Cornerstone Laid for St George's Chapel in Tennarytown
Bishop Alfred Harding laid the cornerstone of St George's Chapel at Tennarytown with a copper casket sealed inside containing a Bible prayer book hymnal Washington newspapers and coins from 1913 The Rev Edward Douse highlighted growth from one Episcopalian family in 1906 to 70 families 122 baptisms 62 confirmations and 9 marriages by today and Bishop Harding offered blessings as the ceremony concluded with a recessional hymn.
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Tennarytown
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Harding
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Washington
St. George’s Chapel
St. Alban’s
Living Church
Douse
Edward Douse
Bratenah
Henry Yates
C. T. Warner
St Alban's
Pretty Girl Tries To Die And Survive Acid Burns
Margaret Weeks Will 22 living at 318 D Street NW tried to swallow carbolic acid last night. The substance dribbled over her lips chin and neck causing severe burns. An ambulance surgeon treated her at Casualty Hospital then rushed her to the institution where doctors expect recovery despite her reluctance. The report also notes Evangelist F Cook of New York praising the real 400 as loyal to Christ in a Washington Temple address.
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Margaret Weeks
D Street
Christ
Evangelist F . Cook
New York
Washington Temple
New Masonic Temple
David
Israel
Saul
Brother Wilson breakfast guest at White House visit
Joseph R Wilson, younger brother of the President, visited the White House yesterday morning and breakfasted with the Wilson family before departing for his new home in Baltimore. He will be tied to a Baltimore bonding firm. On Friday June 13 he left Nashville and showed that the unlucky date holds no danger for the Wilson family.
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Wilson
Joseph R Wilson
White House
Baltimore
lLocloch
Nashville
Navy Officers to Enter Columbia University
Eighteen naval officers will enter Columbia University in New York City next fall for a special one year course replacing the present two and four year programs. The Navy Department selected Nasal New nis fala pre nivery, upon the council of the post graduate school recommendation.
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Columbia University
New York City
Port
Nasal
New
Nis
Navy Department
Postgraduate School
Learn Game of Life plea for Christian faith at Bethany Chapel
Vice President Marshall spoke at Bethany Presbyterian Sunday School children day exercises urging learning life’s rules as baseball rules. He stressed justice, faith in Christianity, and the divinity of Jesus and the Bible, urging coordination of heart and mind. The service featured songs and flowers for all, with a special offering to aid new Sunday schools in needy areas.
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Bethany Chapel Sunday School
Bethany
Presbyterian Sunday School
Marshall
Jesus of Nazareth
Religious uplift urged at New England Colored Baptist convention
Speakers at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church urged moral uplift of the race during the New England Colored Baptist convention in session since Thursday. Rev B T Moore of Wilmington Del Rev W H Skipwith and Rev P W Drew addressed delegates. Delegates to be received by President Wilson at the White House this afternoon.
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Yyeaterday
New England Colored Baptist Convention
B T Moore
Wilmington del
W H Skipwith
P W
Wilson
White House
Bryan Busy This Week Cancels Speaking Engagements
Secretary Bryan cancels engagements in Charlestown and Lowell this week as a busy State Department schedule unfolds. He will not leave Washington before July, with key items including the Japanese situation Ambassadors and Ministers appointments and foreign protests over tariff bill features on the week’s agenda.
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Charlestown
Mass
Lowell
Washington
State Department
Memorial services honor Odd Fellows dead since 1912
Rev. Charles E Fultz delivers memorial address at Odd Fellows Hall. Columbia Lodge Choir performs Nearer My God to Thee as soprano Miss Pearle Grigsby and tenor William L Thornton sing. Names of deceased members from the year are read, honoring the long line of lodge and associated organizations.
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Odd Fellows
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United Brethren Church
North Capitol
Re Streets
Miss &. Pearle Grigsby
Wiliam L. Thornton
Fultz
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E. Beverly Slater
Henry L. Casey
Ban on Dr Shaw Sparks Senate Clashes in Washington
Washington headquarters of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage issues a blunt ban on Dr Anna Howard Shaw. The group cites her Senate testimony as evidence of alleged vice and liquor ties and refuses any joint debate with Shaw, while praising Mrs A J George for her platform work and charity.
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Boston
National Association
Anna Howard Shaw
Washington
Shaw
Toledo
Ohio
George
Dr Bhaw
Senate Committee On Woman Suffrage
Dr Shaw
Alexandria Graduation Ceremonies Begin Today
The Alexandria public schools start with lower grades this morning as certificates are awarded in each room. Tonight the Alexandria High School finale occurs at the Young People's building with graduates Thomas M. Jones Jr, Walter L. Nalls, Frank B. Howard, J. Marshall Gaines, William L Phillips, Herman H. Pohl, George B. Pettit, and Vera McDermott. Diplomas will be presented by Representative Charles D. Carlin, medals by Dr. William M. Smith, and honor certificates by Harry D. Kirk.
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Charles D. Carlin
William M. Smith
Board of School Trustees
Harry D. Kirk
How to Save Infants Death in Feeding Bottle
A federal bulletin urges mothers to strictly attend to maternal duties to reduce infant deaths from preventable diseases. The Childrens Bureau promotes campaigns in cities like New York and Philadelphia to save babies, including encouraging mothers to breastfeed, and calls for broader welfare efforts such as nurse support and maternal aid to cut infant mortality.
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Suffrage Congress Opened in Budapest Academy of Music
Budapest June 16 the women’s suffrage congress opened with welcome addresses by government figures and Countess Teleki. Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt spoke on movement growth, noting five continents and 25 nations soon represented. Shaw criticized pulpit use, while China enrollment and earlier gains across America were highlighted.
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Iska Teleki
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
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Washington Student’s Success at MIT Graduation
At MIT graduation in Huntington Hall Rest Week President Maclaurin awarded the BOS to Robert Walcott Weeks of this city. Weeks worked with BF Thomas Jr of Lewisburg Pa on a thesis titled An Investigation of the Cost of Producing the Power Necessary for the Electrification of the Cumberland Grafton Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He played an active role in student affairs as a class day committee member and general manager of the ed show Money in Sight, which netted 1300 for Boston Tech athletics funding.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Huntington Hall
R C Maclaurin
BOS
Robert Walcott
Boston Tech
City Bulletins About Open All Night Lines
Fragmentary city bulletin notes an all night opening at line 1256 and mentions stores or services with unclear names. One line references a druggist and hats. Reading is incomplete and ambiguous.
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Yusinia Es
Drugeista
Rev Donald MacLeod Accepts Call to Illinois Church
The Rev Donald MacLeod pastor of the First Presbyterian Church has accepted a call to a Springfield congregation. At yesterday morning service he announced his resignation. The move ends his term with the local church amid expressions of regret from the congregation.
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D.C MacLeod
Illinois
Donald ¢ Miclend
First Presbyterian Church
Springfield
Ana
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