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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1916

Page

26

Agriculture Dance Club Plans Outdoor Event After Large Attendance

Chronicled social notices show the Agriculture Dance Club entertaining members at Terrace Inn on Saturday April 8 with a strong turnout and fine program. An outdoor dance is planned for May, with details to be announced later as committees finalize plans.

Sky Terrace Inn J. M. Buck O J Fielda Larrabee Missoulie Gardner Miss Johnson Misa Cetala Coziin Misa Helen Hopkins

Miss Dorothy Clark Marries William Wincheole at Home

Miss Dorothy Prentiss Clark wed William Hen deta Wincheole in a 7:30 p m ceremony at her father Wr Allen G Clark’s O street home. Rev William W McMasters officiated. reception followed with music by local performers. The bride wore white satin with chantilly lace, pearls, and a tulle veil. They plan to reside in Parkersburg West Virginia.

Wr Allen G Clark O Street Dorothy Prentiss Clark William Hendeta Wincheole William W. McMasters First Baptist Church Edmund Barry Frank P. Howard James K. Kerr Alvin Lake Rosea Elisabeth Gertrude Clark Henry Woodman Clark

Notable Democratic Socialites Attend Southern Themed Entertainment

Maryland matron and numerous politicians and their spouses attended an evening event at Rauscher house headlined by Georgia-born Miss Loulas Alice Williams who sang dialect tunes and colored folk songs. Other performers included Miss Edith Marmion Brastus on harp and Miss Lamore Byrnes Fuller, a soprano. US notables and guests from Washington society, plus Southern ushers, attended the event and a subsequent N DW of Amererils musical tea at the Ebbitt House. Prominent Democrats aided in hosting and receiving.

Charles 48 Thomas Morris Sheppard William E. Borah Charles A. Culbergen John F. Shafroth A. B. Cummins Ww. & Kenyon John D. Wacks Thomas J. Walsh Atlee Pomerene W. C Gorgas George Barnett Rauschera Loulas Alice Williams Georgia South Dixia Williama Aga Remus Edith Marmion Brastus Lamore Byrnes Fuller Willams Capt A. B. Williams Spaaker Clark Gen Barnett

Dixie Ball Patronesses Named for Raleigh Event

A list of patronesses for the Dixie Ball of the Robert E. Lee Chapter U D C to be held in Raleigh on Friday April 28 includes Mrs Thomas Watt Gregory Mrs Charles D Carter Mrs South Trimble Mrs Archibald Gracie Mrs Theodore F Shuey Mrs Frank G Oderheimer Mrs May Howell Smith Mrs Nannie Randolph Heath Mrs Claude Bennet Mrs W J Kyle Mrs Walter Wells Mrs Wythe Brooke Mrs Edwin Dutton Mrs George Keabold Mrs W T Baggett Mrs William S Stamper Mrs Laura Wright Mrs Edwin Du Bois Mrs Fred G Dannett Mrs Theodore Tiller Mrs Burleson Miss Caroline Longfellow Mrs John H Bell Mrs Graeme Harvey Mrs Leigh Robingon and Mrs Dr Wade Atkinson. Mrs Edith Gracie chairman and Miss Dorothy Dennett vice chairman of the young ladies committee are to be organized by Miss Lucy Burleson Miss Sydney Burleson Miss Nell Rose Baggett Miss Katharine Ball Miss Ida Bowie Miss Katharine Bowls Miss Hattie Bowie Miss Josie Brockman Miss Ethel Brockman Miss Emily Bowie Miss Italy Carter the Misses Crenshaw Miss Elizabeth Du Bois Miss Denham Miss William Deming Miss Katherine Dumarest Miss Jane Dodge Miss Holland Fitta Miss Helen Griffith and others.

Robert Fe, Lee Raleigh Thomas Watt Gregory Charles D. Carter South Trimble Archibald Gracie Theodore F. Shuey Frank G. Oderheimer May Howell Smith Nannie Randolph Héth Claude Bennet Sydney Burleson Nell Rose Baggett Katharine Ball Ida Bowie Katharine Bowls Mins Hattie Bowie Josie Brockman Ethel Brockman Emily Bowie Italy Carter Crenshaw Elizabeth du Bois Denham Mia William I. Deming Misa Katharine Dumarest Jane Dodge Holland Fitta Helen Griffith

Southern Woman Popular in Congressional Circles at the Capital

Southern Woman noted for influence in congressional circles at the capital. An elopement scene unfolds with a telephone operator hearing the wedding by phone as the couple wed. In Brunswick Georgia on April 1, waves erode St Elmon Island removing long ago purchased lots.

Brunswick St. Elmon Island

Couple Elopes and Marries in Doylestown After Muddy Trip

Philadelphia pair Robert B. Bond and Emma Virginia McClure eloped to avoid a joke, traveling by car toward New York but getting stuck in mud near Trenton. They rushed to Doylestown, secured a license with help from Bucks County officials, and married by midnight with Rev. A. J. Kime officiating.

Philadelphia Robert B. Bond Emma Virginia McClure Media Doylestown New York Trenton Bond Bucks County Mies McCluren Harry A. Clayton A. J. Kime Mar

Chinese Slave Girls Promoted as Happier Than American Maids

Special to The Washington Post from Boston reports Mrs. Katherine T. Larsen of Manila and Shanghai asserts Chinese girls are happier as slaves than American society maids. She criticizes U S life, praises China, condemns Boston and New York as selfish, notes San Francisco liveliness, and predicts a Chinese monarchy or return to old governance with emphasis on happiness above wealth.

America Orient Washington Post Boston Katherine T. Larsen Manila Shanghai Standard Oil Company of China Larsen United States Wu Tingfang San Francisco Is College Mra. Larsen Land of Freedom China Herve New York Amerfone Far East

Ghosts of Past Rise as New York Chamber of Horrors Cleared

Readable fragments describe items from historic crimes stored in the district attorney's property room cleared at Criminal Courts building. Garments like Stanford White’s suit, Caspar Vartarian’s clerical vestments, Viola Boylan’s dress, and others are described as relics of past cases, with several mysteries unsolved. Include mention of Elsie Sigel and Leon Ling items, and note the collection’s routine clearing every decade. A brief plug notes Gna Wilkinson displaying hand-made art quilts at the New Willard.

New York Criminal Courts Marc Antony Geady Weat Thirty~ Seventh Street Eighth Avenue Forty-sixth Street Caesar Young Molineux Gna Wilkinson Ligonier India New Willard

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