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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1916

Page

3

Idealize America Speaker at Gallaudet Commencement

Secretary Baker urges idealizing America in a Gallaudet College graduation address. Thirty two graduates receive degrees as Kendall Green hosts the ceremony with remarks by Percival Hall and interpreters for deaf graduates. notable attendees include Rear Admiral Stockton and university officials.

Newton Riker Kendall Green Gallaudet College Baker Percival Hall Dhef Charles Hots Tue Chapel Hall Pierce Frank Hunt Thompson Washington State Henry J Stegemerter District of Columbia Davis Martin Kentucky Hills Amy Alla Fowler

Social Gossip Concerns Prominent Manhattan Figures

In a Stuyvesant Square ceremony, Miss Ruth Cutting, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederic Cutting of 24 East Seventeenth Street, plans a wedding with Reginald Auchincloss. The social set gathers amid roses and refined ceremonies as high society names are noted in attendance.

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Social whirl at Willard and Chevy Chase Club dinners

A busy Washington social scene features guests at the Willard and Chevy Chase Club. Notables include Mrs. Worthington of Dedham and Mr. Marye former ambassador to Russia, with dinners for Miss Dorothy Gould and Malcolm Gorton Starrow before Saturday’s wedding. May 8 luncheon by Sunshine and Community Society, and Smith College Club of Washington staging When Beauty Is Only Skin Deep with assorted guests and performances.

George T. Marye Russia Mrs Maryse The Willard Ruth Parker Chevy Chase Club Ralph D. Quinter Dorothy Gould Malcolm Gorton Starrow Hollis Rinehart University of Virginia Margaret F. Tuttle Indiana William Carpender Ella F. J. Carpender Sarah F. J. Williams New York Sunshine and Community Society Congress Hall Board of Lady Managers Smith College Club of Washington Epiphany Parish Hall L. White Busbey Bertram Block Max Kauffmann Frances Carpenter Mabel Grandin Wiliam P. Borland Representative Borland Missouri Elizabeth Bryan Dorothea Bauer Mal Whitaker Marian Richardson

Indian Reception Postponed for Ill Hostess

Illness of the hostess forces postponement of the Washington Auxiliary of the National Indian Association reception for tomorrow afternoon. Mrs Grandfield and Miss Grandfield will host informally tomorrow from 2 to 5 30 at their Conduit Road and W Street home. Col and Mrs W T Wood return to Little Soldiers Home later this week after a Rochester Minnesota stay where he was hospitalized and improving. Mrs EB McMillan gave tea yesterday and Miss Alice French hosted dinner last night at the Shoreham.

Allen Walter C. Allen Newark Street C. B. Becker John Guest Miss Randall Northumberland Fred C. Ainsworth Porter A. EB. Koerper Miss Koerper Chambers McKibbin Avery Mra. Giles Mies Giles Hunt Macfarland James Ronayne McIntyre Kennedy Pierson Henry Cochen Frank Cochen Bennett Thomas W. Sbrahany Evana Reynolds Charles Carroll Walcutt Miss Moore Washington National Indian Association W. T. Wood Rochester Minn Col. Wood EB. McMillan Alice French Shoreham Willis Moore the Shorham Senator George Sutherland Justice Charles H. Robb John Craig Simpson James McDonald Barry Bulkley Edith Koon William E. Fowler Harvey Maitland Watts Philadelphia

Miss Nora E Tucker Marries George F Lewis in Baltimore

Miss Nora E Tucker of Lynchburg Virginia wed Mr. George F Lewis of Washington at noon in Baltimore with Rev Rufus Wycoff officiating. After a wedding trip to Palm Beach the couple will reside at 803 C Street Northeast Washington. The note lists wedding guests and social events surrounding the ceremony.

Baltimore Nora E Tucker Lynchburg George F. Lewis Washington Rufus Wycoff Hazel Schwab Palm Beach Lewis C Street

Local Produce Market Prices and Poultry Listings

Market notes list alive poultry with hens at 18 per lb roosters 11 ducks 14 15 per lb and turkey 22 23 per lb. Cheeses butter eggs vegetables fruit prices shown for multiple varieties and regions including California oranges Florida lemons and North Carolina lettuce with varied per unit and per crate costs.

New York State Elgin Tub Virginia Florida North Carolina California

Cottonseed Oil Market Prices Listed by New York

New York price quotes show prime crude around 9.60 to 9.73 with prime summer yellow spot at 10.65. Nearby contracts run May 10.73 June 10.90 July 11.07 August 11.09 September 11.01 October 10.01 November 9.05 December 9.05.

New York

His Bridal Night at Belasco Theatre Opens May 10

The Belasco presents His Bridal Night a three act farce by Lawrence Rising with the Dolly Sisters in a tale of mixed identities on bridal night where a man cannot distinguish his wife from her sister in law. The show runs the rest of the week amid other theaters favorites in town.

