European room sale and fashion notes cross Anglo world
Charles of London reports a sale of an Elizabethan Jacobean room known as the Julius Caesar room from the Rotherham mansion in Hereford to W R Hearst. The house dismantled rooms two years ago and the mantel bears Bodenham and de la Barre arms. Hearst plans to install it on Riverside Drive. The banquet walnut also drew attention at Herbert Pratt’s Glen Cove house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ESSAS
Charles
London
W. R. Hearst
Eizabethan
Rotherman Mansion
Hereford
England
Bodenham
de la Barre
Roger Bodenham
Hearst
Riverside Drive
Herbert L. Pratt
Glen Cove
Miss Clarinne Hunter Weds Mr Connolly At Home
Miss Clarinne Hunter became the bride of Mr Connolly in a home wedding. Gen and Mrs George Barnett hosted a garden tea for Rear Admiral Benson and Mrs Benson at the Marine Barracks with two marquees a dancing platform and Marine Band music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George ‘Barnett
Benson
Navy
Marine Barracks
Marine Band
Josephus Daniels
Edward Bhberle
Charles McCawley
Charles ‘A. Doyen
William #. Bevan
Benjamin Reeves Russell
Pretty Visitor Leads Society Wedding in Washington
The Rev Dr C Ernest Smith presided at the marriage of Miss Clarinne Hunter and Mr Francia Alton Connolly at the bride's mother's home on Eighteenth Street. The ceremony featured spring floral decor, an in-house orchestra, and a lavender orchid bouquet. Attendants included Ramona Lefevre, Julia Littell, and Helen Haupt. About 40 guests attended the breakfast reception before the newlyweds departed for their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ernest Smith
St. Thomas’ Church
Clarinne Hunter
Francia Alton Connolly
Robert John Hunter
Eighteenth Street
Ramona Lefevre
Panama
Hamilton Kerr
New York
Hunter
Worthington
Max Kauffmann
Littell
Russell
Count de Serron
Robert Maserick
Asa Moore
Regina Putnam
Capehart
Connolly
Washington
Washington to Nova Scotia Summer Sojourns and Attendees
Social notes detail Washington residents and visitors withdrawing to summer homes from Nova Scotia to Maine and Rhode Island. Guests include Mrs Archibald Gracie hosting for Brinton Stone farewell. the Mackay-Smiths to Seal Harbor. John Fox among Bee Rock guests for a wedding. Miss Annie Allwine and Charles Lancaster wed at Maryland Ave church. many families depart by motor or train for Newport, East Hampton, and Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Barrows
Eastern Presbyterian Church
Annie Catharine Allwine
John Franklin Allwine
Charles Everett Lancaster
Maryland Avenue
Sixth Street
Delay Departure to Newport Embassies
The Spanish Ambassador and Mme Riano will not depart Washington for Newport to establish the summer embassy until late June. Mrs. Thomas J. Preston Jr. attended Wells College class day, linked to President Cleveland’s era and a trustee. Navy surgeon general and Mrs Bratsted leave for California for the summer. Mrs. Mark L. Bristol will visit Baltimore for the weekend with Mrs. Alexander Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings have left Washington for the summer, staying at the Hotel Gotham in New York.
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Mme. Riano
Washington
Newport
Thomas J. Preston, Jr
Wells College
Preston
Francis Folsom
Wella
Cleveland
Surgeon General of the Navy
William C. Bratsted
California
Army and Navy News Leaves of Absence and Discharges
First Lieut Richard D Ungarde of the Ninth Infantry receives a six month extension. Lieutenant Ralph L Thompson of the Medical Reserve Corps resigns. Lieutenant William Magill, Medical Reserve Corps, is honorably discharged. Lieutenant John W Sherwood, Medical Corps, is relieved from Fort Bliss duty and will join the Fifteenth Cavalry en route to Manila. Several Medical Corps officers at Fort Bliss are ordered to report to the Fifteenth Cavalry for Manila duty. names include William D Herebert and John H H Scudder, with temporary duty at Nogales, Arizona.
