Helmets of German War Lords Displayed in Ohio Centenary
German Kaiser William II and General Ludendorff helmets will be shown in Columbus during the Methodist Centenary Celebration from June 20 to July 13. They were brought from Germany by traveler Lowell Theamas whose lectures will accompany travel photographs from Berlin and Palestine.
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Kaiser William of Germany
von RethmannJrailweg
Ludendorff
Columbus
Germany
Lowell Theatmas
Thomas
Leading Lady In The Wayfarer at Methodist Centenary
Blanche Yurko stars as Understanding in The Wayfarer pageant at the Methodist Centenary celebration in Columbus Ohio from June 20 to July 13. Henry Herbert will play the other lead as nearly 1 000 costumed characters perform nightly in the Coliseum at the exposition grounds with a seated chorus of 1 000 voices.
Helen Newitt to star in The Wayfarer pageant
The Wayfarer religious pageant will feature dramatic lyric soprano Helen Newitt as the soloist with Henry Herbert and Mme Blanche Yurka in leading speaking roles. Viola Ellis will be a soloist. The performance runs June 20 to July 13 in Columbus Ohio at the Coliseum on the exposition grounds, the largest stage in America, with 8,000 seats. About 1,000 costumed characters and 1,000 trained voices will form the chorus.
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Helen Newitt
Columbus
Henry Herbert
Mme
Blanche Yurka
Viola Ellis
America
Exposition Grounds
Methodists Gather New Zeal For Centenary Drive
Dr Fred Fisher of New York leads a Methodist Centenary mobilization in Columbus from June 20 to July 13. He outlines four goals: a big Victory Celebration, a world tour visualization for 78,000 committeemen, finishing the job with information for the next four years, and inspiring planning for the next century. A total of 150 trained executives and 78,000 volunteers will boost interest over six weeks.
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Fred Fisher
New York
Columbus
Methodist Church
United States
Negro Day Celebrated At Centenary Event In Columbus
July 7 observance marks Negro Day at Centenary Celebration grounds with pageantry and music. Delegations visit Upper Sandusky birthplace of Home Missionary movement founder John Stewart, Ben Hanby's grave, and Ohio institutions including Ohio Wesleyan University and Wilberforce for Civil War era safe havens. Dr. W E DuBois wrote a pageant The Star of Ethiopia to be produced by colored participants, featuring a 500 voice Negro chorus.
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Columbus
Upper Sandusky
Home Missionary Movement
Homor
John Stewart
Ben Hanby
Nellie Gray
Otterbein
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Wilberforce
Oberlin
W. E. Dubois
Crisis
New York
Ethiopia
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Berlin
Palestine
Allenby
Coliseum
KKK
Wayfarer
Methodists
Centenary
Dr. Fisher
Dixie
Hart Schaffner & Marz
Warner & Peck Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Manhattan
Regal
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Indiana
Life Insurance
John L. Graham
Darlington State Bank
Nyal
Dr. Hess & Clark
Sonora Phonograph Ist
Panama Exposition
Campbell & Kersey
Brainard & Butler Home Undertakers
N. F. Peacock
R. R. Pollom
Eneral
C. W. Kendall, M. D
B. C. Flora
E. A. Love
Darlington
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