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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1924
Page
15
Actress Edna Wallace Hopper touts her Youth Cream and four preparations to preserve youth and beauty. She claims dramatic skin results and offers samples and a Beauty Book, urging women to try the products and share success stories.
The Knights of Columbus annual excursion tomorrow at Chesapeake Beach features a concert by the band and an extensive athletics program with prizes for participants. Expected attendance tops 4,000, with proceeds aiding an orphans Christmas tree party and the order's charity fund. Committees handle tickets reception athletics publicity and more. Another large outing by the Washington Gas Light Company Employes Beneficial Association draws 2,000 excursionists with baby beauty contests prize dancing athletic events music and dancing.
Seven Washington men were yesterday commissioned second lieutenants of infantry in the officers reserve corps by the War Department. They are Charles Minor Johnson of 211 Nineteenth Street Northwest, Maurice Fountain Brothers of 3400 Alabama Avenue Southeast, Ralph McTier Graham of 1417 Ames Place Northeast, Housden Lane Marshall of 1725 Third Street Northeast, Thomas Jackson McQuade of 1130 Montello Avenue Northeast, Ritchie Patterson Taylor of 1815 Gallatin Street Northwest, and Henry Madison Walter of 1760 Euclid Street Northwest.
The visitors guide lists films at Polta De Wolf Hooper Belasco Metropolitan Loew theaters and shows at Atalta and Wandering Hus inds. It also details daily open hours for the Capitol, Smithsonian, Library of Congress, Pan American Union and other federal buildings, with specific opening times and locations around Washington.
A series of service orders details transfers for officers across corps. Maj. Lucius L. Hopwood moves from Walter Reed to the Office of the Surgeon General, Maj. James Simmons to the Army retiring board, and others to schools, forts, or posts including Fort McPherson, Fort Benning, and Panama Canal Zone. Several officers are reassigned to instructional roles in military science and tactics at state colleges or service schools.
Navy assignments and officer listings include Lieutenants Benjamin Brown and Carl Johnson, engineer officer Sanelo Herbert, and officers Whitley Perkins and Whitney. The notices reference Maryland and New York postings and indicate ship and duty assignments within the Sixteenth Naval listing.
Military personnel are reassigned to multiple ships yards and bases, with officers including Thomas O'Donnell and Ernest Vv. Sandstrom moved to engineer and U S Navy units. Assignments span Boston New York Groton New London and Puget Sound, involving submarines aircraft squadrons and battle fleet postings.
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