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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1906
Page
15
We inaugurate a sale of Panama Hats this morning with prices from five to twenty dollars. Surplus stock from a major importer, sold at less than their landed cost, features telescope, square crown, and Alpine shapes. Each hat is genuine one-piece Equador and free from stiffening powder and artificial bleaching.
The F H West Company reports several property sales boosting values in the downtown district. Twelfth Street lots sold for 11 900 and 1 400, Fourteenth Street parcels around 3160 000, Rhode Island Avenue ground at 1 50 per foot, and a triangular block at Rhode Island First and T Street for 1 602 per square foot to Vincenzo Spreuzza for an apartment project. Purchasers plan rental or new development with limited immediate changes to existing structures.
Father J A Hinch receives the preacher general title, with Fathers Moran Cahill noted missionaries honored at St Dames Catholic Church. Very Rev T F Kearnes leads high mass as members from across the United States attend. An apostolic blessing from the Pope accompanies the ceremony.
Preparations underway for a Thursday tug excursion by several Sunday schools including St Pauls English Lutheran Grace MEM Peck Memorial United Brethren and Wilson Memorial. Committees from each school arrange sports races and diversions for all ages with a badminton match between school teams and prizes for winners. Executive committee led by Charles Phillips includes P E Muth Harry J Andresen and J B Curtis. Athletic committee has two members from each school with Mr Bateman as chairman.
William H. Scott, a 17 year old graduate of Immaculate Conception Boys' School, closed exercises Saturday with highest honors and a five year streak of class medals for general efficiency. He passed the civil service exam for apprentice at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing with a high percentage, and is the son of John Scott and grandson of Washington's prominent family. Frank Hume, formerly ill, is convalescing at 12 1/2 Massachusetts Avenue after thirty years in Washington business. The notice also promotes Yee Cream from G & S as superior velvet, a product of local druggists.
Arrangements are set for a monster mass meeting tonight at National Rifles Armory to honor the late Edwin B. Hay. Prominent city business men plan to attend and participate while a large delegation of Elks from Baltimore will travel to the event. Open to the public, a very large attendance is expected with B. H. Warner as chairman of the organizing committee.
More than 150 premiums were given to children for attendance lessons and conduct at a St Patrick’s parish ceremony in New Carroll Hall. Diplomas went to Francis Milorich Annie Connors Elizabeth Milorich and Edith Wright with many others receiving awards for yearly work. Altar boys also received prizes under Rev William Carroll with many named recipients.
Rev James O Connor celebrated his first solemn high mass at St Patrick s Church with Rev Edward Malloy as deacon and Rev Thomas McGuigan as subdeacon. The sermon by Rev Dr Stafford praised the priesthood, and a luncheon followed. O Connor, a St Joseph s pupil, will enter Catholic University in October and assist at St Paul s in Baltimore this summer. Ice Cream at Your Uruggiani It s C and free of impurities.
Right Rev Leighton Coleman Bishop of Delaware drew praise at a special open air evensong near the peace cross at the National Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul. He described the tramp bishop as best rest cure, noting he tramps Maryland Delaware Virginia and West Virginia researching people's problems and urged stronger religious and educational ties for reform.
Articles filed to form the Old People’s Home for Presbyterians with incorporators Brainard H Warner Thomas C Noyes Charles B Foster Rev Albert Evans D D Rev George Bailey PhD and others. A temporary organization names Brainard H Warner president Rev George Bailey secretary and Charles B Bailey treasurer with Irwin B Linton as counsel. No plans yet but likely leasing a house with grounds for elders over sixty in the District who have resided ten years. Offers of land and money received.
In a collision at First and C streets NW yesterday evening Randolph White, a Black man of 438 Fourth St NE, was thrown to the pavement with severe injuries. He was taken to Casualty Hospital for treatment as doctors dressed his wounds.
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