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Richard D. Ungarde
Ninth Infantry
Ralph L. Thompson
Medical Reserve Corps
William
Magill
United States
John W. Sherwood
Fort Bliss
Tex
Fifteenth Cavalry
Manila
Fort Elles
Texana
William D. Herebert
Fort
John H. H. Scudder
Nogales
Ariz
Holy Cross Academy Graduates Today in Cairo
The Holy Cross Academy graduates will receive today from 7 to 8 30 o clock at the Cairo. Mr and Mrs James Parmelee have closed their place the Causeway in Kuingle road and have gone to New York for a short stay before going to Vermont where they will spend some time. They will go to their home in Cleveland later in the summer. Mas Smith Alexander UT S A Mrs Alexander and Master R Alexander are spending a few days at the Ebbitt. They arrived in Washington last evening. Mrs Gibson Fahnestock and Miss Margaret Fahnestock have gone to Newport for the summer. Mr and Mrs Raven L McDavid of North Carolina who have been spending some time in New York city arrived at the Willard yesterday. They:
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Universal Wear
Florence Guernsey
West 108Th Street
New York
Alexander Graham Hell
Washington
Nova Scotia
Pennsylvania
David Fairchild
the Woods
Chevy Chase
Alexander Graham Bell
Ebbitt
Juliette Gordon Low
Girl Scouts Organization
Richard Wayne Parker
Rhode Island Avenue
William Payns Meredith
Meredith
Mina Mildred Ia’ Eeeee Santa de Poor
A. Y. P. Garnett
Wil- Meredith
Mrs. Poor
East Hampton
Robert R. Hitt
New Hampshire Avenue
Washington Colony
Newport
Col
Stedman
Spring Lake Beach
N. J
Margaret Fechtetler
A. F. Pechteler
Annapolis
Naval Academy
John Larner
Warhington
Annsfield
Mifflintown
Mr. Larner
Miss Larner
Holy Cross Academy
Cairo
James Parmelee
Causeway
Kuingle Road
Vermont
Cleveland
Mas. Smith Alexander
UT. S A
Raven L McDavid
North Carolina
New York City
the Willard
Naval Orders Notation of Officer Transfers and Assignments
A list of naval officer reassignments and temporary duties includes Lieut junior grades Van Metre Williams and Reifsnider. Ensigns Beisel Porter. Surg Mica jah Boland. Paymaster Clare. Chief Boatswains O Connell Cartwright Rigg Dallas Wait James. Chief Pharmacist Schetky and Pharmacist Saussier among others with destinations such as New York Brooklyn Norfolk Newport and Washington during 1815 to 1936 temporal range. The document records detachments to naval yards, training stations, and temporary duties across multiple ports including Charleston San Francisco and Annapolis.
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T. E. van Metre
New York
E W. Bliss Company
Brooklyn
E. M. Williams
L. F. Reifsnider
F. , Beisel
Naval Training Station
Great Takes
H. H. Porter
Naval Hospital
Washington
DD. C
Newport
R. L
Boatswain
B. ©. Rigg
San Francisco
Dallas Wait
R. I
W. A. James
Ish Hawk
Norfolk
L. 0. Schetky
Naval Medical Supply Depot
N. Y
H. BE. Sausser
Navy transport movements and local weddings near Rockville
Training station Newport to naval hospital Canara via July transport. Pay Clerk B A MORROW detached Olympia to temporary duty Pavy Yard Charleston S C. Sailed. Navy ships named and routes listed with arrivals at Annapolis Norfolk Rosebank Balboa. Rockville Md June arne E Dillon of Richmond Va and Miss Susie Bell Saunders of Washington married in Rockville. Other marriages noted Edna Elizabeth Brown and Joseph W Gibson. President Wilson to attend Confederate Memorial day exercises in Arlington Cemetery next Sunday afternoon. no speech expected.
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Newport
R. I
Navel Hospital
Canara
P. I
B. A. Morrow
Olympia
Pavy Yard
Charleston
S.C
Rockville
Arne E. Dillon
Richmond
Susie Bell Saunders
Washington
Samuel R. White
The
Baptist Church
Frank M. Richardson
Southern Methodist Church
Joseph W. Gibson
Edna Elizabeth Brown
Wilson
Arlington Cemetery
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Paris
G Street
Willow, Reed, and Rattan Furniture Dept
Hongkong
Ae & L
Ae George
L St. N. W
AE. Cunningham & Co
Mammoth Cloak and Suit House
Seventh Street
Op Efeff
J,h. Small & Sons
New York Corner
Washington Button CO
Yoch Brass
John A. Gottsmann & CO
Fierce Street
Senday
A. N. Hand
United States District Court
Belle Beach
Milas Beach
Beverly
Mass
Frederick H. Prince
Charles P. Curtis
Francia L. Higginson
Henry E. Russell
Thomas S. Bradlee
St. Louis
Sir Edgar R. Bowring
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Charles W. Bowring
Red Cross
Liverpool
Edgar
Mr. Bowring
Royal Dominion Commission
Meyer’s
AET St
Miss Clarinne Hunter
Mr. Connolly
Emma Washington
F. 8. Moran
Massachusetts Avenue
Virginia
Esther Hoffman
Jose A. Sanchez
Habana
Willard
Mrs. Archibald Gracie
Archibald Gracie
Brinton Stone
W. W., Dixon
Reisinger
Leonard Hoffman
Cornell
Gracie
Edith Temple Gracie
John Fox
Mrs. Norman
Bee Rock
Miss Nor Man
Elliott Bacon
James Bloch
Blanche Bloch
J. T. Mann
Shoreham
Thomas Preston Johnson
Ethel May Johnson
Miss Fisher Taylor
Golfsboro
N. C
F. 8. Bartlett
F. L. Bartlett
Glean, N. C
William E. Harvey
Hugh A. Saltzman
Columbia Conservatory of Music
Chicago
Mark L. Bristol
Baltimore
Alexander Brown
Hennen Jennings
Gotham
China
Army and Navy News
ARMY
Holy Cross
Gibson Fahnestock
Margaret Fahnestock
NAVAL
Che
Kann Sons & Cn
ST. &J. and
Penna. Ave
Harris & Shafer Co
Jewelers
Droop’s
Nero
Mazatlan
Manzanillo
Nashrilfe
Santiago de Cuba
Guantanamo
Patuxent
Hampton Roads
Diamond Shoals
Standish
Vulcan
Cadiz
Hampton
Rosebank
Beale
Balboa
Neptune
Prairie
Philadelphia
Capital Folk
Westano Cock
Hinkel’s
Hinke
Maine Ave
Bellevue McPherson Square
Phote
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