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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1920
Page
2
Miss Kathleen Mae Harker will speak on The New Venture at the Sunset club Wednesday at 3 PM. Mrs Winfield R. Smith hosts, with Charlies BE. Burnside and Mrs Horace N. Richmond as chairing aides for the program.
A long list of social events appears with invitations and entertaining plans. Grace Heffernan is the honoree at a bridge party hosted by Mrs. Roger Morse Bone for sixteen guests. Other gatherings include New Year home visits, engagements, and a wedding announcement for Miss Adelaide Martin and Oliver William Cordz.
Renowned soprano Alice Gentle announced a two month Pacific coast concert tour with 15 engagements across California. She recently performed with the San Francisco Symphony to an audience of 10 000 and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, while her operatic Carmen and other roles have solidified her celebrated status. The coast tour will be directed by Jessica Colbert of California Impremria.
The article describes a plant, Aristolochia Grandiflora, dubbed the hat tree, growing in the Lincoln Park conservatories in Los Angeles. The rare blossoms yield a lavender cream and purple hat by a milliner, with Lohengrin model and swanlike crown, available to order promptly.
Mr and Mrs Harold Winterbourne arrive from Walla Walla for the Charity Ball at the Hippodrome and will stay about ten days at the Hotel Assembly. Mrs BE W McGinnia is a patient in the Minor hospital. Miss Helen Jordan departs January 7 for Ely School at Greenwich Conn after holidays with her parents. Evelyn Nichola leaves to reenter St Helen's Hall Portland after holidays with her parents.
A society page lists social gatherings from January 1 to January 15. Mary Dawson hosts an open house with Elisabeth Beddow and the Wileys. J B Galbraith and Charlies FR Castion host a luncheon for Grace Heffernan. Geraldine Jackson hosts a tea for Jece Heffernan. Twelfth night at College club. Caspar Clarke hosts a dinner for Heffernan and Arnold. Interlaken Guilds dances for Children's Orthopedic Hospital. Grace Heffernan to wed Lawrence Mowe Arnold at Uracement residence.
The notice lists multiple families and individuals departing for trips or visiting during the holidays. Isaac Cooper sails to California for two months with a car shipped to San Francisco. J B Radford party heads to Vancouver with Cadet Harry De Wolfe. Mrs. J F Douglas travels with her children to Long Beach. Others host guests from Vancouver and Oakland, or depart for Victoria and Missoula to resume studies.
At 2 p m the Woman's Alliance of the First Unitarian church meets with Mrs J W Swope at 302 14th Ave N. Later the Women of Mooseheart Legion host a members only dinner at 6 p m in Moose Temple following a Bible Class
Mrs EB Palmerton president invites Century club members to a tea at the Federated clubhouse tomorrow from 2 to 5 pm in honor of the Daughters Auxiliary to the Century club to be organized at that time.
City officials invoke curfew to curb crime by youths and order all minors to stay indoors by 9 PM unless with parents. Young women unable to be home by 9 will receive police escorts to ensure safety.
Fashion reports note shorter skirts and very high shoes gaining popularity. Among fresh looks are duvetyn and black patent leather epata that reach within inches of the knee.
The national board of underwriter warns that gasoline ether and benzine kept in household cabinets are extremely dangerous. Vapors ignite at ordinary temperatures and even a distant light can start a flash fire. A stored leak could release enough vapor to cause a violent explosion. Ether is the most hazardous among them.
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