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Notable Out-Of-State Visitors at the Crown Point Chalet

(not selected for detailed study)

* Unconfirmed
** Included in detailed study.
+ Residential status flexible
++ Souvenir flight card in memorabilia left by Mrs. Henderson’s son.
# Also included separately in Movie Makers
## Spelling not firm

Entry
Origin
Distinction
Date
Mrs. George B. Dealey Dallas, Texas Namesake Dealey Plaza/site of Kennedy assassination July 11, 1915
Henry S. Graves Wash. DC Replaced Gifford Pinchot as U.S. Forester July 17, 1915
Mary Hill Wash. DC Samuel Hill's mentally disturbed daughter July 28, 1915
USS Albany New Castle, Cruiser sent to Mexico to fight Pancho Villa/1916 Aug. 10, 1915
John P. Hopkins Chicago 29th mayor of Chicago/Demo (1893-95) Aug. 29, 1915
Dr. David Fairchild Wash. DC World renowned plant explorer/US Dept. of Ag. Oct. 12, 1915
H. R. Judah* Flood Bldg. SF/Related to T. D. Judah of the SP Railroad Oct. 12, 1915
C. H. Hanford Seattle Judge/founder of Hanford, Washington/1908 Oct. 16, 1915
Hugh Chalmers Detroit Founder of Chalmer's automobile Co. April 9, 1916
Walter G. White New York Vice-President White Motor Co. May 6, 1916
USS Boston Chester, Penn Cruiser/active service for 59 years/1887-1946 June 7, 1916
USS Marblehead Boston, Mass Cruiser/training ship for Oregon Naval Militia June 7, 1916
USS Oregon Oakland, Ca Battleship dispatched to Santiago, Cuba, 1891 June 7, 1916
USS South Dakota SF Cruiser/escorted convoys to France in WW1 June 7, 1916
Brigham S. Young Ada, Ohio Grandson of the head of the Mormon Church Aug. 6, 1916
John D. Spreckels Jr. SF Scion of the Spreckel's Sugar fortune Aug. 25, 1916
S.S. KenKon Maru Yokohama Freighter sunk by U.S. Submarine Gato (1/21/43) Aug. 27, 1916
John D. Rockefeller* New York Founder of Standard Oil Company July 13, 1918
William A. Kent SF Congressman California/donated Muir Woods Aug. 28, 1918
Alfred F. Pillsbury SF Son of co-founder of Pillsbury Flour Mills fortune May 14, 1919
USS Minneapolis Philadelphia Cruiser/convoy duty in N. Atlantic during WW1 June 12, 1919
General Brice P. Disque Wash. DC In charge of spruce production during WWI July 25, 1919
Frederick Bonfils Denver Publisher of the Denver Post July 30, 1919
F. W. Kellogg Los Angeles Newspaper fortune/married Scripps heiress July 30, 1919
Paulina Dupont & family Wilmington Heiress to the Dupont chemicals fortune Aug. 11, 1919
Jonathan Daniels Wash. DC Writer/son of Josephus Daniels** Sept. 7, 1919
Ansel Adams SF Photographer, conservationist/age 17 yrs Sept. 21, 1919
Joseph L. Nielson SF Lt. Com. of German UB-88 on tour of USA Oct. 2, 1919
USS Bittern Mobile, Ala Minesweeper escort for tour of UB-88/sunk 1941 Oct. 2, 1919
D. Ghirardelli SF Namesake of Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco Oct. 5, 1919
Charles L. VanDoren* Wash. DC Grandfather of "Quiz Show" hoax contestant May 6, 1920
USS Steel Voyager New York Freighter torpedoed by German U-952 - 9/23/43 May 22, 1920
Reed Smoot Provo, Utah Mormon U.S. Senator from Utah (1903-33)/Republican July 5, 1920
Frederico Alphonso Pezet Wash. DC Peruvian Ambassador July 10, 1920
Atlee Pomerene Canton, Ohio U.S. Senator from Ohio (1911-23)/Democrat July 10, 1920
