Washington Schools Observe Flag Day With Elaborate Programs
Flag Day celebrations swept Washington with ceremonies in all public schools. Speakers included Speaker Clark, Senator Borah, Maj. A. B. Perham, Capt. Armour, and Col. Tasker. The district held programs at Business High, Central High, McKinley Training School, and several others, with patriotic recitations, music, and flag-raising.
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Washington Public
the Stars and Stripes
Business High
Capt. Armour
Government Printing Office
City Post Office
Clark
Senator Borah
Jane Abertromble
McKinley Training School
Maj
A. 8. Perham
Nelson A. Miles
Central High School
D. R. Lowell
Henry N. Copp
Ellen Spencer Massey
Eastern High School
A. P. Tasker
Charles Lyman
Business High School
Robert Ardmour
Carml Thompson
L. E. Morton
Normal School No
Charles R. Douglas
Obzgiene Mitchell
Lillian Skinker
Corine Quiver
Jefferson School
Board of Education
Capt. Oyster
Henry W. Couden
Gales
Edgar Allen
Richmond
Emery
Washington
C. J. Oweng
Bureau of Agriculture
Southern Commercial Congress
Henry M. Couden
House of Representatives
M. G. Spencer
Persian girl from Iran arrives in Washington for Persian American conference
Misa Ghodsea F. Ashrof claims to be the first Persian girl educated in America as she attends the Persian American Educational Society meeting in Washington. At 22, she plans to study at the University of Chicago next fall and hopes to teach for life guiding Persian women toward modern progress. She observes Western attire and freedom, intends to tour the United States after a week in Washington.
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Misa Ghodsea F. Ashrof
America
Washington
University of Chicago
Persia
Times
New York
Excursions at Chevy Chase Lake Offer Free Dance Floor
Chevy Chase Lake remains popular for dancing with a large Marine Band led by the assistant leader. The pavilion floor is spacious and always in perfect condition with free admission. Regular Chevy Chase trolleys provide transport as River View grows in favor for pleasant breezes on the Potomac. The new pavilion, children’s playground, and fine athletic field accompany excellent dining and city-priced meals. High-Grade Auto Livery and Federal Taxicabs advertise top auto service.
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Chevy Chase Lake
United States Marine Band
Potomac
Danotog
Directors to be named for city playgrounds after July 1
District commissioners will announce the new city playgrounds director in a few days with the Washington Playgrounds Association likely recommending Rev. Zed H Copp who has played a key role in the movement. A syndicate to buy Mount Pleasant playgrounds now has eleven members. Arthur C Moses of the association seeks to raise it to twenty members.
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Washington Playrounds Association
Zed H Copp
Mount Pleasant
Congress
Arthur C. Moses
Washington Playgrounds Association
Tobacco War Continues as WCTU Plans School Literature Drive
At a meeting in Sixth Street North West the Woman's Christian Temperance Union voted to extend its anti tobacco campaign. Nellie H. Bradley presided and the group planned to seek permission from William M. Davidson, newly elected District schools superintendent, to continue distributing anti tobacco literature in public schools. Former Superintendent Stuart allowed pamphlets and blotters to be shared.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Association
Sixth Street
Nellie H. Bradley
Department of Literature
William M. Davidson
Stuart
Werner
Union
Strea Cornery
Militia encampment site debacle delays announcement
District National Guard officials say no camp site chosen yet for the mid August encampment. Water samples from several proposed grounds near Great Falls and Rockville are being analyzed by War College medical staff, with a final location to be announced soon.
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District National Guard
National Guard
Great Falls
Rockville
Samuel E. Smiley
Militia
Medical Staffa
The
War College
Col. Smiley
Washington
Funerals of auto crash victims held in NY and DC
Funeral services for two victims of Sunday night collision near Rosslyn were held in New York and Washington. Trumpter Fred Kitchen's body was sent to New York for services at his mother's home. Harry Mitchell's funeral was held at Birch Funeral Home on M Street NW with burial at Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Rosslyn
Old Dominion Railroad
New York
Washington
Trumpter Fred Kitchen
Harry Mitchell
Birch Undertaking Establishment
M Street
Charles I. Pate
Dumbarton M. E. Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
Postoffice Interior Plans Approved for Washington Building Near Union Station
Postmaster Merritt and Post Office Department officials approve interior arrangement and decoration plans for the new city postoffice near Union Station. President Taft, Postmaster General Hitchcock, and Secretary MacVeagh will inspect the drawings. Special transportation note references taxicab service and rates.
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Washington
Union Station
Merritt
Postoffice Department
Taft
Hitchcock
the Treasury
MacVeagh
City Bulletins and Excursions in Washington DC Today
City listings announce frequent Chavy Chase cars from New York avenue and Fifteenth street with Marine Band performances each evening. Glen Echo trips depart every few minutes from Fourteenth and F streets northwest. Steamer Charléa Macalester to Mount Vernon sails 10 am and 2:30 pm from Seventh street wharf. St Johns and Queen Anne offer 40 mile moonlight trips at 7 pm and daytime runs at 10 am 2 pm and 7 pm from Seventh street. Also promotes Perfection Ginger Ale, venues Rathskeller Othello screenings, and shoals of soft shells at 1008 Pa ave and 610 9th st nw. Public notices include liquor ads and living-expense tips with phone numbers for Arlington Bottling Co and Main 78.
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New York Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Marine Band
Glen Echo
Fourteenth
F Streets
Charléa Macalester
Mount Vernon
Seventh Street
St. Johns
Queen Anne
River View
Chas. H. Fletcher
Mansur Drug Co
St. Paul
Minn
Hegeman & Co
New York City
Myere-Dillon Drug Co
Omaha
Nebr
Weber Drug Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Fletcher
Parrish & Bailey Pharmacy
Los Angeles
Cal
Theo Metcalf Co
Boston
Mass
Metcher’s
W. H. Chapman
Montreal
Que
Astoria
Oahtaur Company
TT Munaay Street
York City
Alexandria Park Drive Hopes for Five Acres of New Ground
Alexandria officials pursue a congressionally backed plan to reclaim land between the shipyard and Jones Point as a public park. Dredging will fill a baptizing cove, creating five acres of solid land adjoining Southern Railway property used by the Children’s Playground Association. Councilman J Fred Birrell seeks city backing to have the reclaimed land dedicated for park use. The Children’s Playground Association holds indefinite use rights to adjacent railway land. The Theological Seminary of Virginia near Alexandria closes its term with graduation tomorrow. Mary E Dwyer funeral services held at St Mary’s Church with burial at St Mary’s Cemetery. Joel M Cochran and Company receive Virginia charter to operate as a wholesale liquor dealer with capital stock planned between 10 000 and 25 000. officers listed include C E Jones and C W Hall.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
J. Fred Birrell
Jones Point
Joel M. Cochran and
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