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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1924

Page

12

Insurance offer amid rising Washington accident toll

Since January the District has passed the 500 mark in dead and over 1500 injured in accidents, with potential to reach 2000. The Washington Post promotes its insurance protection plan, offering two policies including a $500 life protection and a $3,560 comprehensive policy for travel, auto, pedestrian accidents and blindness. Details available at The Post building insurance department.

Washington Post Post Insurance Department

Army Officers to Plan Correspondence Work

A board of officers has been appointed to meet at the War Department to plan army correspondence courses and lessons that span multiple branches. The board includes Lieut. Col. Edward H. De Armond of field artillery. Majs. Stuart A. Howard. Edward A. Stockton Jr. of coast artillery. Pred J. Walker of infantry. Kenna G. Fastham of cavalry. Otis K. Saddler of the signal corps. and Donald Wilson of the air service.

War Department Edward H. de Armond Field Artillery Stuart A. Howard Adjutant Generals Office Edward A. Stockton Coast Artillery Corps J. Walker Infantry Kenna G Fastham Cavalry Otis K. Saddler Signal Corps Donald Wilson Air Service

2000 Expected to Go On V F W Outing

Veterans of foreign wars prepare for the fifth annual Chesapeake Beach outing with more than 2000 expected attendees. The program features 16 athletic events, a tug of war between post teams, a concert by a boys band, an address by Department Commander Homer Carroll, and army style chow. Ernest Wickstrand chairs the outing committee.

Veterans of Foreign Ward Chesapeake Beach National Capital Peary Ship Posts Boya William ‘Homer Carroll

Society Notes Show Diplomatic Visitors and Summer Plans

Postmaster General and Mrs. Dubois motor to Ottawa for boundary commission events while Mrs Taft arrives in Quebec with the Progres of France. European officials and relatives travel through Europe, England, Paris, and Canada, with many staying at summer homes from Murray Bay to Newport. Detours include dinners, dances, and concerts in Washington, Newport, and Blue Ridge Summit as families and dignitaries spend the season across North America.

Dubois Detroit Mra Ottawa Canada Jaint Boundary Commission Shenandoah Valley Wyoming Avenue Wiliam Howard Taft Europe Quebec France Mr. Taft Murray Bay James Beck New York Leviathan Washington Sea Bright N. J James M. Beck, Jr London America

Flower Chaplain Hymns Honor in Masonic Service

Lieut. Col. Dixon known as the flower chaplain spoke at the Masonic open air service on Temple Heights Washington DC. He urged unselfish devotion to humanity and wholehearted service. He decorated graves under fire and was praised for bravery. About 200 attendees heard Grand Master Cyrus Coombs direct the meeting. Roberts sang two solos.

Temple Heights Connecticut Avenue California Street Col Dixon Cyrus Coombs Grand Lodge Charles F. Roberts Tomas J Pixon

Polish Rabbis Protest On Feminine Fashions

At a Warsaw rabbinate meeting the group debated women’s dress styles. Some urged action in the Polish congress against immodest clothes, but most opposed public denunciation and chose to follow Galician rabbis by appealing to Jewish women to avoid fashions that expose the body.

Warsaw Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Army Band Concert at Franklin Park Northways 7:30pm

The United States Army band directed by W J Stannard performs at Franklin Park on Fourteenth and K northways at 7 30 p m on March. Program includes Trooper Fillmore Overture Morning Noon and Night In Vienna selections from The Hainton Girl Hiren Waits Dream of Childhood and Waldtonfor Grand Carmen Biget Popular hits and The Star Spangled Banner with Arnold Barr and Big Boy as featured pieces.

United States Army Band W. J Stannard Franklin Park Fourteenth K Northways Vienna Hainton Waldtonfor Grand Carmen Arnold Barr

Whitsett Funeral Today for Maj George I Whitsett

The body of Maj George I Whitsett of the Judge Advocate General's Office, Army, who died Saturday at Walter Reed Hospital, will be buried this afternoon at 3 o’clock with military honors in Arlington Cemetery. A lawyer by training, he served in the Spanish-American War and World War I, was wounded and gassed in France, and earned multiple decorations. He was 152 years old and previously worked in Kansas City before reentering service. He leaves his widow and two sisters, Mrs Henry Julien of Kansas City Missouri and Mrs G D Wells of Carthage Maine.

George I Wisett Judge Advocate Generals Office Army Walter Reed Hospital Arlington Cemetery Maj. Whitsett Atlanta Philippines Kansas City France Missouri State University University of Michigan Law School Henry Julien G. D. Wells Carthage

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