Great Children Pageant Planned to Promote Child Welfare
Preliminary meetings start tomorrow as Washington educators and officials organize a city wide children's pageant. Miss Ina Emery leads planning with support from major organizations to showcase beauty, healthfulness, and talent among children from several districts. A mass meeting with notable speakers will be held at multiple school auditoriums this week to unite parents, doctors, and civic groups in this effort.
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Emery
Polvy Theater
wWean
al Sibsee
Mesa Fimice
Severa
Winders Saken
High Sea
Breamoours Rire
Piams
Tollaws
Woodward & Lothron'a
Nieventh
Fatroris
Elizabeth WV Brown
Tie Western High School
Georgetown
Strategic School
Audi- Sorurm
Clifton Effeets
Siurday
Woodwart & Aud
West states seek to curb federal employee expansion
Fragmented OCR text references proposed legislation affecting federal employees, targeting reductions and caps across Western states including Washington, Montana, Alaska, and others. It mentions a draft or discussion in a congressional context with concerns about job growth, department reviews, and administrative actions. The passage is garbled but centers on a political push to limit federal staffing.
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Ran
Washigton
Heenoo
Daha
Montana
Cory
Alaska
Accident Shoots Brother in Maryland Home
A 14 year old boy reportedly shot his brother in Hyattsville while handling a borrowed gun. The weapon discharged as the teen attempted to clear it, striking the brother in the upper back area. Both families are assisting police as the incident is under investigation.
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Sperty
William
The History of Your Name Osborne and Osborn Origins
The article traces Osborne Osborn origins from Nor man and Teutonic roots, noting Nor man introduction to England and frequent early use as Fitz Osborn meaning Osborn's son. It explains name formation from gods and bear words and describes later spelling variations remaining close to the original form.
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Tour Faittafions
Osborn
Ae Honrn
Fitz-Osborn
Mingland
Near
Teutons Amd
England
Baltic
North Seas
France
Osborne
Fitz. Osborn
Society Notes Highlight Washington and Cleveland Summer Moves
Society, residents and Mrs Wilson enjoyed a Sunday drive. Secretary of War and Mrs Baker visit with daughter Miss Betty Baker. Argentine Ambassador Dr Le Sieeton visits San Francisco then West. Mr and Mrs Horace Westcott hosted dinner at Patuxent Gun Club for Mrs McMillan Gibson and fiance Maj Morris Ernest Locke. Mr and Mrs John G Carter return from their wedding trip and stay with Mrs Carter. The Demonet family relocate to 3432 Ashley Terrace Cleveland Park with daughter Mrs Harold Titus and husband Lt Titus stationed at Fort au Trince Hall. Katharine Edgar of Detroit attended a Cambridge Maryland wedding of cousin Miss Wallace to Tatout. Wedding of Miss Martha Elizabeth Turnee and Courtney Miller Marcey in Calvary Church. Various social visits and upcoming gatherings noted in Washington, Cleveland, and Annapolis areas.
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Horace Westcott
Patuxent Gun Club
Potomac
Jules Demonet
Ashley Terrace
Cleveland Park
Harold Fl] Titus
Titus
United States Marine Aviation Corps
Vort Au Trince
Hall
Katharine Edgar
Detroit
Washington
Cambridge
Walaice McCoamas Wallace
Ralph Hudson Wooten
Air ‘Service
LSA
Jameon Wallace
Idutehens
Hutchens
Maten
Rhatharing Lidgyur
Henrietta and
Matilda Millumas
Aedios Eidgar
Washington and Petro
Martha Elizabeth Turnee
Courtney Miller Marcey
Calvary
Indian Exhibit Planned at Washington Chapter Meeting
A striking exhibit of Indian and mountain arts and handicrafts was announced yesterday for the Washington chapter of the Society for the Revival of Industrial Art. The event will feature an organization meeting and a large display of tribal handicraft through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with mountain pieces gathered via mountain missions of Episcopal and other churches. New members include John Barton Payne, Alfred Harding, Charles Moore, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. James Carroll Srager, Mrs. Thomas FL Bay 1, Tennen Jennings, and Gordon Cumming.
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Washington
Society For the Revival
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Episcopal
John Barton Payne
Interior
Alfred Harding
Charles Moore
George Barnett
James Carroll Srager
Thomas FL Bay
iTennen Jennings
Gordon Cumming
More Truth Than Poetry By James J. Montague
Poem extols labor and perseverance in solving endless problems. A slim student toils late at night writing, doubting, and yet pressing on despite frustration and looming unanswered questions. The speaker embraces ongoing effort, hoping for leisure only after the Great Problem is finally solved.
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James J. Montague
We’ll Never Get One One-Piece Party Platform
A clipped editorial quip arguing the nation desires a concise political platform. The text mocks the kaiser as a future tailor, suggesting such trades could fund another war, with satirical tone and period voice.
