Luncheon and Dinner Events Honor Notables at Local Clubs
Social notices detail a Sun Club luncheon for the Sunset board members and guests, a dinner at Mrs. Frederick Bentley’s for John M Irish tenor and Edwin Schneider, and a tea at Lady Barnard’s. Several dinners honor Governor Lady Barnard and Mrs Arthur W Jones, with committees planning a Saturday club dinner dance and many reservations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Bentley
John M
Edwin Schneider
Ar Nta
Huteson
Paul Henry
Parton
H. Moss
Ivan
C. W. Stimson
Eorge Tilden
Howe
James B. Hoge
P. B. Truax
Hi. Parsons
Social and musical events announced for May gatherings
Red Cross Jumble Shop hosts Elisabeth M. Perry and Josephine Wardall soprano and piano. Cornish School of Music features Francis J. Armstrong recital with pupil violinists. White Elephant Shop presents Anabel Trent, Rice Nelson, and Robert Edgars with Arville Belsteadt pianist. Also Women’s University Club bridge at 3 pm with hostesses. Faculty Wives dinner May 27 honoring returning faculty. Empire Day May 3 at Mrs Condon’s residence includes Rev Gowen lecture, Florence Denny Hellker talk, Elizabeth Richmond Miller music. Sunset Club dance May 28. Alumnae Association reception May 31 in Home Economics Hall with purple and gold ribbon, and Colonial Dames council in Washington, DC today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Elephant Shop
Anabel Trent
Beatrice Nelson
Robert Edgars
Arville Belsteadt
Vimy Ridge
Imperial Order, Daughters of the British Empire
Mra
John Condon
Highland Drive
H. H. Gowen
Florence Denny Hellker
France
Alumnae Association
University of Washington
Home Economics Hall
Henry Sanzallo
Ethel Hunley Coldwell
Marian Edwards
Harvey Lants
Alumnat Association
Washington
Resurrection of Jane Lorimer Sparks Family Reunion
In a fragmented diary style excerpt, Jane Lorimer returns from presumed death to disrupt the Lorimer household. Her father Daddy Lorimer orchestrates the reentry while mother and Chrys react with relief and surprise. The scene hints at wartime isolation and social restart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Daddy
Daddy Lorimer
Lorimer
Mother
Chrys
Mother Lorimer
Jane
Engagement of Horton C Force and Miss Portman Greenough
Seattle bachelor Horton C Force plans marriage to Miss Portman Greenough after three years knowing her. He met her through a roommate and she has spent months in France. The wedding is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riends
Horton C
Luncheon Honors Jean Austin at Fred and Nelson’s
Mrs G Austin Has hosts a luncheon at Fred and Nelsons in honor of her daughter Jean with guests including Miss Loyal Miss Mary Elizabeth Greer Virginia Roberts Miss Jane x Miss Eunice Padelford Miss Kempster Miss Betsy Baird Helen Chinn and Miss Margar et Latimer Afterward guests attend the Moore theatre for the Varsity Boat Club annual crew banquet of the University of Washington on May 22 at 6 30 PM at the Sorrento Collegian Alumni Mire Frank S Baker of Tacoma hosted Collegiate Alumnae honoring Alvah L Carr of Seattle The luncheon followed by a visit to the home of Miss Benda Me for an officers election and a musical performance
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G. Austin
Fred& Nelson's
Jean
St. Nicholas
Mrs.ell
Loyal
Mary Elizabeth Greer
Virginia Roberts
Jane x
Eunice Padelford
Miss Kempster
Betsy Baird
Helen Chinn
Margaret Latimer
Moore Theatre
Varsity Boat Club
Boat Club of the University Washington
Sorrento
Frank S. Baker
Tacoma
Alvah L. Carr
Seattle
Benda Me
Ofrs
Lavoptik Eye Wash Promises Quick Relief for Strain
Advertised eye wash from Swift's Drug Co. cites common ingredients like witchhazel and camphor to ease eye strain. A customer reports immediate restful feeling after one application and a young man says both he and his mother benefited. The firm guarantees a small bottle to aid weak, strained, or inflamed eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift's Drug Co
Five Hundred Attend Golden Wedding of Rev and Mrs Sutton
The golden wedding of Rev. and Mrs. B. B. Sutton on May 16 drew more than 500 guests who gathered at Ravenna boulevard Presbyterian Church after a home visit. Della Doremus played the wedding march as their children led the couple to the altar and a benediction followed. The program featured poetry, a short historical address, cornet selections, and a gift purse of gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Sutton
