Policy for leading colored visitors at inaugural ceremonies
A Washington subcommittee chaired by M I Weller outlined measures to welcome colored visitors to the inauguration. Plans include courtesy treatment, identical badges, stationed escort students, and letters inviting prominent African Americans to attend. Statues and decorations will adorn the Court of History and surrounding avenues, with day and night lighting for a large public display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weller
Committee On Public Comfort
Washington
Daniel Murray
Trevr
M. I. Weller
Tate
Marine Band in Inauguration Concert Controversy
Secretary Morton heard varying views in a dispute over awarding the Marine Band a three concert contract after inauguration. The Musicians' Union urged excluding the band, while Reginald de IXoven questioned capacity. Morton supported the band performing and accepting committee pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Desireto
United States Marine Band
Musicians’ Union
Marine Band
Reginald de Ixoven
Mashinuton Syimphony Orchestra
Ctedic
Marine Bank
Pics
Parade Plans Discussed by Old Boys Republican Club
Members of the Old Boys Republican Club met at Riggs House to decide appropriate inauguration uniforms and the number of participants. The meeting adjourned to next Friday with expectations of a large attendance. about fifty Old Boys from Baltimore will join the march on March 4 under Col. Willard Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigh S Cortol
Ie Trios
United States
Owen
Pennsylvania Avenue
Green
Kings County Republican Club
York
Willams Republi
Essex Troop
New Jersey National Guard
GAA Guard
Columbus
Ohio
Civic Division
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Nee's
General Howard
Ings County Republican Club
Wilson
Congressional Library
Congress
Republican Club
Fremont
Lincoln Republian Club
Lincoln
Riggs House
Norhieg
Old Boys
Lule
Baltimore
Willard Howard
Last Symphonic Concert by Washington Symphony at Lafayette
The Washington Symphony Orchestra gave its fifth and final regular concert at the Lafayette Theater. Soloist Dr. Cornelius Rubner in Grieg's concerto received unqualified praise, while Liszt's Peace Battle and Victory and Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite highlighted a strong program. Notable patrons included Mrs. Roosevelt in a box with guests. audience size was small but generous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Symphony Orchestra
Lafayette Theater
Evan
Hope
Washington
Goldmark
Tschaikowsky
Grieg
Anitra
Beethoven
Leonore
Coarnelius Rubner
Rubner
Dr. Rubner
Wagjiers
Dr Rubner
Franz Liszt
Cowles
Hagner
Mass Cannon
Mayor Des Planches
Elkins
Henry May
Myr
Herbert Wadsworth
Charles A. Williams
O .B. Platt
Judge McCammon
McCammon
Kean
Organ Recital Tests Magnificent Luther Place Memorial Church Instrument
An organ recital closing the Luther Place Memorial Church rededication showcased the recently installed Magnificent pipe organ by Adam Stein of Baltimore costing $6,400. Prof Erich Rath and Mr Paul Whitney Fishbaugh performed demanding works including Parsifal selections and Bach pieces, with strong praise for the organ’s construction and tonal quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Place Memorial Church
Erich Rath
Paul Whitney Fishbaugh
Adam Stein
Baltimore
Roosevelt Company
New York
Rath
Prof Rath
Schumann
Govotte
Mignon
Thomas
Bret Rath
Mr. Ishbaugh
Shumann
Sons of the Revolution Back GWU Plans for Scholarships
A District of Columbia chapter meeting endorses aiding George Washington University with funds and scholarships. Plans envision one or more Sons of the Revolution scholars each state to attend GWU for undergraduate and graduate work, as the university expands into a national, post graduate center with linked colleges. The effort follows the transfer of Columbian to nonsectarian status and a new central administration building on a campus near the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of the Revolution
District of Columbia
George Washington University
Charles W Needham
Old Columbian
George Washington
F. P. B. Sands
Society of the Sons of the Revolution of
Washington
George Washington Memorial Association
Columbian University
van Ness
Seventeenth Street
White House
President's Park
Potomac Park
University
United States
Princeton
Oxford
Cambridge
England
New Columbian College
University plans ambitious growth near new government buildings
A regional university reforming its name as the first affiliated college, now directs undergraduate work through arts and sciences. Fundraising solidifies a new campus expansion with twenty buildings around the administration block. Plans include departments, dormitories, a gym, athletic fields, river boathouse, and city beautification via subscriptions. Strong national support from Sons of the Revolution chapters is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Arts and Sciences
Washington
Sons of the Revolution
Wagga Man collection sale tops at five grand
Special to The Washington Post in New York on February 3 reports the Wagga man auction ended with a fountain selling for 5000 to a buyer labeled Chelsea. The day total reached 46714 and the entire sale 2542 lots totaled 341538. Final session featured low prices with items such as a Limoges dinner service bought by George Pope for 319 and Sevres lamps to Martin for 290 with a chandelier to H S Philips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Kirby
Chelsea
Limoges
George Pope
Mr. Martin
H. 8. Philips
Custody Battle Over Two Year Old in Mahoney V Udell Case
Frank J. Mahoney of Buffalo Minnesota sues for habeas corpus to determine proper custodian of his two year old son. Proceedings before Justice Wright heard details of the child’s guardianship after Mrs Mahoney’s death and allegations of cruel treatment and unpaid funeral costs. Witnesses include Deputy Coroner Glazebrook and Mrs Udell, the maternal grandmother. The hearing did not conclude with Mahoney and Udell represented by Sheehy & Sheehy and Gardiner respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Mahoney
Buffalo
MN. Y
Margaret Udell
Jeremiah J. Sullivan
Mahoney
Washington
Sheehy
Free Lectures to the People At Eastern High School