Five Women Candidates for Seats In Congress at the Fall Elections
Five women from states with suffrage announce bids for Congress in the fall election. Rose Schneiderman of New York runs on an independent labor platform against Senator Wadsworth. Nevada’s Anne Martin seeks the Senate with possible Republican nomination. Oklahoma’s Alice Robertson vies for the GOP House nomination. Marie Weekes in Nebraska seeks a seat via petition, Helen Statler in Michigan runs on a reform platform, and Esther Lovejoy in Oregon seeks the Democratic nomination.
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Congress
Rose Schneiderman
New York
Anne Martin
Nevada
Senate
House
United States Senate
Tussia
Wadsworth
Inbor
Hose Schneiderman
Ere Women's Trade
Union
Lucasue
America
Jaly
Paris
Washington
Miss Schneider
Ms Martin
Miss Martin
Ghlahoma
Alice Robertson
Muskogee
Nonpartisan League of
Third Nebraska
Marie Weekes
Weekes
Norfolk
Neb
Helen C. Statler
Michigan
Unite States
United
Dr. Lovejoy
Portland
Misa Alice Page
National Woman's Party
Charles J. Murphy Dead In Maryland Cottage Visit
Charles J. Murphy died suddenly yesterday at 10:20 a m in Jessup Maryland where he and his family were staying for the summer. He leaves wife Margaret Hampton three daughters Louis Florence and Marybelle and son Charles J Murphy Jr Funeral arrangements not yet completed He was born in Philadelphia August 12 (year illegible) attended Ston Hall College and Georgetown Law School and practiced in the District He was son of James J Murphy official Senate reporter at his death and member of St Pauls Catholic Church.
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Charley J. Murphy
Jessup
Margaret Hampton
Louis
Florence
Marybelle
Charles J. Murphy
Mr. Murphy
James J. Murphy
Senate
Philadelphia
Tie
Sertton Hall College
Greorgetown Law School
Kale- Tama Road
Georgetown Law School
Flys
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Honor Medals To Be Distributed To Veterans
Under War Department arrangements the American Legion will distribute the victory medals to every American soldier sailor marine field clerk or nurse who served honorably between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918. Commander James A Crain will oversee distribution in Washington with armistice day ceremonies under local posts. Posts will obtain application blanks from the nearest army post and have them typed notarized and forwarded to the War Department. Community plans will be guided by a committee of legionnaires officials business leaders and civic representatives.
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War Department
American Legion
District of Columbia State Department
James A. Crain
Washington
Organdie Frocks Spark Bright Summer Style for Girls
Efek Boor highlights charming organdie frocks for growing girls aged six to four. Describes trimming tricks with contrasting fabrics, yokes, bands, and picoted edges, plus new ways to use organdie on blouses, jackets, and square neck dresses to create distinct, summery looks.
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Efek Boor
Randia
Ehold
Georgetic
Picturing Vogue for All Over Embroidery
A fashion note praises all over embroidery as the season's key design. It highlights light embroidery on dark fabrics for contrast and describes a striking ensemble: black taffeta basket and girdle, ecru crepe de chine skirt, beige embroidery on the jacket and purdle and s, and a skirt gathered on a black taffeta band to evoke a harem effect with corded taffeta top and umbrella pleats finished by taffeta buttons with eri color edges.
Free Examinations for Preschool Children at New Children's House
Special examinations of preschool children will be offered at the new children's house on 2100 Street Northwest. Specialists of child health will determine how many local children meet the standard of child perfection. A chart of infant mortality in the district, prepared by the Child Welfare Society, shows 1919 births 8,231 and deaths under one year numbering 702 for a population of about 455,428.
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Washington
Child Welfare Society
Children’s House
Through a Widow's Lorgnette: The Crime of Growing Middle-Aged
In a playful exchanges between a widow and a bachelor, the piece lampoons middle age as a trend men fear less than women, arguing that obsession with age leads to dullness. The widow insists aging mentally and spiritually requires effort, while the bachelor resists, joking about appetite and flirtation. The dialogue ends with playful physical clutter and a quip on habit versus choice.
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Helen Rowland
Mr. Weatherby
Gery
Ting Fa
Pont
Achelor
Ture
May dune June Jane notice faded data
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered names and dates without clear event or action. No coherent report or identifiable entities present to form a factual summary item.
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Tomer
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von Ashfield
Maas
Anita WW. Emmet
Bartow Harwood Hall
Hilary Claydfult
Immut
William J. Emmet
Henry D. Phelps
Thomas Addis Immer
Mr. Hall
St. Mark's School
Bourhhors
Amherst
Bia Fathers College
Tolarads National Grund
Camp Fenston
Sixth Field Artillery
College Woman's Club
John A. Morrow
John B. Walter
Edna Jackson
YT Chenery
T. M. Price
Mrs. I. Jo Reathermel
Asheville, NM
Harry Conger Pratt
Bar Harbor
Ord Preston
Society For Revival of Industrial Art
Adica
J. A. Drain
Organdie
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Swift & Company
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U.S. A
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Monogram
Thirteenth ST NW
Ictrolas
Franklin Square
Cochran
Fourteenth St
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Blackistone Landscape Department
Connecticut Ave
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