Helen Swift Morris controls $20 million Morris estate
In Chicago probate filings Mrs. Helen Swift Morris is placed in control of the $20,000,000 Morris estate with six trustees and a decisive vote. She receives 40 percent, the four Morris children share 60 percent, and $315,000 goes to charity. The will leaves $100,000 to a pension fund and $50,000 to be split among charities selected by Mrs. Morris. The trust provides $100,000 yearly income to Mrs. Morris and staggered payments to the children until full shares vest at 35. The estate includes major holdings in Morris & Co. stock and bank securities.
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Helen Swift Morris’ Handa
Chicago
Helen Swift Morris
Edward Morris
Packer
Pension Fund
Morris & Co
Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Cleveland
Ohio
Morris
Paderewski At His Best At National Theater Recital
Paderewski delivered a brilliant concert to a full National Theater audience, sustaining his world renowned status. The performance featured Bach-Liszt, Beethoven Moonlight Sonata, Schumann groups, Schubert Liszt pieces, Chopin Ballade, Nocturne, and Polonaise with orchestral nuance and mature artistry. An encore included Nachtstuck and a final Chopin pair, earning a generous ovation and praise for Mrs. Wilson-Greene’s subdued auditorium lighting.
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Paderewsk
National Theater
Paderewski
Simpatica
Schumann
Vienne
New York
Schubert Liszt
Waagner-lisst
Tsoldesliehenstad
Washington schools close for teachers Institute holidays
Tomorrow and the following day the first nine divisions have holidays as the Washington School Teachers Institute opens this evening and runs for two days. Dr Davidson orders school closings so teachers can attend. Secretary of State Bryan will speak tonight at the First Congregational Church on Tenth and G streets NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington School Teachers’ Institute
Davidson
Bryan
First Congregational Church
Tenth
New York Mrs Gould Bans Extreme Slit Skirts
Mrs Gould of New York declares in an interview she opposes immodest dress for women both on the street and in the home. She criticizes extreme slit skirts and freak models, asserting her personal stance and denouncing fashion excess.
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Fair Cretic
Babies to Shine at AASPI Convention in Capital
Delegates from across the United States and Canada gather in Washington for the American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality fourth annual convention. The program features lectures on eugenics and infant care, with readings from urban workers, and a plan for an education campaign to promote infant welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Study and Prevention
Canada
A New Kind of Surprise Party
The article explains hosting a surprise party with guests receiving hidden packages. The hostess supplies all entertainment and refreshments while a maid delivers wrapped bundles to guests, each containing a souvenir or joke. Boxes nested inside larger boxes heighten suspense, with amusing notes on packages to sustain the playful reveal.
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Uine Parkage
Ee Company
Eemestog
Maid & Messenger
Social leaders attend afternoon Paderewski concert
RA Wilson and a large party sat in a theater box for a Paderewski concert at the National Theater. Guests included Mme Jusserand and several embassy officials, with the President and Mrs. Wilson planning to attend future Army Relief Society events. Jessie Wilson returned from Philadelphia. Dr Wilfred Grenfell and Mrs Butler host White House wedding guests, Grenfell to be knighted.
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RA Wilson
National Theater
Margaret Wilson
Wilfred Grenfell
Washington
White House
Dr Grenfell
Sayre
Charles Henry Butler
I Street
Dr. Grenfell
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
White House guest and Atlanta wedding plans
Miss Marjory Brown daughter of Col HE Brown of Atlanta will be one of the bridesmaids at Miss Jassie Wilsons wedding in Atlanta tonight and will later be a guest at the White House in Washington. Secretary of State and Mrs Bryan will host officers and wives at dinner tomorrow. Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt will tour the middle West with stops and speeches returning November 2. Mrs Thomas Laughlin touring Virginia Hot Springs in November travels with Mrs Seth Barton French and visits Castle Hill near Albemarle and Col Chiswold Langhorne who marks his seventieth birthday.
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Marjory Brown
Col. HE. T. Brown
Atlanta
Jassie Wilson
Washington
White House
Miss Brown
Sarah Rawton
Marion Smith
Hoke Smith
Secretary of State
Bryan
Daniela
Middle West
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New Orleana
Pensacola
Thomas K. Laughlin
Virginia Hot Springs
Shenandoah Valley
Seth Barton French
Trubetakoy
Castle Hill
Albemarle
Col
Chiswold Langhorne
James Sawyer
Dower House
Bhorsham
Sawyer
Miss Landon
New York
Mrs. Sawyer
Silver City
N. Mex
Mr. Sawyer
Ellen Thomas
Landon Thomas
Augusta
Justice
Lamar
Dinner Party Honors Talbot and Wilson Ahead of November Wedding
At Chevy Chase Club Mr George Oakley Totten Jr hosted a dinner and dance in honor of Miss Amylita Talbot and Mr Charles Frederick Wilson whose nuptials are set for November 22. Attending guests included diplomats, military officers, and Washington society figures, with further gatherings planned as they celebrate upcoming vows.
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George Oakley “Totten, Jr
Chevy Chase Club
Amylita Talbot
Charles Frederick Wison
Arthur Lea
Miss Wood
Janette Allen
Gladys Mackey-Smith
Virginia Mackay- Smith
MacMurray
McCulsky
Mildred Greble
Helen Buchanan
Katherine Jennings
Misa
Ethel MacMurray
Miss Talbot
Mr Wilson
Fur Remake Ideas Warm Up Old Garments
Practical guide on repurposing old furs and trimmings into new items. It covers coll ars muff s sashes and trims using velvet silk and fur scraps, with examples like velvet trimmed collars and fur edged coats. Instructions emphasize durability and stylish reuse for marabou and small fur accents.
