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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
12
Due to European supply troubles no furs will be imported and prices have risen. Woodward and Lothrop promote high quality skins from the past season, crafted by skilled furriers. Special August prices allow buyers to pay from one fourth to one third less than lower quality furs will cost during the fur season.
The Poli Players revive Clyde Fitch comedy Girls next Monday afternoon with Miss Jewel in the Laura Nelson Hall role and Mr Brickett in the New York production part. The piece follows three young women seeking Adamness Eden and battling Cupid's darts.
Assistant Attorney General and Mrs. Graham hosted a charming dinner at the Chevy Chase Club honoring the American Ambassador to Russia and Mrs. George T. Marye. Guests included Senators Pittman and Hollis, Judge and Mrs. William Bailey Lamar, and Miss Graham, with floral table decorations noted.
Miss Margaret Eaton Browne daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Browne of Pittsburgh will marry Mr Thomas Fleming Jr at Calvary Church in Pittsburgh on August 31 at high noon Invitations list the couple as soon to be united In a note the couple will reside at the Emmerson apartments after November 1 Mr Fleming is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Fleming of Wyoming Avenue The news also notes recent travels and changes of residence for several local families including Mr and Mrs Henry Leonard Mrs Ellen Warder Thoron and Mr P F Carrigan and family
Mrs. Frederic J. Haskin and Mrs. Ralph Smith spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the city after driving from Berkeley Springs West Virginia where they summer. Treut Comdr James Blair Gilmer has joined Mr. Davis Elkins at Halliehurst Elkins West Virginia for a house party. The next Lord Baltimore Country Club dance moved to Friday night with supper hosting and dancing to 11 30. Dr and Mrs Rhett Stuart host Mr William F Goldsborough at their Ventnor cottage. Mr W M Fogarty and Miss Dorothy Fogarty take a two week trip to Pine Point. Mr and Mrs Walter S Samor of Paris Illinois visit Washington, staying at the Hotel Powhatan. Mr and Mrs Frank Blebert their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs S O Ford and Miss Frances Siebert are at the Aurora House Aurora West Virginia for several weeks.
The arrival of Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the President marks the opening of the summer White House at Cornish New Hampshire. Mr and Mrs Francis B Sayre are en route to Cornish as well. The Sayres and Miss Wilson are expected to stay amid a possible later presidential visit when the President can leave Washington.
After a brief search Mrs Herrman Derridha announces Miss Constance Grenet of New York as the loveliest Newport face to showcase Paris hats at a Red Cross bazaar led by Mrs James B Haggin. Grenet, daughter of Mr and Mrs August J Grenet of New York, is a guest at Hellebua Lodge.
A tour through New York society previews the coming debutante season. Miss Almy Gilford and Miss Marie Thayer are named as leading eligibles, with Cecile Thayer and Dorothy Haight also set for formal bows. The Thayers reside in Bellport, and social plans include receptions, dinners, and theater parties. Mrs. Mitten, тревelling from Brookline, is noted in elegant attire en route to Hamilton to visit friends.
Mrs Oelrichs selects Miss Constance Grenet of New York as the most prepossessing Newport girl for her social aid quest. Miss Grenet, 20, tall brunette with brown eyes and soprano voice, aims to help the Red Cross bazaar fund. Tickets sold, Newport total passes 518000 as benefit proceeds.
The United States torpedo boat destroyer Nicholson was launched at Cramp shipyard in Philadelphia on August 18. Captain Samuel Nicholson, a Revolutionary War hero and commander of the frigate Constitution, gives the vessel its name. Nicholson is steel, 815 feet long, 20 feet 61-2 inches beam, and 9 feet 41-2 inches draft, with twin screws and turbine engines. It carries four 4 inch guns and four twin deck torpedo tubes and is designed for 3 knots speed.
A list of naval moves shows Lieut. Comar D W Knox detached to leave for three months. Several lieutenants and ensigns are commissioned from specific dates or detached to ships, stations, or home and wait orders. The entries name Bath Iron Works, Birmingham, Newport, San Francisco, Dayton, and other locations, with assignments to naval stations or ships and follow-on duties.
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