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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1917

Page

10

GoO SeGSe HE President and Mrs Wilson golf outing day trip

GO0 SeGSe HE President and Mrs Wilson motor to a suburban club for golf and a motor ride after breakfast. A reception in the War Department welcomed Maj Gen Hugh L Scott back from Russia, with Mrs Scott and their daughters present. Diplomatic guests attend Bolm ballet benefit at the Belasco for the American ambulance fund in Rusate.

Wilson United States Army War Department Hugh L. Scott Department Russia Adolf Bolm Belasco Sato Gakhmetieff Mme J Jusserand Lansing Legation Oth Srx Rusate Holm

Kerney Bronson Wedding Today in Sacred Heart Church

Miss Winifred Marie Bronson daughter of Mr and Mrs Simon T Bronson of this city marries Joseph A Kerney of the White House staff at 8 o clock this morning in the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church. Father Gavan and Father Harney officiate. Attendants include Miss Beatrice Kerney and William Bronson. After mass a breakfast at Ravnacher's, then a Northern trip and a new home at 3441 Fourteenth Street.

Winifred Marile Bronson Simon T. Bronson Joseph A Kerney White House William Bronson Ravnacher’s Fourteenth Street

Bodley-Smalley Nuptials in Rockville Maryland

Mr and Mrs William A Smalley of Germantown Pa announce the marriage of their daughter Misa Lilian May Smalley to William King Bodley of Wheeling W Va and Chester Heights Pa The ceremony was Tuesday evening at 830 oclock at the Methodist Episcopal Church South Rockville Md The newlyweds are honeymooning in Dear Park Md Also noted are Justice and Mrs J Harry Covington en route to the Pacific coast and Mrs Mary Perry Brown returning to Washington before a Seattle trip with a layover in transit The report also mentions Mrs E S Waters returning from the North Shore and visiting at the Grafton ahead of a few days in town.

William A. Smalley Germantown Misa Lilian May Smalley William King Bodley Wheeling W. Va Chester Heights Rockville J. W. Duffy Methodist Episcopal Church South Justice J. Harry Covington Easton Mra. Org Willard Pacific Coast Mary Perry Brown Arthur Lea Gormantown Washington Seattle

Wiley Lillie Wedding Planned in Ardmore Pa

The summer’s notable weddings include Miss Jean Morris Lillie daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Lillie of Haverford Pennsylvania and Mr Henry Wood Wiley son of Capt Henry Wiley U S N and Mrs Wiley of Washington to be wed August 20 at St Marys Church Ardmore Pa The couple may alter plans if war calls Mr Wiley serves at Fort Niagara The bride elect returns next week from Murray Bay Canada where she has stayed with Mrs Wiley The Wileys have been winter society fixtures Also noted is the Jennifer Lee Chatard wedding to Mr William Myles Chatard set for September 27 at the Sacred Heart Church Mount Washington A small reception will follow at the home of Miss Lees cousins Mr and Mrs Edward McChisher at Melvale Miss Lee is visiting Mrs Chatard at her Roland Park cottage

Misa Clara G. Carrington Fearl Whitman Oneonta All Soule’ Episcopal Church H. D. Sterrett Bainbridge N. Y Antre Charles H. Carrington Washington Ina Emery Frederick Emery Jean Morris Lillie Lewis Lillie Haverford Henry Wood Wiley Henry Wiley Wiley St Mary’s Church Ardmore Murray Bay Canada Mrs. Wiley Josephine Lea Columbus O Donnell Lee Baltimore William Myles Chatard Ferdinand ©. Chatard Chatard Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart Mount Washington Smalti Les Edward McChisher Melvale Misa Lee Mra Chatard Roland Park

Schools Face Record Attendance At Opening Day

The board of education anticipates a surge in students returning to graded and high schools on September 17. Officials are planning how to handle the larger crowd as civilian families and army officers increase the pupil count. Washington schools are not expected to become overcrowded. The Methodist Episcopal Church South backs Hoover’s food administration and appointed Gen. Julian Carr as agent to cooperate with food conservation efforts.

Board of Education Washington The Methodist Episcopal Church South Food Administration Julian Carr Herbert C Hoover

Watermelons for Europe in Allied Food Shipments

The United States has not yet included American watermelons in aid shipments to allies. Delegations of allied nations, meeting since the war began, have developed a taste for the fruit and may urge including it among war necessities.

United States

Teaching French to soldiers in a Navy League class

A Navy League women’s section held a French lesson for enlisted army navy and marine personnel at 108 Twentieth Street Northwest. Instructors served as waiters and demonstrated how to obtain food and necessities after the war, explaining the manners and means of access once supplies arrive in France.

Navy League Mason Houge Strees North West Army Navy Marine

Sun Rim Spots Seen Through Colored Glasses

Naval Observatory announced yesterday that sun rim spots are visible through colored glasses. They were first observed on August 2 and are large enough to be seen without aid with colored filters.

Naval Observatory

Brighter Side of War Emphasized for Army Officers

John Barrett of the Pan-American Union spoke at Fort Myer about the positive aspects of war. About 1,700 to 1,800 student officers will be commissioned next week, with others filling noncommissioned roles or joining the aero squad. Baker will confer commissions Monday. the government lists are ready for release. Diplomatic reps of allied nations were invited.

