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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1917

Page

10

Pure Silk Net in Varied Colors for Dressmaking

The Pure Silk Net measures 72 inches wide and comes in pink, flesh, maize, orchid, purple, sky blue, king's blue, turquoise, nile, black and white. Priced at $1.25 a yard with a main floor display on F street. Also offered are Gun Metal Cloth-top button shoes and Patent Coltskin Cloth-top and Button Shoes with Goodyear welt soles and Cuban heels on the third floor Tenth Street.

C Street F Street

Duplex Vegetable Dishes and Serving Sets Prices

Listing of kitchenware items including duplex vegetable dishes with lock handle cover at 8.50, single open vegetable dishes, sandwich or roll plates with pierced patterns, meat platters in 14 to 18 inch sizes priced from 1 to 11 dollars, and baskets for bonbons or cards at 8.00 with decorative pierced patterns. Includes 18 inch sizes with well and tree design and other assorted porcelain pieces.

F Street

Engaged to a Russian diplomat linked to McAdoo kin

Mrs. Treasury Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo announce the engagement of their daughter Nona Haselhurst to Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt second secretary of the Russian embassy. The couple plan an early spring wedding with no date set. Miss McAdoo, a Washington society figure, previously traveled in Europe and served in France during the war.

the Treasury McAdoo Nona Haselhurst Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt Miss McAdoo Tyne Europe France Princess Hohenlohe Catherine Britten Washington Miss Britten California Austria-Hungary Mr. Mohrenschildt Russia Martin Sallie McAdoo

Belle of Cabinet Circle To Be Diplomat's Bride

Miss Nona Hazlehurst McAdoo, daughter of the treasury secretary, will marry Ferdinand de Mohrenschiedt, second secretary of the envoy's embassy. The article lists social guests, receptions, birthdays, and upcoming entertainments in Washington society.

Belle Cabinet Circle Nona Hazlehurst McAdoo Miss McAdoo the Treasury France Ferdinand de Mohrenschiedt The Exar

St Barnabas Parish Reception and Royal Society Events

A St Barnabas Episcopal Church reception was hosted at the Perry home in Langdon for Rev Fletcher and the lay reader Mr Smith. Music was performed by Mr and Mrs Grosskurch and Mr Gasa. Other notes include engagements and social gatherings across Washington with many invites and arrivals at Lafayette and Palm Beach venues.

St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church D .B. Perry Langdon Fletcher Smith Grosskurch Gasa Alexander Eliot Williams Frances Worth Nineteenth Street Mae Gwendolyn Ganley James Ganley Boyds, Md Albert Perry Daye George W. Daye Gaithersburg St. Patrick’s Church George RB. Harrington Barnesville M. Jameson Melvin Gainey P. A. Ganley Mount Rainier Daye Atlantic City

Costa Rica President deposed, Wilson refuses recognition

President Wilson yesterday hosted Alfredo Gonzalez, recently deposed as Costa Rica president, marking his first time entertaining a national executive in theory but not in fact. Manuel Quesada introduced Gonzalez. Costa Rica’s provisional leader will not be recognized by the United States.

Costa Rica Wilson Alfredo Gonzalez United States Manuel Quesada Gonzalez

Mrs Russell Lenchean Hosts Congressional Club Luncheon

Mrs Russell Lenchean hosted yesterday at luncheon in honor of Mrs John Henderson and the executive committee of the Congressional Club. Guests included Mrs Henderson, Mrs Atlee Pomerene, Mrs Joseph W Burns, Mrs Albert B Cummins, Mrs George W Fairchild, Mrs Eadward T Taylor, Mrs Henry G Danforth, Mrs James F Byrnes, Mrs Ernest W Roberts, and Mrs Duncan Jr.

Joseph J. Russell John B Henderson Congressional Club Henderson Atlee Pomerene Joseph W. Burns Albert B Cummins George W. Fairchild Eadward T. Taylor Henry G. Danforth James F. Byrnes Ernest W. Roberts Duncan Jr

Washington Society Notes At A Glance Featuring Charity Event

Social highlights include a large bridge tea for the District of Columbia Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage at Mrs James Wadsworth Jr s residence with over 56 tables and many donations. Attendees include Mrs Thomas M Chatard Mrs Gist Blair and many other district influencers.

District of Columbia Association James W. Wadsworth, Jr Sixteenth Street Thomas M Chatard Gist Blair Allerton Cushman Stephen B. Elkins Richard F. Ely Charles le Fitzhugh Henry D. Flood Charles Glover Misa Gwynn William A. Hammond Corcoran Hull Robert Lansing Robert T. Lincoln William Littauer Alexander F. Magruder Edward McCauley James E Martine James McMillan Mahlon Pitney John F. Rogers Cleyton Russell Joseph Sanger Willard Saulsbury Phillip Sheridan Samuel Spencer John W. Weeks James W. Wadsworth Jr E. Rolling Morse I Street C H. Davis Rhode Island Avenue William Phillips T. Gaff Agustin P Gardiner Edward H. Gheen Arthur Wallace Dunn Joseph M. Stoddard Josephine Patten George B Puller C. L Hussey Anne Squire Murray Ledyard

Nurses to be Added at Monroe School Sites

A Parents League meeting at Ormond Wilson School approved a plan to add trained nurses to all third division schools as urged by Monroe School Home and School Association. The nurse will be appointed by the board, supervised by the medical inspector, and funded by a March 13 benefit at Monroe School with summer duties at the Monroe playground. Ida Kehler presided. attendance at community classes reached 170 with total enrollment 600.

Home and School Association Monroe Parents’ League Ormond Wilson Mra George F. Maybury Monroe Association Long Hawkins A. Hodge Game Committee Board of Education Monroe School Monroe Playground Ida Kehler League Ormond Wilson School

Oldest Suffragist on Guard March 4 Demonstration

Washington notes the White House picket Miss Beulah Amidon North Dakota reports the Rev Olympia Brown Kenosha Wisconsin 85 years old will join the March 4 suffrage event Brown vouched as an honest old timer and history records her as a longtime ally of Susan B Anthony amid revived protests in the current era

Washington White House Beulah Amidon North Dakota Olympia Brown Kenosha Wis Brown Miss Amidon Susan B. Anthony

Girl Messengers Make a Hit in New Brunswick

In New Brunswick on February 21 a plan to hire two girl messengers by Western Union drew attention. Annie Ford, 14, and a second unnamed graduate, posed as speedy messengers, pleasing many clients. A bank president especially praised the girls for promptness, yet an extravagant taxi ride led to the manager paying a $1,509 bill.

New Brunswick Messenger Boys Fowler The Western Union Annie Ford New Brunswick High ‘School Aaid Miles Ford Miss Ford Franklin Park Misa Ford

Dancer Spanks Him Political to Kalamazoo Vaudeville Show

Ed Cardigan travelled from Kalkaska to sell his father's potato crop then met dancer Alice Shar after a Kalamazoo vaudeville performance. A police officer intervened when Shar insulted him and requested diversion from the street crowd. The event led to public embarrassment and social scandal in Kalamazoo.

Washington Post Kalamazoo Mich Ed Cardigan Kalkaska Alice Shar Alice Miss Shar

Today’s Beauty Hint for Easy Hair Care

A simple routine avoids frequent shampooing by thoroughly cleansing with a homemade shampoo. Dissolve a teaspoonful of canthrax in hot water to make a cup of shampoo liquid that covers the entire scalp and all hair. Rub in, rinse, and enjoy a fresh scalp, reduced dandruff, quick drying, and glossy soft hair.

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