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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1904

Page

7

Bargains In Every Department For The Remnant Day

This week features numerous desirable articles across all store departments. Highlights include 30 dozen men's all linen hem stitched handkerchiefs with 3 inch hems, 27 pairs infants fancy lisle socks, 21 pairs women's reda and black check cotton hose, 50 dozen women's black lace lisle hose, and 9 women's Swiss ribbed combination suits with low necks. Prices slashed from various original rates to sale figures throughout the hosiery and main floor sections.

F St

Friday Bargains in Muslin Underwear Dept

Muslin underwear sale in the third floor shop at Eleventh Street offers women’s cambric corset covers at 9 cents each, regular 29 cents, women’s figured lawn dress yokes trimmed with border lace and features, plus black taffeta silk petticoats with accordion plaited flounce priced at 3.95, down from 5.00.

Eleventh St

Friday Bargain in White Goods Department

Friday Bargain in White Goods Department offers 120 yards of French Rough Linen Suiting in natural and white at 15 cents per yard, regular 50 cents. Also 500 yards Mercerized Madras and Novelty White Goods sized by the yard, plus Sheer Dotted and Striped Swiss Lawn in pretty patterns, sea yard, regular 25 and 30 cents. Second floor Eleventh St.

Madras Sea Yard Eleventh St

Bargain Cotton Dress Goods Sale Across Yard Ranges

Readable remnants and yardage deals include 12 1 2¢ printed lawns 8¢ a yard and many 8 15 25 cent fabrics. Special lots such as knicker voiles and fancy wovens offered at low per yard prices with wide color selections and reduced French or gandi fabrics.

Iz Trinteu Percales Iz i Mulange Vailes Madras

Millinery Department Offerings on Second Floor

Hats and flowers sale listing trims a millinery department with 7 trimmed hats cut to RW, 9 trimmed hats at 5 dollars, 34 untrimmed hats at 10 cents each, 100 bunches of flowers at 25 cents per bunch. Sited on second floor at flour-Tenth Street.

Sue

Parasol Department Reductions on Silk and Satin Parasols

Store notice lists parasols on sale including a white silk parasol trimmed in black reduced from 6.40 to 4.00 a red and Dresden parasol cut from 10.00 to 5.00 and a silver gray bronze silk parasol marked down from 8.50 to 5.00 plus discounted satin parasols at 1.50 each on the main floor at tenth street.

Dresden Tenth St

Corset Sale on Eleventh Street Describes Reductions

On the third floor of Eleventh Street a sale lists Buliste Corsets in straight front styles and sizes 21 to 30, English net corsets in several sizes, and French boned corsets with real whalebone, all reduced from higher prices to low sale amounts.

Eleventh St

Infants Department sale items and price cuts noted

An infant department notice lists a khaki Russian style coat with white pique collar reduced from 8.79 to 5.00, eight white pique coats priced down to 2.75 each, four white India linen dresses reduced to 3.73, ten nainsook slips with feather stitching cut from 0.50 to 0.39 each, all at third floor Eleventh Street location.

Hileventh St

Shoe Department Sale on Children's and Youth Oxfords

The Shoe Department offers 33 pairs of Children's Dongola Kidskin Oxfords in sizes 5 to 11 C D E with patent leather tips, reduced from 1.25 and 1.40 to 1.00 per pair. Also 3 pairs of Youths' Patent Leather Oxfords in sizes 131-2 and 1 B, reduced to 1.00.Women's Russian est sele and Cuban heels priced down to 2.00 per pair. Located on the third floor at Tenth Street.

Russia Tenth St

Men’s Apparel Reductions Include 24 Pairs Hart Hose

In the men’s department 24 pairs of Black Hart Hose size 10 drop from 50 cents to 25 cents per pair. Four pairs of Striped Knee Drawers size 42 drop from 1 dollar to 25 cents each. Eight Balbriggan Shirts size 46, half sleeves, drop from 75 cents to 35 cents each with a 3 for 3.00 deal. Ten dozen Standing Collars sizes 14 14 2 through 16 14 2 with angerted points, drop from 75 cents per half dozen to one cent per half dozen. End cap mentions mala floor st.

