Clearance Sale of Summer Furniture
Clearance sale offers Reed and wicker chairs tables swings benches and more at reductions around one third or more to make space for fall lines.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1912
Page
10
Clearance sale offers Reed and wicker chairs tables swings benches and more at reductions around one third or more to make space for fall lines.
More than 2,000 people joined the Night Watchman's Association yesterday for its seventh annual excursion to Chesapeake Beach to benefit the sick and death fund. The Chesapeake Beach Railroad added extra cars to handle the crowd beyond the usual passengers. The outing was organized by a committee including B D Giddings W J Groves A J Romsples B F Kiopfer J A Creel Adam P Grinder and James Cochran.
Mrs. J W Logan wife of Rev J W Logan Presbyterian minister of Red Bank New Jersey was instantly killed in Great Barrington Massachusetts while riding an electric car on a curves. The couple were on vacation there. In Annapolis a new physical director has been named for the Naval Academy Surg Ralph W McDowell former amateur sculler succeeds Surg J A Murphy as director of physical training and oversees the fourth class summer program.
Brig. Gen. Forest H. Hathaway aged 84, retired, died suddenly of apoplexy at his Portland home yesterday. The longtime military figure was a prominent community member and former Corps officer.
Mrs Taft and Mr Robert Taft depart Beverly Farms for Minneapolis and a party traveling to Glacier National Park. Guests at Parametta include Miss Sophy Johnston Dr C T Grayson and Mr George Harrison. Other society moves feature diplomats families and upcoming weddings across Washington Newport and Europe with several hosting teas and receptions.
Mr and Mrs John Hays Hammond host Mas Burnham Hammonds as a guest at their summer residence near Gloucester Massachusetts. The peaceful visit reflects a long standing friendship between the families and hints at social ties in the area.
Mrs Charlotte Silsbee Smith, soon to be Mrs Walsh, married Robert A Walsh president of First National Bank of Sheridan in Cheyenne nine days after filing for divorce from Francis Drexel. The ceremony was civil with witnesses including J Silsbee and Willam Moncreiff. The article notes prior Chicago marriage to Smith in 1900 and spans London society follies and kilts debate.
John and Dolly rush to the Good Dine dance, clothes and nerves fray as Dolly struggles to dress. The Kid assists, references to hooks and laces reveal a comical scramble to catch a train. Dolly worries about time while onlookers comment on her carefully tied gown.
The article highlights summer style with white tailored suits and scarlet footwear, notes red pumps with black frocks, white buckskin boots for formal wear, and white satin slippers with crystal buttons. It describes outdoor black satin walking shoes, bed room slippers with gold or silver brocade, and linen one-piece dresses with pastel colors, belts and peplum detailing. It also lists several light summer recipes including stuffed eggs and tomato jelly desserts.
Helen and Warren face pressure from his mother as a rushed gift exchange tests honesty. Helen buys a clock in place of a promised present and lies about it, prompting Mrs Curtis’s guarded reception and a fight over truth versus tact. A quarrel over harmless fibs reveals unresolved strain in their marriage.
Dr W E Evans explains that changes in drinking water harm health not due to chemistry but because the body adapts to local germs in water and food. A different germ class may resist antidotal defenses, similar to bone germs. Hence extreme varied diets cause harm while monodiet offers benefits in illness.
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