Wilson Party Attends Fort Myer Benefit Drill
President Wilson and party witnessed a Soldier drill at Fort Myer for Army Relief Society. Fifth Cavalry, Third Field Artillery and Army War College Detachment featured daring horsemanship and bareback riding, with captains Barton Forsyth Croninger leading units. The Washington Society reception followed, though the President and party did not attend the dance afterward.
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Kield Artillery
Army War College Detachment
Army Relief Society
President Wilson
Galthia Fancee
Maury
Margaret Wilson
Fort Myer
Dia
White House
Mas McCloskey
Fifth Cavalry
Third Netd Artillery
Army War College
Sioan Doak
New York
Homer M. Croninger
Augustine McIntere
Third Field Artillery
Fifth Cavalry Band
W. J. Cain
Washington Society
Riders at White Sulphur Take Hunters Over James
White Sulphur Springs W Va Dec 2 Greenbrier hounds not yet out after poisoning attempt. Greenbrier Hunt Club riders traverse Howards Creek bottom Crreanbrier River country over hunting course. Notables and guests attend social tea at Elmhurst Farm with arrivals from Princeton Nashville and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Greenbrier
Greenbrier Hunt Club
Howards Creek Bottom
Crreanbrier
Alice McPikes
Allegheny Mountain
Marjorie Cluett
Jericho Craft
A. W. Thompson
J Howard Spiocum
George D. Manto
Olive Kahlo
Dunning
Richard
Lady Crawford
M. Orme WH
Lathrop Brown
William A Taylor
Frederic Winston
George E. Foss
Chi- Ceo
Hot Springs Golfers On Course In Force At Springs
Special to The Washington Post from Flat Springs Virginia December 3 golfers including Walter E Stillman Mrs Waldo Story Edwin R Campbell Louis Leo Smith Mrs William Armstrong Greer Mr and Mrs George Kenyon James Marwick Mr and Mrs William Pearson Jenks Mr and Mrs A Doloyne EB Bancroft Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Mrs Charles Brinton Coxe Mr and Mrs A J Stewart Mr and Mrs Duer and Mr and Mrs William Pearson Jenks played in the afternoon Miss Jane Akera returned from New York to join her parents at their cottage Mrs Melville B Ingalls went to Washington Mr and Mrs Spencer L Janes honeymooners went by auto to Covington and train to Washington Mrs Samuel Reid of Indianapolis arrived and Mrs George Apoloyne of Boston whose jewelry lost in New York was notified that missing bag found at the Hippodrome with $15000 inside intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Cobyne
New York
Vanderbilt
Washington Post
Flat Springs
Walter E. Stillman
Waldo Story
Edwin R Campbell
Louis Leo& Smith
William Armstrong
Greer
George Kenyon
James Marwick
William Pearson Jenks
George A Doloyne
Honeymoon Colony
Covington
Washington
Philadelphia
Samuel Reid
Indianapolis
George Apoloyne
Boston
Hippodrome
Women and Men Above Military Age Mobilize in German Harvest
A Danish farmer turned observer reports low mood among German farmers facing food shortages as the war drags on. He details travels through Oldenburg, Hanover and other regions, noting reliance on rye, pork and potatoes, and attributing shortages to the British blockade and poor weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atock
Germany
Oldenburg
Hanover
Brandenburg
Mecklenburg
Pomerania
East
West Prussia
Munich
Society Woman Fights Robber on Park Avenue
Mrs. Russell Wetmore, Baltimore society leader and noted historian, battled a young man who ripped her gold mesh handbag containing jewels and a gold card case. Seized by the throat, she shouted for help but bystanders did not intervene. She sustained throat bruises and shock, saved by a high collar, and urged more patrols during the Christmas shopping season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Baltimore
Russell Wetmore
Washington
Park Avenue
Mme Steinheil to Tour U S in Red Cross Benefit Vaudeville