Mala Floor

Women’s Waist Dept Sale on Fine Lawn Shirts

Reduced prices on women’s waistline shirts in Persian lawn and granite cloth. The list includes 43 fine lawn shirts with pink and blue pin dots, 10 white Persian lawn waists in sizes 34 to 38, white lawn waists with colored fronts, and 5 Granite Cloth Persian waists in sizes 3 to 38, all at steep cuts from original prices.

Women's Suits and Skirts Sale Notice

Women's suit department offers trimmed black and white embroidered suits in sizes 34 to 38 reduced from 410.00 to 6.75 each. White lawn shirtwaist suits with embroidery and lace sizes 26 to 48 priced at 6.75. English rep wash skirts reduced from 6.00 to 2.95. Gray linen suits with plaited jacket and skirt sizes 34 to 48 now 7.50. Silk shirtwaist suits in sizes 34 to 38 with blue grounds and white figures reduced from 18.50 to 10.60.

Misses Dresses Sale in Girls Department Repriced

A selection of Girls Per cale Cheviot and Chambray Dresses in sizes 4 to 12 is reduced from 1.68 to 1.00 each. Madras and Cheviot dresses in sizes 4 to 12 cut from 1.80 and 32.25 to 1.56 each. Gingham and Chambray dresses, sizes 4 to 12, trimmed with embroidery, reduced from 3.25 and 4.28 to 2.50 each.

Madras Cheviot

Bargain Boys Suits On Third Floor Sale

In the boys department on the third floor at Tenth Street many wash suits are reduced from 1.50 to 1.00 and 2.50 to 1.00. Russian blouse wash suits in several sizes drop to 1.68 each. Double-breasted Norfolk and three piece suits cut to 2.95. A red golf coat and a long overcoat are marked down, with the overcoat down to 2.50.

Tenth St

Bargain boys and girls hats and outfits in sale

Boys furnishing department offers straw hats in all sizes reduced from 5c to 3c. Cloth hats and caps for youth lowered from 1 to 2c. Cotton bathing suits in sizes 3 and 4 cut from 50c to 3c. Madras blouses without collars in medium colors reduced from 1 to 0.9c. Third floor Tenth Street sale display notes.

Summer Goods Dept Adirondack Furniture Blowout

Summer Goods Dept offers Adirondack Birch sets and chairs at deep discounts. Items include two settees, three chairs, two low rocking chairs, one slat top table, a folding lawn swing, croquet set, sand molds, sieve kits, and sand molds, all marked down from several dollars to low prices.

Adirondack Adirondack Birch

China Department Offerings and Discounted Dishes

A China Department sale lists 100 parcels at 5.95 each with decorated Limages and French china dishes. Items include 4 gilt plates, stoneware pitchers, and English dinner sets, all reduced from higher prices to lowered amounts on the fifth floor.

Housewares sale notes from a local department store

A morning listing shows a house furnishing department discounting items including a 12 burner gas stove with oven to 2.50, lace curtain stretchers to 0.07, a shopworn fiber bath tub to 2.00, japanned comb and brush trays at 0.50 each, imported tin sugar canisters at 0.26 each, nickel call bells at 0.10, enameled stew kettles at 0.20, and furniture polish cans at 0.11 each.

Local and Personal notes from Washington society and travel

The capital social pages detail Mrs. Hay at Newbury and secretary John Hay away in Michigan, Shaw family plans, Cowles selling a New York residence, and various diplomatic and social moves. Gen Corbin returns to Governors Island. Baron and Baroness de Felzens sail to Havre. other officials and their households prepare for summer routines across New England and Virginia resorts. The Hampton Summer Normal School opens with over 200 students and a full teaching staff, while a Judiciary Park concert features the U S Engineer Band and a detailed program.

