Ellen Terry Receives Medal For Service To Dramatic Art
Miss Ellen Terry, first woman and first British subject honored with the award, was presented a gold medal by New Theater founders in New York. Speakers Cravath and Ames praised her lifelong devotion to the English stage as society guests watched on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Cravath
Winthrop Ames
New York
Ellen Terry
New Theater
Paul D Cravath
America
Henry Irying
Edwin Gooth
London
Hooth
Miss Terry
Terry Falls
Horace Howard Furness
Pricr
Maeteriinck
Heathrice
Army Orders Leaves of Absence and Promotions
Army orders announce leaves of absence for Captain Harry W. Newton of the Combat Artillery Corps for twenty days and Captain Joan Jo Toffey Jr of the Seventh Infantry for one month. First Lieutenant William E. Gillmore of the Twenty-eighth Infantry for ten days, and Talbot Smith promoted from second lieutenant to Eighth Cavalry with tank duty from December 13, 1910. Captain William M. Mapes promoted to captain with Tank from December 14, 1910, attached to Twenty-eighth Infantry. Captain John A. Clark of the Medical Corps to proceed to West Point for temporary duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Newton
Comat Artillery Corps
Joan Jo Toffey, Jr
Seventh Infantry
William E Gillmore
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Talbot Smith
Eighh Cavalier
Ninth Cavalry
William & Mapes
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Twenty Eighth Infantry
John 4 Clark
West Point
United States Military Academy
Movements of Naval Vessels And A Speech On Law Origin
Movements of armed vessels include Armed Tacoma and Marietta at Truxillo and Puerto Cortex, Delaware at Hampton Roads and Norfolk, Paulding Drayton Ros and Terry at Kay West West Virginia and Mare Island Light, Patapsco at Nassau California at Santa Barbara Sailings Caesar from Guantanamo to Puerto Cortes Marietta from Truzillo to Puerto Cortex Delaware from Hampton Roads to Norfolk Hannibal from Pensacola to Key West Wheat Virginia from San Francisco to Mare Island Leight To Speak on Origin of Law Rev Zed Copp to deliver address on Origin of Law at Business High School this afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Marietta
Truxillo
Puerto Cortex
Delaware
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Paulding
Zed Copp
Business High School
Cuticura Remedies Allegedly Cure Infant Eczema
A Colorado Springs mother recounts her three week old son’s severe eczema and boils. After failing doctor treatments, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, reporting dramatic improvement within days and complete recovery by seven months, claiming the remedy restored health and beauty. She urges others to try Cuticura and mentions a free skin book from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen
Mre
Mary W. Ramsey
E. Jackson St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Society Notes From Washington Homes And February Calls
Society continues on page seven with hostess houses and openings at several homes. Many ladies announce at home days in January and February, with dates, addresses, and associations like the Housekeepers' Alliance and Mothers' Club noted. Attendees include Mrs Rudolph, Mrs Snyder, Mrs Sutherland of Utah, and Michigan visitors. events at Dupont Circle and Mt Pleasant addresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph
William Tayloe Snyder
Snyder
George Sutherland
Senator Sutherland
Utah
the Highlands
Henry Allen Cooper
Wisconsin
S. D. la Petra
MB. Edwards
W. Dewhirst
Mt. Pleasant
St. Pleasant Street
Mothers’ Club
NM. Pollock
R. Kays
R. ,Jr. Hansen
Hoge
Zepp
Americans Presented at Kaiser's Court in Berlin
Special Cable reports in Berlin that Americans were presented at the Kaiser's drawing room tonight. Among the women were Mrs Traut wife of the new naval attaché Mrs Perry of Boston sister-in-law of Second Secretary Grew Mrs Ripke of Boston sister of the Danish Minister and Miss Izette Borup of St Paul Minn a friend of Princess Victoria Louise. American men presented include Lieutenant Commander Traut and Perry Belden of Syracuse New York the new third secretary of the American embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berlin
Jan
Kaiser's Court
Mra Traut
Migs Perry
Boston
Grew
Ripke
Izette Borup
St. Paul
Minn
Victoria Louise
Comdr
Traut
Perry Belden
Syracuse
Red Cross fund grows as Washington apportionment nears goal
The Washington Red Cross endowment committee reports $28,264.45 raised of $32,000, listing numerous individual donors led by Lutz Anderson, Admiral Willard H. Brownson, and Christian Hourich. A public appeal for small contributions is planned, with donations sent to Edward J Stellwagen, treasurer, Union Trust Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Committee On the Red Cross Endowment Fund
Washington
Lutz Anderson
Scott C Bone
Admiral Willard H. Brownson
Gibson Fahnestock
Hennen Jennings
Maxwell V. Woodhull
H. B. F. Macfarland
