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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
14
The report details war housing, with 1,256 people housed in national bureau requisitioned units. Dec 2 and Dec 14 figures show 337 in leased houses and 406 in matron run houses. Eleven released after armistice left several units still vacant. Rates vary by house, some meals provided, with sign ends and operations overseen by committees and officers.
Reports on cooperative buying will be given at a Citizens Food Council meeting in the District building Friday night. James I Blakslee, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, is expected to address the gathering. Community organizations urged to send representatives and attend. Velvet King Ady promised for entertainment.
Fragmentary OCR describes a Washington archaeology meeting at the residence of Pardman 1803 perry 6. Speakers include chairmen of the enc scholars and Miss Mabel. The program mentions a lecture on the French invasion and the Martyred Mont.
The committee on the back-to-school drive chaired by Mrs Louis Brownlow met in the District building to hear reports from team captains visiting the homes of absent children. Work is about two thirds complete with a report being prepared on each case and a January meeting planned to gather all workers.
Police seek Joby G. Webler, a roundsman in the Ninth precinct, who allegedly deserted from a Southern camp and was court imprisoned, then escaped the guardhouse at the engineer detachment in Potomac Park. He may be in civilian attire or a private’s uniform. Authorities urge vigilance.
Fragmented notes show discussions of congressional hearings and action on railroad legislation. Director General Miairman Smich and committee members plan to start hearings after holidays, with interagency coordination among railroad administration state commissions and the delegation.
At Wardman Park Inn a farewell banquet for Pay Corps officers of the United States Navy was held Monday night. The dinner honored duty officers in the purchase division and the bureau of supplies and accounts, with Admiral Feopies and others in attendance.
The piece ponders restitution for submarine outrages and Belgian ruin, asks what guarantees Germany must give for future behavior, and seeks how to deal with Kaiser-era violators. It notes justice intersects with Germany’s man power, material reparations, and political divisions, and previews striking weekly articles on postwar problems.
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