Shaw Cowles New York Gen Corbin Governors Island Baron Baroness Felzens de Felzens Mile Yvonne de Felgens Commander de Waramond Ivy Langham Havre Mlle. Felzens Miss Langham MM. A. de Geofroy Senator Henry Cakbot Lodge Massachusetts Tuckerman Island Nantucket Henry Bigelow Boston Mrs. Lodge Nahant

Remains of Capt John Williams to Be Reinterred in Arlington

The remains of Captain John Williams of the Marine Corps killed in the 1812 Florida campaign and buried at St Marys Georgia will be moved to Arlington National Cemetery. The transfer follows the abandonment of St Marys cemetery and neglect of the grave. The old stone slab will be brought to Washington and placed over the new grave.

John Williams Marine Corps Florida St. Marys National Cemetery Arlington Ellett Capt. Williams Ington

Orders to Army Officers Detailing Assignments and Boards

Second Lieut. Kenneth P. Williams assigned to Company H. Leave granted for three months for First Lieut. John R. Kelly. Officers board dissolved at San Francisco. Col. Walter Howe reassigned to Key West artillery factory. Capt. Francis H. Beach on retiring board at Camp George H. Thomas. Anton Caesar Crow transferred to Tenth Infantry Company G by August 6. Capt. John H. Rice to inspect ordnance material with visits Akron to Rarig Engineering. Thales Sk Ames to inspect smokeless powder with E. I. Du Pont Company visits Wilmington. A board to meet at Fort Wright to determine land and building location. Lt. Col. David Lyla to conduct armament inspections at multiple southern posts. Herman W. Schull to Sea Girt for ammunition tests and Cambria Steel inspections. A board at Fort Meade to examine fitness for promotion with detailed roster. Port Riley board to examine officers for promotion. Fort Myer board to determine fitness for promotion with detailed roster. Officers reported for promotion examinations include Herbert J. Brees and Clarence C. Culver. Arrivals and sailings listed for various ships at multiple ports. Lieut. Commander D. Leanara detached for inspection duty. Lopez to command Preble. several line officers reassigned or placed on leave.

Kenneth P. Wiliams First Infantry Jom R. Kelly Seventh Infantry Fresidio San Francisco Cal Walter Howe Artilery Corps Atlantic Division Artillery Key West Francis H. Beach Seventh Cavalry Army Camp George H. Thomas Jaune 20 Edwin FP. Brewer Anton Caesar Crow Twentyseventh Infantry Tenth Infantry John H. Rice Ordnance Department Akron Ohio Rarig Engineering Company Baingville Thales Sk Ames Ordinance Department E. Y. du Pont Company Wilmington Del Charles F. Powell Eugene F. Ladd Richard H. McMaster Artillery Corps Fort Pickens Fort McRee Florida Fort Morgan Fort Gaines Alabama Fort &. Philip Louisiana Herman W. Schull Frankford Arsenal Philadelphia Sea Girl N. J Schull Cambria Steel Company Johnstown Fort Meade South Dakota George K. Hunter Sixth Cavalry Paul Shillock Benjamin H. Cheever George H. Sands John R. Devereux David H. Biddle Anton H. @chreater Port Riley Kans Edgar Z. Steaver Fourth Cavalry Laula M. Muus James Lockett Idwinn B. Winane, Jr Stanley G Fifteenth Cavalry James D. Glennan Cargeon James S. Wifen Francis J. Koester George C. Earnhardt Warren W. Whiteside Recorder John C. Gresham Herbert J. Brees Signal Corps Secon Clarence C. Culver

Marine battalion transfers across Atlantic routes

A listing of naval officers and sailors assigned to various ships and stations. Names include P T Mager, F Boughter, D G McRitchie, R D White, J M Reeves, L M Overstreet, H J Klyce, M Joyce, W Tyson, H A Stuart, B Sherman, C A Richards, F G Coburn, G J Rawellis, M H Brown, G Durst, J D Plahey, E J L Hileman, F N Freeman, B B Larimer, J D Wilson, J O Richardson with destinations including Wisconsin, Wheconsin, Philadelphia, Cavite, San Francisco, Monadonock, Oregon, Raleigh, New Orleans, and Monterey.