Eduard J Stellwagen
Frederic A Keep
Admiral Robley D Evans
Henry H. Faber
Christian Hourich
Rigmund Kann
William King
Duncan ©. Phillips
Gardner F. William
Charles J Dell
Joan N. Wilson
Charles C Glover
A Lisner
John 4. Johnston
Michael I. Weller
Clarence Moore
W. J. Boardman
Guy Norman
Willam A. Slater
John Hay
Ellen Parker
N. Read Johnson
Marian
Harriet
Francis van Buren
J McBride Sterrett
Charles Well
Harbin
Jollia BH Pond
Livingster Hunt
Thomas Nelson Page
Multon EB. Alles
Charente Normer
Ross Perry
Cleyton Russ
W. W Finley
J. H. Savilte
Julia E. Pond
Edward J. Stellwagen
Union Trust Building
Naval court reshuffles over Delaware explosion probe
In Norfolk, Jan 19, Secretary Meyer removed Commander McAlpine and Lieutenant Commander Moses from duty on the court investigating the Delaware boiler explosion. Commander E Theiss and Lieutenant Commander Karns joined the panel. Eight of nine victims embalmed in the naval hospital morgue as relatives decide burial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlpine
Moses
Delaware
Meyer
E. Theiss
Karns
Norfolk
Naval Hospital
A. T. Lawrence
Little Rock
Ark
Eugene Phillips
Washington
Government Clerks Rage Over Pay In 19th Century Verse
A Washington letter dated January 19 presents a poem by Tomna Joyce decrying government clerks as overworked and underpaid while other departments gain raises. The piece contrasts decades of toil and drift with calls for dignity, lamenting neglect by officials and praise for soldiers and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomna
Joyce
Washington
Extravagance at court leads to damages for Mrs West
A London jury awarded Mrs. West £1,000 for exclusion from social hospitality based on Sir Algernon West’s assertion that her separation from her husband was caused by extravagance. The verdict cited slander and noted that hospitality extends beyond dinner, affecting access to elite households. Mrs. Asquith testified extravagance as a social passport, while others claimed she was cut by Duchess of Rutland and other nobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon West
Horace West
London
Sir Algernon
Lady Grove
Mrs. West
Duchess of Rutland
Darling
Benjamin Guinness
Pekinese Club of America
Plaza Hotel
Patrick Campbell
Anne Morgan
Campbell
Paul Sorg
Mandy
H. W. Haskell
Nan Lu
Tang Lung
Fashion and rumor in ancient attire and dangerous adornments
The piece ridicules royal pageantry and Cleopatra lore while critiquing late 19th century fashion fads such as pon yatard stockings for autists and jeweled daggers. It notes attendants' wit and gossip about Charmion and Cleopatra and questions the efficacy of a poniard versus a pistol in modern danger, reflecting style over safety.
Naval Academy Star to Wed Miss Winchester of Wilmington
Midshipman T Starr King captain of the Naval Academy football team announces his engagement to Miss Ann Gordon Winchester of Wilmington Del The couple and families attended a luncheon hosted by Mrs Raby wife of Lt Comdr James J Raby Those present included Mrs King Miss Winchester and several young ladies in naval circles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Frederick Randolph King
Francisco
Cal
King
Miss Winchester
James Price Winchester
Wilmington
Del
Annapolis
Raby
Midshipman
Winchester
Callaghan
Conger
Edith Jones
Garst
Horne
Hill Hodges Wedding in Petersburg
Miss Almeria Hill of Petersburg married Le Roy Hodges of Washington DC yesterday at the bride’s brother B Mason Hill home in Petersburg. Bridesmaid was Gilliam Hill. Col Robert W Arnold attended. The ceremony was by Rev D H Relston. They’ll reside at Woodley in Washington after February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
New York
Ethel le Roy de Koven
Reginald de Koven
Hang Kierstede Hudson
Charles I. Hudson
Charles Lewis Slattery
George William Douglas
Trinity Chapel
de Koven
Nahan Franko
Elsa
Clementine
Belgium
Louise N. Cruise
Philadelphia
Adelaide Chatfield-Taylor
Chicago
Maud R. Borland
Gladys F. Waterbury
Margaret A. Steward
Evelyn Rives Smith
Grace Arnold Moore
Miss Cruise
Mia. de Hoven
C. Alan Hidgon
Walter Robbe
Rowland Stebbins
John H. Reynolds
Campbell W. Steward
Alfred Macy
Robert le Roy
Walter Farwell
Robert McGann
Charles Deering
Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor
Nathaniel Appleton Prentiss
Louis de Keven
Percy Hudson
Charles D. Dickey
Frances Dickey
Clarence S. Wadsworth
Francis K. Pendleton
Otto H. Kahn
Nicholas Murray Butler
Clarence Mackay
Washington
John K. Mitchell
J. Borden Marriman
Duc de Richelieu
John Jacob Astor
Hudson
Egypt
Long Island
Hodges
North
Woodley
Keeping Hands White for Housekeepers
A housekeeper weighs the effort to keep hands lily white against the reality of constant wet work. The piece advises practical steps, suggests rubber gloves where feasible, and urges not to abandon effort when perfection seems impossible. It emphasizes balance between appearance and daily labor while encouraging sensible glove use and routine care.
