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June 23, 1907
Bismarck Daily Tribune
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
At a dinner in Memphis, Tenn., wealthy retired attorney Albert S. Caldwell gifted horse-drawn carriages like buckboards, landaus, and victorias to female guests as souvenirs, costing thousands, while he switches to automobiles but urges friends to stick to horses.
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CARRIAGES AS SOUVENIRS
Wealthy Southerner's Expensive Idea For Dinner Favors.
As souvenirs of a recent dinner at Memphis, Tenn, Albert S. Caldwell, a former attorney of Indianapolis, who has accumulated a fortune in the south since retiring from the bar, gave to each guest some sort of conveyance the total cost aggregating thousands, says a special dispatch to the New York Times. To Mrs. Ellerson-Barr of Boston he presented a buckboard. To Mrs. Dr. E. C. Ellett, Mrs. Fred Orgill, Mrs. Sidney Neeley, Mrs. Cleland Smith, Mrs. Harry Johnson and others he gave landaus, runabouts, victorias or Stanhopes.
Mr. Caldwell has recently disposed of all his horses and taken up automobiling, but he explained to his guests that it was his desire that all his women friends should stick to the horse.
Wealthy Southerner's Expensive Idea For Dinner Favors.
As souvenirs of a recent dinner at Memphis, Tenn, Albert S. Caldwell, a former attorney of Indianapolis, who has accumulated a fortune in the south since retiring from the bar, gave to each guest some sort of conveyance the total cost aggregating thousands, says a special dispatch to the New York Times. To Mrs. Ellerson-Barr of Boston he presented a buckboard. To Mrs. Dr. E. C. Ellett, Mrs. Fred Orgill, Mrs. Sidney Neeley, Mrs. Cleland Smith, Mrs. Harry Johnson and others he gave landaus, runabouts, victorias or Stanhopes.
Mr. Caldwell has recently disposed of all his horses and taken up automobiling, but he explained to his guests that it was his desire that all his women friends should stick to the horse.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Carriage Gifts
Dinner Souvenirs
Wealthy Extravagance
Memphis Tennessee
Albert Caldwell
Horse Carriages
Automobiling Transition
What entities or persons were involved?
Albert S. Caldwell
Mrs. Ellerson Barr
Mrs. Dr. E. C. Ellett
Mrs. Fred Orgill
Mrs. Sidney Neeley
Mrs. Cleland Smith
Mrs. Harry Johnson
Where did it happen?
Memphis, Tenn
Story Details
Key Persons
Albert S. Caldwell
Mrs. Ellerson Barr
Mrs. Dr. E. C. Ellett
Mrs. Fred Orgill
Mrs. Sidney Neeley
Mrs. Cleland Smith
Mrs. Harry Johnson
Location
Memphis, Tenn
Event Date
Recently
Story Details
Wealthy Albert S. Caldwell gifts expensive horse-drawn carriages to female dinner guests in Memphis as souvenirs, despite his shift to automobiles, preferring they remain with horses.