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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1917

Page

2

Masses and sermons marked day in city churches

Religious services filled the day with mass at St Patrick's and Bethlehem Chapel, 7:30 am and 7:30 am respectively, plus 11 o'clock sermons by Rev Walden Myer and Rev Dr John B Briggs. Several parishes held special talks, youth assemblies, and a pantomime fundraiser at St Stephen's Parish Hall, while other churches announced plans for halls, lectures, and evangelistic series through the week.

Harding Bethlehem Chapel Walden Myer William L. de Vriea

Sun and Tide Table and Weather Forecast Summary

A daily sun and tide schedule lists high tides at 7 04 and 11 27 with low tides at 5 38 and 6 18. The Weather Bureau forecast for the District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia calls for continued cold with rising temperatures early next week and lighter winds, plus widespread fair conditions across most states with rain in parts of the southeast and Florida.

U. S Florida Georgia New England South Atlantic East Gulf States Michigan Indiana Florida Peninsula

Bible Warning To America Lecture Predicts World War Invasion

R C Alexander a Charlotte cotton merchant will lecture at Pell's Theater next Sunday afternoon on a biblical warning that America faces global war. He argues the United States will be invaded by combined European Asian and African armies, England defeated, Russia allied with Germany. He says the prophecy is biblical, not his own forecast.

Europe America Pell’s Theater R.C. Alexander Charlotte N. C Russia Germany Alexander

City Bulletins of Valentines and Exquisite Novelties

Velentines, Hearts, scrap and masks, toys and travel mementos offered by Gould Reonsta Se Choices. Flowers for Valentine Day commemoratives. Exquisite novelties advertised with main contact Shaifer at 900 14th St.

Velentines Gould Reonsta Shaifer 14Th St

Night Illumination Plan to Flood Washington Monuments

Washington during inauguration week will glow with monumental lighting from Capitol to the Peace Monument and beyond. Massive searchlights will outline the city, with the Capitol dome in relief and Paz monument area framed by glow. Four 30 foot pylons with urns and blazing fires will flank Main features between Seventh and Ninth streets as electric garlands link distant courts. Charlottesville Military Academy alumni banquet set for February 24 at Emerson Hotel in Baltimore, with Henry G. Morgan overseeing arrangements.

Washington Committee On Hluminations Alden Capitol Peace Monument Pennsylvania Avenue Court of Honor White House Court of Stgles John Marshall Plate Washington Monument Bartholdi Botanic Gardens Great “Court of States Court of States Pennsylvania S Avenue John Marshall Place Seventh Ninth Streets Charlottesville Charlottesville Military Academy Emerson Hotel Baltimore Henry G. Morgan Thirteenth Street

Veterans to Honor Lincoln at First Congregational Church

Washington veterans plan a mass meeting at First Congregational Church to honor Abraham Lincoln on his birthday. Rev James L Gordon will speak and Rep Joseph Cannon will share reminiscences of Lincoln. South Carolina’s John G Capers will deliver a tribute of the Southland with participation by multiple veteran groups and Marine Band.

Evil War Patriotic Societies Washington First Congregational Church Tenth Clack Abraham Tancoln James L Gordon Joseph Cannon Abraham Tincol Cannon Congress Lincoln John G. Capers South Carolina Southland Women’s Relief Corps Sons of Veterans Spanish Way Veterans Daughters of Veterans Ladies of the G. A. R Legion of Loyal Women Sons of the American Revolution Daughters of the American Revolution Marine Band

City Briefs From Washington Tonight's Community Meetings

The Northeast Citizens Association meets at 8 p.m. at Northeast Temple. Reports on gan pressure and telephone rates, and committee reports, will be read. Finey Branch Citizens Association meets at 8 p.m. at Fourm Avenue M. E. Church with talks on government ownership of telephones and constitution amendments for an assistant secretary. Col William W Harte lectures on The Artistic Development of Washington at the Public Library. A. Martin Williams discusses Efficiency before Women Were Earners of Washington at 704 P Street NW. Lincoln Douglass celebration speakers include Senator Clapp of Minnesota and Judge Terrill at John Wesley A M E Church. Connecticut Avenue Citizens Association hosts a second annual dance next Saturday at the Burlington. February meeting of the association at the Army and Navy Preparatory School. Rev Dr Ss H H Greene addresses Vermont State Association at the Washington Club. Maple sugar party at Rauscher's on April 23. Howard Otts of Lexington Ky visiting Alfred Hardesty at 15223 Caroline Street NW returns home today. Grand Master James W Witten will address Federal Lodge No 1 tomorrow night at its lodge room in the Masonic Temple. All Masons invited.

