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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1914
Page
9
In Towanda Pennsylvania Hannah Harrison sought and obtained a divorce decree that dated back to the eighties from James Harrison on desertion. Prothonotary Estell located the records after Mrs Harrison learned her husband was believed dead, paid the costs, and now wields the decree, vows to keep him out.
Mrs A M Brown a wealthy guest at the Marlborough Blenheim sailed from Atlantic City to New York in the sloop Lon V Stephens. Capt Gaskill assisted as she took the wheel though she had never sailed before. A group of fashionable onlookers watched as the wind filled the mainsail and the sloop moved past the shoals toward New York.
The President appointed Thomas Riggs to the Alaska railroad commission as its third member on Secretary Lane’s recommendation. Riggs, an engineer with the coast survey, helped map the Alaska Canada boundary and led surveys from the Pacific to the Arctic. The commission, including William Edes, Lieut. Frederick Mears, and Riggs, will depart later this month to survey government railroad routes.
Indianapolis May 4 A Purdue University campus paper defends seven senior coeds accused of hazing Mabel Rogers amid mixed sentiment. Rogers sues for 7000 dollars claiming she was stripped, painted with red ink, mucilage poured on her back, punctured with pins, and dunked in cold water.
The report details Mme da Gamma's New Jersey coast visit with grandson Morrla Volek Jr. attending in New York, the Congressional Club meeting at K Street, and the Postmaster Gahan and Mrs Burle returning from the North seeking a summer home near Watch Hill. It mentions Secretary of War Daniels and Mrs Daniels at Founders Day events, the Interior and Mrs Lane hosting at the Home Club, a Founders Day address, and the Commerce Secretary Redfield and Mrs Redfield’s weekend at Old Point Comfort.
Col. Robert M. Thompson hosted judges of the horse show at his Sheridan circle home. The elaborate spring dinner featured a central miniature lake, crystal rockery, and a rose and palm bordered race course. Guests included Gen. Leonard Wood Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright Senator Lipitt Gen. Wotherspoon Gen. Mills and many others. Mrs Agnes Heyt Wilson and Miss Ferne Ragsdate were noted visitors.
Dignitaries and spouses gather for lectures and theater at the Belasco. Mrs James W Pinchot and Mrs Marshall Field head for Europe while Mrs Elisha Dyer travels to New York. Prominent hosts include Mrs George Barnett and Mrs David Porter with teas and luncheons planned in Washington and at summer homes in Rhode Island and Blue Ridge Summit. Continued details appear in the Seventh section.
Justice Van Orsdel in Clarence J. Bateman versus Evangeline Bateman clarifies a husband may use detectives to secure evidence of suspected adultery without constituting connivance. The ruling allows monitoring when suspicions arise, disavowing persistent control over a wife’s actions, and upholds custody to Bateman with costs assessed to the corespondent. Attorneys Gles Frey for Bateman and Westcott Ambrose for Bateman's wife represented the parties.
Denver May 2 A rich widow left $25,000 to Robert Renner for courtesy to her and to Mrs Christiana J Evang she promised $500 for care of her dog Daisy. Evang sues estate arguing the $500 bequest and upkeep fee were due. Daisy died earlier. codicil revoked the dog bequest while attorney Foster Cline sues executor Edward Shannon for $600 claiming the contract.
The Legal Aid Society of Washington University Law School will operate year round with summer clinics at 93 H Street NW. Offices open daily to 10 p.m. through June 1, then 7 to 9 p.m. June 1 to October 1. Services are free except a 10 percent collection fee allowed in debt cases. Postal communications welcome with clear details of business.
Women march through Washington streets in a white, maroon, and gold vehicle of the Congressional Union. They promote resolutions of the National Suffrage Association as rival headquarters claim attention. Illinois factions clash over preferred resolutions. Mrs Jessie Hardy Stubbs greets Senator Shafroth in Wilmington. Carnegie Hall hosts similar push with notable participants.
The Washington Alliance of Jewish Women at Eighth Street Temple elected officers for the coming year with little change from the previous term. New board members include Mrs. Leonigenheimer and several others, while officers are led by President Mrs. Adolph Kahn and First Vice President Mrs. Alexander Wolf. The meeting featured officer reports, committee chair introductions, and a harp recital by Mrs. Edith Brosalus before adjourning until fall.
President spends the morning under a brown regulation army tent behind the White House. Representative Underwood visits the open-air office as they discuss a legislative program to adjourn by July, including tolls repeal, antitrust, and rural credits bills. Senator Highes of New Jersey also chats about leadership. North Carolina Confederate veterans plan their annual reunion in Raleigh on June 10.
Miss Martha Bowers in Cincinnati visiting Mr. Robert Taft and his relatives as numerous entertainments are arranged in her honor. Former President Taft accompanies her back to Washington after a series of dinners and luncheons hosted by Mrs. Charles Anderson and Mrs. Catherine Eckstein. Mrs. Arthur Wallace Dunn plans a Georgetown Convent Alumnae tea at the Country Club. Other society notes include Mrs. Henry F. Dimock returning to Washington, Dr. Tom A. Williams visiting New York and Albany, and Mme. da Gami visiting New York before May 12 Cedarhurst gathering with the Montague La Montagne group.
Judge Charles Monroe of the superior court ruled that a wife has absolute authority in naming a child. In the case of Greek father Chrystoe Malamatinos and American wife, the court sided with the wife who chose Muriel over Helen of Troy and ordered the husband to pay the family $5 weekly.
Long list of officer transfers and duty changes across the Army and Navy including medical corps colonels, infantry officers, coast artillery, signal corps, engineers, and various staff assignments. Moves involve Fort Slocum Vera Cruz West Point San Francisco Manila and other posts with reports to department and commanding officers.
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