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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1916
Page
12
The firm promotes high quality stationery and engraving for wedding announcements invitations and at home cards with exclusive character. It highlights unsurpassed service in quality and promptness.
An importer held these in his warehouse unaware of their existence, making them available now. The 11 piece set includes jug, lemon dish, tray, lemon fork and tall tumblers. Priced at $5.00 on the Fifth floor G street.
Social notes outline a U D C vaudeville tea at Joan Ohl s apartment honoring Lieut and Mrs Sherman Miles recently from Petrograd. Guests included diplomats and officials from Italian Russian and Swedish posts, plus local residents and military families. further mentions cover dinners at Chevy Chase Club, travel of Bolivian minister and Calderons, and upcoming summer stays.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Houston with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Casper Miller will attend the Republican national convention in Chicago in June and the Democratic national convention in St. Louis. A large group assists today at 1401 Euclid street including Mrs. Arthur Ramsay and Mrs. Henry T. Rainey. Mrs. Josephus Daniels and other named ladies will be present. Franklin Roosevelt has gone to Hyde Park on the Hudson and will remain until late June then Campobello, Me. Lieut. Harold Snow has arrived in Washington with Mrs. Snow. Mrs. John Murtagh and her children will arrive in Washington soon from Savannah, Ga. Mrs. Murtagh is visiting Mexico. Mrs. Carroll D. Buck hosts in her absence at Washington barracks. Mrs. Charles K. Drury will visit her brother at Amherst after leaving Washington this week. Mrs. Charles F. Humphrey and Miss Juanita Humphrey return to Washington from New York and Atlantic City. Col. Charles T. Menoher has returned to Fort Myer after illness. Miss Mary Graham goes to Philadelphia to visit Mrs. Spencer Miller 3d. Capt. and Mrs. Joseph Earle return to Washington barracks after a stay in Savannah. Dr. Thomas Madden Foley and Mrs. Foley hosted dinner for Drs. Brackett and guests, and entertained at luncheon for Drs. Osgood, Severs, Cotton, and Rogers at the New Willard.
Mrs Francis Alton Connolly returned from Wilmington where she attended the Wilmington dog show. A social meeting of Cushing Auxiliary No 4 honored William B Cushing Camp No 30 and Maryland auxiliary division officers with dancing cards and dances at Miss Almira Brown’s home. Leaders and guests from Sons of Veterans and Woman’s Relief Corps attended, with plans discussed for Baltimore events May 23 and 24. NearbyHyattsville hosted a season highlight dance in Masonic Hall with 25 couples and many from Washington and Baltimore. attendees listed with many dignitaries and chaperons noted.
Fashion notes from the United Hunts Association meet at Belmont Park describe women in elaborate gowns and varied colors, with navy predominance broken by beige gray and other shades. Highlights include Mrs. Widener in black taffeta with lace, Miss Carhart in black taffeta, and Mrs. Payne Whitney in a blue suit with a bright sunlit hat. Also noted are Mrs. Belmont, Mrs. Harriman, and Countess de la Greze’s stylish ensembles. Upcoming marriage: Mrs Samuel Stevens Landa to Mr Richard Whitney on May 27 in New York with a small reception at Mr Sheldon’s home.
At Chevy Chase two week National Service School sessions end Today Regulars show tan and freckles while rookies arrive for post course, with many applying for two extra weeks In camp A cavalry unit and infantry visit add to Sunday excitement as lectures pause then resume for public view.
Nearby army unit cavalry in a public exhibition drill drew a large Sunday crowd at the camp. An unofficial aide lines inspection occurred, and an impromptu baseball game formed the main amateur highlight between B company and D company teams. Names of participants include Captain Alice Stollenwarck and Lieutenant Emily Waterman among others. Religious services followed at 3:30 p.m. conducted by Rev Roland Cotton Smith of St John’s Episcopal Church.
Thousands of Confederate veterans assemble in Birmingham for the twenty sixth annual reunion starting Tuesday with social events led by descendants of the Confederacy. Gen Bennet H Foung and Gen W E Mickle arrive, with special trains bringing departmental commanders and supporters from across the South. Swift & Company's beef sales in Washington reach weekly averages ending May 13, with domestic beef at 12.30 cents per lb.
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