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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
13
Woodward & Lothrop announces a weekend clearance on girls outer garments and summer dresses. Prices drop by up to one half on items including lisle dresses, lawn and gingham styles, India linen guimpes, and reefers with box backs and sailor collars. Footwear and childrens shoes are offered at reduced prices with sizes ranging from infant to 14. Third floor tents at Seventh Street location.
Charles FP Libby of Portland Maine was elected president of the American Bar Association. Other officers named include Secretary George Whitelock Baltimore treasurer Frederick E Wadhama Albany N C members on the executive committee Charles H Butler Yonkers N C W O Taft New Orleans John Winkley Baltimore RW Breckenridge Omaha Lynn Helm Los Angeles and secretary of general council Arthur Stuart Baltimore. The convention closed with a banquet led by the new officers. Visitors to Armotte City may secure The Washington Post daily at The Washington Post stand.
Advertises quart and pint mason jars at 40 dozen regular size thin blown water tumblers unlimited quantity at special price. Pressed glass water tumblers priced at 25 cents a dozen.
The Panamanian minister Arosemena has returned to Washington after a seven week absence, touring New York and Massachusetts North Shore resorts. Guatemala’s Toledo Herfarte and others traveled from Atlantic City to rejoin in Washington, while Ambassadors Rosen and Kroupenik prepare for summer assignments.
The Blair and Montgomery Blair families visit New York with society gatherings at the Belmont. Mrs Magma Thompson visits from Chestertown, and Rear Admiral Chadwick hosts guests including President Frost and others in society. A New York decree case follows with the Ward divorce proceedings and a guest list noting Mrs Ada Brooks traveling from Washington to Portsmouth to visit Mrs Walter Brooks.
Dir and Mrs Charles A McCarthy of Seward Square travel two weeks in Canada visiting Niagara Kingston Ottawa and Prescott Ontario An engagement of interest Marian Frances Fox to Richard McMurtrie of Fort Washington Pa Debutante Fox popular Mrs F W Pratt visits Atlantic City and Hadd on Hall Newport society notes Mrs Frank Lotheimer and party at Narragansett Pettier tea and bridge at Atlantic House arrivals at International Hotel Niagara Falls include Mrs J L Sherwood and daughters Mrs Bruyverant Fiech hosts at Casino Newport gardenias featured Miss Lot Robinson of Baltimore in white at Casino fashion and gardenias in the crowd News on Rome hospital planned in Villaggio Regina funded by Mrs Lloyd Griscom Amasa Stone Memorial Chapel at Western Reserve University corner-stone laid in commencement Ambassdor Rel praised for lavish entertaining in London with Dorchester House aide William Walsh coordinating dinners and introductions
Society notes from Newport describe a tennis outing with fashionably attired women, dining at Boniface Berger’s restaurant and walking regimens as the waistline trend, followed by a lengthy society portrait. Lucy Bond Ward wins an interlocutory divorce from Henry Marion Ward in New York Supreme Court, with sealed evidence and no alimony provision.
Overfeeding and overclothing babies common. Recommend cow’s milk as substitute if unpasteurized, with water at body heat and slight sweetness. Advise fresh buttermilk and water mixtures for intestinal upset, allow natural movement, avoid early walking injury, and emphasize mother’s diet, tea and coffee avoidance, and fruit juices after six months.
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie Petter Melhenny were conducted at 1729 Riggs Place NW with Canon W C Austin leading the service and graveside prayers at Rock Creek Cemetery. She leaves husband James Melhenny two children Jane Virginia and George D and was daughter of former Senator William Peffer.
Members of the Senights of Modern Maccabees in Washington hosted a smoker and reception for visiting grand camp officers George G. Lovelace and A. M. Slay from Fort Huron Michigan. Supervising Deputy J. C. Bond opened the gathering as 8, 3, English led the exercises and welcomed the guests. Lovelace and Slay spoke, with Murphy on fraternal insurance and Latham on the good frateral orders do. The DC district degree team, with the visitors, will visit Fairfax Virginia tonight.
Mrs Langhorne dies at her Atlantic City summer home and funeral rites were held at St John’s Episcopal Church with Rev Buckner officiating. Interment followed at Hack Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers included Cant Powell Clayton Jr and others.
Whitelaw Reid met President Taft at Beverly Massachusetts after returning from England. They discussed his potential return to London as ambassador and Taft’s reluctance to make major appointments during Congress. Senator Newlands also visited to discuss arid land reclamation. Taft golfed at Myopia and planned a Western and Southern trip with John Hays Hammond, aiming to surpass his daily mileage record.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at St. Pauls Episcopal Church Rack Creek for Henry Byvott Waggaman son of Mr and Mrs Joh Floyd Waggaman. He died last Wednesday at his parents summer home on South River near Annapolis Maryland. The body was taken to White House station by the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway and the cortege proceeded to the church. Rev Howard England officiated with pallbearers from Princeton University including Frederick L Buckelew William Buckelew Frances Riggs Harry Riggs and George Weems Williams and Frank H Converse. Interment followed at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs Margaret H Kilgour wife of Fran cis Kilgour of Glen Montgomery County Md died yesterday morning in this city after an operation. She had been ill for a considerable length of time. Survived by her husband three daughters Tane Cecilia and Ela Kilgour and one sister Mrs Walter Braden of Paeonian Springs Va She was a native of Loudoun county Va daughter of the late Dr Decatur Heaton.
The apostolic delegate Rt. Rev. Marinomedé Falconio will consecrate Rt. Rev. Edmund M. Dunne as bishop of Peoria at the Cathedral of the Holy Name in Chicago next Wednesday. Co consecrators are Rt. Rev. John Janssen bishop of Belleville and Rt. Rev. P. J. Muldoon bishop of Rockford. Falconio will address the Central Vern Convention in Indianapolis September 19 to 22.
The body of Mrs W B Moses who died at her summer home in South Bristol Maine will be brought to this city for burial. The casket will be escorted by her three sons Arthur Moses W H Moses and Hetty Moses and her daughter Mrs Agolph Gosling of St Davids Pa. They will arrive at 345 this afternoon and go to the residence of her son Harry C Moses 171 Rhode Island avenue for the funeral probable to be held there.
Courtesy extended by the ports at entry to the Treasury Department and to representatives of foreign governments taking part in the Hudson Fulton celebration. Orders to this effect were issued by Acting Secretary Reynolds yesterday.
Chang Chihtung leads conservative forces but China pursues new education. Western learning spreads via mission schools, then imperial edict 1905 to end old exams and establish colleges. Focus shifts to sciences, languages, and public schools, with girls’ education expanding and military training emphasized to foster patriotism.
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