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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1904
Page
33
Large summer garment sale offers Shirt Waists and Shirtwaist Suits at 33 to 50 percent off. Highlights include fine Lawn and Swiss Shirt Waists in multiple styles, and Persian embroidered Linen and Lawn Shirtwaist Suits with matching waists priced at 7.50 each, down from 12.50 to 15.00.
Local shop clears stock offering boys and girls straw sailor hats in all sizes for 25 cents each, reduced from two dollars and up. Limited quantities, while supplies last.
Social notes describe Countess of Yarmouth Maury Thaw sailing for America to visit Newport and New York relatives including brother Benjamin Thaw and mother. Engagement announced in New York between Miss Elizabeth Walcott Tuckerman and Mr. William Elkins with no wedding date set. Alice Roosevelt visits Newport hosts and attends gatherings at Vanderbilts Beaulieu estate. Numerous society arrivals, weddings, and travels across Newport, Adirondacks, and Washington reflect a bustling season.
The May 17 194 will of Mrs Hilza beth Delano Ames filed by Henry V Tolloch names Dorothy Ames Skelding as life tenant of 1358 Corcoran and 1600 Thirteenth streets with sale and reinvestment power. If she leaves heirs the estate goes to them at eighteen. otherwise to Ben Ames John Griffith Ames Jr and Arthur Skelding. Husband John Ames may reside at 1600 Thirteenth rent free. Heirs receive life income from personal estate. after death, remaining personal estate to two sons. Numerous silverware jewelry and china bequests. Grandson Delano Ames receives specific silver and miniatures but not real estate or securities due to prior advancement. Executors are John G Ames husband and sons Ben Ames and John G Ames Jr.
Reports from Manila show the new Philippine peso replacing Mexican and Spanish coin across most provinces. Secretary Ide notes old currency largely retired, coin recoinage underway, and exchange with Hongkong at par. By January 1 1905 the old money largely gone, a gold standard based system in place.
George W. Cissel died Sunday morning and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery after funeral rites at Oak Crest 1645 Thirty-first Street NW. Rev. Carl S. Smith of St. Thomas Episcopal Church officiated. Honorary pallbearers named. Warmers and Mechanics National Bank board adopted condolence resolutions.
Pauline retorts that he accuses her of saying witty lines while Fedora notes the humor as she speaks. The playful exchange reveals tension and banter, with the comment drawing attention to their ongoing rapport and public personas.
The new St Patrick's Academy will open September 12 in a new building, uniting St Vincent's Academy for Girls and St Joseph's School for Boys. The merged school will offer elementary to high school programs with separate sections for boys and girls, plus affiliated colleges, and a grand dedication planned for November 20 amid a hierarchy meeting and ceremonies.
The Pilgrim notes various home remedies and odd tips then reports Big green glass goggles worn by Col. John J. Astor and Alfred and Reginald Vanderbilt troubling police. Goggles frighten women. masks banned on streets as chaperoned by police orders.
A large delegation of Knights Templars will travel by special train from Washington to the twenty-ninth triennial encampment in San Francisco September 6 to 9. The train, leaving at 1 10 a m, will loop through Parkersburg Cincinnati St Louis Kansas City Denver Salt Lake City Sacramento and return via Santa Barbara Chicago and Pittsburgh carrying many officers and members with spouses and escorts.
Quartermaster trains move toward Manassas with wagons and horses from St. Asaphs in advance of army maneuvers. Fifty wagons left yesterday for Manassas and Thoroughfare camps. Each train of twenty five vehicles has twenty five teamsters a cook an assistant wagon master and a chief wagon master. Tents and cooking gear accompany the march with a night stop near Centerville. Many drivers and wagons saw Cuban service and are familiar with Northern Virginia roads.
Alfred Parkins, a well known business man from Winchester Virginia and New York, died in Pittsburg while planning a new venture. He had left Washington six years ago for real estate, then moved to New York after marriage to Miss B Walker, and recently shifted his business to Pittsburg. Interment was at Winchester.
One hundred Pension Office officials and clerks will travel to Chesapeake Beach this evening to hear Commissioner Wars read a new poem and to honor him. A Belvedere Hotel dinner will follow in the guests of honor list John R. King recently elected senior vice commander of the G A and William Henderson of the Southern Railway.
The 60 midshipmen of the Atlantic training squadron visited Ferns wharf as the double turre Ted monitor Arkansas arrived off the Potomac. The squadron, under Rear Admiral Sands, includes the Massachusetts Texas Florida Nevada plus torpedo boats and Hartford. The midshipmen will tour Washington Indian Head and the proving grounds before heading to Tangier Island for target practice.
Orders grant two months leave to Capt. Houston V. Evene and Lt Col Joseph M. Califf, with transfers and reassignments for officers across Artillery, Cavalry, and Coast Artillery. Commissions resignations, maneuvers umpire duties near Manassas, an army retiring board in Denver, and a line promotion board at Fort Niobrara are noted along with detailed details of who reports where and when.
Naval orders assign Lieut. Commander Jungen to Kentucky as executive officer and Kinkaid to Norfolk to head steam engineering, White to Norfolk to Steam Engineering, Fullin to Washington Navy Yard, Enslau R. P. Craft to home with leave, Ensign McCommon to Minneapolis, Hall to Hancock sea duties, Wilson to Hancock pay duties, Hakenbus to Naval War College, McKay to Naval War College, Washburn as paymaster clerk with revocation, Crary appointed paymaster clerk at Naval Home, souvenir for Commander Diehl from Boston engineers, five artillerymen arrested over the Clark killing, movements of naval vessels listed, Annapolis decommissioned at Mare Island, Gov. Herrick thanks Taft for investigation into Athens clash, Admiral Wigspee sails Newark flagship toward Halt then Cartagena, San Francisco squadron vessels to Adalena Bay for target practice, Chaffee and Humphreys return to Washington.
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