Social Pages Chronicle Busy Seattle Hostings and Dinners
Informal dinners and gatherings fill the social page as Mrs. Lucius Manning and others attend events at the Sorrento Hotel and Rainier Club. Attendees include Mr. W. A. Peters Jr and Mrs. Manning, with numerous guests noted. A Liberty workers meeting is planned in Seattle and King County as local officials prep for the Fifth Victory Loan. A feature on the Little White House praises its cakes and ambience, inviting readers to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius Manning
Sorrento Hotel
W. A. Peters, Jr
W. A. Peters
Catherine Cole Mise
Virginia Cook
Gena
Arthur Jones
Sid
Manning
Liberty Orkers
Overton G. Ellis
Tacoma
Liberty
Johnston
Seattle
King County
Delightful tearoom charms with mock chicken menu
Betty Brainerd recalls a tearoom offering mock chicken aspic salad and delicate Little White House sandwiches, perfect for tea or lunch. Flowers from Seattle perfumed the rooms as guests and organizers, including Mrs. Julius C. Long and Mrs. Robert Greer, prepared for ongoing management by the Madrone Guild and North Broadway Guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Orthopedic
Seattle
Julius C. Long
John F. Wagner
Ben Pitts
Charles Morse
M. A. Gottstein
Madrona Guild
North Broadway Guild
Robert Greer
Rosie and Tommy face love and danger amid wartime thrills
Rosie recounts a daring strike and a rescue by Bob as she and Tommy drift toward a strain in their friendship. Tommy senses risk to their bond and withdraws, fearing loss while Rosie weighs romance, duty, and consequences of her adventurous life. (To Be Continued)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Certeia
Bob
Rosie
Yuen
In Auto
Spring piano recitals and dances by local groups
Miss Marie Gashweiler opens a spring recital series featuring 15 year old Jean Black Friday with Wilbur Westerman assisting at Studio Suite Empress Building Second Ave and Spring St. Programs include Schumann pieces and miscellaneous works. The East Seattle Guild of Emmanuel Church hosts a dance May 17 in East Seattle Hall Palm Circle. Palm Circle Neighbors of Woodcraft host a May 16 dance at Swedish Hall with free admission for soldiers and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Gashweiler
Jean Black Friday
Studio Suite
Empress Building
Second Ave
Spring St
Miss Black
Mackereth Black
England
Wilbur Weeterman
Moritz Rosen
East Seattle
East Seattle Guild of Emmanuel Church
East Seattle Hall
Prince of Wales shocked by cramped London tenements
A tenement dweller Mrs Todd recalls an unexpected call from the Prince of Wales who visited a kitchen piano and no bath. He expressed concern about the lack of a bath and asked how daughters bathed, promising to look into the living conditions. The article notes royal visits revealing crowded quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mrs. Todd
Prince of Wales
Bank cashier held in bank robbery case in Des Moines
M G Pharmer assistant cashier of the Iowa State bank is jailed charged with robbery and larceny in connection with a bank raid. Bandits entered the bank just before it opened on March 25 and an assistant opened securely after the alarm was sounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. G. Pharmer
Iowa State Bank
Local residents among travels and visits across earlier spring week
Personal Miss Lenore Blackwell visits Mra Ralph Hawley and Dr A F Mattice who will move from Rainier club to Golf club. Many residents return from trips to Victoria Vancouver and Santa Monica. Randall Crawford receives second lieutenant rank in aviation corps at M arch Field California. Supportive travel notes include Miss Kate Gregg and Mrs George Easterly visiting Seattle and Magle Harbor, with others returning from California and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Mattice
Rainier Club
Golf Club
William R. Crawford
Randall
Aviation Corps
Marchfield
California
Dorothy Dean Gregg
Chehallé
Mine Kate Gregg
University of Washington
Gregg
Seattle
Gaschweiler Studios
Local club meetings and gatherings listed for the day
Mystic Jewel Auxiliary meets at 1 PM at Mra. Gillespie home 3426 28th Ave SW for luncheon. Ladies Aid of Ballard Presbyterian at Mra. Olson home 2616 W 57th St at 2 30 PM with Mrs. A B Seymour assisting. York PTA holds final regular meeting of year at 3 PM at the school with performances by Mra. Gwendolyn Geary Ruge and violin solos by Miss Winifred Bateman and talk by Miss Edith Kempthorne. Drama Department of Woman's Century Club at Miss Sara Williams home for a picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic Jewel Auxiliary
