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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1916

Page

11

Miss Gordon Bride Romance of White House

New York May 24 President and Mrs Wilson attended the wedding of Dr Cary T Grayson White House physician and Miss Alice Gordon at St George's Church Washington and New York ties described. Guests included Secretary McAdoo Helen Bones Crane Bolling and relatives. The bride wore ivory satin with tulle and orange blossoms while the president and Mrs Wilson greeted the couple and later cheered by crowds outside.

New York Wilson Cary T. Grayson White House Misa Alice Ciertrude Gordon Washington St George's Church Mra Wlson McAdoo Helen Woodrow Bones Charles R. Crane Chicago John Randolph Bolling Ceretrony Milnen Margaret Wilson the Treasury Willam McAdoo Henry Wood Flournoy Mosby Cardozo Mfp Converse Misa Marwarer Boston Maass Misa Hooker Phelps John Fo Bolling M. House Dudley Field Malone John Wilson Franklin Charles Grayson Tarta Berry Richard V. Tendabury Bordan Harriman Ard Mire To Brown Atlanta, Ga Perkins Joseph E. Davies Jutlear Capt Andrews Mies Misa Margaret Wilson Fierry Landautary Ison Grayson Whits House Miss Gordon Cornish N. H Dr. Grayson Mra. Grayson

Diploma To Mount Vernon Seminary Graduates

The Mount Vernon Seminary class received diplomas at the commencement in Memorial Continental Hall. Principal speaker Dr. Henry Churchill King of Oberlin urged studying art literature science music and character to develop one’s self. Rev Dr G Ernest Smith gave the invocation.

Mount Vernon Seminary Memorial Continental Hall Henry Churchill King Oberlin College G Ernest Smith Josef Kaspar Anton Kaspar Vio Mrs. Somers Margaret Irene Acheson Lucy Ball Mary Elisabeth Clingan Sara Norton Davidson Maria Burbank de Silva Marguerite Belle Foster Willamina Agnew Gardner Florence Polk Harmon Gertrude Marie Hegardt Martha Henley Ethelwyn Hinckley Ruth Wotcott Howes Gladys Lobinger

Y W C A Elects New Directors and Appoints Bible Class Secretary

At the annual Y W C A meeting in Washington Fourteenth and G streets the group named seven new board members for three years and appointed Mrs Mary C Stevens to succeed Miss Mary Finney as Bible Class secretary. Reports showed $51009 spent with 494 in treasury and a 3806 total membership. Mary Alice Finney resigns. Helen Weyman also leaves as physical director. Ruth Keeney chairs the educational committee with 583 enrollments. Judge Joseph Warr Oradel attended.

Young Women's Christan Association Fourteenth G Streets William Hamilton Bailey Herbert E. Day Estelle Foster Frances E. Chickering John GC. Letts John §. Scully Thomas H. Mitchell Margaret R. Fox Misa Mary Alice Finney Miss Finney Detroit Mary C. Stevens Washington Hartford School of Pedagogy Helen M. Weyman John D. Hird Ruth M. Keeney Joseph Warr Oradel District Court of Apriéals

McKinley School Reunion Planned for June 15

The executive board met at 1830 Belmont Street to set June 15 as the McKinley Manual Training School reunion date. President John Hardell reported for Dr. Stuart Angelo, with James O Connell naming June 8 for the annual excursion featuring athletic events and a silver coup for the top scorer.

McKinley School McKinley Manual Training School Mtes Carrie Hastings Belmont Street John Hardell Stuart Angelo James O'Connell

American clubwomen aim to remove hyphen from American life

New York May 24 Nine thousand delegates visitors and alternates from all states Cuba Porto Rico Alaska and the Philippines filled Seventh Regiment Armory for the General Federation of Women's Clubs session led by Miss Margaret Wilson and Gov Whitman. Mrs Hammond hosted a luncheon discussing world peace and a world court. Mrs Bryan Hearst and others attended. The campaign stresses Americanization by clubs, focusing on foreign-born wives and home economics to promote balanced diets and economical living.