Lawrence Rising Belasco Theater Belasco Dolly Sisters

Whoa Phoebe at Belasco and Crandall’s This Week

Washington theater note lists Mask and Wig Club’s new entertainment Phoebe at Belasco next Monday with two acts featuring farm and circus themes and a chorus of Pennsylvania student actors. Crandall’s Avenue Grand schedules include Willard Mack’s Her Maternal Right with Kitty Gordon, The Eternal Sappho with Theda Bara, The Feast of Life set in the tropics starring Clara Kimball Young, The Prince and the Pauper with Marguerite Clark, and The Shadow of Doubt with Carlyle Blackwell across Sunday to Monday shows.

Paramount Anna Crandall Apollo Theater Fritzi Brunette Phoebe Belasco En Farm Willard Mack Kitty Gordon Theda Bara Tropics Clara Kimball Young Mark Twain Marguerite Clark Crandall's Avenue Grand Carlyle Blackwell

Remarkable cure claim for Drece tonic by local customer

J D Boyd of 1809 Hamlin St NE testifies that Drece eased years of stomach trouble and bloating after a single dose and improved daily. He praises appetite, no more headaches or gas, and endorses buying Drece at O Donnell Allen and Bury drug stores for $1 a bottle.

J. D. Boyd Hamlin Street Aunt Jemima Mills Co Drece O'Donnell Allen's Alexandria Bury'’s Anacostia Draco

Wilson Declines Honor Chairman Post for Center Association

President Wilson declined the honorary chairmanship of the National Community Centers Association saying he cannot be active in organizations where he cannot participate. The invitation came from a delegation led by Henry A. Lipsky and local center workers A. J. Driscoll Dr. Henry Jackson and E. J. Ward, with Representative Sabath presenting the delegation.

Wilson National Community Centers Association Margaret Wilson Henry A. Lipsky A. J. Driscoll Henry Jackson E. J. Ward

Distribtions in banks will names many beneficiaries and churches

Mary I Banks dies testate leaving most of a large estate to relatives and friends and seven religious and charitable organizations. Amounts include 25000 to Helen Cragsttt Julliard 8000 to James Silas Goodman 4000 to Alfred Lockwood Goodman 1000 to Jennie Goodman 2000 to each daughter Mabel and Marjorie Goodman Belcher 5000 to Helen Holbrook 5000 to Elizabeth I Anderson 5000 to Mrs John Shillito Rogers plus small cash bequests. Residue split into seven equal shares to Bible Societies, Presbyterian boards, and the YMCA and Metropolitan Church. Executor: Washington Loan and Trust Co. Governor: John B. Larner.

Mary I Banks Helen Cragsttt Julliard James Silas Goodman Alfred Lockwood Goodman Jennie Goodman Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church In the United States Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church In the

New York Grain Prices and Futures Report May

New York market notes steadiness across grains on May 3 with spot wheat firm and futures steady. Durum No 1 at 1.31, No 2 hard at 1.27, Northern Duluth at 1.3414, Manitoba at 1.22 f. o. b. Corn spot steady at 90 cents f. o. b. Oats spot firm at 52.

New York Duluth Manitoba Standard

Army and Navy Changes of the Day

Rear Admiral Benjamin Tappan retired effective April 26. Various detachments and reassignments follow, including Tozer to Maryland command, Parker and Culps reassigned, Holmes to Glacier, King and Loughlin commissioned, and Hamner, McCarty, Babson, McHugh among others shifted between yards, ships, and stations. The Bridge name given to Supply Ship No. 1, Oklahoma commissioned at Philadelphia, and a trial at Island.

Benjamin Tappan Home M. Tozer Colorado Maryland J. P. Jackson Rome Italy Navy Department B. C Parker Habana Cuba Washington D. C R. S. Culp Iris Albany John H Culin Oregon Glacier D. King M. BR. C J. J. Loughlin L. D. Arbuckle E. C. Hamner Navy Yard Portsmouth N. H Naval Station Balled—Caesar Norfolk Charleston Denver Goayman Topolobampo Janson Newport Hampton Heade Milwsules San Francisco San Diego Whipple Mare Arethans Port Arthur Tex Chattanooga Guaymas Mars Cristobal Boston Navy Yard Oklahoma Philadelphia Tria Island

Army Orders Detail Transfers and Assignments

Army orders list multiple personnel moves including Maj. Peter C. Harris to report to the adjutant general for duty, relieving Col. James H. McRae. Charles Richard to report as surgeon of the Eastern Department in addition to his current medical officer duties in New York City. Capt. Lloyd I. Smith as a member of the examining board at Letterman General Hospital. Clement Beth detailed as quartermaster for War College history rides beginning May 10 with a June 17 sendoff. Francis A. Winter to Walter Reed Hospital for observation and treatment. Daniel D. Gregory relieved from duty at the Army Service Schools Fort Leavenworth. Col. Lyman W. Kennon assigned to the Twenty-Sixth Infantry Nath.

Peter C. Harris Adjutant General Adjutant General of the Army James H McRae Charles Richard Eastern Department New York City Lloyd I. Smith Medical Corps Letterman General Hospital San Francisco Cal Clement Beth Coast Artillery Corps Army ‘War College Francis Walter Reed Hospital D. C Daniel D Gregory Fifth Cavalry Amy Fort Leavenworth Kans Lyman W. ¥. Kennon Twenty-sixth Infantry Nath

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