Death of Baltimore cathedral rector Fletcher in Mercy Hospital
Special to The Washington Post reports Baltimore February 21 that Megr. William A. Fletcher rector of the cathedral died suddenly at 6 45 a m at Mercy Hospital from heart trouble. He served five weeks with a serious recurrence and had briefly resumed duties. Born in Battmore 55 years ago he studied at Loyola College and Calvert Hall. The item notes his popularity among Catholic dignitaries in the East.
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Society Scenes At Washington Dinners And Balls
The Navy secretary Daniels hosted a dinner at the Shoreham with Gen George Barnett among guests. Washington society filled several balls last night at Rauscher's for Noel House, Wardman Park Inn for War Risk Insurance Club, Trinity Alumnae at Willard, and a large Congressionals family gathering in the House office building. Guests included Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mr and Mrs Glasgow, Mrs Schuyler Merritt, and many others. performances featured Mrs Leah Miller, Miss Imogene Young, and a Serbian boxed party attended by diplomats. The event featured Belgium Poland and Roumanian folk dances, and speeches by Mrs W G Brown and others. The Assistant Secretary Jouett Shouse attended dinner at Shoreham. Gov Yeager of Porto Rico arrived for a visit. Miss Katherine Sutherland prepared for Yale prom. Washington’s birthday observances continued with notable parties and decorations.
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George Barnette
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Noel House
Wardman Park Inn
War Risk Insurance Club
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Philadelphia
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Schuyler Merritt
Armstead Peter
Virginia
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Misa Anna Hamlin
William Bowie Clarke
George Barnett
Frank Mondell
Joe H. Hagie
Juling Kahn
Lemuel J. Padgett
Luther W. Mott
William G. Brown
Japan
William P. Borland
France
Edward J. Browne
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Carrie Jacobs Bond
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Finish. Garrett
Edward J. King
Alice Page
Vermont
Warren Gard
C. Frank Reavis
Philippine Islands
John B. Henderson
Joseph Byrnes
Joseph L France
Howard Sutherland
William M. Calder
Selden Key Spencer
Martin Morrison
Indiana
Trinity Alumni Dance at Willard Reviewd by Dignitaries
A spring Trinity alumni dance at the Willard drew many prominents with Mrs Carter Glass heading patronesses. The event featured a large ballroom for guests and a supper in the smaller room after dancing. Out-of-town alumnae attended with Georgetown and Catholic University students also listed among guests.
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Gertrude Lane
Katharine Boyle
Miriam Loughran
Maude Gaynor
Kathleen Smith
Florence Leonard
Margaret Lane
Dorothy Callahan
Alice Mills
Aubrey B. Fenwell
Carter Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
Ashurst
Arizona
Mme. Zaldivar
Maurice Francis Egan
Thomas Fl. Carter
Lawrence Grogan
Wiliam H. West
M. F. Phelan
W. A. Wimsatt
Chartey Seldon, Jr
John B. Iensmore
Milton BE. Alies
B. T. Callahan
S. R. Loughran
Hannis Taylor
Elsie Kernan
Kerby
Janet Richards
Raynor F. Kirweis
Harold Kilcoyne
F. James Rooney
College
Georgetown University
Cath J ‘Olig University
Ball in House Building Hosts Large DC Reception
The House office building conference room hosted a festive party last evening with about 150 couples, attendees including attaches to representatives and committee secretaries as patrons. Frank B. Tague chaired the reception committee and Eugene Howard led the dance committee amid sparsely decorated but flag-adorned surroundings.
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District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Frank B. Tague
Eugene Howard
Congressional Club Banquet Features Wartime Peace Conference
The Congressional Club held its annual banquet at Rauscher's with Mrs. Horace Towner absent in mourning. Mrs. William A. Hodenberg presided, guests were seated around the ballroom, and a feminine peace conference moderated by Mrs. Edmund Platt discussed international relations.
