Scout Bond Sales Total 25 Million Prompts Wilson Letter
The Boy Scouts of America reported liberty bond sales around 25,001,000, 35 to 40 percent above initial figures, prompting a June 22, 1917 letter from President Woodrow Wilson praising the scouts and thanking scoutmasters and volunteers. Secretary Baker also announced Melvin Burton Ericson as a new confidential assistant for the war period, son of a former comptroller.
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Colin H. Livingstone
Boy Scouts of America
New York
Boy Scouts
Woodrow Wilson
Livingstone
White House
Washington
Mr Livingstone
Baker
Melvin Burton Eineson
Chicago
Mr Ericson
OFC
Ericson
McKinley
Roosevelt
Funeral of Rear Admiral Cromwell Interred at Arlington
The body of Rear Admiral Bartlett J. Cromwell A N retired who died in Montrose Pennsylvania Sunday will be interred in Arlington this morning. The funeral from the family residence 1525 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest will be at 11 o clock. Cromwell born in Georgia, appointed to the navy from Nebraska in September 1857, served in the Civil and Spanish wars, named rear admiral in March 1898, retired in 1902 for age and resided in Walden since then.
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Bartlett J. Cromwell
Montrose
Arlington
New Hampshire Avenue
Cromwell
Georgia
Nebraska
Walgten
Eek Rh
Morning Aria by Peter Heven Butte Peer Gynt Euphonium
A brief music note announces an overture and pieces including Badinage and Euphonium solo from Peer Gynt. Performer Peter Heven Butte is listed for the aria. Morning.
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Riensl
Badinage
Peter Heven Butte
Peer Gynt
Diplomatic and Social Round at Washington Embassy Dinner
A Washington dinner hosted by the French Ambassador Mme Jusserand honored the Belgian mission led by Baron Moncheur with guests from Belgian and French missions and other dignitaries. Guests included H R H Prince Udine, Countess Cellere, Viscount Ishif, and various ministers and officials. several moves about travel and engagements for summer plans and inspections followed.
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Mme. Jusserand
Baron Moncheur
Baron Cartier
M. Tardieu
Breckenridge Long
Belgium
Mra
Larz Anderson
Granville R. Fortescue
Hugh Gibson
Mme. de Blanpre
Duc de Guiche
Bartlett
Mary Patten
H.R
Udine
Countess Af Cellere
Washington
New York
Prince Udine
Mme. Jusnerand
Clark Cosgrove and Arthur Clark wed at St Martin's Church
Miss Maybelle Cosgrove and Mr. Arthur J. Clark of Lynn Massachusetts married on June 1 in a mutual mass at St Martin's Church. Ceremony by Father Hannan assisted by Fathers McGuigan and Hagan. They plan a Lynn, Massachusetts home and wedding trip.
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Maybelle Cosgrove
Arthur J. Clark
Lynn
Maas
St Martin's Church
Father Hannan
Father McGuigan
Westminster
Father Hagan
St. Patrick's Church
Milan
Beatrice Cosgrove
George W. Hurley
Providence, R. 1
Social News Roundup From Washington and Nearby Nineteen Twenties Era
Dr and Mrs Lowndes entertain in compliment to Dr and Mrs Pryor whose marriage was recent. Mr Pryor recently returned to Washington after a posting here. Charles Lowndes to spend summer at Stanford HW. Rep John H Small and Mrs Small host guests from Rockingham NC and others on a motor trip to Atlantic City and New York then Shenandoah valley to White Sulphur Springs. Mrs Palmer wife of Admiral Palmer returns from New York where son James McKeldrin studies at St Pauls.
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Perry Belmont
Washington
State Department
Viscount Ishif
Mrs. Belmont
Newport
Belcourt
John H. Hewson
Auburn
Bar Harbor
H. HE. Webster
Samuel J. Dara
Buffalo
Powhatan
James M. Huston
Huston
Craig Huston
Samuel M. Clement
Miss Clement
Frederick Clement
Philadelphia
Col
Mason Gulick
Mrs. Gulick
Tracy
Joseph P. Tracy
Ardmore
Henry A. Wiley
Charles H. T. Lowndes
U.S. N
John H. Small
Small
F. M. Lyon
Frances McPhail
Rockingham
N. GC
Atlantic City
New York
Maybelle Small
Annie Ehrie Poll
Ransome Sanders
Smithfield
N. CC
Pou
Sanders
Crawford
Shenandoah Valley
White Sulphur Springs
Mrs. Palmer
Admiral Leigh Co. Palmer
James McKeldrin
St. Paul’s, Np
Dubassoff
C. V. Shutt
Dmitry
Wilson to Honor Emmet with National Museum Statue
A bronze statue of Emmet, the Irish martyr, will be presented to the United States government in the rotunda of the New National Museum. Judge Victor J. Dowling will present, Miss Alice O Gorman to unveil, Chief Justice White to accept, John McCormack to sing, and President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson to attend and speak. Delegates from Irish-American groups nationwide will be present, with 800 capacity and a full program awaiting clearance on permissions.
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Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Robert Emmet
Emmet
United States
New National Museum
Victor J. Dowling
New York
Alice O'Gorman
O’gorman
White
Supreme Court
John McCormack
Wilson
Phelan
California
Women To Tell Age In Census Registration
The women’s committee of the Council of National Defense announces start of registration for wartime service. Women will provide name, age, color, occupation, availability, citizenship, education, dependents, and training. They must indicate preferred service area and any skills useful to the government, plus health and vision details.
