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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
10
For a week end or longer trip choose the right luggage. Black enamel suit cases with fine construction and tail length pockets 25 and 28 inch sizes priced at 5.00 each. Handsome cowhide bags full leather lined with pockets offer durability and value at 15.00 each.
An advance listing details Tan Calfskin Lace Walking Shoes with long vamp fancy punch tip welt sole and leather Cuban heel priced at $9.00 per pair. Third innor Tenth street.
Miss Alice Wilson niece of President Wilson marries Rev Isaac McElroy Jr in a brief Blue Room ceremony attended by twelve guests. The couple plans a short honeymoon at the mountains before settling at White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs Donaldson returned to Washington with Gen Donaldson at their home on Wyoming Avenue after a tour of inspection. Miss May Sue Donaldson came back from Baltimore where she attended a house party. Mr and Mrs Walter Penfield return to California Street from Swamscot and plan visits to Hot Springs Virginia. Eve Virginia Bohn and Charles Bonaventure Mades were wed at St Patrick's Church with Rev John McNamara officiating. Annabel Rowell McCardell and Augustus Willys wed in West Falls Church and will honeymoon in Atlantic City. Mrs J Upshur Moorhead enters White Sulphur Springs tennis tournament while Mr Moorhead serves overseas.
Traffic expert John A. Beeler of the public utilities commission argues that a belt line is the only solution to growing traffic from new government buildings. He says belt line tracks should be government owned and temporarily leased, avoiding the costly B Street street car track and easing congestion for war workers and downtown districts.
The Camp Meigs band played in the Union Station eastern concourse with a War Camp Community Service exhibit in the same area. The display includes pictures and posters detailing the service’s broad, nationwide activities and will run through August 16. Heat blamed for two local deaths, Mrs Melvin Gurles, 81, and Benjamin Close, 70, reported in Cumberland.
A home in Wellershire near Mount Sav reports the death of a Union Army veteran from the First Maryland infantry. He is survived by his wife and three sons, James and Theodore in the army and David at home.
London dispatch reports the Russian revolutionary party opposing the Bolshevik government appealing to the British Labor Party for aid. They urge convening an international social conference and say they are ready to work with European socialists to restore Russia’s national power and abrogate the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
Jim Vaughn tops the major leagues with 21 victories, the most by any pitcher so far this season. He has dominated opposing batters, providing dominant run support for his team and bolstering their standings.
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