Talea U.ss. Army Baker John Barrett Pan-American Union Fort Myer Seme Charles W Fenton New National Army Aero Squad Barrett No Man's Land Col. Fenton Secratory of Col Fenton

Society to Attend Play for Russians

Washington hosts artists from many countries except central powers in Baillet Intime to raise funds for Russian ambulances. Mary Eaton stars in Ites first local presentation at Belasco, organized by Adolph Bolm under American Ambulance in Russia. Ambassadors from most embassies attend opening night as the troupe tours to New York after three Washington performances.

Washington Baillet Intime Belasco Mary Eaton Adolph Bolm America Russia New York Hamilton Fish, Jr

Tumulty Begins First Vacation in Twelve Years

Secretary to the President Joseph Tumulty started a one week vacation yesterday. He will motor through the Catskill mountains. Rear Admiral Cary T. Gray gon, the President's physician, accompanied him, though the White House stated Tumulty was not sick.

Joseph Tumulty Catskill Mountain Cary T Graygon Tumulty White House

Knights of Columbus to Build Recreation Huts at Camps

Chicago aug 8 erection of recreation buildings at army camps and cantonments will start immediately by the Knights of Columbus under a special committee chaired by P H Callahan Louisville J J McGraw Ponca City Okla and the council directors. War fund headquarters will be in Washington. The 30th annual meeting will be in Buffalo in August 1918 James A Plaherty of Philadelphia elected supreme knight for 1913.

Chicago Knights of Columbus P H Callahan Louisville J J McGraw Ponca City Oklo Supreme Council Washington Buffalo James A. Plaherty Philadelphia Supreme Knight

Theaters Belasco and Colubmia Offer Stellar Charity Program

A Belasco theater charity program features Ado Folm Roshanara and Ratan Devi in regional dances, Michio Ntow in pantomime narratives, and Oh Boy at Belasco with Bolton Wodehouse Kern score. Also Loews Columbia shows The Law of the Land starring Mme Petrova. Down to Earth with Douglas Fairbanks. plus Cosmos Theatre acts and Moore’s Garden showings through the week.

Russia Belasco Ado* Folm Ratan Devi Michio Ntow Japan Danse Firmament Eslasco Guy Bolton P. G Wodehouse Jerome Kern Joseph Santley Ivy Sawyer Dorothy Maynard Robert Rendel James Bradbury Hugh Cameron Josephine Harriman Lilian Brennard Leonore Chippendale Jack Osterman Dolly Griffith Mary Finney Hazel Hunter Grace Elliott Mme Petrova Loew Columbia George Broadhurst Douglas Fairbanks Kimaelf

Great Falls Park and Recent Theater Lineup

Local schedule highlights a mix of film showings and stage acts. Sessue Hayakawa and Hashimura Togo appear at Moore's Strand Theater next Sunday to Tuesday, with Hinid Bennett as a French fisherman's daughter in The Mother Instinct. Mary Miles Minter headlines a patriotic drama Somewhere in America on Friday and Saturday. The Polf Players promote The Story of the Rosary with high audience interest and box office potential. Washington screenings of Soule Adrift open at Crandall's Theater next week starring Ethel Clayton and Milton Si1la as Elma Raybourne and Micah Steele. Bryant Washburn appears in Skinner's Baby midweek, and Dustin Farnum headlines Durand of the Bad Lands on Friday and Saturday.

Sessue Hayakawa Hashimura Togo Moore's Strand Theater Wallace Irwin Hinid Bennett Brittany Mary Miles Minter America Polf Fpolf Poli Washington Soule Givan Ts Crandall Ethel Clayton Milton Si1la Misa

Savoy Theater announces Lillie American and week crowd reads

Crandall's Eavoy presents Mary Pickford in The Little American as feature next Sunday and Monday. Week’s other photoplays include Pegy Hyland in Caste, Mae Murray in At First Sight, Alice Brady in A Self Made Widow, Bess Barricade in A Hater of Men, and Wallace Reid with Kathryn Williams in Big Timber. The Twentyeth Century Maids at Gayety Theater bring burlesque with Jim Barton,Juliette violin act, and other vaudeville specialties. Marshal Hall hosts the thirty third annual tournament and grand dress ball with $100 in gold prizes. The steamer Charles Macalester will run trips to the resort.

Mary Pickford Savoy Theater Pegey Hyland Mae Murray Alice Brady Bess Barrincale Wallace Reid Kathryn Williams Gayety Theater Jim Barton Juliette Marshal Hall Charles Macalester

Colonial Beach Attracts Summer Visitors With Salts and Dance

Colonial Beach draws crowds this summer with salt water bathing, fishing, crabbing, and dancing. The article notes tips from local leaders on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays, with youth and trade boys also appearing on certain days.

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Fringe Park Events Feature Silent Pony Show Tonight

Glen Echo Park hosts a community evening with a Pony Weters performance and a local band. A Peasant Poet will recite verses while a short film program showcases classic cinema. Nearby vendors and a lemonade stand support neighborhood groups.

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