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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
15
In a fragmented report, Robert Taft and Blair Washington were slated for singles at the Montserrat event. Taft advanced to the second round while Jester K Robert defeated a younger opponent in the first round.
The Episcopal bishop of Washington the Rt. Rev Alfred Hagding will perform the ceremony for Miss Elizabeth C Badger daughter of Capt. Charles J Badger, U S N, and Mrs Badger, with Brig Gen Henry I Bryan, U S M, of Annapolis as a witness. Capt Badger recently led the Naval Academy and has leased a summer home in New Hampshire avenue for the season. The wedding date is today with a small gathering expected.
At the resort in Beverly Massachusetts July 96 the Montserrat Club held a large summer gathering with a garden party and a concert by a local band. Notable attendees included Helen Taft, Eleanor Roger, Bryn Mawr classmates, and Washington guests. A Jeep and car parade drew photographers, and plans for a presidential visit to Beverly were hinted at. Local officials prepared for security and ceremonial duties as the season continued.
In Rewport's Colony Mr Robert Goelet's motorboat titled the Wonder shows capricious behavior, sometimes moving only with skilled effort. The vessel, recently brought over from France, astonishes with its listed claims of 900 wondrous feats and the owner’s patient humor as friends enjoy the novelty.
Notes from Lenox society items list Arish Matida Maxwell Whiting of Brookline leaving for Long Island races, Senator Wo Maira Crane visiting Washington, and guests at Curtis Hotel including KS Newbold and Truk PF Trazie. Attendees at Aspinwall Hotel include Mr and Mrs Nehemiah Fice and Miss Stevens. events feature a July 27 child star show for Miss Ethel F Lolsoms Home for Convales cents, and Dr Harry A Garfield and Mrs Garfield traveling to Arizona. Also reported are Will Griswall returning to Greenwich, John Sloane, Mrs Harry Livingston Lee arriving from Greensboro, and Sousa departing for Buffalo with Har le y T Proctor planning to lease a North Shore villa for their daughter.
At Narragansett Pier Marraganset guests included Mr and Mrs Louis Lorillard Jr from Newport, a party with Mr and Mrs CP Sinnickson, Mr F B Rosengarten of Philadelphia, Mr and Mrs W A Burnham of Boston, Sneut C Burns U N and Mrs Frederick Deruth. Tennis players at the Point Judit.
Members of the Commercial Law League of America gathered in the afternoon for a reception and dance at the Matthewson House, with Dr William E Moore of Baltimore chairing the reception committee. Tomorrow features a tea in Casino gardens and a banquet at the Matthewson. About 20 league members and wives are at the Pier. Frederick Demuth of Chicago hosted a joncheon at the Casing with guests including Mr and Mrs John H Hanan and others from New York. Senor and Senora Orestes Ferrara of Havana are visiting Shore Acres before heading to New York. Herbert Price of Baltimore was among Imperial arrivals.
U S and Tokyo sources report Baron Takahira may be promoted to Japan's foreign minister if Count Komura resigns. Takahira has been summoned to Tokyo for talks, but embassy officials declined to discuss the rumor. The State Department has no independent confirmation of any such move.
An extended social note details Count de Castellane hosting a lavish luncheon at Pre Catelan with guests Mrs George J Gould and Miss Marjorie Gould. It describes lavish decor at Mariemont, the involvement of Helena and Louisa Xan with Newport society, and the ongoing trend toward extravagant evening weddings among the upper class with hints of English influences and notable attendees.
Reported expedition led by Roosevelt proceeds toward Naivasha Kenya with a party encamping near the Nyivasha Masai preserve. They study local wildlife and terrain while government restrictions affect travel. Mrs Roosevelt and her three children remain with Miss Caron at Porta Mares.
A letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mother Mary Paul expresses intent to visit the Nsamya mission in Africa. The correspondence, sent via Mother Paul to relatives in New York, is addressed to Mother Mary Paul at the Francisan Convent in Newambya Uganda. The note begins with warm greetings and promises to try to arrange a visit.
A damaged OCR passage mentions a mother and child, a Franciscan group, and a signatory name in a vague context. The text reads as a garbled account of a family matter involving a mother, child, and religious figures with scattered proper nouns and unclear events. No clear date, place, or outcome is discernible.
Readable fragments describe a Wanamaker wedding plan with scattered names and locations. The garbled OCR mentions Wanama 211 and Keown, with unclear dates and places. The text hints at preparation steps, witnesses, and perhaps a legal or ceremonial context without clear facts.
Funeral services are held for Mrs Hayes Colorita Sok 4 J Finer of VO Morar Teo, with tributes from family and local clergy. A memorial mass for Pope Leo is noted, with services delayed and interment arrangements described amid community attendance and military veterans’ observances.
The article notes thorough chewing as the key to calm nerves and better digestion. It cites old authorities and doctors on the habit, claiming chewing affects appetite, mind, and mood, with hurried eating linked to nervousness and discomfort.
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