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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1915

Page

9

Girls Ban Cigarettes In Lewis Kansas Club Sets Male Allies

Special to The Washington Post reports in Lewis Kansas that a student club the Anticizarette Club aims to end cigarette use by girls at Lewis High School By week’s end most town girls had joined or were targeted by the movement and pledges against courting boys who smoke The effort spread to nearby towns as members sought to deter cigarette use among youths in social life

Washington Post Lewis Kans Lewis Anticizarette Club Lewis High School Hig School Terracea Alfiet the Hess Jewis Suinda Ontingert Belpre Kinsley Iennamntanceship Tows Boscort Anticamarettelab

Women of Gentle Birth Serve in Trenches and Hospitals

Report highlights women from high society aiding World War I effort. Miss Gladys Nelson drives a motor ambulance in France. Baronesa de Laroche leads a female auto corps. The illustration shows first aid workers aiding a trench sufferer as women endure fire for the allied cause.

Gladys Nelson William Dada Nelson Fecamp France Red Cross Society Aero Club of France Heliopolis Egypt Rheims Cabe Marses’ Corps

Mt Pleasant Picnic Set for Rock Creek Park June 5

Mount Pleasant Citizens Association to host a community outing in Rock Creek park on June 5 with district officials invited. The event, decided at a St Stephen Church meeting, will feature band music athletic contests and other entertainments. The association plans to seek a hearing from the commissioners on removing decayed vegetable matter at the Sixteenth Street dump deemed a health menace.

Citizens’ Association Rock Creek Park Mount Pleasant Melvin Sharpe al Merriam Wo Williams Hoh Furroughs G. Grosvenor Dawe Schafer GU. Rose R. Krameron R. K. Finckel Fox. Coldren It D, Caldwell W. FE. Safford G. Stott BR. B. Watrous W. F. Bigelow Sixteenth Street

New Grapefruit Drink From Concord or Ives Grapes Best Ever

United States Department of Agriculture advocates bottling grapefruit juice for acid beverages as a profitable by product. Florida growers sought new uses as market demand faltered. Method involves boiling juice, filling sealed bottles while hot, and storing to keep indefinitely. Freezing and centrifugal concentration reduce bulk, but care needed to avoid iron contact.

United States Department of Agriculture Florida Grapefruit Browers Department

D A R Delegates Meet to Decide on Jones Memorial Plan

National board of management and newly elected state regents convene at Memorial Continental Hall to decide on Daughters of the American Revolution matters including possibly converting the John Paul Jones home in North Carolina into a national university. Debates focus on preserving the estate as a relic versus establishing a university and on reforming delegate transfer rules. Mrs Story to remain in Washington as the one day session proceeds.

John Paul Jones North Carolina Washington National Board of Management William Cumming Story Memorial Continental Hall Story Guardinsey Kansas National Board

Stotesbury Buys Trixy Briggs for National Horse Show

E. T. Stotesbury of Philadelphia buys the bay mare Trixy Briggs 2.27% by Nutmore for light harness and aims to sweep the ring at the National Horse Show in November. He has a long history of success at the Garden with trotters, including multiple championships and over fifty first prizes from about thirty horses shown since 1896.

E. T. Stotesbury Trotter W. M. V. Hoffman H. N. Bain David S. Hammond Charles M. Reed Wiliam Polloct Charles H. Kerner Rensselaer Weaton Col Lawrence Kip Philadelphia Col. Kip Mr. Reed Hamlins Stotenbury Webb Kip Stotenbury Trotters Samanthe Imogene Allla Nun Miss Lou Zulu Z Ruritama Dainty Daffo Rhea W Haster Belle Paira William H. Moore Mr. Stotesbury Alfred B. Maclay Preferrad l Preferentia Steterbury Lucie G Vtearl William Pollock C. W. Barnum David M Look Stotesbury Lugano Como Noreato Lottie Sherbet Brother Spier Ruby Lasca Storesbury Garden

Spirits Kick Her Face At Night Claims Demonic Visitations

San Diego, April 23. A laundress named Mrs. John Hester told Deputy City Attorney Higgins that doctors sent spirits to torment her. She said a gun iron leaked gas, causing facial disease, and that spirits, including a young girl rope-swinging figure, kick her face each night. City police urged restraint as she sought help and left to find protection elsewhere.

