DANDY IN TRENCHES SPIRIT OF FRANCE Tells of Andre de Fouquieres
Mrs Duryea describes Andre de Fouquieres once famed Paris fashion arbiter and socialite now serving in the trenches near Paris. She recalls his flamboyant prewar life, his eager reform ideas for dandies, and a wartime act at the Depot des Isolés where he chose shoe laces for fellow wounded soldiers over tobacco or medals.
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Rire de Fouguieres
Andre
Mra Ning
Larry Duryea
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Paris
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Paria
Europe
Philadelpha
Alexander van Rensselaer
Duryea
de Fouquieres
France
Rose Croix Knights Dine on Maundy Thursday Observance
The Rose Croix Knights No 1 Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry plan Maundy Thursday ceremonies April 20 at 7 30 PM followed by a banquet at 8 PM with Rev William Taylor Snyder as toastmaster. Officers include George Roscoe Davis wise master and other chapter leaders. services feature special music and a light extinguishing ceremony. Easter Sunday lighting will occur at the cathedral, with Rev Dr Paul R Hickok and other presented speakers.
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Bangalar
Knights Hogs Croix
William Taylor Snyder
George Roscos Davis
Alen T Treadway
William T Stephens
Willam W Germans
Xrand
James
Shera Montgomery
Maeurgia Quartat
Ethel Holtzclaw
Monte Sanger
Guardian of the Temple
the Frey William Tayloe Snyder
James Hays Trimble
Tier
Archie David Engel
All Scout Troops In Drills In Washington Contest
Fos Scout headquarters announced yesterday that every Boy Scout troop of Washington would be represented in the scout patrols contest to be held on the White for April ExiPence Indict and neatness in entopment and personal appearance will be the chief daciding points for the trophy donated by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Scoutmasters have been notified to send 2 patrols from their troops even if they cannot be present for the contest. The scouts will be directed by the officers who attend first class hike scheduled for Saturday, April 2, at 10:00 am, at Rosslyn, Va.
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Fos Scout
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Rosslyn
Union College Alumni Dine At Annual University Club Banquet
About forty Union College alumni gathered with guests at the University Club for the annual banquet. Dr Charles Alexander Richmond and several notable figures spoke on preparedness and the role of colleges in military and industrial readiness. Attendees included Rear Admiral Donald McLaren, Gen Timothy Wilcox, and numerous politicians and educators.
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Union College
University Club
Charles Alexander Richmond
Ransdel
Louisiana
Sanford
New York
John V. R
Hoff
Thomas H. Farey
Carlan
van Winkle
United States
Howard W. Kitchin
Mark L. Watron
Donald McLaren
Representative Bennet
George C. Hazelton
Georges Robinson
Timothy E. Wilcox
Thomas Featherstonbaugh
Franklin H. Hough
Frank Tweedy
James E
Countess de Lesteyrie to Spend Summer in Newport
Countess Guy de Lesteyrie formerly Miss Con stance Warren will stay with her parents at Bellevue Avenue villa. She now drives a hospital ambulance at the front in France during the war period.
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Washington Post
Newport, RK. L
Guy de Lesteyrie
Constance Warren
George Henry Warren
Bellevue Avenue
France
Lincoln Manuscripts Presented to Government by Hay and Nicolay
Clarence L Hay and Miss Helen Nicolay laid four Lincoln manuscripts before John G Putnam Librarian of Congress for the government. The items include two Gettysburg address drafts one held by Lincoln and the second draft and an Inaugural address memorandum dated August 23 184. Nicolay gifted the memorandum noting probable loss of the coming election and Lincoln’s plan to cooperate with the president elect to save the Union. He sealed it and asked cabinet indorsement before opening after the election.
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Helen Nicolay
Mrr. Putnam
Librarian of
Congress
Lincoln
Hay
Helen Hay Whitney
Alice Hay Wadsworth
Nicolay
Miss Nicolay
Union
Indorse
Today’s Beauty Talk Shampoo From Canthrax Mixture
A reader’s ad suggests making a shampoo by dissolving a teaspoon of canthrax in hot water from any druggist. The rinse yields thick white lather that removes dandruff oil and dirt, leaving hair fluffy soft lustrous and easy to style.
Suits on Sale Third Floor Six Elevators
A catalog description lists three price points for suits: 19.85, 24.85, and 29.85. The 19.85 tier includes 189 suit options with samples from New York, various fabrics, colors, two-season silk linings, and Fifth Avenue endorsement. The 24.85 tier offers 275 suits with tailored braids and sizes up to 652, plus options for women sizes 14 to 20. The 29.85 tier features chiffon silk, velour checks, silk and wool blends, and distinctive jacket details. Third Floor Six Elevators.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Kappa Alphas Banquet Promotes Speaker Folk
The Kappa Alpha fraternity hosts its annual dinner at the Ebbitt on April 29 at 8 pm with Joseph W. Folk of the Interstate Commerce Commission as speaker. Congress members in the fraternity include Senator Sheppard and Representatives Abercrombie, Henry, Webb, Vinson, and Nicholls. Over 500 invitations were sent to members in Washington, Baltimore, and Richmond and to active chapters at George Washington University Johns Hopkins University Maryland Agricultural College St Johns Annapolis and Delaware College. The group, with more than 200 members in Washington including 100 U S Army officers and 30 Navy officers, will also attend a viewing of Birth of a Nation the following Wednesday.
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Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Ebbitt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Sheppard
Texas
Abercrombie
Alabama
Henry
Webb
North Carolina
Vinson
Peoreie
Nicholls
South Carole
Washington
Baltimore
Richmond
George Washington Universiy
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland Agricultural College
St. John's, College, Annapolis
Delaware
Washington City
United States Army
United States Navy
Chinese Attack on Edmunds Survey Party Near Canton
A Peking dispatch reports Dr. Charles K. Edmunds of Baltimore escaped an attack on his survey party in interior China. One soldier escort was killed and two wounded. Edmunds, president of the Christian College of Canton, was followed by bandits during a magnetic survey. Mrs. Edmunds and two children remained in Canton.
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Baltimore
Peking
Charles K. Edmunds
The
Christian College of Canton
Edmunds
Canton
Necklace left to Howard in Omaha tragedy verdict
In Omaha on April 15 the coroner's jury ruled Mrs. Joseph E Howard's death was suicide. Howard testified he planned to take her to Chicago on a 6 o'clock train, but she canceled the reservation. A friend announced the suicide just before his act, and a letter left valuables to Howard and jewelry to Mrs Lamberti.
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Nebr
Joseph E Howard
Howard
Chicago
Clare Lamberti
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