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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
2
Friday clearance sale offers women's silk dresses from $19.75 each down from $25 to $37.50. Styles include Georgette Crepe and Taffeta Pla lattfet with silk crepe de chine and striped taffeta options in black white gray tan green navy.
Due to strong Friday demand, a fresh lot of Palm Beach suits arrives. Each is a genuine Palm Beach fabric, three button sack style with label proof. Sizes 34 to 42 regular and 38 to 46 stout. Main floor Tenth Street.
Group of wash suits offered in incomplete sizes and styles from stock plus a small special purchase. Each suit new and distinctive, best fabrics, fast colors. Sizes 2 to 8 years. 9Ac for choice. Third Floor Eleventh Street.
The Ind,endence Day celebration committee organized a horse show and tournament to open a series of events at Brightwood Reservoir. Officials expect strong participation from amateur riders and even military members, with events including steeplechase, saddle race, half mile, pony race, and footraces. The committee, chaired by Weol Hazen, plans entry and logistics beginning at 8 am with classes for all ages and skill levels.
At St Vile Church parishioners and dignitaries assembled in a ceremony honoring Rector Mackin. The event featured clergy and community members paying tribute amid prayers and ceremonial color symbols as part of the observance.
Friday clearance of men’s oxfords offers several styles in russet calf skin and tan Russia calf with cloth tops and rubber soles. Sizes range from seven to ten, with bargains listed at 3.50 to 5.00 as reductions from higher prices.
Fresh and crisp new skirts of pique rep linene gabar dine and black and white striped linene advertised for sports vacation street and general wear. Skirts come in three plain tailored models with detached belts plus many large sizes for stout figures. Special price $1.00 each at Thirlfor street.
The twelfth annual convention of Lambda Sigma fraternity opened with a morning session in Raleigh. Rev Frederick Wsmith gave the opening prayer and Commissioner O P New TAN delivered the welcome. Delegates from 160 chapters across the United States attended, with Mu Chapter at Ventral Nilsen school hosting. The event continues through tomorrow with a reception and closing ceremonies planned.
RESITDEAT and Mrs Milson plan polite New York visit today. Secretary Me teooads luncheon host. Mrs Ellis returns from Old Paint Comfort, Fa. Washington hosts and guests include Senator Ransdell and Rep Dupre. Bulgarian Minister and Mrs Pataretoff depart for Minnesota for the month. Senorita Sylvestre of Manila showcases Filipino music at a Copley Home recital.
The home of Mr and Mrs John Glenn on Fairmont Street hosted the wedding yesterday for Miss Leth Marve, daughter of Mrs Ted Robert Ads of Mapla War Frost. The ceremony joined William To Frale and Ignattig Low as the couple was united with support from attendees and family.
The article describes the wedding of Miss Marguerite Harbour and Mr George Lewis Mayer in Washington with a large guest list. It notes attendees from New York, Philadelphia, and Boston, musical performances by Lucy Graves and Ambrose Durkin, and the bride’s georgette crepe gown with sapphire brooch.
Mr and Mrs A A King announce the marriage of their daughter Dennis Bingham and Mr Edward Handolph Walton. The ceremony was performed by Rev Father J M Cooper at St Matthews rectory yesterday at noon. The couple will make their home at 1757 K Street after a wedding trip.
A sprawling round of society events unfolds from Newport to Bar Harbor. Notables attend kennels shows and summer gatherings while yacht, hotel and club scene buzzes with guests, patrons, and planned entertainments.
Enrollment in the summer program surpasses one hundred as a private experiment to show demand for the community run summer high school. Classes cover English mathematics Latin history Spanish German and French taught by experienced regular school faculty at 1808 I Street NW.
Poorly legible text fragment from a newspaper page. Readable parts mention Mer Mackin and a seventy fight or event, but most details are garbled with many misspellings and missing context. The piece appears to be a damaged sports or event blurb without clear dates, teams, or outcomes.
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