Mrs Galt's gown finished at bride elects home in Washington
Special Washington dispatch reports Mrs Norman Galt, bride elect of President Wilson, has possession of her wedding gown. Julius Kurzman and staff delivered finery to the Galt home on Twentieth Street and later carried items to Secretary McAdoo's residence for Mrs McAdoo. Kurzman declined to discuss details fearing reporters.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York World
Norman Galt
Wilson
Galt
Twentieth Street
Julius Kurzman
Misa Jessie Wilson
Francis Howes Sayre
Tieanor Wilson
Wiliam G McAdoo
Kursman
Celt
Mr. Galt
McAdoo
Fifth Avenue
Mra McAdoo
Mr Kurzman
Mra Galt
Mrs Ogden Goelet Hosts White Sulphur Friends
Perfect autumn day at Greenbrier and nearby trails brings many guests. Mrs Ogden Goelet hosts Mr and Mrs Orme Wilson for tea after a river excursion. Attendees include Mr Fay, Mrs Lathrop Brown, Mr Byng, Miss Hunnewell, Miss Prescott, and others visiting from New York and Washington.
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Greenbrier
Washington Post
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ogden Goelet
M Orme Wilson
Elmhurst
A J. Fay
Lewisburg
Greenbriar
Harry Byng
Gertrude Hunnewell
Edith Prescott
Lathrop Brown
Summit Point
Jennings Ormonde
Bobs Ridge
Ormonde
Allegheny
James Morrigan
Washington
General
Go Christan
Frank Crosby
Alleghenies
Harts Run
Hot Springs Society Rides and Enjoys the Golf Links
Special to The Washington Post from Hot Springs Ve Dec 10 describes society members on golfing outings and social drives. Notable attendees include Mr and Mrs George Dobyne of Boston recovering jewels, Baron Rosenkrantz traveling to Richmond then Atlanta, and Mrs Samuel Powell with companions en route to Oak Grove for tea. Arrivals include Mr and Mrs Kurtz, J P Laffey, J J Raskob, and Joseph Thomas with other local society members at the Hot Springs links.
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Haron Rosenkrantz
Atlanta
Baron Rosenkrants
Richmond
Baroness Rosenkrants
Samuel Powell
Guy Hinsdale
Jean Hinsdale
Oak Grove
Jerome Alexander
Fassifern Farm
Stephen Wilcox Pratt
Arthur N Middleton
Eckley B. Coxe
William Standley Stokes
Waldo Story
Jessie Pickens
William Armatron
Greer
Delafield
Story
Miss Pickens
Mra. Pratt
Dobyne
Edwin R. Campbell
Benjamin T Klissam
A. J. Duncan
George W. Hewitt
Arthur W Austin
Soul Kiss Tale Dominates Courtroom Testimony in Separation Case
New York December report describes Everett Ketchum, Yale-educated lawyer, detailing his wife Ada's two hour soul kiss in a separation suit. He testifies of the long caress, their courtship rounds, and Ada's claimed 25 prior suitors including a senator.
Devil Anse Leads Hunt to Slay Feared Mountain Bear
Williamson Virginia December 10 The bear hunt led by Devil Anse Hatfield survivor of the Hatfield clan ends with the bear slain after a seventeen day chase The animal killed about 40 hogs and many sheep in about 90 days and menaced isolated farms across Mingo and Logan counties The pursuit spanned 400 miles through West Virginia mountains and stirred wide southern regional excitement
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Washington Post
Willamson
Anse” Hatield
Hatield
Hatfield-McCoy
Mingo
Logan
West Virginia
Charles Thorne to wed Mrs Peata in Paris shock engagement
Private dispatches from Farla announce the engagement of Charles Stockton Thorne, vice president of the Pooshon tas Fuel Company, New York, to Mrs Alfred H Peata, who has lived in Paris. Thorne is a New York clubman yachtman and automobilist. Peata, widowed after 1908, previously inherited a fortune and pursued nursing during WWI.
