Coast and Geodetic Survey Marks Centennial Banquet
A Willard Hall banquet honored the United States coast and geodetic survey with speeches by Secretary Wilson, Secretary Redfield, Dr Paul Ritter, and others. President Wilson lauded the survey as essential to science and national progress, noting enduring international scholarly ties with Switzerland. The event honored past superintendents and celebrated the survey's long contribution to mapping and exploration, with remarks on future challenges in air and space era.
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Wilson
United States
C. G. Abbott
Franklin L. Adama
John W. Adams
W. C. Adamson
Charles S. Albert
J. W. Alexander
J. Warren
Alford
H.C. Allen
H. G. Avers
Decatur Axtell
Rene Bache
Harlow Bacon
Charles W. Baker
A. L. Baldwin
E. C. Bernard
D. P. Barnette
Louis A. Bauer
J. B. Baylor
Alexander G. Bell
J. FE. Benedict
Ira EH. Bennett
Jacob Berman
Louis Berman
Clifford K. Berryman
H. P. Bertholf
Morris Bain
CG. J. Blanchard
William P. Borland
Ward T. Bow
William Bowie
Andrew Braid
Edward A. Brand
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Brigham
Alfred H. Brooks
John 8. Conway
William H. Dall
A. P. Davia
Frank F. Davia
George R. Davia
Arthur L. Day
Charles H. Deetz
R. B. Derickgon
A. J. Donion
N. E. Dorsey
HE. M. Douglas
Arthur Duvale
Charles R. Duvall
William C. Edes
W. 8. Eickelberger
Arthur J. Ela
Edmund P. Bilis
Thomas Ewing
C. C. Bnnia
Herbert S. Fairbank
Walter B. Fairfield
Robert L. Faris
Laula A. Fischer
J. J. Fitzgerald
J. A. Flamer
John A. Fleming
George L. Flower
C. A. Ford
Capt. Stehman Forney
Owen EB. French
Glen J. Garner
Henry S. Gamble
Gannett
Thomas G. Gerdins
A. L. Giacomini
J. J. Gilbert
Gov. Gillett
Albert T. Goldbeck
James H. Gore
Herbert C. Graves
Henry 8. Graves
Cary Grayson
H. B. Grasory
James M. Griffin
Gilbert H. Gr
Switzerland
Edgar V. Moffatt
Frank W. Mendell
H. F. Moore
J.ampton Moore
Charles H. Moorefield
Lee Morrison
Charles A. Mourhess
Mr. Murphy
John Edwin Nevin
H. K E. Olson
Lee S. Overman
Frederick D. Owen
H.H. Pagenhart
W. E. Parker
Thomas B. Purves
George R. Putnam
Richard Rathbun
L. P. Raynor
C. Howard Reeder
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Walter F. Reynolds
Thomas Riggs, Jr
Homer P. Ritter
Joseph T. Robinson
Joseph F. Rose
Raymond L. Ross
Franklin D. Roosevalt
George N. Saegmuller
William Sanger
Willard Saulsbury
Seaton Schroeder
Paul Schureman
Hugh Ll. Scott
Commerce
Secretary of the Navy
Swagar Sherley
Louis P. Shoemaker
Francis M. Shore
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Arthur J. Sinnott
John B. Smallwood
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George Otis Smith
George W. Smith
Glen §. Smith
Hugh M Smith
A. Grant Smith
Reed Smoot
L. M. Snowden
Edgar C. Snyder
Max Stainberg
Edward J. Stellwagen
Harrison Stidham
S&s. W. Stratton
H. C. Strong
Superintendent Coast and Geodetic Survey
Frank Sutton
W. F. G. Swann
Mr. Swem
Thomas H. Taliafer
Frank W. Warren
Theo
Wasserbach
P. A. Welker
Edwin F. Wendt
William H. White
David White
W. R. Whitman
J. A. Widmer
M. W. Wines
Carlisle Winslow
Representative S. KE. Winslow
George Otis Winston
Isaac Winston
Fred A. Woodla
Elliott Woods
Wardemann
EH. Wyvill
Fredericka Young
EB. Lester Jones
Coast and Geodetter Survey
National Museum
Richard Wainwright
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Otto Hilgard Tittman
National Geographic Society
Chanics
Columbia University
J Mehly
United States Coast
Bureay
Admiral Wainwright
Ita
Otto Tittman
Dignity Shaken in British Divorce Court by Mrs Ida Wynne French
Mrs Ida Wynne French testified in the British divorce case against Capt Hugh R French admitting affectionate terms and kisses with Frank M Andrews but denying love affairs. She said actions after the divorce showed no impropriety and listed social connections including her American consul father. The scene drew laughter and some spectators left as the trial proceeded.
