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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
6
The supplier introduces affordable Derby style hats available now at the season's start. Public maker is withheld, but the hats are described as the most celebrated of the $3 and $4 Derbys. Finishes include sweat leather and silk trimmings, with varied proportions for a flattering fit.
Fort Myer will host a two day military horse show on March 20 and 21 under Lieut. Annn. R. Chaffee and the equitation board. Entries from officers and mounted troopers will compete in classes for remounts, saddle horses, gaits, jumpers, polo ponies, and six horse artillery teams with prizes awarded in the riding hall. Admission is by invitation in a 1700 seat hall, signaling strong interest among Washington horse enthusiasts.
Arrangements are made for Washington's first indoor aviation meet during the exhibition of aerial craft at the exposition building North Capitol and M streets from March 6 to 2. Entries are received by the National Aviation Company under whose auspices the event will be held. All known types of aeroplanes will contest for distance duration and altitude. The aviation field will cover about a quarter acre of floor space. Models aim to break the American model-flight record of 215 feet. These models are small flying machines built on scientific principles and experiments with them advance aviation science.
Percy Lace Killey of Horton Kansas and Julia Imogene Smith of Vivian West Virginia canceled a church ceremony in Rockville Maryland after missing a holiday license deadline. The wedding was moved to the Register of Wills office and performed within an hour with local officials as witnesses before a Florida honeymoon. The 35 year old lumber merchant and 20 year old bride met years ago during a visit. they will reside in Kansas.
Beverly B. Dobbs of Nome Alaska gave a two hour illustrated lecture on Alaska The Land Up There in the New Willard Hotel banquet hall. He showed moving pictures from the land of the midnight sun including sled dog races, polar bear hunts, Eskimo life, and mining operations.
A second automobile show featuring mainly trucks will run with the aviation exhibition opening March 5 at Exhibition Wall Washington. Motor truck company officials met at Eckstein's New York avenue and agreed to enter vehicles. Twelve local dealers and others from outside will participate, with Royce Hough managing the motor truck section. An aero plane flight is planned for the afternoon of March 5.
At a congregational meeting in Washington DC the executive committee reported on several properties for the proposed church. They were authorized to begin negotiations with owners and report back in two weeks. The site and building are expected to cost about 255000 dollars, with a contribution of 85 dollars from the American Unitarian Association of Boston.
Seventy seven Virginia Military Institute pupils expelled for mutinous conduct are scattered from Lexington to New York and Richmond seeking jobs. Washington accomplices include W B Caswell and W P Wool, with Caswell aiming for an engineer post in Philadelphia and Wool hoping to land a chauffeur position. Five Washinton mutineers are A Gait W F Baldwin S H Peck W P Cunningham and T O Smith. they have not yet returned home but are due today.
The Oldest Inhabitants' Association adopted a resolution urging Congress to fund a Washington Monument to honor the signers of the Declaration. Introduced by B. H. Warner, the plan also seeks to raises funds for a stake in the old fire house at H and Nineteenth streets. A mass meeting is set for March to push the George Washington Memorial Hall project.
City bulletins note the California State Association banquet delayed from the 25th to the 27th at The Riggs House. Also advertised are Arnold's Ale as a tonic and digestant, California Port or Sherry wine at retail, and a Washington Board of Trade membership drive. Sehnieder's markets Lynnhaven crab specials and taxicab rates, while Eckstein's Business Men's Lunch promotes the Talk of the Town.
An 1900s style notice champions dry shampoo powder over liquid washing. It claims hair gains beauty color brilliance and luxuriance by sprinkling a powder on the head weekly and brushing through. A four ounce Therox and four ounce otras root mix is recommended to tone hair from root to tip with no other tonic needed.
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