DINNER AT DOWER HOUSE HONORING THE CLARKS
An extended social notices page reports President and Mrs. Wilson at Central Presbyterian services and a motor ride, Mrs. Flora Wilson entertaining at Dover House for Speaker Clark and Mrs. Clark, and Maj. Gen. Tanaka dining with the Japanese embassy in Washington. Also noted are officials planning travels, social calls on embassies, and various Washington figures leaving for stores and summer locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Tanaka
Washington
Portland
Chinda
Ninagwa
Matsouka
Minagwa
Mis
Flora Wilson
Dover House
Mra
Champ Clark
Milas Genavieve Clark
Dress Goods and Linens Sale Steals of Summer Stock
See dramatic discounts in shop windows with remnants at 30 cents a yard, white damask tablecloths down to 1.26, middy suits from 2.50 to 1.25, 9 cent white skirts, new silk bathing suits at 5, and linoleum marked down to 69 cents per yard. Also notes Swift and Company beef sales in Washington for the week ending Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
Washington
Enna
Revives wedding rite with love and affection pledge
Chicago July 12 Justice of the Peace Henry Nell of Oak Park will replace until death do us part with so long as love and affection should last in marriage ceremonies. He refuses to perform if couples insist on the old pledge, arguing love must not end with death of affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Henry Neil
Oak Park
Nell
National
Walsh Narrowly Rescues Woman From Delaware River
Allan B. Walsh, congressman from New Jersey’s Fourth District, saved Mrs. Fred Massey of Lambertville from drowning at Scudder Falls in the Delaware River. The swimmer woman cried for help after venturing beyond her depth, and Walsh, who was vacationing with his family nearby, reached her and pulled her to safety. in the rescue he nearly suffered a second peril himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
Trenton
N. J
Allan B. Walsh
New Jersey
Fred Massey
Lambertville
Delaware River
Scudderd Falls
Parochial School Attendance tops 1.7 million in U S
A new Catholic educational report to hierarchy shows 1.7 million pupils in U S parochial schools for the year ending June. Average cost per pupil runs 12 to 7 dollars, with 90 Catholic colleges and academies and 1k universities including a medical college. Attendance pushes Catholic students beyond 2 million. plans aim to establish new Catholic schools in every state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Hierarchy
U.S
United States
Commodore Moore Dead and Paris Exposition Bill
Commodore William Moore USN retired died at his home in Duxbury Massachusetts at 68 after a cardiac embolism followed by an indigestion attack. He married twice, first to Miss Eastman of Washington daughter of Gen Waat Tan. their wedding was a notable event with Gen S Grant in attendance. He left two sons and a daughter. the second wife was a Washington suffrage worker. Senate in Paris approved a 400000 dollar appropriation for French official participation in the Panama-Pacific Exposition to be held in San Francisco in 196.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duxbury
Mass
Commodore William Moore
USN
Miss Eastman
Washington
Waat- Tan
S. Grant
Mra Moore
Eastman Moore
Keith Forrester
Moore
Commodore Moore
Drs Moore
Paris
Senate
San Francisco
Chamber of Deputies
Paris Cape Fashion Adds New Cape Style
Paris fashion notes a new cape design featuring a heavy black satin cape with a unique front attachment creating an arm opening. The yoke extends into stole ends crossing at the front and fastening behind the cape, with a wired collar at the back. Both cape and collar are lined in bright striped satin.
Whitney Fountain Attracts Attention At Washington Hotel Site
Mrs Whitney designed and carved an ornate shell shaped fountain in travertine marble for a planned Washington hotel. Shown in Knoedler galleries, considered for the Panama Pacific exposition with Karl Bitter endorsing its inclusion to showcase women artists. All aboard on the Mendoza rescued after going ashore in fog off Mogotes Point, Buenos Aires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
Paris
Washington
Knoedler
Karl Bitter
Mendoza
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Mogotes Point
Summer golf meets tension at Kebo Valley Club Bar Harbor Me
Bar Harbor Me July 11 due to few entries the regular Saturday golf event at Kebo Valley Club was canceled though the course remained busy. Mrs John Jacob Astor has risen among top women players and is joined by Samuel Megargee Wright and guest William J Boas. Edith C Gourlla of New York visits Kathleen cottage with Otis Norcross and Mrs. Cochran. Mr and Mrs William F Cochran arrive from Philadelphia. The Satterlees, delayed at Great Head, anticipate several days more in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Kebo Valley Club
John Jacob Astor
Summer Colony
Samuel Megargee Wright
Willam J Boas
Edith C. Gourlla
New York
Otis Norcrosa
Boston
Kathleen Cottage
Wiliam F Cochran
Philadelphia
Herbert Lee Satterlee
Great Head
Satterlee
Newport Guests Float In Naval Attache Visits at Stone Villa
