Lothrop Store Announces Weekend Hours and Sale
The Lothrop store reports new weekend hours closing at 5 PM on Saturdays at 1 PM for clearance sale events in New York Washington and Paris markets during the current term.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
13
The Lothrop store reports new weekend hours closing at 5 PM on Saturdays at 1 PM for clearance sale events in New York Washington and Paris markets during the current term.
Upholstery department offers clearance on all summer fabrics and lace curtains portieres silk datmask imported cretonnes window screens and screen doors. French hand made curtains in Arabian and Marie Antoinette laces offered in various lengths and prices with substantial savings.
A catalog-like notice advertises handsome portieres in 1 to 3 pairs with rich colorings and designs. Items are partly damaged, priced from 10 to 22 dollars per pair, with several values listed such as 12 to 13.50 and up to 22.30 dollars.
Sherwood offers metal frame window screens that are adjustable to fit any window. The frames are slim one half inch wide with galvanized iron and black wire cloth, designed for durability, ventilation, and low maintenance. Prices listed are per screen with sizes 24x24 and 24x37 inches.
Readable fragments show items described as soupplete with rubbers and duaca with rubbers priced at 1.00 and 1.35 respectively in the Housefurnishing Department. No further context or full details available.
Advertisement lists Schram Automatic Sealer Jars in quarts at 85 cents per dozen and new jelly glasses at 90 cents for 1 to 3 pints, 20 cents per dozen. It also markets 42 pints at 25 cents per dozen and 50 cents each, Blue Flame Oil Stoves at 3 dollars 23 cents and 10 dollars for ten stoves.
The Sacred Heart church in Washington hosted a wedding as Ming Annie Marty Ryan married Arthur Carroll with a reception at 2911 Thirteenth Street NW. In Baltimore, Miss Annie Armstrong wed Mr. J Waldo Taylor at the cathedral residence with maid of honor Mary McGuire. Numerous Washingtonians travel abroad or to Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City for summer and social events, with updates on relatives and guests.
Frank Armstrong and Adelaide S. Pringle of Norfolk, Virginia, applied for a marriage license at city hall and were married afterward at Dr. James Irvin's home. The wedding followed a trip from Norfolk to Washington by boat. The groom recently left Frank T. Clair Company to take a job in New York.
Readied by Philadelphia friends, whispers say Miss Margaret Drexel daughter of Col and Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel of Philadelphia will wed Lord Vane-Tempest after her London debut era. Other items note Wilhelm Voigt’s release, Chinese students at Wells, and society gowns of Mrs. Stephen H. Olin and Mrs. Wagstaff with details of hats and fabrics.
Miss Elgin Draper and her brother Richard Draper from Tipperary Ireland visited Washington and the government printing office. They toured Milas Anne Foster in the monotype division and two guides escorted them through the building and other departments before departing for New York tonight.
Government Printing Office personnel take short leaves with many employees departing Washington tomorrow for periods up to 23 days. Twenty minute ahead plans include James W. Ervin leaving for a brief vacation, Anna Brett and Ralph Evans taking extended time, and Dr Henry Beyer preparing tuberculosis exhibit space at the National Museum with opening remarks by President Roosevelt anticipated. A Washington Plate Printers’ Union excursion drew about two thousand attendees at River View with contests and a twelve piece band.
Lydis Hoyt organized a rapid Newport Golf Club party with a Hungarian orchestra and a focused supper crew. A large guest list included Brice Vanderbilt Har riman Iselin and others. Evening dinners followed by several New York visitors and local social leaders as August 25 events wrapped up in Lenox Massachusetts.
West End Long Branch New Jersey Aug 2. Efforts center on preparations for the society circus in Deal next Saturday devoted largely to entertainment for charity along the coast. The boxholders list includes many society names and early guests include Gov Stuart and Gov Fort with mayors of Long Branch Deal and Asbury Park among hosts.
Miss Ella L Dick of Twelfth Street NW and George O Longstreet a United Realty chauffeur wed in Rockville at Gretna Green after a Monday ride. Rev Thomas J Parkard officiated as reporters revealed the marriage. Relatives expressed surprise and sparing of the record.
Edward J. Jennings named lighthouse keeper for the Atlantic Coast. Horace F. Shadduck named second assistant keeper. E. H. Hickok extends leave. visiting New York relatives. A. M. Lake confirmed as inspector in the surface division at four dollars a day. Waldo Hibbs to walk Sunday to prove fitness, and Ralph Pratt plans a baseball treatise for District league players.
Postmaster General Meyer awaits the commission’s findings on government installation and maintenance of pneumated mail service in New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis. The panel’s first meeting is September 14 with subcommittees visiting to investigate. Meyer notes Berlin costs and seeks savings from new accounting and standardized forms.
The will of John Shea filed for probate by daughter Marie A Waters. Died July 22 1906 will dated December 14 1906 leaves 500 to four daughters and son John E Shea. rest to daughter Maria Waters. Separate suit seeks appointment of collectors to recover $10 000 Hartford Life Insurance. Justice Stafford appointed Lambert and Williamson. Waters named defendant.
Acting Secretary of Commerce and Labor Wheeler leaves for New York to confer with Ellis Island immigration officials on food supply rules. He also met with Dr. H. W. Wiley to discuss upgrading standards after bid rejections for station food.
Bertha Camille Quick daughter of Mr and Mrs Van K Quick of Falls Church Va died early yesterday after a prolonged illness of typhoid fever aged 23 She was a graduate of local public schools and a Washington business college Survived by parents a brother Dr Ralph A Quick a sister Miss Christine Quick and an uncle Dr Y G Quick Funeral arrangements not completed.
Figures from the Pension Bureau's Commissioner Warner report cover 1905 to 1908 showing an 871,089 rise in issued pensions and a savings of 1,343,666 from reduced maintenance appropriations. The period 1901 to 1905 saw higher costs with operating expenses dropping between 1901–04 and 1905–05, while unexpended appropriations have been returned to the Treasury since the 1900s.
The Federal government, as complainant, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission against the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad to recover $490 in alleged illegal demurrage charges. The Interior Department seeks excess detention rates for cars at Thistle Junction Utah tied to the Strawberry Valley irrigation project.
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