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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
14
Straw Hat styles allow men to express individuality without being conspicuous. Our assortments include St. Regis at 2.00 and Colonial at 3.00, better values than average hats at these prices. Genuine Panamas range from 4.60 to 7.50, Leghorns at 5.00 each for warm weather wear and comfort. Main Ager-F st.
Linen Mesh Underwear offers skin breathability with pure Irish linen that absorbs moisture and dries quickly to prevent chills. Exclusive Washington representation promotes Kneipp Linen Mesh items including half-sleeve shirts and knee drawers at $2.00 each, union suits from $2.50 to $3.50.
Philadelphia June 5. A National Electric Light Association report argues bright illumination dulls pedestrians and drivers. Harvard Professor Hugo Munsterberg warns uniform lighting may induce hypnotic states and urges darker regions between lighted areas to keep attention alert. The report also highlights newspaper publicity and safety films on construction accidents. Martin J. Insull stresses human conservation as key in business.
The Secretary of State and Mrs Bryan entertain at a garden party this afternoon at Calumet Place to honor Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs William Gibbs McAdoo who just returned from Cornwall New Brunswick. The McAdoos plan to spend part of the summer in Massachusetts Avenue with trips to Mattapoeett Mass where the Secretary has a summer home. Miss Nona McAdoo and McAdoos children will move to Mattapoeett mid month under Mrs Charles Hamlin oversight. The Mayflower sailed from Annapolis yesterday and arrives today with the President and the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Daniels aboard. Representative Keating of Colorado was guest of honor at a Congressional Club gathering yesterday.
Mrs John Gibbon McCoy of Easton Pa wed in South Bethlehem at Holy Infancy Church with Rev J H Mc Gettigan officiating. Attendants Ruth Ramsey Maria Estes Mary A Devereux Elizabeth Storrs Frances Mc Coy Best Man William Humbert Ushers John Chattee Lloyd Taylor Haldeman Finnie Bancroft Bill and McCoy are linked to Gen J Hstey Gibson and Brig Gen John Gibson US Army. Many Washington friends attended. McCoy is Lehigh University graduate.
RS Josephine Drexel Emmet has obtained a divorce from Dr. John Duncan Emmet of New York and left for Europe. The decree cites willful desertion since 1908 and notes an annulment by Pope Pius. The couple wed in 1914 at St Patrick's Cathedral with notable church figures present. Mrs Emmet, now 3, is related to the Drexel family. Emmet, 60, is a great-great nephew of Robert Emmet. In other society news, George Edward Wyeth married Elizabeth Cross in Lancaster, and the Long Island Dog Show faced rain-limited attendance with Mrs J Tyler Morse not taking the blue ribbon.
Children from the James Ormond Wilson Normal School practice class presented a series of fairy plays on Thursday, Friday, and last night to a crowded auditorium. The performances, aimed at supporting the playground fund, showcased modern teaching methods and strong storytelling in lower grades. Eleanor Meyera, Anne Pollard, and Helen Taster impressed as the cruel sisters and stepmother in Cinderella, while John Bryan, grandson of the Secretary of State, earned praise as Prince Featherplume for his comic, spirited portrayal.
Fifty children from Langdon School performed Cinderella in the school grove yesterday afternoon. Miss Marian Anderson directed the play, with M. Ely supervising principal among the spectators. Cast included Helen Haas Lucy Netter Ruth Corborne Harriett Burgess Dorothy Albough Cathrine Fowler Ida Brauner Doris Murphy Paul Conklin Bruce Gameway William Cookson Raymond Ward Arthur Tolson and Charles Brownson.
New York June 5. Mme Sarah Bernhardt, aged 70, will sail for New York on October 10 to begin a world tour spanning 26 months. She will perform on five continents and spend about 1 weeks of the tour in the United States, marking the closing chapter of her stage career.
A discussion on how pure food law branding could revolutionize textile manufacture and ensure proper material labeling. The piece covers mourning dress trends with white fabrics, embroidery and trimming styles, and seasonal voiles. It also offers practical notes on hostess trays, caring for silver and lacquered surfaces, polishing shoes, gold lace care, broom tests, and fashion details on capes and shoulder seams.
The Washington Post reports June ceremonies at Annapolis as Ensign Arthur E. Wills, of Indianapolis, will wed Miss Katherine Alvord in the Naval Academy Chapel, the first marriage there. Twenty seven graduates are engaged, with weddings planned in days to two months, the class far surpassing prior records. Dagney Lilian Nelson, sister of Ensign Harold J. Nelson, wed Emory Cox in St Anne’s Church, Annapolis, with George R. Nelson and Hazel Cox among those present.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on a June Thursday Bertha Aigon the bride waited at the church for Charles Sewatch the bridegroom. After an hour’s delay the best man Andreas W. Heinschak proposed to the bride and was accepted. The wedding was performed and the couple began housekeeping at the bride’s parents’ home. Sewatch is believed to have left the city.
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