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Paria
Washington Post
New York
Farla
Charles Stockton Thorne
Pooshontas Fuel Company
Alfred H. Peats
Au+utomobile
America
Baltyard
Ardsley Club
Katherine Parker Thorne
Chicago
Paata
Paris
Thorne
Shorne
Minkse
Europa
Preston Gibson Traced in Washington Health Crisis
Preston Gibson of Washington son of the late Senator Gibson and nephew of the Chief Justice is confined to his apartment following a severe grip attack. The incident highlights the prominent family’s medical concerns amid ongoing public attention in New York on December 10.
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Washington
New York
Preston Gibson
Senator Gibson
Justica
Supreme Court of the United States
Soul Kiss Described In Court By Husband Of Wife
In New York supreme court lawyer Hy erett P Ketchum recalls his wife Mgr Ketchum kissing him on a parlor sofa describing an eternal kiss lasting two hours as part of a court description. The account portrays a dramatic personal scene framed as testimony in a dispute.
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P. Ketchum
Yple
New York Supreme Court
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Everett
Klas
Heredit
Ming
Thia
Suitor testifies to Florida honeymoon plan and wealthy fortune link
The witness describes how a woman sought a Florida love affair and a fortune tied to his grandfather, praising their bond and her kisses as she pressed to marry him. He recalls repeated meetings, proposals, and her belief in a sacred love before engagement. Continuous kissing and romantic statements followed.
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Ketcham
Greenwich
Mr. Levy
Des
Bea
Ketchum
Call Girls Smugglers Part of Their Wardrobe
New York December 10 French fashion and indignation filled United States Commissioner Houghton s court as Baroness Jeanne d Etreillis head of a Paris fashion firm and three associates faced warrants for customs fraud and labor law violations. The scheme allegedly used Paris gowns carried by girls declared as part of their personal wardrobe to dodge duties, with 50 to 100 gowns reportedly smuggled in since September. Authorities suspect the Paris house shifted operations to New York, transferring staff and business.
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D'Etreils
U. S
Washington Post
New York
United States
Clarense
Houghton
Baronesa Jeanne
Frank E. Carstarphen
Harold 2. Harper
Paria House
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Prosecution Looms For Mrs Warren Over Undeclared Gowns
New York reports Dudley Field Malone, port collector, will prosecute Mrs Whitney Warren wife of a prominent architect for failure to declare gowns and other items bought abroad. Articles will be forfeited. Warren had arrived November 16 after six weeks in France for Secours Nationale. Inspectors say trunk contents exceed her declared 1500 value. Warren said gowns partly for herself and Evelyn Byrd Burden.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
Mra
Warren
Evelyn Byrd Burden
Army and Navy Changes of the Day
The changes affect officers of the quartermaster corps and cavalry and infantry units. Capt. Alfred Alo moves from Galveston to Brownsville as quartermaster. Capt. John Chambers relocates to Harlingen. Maj. PheroY Willie moves to Harlingen depot. General recruiting duties assigned to Lt. Robert Collins at Jefferson Barracks. Promotions and detachments listed for numerous lieutenants and captains across Twelfth Cavalry, Seventh Cavalry, Third Cavalry, Fifth Infantry, and other units with retirements and reassignment to Fort Slocum, San Francisco, and Hawaii contexts noted. Additional officer movements include medical corps transfers, duty at Fort Lawton, and various judge advocate and support roles.
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Alfred Alo
Brownsville
Tex
Galveston
Browne, ‘Villa
John
Chambers
Harlingen
Pheroy Willie
Robert L. Collins
Eighth
Cavalry
Jefferson Barracks
Talbot | Smith
Thoup Mille
Third Cavalry
Talbot Smith
Elmer WW. Clark
Quartermaster
Corps
Gutersl
Philippine Department
Horsch N. Munro
Twelfth Cavalry
Alden M. Graham
Cleventh
Prank H. Adams
Second Infantry
Fort Slocum
Edward H. Pearor
Hobbrt
McDonald
Medical i Corpa
Hawaiian Department
United States
Charles M. O'Connor, Jr
Medical Corps
Amp Pulance Company No
Fort 1
A. Russell
Wio
San Francisco
Cal
Atl
Hawaii
Milomh HE. Hilgard
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Lawton
Wash
Quartertaxeter
Frank L. Dodds
Thes
Edward H. Poarce
Thomas L. Smith
Richard D. LA Garde
Ninth Infantry
Ninth Infantry, On Butgeon
Butgeon
Gol
Oolden LH. Buggles
Exchanes’ Department
Tracy. Dickson
James M. Burroughs
Second Cavalry
Warrite
Archin Miller
Lisut
Hobert
Lytla
Tenth Infantry
Third Infantry
Infantry
Hichard W. Cooksey
Philippine Scouts
Port Myer
Suit filed over rent for Ormond Lodge at Tuxedo N J
Miss Alice Preston sues Harry B. Oelrichs in Newport superior court for 750 dollars claiming rent due on the Ormond Lodge house at Tuxedo New Jersey. The lease allegedly dated February to April 1914 before Mr and Mrs Oelrichs marriage. after marriage the defendant did not occupy the property. The defense alleges improper heating. Neither principal was present. trial continues Monday.
