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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1922
Page
5
Seattle society notes meals and gatherings across the week. Mrs. James Hoge hosts luncheon while Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Millard plan a UK Europe absence. The Seattle Yacht Club plans a colonial ball honoring visiting officers and Miss Eve Atkinson.
Various clubs schedule July gatherings including Clara Barton Tent plans for a Fourth of July parade float at 9 a.m. Armory, P E O chapters informal gathering July 6 at Frederick Nelsons grill, Alki Review meeting July 5, Missoula Club July 6 at Faraway, Bethlehem Lutheran Ladies July 6, Sonia Social Club July 5, Daughters of St George July 6, Seattle Social Club July 6 at 28 Washington, Hunt's Point Guild luncheon July 11, Lady Maccabees July 6, Kiderbloom Club July 3 11 a.m. at Knights of Pythias hall.
Personal Dr and Mrs Sanford Whiting visit Beatie with Dr Whiting to attend the Spokane state medical convention. Mrs Whiting remains in Beatie. Mr and Mrs Edward Morgan Mille and daughters Gwladys and Dorothy, after two years in Seattle, plan San Francisco residence. Mr and Mrs D A Farnsworth and children travel to Seaside for several weeks. Mrs George Fuller of Portland arrives to visit Mr and Mrs Phillip Kin ner.
Local items report Mrs Thomas Hammond leaving for Port Town for two months and Dr J C Moore attending a state medical convention. Naval topics mix with Fourth of July decorations as townspeople discuss travel, arrivals, births, and social visits across sherbetily scattered notes.
Returned Friday from a motor trip through California. Mrs. Willard Sheldon of Palo Alto is visiting Mrs. B. F. Easterbrook for weeks. Miss Helen Peck and Miss Margaret Giesler of Minneapolis stay with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Barnes. Mrs. Helen M. Northrop of Chicago visits Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Crockett for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Cassius B. Gates depart Friday for Glacier and Yellowstone for a month. Mrs. Harry Perks sails Saturday on the Spokane for a trip south.
Will Hays announces a forthcoming film industry conference in response to the players board of control urging protection of the profession. He calls for cooperation among authors actors directors producers distributors exhibitors and the public to maintain high moral and artistic standards. He seeks frank discussions with as many players and directors as possible to craft an effective plan.
A Seattle feature details the USS California. It lists her commissioning on August 26, 1921 and her active fleet status since December 20, 1921. The article names fleet officers and key crew, notes her 600 foot length and 32,300 ton displacement, and praises her gunnery, engineering and athletic achievements.
Thomas J. Coleman of Hotel St. Francis argues Seattle needs a modern hotel built by local businessmen to match its progress and attract tourists. He says Seattle’s hotels are good but a finer one is essential. The piece mentions a forthcoming club meeting for the L. O. B. club on July 11 at the Elke club instead of July 4.
Lightning struck a grain elevator of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Locust Point causing an estimated $4,000,000 blaze. Three firemen were slightly injured as flames were contained by city fire equipment before reaching Fort McHenry hospital where 400 disabled World War veterans receive treatment. Ambulances moved veterans from wards as the fire began.
News hounds and friends plan the second annual newspaper picnic on July 9 at Hall’s Lake. Activities include sports games picnic lunches and dancing. Interurban cars run every half hour from Fifth Ave and Olive throughout the day.
Edna Skinner of Springfield NL was instantly killed when a gasoline stove exploded in Greeley Colorado yesterday.
A prominent Chicago count and patron of city cabinets vanished from public favor after appearing as William Vaselli, alleged leader of a prohibition agents gang. The episode highlights the tense climate around enforcement and political precariousness in the city.
A farmer's wife complains about the new hired man Hennery who has done nothing all morning but argue politics with a scarecrow in the field. The scene from the Richmond Times-Dispatch captures rural humor and local color.
English flower growers increasingly employ electric lighting to induce early blooming. Industry observers note significant production shifts as growers extend the flowering season and stabilize yields through controlled light regimes.
A Washington committee representing manufacturing interests backs the Walh Walla state penitentiary factory program. It endorses tailoring and shoe shops, a stamping plant for license plates, a 75‑worker binding twine plant, a 260‑worker cotton mill, and expanded stamping to produce hardware, with sale to the public for the last three. All contingent on legislative action and subject to future adjustments if plans prove impractical.
On opening day in Chicago an electric rabbit malfunction sparked a riot as about 2,000 spectators demanded refunds after the chase failed to deliver prizes.
Readers get information and formulas on waterproofing clothing tents awnings shoes and other goods by writing to The Seattle Star Washington bureau at 1822 New York Ave Washington D C and enclosing two cents for postage.
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