Lame Duck Alley Loses Gate of Public Waiting Room
White House crowds see a new corridor screen used as a waiting area nicknamed lame duck alley by a senator. Vice President Sherman comments the space is not large enough. Adee clever quip at Cabinet meeting triggers adjournment amid jokes about pot of message. Senator Culberson reappears with more tales as Depew remains silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Norton
Lame Duck” Alley
Sherman
Fort Myer
Knox
Adee
Mr. Adee
Senator Culberson
Question of Percentage and a Taxing Arithmetic Debate
A reader critiques a periodical’s arithmetic on percentages in a long letter to the editor. The exchange centers on how percentages and decimals are expressed and added, with example figures involving $1,700, $430, rent, and returns. The writer disputes the article’s claimed rates and argues for precise percentage expressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tdltor
Tie
Mose
Harry Silaw
Olive Mead Quartet Benefits Graduate Nurses at Columbia Theater
An appreciative audience welcomed the Olive Mead Quartet Olive Mead Vern Fonaroff Gladys North and Lillian Littlehates at the Columbia Theater for a benefit program for the Graduate Nurses Association Six numbers were performed with deft balance among first and second violins viola and cello Haydns Quartet in G major Mendelssohn Cansonetta and Tschaikowsky Andante Cantabile drew the strongest applause The ensemble avoided fortissimo and achieved a refined harmonious blend throughout a hour of beautiful music
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Mead
Columbia Theater
Vern Fonaroff
Gladys North
Lillian Littlehates
Graduate Nurses’ Association
Haydn
Mendelssohn
Tschaikowsky
Fireboat Quells Early Morning Boathouse Fire
Firefighter responded to a fire in a boathouse under construction at Thirteenth and Water streets southwest. Flames were stopped from spreading to neighboring shipyards. The building, owned by W. K. Knoilt oy, was destroyed with a $50 loss plus a $200 powerboat owned by W. C. Ham nacg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteenth
Water Streets
Sumber Yards
W. K. Knoiltoy
W. C. Hamnacg
Fresh Air Crank Pleads for Ventilation Reform
A reader from Washington, Dec 2, complains about poor ventilation in churches, amusement venues, and streetcars. She laments being mocked as a fresh air fiend and urges conductors to open transoms to improve air, arguing the public health and comfort depend on better ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
Alfred Bennett-Iles
Washington
Four New York Women Said Eligible for Crowned-Head Order
A Washington Post report notes a new book titled Of Scentered Race in red morocco lists four New York women as members of a lineage to historic crowns. The four are Mrs. George Hunter Brown, Mrs. Joseph J. Casey, Mrs. Clarence Lyman Collins, and Mrs. Charles H. Terry, with claims tracing to monarchs like Edward I and Alfred the Great.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Morocco
Order of the Crown
America
South New England
George Hunter Brown
Joseph J. Casey
Clarence Lyman Collins
Charles H. Terry
Brown
Cernelia Emily Moss
Edward I
England
Matthew Griswold
Alfred the Great
Annah Walker Robinson
James Henry Watson
Memphis
Tenn
Indiscriminate Variety in Diet Hinted as Hazard
Dr T J Allen argues against excessive variety in meals, praising a simple menu with minimal variation. He notes a Chicago executive who improved health by eating cornmeal mush and milk at each meal, one food at a time, and warns that modern living challenges appetite guidance, suggesting too much variety may contribute to cancer risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Chicago
Taft Attends Fort Myer Drill and Socials
