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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1916
Page
5
Local note pack lists names of residents and visitors across towns. Many entries note guests in Baltimore and various East Coast locations, with several summer stays announced for Braddock Heights, South Asaph street, and Alexandria area families. Travel plans include Canada and trips to Japan and India.
Rockville society circles report a busy period with Miss Louise Larcombe visiting from Brooklyn, Mrs Berry and family returning to Savannah, and Mrs Cooke Luckett away in New York and New Jersey. The Moon King on Fury will be presented by the People of the county for the Social Service League, a garden party at the Holmes home, and a porch party at the Montgomery Club feature a summer social season with dances, picnics, and gatherings among local families and visiting relatives.
Journalistic narrative describes a Holland hotel turned into a makeshift wartime hub as German and French air actions over the North Sea unfold nearby. Guests awaken to firefights, aircraft overflights, and occupants debating whether planes are German or Allied, while hotel staff and patrons witness a naval engagement and the arrival of wounded pilots.
Tana, a sister, is at the home of her grandmother Mrs E Freatyman Pere at Sa Mime Snates of Winchester. The scene places her at the house of Mrs Capitola Bogley near Hock Vie for a family gathering.
Captain Frank H Mason former American consul general in Paris died in Paris at age 74 after resigning in 1912 following a long career in the consular service He served as consul general in Berlin prior to Paris and was named to Paris by President Roosevelt in 1908 Funeral services will be held at the American Church with temporary burial in the city
In Wathena Kansas on June 24 hounds belonging to Aaron Bell ran into a can of fermented blackberries discarded nearby. After initial confusion the pups showed intoxicated behavior, later traced to the spoiled fruit.
From a 1918 fashion notice, advice on summer wear urges prudent women to plan for hot weather with lightweight garments. It outlines fabric choices, a stripe and plain pattern, a striped skirt, and trim in bloom tones to create a versatile cool frock suitable for New York summers.
A Honduras voyage aboard the Amelia ends in mutiny as captain Messam is slain. Seaman Monsanto and companion Ver r hise face conviction. Brifisre arrested in Stann Creek, Vernon captured in Guttenria, and a Spanish woman plaintiff flees to Cape Gracus. Trials hinge on witness testimony from Mancanto and Vernon.
Bryn Mawr Oil June 24 report death of Miss Worfed Jordan, daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Jordan, two weeks before her wedding to Robert Tibbs. An insect bite on the upper lip led to a fatal blood poisoning, with Jordan aged 10 slated to wed.
Society notes from Richmond list many summer plans and visits. Names include Mr and Mrs W McDonald Lee, Miss Helen Trevor, Mr and Mrs William Mohaliston, Mr and Mrs Furney, Miss Marianne Meade, Miss Bettie Burwell Booker, Mrs Godwin Boykin, Mrs Firkett Lathropp, Mrs Lewis Hobusher, Mrs George Smith, Miss Virginia Chester man, Miss Margaret Miller, Miss Fannis Miller, Miss Vaden, Mrs Ashton Starke, Mr Hobson, Mr and Mrs George Barkmiele Wickham, Miss Virginia Chester man, and others. They plan homes and trips to White Sulphur Springs, Virginia Beach, Bon Air, Back Fill Chesterfield, Charmion PA, Widewater VA, and camps at Charmion and the White Mountains.
A memorial service is organized by the State Department and the Chinese Minister in memory of Yuan Shih Kai, former president of China. It will be held at Metrovian Continental Hall on Monday afternoon, with only Chinese customs observed and the Chinese anthem sung by a boy soloist.
New York report states that Mr Fits Eugenes Dixon of Philadelphia acquired for $500,000 a set of five Dalí Quixote tapestries. The late J Pierpont Mor? Kin bought them from the King of Spain. Mrs Dixon is a daughter of the late Georges Widener who perished in the Titanic disaster. her uncle Joseph EO Widener recently bought.
In Wichita Kansas on June 24 Mrs John A. Wolt wife of a major Blackwell land owner died from heart trouble linked to the excitement over a new gas and oil find on her husband’s farm. She had previously endured several shock events when gas and oil were struck on the property.
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