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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1924
Page
7
A fragmentary note mentions someone leaving a train in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon and a return to Washington for a Friday column. The text includes stray phrases about thanks and a personal closing.
Election of officers and a dues raise to $1 a year marked the Central High School Alumni association reunion in the high school auditorium. Stephen E. Kramer retiree addressed the meeting as B D Rheem presided. Officers elected included W Shock Boteler president and several vice presidents, with a large advisory committee named.
A holiday column remarks on kindness and shared work, then invites readers to look forward to tomorrow's Magazine Section of the big Sunday Post. It touts fiction comics magic topical wit fashions autobiography forecasts home arts and an Art Gravure Pictorial, urging readers to order today for full-angled attractiveness.
Nine liberal giving opportunities still open to complete budgets for fourteen families aided by Associated Charities. Yesterday’s Post gifts include Lambda Phi sorority and individual donors. total receipts reach 9 828.47 with 3 659.53 needed to finish eight remaining opportunities. funds can be sent to John Joy Edason, treasurer, at 1022 Eleventh Street NW or The Post.
Four hundred boys and girls from city orphanages will attend the Ram's Head Players matinee of A Story of Pierrot at Wardman Park Theater. Private cars and buses will transport many children. Orphans from Washington City, Eastern Star home, Jewish Foster home, St. Vincent's, Industrial Home School, St. Rose's Technical School and Episcopal Home for Children will be present, receiving candy and oranges donated by Dr. Malcolm G. Gibbs and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ansellmo.
Miss Edna Wilbur and her brother Leonard, children of the Navy Secretary, members of the World Association of Daily Vacation Bible Schools, are slated to attend the international conference at Calvary Baptist Church on January 6 and 7. They led a daily vacation Bible school in foreign settlements in San Francisco, enrolling many young aliens, notably Italian children. Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews acts as honorary chair of the Washington executive committee coordinating conference details.
The Rav George O Bullock preaches at 11 a m tomorrow on A Happy Traveler and again at night on Success. Special music will be rendered by the choir.
A Sunday School lesson highlights the life of Jesus from birth to the Lazarus episode. It emphasizes preparation, humble beginnings, service, divine claims, transformation, and Jesus as revealer of God the Father.
The annual Omega Psi Phi fraternity conclave, led by Dr. Charles Uerbert Marshall, starts today with 54 members at Howard University. A homecoming event, the meeting features Howard president J. Stanley rhen and John W. Love among speakers. Wt Stuart Nelson to discuss The World Outlook of the Negro. Dr J W EB Bowen to address Young Men of Brain and Conscience to the Fore. President Coolidge to receive the delegation Monday morning before wreaths at Arlington cemetery.
Wednesday evening 9 watch night services will be held at Metropolitan Baptist Church. Program includes music and literary entertainment to 9 o'clock, debate Resolved that women do the proposing in 1925, 9 to 9 46 o'clock, 1926 prophecies by church organizations and Bible classes, 9 45 to 10 30 o'clock, social and refreshments, 10 30 to 11 15 o'clock, devotional period led by the pastor, 11 15 to 12 o'clock.
The January meeting of the District of Columbia Christian Endeavor union will be held at Vermont Avenue Christian church tomorrow night at 8. Beforehand, study classes on Bible, personal evangelism, and expert endeavor run 7 15 to 7 45 on union meeting nights for months. Dr B G Wilkinson of Washington Missionary College will lecture on Divorce the wrecker of homes at Capitol Memorial church at 8. A musical program from 7 39 to 8 o'clock will be led by Dale Hamilton.
There will be several masses at St Marys Catholic church on Sunday at 7 16 and 8 15 o clock with children singing carols The senior choir will repeat the Christmas program of music at the high mass at 8 16 after which there will be benediction The last low mass will be at 11 15 o clock.
Dr W L Darby executive secretary of the Federation of Churches will speak at the 11 o clock service tomorrow at H Street Christian church. The minister of the church will preach at the evening service 146. Communion will be served at the evening hour to those unable to attend morning service or who have not partaken over a period of time.
Delegates representing the Washington Federation of Churches will be named this week to attend the meeting of the citizens' committee of one thousand, to be held January 6 in the Waldorf Astoria. Principal speakers include Senator William Borah and Mayor William Dever with Elbert H. Gary presiding. Dever will recount Chicago enforcement of Prohibition.
A notice lists tomorrow morning and evening services at Centennial Metropolitan Gudgtones Foundry Vermont Avenue and other churches. Sermons include The Expections of the Cross The New Heaven and the New Earth and a Christmas pageant. Cantata and special music are planned with social and watch-night events for New Year’s Eve.
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