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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1920
Page
13
A vivid description recalls a lanai filled with roses, lilies, and Japanese elements as guests mingle under chandeliers. The piece lists Society members and events including dinners for P C Morris and Miss Burnett, naval officer entertainments, and midshipmen balls with setups at clubs and the Armory.
A string of locals and out of town guests gather in Seattle and nearby towns. Mr Grant Heller visits the city for a Lawrenceville Alumni dinner at the University club while Mrs Calvin Carpenter returns from Denver with daughter Florence Lucile. Numerous social visits to Victoria Victoria and Portland are listed along with hotel stays at the Hotel Washington and Hotel Sorrento.
A sequence of social notices outlines July events including luncheon at Sunset Club for Miss Nadette Church hosted by Miss Gertrude Horton, entertainment by Miss Edith Maude at Moore Theatre, a bridge party at Suneet Club for Mrs William KK, a lawn dinner by Laurelhurst Guild at the orthopedic hospital, Beattie Day Nursery garden fete at Frederick Mavemaea’s home, and a tea and shower for Miss Nanette Cherek with Miss Elie Parkin hosting.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fretwell host a dinner dance at the Seattle Tennis Club this evening with guests including Kenneth Huecasty Elizabeth Daul ton Harry Inkster Randolph Crawford Amy Mun day Thomas Franastoll and Archibald C De Voo. Naval officers and midshipmen in town promise a gala nightlife for the younger society.
Miss Virginia Sheahan hosted a novelty tea this afternoon at her home in compliment to Miss Harriet Baxter and Miss Emma Wyckoff. The rooms featured a Japanese garden theme with bright blue and orange parasols and flowers. A basket of multicolored blooms graced the tea table. several guests assisted. Daly Stepman Nuptials A wedding was solemnized at St. Alphonsus church Thursday morning July 15. Miss Gertrude Siepman became the bride of Mr. Joseph Daly of Oakland Cal.
Mrs J E B Crouch hosts ten guests at a luncheon at the Tennis Club on Thursday honoring Mrs Macy Nicholson and daughter Miss Katherine Nicholson recently returned from Chicago. Miss Elizabeth Wyandt guests of Miss Helen Walker. tea hosted by Mrs Russell Hubbard White with Miss Walker Miss Virginia Wiley and Miss Marion Wiley assisting. A golden basket of gladiola and shasta daisies decorates the tea table where Miss James Powell and Miss Kathleen Donahoe preside.
In the presence of relatives and intimate friends Miss Josephine McGee daughter of Mr and Mrs William McGee and Mr Otto Pearson were married Saturday evening June 26 at the bride’s home with Rev A E Greene officiating. A buffet supper followed and the couple left for a short wedding trip to Portland returning to Seattle.
Hongkong handles about 2,000,000,000 pounds of rice each year. The Salton Sea in Imperial Valley Arizona is described as continually shrinking.
University of Washington actors staged Her Husband's Wife at Meany Hall Tuesday evening to an applauding audience. Evelyn Owen, Jean McMorran, and Helen Archer led the women with Grant Merrill, Jack Wright, and Harold McClinton in the male leads under director Glenn Hughes.
The passage explains simple techniques using cotton materials to braid organdie for borders on a pink satin negligee, finish sleeves, and create a girdle. It notes coarse net braiding as trim, adds bright wooden beads for color, and mentions braided ribbons and three color plaits as options.
The Seattle Cherry's store offers a sale backed by the extensive resources of a large chain with stores along the coast, promising strong buying power and wide selection for customers.
Veteran cyclist Frank Kramer has raced for 25 years amid a bustling scene in Fudapeert where thousands are said to cheer every leg turn and crowd scenes spark excitement.
A fragment notes a man pausing his previous era and turning toward a plain, contented lifestyle. No names or places are provided, leaving the core idea as a personal shift after a dramatic period. The text emphasizes restraint and modest living as a response to past excess.
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