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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
2
A brief note records Br C for vinit as they prepare to return to their home. The fragment indicates a personal or domestic movement without additional context or details.
A flurry of informal dinners auctions and tea gatherings fills Fort Worden social life as officers and families host or attend events. Lt Col Jairus Moore and Mrs Moore join informal dances and auctions while Genial hostess groups plan teas, luncheons, and a Halloween masquerade with guests and officers in attendance. Fort Worden also readies a costume ball guided by Major Royal Greene as seasons shift.
A crowded page lists dozens of club meetings for October 21 in Seattle including Friends of All, Alpha Xi Delta Mothers, Federation of Women’s Clubs board, Green Lake PT A, and Queen Anne Fortnightly. Also scheduled are events at Willam Cullen Bryant PT A, First Baptist Church Women, Lorraine Chapter O E S S, Gold Star Mothers, Seattle Council of Minute Women, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Pythian Sisters, and various social and civic groups with times, locations, and host names.
Mr and Mrs Louis Martin and family move to 610 22nd Ave Bpokane. The Williams family return to 1409 Becond Ave W after Alaska. J L Smith and daughter Gunda Smith depart for Vancouver en route to Chicago. Mrs Shirley Parker and son plan a Yakima visit. Mrs Mary Carman and daughter Minnie Helen Carman host guests. Carman enters UW winter course. Frederick Guenther and Georgia France settle at Porter. Charles Howard Kinne heads to Minneapolis for two weeks. Hamill family plan LA Pasadena visit from Seattle New Year. Mrs Horace N Richmond travels to Portland for several weeks. Mrs Edoward Garrett returns from East. Hardenbergh tours East. Poindexter guest at Norton home. Madame Auzias de Turenne returns to Seattle. Jack P Comverse and spouse to Mount Vernon. James K Simpson and Portland guests depart for Vancouver.
A guide states washing powder puffs need warm soapy water to stay fluffy and clean. using cold water makes them hard. It also notes trapeze performers liquor dealers and lawyers must be admitted to the bar to practice their professions.
Metropolitan papers publish help wanted ads for maids to be brought from France. Officials say federal restrictions on contract labor do not apply to domestic servants, enabling this cross channel hiring approach.
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