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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1916
Page
6
New titles listed with authors Harold Bell Wentworth Samuel Hopkins Adams Mart Rinehart Grace Mason Robert W Chambers and Harold Bel Wright. Prices shown from 1.25 to 1.45 including The Girl Philippa and The Files of the World.
A concise roundup of current magazine offerings features Scribner’s F Coons number and colored illustrations, Review of Reviews and Progress of the World, Everybody’s short story by Booth Tarkington, Cosmopolitan six short stories and three serials, Ainslee’s six stories and serials, Atlantic full quota of content, McClure’s Basil King serial, Harper’s eight complete short stories plus part of Mark Twain, Century The Leatherwood God by Wood Howes, Ladies’ Home Journal vivid color pictures, Woman’s Home Companion The Rising Tide serials by Margaret Deland Serena floor Fatreet.
Infant department showcases new hand finished sweaters in white with pink and blue trim for 6 months to 1 year at 1.50. Colored sweaters with neat necks and turn over collars, belts in matching shade for 2 to 6 years priced from 2.25 to 3.50. Third floor F street.
Reduction sale offers Army Duck tents for children with sizes up to 7 feet. Previous price ranged from 12.50 to 8.75. Location listed as Fourth floor Eleven at least.
A chaotic report details a tennis tournament with mixed results as players from Philadelphia and Japan showcase skill. The piece notes key matches, performances, and standings, highlighting standout rallies and late breaks amid a lengthy, cluttered recount of scores, names, and events.
Hagen wins Western Tournament marking his latest title in a crowded field. The report covers matches at Blue Ribbon Country Club and notes the strong performances by Walter Hagen and rival players as the field advances through rounds and semifinals.
The narrative details movements of prominent figures including Mr and Mrs Marshall heading to New Jersey and Indiana, Mr and Mrs Lansing as guests in Annapolis, and the Vice President and Mrs Marshall vacating the Pickford house in Washington for Elberon and Indianapolis to participate in nomination ceremonies. It notes President Wilson, Mr Lansing, and other officials attending theater, plus Brazilian and Argentine diplomats traveling to Atlantic City and New York before longer posts abroad.
Secretary of Agriculture leaves Washington for Woods Holl Massachusetts to join Mrs Houston and family for several weeks J Henry H Glassie joins Mrs Glassie at Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania for the summer Dr and Mrs Cheater D Swope set for Philadelphia weekend then Ohio trip in September Mrs Swope formerly Dr Mary Walker Eaton and married July Countess von Bernstorf wife of the German Ambassador returns to New York aboard the Scandinavian American liner Frederick VIII Counselor and Mrs Frank L Polk depart for Bar Harbor to visit Mr and Mrs Edgar T Sicott before Long Island trip Mrs J Butler Wright and Mrs Louis Bacon visit Nahant Massachusetts at Overlook Mrs Bacon, formerly Miss Mary Southerland, is elder sister to Mrs Wright Mrs Lewis wife of Senator James Tramilton Lewis hosted dinner in Chicago for Senators Saulsbury and Walsh Lawla c plans mountain trip in September.
Mrs Richard Townsend travels from White Gulpher Springs toward Newport for a short stay. Assistant Secretary Carl Vreeman plans a Washington return after a brief Long Island cottage visit with Mrs Vrooman. Also announced are the marriage of Miriam Scheit and J Lawrence Bolly performed yesterday by Hasan M. Reed with attendants listed.
Newport society gathered for the semifinal round of the lawn tennis event in warm mid August weather. Notables including Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt attended, with guests from New York and Washington. Navy officers drew notice as Admiral Mayo restricted reading room access. A theft at Starriman estate led to loss of $80 and keepsakes as police remained vigilant.
The bride and groom began a motor trip through Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York. Miss Alicea Wilson of Baltimore arrives home to join her parents Mr and Mrs Jozeaph Wilson after a long absence in the West. Mr Clarance A MoKes Phoenix superintendent is in the city visiting Dr Everett M Eliison. Mrs S Cott Weatherill and children from Enrico Virginia reach Washington and stay at the Shoreham. Mr and Mrs R B Stoner of Redcliff Atlanta are guests at the same hotel. Senator and Mrs Albert Bo Chm ming of Iowa will take possession of their new home recently.
Mrs Hugh T Taggart left for Atlantic City with her three daughters Anna Ett and Isabel who recently motored there to spend the month of August. The party purchased street locations in Cleveland Park and traveled from Lowell and Thirty-Streets.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Carnegie were in Beverly Massachusetts on a yachting trip along the Maine coast. They later visited their seawold cottage at Manchester with George L Carnegie. Frank M Carnegie of Pittsburgh was also a guest. A large dinner dance occurred tonight at the Hasex County Club for local colonists on the North Shore.
Bar Harbor Me reports Mr and Mrs Larz Anderson due soon at Bar Harbor aboard their houseboat Rozan They will visit Mrs Andersons mother Mrs Nicholes Anderson at her Mt Desert Street Trustuon Beale to host dinner and entertainments follow Arrivals today include Mrs Albert O Brues Mrs H Stewart Jonas and Mr and Mrs J H Brant from Richmond Va
A big cricket match is set for tomorrow at Potomac park field between Washington Cricket Club and Alfred the Great Cricket Club of Philadelphia. Play starts at noon with stumps drawn at o'clock and a half hour luncheon break. local club game today in Los Angeles at 3 o'clock. Also notes the death of M Laduehe formerly an ambulance driver after a car accident injuring two women.
At Saratoga Springs the clubhouse crowded this afternoon as society figures and new arrivals gathered ahead of tomorrow’s third Saturday meeting. Notables included Fisher Harper of Millbrook in the Payne Whitnay box, and State Senator Richard Johnson of Laurel plus several Butler and Von Stade associates.
Narragansett Pier August 1 Nearly one thousand guests gathered at the Casino for a Hawaiian ball aiding the free ice fund. Over 600 attended dinner parties as the ballroom became a palm garden with a yellow glow from a glass globe chandelier. Luana Ko performed the hulu dance and moving pictures captured the Brand march. Silver prizes honored costumes worn by men and women.
White Sulphur Springs W Va Aug 18 Arrivals today include Mr McDougal of Washington Mrs Lloyd Lowndes Miss Lowndes and Master G Lowndes of Cumberland Md Stout and Mr A R Sutherland of the U SMC arrived this morning The fancy dress masque dance occurred this evening in the Old White ballroom Noted among the guests were Mr and Mrs John Randolph Bland and Mr Willam Cook Worthington of Baltimore
Boston dispatch notes Lord and Lady Aberdeen arrived in Marblehead Massachusetts. Guv McCall departed for the Adirondacks for a week. Mr and Mrs Walter Jackson of Milton announce the engagement of their
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