Palm Beach auto race entrants named in charity event
Little Peeps at Smart Life reports Palm Beach furore as Mrs Spencer Eddy and other society ladies enter the Palm Beach Pettit auto race set for Thursday afternoon. Col William Cary Sanger leaves Washington after offering services, joining his wife and daughter. Newport notes Miss Roberta Willard in New York with Mrs French Vanderbilt visiting, and Mrs Waldo Evans hosts a bridge party for Miss Katherine G. Knight.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Spencer Eddy
Argentina
Pierre Ti Barbey
Tuxedo Park
Terome Napoleon Bonaparte
Newport
John C King
New York
Furs Artuo de Heeren
Mra Gurnee Munn
Washington
Mary B Warburton
Rosamond Lancaster
Gretchen Clay
Washington Post
St. 1
Roberta Willard
French Vanderbilt
G. Edmunds
New London
Hugh J. B MecElgin
Mra McElgin
Fort Adams
Waldo Evans
Comdr. Evans
Katherine G. Knight
Miss Frances Cook Weds Rev. Harold Arrowsmith in Baltimore
One of the season’s notable weddings unites Frances Swayne Cook, daughter of Mrs George Hamilton Cook and the late Capt. Cook, with Rev Harold Noel Arrowsmith of New York at Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church. The bride’s brother-in-law escorted her as the ceremony was led by Rev Hugh Birckhead with assistances from Rev Harold Lawsmith and Bishop John Gardner Murray delivering the blessing.
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Baltimore
Frances Swayne Cook
George Hamilton Cook
Capt. Cook
Harold Noel Arrowsmith
Harold Arrowsmith
Mra Arrowsmith
New York
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Francia Nigichart
Hugh Birckh
Roanoke Town Sold At Sheriff Auction
Fayette Mo Feb 6 the town of Roanoke on the boundary line between Howard and Randolph counties where the first Confederate company in central Missouri was raised after the Civil War was sold under the sheriff s hammer for 410 dollars. The sale included ten lots and three buildings once making Roanoke a busy trading center in a tobacco producing region.
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Fayette
Roanoke
Howard
Randolph
Missouri
Readings at Study Club Hear Dramatic Pieces
In a workshop at 1332 V Street NW the Study Club of the Drama League heard J Lewis Moneyman read The Tragedy of Nan by John Manne feld and Miss Mary Sibley Evans present Lady Patricia by Rudolf Bimer. A dispatch from the Vatican announced Monsignor James P Mctloskey of Media Pennsylvania as Bishop of Zamboanga in the Philippine Islands. Monsignor McGloskey has served in the Philippines for years.
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V Street Northwest
The
Drama League
J. Lewis Moneyman
Nan
John Mannefeld
Mary Sibley Evans
Lady Patricia
Rudolf Bimer
James P Mctloskey
Media
Zamboanga
Philippine Islands
Vatican
Monsignor
McGloskey
Philippines
Mrs. A. J. Cassatt Rents Newport Villa for Season
Special dispatch from New York reports Mrs. A. J. Cassatt of Philadelphia has rented Midcaff, a villa on Ruggles avenue near the Cliff in Newport for the coming summer. The property is owned by Louis Butler McGagg.
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A. J. Cassatt
Newport
Washington Post
New York
Philadelphia
Ruggles Avenue
Cliff
Louis Butler McGagg
Indoor horse show drills draw local riders to Washington riding club
Fair members and horse enthusiasts prepare mounts for the Indoor horse show on February 19 and 20 under the Washington Riding and Hunt Club. Members Ruth Hitchcock Edyth Howard Elizabeth Scriven Mrs. W Sinclair Bowen and others rode at the tan bark club at Twenty second and P streets while the show committee heard reports on rising interest from local and out of town exhibitors. An expanded entries list due to many harness class entries prompted an added class, bringing total classes to twenty eight with a cup donated by N. J Ward for the new division.
