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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1921
Page
3
Associated Charities appeals for Christmas donations to cover 14 opportunities for 12 families facing poverty and illness. Amounts range from 15 to 26 dollars weekly, with yearly totals up to 1 352, noting $5,794.02 received and $7,421.97 still needed as Christmas nears at theGirls School site.
Girls at the National Training School for Girls Conduit Road plan a 3:30 cantata with self made costumes and chorus lead. A Christmas tree on Monday with 168 gifts, Santa and playlets by Anna Howard Shaw cottage and Abraham Lincoln Booker T. Washington cottages follow. Superintendent Mrs. Jennie Griffith seeks more cottages.
Society items show visitors moving between New York and Washington. Notable guests include Misses Thursby of New York and Mrs. John Mack at 2651 Connecticut Avenue. Events feature dinners at Wardman Park, lunches at Cosmos Club, and Christmas entertainments for officials and relatives.
Hungary plans to appoint Count Caszle Szechenyi to be Minister to Washington. He wed Gladys Vanderbilt of New York in 1908. The nomination, submitted for U S approval, comes as diplomatic relations resume after treaty ratification with Hungary. Earlier reports said Szechenyi accepted but later indicated a decline.
New York society reports four debutante parties for six young women entering society. Hosted by Mrs. Minturn Pinchot at her home for Maud Cabot and Florence Lockwood, with Elizabeth Billings joining Greenwich plans and Yale student Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney spending holidays with the Whitney family. Alfred and Mrs Anson remain in France and will return next spring.
The Vaughn class of Calvary Baptist Church, now over 500 members, runs the city’s largest men’s Bible class. A Christmas campaign urges each member to bring a new man to class led by Prof. Bliss. The group studies the Bible, builds character, and supports benevolence, meeting at Wighth and H streets NW. An invitation is extended to all city youth not in a Bible class to attend.
Several hundred children were surprised when a real Santa Claus descended the chimney at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing yesterday afternoon. Director James Wilmeth and an army of volunteers organized the event with Elks band, clowns, and festive displays. Toys, candy, oranges, and footballs were handed to the youngsters as a Christmas tree and chimney fireplace lit the scene.
Franklin headquarters prepared a comprehensive statement detailing district school needs for the House appropriations subcommittee. It argues past wartime suspensions halted building, with 86 classrooms built while enrollment would need over twice that to house pupils. The full data covers available accommodations, rentals, and obsolete buildings.
A fragmented OCR item lists Fancy Soft-Shell Almonds and Fancy Brazil Nuts offered by weight per pound. The readable portion mentions standard nut varieties and pricing terms implied by a wholesale market listing.
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