San Diego Cal Higgins John Hester University Avenue Heater

Macfarland Funeral Today for Lieut Comdr Horace G Macfarland

Funeral service for Lieut Comdr Horace G Macfarland UW and W retired and DC bar member will be at 4 pm today at the Church of the Covenant Eighteenth and MN streets conducted by Rev Lt Charles Wood. Interment is private in Oak Hill. A civic servant noted he loved Washington and planned further public work after his 108 retirement.

Horace G. Macfarland Edwin T. Pollock James Brown Scott Charlies Noble Charles Cowles Tucker Batler Charles Carroll Glover George Washington University Naval Academy American Society of International Law American Society For the Judicial Settlement Navy League District Bar Macfarland Oak Hill Cemetery Washington Joint Citizens’ Committee United States

Described as Skidoo Skidoo the makeup loving monkey

Report from New York April 25 about Skidoo Skidoo, a Java monkey at Central Park Zoo given by Lyda Lopokova. The ape cheered up after her visit, explored a makeup box, smeared lipstick, and regained happiness with his former owner Jimmy Reilly tending him.

Washington Lyda Lopokova Skiddoo Jimmy Reilly Tally

Prohibition Youths Earn Diplomas At Mount Vernon Place

A mass meeting of three branches of the Prohibition organization at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church awarded diplomas to about 200 children. White Ribbon Recruits advanced to Loyal Temperance Legion, and those to the Legion moved to the Young People's Branch of the W C T U. Georgetown won the banner for increased membership, with a 10 percent gain.

Prohibition Organization Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church Georgetown Legion Georgetown The Loyal Temperance Legion T. A . Williams Young People’s Branch A. C Procter Augusta Giles White Ribbon T. T Moore E. K. Hardin Mount Vernon Place Church Edwin C. Dinwiddie Antisamon League of America Sarah Lynch Charles Kiefer Lucretia Hanson

Jitney Service Delayed From May First Launch

The jitney bus plan will start about May after promises of May 1 slip. The auto maker’s delivery delays push back operation by weeks. Barry Buckles, president of the Jitney Bus Corporation, plans talks with District commissioners and public utilities to resolve route details and finalize the transport system.

Jitney Barry Buckles Jitney Bus Corporation Jitneys

Wonderful how Resinol stops itching and eruptions

To those who have endured eczema and other skin eruptions the relief from the first use of Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap is incredible. After years of suffering and failed treatments the simple mild and inexpensive remedy stops itching and burning instantly and often yields permanent improvement. Resinol products are sold by druggists and trial free offers are available by writing to Dept. 14-A Resinol Baltimore Md.

Dept Resinol Baltimore

Lecture by C K Berryman to aid Alexandria Kindergarten

Washington resident CHfford K. Berryman will speak at the Westminster Building of the Second Presbyterian Church on the evening of May 4 in support of the Alexandria Free Kindergarten.

Chfford K. Berryman Washington Westminster Second Presbyterian Church Alexandria

Roosevelt In New York Amid Campaign Intrigue

Former President Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Syracuse unfolds amid bitter campaign disputes and party power plays. He attends church, stays with Progressive leader Horace Wilkinson, and meets lawyers while locals track his movements and potential influence on state politics.

Thoosevelt Tun Horace Wilkkinson Syracuse

Eskimos for sanitation in Alaska health drive

Public Health Service cites Alaska natives and Hakimas adopting hygiene reforms such as towelless facilities and individual drinking cups in schools. The bureau notes mortality from communicable diseases, especially tuberculosis, is falling nationwide and praises native cooperation in improving health outcomes despite prior census declines.

Hakimas Alaska Public Health Service The Bureau Point Barrow North America Census Bureau Health Bureau United States

St Patrick’s Church Hosts Knights of Columbus Mass

St Patrick’s Church welcomed Knights of Columbus members for a morning Mass led by Rev McLatmare, with preaching on Christian life and manhood. James Dirkingen led musical renditions as arrangements were coordinated by Mgr William T Russell and Washington Chapter. Officers and council members from the Washington Council and Spalding County joined in the service and related ceremonies.

St Patrick'as Knights of Columbus Thea Reyther McLatmare Glen Othara Knights of Columbhis Cooral Eeefets James Dirkingen Sevices Bern Mgr William T Russell Washington Rose Clarence KE Wheeler Chand Lam Michael Ty Schaefer Joseph Yo Puggerald Emineis Len Rover Washington Council Eugene Edwards Keane Jognel Willejam Joe McGee Carroll Rovier Riggs Spalding Coure Pole

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