Special to The Washington Fest Newport July 2 Captain Vassitiem naval attaché of the Russian embassy joined Mme Vassilieff as guest of the Russian Ambassador and Mme Baka meteff at Stone Villa. The party toured the beach area greeting locals including Mr and Mrs Pens broke Jones who invited a long stay. An aeroplane flight by Miss Ruth Law with Miss Marguerite Mason drew a large crowd at Has ton’s Beach. Mixed doubles tennis ended with Mrs Loew and Mr Douglas defeating Cushing and Yonina 6-3 6-4 in the Casino. A list of notable arrivals and partygoers includes Lawrence Waterbury Preston Gibson DA Charles Whitman A H Barney John Sloan Townsend Burden Louis Hosmer Louis Seaman and others at Marble House Fairlawn and Beacon Hill House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newport
Vassitiem
Mme. Vassilieff
Mme Bakameteff
Stone Villa
Pens Broke Jones
Jones
Frederick Wellson
Hastons Beach
Marguerite 5. Mason
A. Livingston Mason
Haildon Wall
Ruth Law
William Goodby Loew
J Gordon Douglas
Tioward Cushing
Boris Yonina
Lawrence Waterbury
R Livingston Baeckman
Preston Gibson
Charles & Whitman
New York
A H Barney
J Townsend Burden
T Shaw
John Sloan
William Earl Dodge
James de W Cutting
I Townsend Burden
Fairlawn
Louie Hosmer
Lewise Scott
George S Scott
Louis Livingston Seaman
Wiliam C T Taylor
H F Helmont
Marble House
Washington Post Report on White Sulphur Springs Social Scene
Special to The Washington Post reports at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia the cotillion and german give way to new dances the maxixe and hesitation as Washington society attends Fourth of July events. Notables from New York Philadelphia and Narragansett visit, with balls at Grove Park Inn and Elm Court and numerous social gatherings and dinners described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
W. Va
Victor Zebley
Washington
White House
Secretary of Commerce
William C Redfield
H F. Redfield
A. B. Cummins
H A. Rawson
Cummins Rawson
James A O'Gorman
New York
Allan Appleton Robbing
James G. K. Lawrence
Eleanor Lawrence
Henry T Sloane
J. H. Rhoads
Rydney Wynne Froulken
Narragansett Beach Scene Highlights Fashion and Social Clubs
Hundreds bathed in a surf chilled to six degrees while others strolled the sand and boardwalk. Mrs. Benjamin Gatins of New York wore gun metal swimwear with green and white striped accents, and Miss Kate Fenn Smith of Philadelphia wore black satin with white lace. The routine included beach visits, a Monday concert at the Casino plaza, golf or tennis at Point Judith, and tea on the lawn. Narragansett plans two bathing resorts as a newer Scarborough Beach Club forms with Philip P Randolph of Philadelphia elected president and notable members from Philadelphia Baltimore Louisville Syracuse and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Gatins
New York
Kate Fenn Smith
Philadelphia
Theas
Scarborough Beach
Philip P. Randolph
Thomas G Hazard
Narragansett Pier
John R. Fell
Fort Washington
Scarborough
Edward L. Welsh
Joseph Leidy
P & T. Randolph
W Plunkett Stewart
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Woodward & Lothrop
Selvage
Skitis
Coal Suis
Central Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Bryan
Asheville
N. C
Bryan
Redfield
Humphrey Redfield
Pittsfield
Robert Hinckley
Miss Hinckley
Vienna
Thomas Hinckley
Miss Lay Han
Mrs. Corcoran Thom
Nahant
Richard Townsend
Pittmans
New England
Key Pittman
Quincy
Mays
Nevada
Dolphin
Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Mra T de Witt Talmage
Miss Collier
France
Carlsbad
C. A. Barranco
Baltimore
Habana
Barranco
Pfrorsheim
Germany
Charles Noble Gregory
Sata
Wyoming Avenue
Miss Gregory
Hartor
Queenstown
Liverpool
J. F. Leary
Frank Leary
Helen Leary
Wiliam Fahey
John Fahey
Ella Leary
Ella Manogue
LeRoy Fillmore Patterson
Georgia
Etha. Patterson Griffin
Philip Francis Clancy
Niagara Falls
Griffin
Theodore Tiller
Charles W. Clayton
Alice M. Clayton
Fourteenth Street
Fourteenth and
Oak Streets
Russia
Rincess Mary
England
Mary Hubbard
Sandringham
Mary
Birs
Hubbard
Manchester
Sen
Europe
Olympic
Wimaelf
Clarence H. Mackay
Mackay
Paria
London
John W. Mackay
Normandy
Edinburgh
America
Harry Payne Whitney
California
Helen Marye
George T. Marye
Marye
Pyrodenta
Hardman
The
Metropolitan Opera Co
F.frederi Wedtano Co
G Street
Steinway
Sundat Post
Eddy
Tettenborn
Acme
Seeger
Syphon
Capital
Cape
Pinto
Ree ‘Sopetigt
Som Tork
Bevel Oompa
Ais A. M
Kann Sons & Co
St. Poe
P. M
Society
Narragansett Per
Grove Park Inn
Army
United States Military Training Camp
United States Coast Artillery Band
Harold Rees
Cedarhurst Long Island
Rita Rees
Dubois Rees
Cornell University
Leone Bracker
Hugh Murray
Preston Brown
U. A
Brown
W. McMilan
Army Medical Corps
McMillan
Green
Clarence Day
Liewis Allen M. Burdette
Joseph Ware
James
LENOX
Masa
John H Hammond
Elm Court
Wiliam D. Sloane
Charles B. Collins
Essex Falls
N Oj
Ogden Goelet Place
Laurel Lake
Robert Goelet
Ogden Goelet
Edward Taylor
New Haven
Charles S. Mullen
Stockbridge
Charles D Sahin
Pawling N. Y
George E. Turnure
Ashland
Alexander Sedgwick
Btockbridge
Dublin
Edward R Wharton
Nancy C. Craig Wharton
Pine Acre
Charles Carrol Jackson
Giraud Foster
Ward Pearson
Natalie Pearson
Frederick
Curtis Hotel
Lindon W Bates
Labanen Mountain
Wiliam H. Dizon
Willamstown
Frank H Hamilton
Curtin
Cornelius du Bois
Raymond Hubbell
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