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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1912
Page
4
Progressive merchants recognize the commercial value of electric light. The merchant who is alive to his best interests uses electric illumination to attract more customers and boost sales. Electric light is an excellent advertising medium and Maida Lamps have cut the cost to half.
Montgomery county sheriff and deputies arrested six motorists and one motorcycle rider for lacking Maryland licenses as they crossed the district line into Maryland. After collateral payments, cases are set before Judge Reading in Rockville. One driver fled by swinging into a yard escape. deputy Brooks, later dubbed the automobile deputy, plans spring and summer patrols near Washington with Robert T. Saunders.
Dr W M Davidson district superintendent asserts public schools teach manners incidentally rather than with formal lessons. He cites teachers seizing on occasions to impart etiquette and explains how table manners and social conduct spread through students from refined to less affluent homes, raising community standards.
William P Russell delivered a sermon at St Patrick's Church praising Catholicism as the mother of order. He argued that divine authority given to the church establishes laws, preventing chaos and guiding mankind through orderly governance.
The Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital prepares its annual Bazaar at the Arlington Hotel on April 25 with a hot supper at a modest price. Mrs William Witmer and Mrs William Fox will provide cakes. Mrs Joseph R Johnson and Mrs A C Fenton supply candy. Miss Terence Woods oversees flowers for the needy. fruit punch and lemonade served by Mrs Edward Roome, Mrs M M Albright, and Miss Julia Tompkina. A long list of assistants and ticket sellers is named, including Miss Fannie Gilles and Mrs David G Adee, to support the fundraiser for the hospital.
Maryland moves to ease cross state motoring with a reciprocity provision freeing nonresident motorists from prior tag requirements. The Goslin measure includes two seven-day touring periods, updated lighting rules, muffler-cutout bans, and a licensing overhaul creating up to five deputy motor vehicle commissioners to enforce the law. The proposal mirrors Touring Club of America standards and aims for uniform Eastern state traffic rules.
Bishop Harding celebrated holy communion and delivered the sermon at the 11 o'clock service yesterday at Christ Church in Rockville Maryland. The church has been without a rector since the death of Dr Packard a short time ago.
Mrs Grace Hopewell reports her husband Edward N Hopewell a young attorney who won a District Court fee of 130 dollars vanished about four weeks ago. Police are asked to locate him as relatives fear a mental breakdown or medical collapse. Friends note he appeared well when he left home. Relatives in Washington and Philadelphia aid the search. posters and inquiries circulate nationwide.
Two paintings depicting Bethany and Jerusalem were unveiled at Bethany Baptist Church by young members Jesse A Morkanage and Elisabeth Bradford. Painted by Lucien T Powell of Washington, the works show the Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, and the Omar site, and were donated to the church. Powell outlined Christ’s final visits as sermons by Rev Hugh T Stevenson will focus on Bethany and Jerusalem.
An audience enjoys Nox McLain's three part travel lecture at Columbia Theater. The first stop is Trinidad with its densely populated streets and asphalt lake. Martinique offers images of the dead city of the Spanish Main and the Mount Pelee eruption survivor. Fort Rico shows American occupation advantages, while Cuba provides views of Havana and Santiago with Spanish American War ruins. The Maine in the cofferdam appears in the sequence.
Crowded Wallis Cafe draws crowds yet offers dinners. Holmes Bakery claims bread with more nutrition per loaf. Hotel open for inspection and deliveries of wines, beers, and liquors. Additional notices include Burlesque and Vaudeville showtimes and a variety of local ads and offerings.
A brief arts note surveys Marek and Watts works including The Man Behind the Overture Vacmyn Serenade and Gypsy Love. It cites selections like The Hea Rose and Call of America while noting public reception and the evolving theater program.
The pictorial tour of Jamaica presented instructive Cuban army films and a demonstration of British fleet maneuvers including dreadnoughts cruisers marines and torpedo craft. Jamaica flower gardens supplied tropical color as next week McCain will show American Racklea on canvas and conclude with The Golden West in the following Sunday lecture.
A canvass by a District nonsectarian church wrapped up at 7 p.m. last night. A force of men and women will begin indexing about 3 000 names of men and boys gathered over the last two Sundays. Names will be sorted by creeds and turned over to heads of denominations. Plans to recruit nonattending men and boys to visit churches are under way. Fred C Croxton leads the effort.
Catholic women across the nation vow to uphold high standards of morality by refraining from immoral shows and pledging to influence others toward commendable entertainments. Guided by their pastors they commit to staying away from venues with lax decency and to encourage wholesome amusements for men women and children.
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