Poisoning
Manitouow residents and city officials visiting Sheboygan for a picnic and baseball game fell ill upon returning home. Forty people, including officials and families, were seriously ill though hosts remained unharmed. Doctors labeled the illness ptomaine poisoning.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Sheboygan
Initewoc
Rattlesnakes in Bed Force Farmer to Jump Window
John Langdon a fruit farmer in St Petersberg Florida found a nest of rattlesnakes between his bed sheets after returning from a visit. He jumped through a window and fell into a water barrel breaking his arm and nearly drowning before escaping as neighbors killed the snakes.
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ST. Petersburg
Fia
John Langdon
Langdon
Social Guests and Travelers Call at Laurelhurst and Rainier
A parade of visitors departs and arrives as Mount Rainier trips and Laurelhurst hosting continue. Col. Schulz and Col. Dockery with wives motor to Rainier. Skinner and Hamm return from abroad. European travels accompany Mrs. Hartbut and Miss Adams to the East. Families plan moves to Lake Ballinger and Billings while wedding couple ONeil return from California. Many guests prepare for study in Wells and Simmons colleges with future trips to New York and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Edward Skinner
Mire I4ona Hamm
Europe
California
William Edina
Jeannette
Seraner Residence
Girl Pleads for Mother's Jail Term in Denver
In Denver on August 20, Catherine Harrison was taken to prison for shoplifting. Her daughter Elizabeth pleaded with the court to let her serve the mother's sentence, then threw herself at a guard and was ejected from the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Catherine Harrison
Elizabeth
John Manville to Build 2 Million Plant in Asbestos
Montreal August 30 The Canadian John Manville company plans a 2 million dollar plant at Asbestos Quebec for manufacturing asbestos roofing shingles and related products. The project aims to expand production and create jobs in the region.
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Asbestos
Que
Montreal
John Manville Company
Keeps Pigs Cool by Fan in Shed
In Mansfield England on August 30 Erich Marden a local butcher placed a fan in the pig shed to ease the heat. The pigs pass their last days in comfort and retain fat despite extreme temperatures.
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Mansfield
England
Erich Marden
Gold Shield Tea Added To Schwabacher Line In Seattle
Schwabacher Bros. & Co announces a new blend of Ceylon and India Orange Pekoe Tea under the Gold Shield brand. Imported from India and Ceylon, blended and packed in Seattle, priced at 75 cents per pound, 40 cents per half pound, and 25 cents per quarter pound. Leading grocers will stock the high grade tea with a promise of quality over price.
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Ceylon
India
Seattle
Education debate on success and substitutes in modern life
Cynthia Grey reports a streetcar conversation where two young women contend education helps success but is not essential. They argue indomitable effort and work capacity can substitute, while college broadens life views and fuels study and analysis. Readers’ questions cover perches, Easter lilies, and name meanings.
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Cynthia Grey
Clee
Girls Aid to Prosecute Man in McComb Case
Mrs Angela Kaufman, a wealthy adviser to Erle Mullane during his murder trial, announced plans to travel from Los Angeles to Kansas City to aid the government against W Elmer McComb. She claims substantial evidence and says she will press charges under the Mann Act and pursue a $20,000 damage suit in Mullane’s name.
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Angeles
Cal
Tlam
Los Angeles
Kansas City
W. Elmer McComb
Angela C. Kaufman
Erle Mullane
McComb
Erie
Neao Tulkey
Miami
Oklo
California census shows rise in foreign born and Japanese residents
The 1920 California census reports 75.4 percent native white and 19.9 percent foreign born. Japanese residents number 71 952, up 69 percent from 1910, with Filipinos 2 674 Hindus 1 723 Koreans 172 and small counts of Hawaiians Malays Samoans Siamese and a Maori.
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California
Washington
California resort destroyed by fire in Venice
The Baz 4a4 cafe, a new and pretentious pleasure resort on Sunset Pier, was destroyed by fire early today. No survey of the loss has yet been made, though it will run high into the thousands.
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California
Venice
Cal
Sunset Pier
Serbian Regent Seeks English Bride for His Bride
Belgrade reports Prince Alexander regent of Serbia, now abroad, seeks an English princess for his bride and has been connected with Princess Sophie of Vendome as a possible match.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Serbia
Sophie of Vendome
Girl Drug Addicts Increase in London
Police reports show drug addiction rising rapidly among girls in the West End district. Every cocaine dealer arrested is being sent to prison.
