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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1916
Page
8
New York Washington Paris shop marks down 25 steel frame settees to 2.85 each from 3.50. The durable belted hardwood slat seats and backs are painted green. A small quantity remains, and the offer won’t last long.
Summers sale cuts 25 to 40 percent on Old Hickory chairs rockers tables and swings. One of a kind designs with assorted green and fumed Indian sprint pieces and cottage suites offered for immediate clearance. Limited lots require quick response on sixth floor G Street.
Dorothy Banholtz, daughter of a once wealthy leather importer, confessed to embezzling about five thousand dollars from Krauber Brothers lace importers. She said luxuries she had become accustomed to drove the theft after her father died penniless and left her to support a lavish lifestyle.
Carl Cohn of Chicago testified he mistook a girl’s leg for a pier post while diving near Diversey Beach and was frightened. He said he pulled toward the surface, heard a scream, and only later realized the limb belonged to May Brour. Police court heard he was exhausted and misperceived the object during a deep dive.
Winfred P. Brown of 121 Nineteenth Street wed Miss Helen Mo Longstreet a niece of a Confederate general in a secret ceremony in New York. The couple, aiming to keep the event private, plan to reside on Long Island.
In Elkton Maryland the couple wed with ceremony led by Reverend HE Eimoyle. After the vows they shared the news with their parents and received blessings and forgiveness. Miss Longstreet is the daughter of Roland C Longstreet of Germantown Pennsylvania.
Dr John Van Schaick jr returns as president of the board of education and announces committees for the ensuing year. Appointments include members such as Wasa, Dantel, Larner, Rhodes, and others covering elementary and night schools, teacher training, supplies, repairs, and janitorial services. The list shows numerous faculty and staff names across multiple education divisions.
Martha R Marshall wife of the Vice President and her parents Mr and Mrs William Kimsey visited Mount Vernon yesterday as guests of Mrs Claude A Swanson The President and Mrs Wilson attended Keithen last evening Their guests included Miss Helen Woodrow Bones and John Randolph Bolling.
A long list of society movements and travels features ladies like Mrs Finley and Mrs Walter B Moore attending a large reception, with the Moores departing for New York and Nova Scotia. The piece tracks gatherings, house moves, and trips of many families including the Russells, Nolans, Elstons, Flahertys, and others from Washington to Monterey, Gettysburg, Chicago, and beyond, detailing summers, returns, and relocation plans.
Mrs Robert Hinckley and Misa Gledya Hinckley left Sixteenth Street for Banff then plan coastal visits en route to Washington in autumn. Col and Mrs George Truesdell close Columbia Road home for summer near Oakland Md. The Chews and Gardiner Bell spend summer at Jamestown. Dr Walter Harban motors to Poland Springs Me for season. Frank W Smith and wife celebrate golden anniversary at Ruxton Md with gifts and a lawn supper for BC guests. Additional guests include Amith Jr of Newark and Reed of Greensburg Pa. Dre Edward Stock hosts dinner for Thomas Bones and Wise Carol Duniep Frick married to Walter Talcott. Steck gives a shower for Prick.
Mrs Folk's condition improved after surgery on her husband, Mra Joseph Wolk, chief counsel of the Interstate Commerce Commission, who was operated on for appendicitis Saturday and reported yesterday as much better.
Mr and Mrs Eldridge Jordan depart Washington in August for tours along the North Shore. Mrs John N Speet and daughter Lena Hitchcock stay at Rockport Massachusetts, soon joined by Miss Catherine Ibstshcock visiting Pittsburgh relatives. Mrs fitting Foster wife of Representative Woater heads home to Wines. Mrs Talmage Lambert arrives at Lenox Wass for a stay. Ogdon Jones leaves Washington for New London then Bar Harbor.
The Newport season opens with wealth and style as men trim hair and dress in the latest summer mode. A string of social events includes concerts, dinners, and gatherings hosted by Mrs Craig Biddle, Mrs J Fred Pierson, and Mrs George P Meanervy, with diplomats and New York society figures visiting Hill Top Inn and Stoneville venues.
A Lenox estate wild cat roams the grounds killing prize chickens and is wanted dead or captured. Berkshire county offers a $50 bounty for the cat described by farmers and residents at the Maples and Bishops woods where the cat was seen with two kittens. The note mentions wealthy summer residents and a plan to reward the finder, with Mr and Mrs John Henry Hammond and Mr William Douglas Sloane noted among visitors. Lindsay Fairfax of Virginia will join Mrs Fairfax at Lenox in August.
