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This photo was published in the [Philadelphia] Evening Public Ledger., September 27, 1920, NIGHT EXTRA, Image 26. She was sponsor of the steamship Nora, launched at the New York Shipbuilding yard the previous Saturday. The Nora is number 257 in the list of ships built by New York Shipbuilding at newyorkship.org/ships/. The Library of Congress has a picture of her under construction: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b39171 The Nora became the F.W. Abrams. See www.aukevisser.nl/inter/id108.htm "Oil tanker (Grace Steamship Co., Inc.), 13,000 grt, 98000 barrels. Named for daughter of J.P. Grace." Lillius Margarita Kent , born 1910, was the daughter of Lillius Juanita Kent, whose maiden name was Grace. See www.geni.com/people/Lillius-Kent/6000000024277262686 Nora, also born 1910, would be www.geni.com/people/Nora-Grace/6000000017251484418 and Lillius and Nora would have been cousins. Nora's father and Lillius' mother were siblings.

There's an interesting difference in the spelling of Miss Kent's first name. Early records show her as "Lillius," spelled the same as her mother. Later records and articles show her as "Lilias." She apparently married James Knott in January 1933. See: New York Times - January 11, 1933 - LILIAS KENT WED TO JAMES KNOTT; Granddaughter of the Late W. R. Grace Becomes Bride in Church Ceremony. She'd later marry Frederick Moseley Jr. See: New York Times - March 11, 1989 - Obituary - Frederick Moseley Jr., 75, Former Banker "He is survived by his wife, the former Lilias Kent Knott; three sons. . ."

TVL1970 : You beat me to it! I had found the Moseley obituary and a different piece about her marriage to James Knott. According to fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2018/New%20York%20NY%20Sun/Ne... she married James Knott in 1933 and was described as having been "Miss Lilias Kent."

Here's more on the June 11, 1942 sinking of SS F.W. Abrams (ex - SS Nora). It seems due to poor weather and navigation, she entered a minefield laid by the US Navy approximately 10 miles south of Hatteras Inlet, and struck a mine resulting in her demise. Her wreck rests 80 feet below the Atlantic Ocean, and is a popular dive destination. See: Dive Hatteras - F.W. Abrams

Link of the Evening public ledger., September 27, 1920, NIGHT EXTRA, Image 26, cited by swanq above: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045211/1920-09-27/ed-... From www.aukevisser.nl/inter/id108.htm: "The tanker Nora, named after Nora Grace, daughter of Joseph P. Grace, president of the William R. Grace Steamship Company, was launched at the north yard of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation September 18 (1920). The sponsor was eleven-year-old Lilias Kent, niece of President Grace." (which confirms the statements of swanq )

I presume this is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Grace "Michael Paul Grace (1842 – September 20, 1920) was an Irish-American businessman who was a shareholder and chairman of the board of directors of W. R. Grace and Company shipping company of New York City and of Grace Brothers & Co. Ltd. of London, England." If so, he looks very like his brother en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Russell_Grace

And he would have been the great uncle of Lillius (or Lilias) Kent in a photo nearby: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/42495968871/

The attribution is plausible, since he died on September 20, 1920, see also article in New-York tribune., September 21, 1920, Page 11, col. 6 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1920-09-21/ed-...

A similar photo (probably the same, but reversed) ran in the Evening star. [volume], January 22, 1911, Page 2, Image 46 with the caption: "M. P. GRACE - Present Tenant of Battle Abbey" chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1911-01-22/ed-... From the article: "In 1902 Michael P. Grace, a brother of former Mayor Grace of New York, bought the estate (Battle Abbey) for a winter residence ..."

S. also photo in www.findagrave.com/memorial/45747778/michael-paul-grace and the use of this photo in www.geni.com/people/Michael-P-Grace/6000000013413189902

Article from 3-18-1914 (Wedensday), Page 11, 300 words. In NY Times Archives: MISS ELISE LADEW TO WED W.R. GRACE; Daughter of Late Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Ladew Engaged to Grandson of Late Mayor Grace. NIECE Of E. BERRY WALL Bride-to-Be Returned Last Summer from Tour of \qorld -- Mr. Grace Her Senior by Eleven Years PDF Link: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9900E...

I love all the little handwritten notes at the tops of these pictures

Elise Ladew was Mrs. W.R. Grace so maybe the caption refers to one person rather than two people. Elise inherited a fortune from the leather industry. Her brother created a topiary garden of renown in Maryland. She married into another wealthy family, the Graces. Here is link to book about her brother: www.amazon.com/Life-Gardens-Harvey-Ladew/dp/0801861128/re... W.R. Grace is the famous name of a large diversified chemical company, formerly associated with a distinctive curved office building on 43rd st in New York. Here is an article from Wikipedia about the company. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._R._Grace_and_Company here is one about the building: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.R._Grace_Building The chemical company was run by the man who was also mayor of NYC. Here is article on him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Russell_Grace

Very rich history lesson here.

The whipped cream of New York society turned out in October, 1912, for the eleventh annual horse show at the Piping Rock Country Club, in Locust Valley, on the north shore of Long Island. A new clubhouse and stepped observation boxes had just been opened for their pleasure: Story in The New York Times, October 4, 1912: "SOCIETY AMATEURS IN THE SADDLE "Piping Rock Horse Show Attracts Hunting Set to Locust Valley Grounds" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D06E1D6113BE6... Another story in The New York Times, October 5, 1912: "SOCIETY AIDS AT PIPING ROCK SHOW "Notable People View Amateur Horse Exhibition Amid Long Island Hills" query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9506E6D7113AE6...