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Ida Wynne French
America
Hugh R. French
Frank M. Andrews
Andrews
France
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Art Treasures From Europe Aboard Prometheus En Route
In the Brooklyn navy yard the cargo of the Prometheus includes France and Italy exhibits for San Francisco Panama-Pacific fair. Crates are marked Return to France or Italy. Officials weigh neutrality and possible return options as the ship prepares to depart with priceless paintings statuary and tapestries in hold.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Metropolitan Museum
Coller
Navy Yard
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Ler
France
Italy
San Francisco
Prometheus
Europe
Delegates Bill Discussion Advances in Subcommittee
A Senate District subcommittee spent more time on the Poindexter delegate bill but did not reach firm conclusions. Chairman Pomerene hopes to report the measure to the full committee next week. The proposal, over 60 pages, is being reviewed section by section and no action has yet been taken on the Chamberlain constitutional amendment granting District residents voting rights in federal elections.
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Senate District Committee
Poindexter
Pomerene
Senate
Unionizing Lunchrooms Workers Plan District Meeting
A mass meeting of hotel and lunchroom bakery workers in the District of Columbia is scheduled for Saturday at 9 o clock at 610 G Street Northwest. The Bakers Union No 118 sponsors the event led by John G Schmidt and William Kiehle to organize all nonunion workers in Washington's hotels and lunchrooms, aiming to protect union rights against nonunion labor.
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G Street
Northwest
Bakers’ Union
John G. Schmidt
William Kiehle
Washington
Schmidt
Demand for New Dictionary Draws Prolific Demand in City
Readers flock to Kanns & Sons for the New University Dictionary offered at nominal cost. The heavy distribution within a short period signals a growing trend toward becoming an intellectual center. Editors, among America’s top lexicographers, crafted a compact, authoritative volume for home school and office use. The dictionary aims to aid youths starting in life and professionals needing precise terms for commerce and law.
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Universities
America
Union Fights Recognized Status as Washington Virginia Strike Deepens
Washington Virginia trainmen face a renewed strike after a disputed union recognition bid. Notices from Washington Railway and Electric Company deny recognition of Local 689 and label circulated agreement as unwarranted. About 60 workers across five lines struck following a claimed lockout. Old Dominion line also drawn into the dispute with identical demands including arbitration, wage increases, and paid time off.
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Old Dominion Line
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employer of America
Clarence P. King
King
Rezin Orr
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Isader
Washington-Virginia Company
Ballston
Virginia
American Federation of Labor
Division 694
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
Aitcs
Old Dominion
PW. Hyland
R. P. Shepherd
W. W. Smith
W. Lee
P. G. Farr
Washington and Old Dominion Railway Company
L. A. Sterna
Balaton
Universal Transfers urged to merge local traction system
Representatives of the Federation of Citizens' Associations urged the public utilities commission to order universal transfers as the quickest path to a merger. William McK. Clayton led the petitioners, with D. F. Edwards and Evan H. Tucker. Clayton pressed for immediate enforcement of the universal transfers law and opposed waiting for valuations.
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Public Utilities Commission
William McK. Clayton
D. 4. Edwards
Evan H. Tucker
Clayton
Néta
Inquiry into Lobbying over Water Power and Nitrate Plant
Representative Madden introduced a House resolution urging a full congressional inquiry into alleged lobbyist activity by the du Pont Powder Company and the Alabama Power Company. The measure cites Charles E Landis Hugh I Cooper and names Frank L Washburn J W Worthington among those backing opposing projects and notes bond flotation by the du Pont firm. It asks the judiciary committee to hear witnesses and report findings.
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Alabama Power Company
Madden
Ilinola
House
Underwood
Alabama
du Pont Company
Alabama Company
Charles E. Landis
Hugh I. Cooper
du Pont Project
Frank L. Washburn
American Cyanamild Company
J. W. Worthington
American Cyanide Company
Muscle Shoals
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Celebrated soprano Miss Fay debuts in Washington
Miss Maud Fay, California soprano now with Metropolitan Opera, sang at the National Theater before a Washington audience. Critics noted her regal presence and German-school technique, praising mechanics but citing a lack of inspiration while highlighting her personal magnetism and strong voice. Accompanist Mrs. George Evans assisted competently.
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Strauss
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Masainet
Rivers Fund for South Harbors Upgrade Passes House
The rivers and harbors bill includes eighty thousand dollars for Charleston harbor improvement, with seventy thousand to deepen the channel to the sea and ten thousand for Ash Jey River, plus a million for the Norfolk Beaufort inland waterway project. Representative Frear of Wisconsin opposed it, and action paused as the House adjourned.
