More Aid for Clerks Resolution to Be Offered
James F. Oyster will urge the Washington Board of Trade to endorse Representative Davis’s bill providing a 20 per cent pay rise for all federal civil employees. He will push including District of Columbia workers, noting they deserve relief as living costs rise. Davis signaled willingness to amend the bill to include DC employees. The Board may also act on adding a commercial secretary at 5000 a year and other business matters.
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James F. Oyster
Davis
Washington Board of Trade
Wll
Capt. Oyster
District of Columbia
Davie
Business Men's Association
Wich
Board of Trade
Committee On Commerce and Manufactures
R. H. Warner
Burton Holmes Delivers Naples Travelogue at Columbia Theater
Burton Holmes led an audience at the Columbia Theater through Southern Italy in a travelogue titled Naples and Nearby. The talk mixed living scenes and moving pictures of historic sites and carnival moments, with Holmes noting how tourists and Neapolitans interact. The lecture painted a balmy, sunlit view of famous places, captivating attendees despite winter snow.
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Burton Holmes
Columbia
Italy
Naples
Iterateur
America
Europa
Ufe
Holmes
Mr Holmes
Elas
Arion Society Concert Delights Washington Audience
The Arion Society presented its fourth musical entertainment in their hall at Eighth and D streets NW. Twelve numbers were performed, four by the Arion chorus, featuring Miss Rosenberg-Weber soprano and solos by Sievert, Klee, Rockar, and Mitchell with the Arion orchestra and chorus. Investigated plans include a masked ball February 11 and carnival February 26 under president F. A. Rockar.
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Arion Society
D Streets
Northwest
Arion Chorus
The
Arion
Washington
National Rifles
F. 4. Rockar
Emil Holer
Miss Rosenberg- Weber
G. M. Sievert
Barytone
Karl Klee
F. A. Rockar
Harry Mitchell
Arion Orchestra
Washington Colony Women Hear Papers At Monthly Meeting
The Washington Colony of New England Women met Saturday January 19 at Hon Charles Lyman’s Ontario apartment. Mrs Eliis Logan traced early Rhode Island colonization, while President Mrs C David White sketched Anne Hutcheson’s character and career. The gathering closed with patriotic songs and New England style refreshments.
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Washington Colony
New England
Charles Lyman
Ontario
Rhode Island
Eliis Logan
C. David White
Anne Hutcheson
Power Highlights Smyrna In Holy Land Lecture
Rev. Frederick D Power pastor of Vermont Avenue Christian Church spoke last night on Smyrna as part of a lecture series. He showed his own stereopticon views from travels through the Holy Land last year including depictions of Christ and disciples portraits and a bird s eye Smyrna view.
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Power
Holy Land
Frederick D. Power
Smyrna
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
Orient
Christ
Parables and Deity of Christ Lecture
Rev Paul Sperry of Bath Maine delivered the fourth lecture in the New Church series on the Deity of Christ at the New Church on Sixteenth and Corcoran. He argued parables were the vehicle for divine teaching revealing hidden scripture meanings and the divine nature of Christ, beyond human explanations.
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Paul Sperry
Bath
Fouth
New Church
Christ
Sixteenth
Corcoran Streets
Model Masters and Servants Sermon Calls Unity Before God
Reverend George W. King preached that all men are equal before God and in Christ, urging masters and servants to treat each other as brothers. He linked Pauline doctrine to modern labor and domestic service, saying true equality requires workers and employers to serve Christ and live with Christian ideals.
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George W. King
Dumbarton Avenue
M. 5
Mr. King
Paul
God
Christ
Washington
Freeman of Buffalo Addresses Y M C A Meeting
Robert G. Freeman of Buffalo spoke on The Pre eminence of Jesus Christ to about 40 men in the Washington Y M C A gym. The event featured a Tagworth Family Orchestra concert and moving pictures with Institute classes following. Next Sunday’s 2:15 pm talk at the Belasco Theater will feature C. C. Michener of New York with Marine Band music and more pictures.
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Robert G. Freeman
Buffalo
Washington Association
Mr. Freeman
Tagworth Family
Belasco Theater
C. C. Michener
New York
Marine Band
Spiritualists to Meet Here for National Convention
The National Association of Spiritualists has decided to hold its next annual convention in October in this city, not Los Angeles as previously chosen in Chicago in 1906. Prominent believers will speak and representatives from around the world are expected to attend.
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National Association
Washington
National Association of Spiritualists
Los Angeles
Chicago
Ready for Another Busy Day Selling Suits and Overcoats
Local retailer promotes a winter sale with half price on M. S. M. suits and overcoats. Prices listed include $10.90 to $35.00 for suits and $12.85 to $45.00 for overcoats, with a money back guarantee.
Lessons in Diplomacy Sermon on An Ancient Ballot Box
Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe preached the second sermon in a series on Lessons in Diplomacy at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. He used Saul’s salutation God save the King to illustrate ballots, warned the voice of the people is not always divine, and argued free institutions require divine sovereignty. The talk touched on monarchy limits, the separation of church and state, and the need for divine anointing in government.
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Wallace Radclime
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Saul
God
King
Israel
England
America
Carlyle
Davi
Daviessing
Urged to Join Church Promotes Church School Link
Judge George W. Atkinson, former West Virginia governor, spoke to Mc Kendree M. E. Church Sunday school children urging active church involvement. Frank J. Israel leads the Sunday school, which has grown, while church leaders seek more pupils joining the church.
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McKendree M. E. Church
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
George W. Atkinson
West Virginia
Frank J. Israel
Christ Church Lectures at Georgetown Series Begin
Profitable talks begin this evening at 8 in Christ Church Chapel Georgetown with Rev William R Turner presenting Scotland. Three Monday talks follow February 4 by Angus M Crawford on The Spirit of the Renaissance and February 11 by Woodworth Clum on Panama with proceeds for Christ Church Choir.
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Georgetown
Christ Church Chapel
William R. Turner
Scotland
Angus M. Crawford
Panama
Woodworth Clum
Christ Church Choir
Georgetown Debaters Chosen for Law School Debate
After a competitive Georgetown Law School debate, Lambert Igne of Chicago and Grosvenor M. Jones of Cleveland were named as representatives of the Junior Debating Society for the second public debate between the junior and senior societies. The topic was direct election of U S Senators by the people.
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Georgetown
Georgetown Law School
Lambert Igne
Chicago
Grosvenor M. Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Law School
United States
War nurse urges canteen in American army amid temperate Japanese troops
Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, veteran army nurse and recipient of a Japanese decoration, urges Congress to restore the canteen. She cites Japanese soldiers’ temperance while served sake in rations, noting they remained sober despite harsh conditions, and advocates a club for American troops to avoid temptations.
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Anita Newcomb McGee
Russia
Congress
McGee
United States Army
Army
Red Cross Society
J. Walter Mitchell
Manchuria
Daly Lake
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Colored want hospital plan in Washington area meeting
A gathering at St. Pauls church in Southwest Washington urged unity among colored residents to build a hospital for charity patients. Dr C W Childs spoke of a free dispensary started by colored doctors and compared to the Douglas Hospital model to gain support.
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Washington
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Eighth
C. W. Childs
Douglas Hospital
Philadelphia
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