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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
9
Bewitching smiles and twinkling eyes marked a charity event as society’s fair set gathered for a benevolent cause. Mercian featured amid the gaiety, separated from his cash to fund happier days for children, with exquisite gowns and radiant charm on display.
A grand Washington fete drew a crowd of society notables and diplomats. Mrs George Howard and others hosted tea and cream stands, with Miss Julia Meyer and the German Ambassador among shoppers. A crowd toured a children’s pony ride, doll booth, and millinery shop while dignitaries mingled and funds for the hospital were raised.
Nineteen graduates received diplomas from Chevy Chase Seminary in a ceremony led by Commissioner of Education P. R. Claxton in the seminary assembly hall. Claxton urged graduates to aid the social uplift movement with their education as a choir and program from Alice Glascock Mary O Toole Maddine Ketter Felix Gargiglia and George Hl Miller complemented the event. Rev Dr Childs offered the opening prayer and the class included Marion Arnold Margaret Katharine Appel Alice Lucile Bacon Marion Bichsel Mildred Fontaine Fisip May Frenee Mattia Irene Horrett Madeline Marion Ketler Olive Frances Mayer Corinne Mead Louisa Barker Moore Louise Elsther Musgrove Harriet Wedges Nail Murillo Nicholas Cecelia Kathryn O Keefe Mildred Elizabeth Perkins Dorothy F Eleanor Sharpe F Lucile Simmons and Grace Esther Thomas.
Doc Street known as a prominent horseman on the eastern turf for twenty years died after a short illness in Washington. He owned many famous horses and gained fame for Galilee, a seven year old who ran second in the Futurity behind Dominio. Street raced a stable at Havre de Grace and kept many Keene cast-offs in his string.
The navy yard outing committee met in Naval Lodge Hall to elect officers and discuss the annual summer outing for Washington orphans. D C Donnelly was named chairman with B T Ladd as vice chairman, Hutchinson secretary, and D Cole treasurer. A committee meeting is set for next Tuesday to align entertainment with the District committee. Last year’s outing included a week at Camp Good Will with mothers, a Mayflower yacht band concert, and speeches by Representatives Ramey and McDermott.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Mrs. Daniels arrived in Raleigh from Savannah this morning. They toured the navy yards in the South and left tonight for Washington, concluding a brief official visit.
A dense catalog of names appears across Tables 14 to 30, listing officials, diplomats, judges, and scholars. The long roster includes Charles Hoele Harrison Anderson Barney Walcott Chaplan Smith, James Brown Scott, Stockton, Hale, Page, and many more.
Lenaden May 13 The Daily Mail mocks Secretary Bryan as an inexperienced diplomat and criticizes his peace policy amid Panama disputes tariff tensions and Californian issues. It lauds President Wilson and Bryan for international arbitration but warns against overreaching energy in the foreseen millennium. The Chronicle supports arbitration treaties and praises Bryan’s peace zeal while noting limits. The Daily News predicts Senate approval of tariff measures and cites Wilson’s strength in public opinion.
Washington report says the Senate military affairs committee, touring West Point, found no cause for alarm over Japan. They believe Japan seeks to clarify the status of its citizens in the U.S. and view California as within Japan’s rights. No war threat is anticipated as negotiations proceed under U.S. law with Panama Expo context noted.
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