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Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1921

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Mrs Hitchcock Tours the East in Autumn Splendor

Mrs Hitchcock recounts a lengthy October journey beginning Oct 12 with two companions. The trip traverses the Mississippi river towns from St Paul to Dubuque, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Albany, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D C. Highlights include Niagara’s Cave of the Winds, the New York skyline from the Woolworth Building, and Armistice Day scenes in Washington with notable figures marching and the president in attendance.

Chicago Detroit Niagara Falls Wallace Nutting Niagara Horseshoe Falls Washington N. Y Buffalo Albany Hudson River New York City New York Hippodrome New York Symphony Orchestra Walter Damrosch Woolworth Manhattan Island Ellis Island Blackwell Island Palisades of the Hudson Sky Line Riverside Drive Millionaire Row Grant Wall Street New York Stock Exchange Waldorf- Astoria Astor House Tiffany’s Greenwich Village Guiffanti’s Zoological Gardens Brooklyn Brooklyn Bridge Babe Tuth Boston New Haven Concord Lexington Paul Revere Longfellow Old North Church Clark Home John Hancock Samuel Adams Concord Bridge Old Toonside Betsy Ross Solomon Levy Old Fanevil Hall Hall John Wanamaker Baltimore Washington, D. C Washington Monument Capitol Dome Capitol Taft Supreme Court Senate White House Laddie Boy Congressional Library Bureau of Printing and Engraving Pan American Red Cross National Smithsonian Institutes and Museums Corcoran Art Gallery Lincoln Memorial Arlington National Cemetery D. C Arlington Hardding Gen. Pershing Admiral Beatty Marshal Foch

Wenatchee team opens season vs All Stars in city showdown

The Wenatchee Amateur Athletic Club hosts the All Stars from Leavenworth in a Friday night opener at 8 15. Wenatchee boasts a fast lineup Lange Duffy Guerd Lubking Glann Knowles Black with a strong rivalry expected to draw big crowds. Tickets are sold at The Toggery Rutherford's Tholin Club and Pas time Pool Rooms.

Wenatchee Amateur Athletic Club All Stars Leavenworth Wenatchee Quincey Quincy Court Lange Duffy Guerd Lubking Glann

Armistice Day Not a School Holiday in Washington

Olympia December 3 A ruling by Attorney General L L Thompson declares Armistice Day is not a state school holiday. School boards may not dismiss for the full day even if no attendance credit is claimed, the opinion states.

Olympia Washington State L. L. Thompson Josephine Corliss Preston

Methodist Church Notices Move to Epworth Herald Day

Sunday School at 9 45 Epworth League at 630 Topic Ep worth Herald Day Leader Madelynne Myers Preaching at 11 a m and 730 p m Morning speaker Miss Cowan Evening subject On the Road that Leads to Sodom Pastor William Hoskins

Epworth League Epworth Herald Madelyne Myers

Illumination Night in Washington and Arlington Visit

A group toured Arlington National Cemetery and Mount Vernon with remarks on the Armistice night displays. President Harding activated the Jewel Tower show while auroras lit the Capitol, temple, and library. a child praised the spectacle as stunning.

Pany New York San Francisco Arlington National Cemetery Gen. Lee Maine Harding Washington Capitol Dome Washington Monument Congressional Library Red Cross Mount Vernon George Washington D. E. Burnsted Leavenworth

Leavenworth Poised for Community Christmas Tree Fund

Leavenworth kicks off its Community Christmas Tree drive with a wide civic effort. Local organizations donate funds and labor to illuminate the tree in the community hall and provide stockings for all children on Christmas Eve. Contributions include The Eastern Star Royal Neighbors Catholic Church and others to support the project.

Leavenworth All America George B. Woodruff Eastern Star Royal Neighbors Catholic Church Kumlux Club The Methodist Church Pythian Sisters

Advertised Letters December 6 1921 List

Postmaster Guy A. Hamilton notes advertised letters for December 6 1921. Names include A G Allen William H Arthurs W A Belnap Ed Eldig Wm Eberhart Mrs Otta Belblom W M Evans Wesley Evanesky Peter Nell Fischer A Griffith Claude Hansen Mrs G J Hattell George Haughs Mrs M L Henry John Hotchkiss Leonard Hurley C E F Johnson G R Johnson Reynold Kenhey Floyd Kirstine Wm Laid A J Marion Oscar OBrien Thomas W Peterson A A Sen Mrs Henry Steele Jack Taylor Roy E Wagner Opal Wheeler Harold. Call for advertised letters.

Pythian Sisters Elect New Officers for Next Year

The Pythian Sisters elected their officers Tuesday evening led by Past Chief Minnie Clemens. Ex Chief Emma Hanson Ex Senior Doris Brender Ex Junior Anna Franklin Manager Elizabeth Brender Secretary Edith Hathaway Treasurer Florence Clemens I G Anna Southworth O G Maude Jones Press Cor Hattie Lindley installation set for first January meeting.

Pythian Sisters Minnie Clemens Emma Hanson Doris Brender Anna Franklin Elizabeth Brender Edith Hathaway Florence Clemens Anna Southworth Maude Jones Hattie Lindley

Night School Interest Urged for Grammar Grade Subjects

Notices invite all interested individuals to join a proposed class in grammar grade subjects. Also reported, the coin receiver at the Farmers Telephone and Telegraph Co. in Wenatchee was stolen last Monday night, containing only a small amount of money.

Nelson Sutton Farmers Telephone and Telegraph Co Wenatchee

Campaign for Christmas seals in Chelan County

Chelan County Tuberculosis League promotes sale of Christmas seals and health bonds. Local women volunteers, schools, and life insurance data support funding for TB control through specialists and nurses. Public support urged to sustain the drive through Christmas Day.

Chelan County

Government Funds Spent on Early U S Road Building

Summary shows Federal-aid funds from 1917 to 1921 totaling $211,185,276.81 supporting 28,135 miles of roads at a total project cost of $496,151,683.43. High grade concrete and grave roads dominate, with notable costs for graded drained, bituminous macadam, and brick road types. Miss Alice Volck travels to Hollywood to visit her uncle during winter.

Bureau of Public Roads United States Department of Agriculture Department

Wenatchee Road Plan Prompted By County Board Visit

A Commercial Club committee met Wenatchee county officials to discuss paving the road from Wenatchee to Peshastin. The county plans to spend about 50 000 on the project with paving likely in two to three years. The note highlights unequal bond allocations benefiting outside Wenatchee and calls for a fair, square deal for the entire district.

Commercial Club County Board Here Peshastin Wenatchee Peshastin-Leavenworth Leavenworth Lake Wenatchee Merritt Chiwaukum Chiwawa Plain Chumstick Eagle Creek

School Notes on Holiday Dismissal and Activities

School will dismiss at 3 30 Thursday December 22 for holiday vacation and reopen at 9 00 Tuesday January 2. First semester ends January 13. Night school has ten students in shorthand and bookkeeping after one month. Freshmen initiation occurred Friday evening with proper ceremony and all are back at duties this week. Basketball schedules are being prepared by Miss Myers and Mr Lindahl. Leavenworth pupils will help Mrs Adams and her committee sell Red Cross Christmas Seals.

Leavenworth

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National Capital Tomb OF Washington MT. Vernon Methodist Church Notices Epworth League Doings Albert McClure Ruth McClure Mable Lowd Fletcher Gardner Minnie Sauer Ray Jones LeyRoy McKinley Alice Volck Hollywood Calif Wenatchee Wed Peshastin M. E Miss Myers Mr. Lindah
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