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Congressional Club
Congress
Rauscher’s
Horace Towner
William A. Hodenberg
Kentucky
Mary Ridgeway
Edmund Platt
Thomas KR. Marshall
Champ Clark
Rodenberg
Carter Glass
Joséphus Daniéls
Promenade and Travel Notes From Washington Society
Washington society notes list Enid Sims departing for New York for the Yale prom. Charles D. Chapin and wife head to Palm Beach for part of March. Frank Townley Brown and wife from Chicago pass through Washington en route to Florida. Mrs Brown visits Mrs Campbell Cantrill at Congressional Club breakfasts. Mrs BE Brooke and daughter Genevieve resume residence at the Highlands after eight months between Leake Placid and Canada. Rev George W Atkinson Jr, rector of Grace Epistles Georgetown, returns from overseas duty and moves to Mount Alto Inn. Mrs Atkinson plans to join him next week.
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Chicago
Washington
Florida
BE. H. Brooke
Genevieve Brooke
the Highlands
Leake Placid
Canada
George W. Atkinson, Jr
Grace Epicscopy Church
Georgetown
Mount Alto Inn
Atkinson
Jewish education drive targets $200000 in aid
Maurice D. Rosenberg chairs a local fundraising campaign to support Jewish education in the United States. The national drive seeks $200,000 for Hebrew Union College and related departments in Cincinnati and for the Jewish Board of Civil Rights in Washington. Campaign gains momentum in Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Indianapolis as Rabbi Abram Simon and others enlist volunteers.
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Maurice D. Rosenberg
United States
Hebrew Union College
Department of Synagogue and
Ten Composers At Actor Benefit
Ten famous composers supported a benefit at the National Theater for the Actors Fund of America. A varied program featured five grand pianos with a sixth for solo use, interspersed with dances, travesties, and performances by notable artists including Kern, Romberg, Hirsch, Frim, and others. The afternoon featured remarks by Daniel Frohman and several performers, with substantial audience enthusiasm throughout.
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America
National Theater
Actors’ Fund of America
Chris Arth
Fred Whitfield
Marie Ireland
Lew Murdock
Bingville
Lynn Cowan
Bill Bailey
Acta
Frank Gaby
BF. Keith Theater
Ethel Forde
Ralph O’brien
Daniel Frohman
Actors’ Fund
Florence Nesh
Alab
Mr. Frohman
Orrin Johnson
Harold Howard
Ben RK. Graham
Harry Qualy
Jack Merritt
George Ade
Nettie
Austin Strong
Jerome Kern
Hugo Felix
Louis A. Hirsch
Rigmund Romberg
Silvio Hein
Rudolph Frim
Lieut. Gitz
Alice-each Solo Number From His Own Score Featured
Souvenir programs and boutonnières were sold in the lobby by members of the various companies performing In Washington while Alice-each played a solo number from one of his scores.
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Alice
Washington
Bolsheviki Topic At Poli's Free Lecture
A free lecture at Poli's tomorrow at 2 30 p m will discuss Russia and the Bolsheviki with Rabbi Simon presiding. Rev George Simons speaks on Petrograd Under Trotzky after eleven years as head of the Methodist Church in Russia. Roger E Simmons recounts imprisonment by the Reds and his time under Bolshevik rule. Representative Dies of Texas will deliver an address on Americanism.
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Poli's
Simon
George Simons
Methodist Church
Petrograd
Trotzky
Simons
Roger E. Simmons
Simmons
Representative Dies
Texas
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Albert J. Berres
Praf
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W. Chapin Funeta
W. Everitt Macy
Sherman Miles
Henry L. Slobodin
Rabbi Simon
George A. Simons
Lawrence Townsend
Herman de Wetter
Elmon Wolf
George Washington University Honors Today
George Washington University holds midyear commencement exercises at 10:30 AM in New Masonic Temple auditorium. Senator James W Wadsworth Jr delivers the main address on Preserving the Heritage. Dr. Collier presides. Nine regular and several honorary degrees to be conferred. Wardman Park Hotel dinner caps commencement with Harding Collier Boardman King and others as speakers.
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New Masonic Temple
James W Wadsworth, Jr
William Miter Collies
John Wiamilston
American University
Wardman Park Hotel
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Mabel Boardman
William B. King
Henry B. F. Macfarle
Bachelor Girl Reflections Society Says Women and Hats
A social column humorously defines bachelor women and their habits. It jokes that women travel South in cold and North in warmth, note trains to Reno teem with travelers from a Soul's Paradise, and compares hat shopping to men misplacing bought hats. It quips about marriage, humor, and the glorified returning doughboy with tongue in cheek.
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