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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
4
Attractive rooms offered in a well appointed home at 916 McPherson Place Northwest. Includes second floor front room and other well located spaces. Quiet, convenient area with good amenities and nearby street access. Suitable for single tenants seeking comfortable lodging.
A mixed set of advert-like room rentals across DC area addresses. Listings describe furnished rooms with board, private or public baths, radiator and hot water heat, near transportation, various streets such as 15th, 14th, 18th, Mass Ave, Mount Pleasant, Kalorama, and Belmont. Some specify private family homes, others hotels or inns, with contacts and prices implied by phrases like reasonable rates and telephone listings.
Numerous listings describe unfurnished and furnished rooms for rent in NW and NE Washington and nearby areas. Advertisements specify floor levels, water heat, gas, baths, and varying rents from $6 to $20 monthly with options for board, near transit stops, and private or shared facilities.
A cluttered 1920s style classified ad snippet listing multiple room for rent and wanted notices. Entries mention front rooms kitchenette back access heat water, room and board, housekeeping for widow, various addresses and contact initials.
The society wedding features a bride in satin and tulle with silver trimming and a train reaching the hem, accompanied by Mary Truxton Garland as maid of honor and Kate Lewis as flower girl. The pageant includes several notable attendees from Bethlehem to Philadelphia, with a reception at the bride's Georgetown home and plans for a Bethlehem, Pa., wedding trip. Admiral Gleaves and other out of town guests join a list of distinguished attendees from New York and Richmond as the couple begins their new life.
The home of Medical Director James Duncan Gatewood and Mrs Gatewood hosted the noon wedding of their daughter Miss Hildreth Gatewood to Mr Toy Dixon Savage of Norfolk. Rev Dr Herbert Scott Smith officiated with Rev Dr William W Savage assisting. Guests included relatives and out of town attendees from Churchland Franklin West Virginia New York Baltimore Norfolk and more. The couple will reside in Norfolk Va after a morning of formal ceremony and a breakfast reception.
Washington welcomed debutante Miss Georgia Schofield daughter of the late Gen John M Schofield with a large reception at her mother's home in the afternoon. The ballroom displayed flags including the army of the Ohio and the general's personal banner as guests arrived. Numerous society figures attended the reception and dinner at Chevy Chase Club followed by dances as the city’s social season opened with a flurry of gatherings and dining parties.
Multiple early 20th century listings describe rooms for rent in Northwest Washington with or without board. Advertisements note hot water heat, electric lights, good tables, references, and proximity to avenues such as VT Ave NW and 10th Street NW, mentioning private families and shared apartments with description of large front rooms and modest rates.
Dr and Mrs Nash hosted a club dinner in compliment to the Japanese Ambassador and Viscountess Chinda with a long lineup of high ranking guests including Gen and Mrs Barnett Adm and Mrs Clover Adm and Mrs Van Reypen Gen and Mrs Bliss Adm and Mrs Blue Dr and Mrs Hawtin B Meigs of Philadelphia and Cant ang Mrs Noble E Irwin. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Joseph E Davies entertained last night at Chevy Chase Club with guests Mrs Margaret Wilson Miss Bones Mr and Mrs Will H Parry Mr and Mrs Howard Hurley and their guests Dr Cary Grayson and others in attendance for a supper honoring Capt and Mrs Robert Williams and Miss Williams.
Mr John Hemphill returns from Princeton to spend Thanksgiving with his mother. Mrs Charles Downer Hazen hosts a luncheon for Miss Barbara Kauffman whose engagement to Mr Louis Murray of Buffalo was announced. Various officers and society figures attend balls, dinners, and Army Navy game plans with travel to New York. Representative Frederick H Gillett obtains a license for his marriage to Mrs Rockwood Hoar.
A trio of society weddings unfolds in Washington as Miss Marie Rose McGee marries George Clfford Howard at St Matthew’s Church with a reception at the McGee home. Helen Campbell Buell weds Douglass Herring at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church followed by a Newton Street reception. Miss Josephine Chapman Berry becomes Mrs Charles Browning Clarke in a S Street ceremony with a Wakefield reception and thank you to guests from Philadelphia and New Haven theaters.
Mrs H B Whitman of Hartford visits her parents at 1507 Newton Street NW with her daughter Frances Pearce. Consul General Henry W Robertson and Mrs Robertson arrive at Richmond Hotel. Mrs Walter Van Sweringen improves after illness. Mr and Mrs William King Reeve host Henry IP Fuller for the holidays. Mr and Mrs John W Grant of Atlanta attend the wedding of Miss Rebekah Wilmer and Mr Scott Thropp and stay at the Shoreham. Miss Estelle Reeve hosts dancing at thirtieth Street residence. Mr and Mrs Claude Bennett visit New York for Army-Navy game. Mrs Ida B Smith of Richmond visits Eugenia Bennett at the Brighton. Rose A Shultz announces the marriage of Lillian Alberta to Herbert C Earnshaw. ceremony yesterday noon with Rev Clarence E Wheeler. The couple will reside after December 20 at 126 Twelfth Street NE. Harrison Kerr and others arrive at Shoreham. Mrs Harry L Petta returns to close her Westmoreland apartment and visits Highlands. A pretty home wedding unites Jennie Clark and Alfred J Birmingham at 101 Street NW. ceremony by Rev Harry Ice. Birmingham is in Colonial Beach business.
A long social column lists dinners and entertainments at the Chevy Chase Club involving Dr Williams Dr Gagl and many others including Commander Robert McNeely Commander Jeffers and Col Taylor plus the Wheeler and Parker households. Thanksgiving week multiple dinners at the club feature guests Miss Amy Southam Miss Eleanor Bryan Miss Elizabeth Landon and Mrs Harlow with a theater party to honor Miss Landon. Arrangements for a Fort Myer Army Relief Society drill and tea on December 3 are noted with Mrs Crozier Mrs Liscum and Mrs Borden in charge.
Special to The Washington Post from White Sulphur Springs W Va describes the Copeland Hill Tennis Club fancy dress ball drawing many visitors for Thanksgiving. More than 160 dancers in costume competed for prizes judged by George W. Stevens Frank H. Davis and Mrs J Howard Siccum. Notables from New York and Chicago attended and several guests planned social events and hunts during the holiday period.
Special to The Washington Post Hot Springs November 24 crowds arrive for Thanksgiving. George Kenyon from Pelham Miss Helen Kenyon from New York Edith Kelsey from Washington visit Clarence Kenyon of Poughkeepsie. Col Samuel Pomeroy Colt hosts Countess Maroni and Mitchell Henry. Flinn honeymoon couple bag a good string of pheasants. Jackson River Club members bag a deer and three wild turkeys. Rockefeller Jr and Vanderbilt visit Warm Spring. Gen Edward McAlpin arrives from New York to spend Thanksgiving. Additional arrivals include Irwin Krohn Cincinnati Maude Coze Lancaster Ohio and C F Burroughs W W Whittle Jr Norfolk.
The Rev Dr Roland Cotton Smith will officiate at a wedding today at Mrs Hoars home 1605 Connecticut Avenue attended by a small family gathering including Mrs Hoars parents Mr and Mrs William B Rice of Worcester Mass and Mrs Hoars two daughters Frances and Louisa. Representative Gillett and his bride will resume a short wedding trip after the ceremony and return for Congress opening. Mrs Hoar hosted a private dinner last evening with Mr Gillett among the guests.
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