Maj Piper and Gen Loud entertain audiences as Maj Horace L Piper of the Life saving Service speaks on Twenty Years in the Life saving Service at Eastern High School. He praises life savers as soldiers of humanity and highlights Cape Hatteras as a dangerous Atlantic coast point. The next free talk on February 10 features Mr N Floyd Featherstone on Tone and Tone producing Qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. Piper
Gen
Loud
Horace L. Piper
Life-saving Service
Eastern High School
Atlantic
Cape Ad
Cape Hatteras
N Floyd Featherstone
Public Library
George B Lond
New York City
Lond
I. E. Rider
Local Society Forms Elocutionists District Branch
Mrs Elizabeth R Walton presided over a well attended meeting at Miss Hawley's studio to form a local branch of the National Association of Elocutionists. Officers were elected including Walton as President and Brown as Vice President with next meeting set for February 9 at 4 PM. Also reports of a missing horse located in Baltimore and a son alleging robbery of his late father's body near Third and K streets SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Elocutionists
Elizabeth R. Walton
Ways and
Aurelia Barrington Brown
Washington Dramatic Conservatory
Elzabeth Edna Marshall
Friends' Select School
Alice B Paret
Emayvieve Ruse
West End School of Expression
William S. Rowzee
Fourth Street
Rowzee
Third
Providence Hospital
Fifth Precinct
Increased Powers for Commission Defended by Stickney
Mr. A B Stickney of the Chicago Great Western Railway urged expanded Interstate Commerce Commission authority at a Washington Economic Society meeting. He attacked the act for not authorizing a schedule of interstate rates and cited flaws in enforcement and rebate practices, calling for a stable, centralized rate system and criticizing mid night schedules as covert rebates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stickney
Chicago Great Western Company
A. B. Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Washington Eeonomic Society
Shoreham
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Solciety
Knapp
Clemens and
Prouty
Edward A. Moseley
Nelson
Clapp
Dolliver
Stevens
Bede Mann
Hill
Connecticut
Lacy
le Grand Powers
Senate
Trafic
Interstate Commission
Iowa
Mlinoi
Congress
Roosevelt urged rail law enforcement and federal rail oversight
A speaker argued the rail pass law is routinely ignored and urged government action. Theodore Roosevelt was proposed as a moral example to inspire compliance. Senator Nelson supported federal supervision of railroads and corporations, while Chairman Knapp endorsed stronger federal authority and corporate oversight beyond railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
England
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Nelson
Knapp
Carlyle
Cromwell
Stickney
Rear Admiral Discusses Coffee and Postum Benefits
A retired Rear Admiral praises Postum Food Coffee after switching from regular coffee. He reports improved digestion, steadier mood, clearer mind, and greater strength at age 76, noting the small cost and effort as worthwhile and expressing intent to try Grape-Nuts next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Antarctic
Weather Update From U.S. Weather Bureau For Feb 2 8
Weather east of the Rockies remains under high pressure with cold snaps in the Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys and the Northwest. Snow or sleet in the South tonight, rain along the Gulf and Florida, and west of the Rockies rains from a low in the region. Snow likely Saturday and Sunday south of the Ohio valley to the Atlantic, with moderating temperatures and fresh winds on coasts. Local details include hourly readings, high and low tides, humidity, rainfall, and sunrise and sunset times.
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U. 8
Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Misspuri
Mississippi
Vicksburg
South Atlantic
Ohio
Atlantic
Gulf Cozsl
Florida
Plateau
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Grand Banks
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Tharp
Berkeley
St. N.W
Maia
Nhewspa Oro
Abraham Hart
New Luther Place
Will Aid University
Waggaman
Sale Total
Lewis Chisley
Thirteenth Street Northwest
Helan
Pratt
Mr. Chisley
Chisley
Hunter Green
Interstate Commerce Law
Lansburgh & Bro
Chikdren
Wormer
Seventh St
Aeolian Co
Ue. Sanders & Stayman Co
F St
Peter Grogan
Credit For
All
St. Bet. H and I Sts
Sloan’s Art Galleries
G Street
U. S. Treasury
Washington, D. C
Mr. S. Emanary
Yokohama
St. Louis Exposition
St. Louis Fair
Presidentas
Alr. S
Emanary
Catskill Mountains
Co. G. Sloan & CO
Asheville
N. Cose
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Hiamarck
N. Dak
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Wyo Ave
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Mont
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Ind
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Ark
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Mien
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Tenn
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Nebr, i
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Nebr
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East Lake City
Utah
Louis
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Minnoe
Pringfield, Tir
Misa
American Security and Crust Company
Charles J. Bell
Steinway
Droopecks CO
PA. Ave
N. W
Home Savings Bank
Jth
Mass. Avena
A. Eberly’s Sons
7Th Street
N.W
United States Sanitary Company
Corporation Court
Today
4 Post
Board OF Personal, Tax Appeals
District of Coluemba
Board of Personal Tax Appeals of
Washington Gas Light Company
Washington Gas Tight Company
10Th St
Ofelock
William RW
ORME
Judd&States
Jockey Clio
Shoreham Hotel
HI Pelz
Jaz
Fet
Washington Heights
South Fairfax St
Alemandria
O'Clork Ps
Charles H Weaver
Gant
The
Candor CO
Post
Eee
Macdonnalll School OF Phrenology and Psychology
L Macdonnall
B. B. Earnshaw & Bro
Alexandria
Mt. Vernon
Shoomaker 20
McGill & Wallace
Charle HX
Asteo
Life
Pope
Clara A. Wert
Brunswick
Alice M. Paterson
Wibur L Smith
W. J
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Newspaper
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