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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1914

Page

11

Newport Colony Tennis Finals Draw Crowds Amid Sea Guests

Newport Pier hosts a crowded finals day for the women’s tennis tournament with a large gallery. Dowager Lady Decies and Duchess of Marlborough among players and attendees. Belmonts arrive aboard the Scout with a floating bathhouse in tow undergoing repairs. Newcomers Muriel Winthrop and Willard Roby present, others plan visits. several villas and cottages rented. Also shown are Troubetzkoy drawings and notable social figures at Narragansett Pier.

Duchess of Marlborough Dowager Lady Decies Narragansett Pier Belmont Point Judith Richard H.townsend Crail Neck Sureham Villa Petey Coolet Gerry Gaushter Oyden Milla Mils Finard Cottage Mills Wrens Misa Muriel Winthrop Willard Roby J. Fred Pierson Chandler Anderson Washington Senora Ae Blano Woodbury Ramp Villa J. B. of Heaton Pinard Cottage No. 1 David Dows S. Townsend Surden Richard Gambrill Richard F. Gambet Traubetzkoy John €. Fairchild Prince Paul Troubetzkoy Boris Yonine Ruaslin Kuwaser Dacies Bateman's Lesoe Willan J. Sloan Martin House Eleanor Srass Belmont Tess Narragansett J. Cromwell Fredcreumell New York Florence Kane BE. Colour Marling Jerome N. Horaparte Irving Hl. Chase Dosnt Kelogs Vengun Philip

Elks End Jubilee Session With Debates and Resolutions

Denver July 13 The grand lodge of Henavolent Protective Order of Elks closes its jubilee session with most work finished and a final session planned for tomorrow The assembly recognizes state reunions as associations of Elks postpones national journal publication proposes granting grand lodge membership to long serving subordinate lodge secretaries condemns using the national anthem for ads and extends fraternal goodwill to Civil War veterans Southern delegates protest penalties for colored populations rescinds last year’s action sets lodge dispensation population rule at 6000 with a 6000 white population proviso.

Denver Grand Lodge of Henavolent Protective Order of Elks Xelden Order Associationa of Elks Rathonal Tks Algap Grand Iorge Houthern Grand Lodge

Admiral's daughter weds in intimate Washington ceremony

Miss Maude Clair Awinner daughter of Rear Admiral George W Sumner U S N retired wed Samuel P Hagerman of Philadelphia this afternoon at her father's residence in Tuas hera The Rev Albert Hall Marion a Temple University classmate officiated Hagerman graduated with high honors and the couple went to Lake Jupateung then to Blackwood New Jersey to begin married life.

The Washington Post Patheguea Maude Clair Awinner George W. Sumner Samuel P. Hagerman Philadelphia Albert Hall Marion Temple University Palladelphia Hagerman Brite

Motorcycle Bride in Hospital After Fatal Accident

Washington Virginia July 13 Mrs Gilvert Newell believed dying in hospital from injuries after being thrown from a motorcycle van she rode with her husband from Cumberland Maryland where they eloped and married The Sunday Post previews a royal photography feature on Archduke Ferdinand and other European royals in its National Sunday Magazine.

Washington Gilvert Newell Ryiny Archduke Francis Ferdinand Duchess of Hohenberg Spain Bavaria

Viscountess Curzon Called London’s Queen of Beauty

The piece surveys London society’s beauty rankers. Viscountess Curzon, wife of Viscount Curzon and eldest son of Earl Howe, is hailed as the capital’s blond beauty and Queen of Beauty at Earl's Court. It notes weekly discoveries in the brunette division with Eileen Molyneux Phyllis Monkman and Teddle Gerard among contenders, all vying for the top title.

London England Eve Viscountess Curzon Viscount Curzon Earl Howe Lady Curzon Earl's Court Eileen Molyneux Phyllis Monkman Teddle Gerard Gedda Brunetta

Widow Claimed Heir to Loot of Dead Husband Held in New Orleans

Special to The Washington Post New Orleans July 1 A West Virginia former governor’s stepdaughter Mrs Charles C Craven is jailed in New Orleans and refuses to reveal the stash of $64 000 in cash and $16 000 in diamonds said to be buried near Savannah She claims her husband Charley Craven a noted safecracker died in Florida and that she is entitled to the treasure She also asserts she can come and go from the hiding place with perfect security and may have used the name Hwa Black MacCorkle”

Woman McCorkle West Virginia New Orleans Savannah Washington Post Charles Craven Florida Charles C. Craven Charley Craven MacCorkle Charles Lee Prater Dallas Tex Jacksonville Fla J. B. Prater

Army and Navy Promotions and Assignments Listed

An unedited roster lists promotions and reassignments across Army and Navy sectors. Major Edward R. Christman and Lt. Herbert Acheson move to recruiting duties, with several officers detailed for posts at Fort Stockton Newark and the Philippines. Additional officers are slated for West Point Utah Logan Utah and various naval stations including Norfolk and San Diego. Movements of vessels and ships include Petty Creek and other ships sailing to La Paz and Vera Cruz.

