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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1917

Page

2

Lenten services and sermons span many city churches

Bishop Harding leads Ash Wednesday Holy Communion at Bethlehem Chapel and a 9 am sermon for Cathedral School for Girls, with confirmations at St James Church Capitol Hill in the evening. A weekly 4 pm Lenten sermon series also planned. Nearby, missions to women in Italy and men in Holy Trinity Church unfold with daily masses, stations of the cross, and 7 30 pm sermons led by various clergy. Numerous church events include lectures, fundraising for Sacred Heart Church, and a 115th anniversary planning, as well as sermons on home life, Mildness, and Bible lectures across Washington churches.

Harding Bethlehem Chapel Cathedral School For S James’ Church Capitol Hill J W Clark Father Gasson 8 I Boston College Georgetown University Italy Trinity Church Alfred Brown St Francis Xavier College New York Holy Trinity Church Eugene de L McDonnell Froly Trinity Church Randolph H McKim Epiphany Church Fourteenth Street W C Hicks Percy Foster Hall McKim Toop Philadelphia George Williamson Smith I H Ingle John R Roth St Mary's Church Fifth Jenior Holy Name Steck Charles F Steck Epiphany Lutheran Church

Monday Club Postpones Banquet Over Crisis With Germany

The Monday Evening Club postpones its annual banquet planned for the M. A. tonight due to U S Germany tensions. The executive board cites public unease and uncertainty. Tonight the club will discuss "Charities" with speakers Walter C Clephane and Dr. Joseph S Wall.

United States Germany Monday Evening Club M. A Walter C. Clephane Joseph S. Wall

City Bulletins Pitch Fragrant Flowers and Dinner Specials

Advertises Great Hosslyn Cure Honry Kint Bacon at 3tc Ib Briggs Center Market with fresh fragrant flowers to cheer sick rooms. Shaffer at 900 14th St NW offers moderate prices. Tabled Hotel Dinner 5c served 6:30 to 8 pm. Starling Hotel hosts music and dancing every night.

Briggs Shaffer 14Th St. Nw Starling Hotel

Band Concert Today at Maine Barracks by Marine Band

This afternoon at 2:30 o clock at the Maine barracks the United States Marine Band Orchestra conducted by William H. Sendemann performs a program including Call of America, Le Domine Noir, Overture, The Count of Luxemburg, Dixieland and Grand March. The concert features melodies evolving from Dixieland to ragtime and grand opera with Marine hymns.

Maine Barracks United States Marine Band Orchestra William HK. Sendemann Ledder Lake Afantama Tennhauaer Wegnar Marine

Cardinal Announces School Fund Campaign At St. Aloysius

Cardinal Gibbons spoke to St. Aloysius' Church in Washington after confirming 460 candidates and 50 adults. He welcomed the drive for a new school, noting the fund surpassed 80 000 and looking toward 100 000. Campaigners planned final events with Apostolic Delegate Bonzano to award cups to top collectors.

St. Aloysius North Capitol J Streeta Cardinal Gibbona Cardinal Gibbons Washington National Capital United States God Myles Standish Baltimores Paul R Copniff S. J

Troop 6B Guardsmen Drill on Government Horses

Troop 6B of the District National Guard conducted two drills at the horse show grounds on newly arrived mounts. It was the first time the men drilled on government horses with no injuries. Captain Leroy W. Herron praised their performance and noted upcoming mounted drills before the inauguration to prepare for the parade. The next drill is scheduled for Thursday with another on Sunday and one more the following Sunday.

District National Guard

Weather summary for DC Maryland and surrounding states

The forecast notes partly cloudy, colder conditions for DC and Maryland Monday into Tuesday with rain or snow in parts. Virginia expected partly cloudy and colder with rain, southern states likely snow in Michigan and Tennessee with rain in the east gulf region. General precipitation possible Tuesday east of the Mississippi with little overall temperature change.

