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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1919
Page
11
The article highlights afternoon gowns in silk satin or Georgette, showcasing autumn fashion with long-waisted bodices, youthful one-piece origins, coat-frock ideas, pannier, tunic and panel developments.
Washington resident George J Sey waited in a slow moving line at Careys ice house when he became next customer. He discovered his pocketbook, containing a $46 check $45 in cash and an automobile operating permit, had been stolen from his pocket.
At a meeting of the National Catholic War Council tentative plans were made to send a commission to Lithuania to aid Lithuanian relief efforts. The discussions focused on organization and timing for dispatch and support channels.
The privately shown motion pictures depicted conditions in the country and were explained by Countess Turczynowicz. They were produced by Lisut F. O Johnson, who drilled recruits there, and shown to Rév. Father John J. Burke recently.
Roy Leisinger and Charles Hughes were injured when their automobile capsized at Colorado Avenue and Sherman Road. Astbury Sanpoon also suffered head and body cuts. The vehicle, valued at $100, was damaged. all three were taken to Garfield Hospital.
The postponed annual excursion of the 16641 Woodmen of the World lodges will be held Wednesday at Chesapeake Beach. Athletic events and other features have been arranged for the day.
Washington reports growth of city summer schools with 150 pupils first year, 450 second, and over 1,500 white students this term making up lost work and pursuing new courses. Officials advocate a $1,500 minimum wage for high school teachers as part of next year's estimates.
At Camp Humphreys Virginia a fire damaged two wings of the hospital while 1,000 soldiers and medical staff were on base. Nurse Misses Biter Franklin Johnson Hangen Slibert and George led 38 patients to safety as smoke filled corridors. The blaze, likely sparked by a lit cigarette, was contained after an hour and a quarter. praise poured in from Gen. Flagler Col. Quall and medical corps and fire crews.
Society attendees filled the Pirat Congregational Church service as diplomats and officials were noted traveling from New York to Washington. The page records frequent visits, motor trips, and summer retreats of ministers, ambassadors, and naval officers with schedules to fall, including weddings and homecomings across notable hotels and estates.
Utah Senator Smoot argues in a letter that Mormon revelations foretell America’s unique destiny and warn against joining a League of Nations. He cites Book of Mormon prophecies to claim peace only after a second coming and predicts the nation must stand alone to preserve liberty. He doubts ratification this week without reservations.
The Supreme Court heard Rev. Bi Miller Mowry of Mansfeld Ohio Presbyterian missionary on charges of sheltering Korean agitators. Osawa his lawyer said the court will either acquit or order a retrial in April. Mowry faced hard labour upon conviction, appeals previously reduced sentence to two years, now awaiting decision.
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