Helmets of German War Lords Exhibit at Methodist Centenary
Helmets said to have belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm II, General Ludendorff, and others will be shown in Columbus Ohio during the Methodist Centenary Celebration from June 20 to July 13. Lowell Thomas, world traveler, will present travelogues and photos from Berlin riots and Palestine during General Allenby’s time, including border crossings and a Swiss guard encounter.
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Berlin
Thomas
Palestine
Allenby
Columbus
Leading Lady In The Wayfarer at Methodist Centenary
Blanche Yurka titled Understanding leads in The Wayfarer during the Methodist Centenary celebration in Columbus Ohio. Henry Herbert will play the other lead in a religious pageant set for June 20 to July 13 at the Coliseum. Nearly 1,000 costumed characters will appear each evening with a 1,000-voice chorus at the 8,000-seat Coliseum on exposition grounds.
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Blanche Yurka
Columbus
Henry Herbert
Coliseum
Exposition Grounds
America
Methodist Centenary Pageant in Columbus to feature Herbert Yurka
The event runs June 20 to July 18 in the Coliseum at the exposition grounds. Henry Herbert and Mme Blanche Yurka lead speaking roles with Viola Ellis as soloist. About 1,900 costumed participants and a 100-voice chorus are planned for the pagrant on the Coliseum stage seating thousands.
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Columbus
Henry Herbert
Mme
Blanche Yurka
Viola Ellis
America
Exposition Grounds
METHODISTS PREPARE GRADE FOR CENTENARY CELEBRATION
Dr. Fred Fisher of New York mobilizes 78 000 committeemen for a nationwide Methodist Centenary drive in Columbus from June 20 to July 13 8. The plan stresses a victory celebration global view for 150 trained executives and 78 000 volunteers to energize church work and inspire next century planning.
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Fred Fisher
New York
Columbus
Wih
Methodist Church
United States
Salvation Army Targeted Drive Promises Aid Across Regions
The Salvation Army launches a fundraising appeal May 10 to 286 to raise 13 006 000 dollars. The campaign emphasizes resilience with the slogan A man may be down but he is never out guiding donors to support services and relief.
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Salvation Army
Army
Salvation Army Campaign Aims to Cut Poverty and Crime
The Home Service Fund drive in May 1926 raises $13,000,000 to reduce poverty and crime across the United States.
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Salvation Army Home Service Fund
United States
To Play Great Organ at the Methodist Centenary
IRS Montgomery Lynch of Seattle will play the great $50 000 organ in The Wayfarer pageant at the Methodist Centenary Celebration in Columbus from June 20 to July 13. She will direct a chorus of 1000 voices as part of the pageant.
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IRS
Montgomery Lynch
Seattle
Columbus
Reduced Fare Boosts Housing Effort for Columbus Celebration
The housing committee reports over 40 000 private rooms listed in Columbus for visitors to the Centenary celebration. Hotels, public buildings including the State School for the Blind and Deaf and Ohio State barracks, and private homes will accommodate guests under a uniform low round trip fare of one and a third for the event.
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Jaly 13
United States
South America
State School For the Blind
State School For the Deaf
Ohio State University
Student Army Training Corps
Columbus
Housing Committee
Y W C A Worker Decorated With Church War Cross
Miss Marion Porter of New York City was decorated by the Chaplain General of the American army with the Church War Cross for her spiritual and pastoral contributions. She has spent over a year at a hospital center in Vittel, France, as representative of the YWCA in charge of a nurses' club there.
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Marion Porter
New York City
Porter
Vittel
France
Columbus Transforms as Cafes Become Restaurants
Columbus sees a sharp rise in meals for singles at one dollar daily and for two at one dollar forty cents daily. Many former cafes are being converted to restaurants as the city strengthens its dining capacity. Expanded feeding facilities are also installed at the exposition grounds to serve large numbers quickly.
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Columbus
Exposition Grounds
Methodist Centenary Exhibit Leader Plans Multi Nation Displays
Director of fine arts and designer for the Methodist Centenary Celebration in Columbus Ohio outlines plans for exhibits from June 20 to July 13. He arranged domestic and foreign displays with scenic effects, drawing on experience from Boston Chicago Baltimore and Providence where he oversaw world exhibits.
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Cohimias
Warner
Hell
Boston
Chicago
Baltimore
Providence
Negro Day Monster Screen Planned for Methodist Centenary
Arrangements for a world class monster screen at the Methodist Centenary in Columbus promise a 114 by 115 foot picture surface with a 250 foot projector distance. Architect Harry C. Holbrook notes foundations rival four story building, cost estimated at 8000 dollars. The event includes a July 7 Negro Day program and William Eckel Duty of The Crisis penned pageant The Star of Ethiopia performed by Black participants in the Coliseum. The centennial voyage includes trips to Upper Sandusky and other sites linked to abolition and race history.
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Columbus
New York City
Harry C. Holbrook
Methodist Missionary Survey
Necro Methodists
Upper Sandusky
Slone
John Stewart
Ben Hanby
Nellie Gray
Otterbem
Gine Wesleyan University
Delaware
Wilberforce
Queerlin
W. Kb
York
Ethiopia
YWCA Creates Finance and Advisory Dept for France
The YWCA forms a new department in France led by Miss Constance Clark with Miss Edith Austin handling leases and buildings. Miss Mary Buchanan oversees remodeling and decor while a cafeteria expert advises on restaurant projects. The unit serves as an advisory and clearing house for all French association departments as dollars meet needs.
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France
Constance Clark
Vasadena
Cal
Clark Jefore
Camp Lewis
Washington
Edith Austin
New York City
Mary Buchanan
Scotland
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