Honor Gray Soldiers Decorate Confederate Graves at Arlington
Thousands gathered at Arlington to honor Confederate dead with flowers. Speakers praised both sides in the Civil War and highlighted devotion to duty. The event, under multiple Confederate organizations, included the unveiling of a Southern Cross floral tribute and music by the Thirteenth Cavalry Band.
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John G. Capers
Arlington
Roosevelt
Confederate Veterans’ Association
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Southern Relief Society of
District of Columbia
Appomattok
Lee
Davis
Confederacy
Nikewize
McKinley
Thirteenth Cavalry Band
Fort Myer
Ferdinand Anglesberg
South Carolina
John M. Hickey
Bishop Capers
Mr. Capers
Appomattox
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Cowpens
Kings Mountain
Camden
Charleston
Bhutaw Springs
Fort Moultrie
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Perry
Lake Erie
Stonewall Jackson
Chepultapec
Mexico
Randolph H. McKim
Camp 171
Beatrice Goodwin
Armand Gumprecht
Melville D. Hensey
J. C. Murnay
Washington Camp
Caro Benning Green
Elizabeth Gould
W. T. Thompson
Gen
Wheeler
Little Joe
Manila Y M C A to have new building ready in two years
General Secretary J W Hearne announced in Manila that a modern Y M C A building soon to rival any in the country will rise in about two years. He cited securing $80,000 to obtain $75,000 from a wealthy donor, with over 80 young men giving under $25 each, and noted plans for location and design. Hearne, an early Philippines Y M C A secretary, described commercial, industrial, and social conditions and the Christian work underway, with completion hoped within a year.
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Manila
J. W.hearné
Washington
Philippines
Hearne
William A Tener
Mr. Hearne
Islands
Jamestown Exposition contest tightens as polls shift
The Post's Jamestown Exposition voting shows Pollock still ahead with 151,060 votes but overtaken recently by Fred N. Weber at 142,917 and Capt. C. F. Beery at 122,844. Miss Nannie Whiting leads her division with 187,160 votes, while Rev. Luther Frantz exceeds 100,000. Contenders shift weekly as surprise rises and a single free outing prize looms.
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G. F. Pollock
Fred N. Weber
C. F. Beers
Pollock
Mr. Weber
Capt. Beers
Luther Frantz
Nannie Whiting
Alexandria
Miss Whiting
Jamestown
Weber
Fred W. Weber
Joseph Jacobs
Samuel McMichael
Mountain Climbing Talks At Local YWCA and Rhee Speech
J A Dummett of Beattie Wash describes the Alps and Northwest in a free public YWCA lecture using stereo views. Syngman Rhee, Korean scholar, lectures on his country with eighty views and the tale of The Hermit Nation, highlighting his Washington University journey and diploma triumph. Also, Mrs Lizzie George Henderson of the Daughters of the Confederacy is hosted by the Mary Custis Lee Chapter with a special car arranged. James E Rose wins a Capitol coal contract for 8500 tons of furnace coal. Velvet King Ice Cream ads appear in the issue.
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Pacific Northwest
J. A. Dummett
Beattie, Wash
Mr. Dummett
Alps
American Northwest
Europe
America
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Washington
George Washington University
Wilbur
Henderson
Lizzie George Henderson
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Mary Custis Lee
Alexandria
Hard Work at Range Keeps National Guardsmen in Frame
Uncertain picks for the brigade rifle team at Fort Clinton and Sea Girl dominated last week’s drills. Dozens of Guardsmen tested at 200 to 1,000 yards with silhouette targets as Maj. Harvey and Capt. Summers led the effort. Counts show several veterans underperforming, while Company D posted 100 percent marksmen, and preliminary team names circulated among officers and NCOs.
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Fort Clinton
Sea Girl
National Guard
W. E. Harvey
O. M. Schriver
C. Beb. Groome
Alexander Summers
E. D. Norris
L. H. Reichelderfer
C. M. Putnam
Ralph Alderman
T. F. Mc. Annally
W. W. Cookson
F. W. Holt
P. C. Bischoff
F. Ih. Heidenreich
A. P. Robbins
Dryden
H. C. Caldwell
W. Fornsythe
O. de Carre
M. E. Jonas
H. B. Hollifield
W. M. Farrow
T. Lackland
Thomas Brown
B. H.o'brian
L. A. Glausel
McCathran
Durand
William W. Cookson
Adventists Hear Reports On Medical Missionary Work
Elder A G Daniells, president of the general conference, spoke at Takoma Park on a European Council call for at least a thousand more nurses as medical missionaries. About a dozen young women signified intent to enter the Nurses' Training School for the new Takoma Park sanatorium. Other speakers included Dr Lauretta Kress, Dr A R Satterlee, and several sanatorium leaders from India, Nebraska, Des Moines, Battle Creek, Detroit, and Washington. Meetings continue today and through Wednesday.
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A. G. Daniells
General Conference of the
Seventh Day Adventists
European Council of the Denomination
Gland
Switzerland
Medical Missionary Council
Takoma Park
Europe
Lauretta Kress
D. H. Kress
Wahroonga
Australia
Council
A R. Satterlee
Buffalo Sanatorium
A. G. Daniell
Patience Boureau-Siaco
Washington
Northwest for Roosevelt sentiment in Northwest favors third term refrain
John Barrett of the American Bureau of Republics returned from Seattle where he attended the Alaska Yukon Exposition breaking ground. He reports Northwestern sentiment favors Roosevelt in 1900s style policy bearing but believes the President will not seek a third term. Barret notes governors and prominent men gathered in cattle state events observed the political mood.
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John Barrett
American Bureau of Republics
Washington
Seattle
Jia
Alaska
Barrett
Northwest
Perec
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