New York December 3 Daniel Mayer the impresario who brought Paderewski and Mischa Elman to the United States announces another star will tour this country Mme Steinheil a figure in a noted French case will appear on a vaudeville tour for the benefit of the French Red Cross She was acquitted of murder charges involving her husband Sir John Hare and Mme Rejane are slated to visit next February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Steinheil
U.S
Washington Post
New York
Daniel Mayer
Paderewski
Mischa Elman
Sybil Vane
Mayer
Mme
Steinheil
President Faure
Red Cross
Sir John Hare
Rejane
Aisa
United States
Wilson and Taft to Preside at American Red Cross Meeting
President Wilson and former President Taft will preside at sessions of the annual American Red Cross meeting at Rauscher's next Wednesday. Taft, as chairman of the central committee, will call the meeting to order at 10 AM. Wilson will preside in the afternoon and evening sessions focusing on war relief and policy first aid with Maj. Raymond W. Pullman speaking in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Taft
American Red Cross
Rauscher
Central Committee
Maj
Raymond W. Pullman
Park View Pushes Prohibition at District Level
The Park View Citizens' Association voiced support for district wide prohibition and sent a delegate to vote accordingly at the Federation of Citizens' Association meeting. President John G. McGrath was tasked to determine if the group should protest again at the proposed municipal hospital site at Fourteenth and Upshur streets NW. New members elected include G. M. Wiermann, G. L. Thomas, BE, L. Ehrmen trout, G. R. Hopkins, N. A. Lyona, Fred Brandt, R. E. Vincent, D. H. Clark, W. K. Brooks, Southey Cerrotl, N. Q. Dey, R. B. Sheify and A. Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park View
G. R. Hopkins
N. A. Lyona
Fred Brandt
R. E. Vincent
D. H. Clark
W. K. Brooks
Southey Cerrotl
N. Q. Dey
R. B. Sheify
A.austin
Bible Class Plans Outlined By Ros Fulkerson
Ros Fulkerson president of the Stevenson Bible class will address members at the American Theater Rhode Island avenue near First street tomorrow at 10 am. Plans for the Christmas special meeting will be announced and efforts to expand philanthropic and social service work will be adopted. Bethany Baptist Church membership rose ten percent last month beyond 400. Pastor H G Stevenson expects about four new members at the morning service tomorrow. The evening service will administer the ordinance of Captium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ros Fulkerson
Stevenson Bible Class
Rhode Island Avenue
First Street
Hethany Baptist Church
H. G. Stevenson
Dr Wolle Explains Bach Life To Friday Morning Club
Dr Fred Wolle conductor of the Bach Choir at Bethlehem PA spoke to a large audience at the Haleigh Hotel about Bach’s varied output. He showed how cantatas arose from lighter works and included a quartet present sacred numbers. The Coffee Cantata closed the program with soprano Miss Lucy Brickenstein bass Charles T Titmann tenor Paul Bleyden and flutist Robert Seel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bach
Haleigh
Fred Wolle
Bach Choir
Bethlehem
Robert Seel
The
Marine Band
Leipsig
Dr Wiener Discusses Russia as Democratic Nation
Dr Leo Wiener, a Slavonic languages professor, spoke before the National Geographic Society at the Masonic Temple on A United Russia. He challenged American ideas by arguing Russia is among the most democratic countries and its people sincere with themselves and foreigners. He blamed Slavophil propaganda on educated Russians resisting forced Westernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fe Te
Russia
Peter the Great
Paris Gown War Sparks Threats to U.S. Importers
Reports from New York say the Syndicat de Defense de la Grande Couture Francaise led by Paul Forret claims at least 60 percent of American fashion importers copy French models harming French standards. They threaten to blacklist seven U.S. firms, amid debates tied to Mrs. Galt’s recent publicity over her trousseau.