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Washington Riding and Hunt Club
Ruth Hitchcock
Edyth Howard
Elizabeth Scriven
W. Sinclair Bowen
Thomas P. Morgan, Jr
Maj
Wiliam Mitchell
Melvin C
Society at Home and Theatre in Washington
188 Margaret Wilson visits New York as cabinet day hosts fill Willard gatherings. Mrs Marshall and many dignitaries attend, with Mrs Davis, Mrs Knapp, Miss Page, Miss Thoms assisting. Mrs Lansing hosts guests including Mrs Seymour Knowlton, others preside at tables. Naval and agricultural officials also hosted. Woodrow Wilson attends a Philadelphia Orchestra box party with family. A large crowd at the auditorium includes high officials and diplomats. Baron Hardenbroeck returns to the Willard. Reynolds and Mrs Craven to host at 1440 N Street this afternoon.
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Willard
John W. Davis
John H. Knapp
Joseph Folk
Miss Page
Miss Thoms
Lansing
Seymour Knowlton
New York
Lewis
Willams
Beckham
Kentucky
Olney
Mattis
Temple
J. Julian Bolling
Wilbur J. Carr
State Department
Gregory
Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Redfield
Secretary of Commerce
Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Society of Sponsors
United States
Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
New Hampshire
White Elephant Sale Opens Amid Busy Charity Effort
The White Elephant sale at 607 Fourteenth Street opened yesterday for a 19 day run to raise funds for the American fund for French wounded the British American war Relief and the Red Cross helpers. Donors have been generous and Mrs George Howard led the sale with quick listings and marking of articles. Local society notes include Mrs Wade H Ells receiving formally this afternoon and Mrs Pearl Cable visiting from Los Angeles. Mme Ali Kull Khan returns to 1876 Wyoming Avenue after visits to Boston and New York.
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George Howard
American Fund For
Red Cross
Mme
Ali Kull Khan
Legation
Wyoming Avenue
Boston
New York
State Department
Frank Folk
Shoreham
Social notes of teas and receptions at capital society
Mrs Widwin Pearson Parker will be at home tomorrow after 4 with her daughter Mrs J Hangon Boyden. A Salvador minister hosted luncheon yesterday for men. Mrs James D Aleshire hosted at Army Navy Club for Mrs W S Denman with 30 guests. Cards out for tea next Sunday at the Newman home in compliment to Mrs Lemuel P Padgett and Mrs Joseph J Russell. Dorothy Bertholf in New Haven for Yale prom. Mrs Ten Eyck Wendell to resume Saturdays in March. Mrs Charles B McVay left for Newport to join Commander McVay. Freshly married Frederic Cauldwell and Eleanor Sherman Thackara to Woodward. Judge Paige hosted at Rauscher's for Senator Weeks with 22 guests and floral decor. Kate DuBose visiting New York. Mrs Charlen Warren at home this afternoon and Feb 14. Phelan not at home this afternoon. Mrs Thomas L Hume at home this afternoon and next Wednesdays in February. Motet Choral Society concert tonight at Willard ballroom with conductor Otto T Simon and cellist Richard Lorleberg. Mrs T W Stubblefield at home this afternoon Sixteenth Street. Rubinstein Club concert tonight at Raleigh ballroom with Criterion Quartet and pianist Felix Garziglia.
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Salvador
Don Rafael Zaldivar
James D Aleshire
Army and Navy Club
W. 8. Denman
New Shipping Board
Enos Newman
Hodges
Carda
Ten Eyck Wendell
Charles B. McVay
Newport
Commander McVay
T. W. Stubblefield
Sixteenth Street
Rubinstein Club
A. M. Blair
Raleigh
Criterion Quartet of
New York
Felix Garziglia
Mrs Cragie Heads South for Two Months
Mrs. Cragie wife of Representative A Morrison of Indiana and social hostesses host a dinner lineup with Gen Chase Baker McIver Sherer and others. Mrs Cragie will tour Southern cities to address Shakespeare societies and speak at the Louisiana State Federation of Women’s Clubs in New Orleans in April.
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William A. Mann
George F. Chase
Chauncey B. Baker
George Mcliver
Louis C. Sherer
Palmer Pierce
Charles O'H. Craigie
South
Craigie
Shakespeare Society of
Washington
Louisiana State Federation of Women's Clubs
New Orleans
Heiskell Powell Nuptials Set for Today in St Patrick Church
The marriage of Miss Elaine Witz hugh Powell to Mr. Jesse Lewis Heiskell occurs at 11 o clock this morning at St Patrick s Church. Attendants include Mrs Francia Auguste Millett as maid of honor and bridesmaids Hester Heiskell Augusta Heiskell. Best man is Edward Heiskell. Breakfast to follow at Boundary Castle for about 100 guests with Mrs Henderson assisted by Mrs Burleson and Mrs Scott.
