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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1922
Page
11
Mr and Mrs Alton W Leonard host at their home Port Madison for a barn dance limited to the colony residents. Invitations have been extended to local members for the social event this evening.
The marriage of Mrs Gilmer Pryor to Capt G Arthur Beil of Washington DC will be held Thursday September 21 at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Frank Gilbert Black. The ceremony will be intimate with relatives and a few close friends. Capt Beil is a Cornell graduate and works with the government agricultural department in Washington DC.
Mrs Henry McClure has cards out for a tea at her residence Saturday afternoon September 9 from early afternoon until 5 o clock. Those assisting include Mrs A P D Wainwright Mrs EF Palmerton Mrs Adele Belknap Conly Mrs George Scho fons Mrs J N Shaw Mrs H V thien Mrs Carl Smith and Mrs Donald Owen.
Personal notices detail Mr and Mrs Edward Morgen Mills relocating to 402 Jackson St San Francisco with daughters Gwladys and Dorothy. Several families plan trips to Cambridge Harvard and Yale, attend weddings, enroll children in schools, and visit relatives in Portland San Francisco Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
Community groups including Women's Club A and B and the Leseht ferry route gather in Seattle for meetings on September 5 and 6. Attendees include Mrs Brewster Mrs Tremper Mrs White and other local officers. Events cover business sessions social gatherings initiations and a boat trip from Madinen Park to Hunt's Point.
Mr and Mrs Edwin C Ewing host a small Friday evening dance at their home honoring Mrs Marcia Berger and her fiancé Mr Richard Floyd Frost The hosts are assisted by Mrs George William Mertens and Mrs George FE Howes Jr Only intimate friends of the guests of honor in the younger set were invited
In compliment to Mrs. Edward M Harrington and her daughter, residents of Laurelhurst, Mrs. Ernest L Skeel hosts a tea Wednesday. Guests include Mrs A M MacWhinnie Mrs Arrigo M Young Mrs Howard Knott and Mrs John L Hall with others in the living and dining rooms. Invitations limited to Laurelhurst residents.
Word reaches Seattle friends of Ming Jeasie M. Landers, former Seattle public school teacher, marrying Leslie M. Thomas in Sacramento on August 1. The couple will reside in Sacramento.
November stays noted for Miss Eleanor and other locals while travelers return from visits to Vancouver Victoria B C Glacier Park and Pacific Beach. Clionlan club announces 26th annual program with Japan Civics as study focus and a full calendar of sessions from September through May and officers listed.
A vintage instruction describes making light fluffy cakes by beating egg whites with salt and sugar until stiff, folding in vanilla, then dropping the batter onto a corn starch dusted pan and baking in a moderate oven with the door open for one hour until they rise and stay pale.
The article previews a decorative season with new coats and wraps in fur trim and rich colors. It notes short and long coat silhouettes, barrow shoulder lines, wide fur collars, and embroidered blouses that pair with straight or flaring coats.
The third assembly of the League of Nations met in Geneva as Lord Robert Ceell urged end to secret diplomacy. The United States, though not a member, sent its largest delegation with over 70 Americans in unofficial capacity. Germany’s admission was discussed amid expectations Hungary might join, and France prepared to press for debt conditions before full acceptance. Representatives from 44 countries attended the opening deliberations.
In Tacoma J C Welch 47 shot and killed his wife Nellie 46 then killed himself after a quarrel in their kitchen. The notice lists church and civic group officers and a Women's Society meeting at First Baptist Church with a Ruth School address by Miss Jeanette Hagen on September 6.
MacDougall Southwick’s plans its annual fall fashion show with New York and Paris styles. Shows run Tuesday to Thursday at 10:20 am and 2:30 pm with a Tuesday evening Society Night for the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital benefiting from tickets via hospital guilds. Ann Welle features included.
The erection of new buildings and other improvements costing 5000 dollars will begin immediately on the Puyallup fair grounds. President W. H. Paulhamus says preparations are under way for the largest crowd in the fair's history, with the event scheduled for October 2.
Dr. F. A. Clim, candidate for Congress in the Second district, on a brief campaign break, visited Seattle Monday. The Mount Vernon optician runs on a platform promising to legislate for the poor, with the rich left to manage themselves.
F. Woody, candidate for county commissioner South District, told a Republican rally in Duwamish that the county commissioners office has become a political incubator for courting office. He touted Municipal League endorsement, pledged to abolish excess positions and reduce private use of county autos, shift road work to contracts, and scrutinize every voucher. His campaign staff would be himself and one longtime employee, with no campaign managers to reward with county jobs.
Aviel Lerma, a farmer in El Paso, was fatally wounded by a stray bullet Sunday during a clash between rum runners and prohibition agents. The incident occurred amid a running gun battle involving smugglers and law enforcement.
The 1922-23 season opened at the Moore theater in Seattle to a large enthusiastic audience. Performers including Franklin D A and Charles Douglas, Eddie Swartz and Julia Clifford, the Mellette Sisters, Ernest Anderson and Jorie Burt, and the Hanako trio delivered strong acts. Tiny and his orchestra and Aesop’s topics of the day were part of the lively program with broad audience approval.
Paired with a large retinue of 15 squaws 10 in war paint and several bales the chief died quietly in southern Minnesota prompting tributes from State Senator Patrick H Garry.
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