It Happened on
December 29, 1910
Princess Lwoff-Parlaghy, on the Way to New York, played Santa Claus for 180 Youths, aboard the steamship Abraham Lincoln, of the Hamburg America Line. She wrote a manifesto in three languages to explain her plans to gift all of the children on the ship with something for Christmas. The journalists were entertained with cigars and booze and Captain Hanh got to spend some time with Her Serene Highness.
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December 29, 1910 in The Boston Globe. Full Article and conext of page.
This report by The Princess can be appreciated in context so we know who is coordinating their work, at the time. The Princess Vilma is seen next to The First Lady (The Leader of Plus Ultra) Mrs. Taft.
People featured in this post:
Engelbert Humperdinck
Rossetter G. Cole
Author, Composer and speaker to the the Music Teachers' National Association
Helen Herron Taft
Wife of President William Howard Taft and the first lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913
Helena Keith-Falconer, Countess of Kintore
Duchess of Manchester
Princess Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy
Her serene Highness - Prolific portraitist of notable Europeans and Americans
Geraldine Farrar
American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and