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London
West End
Herring Detects Minute Temperature Differences
Research shows herring can sense temperature changes as small as a quarter of a degree. This demonstrates acute thermal perception in marine animals and may inform studies of sensory biology.
Six Geese Have a Total of 36 Legs
TURIN Italy Aug 30 Each of six geese hatched on a farm near here has six legs Their owner is getting rich by exhibiting the feathered freaks.
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Turin
Italy
Here
Teacher Wins School Admission Battle in Redhill
In Redhill England on August 30 Mrs Jas Payne argued with her son's teacher over a criticism and refusal to apologize. The teacher refused admission of the Payne children to school and was upheld by the local school board. Water striders are noted to travel on pond and stream surfaces.
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David O'Keefe
Tipperary
Savannah
Georgia
China
Hina
Yap
Dollyboy
United States
Hongkong
Redhill
England
Jas. Payne
Payne
Fragmentary OCR notes on a theater matinee interaction
Incomplete OCR fragment hints at dialogue during a matinee performance. Phrases include exclamations, possible names Jill and Matinee, with tense, crowded emotions implied but unreadable. No clear event, date, or attribution available.
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Seattle Society
Emily Jerome
Comstock School
Mrs. Backus
Mrs. Trimble
Mra. Muir
Gen. Muir
Mra. Duncan
Col. Duncan
Camp Lewis
William Pitt Trimble
J. W. Godwin
William P. Harper
Katrina Myers
Indianapolis
Mr. and
Mrs. Dittmar
Carl Dittmar
Marion Frye
Cleveland
Ryus
Harmon Ryus
Bruce Morgan
G. H. Hettinger
Hettinger
William M. Beebe
Hotel Sorrento
John Henry Big Ngerty
Robert E. Schmitz
Anna Thomson Milburn
Hill
Women’s University Club
Homer M. Hill
Woman's Century Club
Seattle Federation of Women'’s Clubs
Washington Equal Franchise League
Washington Equal Suffrage Association
George N. McLoughlin
Henry Landes
Maud Parker
Rhea Whitehead
C. E. Bogardus
Landes
F. H. Jennings
Seattle Federation of Women's Clubs
F. E. Palmerton
Harvey Glenn
Suffrage Association
Women's University Club
Golf Club
Will H. Parry, II
Tom Jones Parry
R. K. McAusland
Classic Culture Club
Ah W. P. Harper
Kinnear
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Association
W. P. Brawley
Léth Ave. N
Robert Ee. Lee
United Daughters of
Judge
Mra. Burke
Col. i, HL. Schulz
Mre. Schuls
Col
Oscar J. Charles
Mra. Charles
Mount Rainier
Rey FE. Adama
Mary Anne
Janet
Clyde M. Hadley
Laurelhurst
O. H. Dockery
Mra
John Henry O
Helen Worboys
Frank F. Frye
Mrs
Thomas Bordeaux
H. W. Rowley
Henry Rowley
Port Madison
Billings
Mont
Edward B. Ballinger
Lake Ballinger
Guy P. Halserty
Aberdeen
Donald Barnes
Barnes
Albert M. Barnes
Cambridge
Mass
Elizabeth Hurlbut
Anna Adams
B. R. Adams
Boston
Simmons College
Hortense Green
East
Minneapolis
Miss Hennett
A. B. Farts
F. W. Hartbut
Salcuttac
Dominion
Schwabacher Bros. & Co., Inc
Per Wae Wan Ey
eRe
Uae
Pesson
Mies Grey
Roma
Misa Grey
Iss Grey
Star Office
Mrs Grey
Rome
Cynthia
John
Q. M
Baltimore
C.f. Garfield
Helen
Peter the Hermit
Jefferson Davis
Carl
Island of
Emma
Lord Baltimores
Jim
Calvert
George
Cecil
Charles
Benedict
Frederic
Sodom
Cook
Eldon
John Welker
Stockton-on-Tees
Durham
Crescent Manufacturing CO
Seattle, Wash
Cherry
Credi
Rialto
Prt
Jill Ty
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