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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1917

Page

18

Washington birthday dance and wedding notices from Cairo and Washington

Elected rowing officers include Mrs William McNeil as president and Mrs Rose Sliney as secretary. A Washington birthday dance at the Cairo on February 22 is planned. A wedding at 1118 Park Road united Wandalen Valerie Pimms and Roland Safford Trogner with ceremony in a parlor under floral canopies. The couple will honeymoon in Akron. A birthday party for Mare Gertrude Prince and a Confederate Memorial dance at 822 Ver Morton Avenue are noted, with details on decorations and hosts.

William McNeil Rose Sliney Ian Miller Allyn K Capron Itwan Washington Cairo Shanda Mire Albert Prince Mare Gertrude Misa Catherine Bowels Pred Moore Robert E Lee Confederate Memorial Liame Vermort Avenue Merwur Horace Whorther George Covinston

Bachelors Anniversary Celebrated at Labrame 2492 Bourfreth Street

The Hacetors marked their first anniversary with a formal evening at their home, elaborate purple and white decor, electric light, and a string orchestra. Miss Borta Scule-Hel sang, with many members listed among attendees and the twelve bachelors in attendance. A supper was served as officers spoke, and guests included Blanche Emmert, Katharine Jones Caldwell, Thelma Brennan, Ruth Miteneil, and Bert Laird.

Bourfreth Borta Vignes Blanche Emmert Mavda Carnahan Henrietta Nerens Katharine Jones Pidith Caldwell Thelma Brennan Margaret Meltman Ruth Miteneil Marie Waddow Fema Jetes Berris WacWillaiis Bert Laird Willim Monran Whit Hammett Will Hammett Ed Ardesser Roy Sublemes Cogan Hammett Lewin Howard Kimball Les Hardisty Clarence Moore Paul Ardesser Neat Dame Mia Tyverg

Guess He Remembered His Boyhood Bramble Bash

Special to The Washington Post Fredericksburg Virginia January twenty seven Whit D Peyton a Stafford County farmer and former legislator injured his knee while climbing from a corn crib He twisted the joint back into place after catching his foot between timber and realizing the condition

Washington Post Fredericksburg Whit D. Peyton Stafford

Dance Committee Named for Raleigh Benefit Dance

The Abipall Hartman Rice Chapter YMCA DAR announces a young ladies committee for the annual benefit dance at Raleigh on February 15. The resident chapter members, led by Mrs Clayton E Emig, include Miss Jidna T Crump and peers. Additional patronesses have been secured, including Washington society figures led by Mrs Matthew T Suott, former national society president general.

Abipall Hartman Rice Ydar Raleigh Clayton E Bmig Jidna T. Crump Janette M. Curtiss Elizabeth H. Campbell Marguerite P. Clark Evelyn Emig Gladya Frances Lovatts Josephine Golden Alice Hoover Dorothy Flardy Mane A Tarks Gladys C. Sineclair Helen Tt. Townsend Mary B Ward Washington Society Matthew T Suott The National Society

Most Methodical Man's Diary Reveals 173 Shaves in Year

Minneapolis diary of G W Danielson assistant physical director of the YMCA recounts 173 shaves 296 prayers 485 teeth brushes 500 miles run and 859 letters written. He arrived from North Dakota after a police notice of a bulge in his coat sparked curiosity. The entry notes 21 tabulated items and other feats including 172 calls read 23 books and 690 new acquaintances. He boasts another year of records in 1915 and 1916 with travels and notable handshakes with Bryan Hammond and others.

Minneapolis Efe G. W. Danielson Minneapolis Young Men’s Christian Association Gwymnasium Mexico Handa Bryan Hammond Dunn San Francisco United States Warren John Johnson

Social Season Notes From Washington Circles

A lengthy reception given by Mrs Henry Churchill Cook and her sister Miss Af Wsther Mayher drew a notable crowd including Mrs Arvin Wright Witherell of Chicago and Miss Mary Hyler. The Dorothy Hancock Chapter of the DAR met at Miss Marguerite Weller’s home with a donation to Maryville College aiding a West Virginia coalfields student. Nordix Club hosted its third dance at the Partner ballroom with many local social figures attending.

Henry Churchill Cook Af Wsther Mayher Arvin Wright Witherell Chicago Joseph J Russel S B Milton Burkholder Charles I. Nichols Alexandria Helen Nelson Doocy Sally Grant Gates Ashton Todd Mary Hyler Dorothy Hancock D A. R Marguerite Weller Maryville College Maryvilll Nordix Club Mary Tyndal Blancha Klinger B. Atkisson M Hartin Isabella Hartin A Burlingame DeBinder E. Grainger Florence Bodfis Ruth Bauer Lilian McGlowan Florence Eno Mary Thompson Fiva Thompson Naomi Glasco Louise Miilan Marguerite Clark Florence Francis Mary Clark Alice W

Inaugural Ball for Women City Officials Proposed in Umatilla

In Umatilla Oregon promoters plan an inaugural ball to honor women city officials. The event targets gender role reversal with men as wallflowers and the women inviting partners, some suggesting men carry dance cards and wait to be asked to dance as part of a lighthearted publicity stunt.

Oregon Umatilla Oreg Walllowers

Notable Washington Visitors Stay in Norfolk in February

A group including M A Holloran B T Rauber Joe Henderson C Whitehurst and others, hosted by Mrs Philip C Hungerford and Mrs Grainger, visits Norfolk VA with plans to return to Washington late February. Mrs W H Sholes remains convalescent and cannot receive calls this season. Mrs Clarence C Buel of New York gave a second distinctive French play reading at Mrs John Jay White's home to a distinguished audience. CONTINTED ON TENTH PAGE.

M. A. Holloran B. T. Rauber Joe Henderson C. Whitehurst Ernest Harding Bernard J. McLarney William Stoken G. Gibson Jen.a Duffy Robert W.W. Hungerford Herbert Smith Philip C. Hungerford Grainger James H. Culpepper Clarence C. Buel New York John Jay White

Bronze Horses of St Mark's Have Had Eventful History

Gen Sherwood recounts the gilded bronze four horses from St Mark's Basilica, tracing their uncertain origin from Rome and Alexandria to Venice. The horses have moved repeatedly through history, most recently removed from St Mark's, amid questions of safety and future fate.

St. Mark’s Venice Isaac Sherwood Lord Byron Germany Austria Italy Ventus Byron Childs Harold St. Mark's Doria Dass Augustus Alexandria Egypt Rome Nero Constantine Dorn Constantinople St Mark's Napoleon Paria Francis Greece Childe Harold Pala Pola Pater Doria St . Mark Comdr Adriatic Sea The Asa St. Mark Europe Orient Stoddard St Marks Cathedral Ephesus Smyrna Jerusalem

Harvard Kills Rats Watches Student Food

Harvard undertakes measures to protect students from infantile paralysis by eliminating rats, pasteurizing raw milk in dining halls, training tables, and Cambridge eating places, and daily testing water. Sanitary inspector Melville C Whipple oversees food safety, service methods, and frequent condition examinations, with health checks for all food handlers.

Boston Harvard Cambridge Melville C Whipple

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