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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1909
Page
19
Richmond society notes describe a Poe night at the Woman's Club with about two hundred guests, highlighting Miss Jennie Bushrod Dabneys approaching nuptials and Miss Hughes hosting a select dinner box party to see Lithan Russell.
A Richmond society page lists engagements and upcoming weddings in early February. Miss Frances Spencer Lair and Miss Matte Leith Gregory are noted with plans for a February wedding. numerous guests and families, including Mrs J Caskie and Mrs Claude Swanson, attend cards and gatherings. The column records social events, church and club meetings, and visits among local residents, with names such as Miss Mini Shatheime and Aylan Ro Livingstone prominent in engagements and social announcements.
A review notes George Sudworth’s New American Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope as the high authority in forestry, with clear language for lay readers. It discusses the book’s illuminating illustrations, cost, and its promise to guide future volumes on Southern trees and other regions.
A sprawling social column lists gatherings and arrivals at Washington society events. Notables include Miss Dorothy Gatewood, Miss Amita Abbott, Miss Mary Snow, Miss Georgia French, and many others hosting and attending dinners, dances, and teas at private homes and clubs. Attendees include clergy, educators, and families from Washington and nearby towns, with several marriages mentioned and ongoing community activities.
A southwestern Michigan woman details starting with two acres and expanding peppermint to a $1 to $1.50 per pound oil market. She and her mother manage four acres, rotate crops every five years, and rely on labor from family and neighbors to sustain a mortgage free, self run farm while supplying most household needs.
A fragmentary reminiscence notes hard labor outside the house and in the fields, contrasting distant New York meetings with domestic effort. The speaker describes earning income, paying off debt, and keeping land and borders intact while mother and speaker work yearly.
The Washington alumni chapter of Sigma Chi decided at a recent executive meeting to celebrate the twenty year chapter anniversary with a banquet at Rauschers on February 30. Distinguished members will speak. Officers include Col Daniel W. Randell president and Prof DeWitt Croissant vice president.
Chauncey Olcott advocates an Irish homegoing movement for 1910 urging sons and daughters of Erin to visit homeland towns like Inniscarra Cork. He says the initiative could unite Irish people, aid home rule, revive Ireland’s memory, and spread fame, while warning police protection in big cities may be needed during large gatherings.
William J Fay superintendent recommends changes in personnel at the Home of the Aged and Infirm. Resignations of E Lansbury and staff shifts take effect immediately. Lian Reed fills Lansbury’s vacancy. Charles Bruty and T W Crears named servants. Patrien Booze removed as fireman. Commissioner Macfarland approves.
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