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R. J
Alice [Preston, Slater
Charles Frederick Hoffman
Superior Court
Harry B. Ostrichs
Tuxedo, N
Ormond Lodge
Oelrichs
Eather Marbland
Farewell Dinner for Gen Clem by Naval M Order Washington
The Washington commandery of the Naval Military Order of the Spanish War gathered at the Army and Navy Club to tender Brig. Gen. F. L. Clem a farewell dinner before his departure to San Antonio Texas to visit his son for several months. A business session approved a resolution backing the President's national defense program urging stronger land and sea defenses. The measure condemned peace advocates. Gen Clem urged recruiting, calling for ten new members in the District for every current member. Addresses were made by Rep Loud of Michigan Rep Dyer of Missouri and others.
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Army and Navy Club
F. L. Clem
Quartermaster's Department
Clem
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Wilaon
Clam
Loud
Michigan
Dyer
Missouri
Fort Myer Men Present Winter Drill Exhibition
Army exhibition drill held at Fort Myer yesterday afternoon attracted many spectators including several congressmen. Troops K L M performed shareback musical and cossack drills under commanders Lieut Xing Capt R M Barton and Capt W D Forsythe, with a field artillery battery drill closing the program. Col W Wilder reviewed the troops and Mrs Monoher hosted tea afterward in the administration building dance hall.
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Fort Myer
Congress
W. Wilder
Lieut
Xing
R. M. Barton
W. D. Forsythe
Field Artillery
Three Artists in Concert at National Theater
Three new Washington artists performed yesterday in the fifth Ten-atar series at the National Theater under T. Arthur Smith. Carl Friedberg showcased Beethoven and Liszt with graceful fluency, while Vanally Besekirsky offered a Ruslin tone marred by occasional harshness, and Mme Maria Nansen-Stone struggled with resonance in a pianissimo. The program featured a Bach prelude and Rachmaninoff dances, with Townsends’ Beroeuse encore praised.
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National Theater
Arthur Smith
Elsie Lambe
Friedberg
Carl Friedberg
Vanally Besekirsky
Mme
Maria Nansen-Stone
Grace Hannon in Love Suit Escapes Then Is Detained
Grace Canfield Hannon, 24, daughter of a New York gambler, fled a Providence chase as Deputy Sheriff Paster pursued by taxi across multiple blocks. She was arrested after trying to bar the Grosvenor building attorney’s office where the officer seized her on a $25,000 civil warrant related to alleged alienation of affections from Menton L. Johnson, orchestra leader. The case heads to the January term of the superior court.
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Grace Canfield
Hannon
Providence
Washington Post
KR. T
Canfield Hannon
Richard Camera
New York
Saratoga
Ivy 4. Johnson
Menton L. Johnson
Mrs. Hannon
Mra Hannon
Paste
Paster
District 3
Grosvenor Building
Weyhosset Street
Movie Actress Brice Arrested in Philadelphia
Ronsetta Brice, famed movie actress, held on $800 bail by Magistrate Beaton on two counts of larceny involving two valuable diamond rings. The Washington, D C native faced questions with a composed smile as she awaited court action and posted bail within minutes.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Ronsetta Brice
Viage
Beaton
William Lewis
Misa Brice
Washington, D. C
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