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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1914
Page
12
Woodward & Lothrop promotes its men’s clothing store in New York and Washington with a Ready-to-wear emphasis. It touts Hart Schaffner & Marx suits and a range of fabrics with models from conservative to modern. Prices highlight $15 to $40, and a $25 value surprise for many buyers, plus youthful high school suits up to $25.00.
Small Boys' Trot-Mocs available in sizes 11 to 2. Second floor of the front building.
A roundup of Washington social life last night and yesterday lists dinners hosted by British and Austro-Hungarian ambassadors along with invitations and visits. Notable figures include Senator Fletcher, Secretary Bryan, Mr and Mrs Grant Jr, cartoonist John T McCutcheon, and many naval officers. The page notes multiple couples visiting or returning to Washington and reports the wedding of Maude L Gifford and Homer C Burgess at a northwest residence.
Invitations issued for a May 7 reception from 9 PM to 10 PM at 1216 Sixteenth Street NW hosted by Mrs Van Rensselaer with Mrs Cox of Richmond and notable society figures attending. The Needlework Guild of America national meeting unfolds next week in Raleigh ballroom with a lunch at 1 PM and reception at 4 PM for officers. Washington Barracks officers and women hosted a 150 guest Engineers Club dance with palm and flag decor.
Senator and Mrs John W Kern host at Kenneliff near Roanoke with Vice President and Mrs Marshall and other dignitaries arriving to Tuesday. The group attends a Hollins College dinner and a Cockespur reception hosted by Mr and Mrs Cooke. Judge and Mrs John Barton Payne head to Illinois for summer, Mrs Porter hosts Mme Filppo Camperia, and Major and Mrs Porter reside on Nineteenth Street after Chevy Chase.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Roosevelt return to Washington after a West tour of inspection. Attendees at a luncheon include Elven Mills and Mrs McMillan, Mrs Mills suffers a severe cold, Mrs Alfred E Bates hosts a dinner in Connecticut, and tea invites go out for May 1 at the Country Club. Cadric sails May 21 for Europe. Miss Valerie Padelford returns to Washington. Mrs Ordway and Miss Padelford wintered in California. Mrs George Barnett will host Monday 4 to 7 at the Commandant's House.
The afternoon visit by Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain to a Madrid perfume shop ends with a comic misstep when a clerk offers a tiny toothbrush for a large shoe brush. The queen, amused and a bit offended, is defended by her lady in waiting as the king and guests laugh at the scene.
Plans for a nationwide woman suffrage march through the Capitol on May 9 were announced by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. A mass meeting will precede the parade and suffragists from states will march with petitions urging Congress to pass the constitutional amendment granting women the vote.
Misa Maud Wing an 18 year old Chinese girl from Newark applies at a US army recruiting station to enlist as a Red Cross nurse for service in Mexico. She says she loves the Stars and Stripes and wants to care for wounded American soldiers and sailors, citing she has long desired to be a nurse and believes women should have equal glory with men.
William Caspar of Sofia Bulgaria claims to arrange a gala visit for Queen Eleonora of Bulgaria in the United States. He has coordinated steamship travel, railings, and White House reception plans with mayors and officials as the queen seeks to see skyscrapers Congress Niagara Falls and regional foods. The queen aims to gauge American people and express gratitude for Red Cross aid.
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