Social and Personal News From Washington Society Pages
Social and personal notes describe visitors at the Cairn for the Congressional sessions. Prominent guests include Misses Grace Potter Nott Corinne Douglas Robinson and Gladys Roosevelt at the White House. A Christmas gathering at Miss Zimmerman’s on Eighth Street SE featured games singing and a decorated parlor. Additional attendees named with addresses and hosts, plus upcoming at homes and visits by various society figures in Washington.
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Diffard Richardson
Grace Potter
Nott
Corinne Douglas Robinson
Gladys Roosevelt
White House
Miseca Zimmerman
Eighth Street
Willi Greens
Social gossip from the holiday season wit and witless plans
The column surveys social happenings and chic follies from Washington and New York society. Baroness von Sternburg’s hats hover beside civic federation intrigue and the eligibility nerves of Miss Marie Gedge as a humorous South Carolina wedding gag unfolds amid busy social rounds. George Wo Porkang August Belmont Joan V Mitchell and Samuel Gompers figure among expected speakers at a national luncheon. The piece notes police and coachmen anecdotes about humane checks, plus lighter portraits of fashionable women and their quirks in a fragmented society page.
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Mrs Botte
Palmer Spya
National Civic Federation
Bo Franklin MacVeagh
Cyrus McCormick
Fediritioy
Tam
Dot
George Wo Porkang
August Belmont
Joan V Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
Marie Gedge
Indiana
South Carolina
Hewens
Miss Gedge
Howard Jackson
South
Gedge
Jackson
Misa Gedge
Prince Olaf of Norway Captivates England on London Visit
The young Norwegian heir charmed Britain during a month long stay, befriending the royal children, collecting posters and postcards, and enjoying soldiers and toys. He waved to guards at Dover before leaving and promised to return, while Queen Maud’s reg doll became a cherished keepsake.
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Olaf
England
Isles
Norway
Dover
Buffale
Victoria
Prince Olof
Edward
Prince
Princess of Wales
Prince Eddy
Prince Olaf
Princess Mary of Wales
Sandringham
Queen Maud J
Queen Alexandra
Regent Street
Widener Buys Newport Cliff Estate for Summer Home
Prominent Philadelphia figure George D Widener offers to purchase the Christopher M Bell estate on the Newport Cliffs to convert into a large summer home. The Bell estate, not occupied since Dr Bell’s death years ago, spans a substantial brick and stone domain and stands as the only cliffside summer home for sale.
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Washington Post
Newport
George D Widener
Philadelphia
Christopher M Bell
Clifs
Widener
George R Fearing
Bell
Dr Bell
A New Stomach Restored by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Dyspepsia sufferers with stomach ills are urged to try Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The ad claims the tablets supply essential digestive elements, strengthen stomach muscles and glands, and restore digestion, with a free sample offer and a 50 cent price per box at druggists.
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United States
Great Britain
Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshell
Mich
Two Precedents Mark Forbes Curtis and Damon Lyon Wedding
New York January 2 The marriage of Mrs Forbes Curtis to actor Damon Lyon set two precedents at the Cathedral of St John the Divine on Morningside Heights The officiating bishop Henry Potter made Lyon the first actor to unite in this city’s Episcopalian diocese. The crypt ceremony drew prominent social and theatrical guests.
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Washington
New York
Rs. Forbes Curtis
Danm Lyon
Cathedral of
St. John the Diving
Morningside
Henry ©. Potter
Lyon
Samuel Franck
Harriet McAllister
Ward McAlllister
Marion Crawford
Julia Ward Howe
Richard Aldrich
Margaret Livingston Chanler
Alo
William Astor
Actors’ Church Alliance
Forbes Curtis
Mansfield Company
Mansfield
Curtis
Lova
Washington Post Calendar for 1907 by Berryman’s art
The Washington Post issued an attractive 1907 calendar, four sheets measuring 11 by 14 inches, with three months per page and monthly artwork by Berryman that Post readers recognize.
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King Greets the Whites in Rome Before Departure
Special dispatch reports Ambassador White and family in Rome for two months before moving to Paris to head the U S embassy. They were received warmly by King and Queen at the New Year diplomatic reception. White plans to present letters of recall in February.
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Florence
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The
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Not to Marry Waldo
Miss Mathilde van Rensselaer publicly denied reports she would wed Rhinelander Waldo. She stated they are not engaged and have never planned a marriage, noting long friendly relations between families and that past engagement rumors were false.
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Washington Post
New York
Mathilde van Rensselaer
Rhinelander Waldo
Waldo
Wagner in Washington: Damrosch Conducts Wagnerian Program
Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra presented a Wagner only program at the National yesterday for the second time in a year. The reviewer notes Damrosch’s earnest Wagnerian approach but says the strings are not yet fully unified and calls the performance stimulating yet imperfect. The concert included Die Meistersinger and Parsifal excerpts with Alexander Sostavaky soloing. The audience responded with large, enthusiastic attendance.
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New York Symphony Orchestra
National
Richard Wagner
Truix
Hottlo
Washington
New York
America
Gadzecks
Seidl
Wagner
Damrosch
Anting
Agner
Ona
Alexander Sostavaky
Coming to the Theaters National and more
Washington theatres announce weeklong engagements led by National with EB Willard in Colonel Newcome and J M Barrie comedy Prospero's Love Story. Henry Dixey returns at Belasco for The Man op the Box dramatization. Columbia features Olcott in Eileen Asthore and Sayre Irish drama. Lyceum hosts Alcazar Beauties. Burton Holmes Travelogues Big-hearted Jim.
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National
Willard
Michael Morton
Colonel Newcome
Thackeray
Fovel
Newcomes
J. M. Barrie
Henry Arthur Jones
Doubts Din
Davd Garrick
Fom Finch
Belasco
Henry EB. Dixey
Washington
Harold MacGrath
Walter N. Lawrence
Prines
Chauncey Olcott
Columbia
Hileen Asthore
Theodore Bert Sayre
New York
Olest
Brestway
Olcott
Burton Holmes
Jim
Stage bill theater notes with Graham and Sully acts
A rundown of next week’s Majestic Theater program features R E Graham in a vaudeville act, Bidney Ayers in The Cowboy King, Reiley and Austin in Two American Beauties, the Royal Musical Five, Tom Gillen in Finnegan’s Fritz, the Mizzes Lynn and Faye, the Gartelles, and A Wedding Tragedy. Daniel Sully returns in The Matchmaker as a priest. Also Senate to honor memory of late Senator Arthur Pue Gorman on Saturday Jan 3.
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Chase
R. E Graham
Tom Gillen
Finnegan
Fritz
Majestic Theater
Daniel Sully
Jerrold Shepard
Senate
Gorman
Seistor Rayner
Arthur Pue Gorman
Educational Contest Conditions Revealed in Blank Form
A brief notice outlines rules for an Educational Contest. The document mentions a blank form representing the book, with stipulations on submission. Details specify eligibility and formatting expectations for participants, emphasizing fair competition and official handling of entries.
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