USS Dept. of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington DE CG District of Columbia Maryland Virginia Ohio Valley Middle South Atlantic East Gulf States Pactic Coast Plaina States Rocky Mountain Plateau New England New York Laka Michigan Osio Valley Tennessee Theississippi River Atlanta

Navy League opens classes at Theodorus Mason House

The navy league committee announces vacancies in first aid, surgical dressings, home care of the sick, dietetics, wireless, signal work, and military calisthenics at the Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason House in the District. Classes run day and night with multiple weekly sessions. 405 students enrolled recently. Applications accepted today at 1606 Twentieth Street NW. The committee seeks volunteer physicians to teach.

Theodorus Bailey Myers Twentieth Street

January convocation at New York Avenue Church

February graduates from George Washington University along with students and faculty attended the winter convocation at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Rev. Clarence A. Barbour of Rochester Theological Seminary gave the main address urging that knowledge must transform character and that studying history requires living the events described. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe gave the invocation and Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton introduced the speaker.

George Washington University New York Avenue Wallace Radcliffe Charles H. Stockton University

City Briefs Fr iday luncheons aid for blind and lectures at Y M C A

The Aid Association of the Home for the Blind hosts luncheons Friday and Saturday at the old Masonic Temple for the institution. Emerson Institute's Mr Barber will speak on Increasing Efficiency in Business at the Y M C A. Dr. Moore lectures on Sex Hygiene tonight open to nonmembers. Nebraska’s centennial banquet planned March 1 in Ebbit. North Dakota Society dinner at Ebbit Thursday. Columbia Lodge 484 Ball at National Rifles Armory tomorrow night. Local Lodge 450 banquet tonight at Hotel Varnum. Dolnay speaks on church architecture. Beikind to speak at Adath Israel tonight. Syracuse Alumni elects officers. annual dinner planned mid-March.

Aid Association of the Home For the Blind Old Masonic Temple Ninth and F Streets Josephine Jacobs Barber Emerson Institute of Efficiency New York Y. M. GC. Assembly Hall William Cabell Moore Association Columbia Lodge Brotherhood of Railway National Rifles’ Armory D. 8 McMahon J. W. Anderson J. S Adama J. McCautey G. W. Boswell J. S McIntosh A. M. Moriarity G D. King A Herbert J R Payne C E Crown R Doome Bundy L. Reader America Varnum George J. Dolnay All, Souls’ Church Fourteenth Mr. Dolnay Israel Beikind Palestine Adath Israel Temple Sixth

Drive for Funds to Begin Memorial Drive

David Jane Hi former United States Ambassador to Germany has volunteered his services to the George Washington Memorial Association for a four day drive to raise money for the Washington Memorial building at Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth Street. Many prominent men, including the diplomatic set, have contributed or joined the effort. A letter to Mrs. Henry F. Dimock urges rapid contributions from all friends to launch construction this spring and honor George Washington.

David Jane Hi United States Germany George Washington Memorial Association Washington Pennsylvania Avenue Sixth Street Henry F. Dimock Memorial Association

Births Reported for Several Families

Edward E and Gectrode B Chambers welcome a girl. Boulton F and Alma Ball announce a girl. John Bruce B and Lillian E Baird have a girl. Henry C and Mattie C Marshall celebrate a girl. Thomas G and Susie J Hill announce a girl. William H and Mary E Busey welcome a boy.

Edward E. and Gectrode B. Chambers Boulton F Alma Ball John Bruce B Lillian E Baird Henry C Mattie C. Marshall Thomas G Susie J. Hill William H Mary E. Busey

Deaths Reported In Local Notices Include Multiple Patients

Death notices list Benjamin F. Beall 34 tuberculosis loss and Caroline Moulton 68 at national homeopathic hospital with other names including John Kendall 60 on a train and Elizabeth Vass 74 at 811 3d st sw. More entries cite ages between 18 and 86 with addresses on 14th street nw 7th street uw Lanier street and B street ne among others.

Benjamin F. Beall Caroline E. Moulton John H. Kendall Union Honchina Katherine D. Addison Rose Caplin Eliza V. Aler Copley Courts James B. Owens Mary P. Corbin Nancy Frager Jeanette Watson O “Ave Della Jones Lanier St Elizabeth Vass St. Sw John Swann Ann Chase Rachel Fletcher 19Th St Dorothy E. Davis Francis Scott

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