President and Mrs Taft visit Fort Myer for an Army Relief Society drill and tea in the gym opposite the hall. Gen Leonard Wood and many social figures attend. A supper follows at the Oliver residence and a cotillion is planned by Edson Bradley for Helen Taft. The Washington barracks hosts the first hop of the season with receptions at the post and army homes nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Myer
Army Relief Society
Taft
Leonard Wood
Wood
Col
Garrard
Wotherspoon
Sternberg
Sharpe
Aleshire
Robert Shaw Oliver
Oliver
John A. Johnstone
Summerlin
Robert I. Fleming
George Appleby
Davis
Robert Hinckley
Ethel Hickey
William L. Marshall
Marshall
Frank Phipps
Gillespie
Ida F. Smith
Baxter
Louise Robertson
Edward Gurr
Berry
Debutante Event Highlights Servants and Guests
A yesterday debutante event featured Mrs Earnhardt and Mrs Folz with a large candy table staffed by Mrs Koerper, Mrs Maule, Mrs Kendall and assistants including Miss Maule and Doris Wrederick. Flower table workers included Mrs Calvin de Witt and Mrs Eliza Wessels. Numerous young women served at tea and ticket sales were handled by Burden and Wilcox. The event ended with an informal dance as officers in khaki and campaign coats joined in, with girls wearing caps, aprons, or white dresses and bright ribbon touches. Mrs Leonard Wood hosted luncheon prior to the drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnhardt
Folz
Koerper
Maule
Kendall
Miss Maule
Doris Wrederick
Alma. Portner
Miss Thuni
Wammond
Dorothy Brooks
Margaret Fight
Frances Webster
Miss Claggett
Miss Rother
Calvin de Witt
Williamt Snow
Eliza Wessels
Ives
Russell
Rena
Hoyt
Miss Davis
Helen Cecil
Baldwin
Newton
Burden
Maj. Garden
Wilcox
Jeonard Wood
President Hosts at Belasco Theater Entourage
The President and guests attended at the Belasco Theater including Judge Alexander P. Humphries and Job Hedges from New York. Gen Oliver and Mrs Oliver hosted a double box party with Gen Wotherspoon Col Liggett Maj McCormick Capt Spaulding and Capt Staden. Alice Wright daughter of Justice Wright hosted a young peoples dinner and later a hop with numerous guests. The Chevy Chase Club plans a hunt ball on January 6 with a committee including Clarence Moore and Col Downey. Debutantes May Hammond and Eliza Morgan McMullin were feted after a New National theater party and private supper. The Olive Mead Quartet was honored with a benefit concert for the nurses fund and a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Fowler. The French Ambassador traveled to New York for the Lotus Club banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander P. Humphries
Louisville, Ky
Job Hedges
New York City
Belasco Theater
Wotherspoon
Liggett
McCormick
Spaulding
Staden
Alice Wright
Daniel Thew Wright
Wright
Young Peoples
Dorothy Deeble
Gertrude Gor‘lon
Bartlett
Alice Boutell
Clare Wright
Board of Governors
Chevy Chase Club
Clarence Moore
M F. H
George F. Downey
Frederic L. Huidekoper
Gist Blair
Clarence RK. Edwards
C. BF
G. Sowerby
George Howard
Frank Lee Denny
M. William ©. Marrow
Miss Hammond
New National
Rhode Island Avenue
Miss May Hammond
Eliza Morgan McMullin
Frances Noyes
Margaret Cotton Smith
Mary Hoyle
Edward Cady
Lieut. Long
Cotton Smith
Harold Candee
Carroll Glover
Coppinger
Heart and Home Talks by Barbara Loyd
Christmas crowds reveal women drive holiday preparations while men, though fond of the day, rarely engage in decorating or gift planning. The piece urges husbands to share in the festivities, bring home greens, help with decorations, and participate in child gift conversations to brighten family celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Loyd
Father
Mother
Ballingers and Cabinet Wives Arrive in Washington
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs Ballinger returned to Washington and reside at Stoneleigh Court. Secretary of War and Mrs Dickinson came back from Tennessee after their son’s fatal illness. Mrs MacVeagh leaves for New York for several days and will not receive on Wednesday. Mrs Randall Hoes to preside at Gentle Women's League tea and luncheon at 16 Connecticut Avenue starting 10 a.m. Honorary members include Mrs Willard H Brownson Mrs Edson Bradley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior