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Daniel Bareg
Better Church Talks to Farm Convention In Washington
Four agricultural groups met in Washington with Dean Davenport of Illinois urging more funding for research over extension. Professor Kennedy of Iowa urged addressing rural church decline as a reason for urban migration and cited four causes including farm drudgery and poor roads. Meetings covered agronomy and agricultural science promotion with leaders from Kansas, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Boston attending at the Willard.
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Washington
Davenport
Illinois College of Agriculture
Saya
Dean Davenport
American Society of Agronomy
Society For the Promotion of Agricultural Science
Willard
L. A Canton
Society of
Agronomy
Kennedy
Rabieh
Society For ‘the Promotion of Agricultural Science
H. J Waters
Kansas Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kans
F. W. Allen
Department of Agriculture
H F Armsby
Pennsylvania State College
Texas
F W. Rane
Boston
Society For the Fromotion of Agricultural Teaching
R. W. Stim
Mrs Tighe hosts theater party at Belasco amid relief fund events
A Belasco visit hosted by Mrs Matthew Tighe for her children drew Southern Relief Home benefactors to a luncheon scene. Guests included Mrs Randolph Héth and Mrs Banby-Smith with Boston guest Miss Parks. multiple hostesses planned further gatherings. The piece also notes new officers in affiliated institutes and agronomy groups.
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Matthew Tighe
Belasco
Master Matthew Tighe, Jr
Dixie Tighe
Lord Baltimore
Dower House
Southern Relief ‘Home
Nannie Randolph Héth
Southern ,Relief Society
Clause 4
Swanson
Frederick McGuire
Migs Kibbey
Mise Harold
James Banby-Smith
Mra
Hasby-Smith
Thomas Fenn
Miss Parks
Boston
Miss Fogg
Postmaster General Halts Santa Letter Delivery Practice
Postmaster General Burleson authorized permanent delivery of Santa Claus letters to charitable institutions or reputable individuals in the town or city of address. Regulations apply to letters received only during December each year, ensuring letters from good children are directed to responsible recipients.
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Burleson
Wink and flirt charge lands man in workhouse
Daniel Sagar was sentenced to twenty days in the workhouse after being found to have winked at a salesgirl in a Sixth Avenue department store waiting room. Ten men were arrested. two received sentences while eight await trials after a night in jail on $1,000 bonds. A police crusade targets department store flirters following a complaint to Police Commissioner Waldo.
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New York
Sixth Avenue
Daniel Sagar
Magistrate House
Jalil
Waldo
Washington Cat Club Defends Cats At Meeting
The Washington Cat Club met at Mrs. Bixby’s home to reject claims that stray cats threaten health. President Mrs. Henry J. West dismissed the danger and defended cats as germ neutral compared to daily paper money. The meeting highlighted the sixth championship cat show set for December at Kramer's Floral Conservatory with about 150 prizes. entries close November 18.
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Washington
Kramer's Floral Conservatory
F Street Northwest
L. E. Bixby
E. Ll. Grace
Applying This Paste Makes Hairs Vanish Pellet Tip
The article touts delatone as a fast hair removal paste that does not mar the skin. It instructs mixing powdered delatone with water, applying to hairs, rubbing off after 2 3 minutes, and washing away to leave hairs vanished. Normally a single treatment suffices.
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Showa
Teachers’ Institute
Fountains & Elsewhere
Edwin Gould
Barbara Boyd
McKee Dunn McKee
Texas Bates
Frederick T. Brooke
Europe
McKee
William Williams
Miss Mary Williams
William Crozier
Ordnance
St. George’s Church
London
George Howard
New Willard
Basil Miles
Woodrow Wilson
Robert M. Thompson
Stephen B. Elkins
Blodgett
Julian James
Rogers
Angela In
Art
Association of Works of Mercy
McClure
Shen
Cuticura
Prof. Kennedy
Hostese
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Institute Workers’ Association
Edward van Alstyne
Albany
N. Y
W. J. Black
Winnipeg
A. L. Martin
J. B. Parker
North Carolina
F. L. Stevens
Porto Rico
John Hamilton
C. V. Piper
Co. EB. Thorne
Ohio Experimental Station
Wooster
E. G. Montgomery
Department of Farm Crops
Cornell University
Carleton R. Ball
Georges Roberts
Kentucky Experiment Station
Lexington
Santa
A Lisner
Palais Royal
JM Gidding & Co
H Street
N. W
Shoreham Hotel
Poiret
Premet
Worth
Callot
Lanvin
Stinemetz
Tabby
Cat Club
Washington Post
Aere
Belasco Matte
Thor
Winthrop Ames
WM. Morris
Seata Sion
Morgan Kingston
Gwent Welsh Male Singers
Newport
South Wales
George F. Davies
George Leain
Parkers Manterpleen Arliss
Pistes
Ziegfeld Follies
Daperior
Ae Raat
Mettle Miserables
Pat
LSQN
Grey Fiske
Hutcheson Boyd
Rudolph Buncer
Richard Bennett
2 Brieux
B. F. Keith
Frank Sheridan & CO
WM. A. Brady’s Co
Kleta
Rex Beach
Fy Eodore Oberts
Merica
Richard Bublen
Pete Berens I
Moore's Garden Theater
Cyril Scott
Arizona
Pedora
Mary” Pickford
Caprice
Nlow Spa
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