MORE AID FOR CLERKS RESOLUTION TO BE OFFERED
James F. Oyster will ask the Washington Board of Trade to endorse Representative Davis 20 percent pay raise for all civil employees including District workers. Oyster aims to include District employes not clearly covered in the bill, with Davis signaling possible amendment to fix that. The issue follows rising living costs and gains support from the Business Men's Association as others anticipate approval.
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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 Tours Naples in Southern Italy Travelogues
Burton Holmes presented a Columbia Theater travelogue “Naples and Nearby” detailing historic sites sacred to archaeologists and scenes of carnival life. He described Naples and tourist behavior with entertaining narration as moving pictures showcased the region’s famed beauty and timeless sun despite winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Holmes
Columbia
Italy
Naples
Iterateur
America
Europa
Ufe
Holmes
Mr Holmes
Elas
Arion Society Concert Delights Washington Audience
The fourth Arion Society music event was held last night in Eighth and D streets hall. It featured twelve pieces with four sung by the Arion chorus and included solos by Miss Rosenberg Weber G M Sievert Karl Klee F A Rockar and Harry Mitchell. The society plans a masked ball February 11 and a carnival February 26 under Emil Holer’s direction with F R Rockar as president.
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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
Good cheer and fine programme marked the Washington Colony of New England Women monthly gathering held Saturday January 19 in the Ontario home of Hon Charles Lyman. Mrs Elis Logan traced early Rhode Island colonization while Mrs C David White outlined Anne Hutcheson’s life. The group sang patriotic songs and refreshments reflecting New England tradition accompanied the event attended by prominent society and official women.
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Washington Colony
New England
Charles Lyman
Ontario
Rhode Island
Eliis Logan
C. David White
Anne Hutcheson
Power Lectures on Smyrna at Vermont Avenue Church
Rev Frederick D Power pastor delivered an illustrated lecture on Smyrna at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. The talk used stereopticon views from his own Holy Land journey last year, including paintings depicting Christ and the disciples, the baptism pool, and a bird’s eye Smyrna pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power
Holy Land
Frederick D. Power
Smyrna
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
Orient
Christ
Parables as Divine Teaching in New Church Lecture
Rev Paul Sperry of Bath Maine former Washingtonian delivered the fourth lecture in the series on the Message of the New Church on the Deity of Christ last evening at the New Church corner Sixteenth and Corcoran streets. The talk argued that parables reveal God’s truth to the spiritually minded while concealing it from the unresponsive, shedding light on obscure scriptures and reaffirming the divinity of Christ through hidden meanings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sperry
Bath
Fouth
New Church
Christ
Sixteenth
Corcoran Streets
Model Masters and Servants Sermon Instills Christian Equality
Rev. George W. King of Dumbarton Avenue M. 5 Church preached that all men are equal before God, with masters and servants as brothers. He urged employers to treat workers as siblings in Christ and workers to serve as unto Christ, claiming Pauline doctrine offers the solution to labor troubles and domestic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. King
Dumbarton Avenue
M. 5
Mr. King
Paul
God
Christ
Washington
Freeman of Buffalo Speaks at YMCA Meeting
Robert G. Freeman, of Buffalo, spoke on The Pre-eminence of Jesus Christ before about 40 men in a Washington YMCA gym yesterday. It was the regular Sunday mass meeting, part of a growing program with a Tagworth Family Orchestra concert and moving pictures preceding the address. Next Sunday at 2 15 pm in the Belasco Theater C C Michener of New York will speak, with Marine Band music and moving pictures on the program.
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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 in October Convention
National Association of Spiritualists votes to hold the next annual convention in Washington in October reversing a Los Angeles choice made at the Chicago meeting in 1906. Prominent believers will speak and delegates 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
A local retailer advertises a major winter sale on M. S. M. suits and overcoats. The campaign promises half price on selected suits and multiple price points for overcoats, touting value with slogans like Money's Worth or Money Back.
Ancient Ballot Box Theme in a New York Avenue Sermon
Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe delivered the second sermon in a series on Lessons in Diplomacy at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church last night. He used Saul’s salutation God save the King to illustrate the ballot box as a test of popular will versus divine sovereignty, warning that the mob voice is not always God’s voice and stressing limits on monarchy and the need for national virtue.
