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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1915
Page
12
Pure Tub Silk Shirts priced at 2.95 with silk warranty and varied stripe patterns offer top value. Silk Crepe and Silk Madras shirts 2.50, previously 4.00, present strong appeal. Madras Neglige shirts 1.13 with assorted colored stripes in all sizes, catering to plain and less elegant taste.
Catalogy list of men’s footwear with warm weather oxfords in white buckskin, palm beach Ormond cloth, Bermuda beach cloth and white canvas styles. Prices range from 3.50 to 6.00 per pair, detailing leather soles, heels, piped tips and vamp stays.
A pretty wedding took place at Brookland at 3 o clock when Miss Emily Orme Hetfield became the bride of Maxwell Oscar Johnson of Lafayette Indiana. The Rev Edward A Pace officiated. The couple will sail to Honolulu where Johnson will be stationed in the insular service.
Miss Constancn Gardner daughter of Representative and Mrs Augustua Pea body Gardner will wed Mr Gratton Winthroy Minor at her parents country home in Spa wieh Mass Bliss Helena Lodge will serve as maid of honor and bridesmaids include Miss Katherine Mc Gintock Miss Careline Oyden Jones Miss Doris Yaylor Miss Annie Means Miss Anna Agassiz and Miss Francea Bradley Best man will be Henry Russell formerly with the American embassy in Berlin Ushers include Richard Rogers Mrs Russell Codman 24 G Hiyman jr Lieut Gov Grafioh Mushing and S Hooper Hooper Notable guests and other society movements follow as several residents plan visits and social engagements through the late summer
Gibson Fahnestock attended the Chinese fete at Newport on Thursday aiding the charity. Edith Wetmore ran a fruit and vegetable stall with help from Margaret Perth and Harriet Post. The Moorings at Southampton hosted a large costume dance with about 200 guests including Mrs John C. Poor and Mrs Philip M. Prescott. Mrs Charlee Munroe and daughter vacation at Avalon. Harry Sandberg of the Pan American Union left for a tour through Central America and Panama after visiting family in Boston.
Mrs Maxwell C Johnson formerly Miss Emily Orme Hetfield daughter of Mr and Mrs C Hetfeld marriage to Mr Johnson of Lafayette Indiana was a notable event of the season Air Sandberg will sail from New Orleans on Parada duty. Dr J M Heller of the Marlborough apartment has returned after an audience of two months entirely recovered from his illness.
Julio Madero, brother of the late Mexican president, married Carmen Garcia of Hermosillo in Los Angeles. The groom, Francisco Madero, 41, attended as witness and Julia Madero is described as among Mexico's wealthier men.
Nearly a score of Washington girls from the Young Women's Christian Association are at association conferences this summer. Five delegates just returned from the industrial girls' conference at Camp Nepahwin near Canton, Pa. A party of six seamen was chaperoned by Miss Marion White at the camp. Delegates at Silver Bay Lake George N Y include Ellen Jove Flora Dellwiz Mary Tate Eisie Bunting Souis Villard Flora Harper Ruth Davison Margaret Qurand Edna May Daniel Alice McCauley Mabel Nelson Thurston Lielenh Wellan and Ruth M. Keeney. Thurston McCauley and Keeney serve in different sections as new educational secretary.
Elizabeth I Croker widow of Richard Croker former Tammany Hall chief died in Lorice Austria in 1914 leaving an estate valued at 220189. Deputy State Comptroller Boardman filed an appraisal in surrogate's court noting children receive various bequests but husband receives nothing. Beneficiaries include the Church of the Blessed Sacrament and the Church of St Ignatius Loyola.
London reports that the Hon. Miss Stanley, youngest daughter of Lord Shererd, has embraced Judaism to marry Hon. Mawin Samuel Montagu. Montagu forfeits a vast inheritance under his father Lord Swaythling’s will if a child marries outside the Jewish faith. Montagu, born 187x, educated at Trinity College Cambridge, was chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster and a long-time MP with notable ties to American diplomacy.
Special to The Washington Post from Pittsburgh on July 18. Dr G Stanley Hall president of Clark University said in his University of Pittsburgh address that the war has reduced Europe’s baby crop by about 3 000 to 4 000 daily. He warned of long term effects on fatherhood and urged American neutrality and study of the conflict for education and future peace. He claimed war undermines Christianity and called for postwar rebuilding of religious life.
An old classified notice advertises manicure and shampooing services at 08 Kenots Building located near the corner of th and G streets. It notes beauty treatments for ladies and gentlemen and highlights location as a street-side listing in a local newspaper.
Narragansett Pier hosts luncheon at the Casino with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Sterome Bonsparte and Mr. Truxtun Beale. Attendees also include Paymaster General Henry T. Borris and a roster of society names as college colony members watch tennis matches. A separate item notes Mrs. John Jacob Astor hosting a cottage dinner at Isle Care with notable attendees and a Sea Harbor dinner-dance featuring multiple New York and New York area guests.
Newport July 1 Governor Charles E Whitman of New York arrived to enjoy his first holiday at Prices Neck with Major I S Moore his military aid. Mrs Whitman arrived later in an auto. Others arriving included Vincent Astor at Beechwood aboard yacht Noma. A dinner at Elm Court hosted by Mrs Roche followed by social arrivals at Twin Oaks and Cliffs Hotel marked a busy summer start with diplomats and social leaders in residence.
Special to The Washington Post reports roller skating as a revived summer fad in Atlantic City Nd. Enthusiasts call it fashionable exercise and lively entertainment as a ballroom or hall is converted into a skating venue under Alexander Harris, who previously popularized Russiline and fox trot on skates.
Mrs Elizabeth D Foster of Washington has leased the Harris cottage Arbor Vitae in Maconema Street Manchester. Benator and Mrs John W Weeks formerly at their Washington season are now at their White Mountain summer home at Lac Venster New Hampshire.
Mme Hauge entertained guests at Barton Lodge in Washington for a gathering honoring Mr Myron T Herrick. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Felix Yourke Dr George M Pollett and Mrs Gladys Ingalls plus Mr and Mrs James Ross Todd of Louisville. Herrick golfed with Charles J MacDowell and later headed home to Cleveland.
Prominent arrivals at White Sulphur Springs include Mr and Mrs T B Yuille and the Misses Yuille from New York joining the cottage colony for the vacation. Also noted are Mr Edward Coleson and Miss Judith Colston of Cincinnati who opened a cottage, with arrivals from New York Baltimore and Virginia.
Four women's organizations tied to the G A R will play prominent parts at the September reunion. The Women’s Relief Corps, Ladies of the G A R, Daughters of Veterans, and Sons of Veterans Auxiliary will field many members, with the WRC described as the largest women’s group under the eligibility clause.
E. Tuttle, exposition commissioner and former New Jersey representative William B. Tuttle, was appointed to the role for the Panama republic exposition. The event will open in December at Panama under the republic’s auspices.
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