White Sulphur Springs W Va July 24 Swimming was the lead today with all the younger crowd in the pool Miss Marion Strober of Chicago excelled at water work and practiced backward dives drawing attention Also noted were Mr Potts Jr and Mr French Jr with several Misses at social events and a bridge game hosted by Miss Sarah Poe at her Florida Road cottage The Greenbrier defeated White Sulphur 15 to 6 in a baseball game and several visitors from Atlanta Baltimore Richmond Ironville and other places were seen at cottages and social gatherings along Paradise Row
A son was born Saturday night at their country home Longmeadow in Hamilton to Mr and Mrs George von L Meyer Jr. The heir will be named George von L Meyer 34 in honor of his grandfather. Mrs Meyer before marriage was Miss Frances Saltonstall daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip L Saltonstall of Milton.
A traveler invites readers to visit Yellowstone National Park via Gardiner Gateway and continues westward to experience the North Pacific Coast. The fragment mentions Alaska's Midnight Sun and scenic routes, hinting at a summer itinerary with references to various landmarks and travel themes.
Beverly residents spearhead a summer campaign against swamp and shore mosquitoes. Notables Beveridge Frick Palmer Whitehouse and others lead a fund drive, with $20 000 needed to eradicate pests from the shore. Contributions include $1000 from William H Moore and $500 from several named donors as colonists seek relief.
Fog and rain at Narragansett Pier keeps travelers indoors. A few venture seekers head to the Casing for luncheon parties, with an orchestra and ballroom dancing in the afternoon. Guests include William P Hulburt of Cincinnati visiting George G Amory, F ¢ McCormack of Baltimore with Edward Emereon at the Lodge, Daniel Arthur and Marie Cahill with H H Frazee at Grove on the Cutte, and James G Hlaine jr of Providence with Rowland H Beard at Wakefield.
Mrs A J Drexel Biddle and her son Living ston L Biddle occupy the Biddle cottage in Chelsea Miss Clara Tranter of New York is spending a fortnight at the shore Mr Mary Boland is entertaining at the shore by Mr and Mrs William Ingersoll Among visitors from afar are Mr and Mrs R Ick Flecker of Melbourne Australia staying at the shore until September
Bar Harbor Me July 24 Rain for two days upsets programs of Bar Harbor visitors. Ladies singles tennis and golf faced delays at the Swimming Club courts and Bar Harbor activities. John D Rockefeller Jr will entertain at his Beal Harbor home Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ernesta Fabbri hosted dinner. Henry W Taft and Josaph Pulitzer Je at the Pulitzer home Chatwold Schooner Head road.
Hot Springs Va July 24 Mina Tislen L Parrish of Philadelphia and Mise Gladys Ingalls lead a temporary local branch of the national surgical dressings committee. They will meet each morning to prepare and roll bandages and compresses.
Cambridge Mass July 24 The Harvard summer school crowd witnessed a new fad as Miss Margaret E Read of Washington appeared on the college thoroughfare with a snow white kitten nestling in her beaded right arm The two week old kitten named Jess Willard attracted a sensation as it purred through the journey Several other women students plan to follow Miss Read’s example
New York figure Mr. George W Loft arrives for the racing season at Saratoga Springs. He brings a stable of horses and will stay at the Shevlin cottage, as Richard T Wileon, president of the Saratoga Racing Association, oversees seasonal arrangements. Mrs Wilson expected from Newport to join for the season. Mr and Mrs Charles H Warring from Amsterdam also in town for the term.
More than 450 entries have been received for 16 classes at the twenty third annual Monmouth County Horse Show Association event. The four day exhibition at Hollywood Park begins next Wednesday and features invited dignitaries including President and Mrs Wilson and guests from the Treasury and White House offices.
San Jose July 24 Mrs John Sadlinger youngest daughter of John Brown of Harperg Perry fame died at Campbell near here today.Register Sarath Brown died at theme place three weeks ago. Mrs Sadlinger was 5 years of age.
A vintage style piece claims actresses claim their hair looks luxurious due to a simple home brew replacing soap. It describes dissolving cantrotx in hot water and rinsing to soften the scalp, improve color, reduce dandruff, and promote healthy growth with rapid drying and a fuller look.
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