Secretary of War
Dickinson
Washington
Tennessee
Randall Hoes
Gentle Women's League
Connecticut Avenue
League
Willard H. Brownson
Edson Bradley
Bancroft Davis
Archi
Joseph Choate, Jr
Social Season Notes At Washington Society Tea
Cards invited for a December 12 tea hosted by Mrs. Charles W Richardson from 5 to 7 pm to introduce Miss Amy Richardson to society. The week’s social items note New York visitors, winter residence at the Ashton house by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Griswold, Mrs. Griswold newly wed, and guests at dinners and teas including Miss Katherine Baxter of Louisville and Miss Helen Hendrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Taft
William Griswold
Nagel
Luise
Alexander von Bernstorff
Sophy Johnston
Colton
Walter Tuckerman
Robert Bacon, Jr
Ben Cable
James Curtis
the Treasury
Henry du Pont
Oliver
Q Street
Charles W. Richardson
Dr. Richardson
Amy Richardson
Walter Griswold
Ashton
Massachusetts Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Catherine Britton
Katherine Baxter
Louisville
Social Leaders and High Society at Washington and New York
Snapshot tour through Washington and New York society scenes detailing Senator Hale's Maine home firewood routines, Admiral Dewey花 garden, Lady Johnstone’s dress, Helen Taft fudge making, and a major antique sale in New York. Includes Met Opera attendance and Frick collection viewings with prominent names and prices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas
Bill McDonald
Roosevelt
Elouston
Bill
Rangers
Tall
Run
Hill
Depew
Uplift
Beto
Em Chang
Drs. Iles
Amerigans
New Red Book
T. J. Allen
Copsright
Joseph B. Bowles
Mrs. Taft
Mrs. Bradley
South Carolina
Washington Barracks
William J. Barden
Barden
Wiliam H. Bixby
Bixby
Engineer
Mas
Harris Ewing
Helen Hendrick
David Stewart Hendrick
Smith College
Gen. Oliver
Miss Litchfield
Neon
Graduate Nurses' Fund
A. H. Fowler
Miss Nagel
Miss Pilling
Miss Harper
Misa Greely
Miss Haywood
Miss Morgan
Miss Downing
Miss Krogstad
Miss Hunt
Clare Swift
Fowler
N Street
Lotus Club
Tom
Larry
Mr. and
Mrs. Ballinger
Switzerland
The
Legation
Henri Martin
Lotus
Tin
Horstmann
Ambassador
Nicholas Longworth
Cornelius Vanderbilt
A. Jeffries Parsons
Auni Club
Bancroft Place
Eugene Hale
Maine
Lince
Admiral Dewey
Milly
Lady Johnstone
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
Gheath
Johnstone
Dresden
Sally Bell Garlington
Franklin Bell
Miss Garlington
Miss Taft
Madison Square South
Thomas B. Clarke
Tiffany Studios
Edwin Gould
Harris Fahnestock
James Fenimore Cooper
Herbert L. Pratt
H. C. Hoyt
Alfred D
Galen
Sheraton
Colonial Tools Society
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Aveue
Robert Mainwaring
Charles Bradley
Metropolitan Opera House
Frederick Bronson
F. Grand
Hauteville
I. Chauncey McKeever
G. M Connfelt
J. Russell Soley
Mrs. Soley
McKeever
Connfelt
Charles A. Childs
Childs
Frank Pelton
Frederick Ht. Benedict
Sidney Dillon Ripley
William Greenough
William K. Vanderbilt
Miss Rutherford
Mia
Henry W. Bull
Boston
Henry C. Frick
Pittsburg
Museum of Fine Arts
Messrs
Nathaniel Thayer
Francis Bartlett
John Chipman Grey
Henry Sargent Hunnewell
Francis
Edward Jackson Holmes
Grafton Cushing
Arthur Cabot
Edward Wiegiesworth
Edward R. Warren
C. Howard Walker
Galt & Bro
Pennsylvania Avenue
Palais Royal
Post
Vaz
the Palais
A. Lisner
A. F. Bornot Bro. Co
French Dyers and Scourers
St. N. W
Richmond Corner
17Th and H Streets
Richmond
Clifford M.lewis
Suits
Seventh St
Pa. Ave
V. D. Rosen
Kenois Bidg
Lth & Gats
N.W
Arthur G. Borden
Juliet Ostrich Feather Shop
G Street
Qur Wagon
J. Tavenner
E. Chapin
Kouaks
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