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Laud
Shawn Booth
ARMY
F. C. Aidsworth
Burrows
Wales
Wadsworth
de Witt Talmage
Janet Richards
Michigan
National Park Seminary
James Brown Scott
Extwin Pearse Parker
Ontario Place
Gage
Margaret Gage
Dupont Circle
B. F. Leighton
Twenty-second Street
Alliance
Henry B. F. Macfarland
Princess Victoria Louise
RED Cross Fund
Naval Court
Buncombe
Bullion
Clarence H. Mackay
Edward
Alexandra
England
Princess of Wales
Milé. Herven
Mme. Frank
France
Mile Herveu
Farman
Mile
Herven
Cleopatra
Tanika
Uneeda Biscuit National Company
Antony
Charmion
Octavia
Cleo
T. Starr King
G.g.cornwell & Son
AYE
Etrayer’s
Strayer’s Business College
Oth and Fats
Old Masonic Temple
Leart, Tiome
Barbara Boyt
Hattie M. Shacklette
F Street
Marinello
Gumpertz Exclusive Fur Shop
Pest
Post
Jesuits
Berlitz School of Languages
St. Aw
New York Ave
Berlitz
Grorld
Emerson Institute
Lo P St. N
Revenue
Cutter Commissions
Patent Office
Winslow Randolph
University Duate
Stetson G
S. City
Weil
Prud' Homme
Ind
Sais
Oneingion
Washington Post
LEGAL
Supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia
State of
Vermont
James
Morrill
State of Vermont
Caid
Charles Downer
Sharon
James Tannber
Gittings & Chamberlin
Louie L. Johnson
Lewis Smith
Louisiana Avenue Northwest
W. Taylor
Register of Wills
James B. Archer
MO. Lewis Smith
Supreme Court OF the District of Columbia
Supreme Court of
District’ of Columbia
Lunsford
Gibbona Orndorft
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, holding =# Frotate Court
WM. Stone Townsend
J. Brainard Kremer
Byrwin B. Linton
James Tanner
Sard
Maryland
Fannie Miller
Fannie Long
Elsi May Miller
Jacob
Myer Cohen
Tue
Fourteenth Street
Washington, DC
Seal
Attormes
Erieg's
Shang
M. A. Louis & Sons
REGAL
Emerson & Orme
Stearns
A&cr
Zell Motor Car CO
Ford—Velie —Owen
Miller Bros
4Th St
Flanders
Camplexico
Cadillac
Cook & Stoddard Co
H St
N. W
Century Tires
Century Tire Co
R Sts
N. W. Washington
Sea
Carter Motor Car
Cora
Munsey
Hyatteville, Mai
Roman Automobile CO
St. N. We
Adler Dayton
Barnard Motor Car Company
N. Bergdoll
Bergdoll Motor Sales Agency
Special Autocrat Limited
Selden
M. T. Pollock
Ave. Phare
Theo
Barnes & A
St. N.W
Wilcox Trax
Congressional Garage
Ave
Imperial Motor CO
Moon
Firestone - Columbus
Motor Sales CO
SRE
Dupont Sales Co
L St.n. W
Hall & CO
N.Y. Ave
Buick Motor Co
Medicat Ave
Carpenter Automobile Co
17Th
David S. Hendrick
Bat
Rambler
Sheldon
Riggs House
Riggs House. Phone M
Chalmers
Atlantic Hotel
6Th & Pa.ave
Telephone North
Hansenaliestes
Ertras Ac
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Produstis
Lestery
N. W Cor
Geta
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