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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
12
Helen introduces Warren to Frances Knowles, a fellow journalist from New York, at her home. Frances, stylish and independent, stirs differing views on marriage and a woman's role, challenging Helen to consider her own balance of career and life as dinner unfolds and friendships evolve.
The Swiss Minister and Mme Ritter with their young son depart Washington for Buena Vista Springs Pa to spend the summer at the Buena Vista Springs Hotel the minister’s older son remaining with relatives in Switzerland. Various Washington society moves include Capt Scott and family at a new Florida avenue residence and Mme Riano arriving at Newport for the season.
Commander and Mrs Zachariah H Madison leave Washington for Newport to spend the summer aboard their motor car. Mrs M Henry Ruffin visits Washington with daughter Miss Carolina Randolph Ruffin, student at Emmitsburg College, as guests in the city.
The item catalogs engagements and marriages including Miss Litvin to Charles M. Bolek, Mary Agnes Chapin to Louis Hamilton Willard, and Vivian Georgia Lovegrove Borg to Samuel Shellabarger. It notes Mrs Ruffin wrote a welcome song for President Wilson in Mobile in 1912, and lists travel plans of the McPhersons and Mathews couple. Also mentions Lt. Metcalf arrival and various prominent connections in Washington, Worcester, and Princeton.
In Washington Rob ert Lansing’s secretaryship spurs talk Mrs Lansing a major social figure will lead in administration circles and influence his work The Newport Flower and Rose exhibits drew many visitors including Mrs Arnold Hadne and notable medalists from the American Rose Society The marriage of Miss Ethel Kingsland to Dr Walter Anderton links two prominent families in New York and Washington Langdon Geer leaves a large estate to his wife with future trust for their child A dinner by the Friends of Peace Society honors William J Bryan and Mrs Bryan with varied attire among guests, highlighting social graces of the era Virginia Mullen hosts musical Sundays in Bar Harbor and the National Sigma Lambda Sorority holds its annual convention At Shoreham and Rauscher's delegates gather for meetings and banquets.
The first annual lawn fete at 47 M Street Southwest yesterday benefited Neighborhood House. Net proceeds will support the kindergarten program. Trustees led by Mrs. W S Corby organized the event at Chevy Chase Circle with entries from pupil handiwork and Junior League candy sales. The organizers vow to repeat the fete annually.
The notice lists multiple churches including Presbyterian Church of the Covenant on Connecticut Avenue with ministers Charles Wood Edward Hannaford and others, Episcopal St Johns Church on Sixteenth and H Streets with Rev Roeland Cottonmith, Baptist Central area evangelist Dr Calvin Blackwell at Centennial Baptist Church, and Christian Science services at First Church of Christ Scientist on Columbian road Euclid Street. It details service times, Sunday school, morning and evening services, holy communion, and special music events.
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