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New York
Washington
Der
le Syndicat de Denee de la Grande Couture Francaise
Paris
Paul Forret
Fe Des Uined
Phillipe Ortis
M. Falret
Phelan Addresses Art Architects at Institute Banquet
Senator James D. Phelan of California spoke at the Shoreham banquet closing the Forty-ninth convention of the American Institute of Architecture. He urged defending art and public building standards and preserving Washington DC as a lasting capital. Charles Moore of the Fine Arts Commission pleaded for depoliticizing public construction. Jesse Benedict Palmer discussed education of public taste and Lawson Purdy spoke on science, art, and business. A long list of attendees and new officers followed, with Mauran named president and several directors elected. Advertising ban was lifted from ethics canon as to professional practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Phelan
California
Shoreham
American Institute of Architecture
Washington and
Jefferson
Senator Phelan
John Lawrence Mauran
St. Louis
C Grant la Farge
New York
Milton B. Medary
Philadelphia
Burt L. Fenner
D. Everett Wald
Edwin H. Brown
Minneapolis
B. J. Lubscher
Kansas City
Horace Wells Sellers
Howard Crosby Butler
Princeton University
Asia Minor
Donn Barber
New York City
C L Borie
Gwen Brainard
George A Bruegeeman
St. Lauia
Faithful Bulldog Saves Eight Lives in Lafayette Home
A faithful bulldog on guard in the Kitchen saved eight members of Joseph Riehle's family in Lafayette Indiana when a gas leak filled the house. The dog barked at the stairway to wake Mrs. Riehle, who alerted the sleeping family and helped revive those overcome by fumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Lafayette
Ind
Joseph Riehle
Son of American counselor dies in France during war
Mrs. George Merrill of 1717 K Street learns her son Stuart Fitz-Randolph Merrill has died in Versailles France. Merrill, a Franco American poet, chose France as his land of adoption and was not naturalized in the United States. He left a widow and had kept open hours at Versailles entertaining officers on furlough. His burial will be in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Street
George Merrill
Europe
Versailles
France
Stuart Fitz-Randolph Merrill
Merrill
Stuart Merrill
Parie
Francia Viele-Grifin
George Grenville Merrill
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Stockbridge
Mass
Mrs. Merrill
Merrills
New York
Paris
Merrill Will Ba
MME Destinn Delights Washington in Recital Debut
Mme Emmy Destinn, Bohemian soprano, opened Mrs Wilson-Greene's artists course at National Theater. audience reserve shifted to praise after arias from Madame Butterfly Tosca and a strong encore. The program featured Grieg Dvorak and Don Giovanni pieces with a skeptical critique of tenor Philip Bennyan and end with Samuels as accompanist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Emmy Destinn
Washington
National Theater
Mme, Destiny
Aris
Mme. Destinn
Tantl
Grieg
Tachaikowsky
Dvorak
Leoncavallo
Wiegenlied
East Potomac Park to Get Stadium and Big-Playground Plans
The commission on fine arts and Col W W Harts seek congressional funding to convert East Potomac Park into a major playground complex. Proposed facilities include a 6000 seat stadium expandable to 40000, two football fields, thirteen baseball diamonds, twenty eight tennis courts, four basketball courts, two cricket fields, twelve croquet courses and two golf courses. Additional amenities cover two pools for white and colored bathers, a wading pool, a bandstand, speedway, soft roads for horses and carriages, a ferry to South Washington, and extended streetcar lines. Lincoln memorial grounds would be beautified, with input from Henry Bacon. New coin designs below one dollar were also submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Col. W. W. Harts
Commission On Fine Arts
East Potomac Park
Commission
Army- Navy
South
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Henry Bacon
Robert W. Wooley
Daniels for United Church Fraternal Night at Semicentennial
Secretary of the Navy Daniela spoke at Hamline M. E. Church during the semicentennial celebration of the United Church congregation. He voiced hope for a single Methodist church, noted wartime unity, and urged mobilizing the Methodist strength as the war continued. Other speakers included Rev W H Wedderspoon and Rev Clarence A. Vinesay. The service featured prayer by Rev Franklin Hamilton, organist Mrs William L. Evane, and bell pebbles by James Walter Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Daniela
Hamline M
W. H. Wedderspoon
Foundry M. &. Church
Clarence A. Vinesay
Pastors’ Federation
the Ray
Franklin Hamilton
American University
William L. Evane
Wos
James Walter Humphrey
Pevera Noles
Powell School Addition Bids Receive Approval For Eight Room Expansion
The commissioners have received bids for an eight room Powell School addition on School Street between Irving and Park. Burgess & Parsons bid $60,900 with contract time of nine months. A $5,000 public convenience station bid will open in about a month at Fifteenth and B Street Northeast. Snowden Ashford, municipal architect, prepared the plans.