Newark N. J Elmer W. Hushard Hubbard Pomroy Wheatley Philippines Eugene Santschs Fifteenth Infantry Agricultural College of Utah Logan Utah United States Karl 8. Bradford Fifteenth Cavalry West Point N. Y Galted’ States Military Academy Téruty Frederick Snyder Second Cavalry United States Buitary Academy Panl Jones Truxtun Whipple la Paz San Diego Delphis Nantucket Washington Brooklin Philadelphia Joy Lawes California Preble Santa Rosaila Celle Tampled New York Charleston Salem Foit Lobos Island Tut Pim San

Alimony Clerk's Jail Immunity Bathed Hope Fails

Richard von Hofe seeks Ludlow Street jail to escape alimony arrears and obtain an immunity bath under court rules. He claims reduced salary to 5000 from 5000 yearly as distillery manager, with alimony payments cut and debts under 500 requiring only three months in jail. His wife counters the claim, and attorney William Duncan Cameron calls hard times improbable. Sefton Trantor, linked to a Broad Street brokerage, also faces six months for 1000 in arrears, while his wife loses weekly support during Ludlow confinement.

Specter Washington Post New York Richard von Hots Minnie Grifenhagen Ludlow Street von Hofe Woodhaven Belle Isis Conn Justice Weeks Supreme Court Charlotte M. Barefield Long Island Wiliam Duncan Cameron Nassau Street van Hofe van Hote Hia Sefton Trantor Broad Street Trantor McDonnell Justice Lehman Ludlow

Southern Women Suffrage Leader Returns to Washington

Miss Gordon president of the Southern Women's Suffrage Conference arrives in Washington after Newport meeting where leaders urged state rights within federal jurisdiction. She has labored fifteen years to advance southern women and plans to push a pro suffrage plank in the Democratic platform.

Southern Women’s Suffrage Conference Newport Mise Kate Gordon Washington Helen H. Gardner Lamont Street Mise Gordon New Orleans United States Marble Houses O. H. P. Belmont A. I Miss Gordon South Miss Gorton District of Columbia

Age Debate Splits Suffragists Across States

Philadelphia leaders of the Ballot for Women movement dispute claims that women are too shy about revealing ages to vote. Antisuffragist Mrs Horace Brock calls women weak in logic, while suffragists defend maturity and equal treatment as Kansas and Pennsylvania voters register ahead of the August primaries.

Ballot For Women Philadelphia Horace Brock Antis Washington Post Topeka Kans Harry Lowenburg The Congressional Union J. D. Thomas Pennsylvania County Suffrage Association Pennsylvania Horace Brook Pennsylvania Association Euffracé Kansas Brock Kandas Kamchatka

Ransdell Takes Bride In Navy Themed Church Rite

In New York July 15 Miss Dorothy Layman of Indianapolis wed P A Surg Robert Cathcart Randall U S N in the Church of the Heavenly Rest. Navy officers in uniform crossed swords over the couple as they departed. The bride wore white chiffon with crystal beadwork and received a pearls necklace as a gift. The newlyweds plan a monthlong motor trip through the White Mountains before settling in Washington.

Washington New York Dorothy Layman Charles A. Layman Indianapolis Ind P. A Robert Cathcart Randall U. SN Church of the Heavenly Rest Navy White Mountains

Poker Winner Aids Suffrage Fund Raising

Mrs. Medill McConnick heads a National Woman Suffrage Association drive using poker games to fund a $0,000 campaign kitty. The first $18 gift came from a quiet game, with plans for another on August 13. The donor sends a lighthearted note about fortune and a vow to try for more contributions if luck returns.

Medill McConnick National Woman Suffrage Association Fortune Goddess of Luck

Empress Eugenie Reprimanded For Flower Picking In Paris

In the Tuileries gardens during a recent Paris visit the Empress Eugenie picked a flower. An attendant warned her, asked for name and address, and she replied Eugenie. The attendant noted the name was inadequate and cautioned her to refrain.

Paris Eugenie Napoleon II Tuileries Gardens

Drownings at Lake as Wave Sweeps Bathers

In Chicago on July 16 an unusually large wave swept Miss Florence Jordan and her fiancé Nathan S. Martin into the lake, drowning both. Four nearby girls were pulled from the undertow and saved as hundreds looked on.

Chicago Florence Jordan Nathan S. Martin Jordan Martin

Trio Arrested in New York Burglary Case at Cabarets

Beatrice Turner Otto Evans and John Phillips, all under 23, were arraigned in police headquarters on charges of burglary and receiving stolen goods after detectives traced a $2,000 haul of silverware and jewelry to their flat. A 300 year old miniature belonging to Mrs. Lillie Bodell was recovered, matching a June robbery on Columbus Avenue. The trio waived examination and were held for a grand jury in $2,500 bail.

New York Fair Companion Washington Post Beatrice Turner Otto Evans John Philligs Fiat Donnelly, Boyle Dalton Tme Lillie Bodell Sev Columbus Avenue House of Refuge Evans Elmir Phillips Girre

Miss Hazeltine Engaged to Arthur Gordon in London

Special cable from London dated July 16 reports Miss June Hazeltine daughter of Mrs Calla H Withott of San Francisco now in London will wed Arthur Gordon son of Mr and Mrs James Northcott at Oaghott Surrey. The engagement was announced while Miss Hazeltine is in London.

San Francisco Arthur Gordon London Washington Post June Hazeltine Calla H. Withott James Northcott Oaghott Surrey

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