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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
12
Advert describes mothproof bags that shield garments from dust dirt and moisture, keeping items fresh and wrinkle free. Features Wayne Wardrobes with built in clothes hangers for dresses suits blankets lace curtains and fabrics, plus assorted price details and packaging options.
Secretary of State and Mrs Bryan attended a dinner hosted by Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Daniels honoring Bishops Wilson of Baltimore and Candler of Atlanta. The guest list included Chief Justice and Mrs Campbell and several high officials plus various social figures. Additional notes mention Taft's anticipated Washington visit and other social engagements across the city.
A Washington society page notes Mrs. Lars Anderson returning from Cuba to Miami then North, with multiple social figures hosting dinners, luncheons, and bridge events at Shoreham Willard and other venues. Guests include Pan American Union officials, ambassadors, and prominent New York, Philadelphia, and Virginia families. A May wedding at All Souls Memorial Church is announced for Miss Eva Teyton and Lieut. John Stephen Sullivan, USA, with a reception to follow.
About 60,000 people attended the week long flower show in New York ending Tuesday at Grand Central Palace. The Red Cross and war relief groups raised 6000 to 7000 dollars for their treasuries. The event spurred plans to open city gardens to aid the poor with towers and crop cultivation on vacant lots. Notables including Mrs Harriman and Mrs Belmont Tiffany supported the project.
The Rev. Harvey OMeer of the Order of the Eloty will conduct the Good Friday three hours devotion at St Mark's Church. Last year's service was successful and is repeated annually with special dress at the wood Friday. A 7:30 pm musical service follows. Four services are planned for Holy Week with additional Saturday arrangements and morning and evening prayers.
A Sunday school conference addressing children and youth issues will convene at All Souls Church at Fourteenth and I streets NW. The event runs tomorrow evening at 7 o clock and resumes Saturday from 11 a.m. with sessions under the Women’s Souls groups. Rev N G B Pier will preside tomorrow and speakers include Dean William Allen Wilber Br Small and Miss Mar.
Mrs Mars Annudhson Jackson 83 widow of Confederate General Thomas J Stonewall Jackson died after months of illness and a three day pneumonia attack in Charlotte North Carolina. Schools and businesses will close this afternoon for the funeral with interment planned at Lexington Virginia beside her husband. She had been a frequent Washington visitor and a prominent Southern society figure.
Calve laid up with a cold and did not appear at the Penzance matinee yesterday. The theater closed late for refunds, as no substitute feature could be arranged. Seat holders were offered refunds or future redemption, while Calve’s Washington engagement loomed with many friends in attendance.
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