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Powell
School Street
Irving Streets
Park Road
Burgess & Parlsong
Fifteenth and
B Street
Snowden Ashford
West Virginians Gather for Stant Night and Banquet
West Virginia Society of Washington held its annual stunt night at Pythian Temple with a varied program led by Col J W De Grange and Henry H Baker. A dramatic sketch The Bulldog and the Baby was performed by De Grange and others as officials and attendees from West Virginia looked ahead to February banquet preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Society of Washington
Pythian Temple
Henry 8. Baker
Col. J. W. de Grange
West Virginia
Leyden White
Lenore Marie de Grange
Ada L. Townsend
Victor V. Martin
W. E. Braithwaite
W. A. Morsell
Maurice Jarvis
W. J. Oates
Hunter H. Mosa
Edward Cooper
J. Robert Anderson
Lloyd G. Baum Fardner
Vegelman Benton
M. G._ Butler
M. G. Butler
F. N. Carr
Lucy G. Clark
Chilton
Eile Mastin Chunn
Irene McCleaning
Geor Twirkpatrick
George Ting Tick
Sensis Lee Hots
Agen Bitthepage
Ee Adam Littlepage
C. W. Legge
John & Lyon
Ars
A. Z McGonegal
Annader
Rlee
Marshalls
Alex McKeigh Marler
George W. Mechem
A ‘W. Mechem
Jane Murphy
Mont- Pth
John J. Mary
Mathew Nealey
Mai Bates Pegan
Charles Phillips
M. Histine
M. EK
uBsell
E- Ps Scott
W. P. Scott
Walsh
Sohn
James Walsh
Mra Ames
Joseph Weber
George Bowie
Fred of Wolfes
Bre ‘Wolfes
Guy Zimmerman
Todd Alderson
Eller Freed From British Navy After Consular Efforts
Frederick D Eller of Asheville North Carolina who sailed to England on a cattle ship and enlisted in the British navy has been released through the efforts of the U S Consul General in London At his relatives request he used the name Frederick D Moore and the State Department made representations for his release Commercial Travelers Meet Today Flagg Council No 256 United Commercial Travelers of America meets today to discuss degree work and plan a joint open meeting at the Fythian Temple next Thursday evening to honor U S Congress members and National rivers and harbors convention attendees Samuel H Winalow and J J Hayes have accepted to attend Chesapeake Council Baltimore will send a large delegation The organizing committee includes F D Klots J M Daly and W F Bowen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Eller
Asheville
England
Skinner
London
Biller
Frederick D Moore
State Department
Imade
Flagg Council
United Commercial Travelers of America
Fythian Temple
Ninth Street Northwest
U. Co. T
Congress
U. C
Samuel H. Winalow
Massachusetts
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Robert M Barton
United States Cavalry
WD. Forsyth
Ajao
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White Sulphur
James
Hot Springs
Mrs. Wetmore
Prohibition
Citizens’ Association
DR. Wolle
Bethlehem Choir
DR. Wiener
Alia
Poiret ‘and Associates
Washington Cathedral
U. S
Bishop Harding
Canon de Vries
Derrick
Waughington Cathedral
Hethlehém ‘ Chapel
Pols
Mount St. Albah
District of Columbia
Washington Monument
Capitol Terrace
Nave
Mount At
Alvan
Great National Cathedral
John M. Wilson
Cression
Rt. Alban's School
Dan~iel
Worth
Phelan
Charles Moore
Fine Arte Commission
Leile Mechlin
American Federation of Arts
C. C
Glover and
Powell Minnegerode
Corcoran Art Gallery
Louis ‘Ayers
Arthur H. Brockie
F. Baker
Frank C. Baldwin
L. Bone
I. Boyd
B. HR. Bassange
C. A. Coolidge
Edward A. Crane
Charles N. Cogswell
Joseph 8. Cote
C. P. Cody
Max Dunning
J. A. Dempweill
Frani Milea Day
Clyde N. Frig
Robert D. Farquhar
J. J. Freedlander
B. L. Fenner
Thomas Hastings
Charles W. Hopkinson
C. H. Hammond
C. EB. Howell
T. M Hastings
John G. Howard
R. H. Hunt
William Ittner
Himer C Jennen
BC. Hem‘per
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Julian Clarence Levi
Emil Lorch
J. Labcher
W. Morris
Farbanka
Horlick
Horlion
Harts and Arts Commission
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Powell School
West
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Palais Royal
the Commercial National Bank the Bank
Ashton G. Clapham
Arthur Lee
James A. Cahill
Tucker K. Sands
Frank E. Ghiselli Herbert V. Hunt
Coond
Sol Herzog & Co., Inc
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AL Jiolson
Winter Garden Co
David Belasco
David Warfield
van der Decken
F. Keith Sissies
Sun
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Sherry
Horace Neide
Horace Netas
Neidle
Britain
B.D. Eller
Fun Cooper
Sim Barton
Gettu
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William Gillette
Secret Service
Charles Dillingha
Mrs. Vernon
Frank
Bernard Castle
Tinney Granville
Brice & King
Harry Kelly
von, Cheat
Fritz Mee Areisler
Besekirsky
Carl Friedberg
Nielsen-Stone
Arthur Shit
Loew’s
Columbia
Dustin Farnum
Indiana
Iho
Ben’ Abe
Casino Fi
Crr
Stella
Ec Isos
Masonic Temple
18Th St
New York Ave
Nevil Monroe Hopking
Daxplan
Morance Schoffeine
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