Ravenna Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Della Doremus
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Atwood
McIntosh
Sutton
Pandmaster Hurd
Georgia
America
John Bushell
Bellville
Green Lake
Ite
Stevens
Miller
Stevens Relief Corps
Abraham Lincoln
McKinley Circle
General Circle
England Enters Sugar Beet Industry With Plant At Kelham
Special to The Star by N. B. A. reports England has entered the beet sugar field. Experiments before the war showed beets grow well in England. At Kelham 5,000 acres will be devoted to beet culture and a plant has been built. A half‑million acres and $150,000,000 in factory investment would supply one twenty fifth of Britain’s sugar needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B.A
London
England
Germany
Kelham
Britain
Social notes list visiting friends around Seattle and beyond
Olive Kerry of Portland visits with the Samsons at the Highlands while John McCormack and Edwin Schneider stay with the Struves in Seattle. Dozens of relatives and guests from Spokane Vancouver Beaux Arts Providence and New York move on or arrive, with weddings, university terms, and summer plans shaping the social calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ties Olive Kerry
Portland
Mr. C. D. Samson
Highlands
John McCormack
Arena
Edwin Schneider
Frederic Struve
Seattle
Mrs. Struve
New York
Various Women’s Club Meetings and Community Events
Multiple club gatherings listed including the Women's Century Club programs at the YWCA with talks on South American social conditions and Pan American opportunities. Alki Community Club May festival with card party, entertainment, and sales. Ballard area Parent-Teacher meeting with fire prevention talk. Interlake School entertainment program with community singing and talks. Amaranth Club and Dorie Chapter socials plus a British American relief dance season finale. Rainier Beach club board party to fund Victory Bonds and UW Auxiliary meeting at Chamber offices.
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Alki Community
Alki Community Club
Alki
Mra. A. BE. Schutt
Hitchings
Helen Holt
Mra
B. Lushington
J. C. McCoy
Rainier Beach Club
Rainier Beach
Gatewood PT A Plans Dad Night With Principal Speaker
The Gatewood Parent-Teacher Association hosts a Friday evening Dad's night at o o'clock with Mr Henry KR King as principal speaker. An entertaining program has been arranged. Do not attempt to unlock a door with a key alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatewood PT. A
Gatewood Parent-Teacher Association
Henry KR. King
A Wife First and Letters From Miss Grey’s Circle
A reader section for Miss Cynthia Grey includes intimate letters about motherhood and sacrifice, inquiries on travel costs, and notes of appreciation. The feature prints guidance on relationships, family ties, and social conduct, with a long lexicon of flower meanings and moral sentiments interwoven.
Why She Prefers Men Tenants
A reader argues men are better tenants than women citing cleaner upkeep and respect for furnishings in apartment houses. The writer claims harmony and order improve with male tenants and recounts cleaning after a former female tenant. The letter also asks for the address of opera singer Olive Fremetad who is listed as coming to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mins Grey
M. M
Minas Grey
Olive Fremetad
City stockade post left vacant after Davis removal
No successor has been named for the post left vacant by the removal of A. R. Davis from the city stockade. Chief of Police Warren announced the dismissal Wednesday afternoon with Davis relieved of duties effective May 19. No reasons were given for the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Davis
City Stockade
Warren
Davis
Seattle-Astoria Iron Works Shapes Pacific Canneries
The Seattle Astoria Iron Works, a leader in fish packing industry machinery, designs and builds Troyer Fox canning equipment. It expanded from Astoria in 1913 and now ships globally from Seattle, supplying canneries in the Pacific Northwest and abroad including Scotland, Australia, Siberia, and Alaska.
