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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
7
Society guests in ballroom gowns and jewels attended Gavin Charity’s event to aid the Babies Ward of a children's hospital. Notable hosts and hostesses held box parties as debutantes danced. elaborate dresses, gowns with sashes and tiaras were described among the season’s smart set and dignitaries.
A parade of guests in elegant gowns. Manuela Pena wore silver and green taffeta with gold trim. Louise Laces in black charmeuse. Hidwell of New York in pale yellow satin. Juliette Janin in mink satin and roses. Elizabeth Wiles in white taffeta. Mrs Wiley in black lace. and many more dresses described in detail, highlighting fabrics, trims, and colors.
Aime Klett was too ill to appear at Ketths last night after sustaining a fractured rib. The Victim She will be able to perform standby for all shows this week. The management physician and Resident Manager announce theatergoers with last night seat coupons may attend future performances without extra cost.
Deputy Coroner says carbon monoxide from a hot water heater caused Policeman William M Hunt to die in his apartment at 214y hk street northwest. Police say Hunt entered the bathroom, turned on the heater, and was found dead by his brother as the room filled with invisible fumes. an inquest will determine responsibility.
A gas jet fire in a home at 733 First street injures 7 month old Josephine Mancusco and her father Louis Mancusco. The baby suffered severe burns to head face and arms while playing on the floor as a curtain and window caused by the blaze hyst. The father sustained arm and hand burns as rescuers pulled them from the flames. The child is at the Children’s Hospital with slim chances of recovery.
Five U S arms officers attached to German forces until recalled by cable on April 3 arrived in Berne today on their way home. The observers had been in place in Geneva Switzerland and were part of a sensitive exchange prior to return.
The harbor patrol recovered the body of 21 year old Walter Van Der Veer Motan at Buzzards Point near the Potomac River yesterday. Identified in the District morgue via papers, he had been missing from 1332 Park Road NW since February 17. Police suspected possible self harm. Moran family connections and church membership noted in the report.
In a Honolulu letter dated March 22, 1915, Lieut Alfred Ede details an onboard hydrogen battery explosion, engine breakdowns, and water ingress on the submarine F-4, noting the vessel could vanish in smoke without astonishment. Secretary Daniels and naval officials say full details await raising the submerged boat.
Funeral services for George Cook of New York will be conducted at the home of his mother Mrs John Cook on Georgia avenue at 9 oclock this morning. The interment follows at Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr Cook died Thursday in Hendale of heart disease at age 82. He practiced law in New York for over forty years and was born in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia April 9 special: a man believed dead after two days unconscious at Howard Hospital suddenly revived during surgery. Doctors pronounced him dead after tests but he woke, fled the table and hid, shouting that he would not be sent to the mortuary.
A feature recalls the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and honors soldiers from the 1861 to 1865 era, praising their service and sacrifices in a commemorative retrospective.
General Nelson A Miles U S Army retired hails preservation of the Union at the Civil War centennial tribute in Washington praising wartime patriots while warning Europe of ongoing warfare and urging a future court of peace. The gathering at the G A R hall included veterans, Women’s Relief Corps members, and local officials.
The Maxwell Utility Test car completed its 1000 mile journey today after a week of stunt runs around Washington. Yesterday the vehicle, driven by inspectors from Potomac Electric Company, traveled 159 miles to Hagerstown and back. Observers T Haris King and W N Clark praised the mountain road climb with no motor trouble and noted a first time fuel efficiency gain of 7 miles per gallon across 790 miles.
Miss ME Carey Thomas, Bryn Mawr College president, announces she will apply Miss Mary Garrett of Baltimore estate gifts to Bryn Mawr. The will would have left Johns Hopkins and Bryn Mawr specified sums but grants authority to Thomas to execute Garretts wishes. The Bryn Mawr School and National Woman Suffrage Association receive smaller bequests.
Governments of Argentina, Brazil and Chile plan mutual visits by officials. A Brazilian government member will begin the visits next month in Santiago.
Mra A Hungerford of Bayshire Long Island writes to Washington Kennel Club officials urging strict neutrality at next week’s show. She argues for equal prominence of her dachshund alongside the more familiar bulldog and French poodle amid wartime downtrodden dogs.
President Wilson receives a set of golf clubs carved for him by James Braid and sent by the American Luncheon Club of London. At the club’s weekly meeting the chair read a letter from the President praising the gift and noting it keeps him physically active and helps him avoid the duffer class.
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