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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1913
Page
2
Grogan's advertises an August sale across every department with 10 to 50 percent savings on new stock. It promises no shop-worn items and an immense clearance of odd pieces and patterns to be dropped, offering flexible payment terms to encourage immediate purchases.
Four young Washington girls will occupy a booth daily on Chesapeake Beach boardwalk opposite the dancing pavilion to solicit subscriptions for the Associated Charities. Mrs J W Harding oversees the enterprise and a new quartet of comely maidens will staff the booth each day. G & Donald, manager of the beach, led the initial support with $5 and other subscriptions from the erecting workmen brought the total to 710 before opening. Sunday Schools Will Parade for annual picnic and pig race from Cosmopolitan Baptist Church to Mare's Park in Eckington.
The National Council of Woman Voters plans a August 13 conference in which Miss Jane Addams will speak and a constitutional amendment for nation wide woman suffrage will be discussed. Senator Brady and Mrs Brady will host a reception at 2131 Massachusetts avenue for delegates and party leaders assess legislative aims for 1914 and the 1915 international convention.
Forecasters predict cooler weather throughout the country with temperatures below seasonal averages. Indications point to cooler conditions in the East, while Gulf and Pacific coast states may see exceptions.
The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage issues its first authoritative statement arguing women must be exempt from active politics. It contends suffrage would force double duty on the majority, calls franchise a duty not a right, and urges women to vote at every primary and election while criticizing forced suffrage in Illinois.
A roster of notable birthdays and achievements highlights Princess Marie Jose of Belgium born August 4 and Rosamond Hill English education reformer who died at 77. Hill, friend of Thackeray, shaped London schooling and prison reform. She backed Mary Carpenter’s ragged schools and promoted education as crime prevention, later introducing piano-based music programs in London schools. Music and dancing tonight along Pennsylvania Avenue.
In Paris Warren and Helen dine at Armenonville in the Bois, where the unpriced menu and bribing headwaiters reveal the cost of prestige. Warren pays a high bill, while Helen frets over the unknown total as they wait hours for a cab and ponder the expense.
Evangelist F. F. Cook of New York spoke at the Washington Temple Congregation in the new Masonic Temple yesterday afternoon answering what is truth. He declared truth is the conclusion consecrated Christians reach after deep study and communion with God in prayer. He urged every right thinking man and woman to seek close, personal contact with their Creator.
On the first Sunday in August Washington witnessed no arrests for drunkenness under the new Section 21 excise law. Police noted the unexpected quiet as residents observed stricter enforcement, while detectives debated reasons for improved behavior and cautioned against assuming morals can be legislated.
President Wilson has adopted a summer drink of fresh orange juice kept in the White House pantry. An assistant chef squeezes orange juice into a tall tumbler as a regular duty, offering a homely rival to Secretary Bryan's grape juice.
The Independent Order Sons of Jonadab announces an excursion and picnic at River View on August 20 with a committee arranging features such as a baseball game and athletic contests. Unity Council No. 2 has sold many tickets for its lawn fete at Eighth and attests northeast on August 11 and 12.
Diana, racing around a corner, nearly collides with Hymen who laments being noticed. She jokes about popularity as he smooths his silk hat and contemplates her mood, while she deflects his concern and asserts her own feelings. The exchange ends with reassurance and lingering tension.
A period cooking feature offers several corn based soups. Green corn soup is made by grating corn, crying through a press, and thickening with milk and flour. Green corn puree sifts boiled corn through a sieve and blends with butter and stock. A veal corn soup uses grated raw corn with farina, eggs, and milk. A beef tomato corn soup combines beef, corn, tomatoes, and croutons for a hearty dish. Copyright 815 by the Metlure Newspaper Syndicate.
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