Panama P. T. Mager Philadelphia Chisago Stirling U. X U. S.asiatic Station F. Boughter Cooper Wheconsin D. G. McRitchie Cavite Wisconsin R. D. White Monadnock J. M. Reeves San Francisco L. M. Overstreet Frolic Klyce Wilmington Ensign M. Joyce Monterey Gan Francisco F. G. Coburn Oregon J. Rawellis M. H. Brown Raleigh G. Durst Cincinnati J. D. Plahey Bean J. P. Lannon New Orleans Enelyn J. L. Hileman Lieut F. N. Freeman B. B. Larimer J. D. Wilson Wlaconain J. O. Richardson

Will Make Study of Fair: Miss Riley Wins Trip

Miss B J Riley seventh grade teacher at Jefferson School and winner of The Post's St Louis World's Fair free trip plans to study the exposition in depth. She says she owes her victory to South Washington energy and thanks The Post for the journey and educational value. Riley expects to depart around July 18 and extended her ticket for an extended stay in St Louis.

B. J. Riley Jefferson School Post The Mound City St. Louis Washington

Minister Pearson on Vacation in Washington

Richmond Pearson United States minister to Persia called at the State Department for a conference with Acting Secretary Loomis on American affairs in Persia. He is on sixty days leave of grace and en route to his home in North Carolina.

Linister Pearson Richmond Pearson United States Persia State Department Loomis Geace North Caroling

Grand Army Encampment Arrangements Underway

Local G A R members plan attendance at the thirteenth annual encampment in Boston August 15. They will depart Washington on Sunday morning by Baltimore and Ohio Railway, travel via New York Providence and arrive in Boston Monday. Headquarters will be at the Vendome Hotel with free quarters for applicants before departure.

Paat Boston Washington Baltimore and Ohio New York Providence Hotel Vendome Hart Battle Ground National Cemetery Fort Stevens Brightwood D. C Congress Grand Army of the Republic Capitol Benjamin F. Stephenson James W W. Bradford

Will of W. T. Harris Filed for Probate and Trust Provisions

The will of William Thompson Harris dated November 1, 1902, filed yesterday in the Probate Court, leaves his estate to his wife Virginia Niles Harris who is named executrix. If she dies first $10,000 goes to sister Emily Thompson Harris of New York City, with the residue to American Security and Trust Company as trustee for life to sister Anna Thompson Harris of New Orleans. If Harris survives his wife any property from her estate vests as she directs. Executors named include American Security and Trust Company and T. Percy Myers. Spauld Harris not living at death. Hope Council No 1 of the Independent Order of Sons of Jonadab held at Concordia Hall, with Grand Chief John Daley presiding. Officers elected: R. O'Brien worthy chief, J. J. Clarke vice chief, C. F. Le Barnes past chief, J. E. Hodgson chaplain, F. Fearson treasurer, Joseph T. Farr recording secretary, F. Columbus financial secretary, J. W. Richardson herald, R. W. Leech assistant herald, J. A. Bicketon guard, Hunter Tadella sentinel.

John Hay Earte Misses Shaw Canad William Sheffield Cowles New York City Wiliam Thompson Harris Virginia Niles Harris

St Stephen's Institute Festival On the Lawn

Arrangements for a lawn festival under St Stephen's Institute are complete for July 12 to 15 on the lawn at Twenty fourth and Mastreste northwest. Events include confectionery booths novelties dancing each evening on a special stand and vaudeville. Prizes and premiums for St Stephen's Sunday school pupils will be distributed on Friday evening July 15 if weather permits.

St. Stephen’s Institute St. Stephen's Institute Twenty-fourth Mastreste Northwest St. Stephen's Sunday School

Funeral for Mrs May Gifford Held in Arlington

The funeral for Mrs May Gifford widow of Maj H J Gifford A S A occurred Tuesday in Norfolk Va. It proceeded from the home of her sister Mrs A Z Stewart at 807 Tenth street NW with Father Williams officiating and burial in Arlington Cemetery. The will of Maria C Borland dated Sept 28 1903 names executors William C Borland and Katherine P Borland and bequeaths all estate shares alike. The Post Resort Information Bureau offers booklets on summer hotels and rail travel at the paper office counter.

Cands Gifford H. J. Gifford Norfolk A. Z. Stewart Tenth Street Father Williams St. Patrick's ‘Church Arlington Cemetery Maria C. Borland William C. Borland Katherine P. Borland Post

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