New York Cuba Porto Rico Alaska Philippines Seventh Regiment General Federation of Women's Clubs Doora Miss Wilson Katherine Bement Davis Parole Board Carrie Chapman Catt Pennybacker Hammond John Hays Hammond William J. Bryan William Cumming Story Kate Waller Barrett Seventh Regiment Armory Mra. Brown Biennial Board Hotel Astor Haseen

Wanamaker Graduates Tour Washington D C

The John Wanamaker Commercial Institute graduates from Philadelphia and New York begin a three day city tour today. They arrive at 10:45 from Union Station and tour landmarks including the Washington Monument Arlington Mount Vernon and the Capitol before theater and bureau visits. The group plans further sightseeing May 27 and departs at 2 PM for New York and Philadelphia.

John Wanamaker Commercial Institute Philadelphia New York John Wanamaker Atores Union Station Washington’ Monument Arington Mount Vernon Bureau of Engraving and Printing Pan- American Building Continental Memorial Hall Fisheries Bureau Capitol

Knights of Columbus present vaudeville at Gonzaga Hall

Amateur group led by John F. Luttich stages an evening in vaudeville at Gonzaga Hall to benefit the Catholic Church Baseball League. The program features a new one act play Who's Your Husband and The Monday Dress Rehearsal followed by dancing. Arthur M. Creight conducts the Knights of Columbus Orchestra for the finale.

Knights of Columbus Dramatic Association John F. Luttich Gonzaga Hall I Street Northwest Catholic Church Baseball League Knights of Columbus Orchestra Arthur M. Creight Gonzaga College Dramatic Society

Decoration Day Parade by Local Colored Organizations

A Decoration Day celebration led by local colored groups features a parade of nearly 1,000 children, a carnival, and the Red Riding Hood Pageant. The event marks the 51st anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment with speakers including Senator Thomas Sterling and Representatives Humphrey, Walsh, Taggart, Hasskell, Morgan, Emerson, Dyer, Overmeyer, and Greens. The Cosmopolitan Baptist Church hosts the pre parade meeting led by Rev. Simon P. Drew.

Cosmopolitan Baptist Church Congress Knights of Pythias The Masons Odd Fellows Society of St. Luke True Reformers Knights of Jerusalem Gallilean Fishermen Good Samaritans Moses Thomas Sterling Benjamin O. Humphrey Joseph Walsh Joseph Taggart Reuben I. Hasskell Dick T. Morgan Henry I. Emerson Tl. C. Dyer Arthur W. Overmeyer William 5 Simon P. Drew

Georgetown Visitation Convent Lec ture on Panama Pacific Exposition

John C. Muerman of the bureau of education lectured to Georgetown Visitation Convent girls on the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The talk featured 70 colored lantern slides showing grounds, buildings, and exhibits.

Georgetown Visitation Convent John C. Muerman Bureau of Education John F. Quirk S. J Lice Davin Sarah O'Meara Mary Regina Cain Regina Kaiser Genevieve Pogue Jane Cummings Marian Quinby Jane Mullin Anita Ohmer Mary Weller McCarthy Jeannette Blum Marjorie Simp Son Ethel Hayes Annette Ashe Con Stance McConville Jane Gallagher Teresa Bickta Phyllis Lancaster Alice Chapman Eleanor Tyne Josephine Bridget Allimnee Association Mary Benedicta

Quick rescue saves infant from streetcar in Northwest

BR. W. Jordan and his wife of 730 Fifth Street NW were with their two month old baby when a Washington Railway and Electric Company streetcar struck their perambulator on F Street NW near Seventh. Jordan grabbed the infant as the carriage toppled, leaping clear with the child in his arms as the car bore down. The wrecked stroller lay where the collision occurred.

BR. W. Jordan Fifth Street Northwest Washington Railway and Electric Company F Street Northwest Jordan

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