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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1913
Page
2
A young couple visits Grogan's to select furniture and carpets for their new home. They can choose items harmonizing 320 colors and patterns and buy on an open account with easy terms. Prices during the current sale are stated as far below usual costs.
The National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage cites an incident in Plainfield where a bouquet with a taunting note from liquor, child labor, and white slave interests was thrown into a suffrage meeting, fueling anti suffrage activity in New Jersey. The State Association reports 6000 members, a male advisory committee, and strong church support, while suffragists finalize plans for a major Washington demonstration led by Alicia Paul to press for constitutional woman suffrage.
Nashville Tenn Bishop Theodore Byrne bans animal dances of women and girls including the tango and turkey trot. He instructs clergy that participation bars absolution in confession and warns penitents against seeking forgiveness if a priest absolves them, stating such absolution would be worthless.
The so called wild dog Queen, prowling Potomac park for eight years and terrorizing pedestrians and motorists at night, was shot by Policeman W C Davis after more than an hour hidden in bushes. The dog, first seen in Potomac flats, once bit a girl a year ago and continued to threaten visitors until her death.
The elopement involved Misa Carrie Virginia Slingland 17 and Hugh A Grimm 19, a stenographer, who slipped away to Rockville Maryland to marry. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Samuel R White of Rockville’s Baptist Church and the couple returned to Washington to announce their marriage. Parents opposed at first but the mother ultimately blessed the union.
A petition for a special election in Mount Vernon district Fairfax county to approve a 100000 bond for road improvements will be presented to Judge J B Thornton in Fairfax Circuit Court. The drive has gained broad support since a public meeting linked to the Quebec Miami highway plan and signatures exceed the minimum. Judge Thornton may set a date for the fall election.
Washington Episcopal ministers rebut Rev Charles Davidson who burned his vestments after resigning from Christ Church Charlottesville Virginia He charged the church with materialism favoring the rich and neglecting the poor Clergymen deny the charges as unfounded noting the church’s mission work and expansion of eugenics teaching They say Davidson’s rise in ministry stalled and his charges stem from disappointment and personal grievance.
The chancery court of the Southern Virginia Diocese convenes in Fort Richmond Virginia as authorities prepare to try former rector Charles Steel Davidson of Charlottesville for a sensational attack on the Episcopal Church. Davidson reportedly set fire to his vestments and prayer book in the presence of witnesses.
Charlottesville July 27 Rev Charles Steel Davidson plans a theater service series starting next Sunday. He aims to hire a first class choir with help from city denominations including Salvation Army. An Episcopalian is expected to serve as organist.
After the last swimmer left the municipal bathing beach on the Mall, Mrs Emma L Ferris and Mrs Mary J Butler were baptized in a pool by Rev Joshua T Rowe of Shiloh and Ebenezer Primitive Baptist churches. About 50 church members attended and sang hymns during the rite. These were the first baptisms this year at the municipal pools. Last year more than 200 were baptized there.
A bottle recovered between the Highway and Lome bridges contained a July 28, 1913, note from a man named Charles to his sister Mrs John H. Trower begging to be buried beside their mother, claiming he cannot get a job in Washington and is starving. The note mentions a brother Charles Rudd and was given to the police by Donald Luxford, who found the bottle while canoeing. Deputy Marshal Mrs Trower and Lt Hartley were informed.
J Warren Smith of Columbus, a weather forecaster suspended last month amid corruption probes, has had charges not sustained and is restored to duty. The investigation tied him to Willis I. Moore in the campaign for Secretary of Agriculture, but no action remains.
Dr A C Hill argues prison education, including schools and libraries, offer humane reform for offenders. He cites 55 prisons in the US and Canada with 44 running schools and calls for better reading material, higher quality books, and robust character-building programs to curb moral degeneration.
The Rev Father Raphael of Spalding Nebraska selected by Fraternities in Loretta Pennsylvania to preside over the election of a new Franciscan provincial for the United States He is a well known and learned figure in Washington and world Franciscans.
Columbus and Marco Polo debate the hardships and fame of discovery and land claims. They discuss readers and readers reactions, billboarded land, and the hypothetical value of sensational reports about exploration. Columbus contends fame is scarce while Polo laments neglect of discoverers.
Practical guidance for spring window box upkeep from Frances Ashall. Emphasizes filling boxes with rich soil, avoiding direct fertilizer to roots, adding wood soil or bone meal mix, pruning dead material, and replanting with compatible colors. Recommends alyssum and dwarf marigolds for lasting color through summer and into early frosts.
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