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Council of National Defense
High Shriners In Session In Minneapolis Meeting
Nearly 1,000 delegates attend the annual meeting of the Imperial Council Nobles of the Myotic Shrine in Minneapolis. Gov. Burnquist and Mayor Van Lear welcome attendees, Loum F. Niedringhaus of St. Louis delivers remarks, and Charles E. Ovenshire of Minneapolis is elected potentate as the group plans only organizational business with a likely adjournment Wednesday night.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Imperial Council
Myotic Shrine
Burnguiat
van Lear
Loum F. Niedringhaus
St. Louis
Imperial Potentata
Charles E. Ovenshire
Mayi’s Wonderful Hemedy Promoted for Stomach Ailments
A Chicago stomach specialist warns that daily cathartics fail to cure stomach trouble and cause bile accretions leading to gall stones cancer and other harmful conditions. Marr’s Wonderful Hemedy is touted as the ideal remedy for stomach divert and intestinal ailments with a single dose claimed to prove benefit. Available at local drug stores and by druggists nationwide.
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Chicago
Mayi
O' Donnell's
People’s Drug Store
F. A. Tschiffely
Drussleia
Pan American building hosts Russian mission gala
A grand reception at the Pan American Union honors the Russian mission led by Boris Bakhmetief. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson attend with Cabinet members and diplomats as flags, garden lights, and elegant gowns create a fairyland atmosphere. Supper tables glow under lily pond lights as music fills the hall.
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Pan- American Building
Wilson
Mra. Lan
Boria Bakhmetieff
Pan-American Union
Mra. Wilson
Mme. Jusserand
Miss Wilson
Therra
Funeral of Mrs Lucy Leadbeater Speiden
Funeral services for octogenarian Lucy Leadbeater Speiden, who died Monday night, were set for 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church North West. The Rev E Hez Swem and Rev Dr Clarke of Manassas, Va, officiated. A lifelong Washington resident, she supported church work and is survived by six children: Lucy Culverwell, Mariana Spelden, and sons Edgar, Albert, Cuthbert, Thomas.
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First Baptist Church
Sixteenth
O Streets
E. Hez Swem
Clarke
Manassas
Spelden
Washington
Lucy Culverwell
Mariana Spelden
Edgar
Albert
Cuthbert
Thomas Spelden
Dr M Kell Named Bishop for Atlanta Diocese
The Rev H J McKell rector of Christ's Episcopal Church Nashville Tenn was elected bishop of the Atlanta Episcopal diocese at the diocesan council meeting in Atlanta on June 26 He won on the second ballot with rivals including Rev W R Goodwin Rochester NY Rev Henry W Phillips Sewanee Tenn and Rev C B Wilmer Atlanta The council convened to select a successor after Bishop C K Nelsons death and after Rev Robert F Copeland Rector Trinity Church New Orleans declined the post
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Atlanta
H. J. McKell
Christ’s Episcopal Church
Nashville
Tenn
Atlanta Episcopal Diocese
McKell
W. R. Goodwin
Rochester
N. Y
Henry W. Phillips
Sewanee, Tenn
C. B. Wilmer
C. K. Nelson
Robert F. Copeland
Trinity Church
New Orleans
Nelson
Baroness Effects Seized in Marinette Auction
Auction sale of personal belongings of Baroness May de Pallandt, seized after a $13,000 judgment won by Migs Frank Gray Shaver of Lake Forest, Illinois. A bust valued at $3,800 sold for $25. The baroness remains in New York. a $30,000 suit against her is to be tried in Menominee, Michigan.
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Menominee, Mich
Citizens Aid Recruiting in North Capitol Area
North Capitol and Eckington Citizens Association met to plan a campaign to enlist 10 young men in various branches of the service this week. A committee led by Dr Edward J Thompson and including William G Henderson and others will meet today to speed recruitment. The two shift system for the local fire department was discussed and referred to a special committee for recommendation. Edward W Morecock was elected to membership.
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North Capitol and
Eckington Citizene’ Association
Edwar J Thompson
William G. Henderson
A Coulter Wells
Edward Foulke
T H Hall
Fire Department
Edward W Morecock
Queen of Canada Seeks 500000 At Treasury Visit
A flamboyantly dressed claimant claiming to be queen of Canada visited the Treasury Department to collect 500000 owed by the government for coronation expenses. The scene ended with her disappearance and a man with visions of biblical war conduct taken for treatment. Police and secret service tracked 79 eccentrics since the war began, 44 sent to Government Hospital for the Insane and 35 to Washington Asylum Hospital.
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Canada
Treasury
Secret Service
Asylum Hospital
Washington
Aft
Treasury Department
McAdoo
S Wolfe
Richmond
Washington Asylum Hospital
Government Hospital
250 Men At Club Drill At Riding and Hunt Club
The Riding and Hunt Club reports 250 men attended Friday night drill led by Capt. Archie Miller. He notes numbers faded after training camps opened but nearing previous levels and expects 500 enrollees soon. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon and aviator Ned Prince are scheduled to speak next Friday.
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Riding and Hunt Club
Archie Miller
Belgians to Visit Congress in Welcoming Tour
The Belgian commission to the United States led by Baron Moncheur will visit the House of Representatives today at the invitation of members. The House has already hosted British, French, Italian and Russian commissions. Allied representatives received a warm greeting and an unusually demonstrative welcome is anticipated for Belgian visitors from the ravaged kingdom.
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United States
Baron Moncheur
House of Representatives
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