Mra. W. T
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ballard Presbyterian Church
Mra
Carl Olson
W. 57Th
A. 8. Seymour
York Parent-Teacher Association
Gwendolyn Geary Ruge
Robert van Horne
Winifred Bateman
Edith Kempthorne
The
Camo Fire Organization
Woman's Century Club
Woman’s Century Club
Sara Williams
WHAT AFTER YOUR IDEAS AND SPRING FASHION NOTES
What after your ideas presents a Mikado red taffeta frock with scalloped self trim and chiap organdie vestee, paired with an eton jacket. Anna M. Cooley then offers home renovation tips post spring cleaning, urging harmony of lines, light colors, and cooling surfaces to refresh interiors and create a summery feel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eton
Aleo
Dear Miss Grey Advice Columns From 1920s
A reader asks how to handle a public humiliation by a husband over fashion. Mrs Grey offers playful prudence and a caution about vanity and public exposure. Other letters discuss legend of death by own action rock, typewriter care, jealousy, and a spelling query between inclose inclosed enclosed with guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mins Grey
Hubby
Miss Grey
Husband
Modonty
Suicide Rock
Evelyn
Juanita
Mock Canyon
Provo
L. B
Dear Minas Grey
Wii
Esther
Local Social Events and Club Gatherings Listed
Mrs R H W Krieger hosts at 2 oclock on Nob Hill while Westlake car trips are invited. Acacia Club at YWCA at 1 oclock. Knights and Ladies of Forestry hold a card party at Woodland Park Avenue 3927. Mooseheart Legion Degree Team meets 8 pm at Moose Temple. Zora Kensington Club convenes at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. HW. Krieger
Nob
Hum Ave
Westlake
Knights and Ladies of Forestry
Woodland Park Avenue
Mooseheart Legion
Moose Temple
War workers and veterans events and benefits noted
The notice mentions Roy Oivish of 2832 14th Ave W at 1 o'clock and John F. Miller of the Woman's Relief Corps hosting a 12 o'clock lunch at Veterans' Hall Armory on Wednesday May 14. It also reports England paying government unemployment benefits to over 600000 women workers at 3 75 per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Roy Oivish
14Th Ave. W
John F. Miller
Woman's Relief Corps
Veterans’ Hall
Armory
Toronto Labour Union Presses for Eight Hour Day
Toronto, Canada forms a new domestic union led by a chief who demands an eight hour day and a six day work week. The movement signals a push for standard labor reforms across the city and its workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
Altruistic and Parent-Teacher events listed
Altruistic Club meets at Mrs. Elizabeth Ivey's home at 6555 Wilson Street at noon. Columbia P T A Dads night at the school at 7 30 p m. Vimy Ridge Imperial Daughters of the British Empire meets with Mrs W L Myers at 955 13th Ave North at 2 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altruistic
Altruistic Club
Elizabeth Ivey
Wilson St
Columbia P.T. A
Columbia
Parent- Teacher Association
Vimy Ridge
Imperial Daughters of the British Empire
W. L. Myers
13Th Ave
West Seattle Art Club Meeting at Mrs Struthers Home
West Seattle Art Club gathers at 2651 47th Ave W for a 10 30 a m session hosted by Mrs Thomas Struthers. The topic is The City of Rheims and Cathedral and Gothic Decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Seattle Art Club
Weat
Seattle Art Club
Thomas Struthers
47Th Ave
Tenants Organize to Fight Landlord
Tenants in New York organized a nationwide union plan to combat landlord profiteering formed at a major meeting with the American Federation of Labor. New York unions have used collective bargaining to win gains with landlords in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Americn of Labor
No General Strike of Papermill Workers Declared
Buffalo May 13 The international president of the Paper Makers' union says there will be no general strike of paper makers. An agreement was signed with all manufacturers covering the recent wage and water demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
United Press
J. T. Carey
Paper Makers’ Union
Carey
Cal-o-cide Foot Relief Promise Ends Foot Pain
The ad touts Cal-o-cide as a quick solution for tender burning and sweaty feet. It claims soldiers trained in camps have used the product over ten years and urges readers to buy a twenty five cent package from any druggist.