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Frear
Wisconsin
Sesalon
Army and Navy News Officers’ Move and Assignments
Col J Walker Benet visits Mobile on ordnance business. Second Lt Paul Ferron, Coast Artillery, returns from duty to Honolulu for assignment to Oahu defenses. Capt Charles D Winn granted two months leave. Lt Edward L Kelly leave revoked and reassigned to West Point. Col William D Beach joins board of officers. Lt Albert W Waldron to Third Field Artillery with June 12 rank from February 2.
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Mobile
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Coast Artillery Corps
Honolulu
Hawaii
Oahu
United States
Charles D. Winn
Edward L. Kelly
Coast Bentery Corps
San Francisco
Cal
Weat Point
Wilbhr Fe, Wilder
Fifth Cavalry
Albert W. Waldron
Fourth Field Artillery
Third Field Artillery
Naval Orders Move Officers To New Posts
Lieut Comdr F B McCRARY detached at Gallaudet Norwich Conn to Pensacola Fla. Lieut junior grade V C GRIFIPIN detached South Carolina to North Carolina. Lieut junior grade G D MIURRAY detached duty Boston to Gallaudet Norwich. Lieut junior grade ER G HAXTON to temporary duty Bureau of Navigation. Ensign W MASEK detached New Jersey to North Carolina. Ensign L J BABBITT detached New Jersey to North Carolina. Ensign C T HULL detached Arkansas to North Carolina. B A Burg PB HAYMIES to Ohio. Assistant Paymaster W D ALEXANDER resignation accepted effective April 5. Boatswain JAMES REILLY to Colorado. Chief Gunner HANS JOHNSEN detached Missouri to naval hospital Philadelphia. Chief Carpenter J T 8 MILLWE to navy yard Norfolk Va. Carpenter L T HERRMANN detached Navy Yard Norfolk to Louisiana May 1. Pay Clerk J H UNDERWOOD resignation accepted May 1. Acting Pay Clerk A C BRIDGES to Paducal.
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Norwich
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New Jersey
North Carolina
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Arkansas
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Ohio
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Colorado
Hans Johnsen
Missouri
Naval Hospital
Phiadelphia
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Navy Yard
Norfolk
L. T. Herrmann
Louisiana
J. H. Underwood
A. C. Bridges
Paducal
Naval ship movements and yard statuses list
Sailed from Guantanamo for Port au Prince and from Salina Cruz for Acapulco. Vessels in transit include Mohawk, Perry, Rocket, South Dakota and Whipple with various destinations. Arrivals noted at Cramp shipyard, Salina Cruz, New London, San Pedro, Vera Cruz, Whitestone Landing and Tiburon. Several ships ordered to Norfolk or Boston and several orders revoked. Princeton placed out of commission at Puget Sound yard.
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Prometheus
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Norfolk Yard
Panther
Princeton
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Puget Sound
Wash
Coast Defense Bill Upheld With Wide Authority
The House backed the War Department plan for a major fortification bill to modernize coast defenses. The measure allocates about 100 million dollars for four annual installments, adding 16 inch mortar batteries and 12 inch rifles, with sites at Cape Henry, Rockaway Beach, San Francisco and San Pedro. It also provides for 4 inch railroad guns and radio torpedo control units.
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John Hays Hammond, Jr
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Washington society boxes sold for National Capital Horse Show
The National Capital Horse Show from May 6 to 10 will be well represented as 60 boxes are nearly sold out with only 40 remaining. Notable subscribers include President Wilson officers at Washington barracks and Fort Myer along with many prominent figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Larz Anderson, and Admiral Brownson. The manager says entry lists close April 38 and last year saw about 1,000 entries, likely to be surpassed this year. Equestrian preparations are underway with horses stabled at Eighteenth and D streets NW for jumping events.
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Larz Anderson
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R .W. Thompson
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Admiral Clover
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J. Maury Dove
J. B. Bayne
H. T. Newcomb
E. Lee Jones
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Hazen
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Resinol Soap Promises Gentle Skin Cleansing and Shine
Improves your skin while cleansing it. Resinol Soap cleanses and helps protect the skin and scalp. For troubled skin, apply Resinol Ointment before washing. Sold by all druggists.
Federal Employes Union Begins Officers Election Reminders
Every member should vote in the officers election now under way polls open day and night at 206 Ouray Building until Friday evening April 7 1916 at 7 pm then at the National Rifles Armory until midnight mail ballots available phone Main 3874 meeting Friday night to adopt constitution
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