Northeast Citizens’ Association Northeast Temple Twelfth H_ street Public Utilities Commission Gan Finey Branch Citizens’ Association Fowm Avenue M. E A. Martin Williams House of Representatives Washington Clapp Minnesota Judge Terrill John Wesley A. M. E Fourteenth Corcoran Streets Connecticut Avenue Citizens’ Association Burlington Army and Navy Preparatory School Ss. H. H. Greene Vermont State Association Washington Club Rauscher's Masons James W. Witten Federal Lodge No. 1 Masonic Temple

Coal Famine Looms Again in Washington as Cold Persists

Washington faces a renewed coal shortage as two weeks of cold weather strain supply. Dealers report heavier demand from snapping temperatures and urge patience, with new orders delayed until the week’s start while delivery capacity remains taxed. If temperatures moderate, dealers expect to tide over until spring.

Washington National

Births Reported In Local Notices From Diverse Families

Birth announcements list numerous families with newborns including Ralph B and Jessie G Warper a boy John M and Mary Traut a girl Gaspere and Lucia Scafidli a girl Yoho B and May B Simpson bor James H and Matilda G Moriarty a girl Carlton G and Ethel F Lochte a boy Thomas H and Emma L Kenny a boy Ralph and Madeline E Hoagland a boy Nicholaa J and Clara Gardella a girl Nicola and Filomena Cecrini a boy Samuel and Ida Chernenkoff a girl Edward W and Sarah A Beach a girl William J and Carrie T Chisley a girl Baby data from various hospitals and addresses listed with ages and locations including Wash Asyl Hosp New Ebbitt Children's Hospital Providence Hospital G U Hospital Freedmen's Hospital and Columbia Hospital among others Word lists multiple elderly entries with ages and institutions indicating a general births notice section.

Ralph B Jessie G. Warper John M Mary Traut Gaspere Lucia Scafidli Yoho B May B. Simpson James H Matilda G. Moriarty Luigi Ne . G. Liccini Carlton G Ethel F. Lochte Thomas H Emma L. Kenny Ralph Madeline E. Hoagland Nicholaa J Clara Garde Harry Elliott Wash Charles H. McHugh New Ebbitt Ida F. Burke M St. Aw Viste BR 15Th St. Se William Metz 7Th St. Nw Wilfred Aickenhead Wallace Anderson G. U iVatherine Boriscelli Bridget Houlihan David Boell Robert M_ Elliott Charles B Marie Huyter Wis Ruth Thomas Julius Warris Children's Hospital Emma Burris William Ball Emma Wallace Wat Randolph Winnie Dixon Joseph Alien Anyl Heap William B. Lewis Patterson Et Kate T. Cot Freedmen's Hospital James Butler Weah Anyl. Heap Harold A. Johnson 18Th St Sarah B. Magruder Wallach St Lula McCaul Freedmen'’s Hospital Minnie Morton Washington St Julie A. Mathews St. We

Band Concert at Marine Barracks by Marine Band Orchestra

A band concert is held this afternoon at 8:30 at the marine barracks featuring the United States Marine Band Orchestra led by Willam H. Bantelmann. The program includes marches, overtures, waltzes, and solos with violin and clarinet pieces plus Marine's Hymn and The Star-Spangled Banner.

Marine Barracks United States Marine Band Orchestra Willam H. Bantelmann Bulte Romantique Venice Nevin Sentemann Buite Au Cabaret Lea Tilleuls Teylor Branson Fritz Mueller Jacques L. Vanboucke Dimancha Hoir Marine Montezuma

Wife In Hospital After Auto Hits Him Near Capitol Hill

John Howard Jones, 28, a printers' helper at the government printing office, was knocked from his bicycle Saturday on Capitol Hill by a car driven by Alfred T. Owen. Jones, who had visited his wife in Columbia Hospital for a pending operation, regained consciousness yesterday with a serious condition at Providence Hospital. His wife remains unaware of the accident as she remains hospitalized.

John Howard Jones Government Printing Office Ninth Street Capitol Hul Alfred T. Owen East Capitol Street Jones Columbia Hospital Providence Hospital

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