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Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Seattle-Astoria Iron Works
Troyer- Fox
Astoria
Seattle
Scotland
Australia
Siberia
British Columbia
Orient
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Smith
Winfield
PD. BK. Skinner
Sunset Board
Sun Club
James Macfarlane
Tues
Barnard
A. W. Jones
Victoria
M. A. Arnold
A. W
Trafford Huteson
Arthur W. Jones
H. F. Aon
James A. Kerr
George T. Myers
Lake Southerland
Lewis Walker
Chicago
W. J. Bernard
H. W. Hollis
Patrick Clark
Lewis Davenport
Spokane
Betty Brainerd
Red Cross Jumble Shop
Elisabeth M. Perry
Red Cross Jumble
Josephine Wardall
Perry
Francis J. Armatrong
Cornish School of Music
Women’s University Club
Women's University Club
Frank Kiwell Case
Frank W. Herert
U. of W
Faculty Wives’ Club
J. M. Glen
R. FE. Moritz
H. C. Condon
Sunset Club
Robert P. Greer
Clare B. Farneworth
Colonial Dames of
John Ewing Price
Daniel Kellerher
National Society of the Colonial Dames
Amertca
Washington Hotel
PD. C
Colonial Dames
United States
D. C
Bob
Iere
Jane Dear
Witchhazel
Camphor
Washington Park
Red Cross
Bernetta Barbour
Hazel Allan
W. L. Harris
Isabel Harris
Marbury Somervell
DeHart
Santa Barbara
Mrs. Falcon Joslin
Beaux Arts
Stanford Fisher
Vancouver
B. C
Arthur Coutts
E. F. Blaine
Stonehouse
Grandview
Wash
James Blaine
John W. Eddy
Michigan
Mr. Eddy
Mrs
Elmer Todd
California
J. A. Baxter
Idaho Fallen
Mrs. W. 8. Kinsel
Douglas Ball
Los Angeles
C. C. van Houten
Antoinette Black
C. H. Black
Vassar College
Louisa Martell
Southern
Mrs. C. M. Ballard
Ernest
Bellingham
Mrs. Corwin
Shank
Virginia
Lieut
Corwin
Philip Shank
Mrs. Shank
Lawrence Boge
the Highland
Mrs. Kenelm Winslow
John Erickson
Virginia Merrill
Eulalia Merrill
Wil
Women’s Century Club
Women's Century Club
South America
L. Bradner
Pan America
Mra. 8. A. Sears
Addrem
Louise Clary
Ballard W. C. T. U
Mra. C. A
Interlake School
Donna Ward
Gertrude Allen
W. J. Santmyer
Clara Hartie
A. Jacobson
Sutherland
J. H. Piper
Amaranth Club
Masonic Temple
Alice Connors
East Union St
Lwhicheen
Dorie
O. E
Masonic Hall
Fremont
British American Relief Association
Broadway Hall
Broadway
Madison
141St Infantry
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Third Ave
Cherry St
Mina Grey
Altho
Fremetad
Metropolitan Opera House
Oswego
Miss Grey
N. Y
Owwego
Mies Grey
Scout
Gladys
Cynthia Grey
Albo
Daisy
Hellotrope
Bluebell
Crocus
Cematia
Carnation
Myrtie
William
Ayringa
Union National Bank
Union Savings & Trust Co
Jos. A. Swalwell
Ree Eri
G. F. Clark
Udo
L. FE. Eyman Oe
J. D. Lowman
Hoge Bldg
James D. Farmer
Second Ave
Nottie
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