Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-14
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Eddie Foy has signed a contract with
hlaw x Erlanger to appear under their
management for term OF years.
d. o. Mills. who is i'll at his home. is
reported to be much better. and it was
said that he probably would sail very
soon for Europe.
As n memorial to her late husband.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has announced
her intention of giving to st. Bartholo-
news Church, OF which Mr.. Vanderbilt
was yestryman, two sets of bronze
doors and an entire new front for the
church-all at an estimated cost of some
thing like 100000.
Thomas +. Gushing, well known in
New York and Newport society. died at
his New York home, % East Thirty
ninth street. He had been i'll for more
than two months, indirectly as the result
q injuries received In an accident in
Newport about two years ago, when he
was knocked down by horse.
Under bright skies and carrying hun
dreds of waving banners, an army OF
Brooklyn Sunday school children parad-
ed recently before Gov. Odell and 9TH
er prominent officials on the occasion of
Ine SeVentY-thlrd annual walk of the
brooklyn Sunday School Union. There
were J21J children, in nineteen divisions.
Upon Miss Helen Gould was conferred
the honorary degree of doctor of letters
at the commencement exercises of the
class of 1902 of New York University
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Gould. with Mrs. Catherine Bacon Smith
and Mrs. Martha Buell. Mum, who also
received the degree, sat in the front row
of seats on the stage.
The triumvirs of Tammany face a new
combination and the present harmony of
the organization presages n new shake
up. James !. Martin is to be the new
boss, according to the information fur
nlshed the Brooklyn Eagle. which says
that several district leaders are irving
to effect combination strong enough to
abolish the triumvirate and elect Martin
as head of the organization Seventeen
leaders are said to be pledged to the
change.
Odell Williams, the comedian. who
has scored many successes in notable
broadway productions, is dying at a hos
pltal. MIR. Williams trouble is heart
failure. He has had frequent attacks
during the past few years and was COM
PEELED TO retire from the stage early this
season. Del Williams as he was
affectionately known, has been seen in
many plays, but his greatest success was
in Way Down East" in which he
played the part of the Squire.
In pearl felt hats Of the Trough Rider
pattern, alongside of which the regula-
ton old gray helmet does not gain much
favor, Uncle Sans letter carriers have
hlossOmed forth for the heated season.
The adoption of this new style of head
gear is the most radical change that has
ever been made in the uniforms of the
pOstmen. Besides presenting a newer ef-
feet the felt "Rough Rider" is conSidera-
bly, lighter and more comfortable than
was the old stiff helmet. 1t is also
claimed that it is more durable.
The police think an empioye of the
WaldorfAstoria stole Mrs. Mary King
don's jewels. valued at $4,000. A care
full examination of the room occupied by
Mrs. Kingdom proves that no attempt
was made to force an entrance, and that
false keys were not used to open the
door. The maid has been exonerated
from suspicion. The detectives began
searching for indications of a profession
al tlllSl. lliNlllS NUM-, liltN iuIHtu lUtiI
attention to servants. Other detectives
started a search for two well-known
thieves.
1t will undoubtedly be of in crest to
women visitors here TO know that inn
ported souvenirs of the coronation are
already on sale i'll the stores ut remark
ably reasonable figures. You can get pin
trays, heart-shaped, oval and oblong,
decorated with a portrait in colors Of
Queen Alexandra, with the coronation
date and q crown in gold. which are
pretty mementoes of your visit to New
York and also an interesting souvenir of
the times. Then there are also any num-
Der of fancy PLAQUES, fruit plates, cups
and saucers TO be had. with likeness
of either the King or the Queen burned
in brilliant col0rs, which make pretty
ornaments.
A quiet wedding at Tuxedo Hall re
Gently marked the union in marriage
of William Hepner and Miss Frances
Lillian Hutkoff There were no brides
maids nor ushers, and only intimate
friends of the families of the parties
were in attendance. After the ceremony
Mr.. Hepner and his bride started on a
tour to the Pacific coast and Yellow
stone Park, which will extend over six
weeks Upon their return to New York
they will reside in $4,000 mansion
in Harlem. the present of the father
of the bride. Mr.. Hepner makes the
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