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Elaine Witzhugh Powell
Jesse Lewis Heiskell
St. Patrick’s Church
Francia Auguste Millett
Pittsburgh
Hester Heiskell
Augusta Heiskell
Edward Heiskell
Boundary Castle
Schoolgirl Friends Attend Mrs Dent Birthday
Mrs Louis A Dent's birthday gathering was hosted by her daughter and assisted by Mrs C Rudolph and others. Due to Mrs Charles C Millarbury's departure for New Orleans she will miss this month except for this afternoon when she will be joined by her sister Mrs Holder who recently arrived in Washington.
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Louis A. Dent
Cune H. Rudolph
Mra William
D Weet
Mina Helen McKay Phillipal
Katharine Rudolph Weat
Charles C Mllarbury
New Orleans
Holder
Washington
Lye
Noel House Benefit Draws Washington Society Support
Washington society mobilizes for the Noel House Settlement benefit featuring Geraldine Farrar in Joan the Women next Tuesday. Early ticket sales are strong with four theater boxes already spoken for by Mrs Marshall Pield and others. total tickets limited to 600 under Mrs Henry Marquard at 1767 Q Street NW.
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Washington Society
Noel House
Geraldine Farrar
Joan
Marshall Pield
Charles Boughton Wood
Thomas Walsh
Misa Spang
Pittsburgh
Henry Marquard
Q Street
Northwest
Miss Ida Zirkin Praises Skunk Fur For Milady
Miss Ida Zirkin told the Home Economics Association in Woodward & Lothrop’s auditorium about fur dyes and quality. She said the skunk fur is affordable for moderate means and wears well, noting a winter demand for male skins and a 100 percent price rise, with chinchilla scarcity leading to imitation by Russian squirrel.
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Ida Zirkin
Home Economics Association
Woodward & Lothrop’s
Mias Zirkin
Skun
South America
Anti-Liquor Exhibit Opens at 1827 G Street NW
An exhibit of over 200 charts placards and models on liquor effects opened last night at 1827 G Street NW under the National Anti-Saloon League. Idaho Rep Addison T. Smith highlighted education and corporate bans on alcohol. The display, tied to the Panama-Pacific Expedition and shown previously at the International Hygiene Congress, will run weekdays 2 to 10 PM. Also urged Americans to donate 2 million dollars to the B F B permanent blind relief war fund for soldiers and sailors, with checks payable to Charles J. Bell, 1420 Sixteenth Street NW.
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G@ streat northwest
National Anti-Saloon League
Addison T. Smith
Idaho
San Francisco
W. C. Woodward
Harvey W. Wiley
B. F B
Sgadore
Charles J. Bell
Sixteenth Street
Weat
Superb Stokowski and Gerhardt dazzle Washington concert
The Philadelphia Orchestra under Stokowski delivered superb performances yesterday in Washington. Elena Gerhardt’s superb singing complemented Mendelssohn Italian Symphony No. 4 and Wagner selections, concluding with Astruas Tod und Verklärung, all praised as one of the season’s best concerts.
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Philadelphia Orchestra
Elena Gerhardt
National
Stokowski
Washington
Fred
Schumann
Mendelssohn
Hiena Gerhardt
Wagner
Stehe
Schimersen
Traume
Richard A&trauas
WANTS HOMES ON WAR BASIS MEETING CALLS FOR PREPAREDNESS
The Housekeepers' Alliance of Washington urges members to attend a 2:30 p m Friday meeting on putting American housekeeping on a war footing. Mrs Flora McDonald Thompson leads with a discussion on saving money now to strengthen the nation. Dr C F Langworthy from the Agriculture Department will speak on saving in meal planning. A concert by the Critrmon Mal Quartet of New York City follows at Emanuel Baptist Church. Admission 5 cents to 25 cents.
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Critmrion Mal
New York City
Immanuel Baptist Chur
16Th St
Columbia Rd
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