Lorraine Social Club Meets at Home
The Lorraine Social Club gathers at a local home for an informal gathering. Members socialize, discuss upcoming events, and plan the club calendar for the month.
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Rever, W. A. Peters, Jr
B. E. Hodge
8. B. Hodge
Hongkong
China
D. W
Thomas Nickerson
Little House
J. C. Bannister
Hanford
H. Day
Fein
Ladies’ Music Club
W. Te
A. K. Fisken
Mreeeper
William Hicks Moore
Mitchell Gilliam
J. R. Hager
W. D
Mr. Sheets
Ie Sunset Club
H. H. Sheets
Sunset Club
New
White Elephant
Edna McDonagh
H. E. Allen
John E. Ryan
H. Eugene Allen
Allen
W. Kent
Edward
Jack Byers
Mr. Averill
Green River
Betty Brainerd
L. A. Parshall
Mildred Stevens
Betty Jackson
Variel Keith
Kathleen Parshall
Phyllis Charbreau
Elizabeth Brown
Elizabeth Smith
Elisa Ware
Josephine Knutson
Dolly Kelly
Dorothy Smith
Edith Brown
Marjorie Grimes
Isabel Charbneau
Virginia Dickey
Gertrude Rickert
Marguerite Sanford
Anna Wright
Ruth Joseph
Hyacinth Standley
Maxine Parker
Corinne Kuehn
Sigma Kappa
Sigma Kappa Sorority
18Th Ave
N. E
Miss May White
East
Johnnay
Schumann
Ehumann
Schwann
Heehumann
Pireside
Tchumann
Peasee Peeves
Veeswe
Wilbur Westerman
Mre. H. Hi. A
Valeo Biuetts
Mendelasobn
Albania
Bath
Prince
Lenore Blackwell
Ralph Hawley
R. M. Calkins
Victoria
George A. Ferguson
Raritan Arsenal
New Jersey
Mrs. Ferguson
Vancouver
B. C
George F. Simons
Camp Fire Girls
Lester F. Scott
Howard Hanson
Allan Pollock
San Francisco
Washington Hotel
Marian McEwan
Santa Monica
Connie Rodgers
Emery Rodgers
Eleanor Hamlin
George Max Easterly
Southern
Harold McCaughey
John Coleman
H. F. Frye
Algonquin
Frederick T. Fischer
Miss Marie Fischer
Japan
Miss Fischer
Orient
Katharine Cowgill
Spokane
City
Charlies R. Brown
Sorrento
Carleton Hulakamp
Magle Harbor
H. W. Sumner
David Edward Skinner
Mrs
Philip Rowe
Chubyn
Ladies’ Aid Society of
York
P.T. A
BY Anna M. Cooley
Columbia University
Cynthia Grey
Mise Grey
Acacia Club
Zora Kensington Club
John F. Miller, W. R. C
Patricola and
Myer
Whitledge and Beckwith
Reo and
Helmar
Blossom Seeley
Bennie Fields
Grossman, Lynch and Lepas
Seeley
Dunham and Edwards
Williams and Mitchell
Martin Beck
Molly McIntyre & CO
Lester Lonergan
Ravel Weekly
Bright
Nujel Laboratories Standard Oil CO
Broadway
Najal Laboratories
Standard Oil Co
Breedway
Plaras
Lorraine
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