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Wallace Radclime
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Saul
God
King
Israel
England
America
Carlyle
Davi
Daviessing
Urged to Join Church by Noted Former Governor
Judge George W. Atkinson, former West Virginia governor, spoke to Mc Kendree M. E. Church Sunday school pupils on Massachusetts avenue northwest urging youths to join the church. Superintendent Frank J. Israel leads a growing Sunday school as officials seek greater church membership.
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McKendree M. E. Church
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
George W. Atkinson
West Virginia
Frank J. Israel
Profitable Christ Church Lectures Open at Georgetown
Announcement notes a series of illustrated lectures at Christ Church Chapel Georgetown with proceeds for the Christ Church Choir. First led by Rev. William R. Turner on Scotland, followed by Angus Crawford on The Spirit of the Renaissance February 4 and Woodworth Clum on Panama February 11.
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Georgetown
Christ Church Chapel
William R. Turner
Scotland
Angus M. Crawford
Panama
Woodworth Clum
Christ Church Choir
Rodriguez Shows Slight Improvement in Health
A brief on Jose Ignacio Rodriguez librarian and translator for the Bureau of American Republics, after a stroke, showing faint recovery as his physician reports. He regained some faculties and could move a hand, with observers noting recognition of people near him.
War nurse urges canteen to restore aid to soldiers
Dr Anita Newcomb McGee, veteran army nurse and recipient of a Japanese decoration, advocates Congress restoring the army canteen. She notes Japanese soldiers drank sake in Manchuria and Hiroshima but remained temperate, praising the temperance observed among troops and urging a return of the canteen for American soldiers.
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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 group seeks hospital in southwest Washington
A meeting at St Pauls M E Church to promote a hospital for colored people in southwest Washington heard Dr C W Childs describe a free dispensary started by prominent colored doctors and urged subscriptions. The plan aims to serve charity patients with white allies welcome but not required. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised for rheumatism and Hood's Pills for biliousness.
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Washington
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Eighth
C. W. Childs
Douglas Hospital
Philadelphia
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Cage
Selinger
Nervino
F St
Cor
John F. Ellis & Co
Victor
Edison Phonographa
Burchell
Keeley Institute
North Capitol Street
Washington, D
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Home Savings Bank
7Th and
Mass. Ave. N. W
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7Th St. S. W
House & Herrmann
Ola German Musical Society
R.P. Andrews Paper Co., Incorporated
F Street
N.W
Barney & Berry
Walford’s
John Moran & Co., Coalers
Lindsay
Sunday Post
Preacher
M.C. A
Buffalo Man
D. J. Kaufman
Wallace Radcliffe
McKendree
M. E
Hearst
Christ Church Lectures
C.&s
City Bulletine
H. ¥. Brooks Co
15Th St
Voigt's
Georgetown Law School
Lambert Igne
Grosvenor M. Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Law School
United States
J. J. Kidd & Co
BF. Brooks Co
Young Satterlee
Henry Yates Satterlee
Providence Hospital
Great Bear
Great Bear Spring Water Co
Lith St. Nw
Miller Gil
12Th St. C
Loyal Legion
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Rauscher's
J. J. Georges & Son, Inc
C. G. Sloan & CO
G St
Seaistear
Thomas F. Walsh
Mass
P St
Demarest
Paris
France
Walsh
Prince
Duke
Masagchunetts Avenue
People of
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St. Paul’s Church
Hood
Atlantic & Pacific Tece
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Ity
Andle Highlands
US Realty Company
City Spread Realty Company
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Tala Uwl Uhy
G. A. Muddiman & Co
White House
Boston Baking Co
First and Bats
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Potomac Electric Power Co. Contract Dept
14Th St. H.W
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Ten Per Cent Clothing House
7Th St. Gorner
Avo
Mayer & CO
7Th St
SIG
Renoon
Washington Gaslight Co
10Th St. N
Heurich Brewing Co
Maerzen
Senate
Liege
Phone West
Uneeda Biscuit
Ceres
Rollet Is
Duffy
Bury
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Aipact
Duty Malt Whiskey Company
Rochester
Evans
F St. N. W
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