W.B. DuBois* USA Black civil rights leader/founding father of NAACP July 14, 1920
Kenneth Douglas McKellar Memphis U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1917-53)/Democrat July 28, 1920
USS Roper Philadelphia Sunk U-boat 85 off the coast of N. Carolina/1942 Sept. 17, 1920
USS Talbot Philadelphia Service in WW2 as convoy escort/scrapped 1946 Sept. 17, 1920
Herman Kenin Portland+ Multnomah Hotel Orchestra /pres. AF Musicians Feb. 15, 1921
Eddie Kilfeather Portland+ Orchestra leader/Multnomah Hotel Feb. 15, 1921
George M. Olsen Portland+ Orchestra leader/Multnomah Hotel June 7, 1921
S.S. Reiyo Maru Yokohama Japanese patrol boat sunk at Truk - 2/17/44 April 8, 1921
Margaret Matzenauer # New York New York Metropolitan Opera soprano (1911-30) April 14, 1921
Mrs. Horace Albright Yellowstone Wife of the Director of the National Park Service April 20, 1921
S.S. Effingham ? Freighter torpedoed 3/30/42 – 12 lives lost Aug. 10, 1921
USS Tingey Quincy, Ma Destroyer launched 1919/decommissioned 1922 Aug. 31, 1921
Lieut. R. L. DeNysl ## 27th Aero Sq, Member of “Eagle Squadron” / “Balloon Busters” Aug. 19, 1921
Mangasar M. Mangasarian Chicago Atheist philosopher and religious critic Sept. 21, 1921
Ben B. Cain Dallas, Texas Railroad executive/RR board of directors Oct. 13, 1921
James Walker Cain Wash. DC RR & mining executive: Duval Texas Sulphur Co. Oct. 13, 1921
Raymond O. Flood SF Son of co-owner of Flood Bros. Steamship Line Nov. 6, 1921
Edward Johnson Chicago Leading tenor Metropolitan Opera Co. (1922-35) Mar. 22, 1922
Giorgio Polacco Milan, Italy Chicago Opera/tribulation with Mary Garden Mar. 26, 1922
S.S St. Louis Hamburg Infamous ship that returned Jews to holocaust May 13, 1922
Charles R. Maybey Salt Lake Governor of Utah (1921-25) July 22, 1922
Mr. & Mrs C. A. Thayer SF Namesake of historic sailing ship in SF Museum Aug. 6, 1922
George S. Chapell NYC Ghost writer for G.P. Putnam** Sept. 17, 1922
Charles Hanson Towne NYC Noted poet/greeting card favorite Sept. 17, 1922
F. H. Dodge Detroit Co-founder of Dodge Brothers Motor Co. Oct. 6, 1922
Mrs. Edsel B. Ford Detroit Wife of Henry Ford's only child Nov. 22, 1922
John Alden Dix NY Governor of New York (1911-13) Feb. 23, 1923
Leonardo Del Credo NYC San Carlos Opera Co. tenor Mar. 18, 1923
USS Seattle ? Battleship escorted 28,000 men to France 1917 June 16, 1923
A. H. Van Keuren, U.S.N. Mare Island Director of ship construction Sept. 2, 1923
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries Wash. DC Director of fortifications on the Columbia River Sept. 28, 1923
Mrs. John North Willys NYC Wife of founder of Willys Jeep Corporation Mar. 20, 1924
Francis Dale Ansted Connersville President of Lexington Motor Co./Indiana April 6, 1924
Mohler Studebaker Witwer So. Bend, Ind. Great grandson of Studebaker Auto Co. founder July 13, 1924
Brig. Gen. Robert E. Wood Chicago Charge of U.S. military procurement Sept. 17, 1924
Jesse I. Straus NYC Head of Macy’s Dept. Store/ambass. to France May 18, 1925
Harry Chandler LA Publisher of the Los Angeles Times newspaper May 20, 1925
Nick B. Mamer++ Spokane, Wa World record transcontinental RT flight/8-15-29 June 11, 1929