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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1905
Page
29
Saks offers ready for inspection new fabrics for its made to measure men garments. From foreign and domestic looms the best weaves were chosen after careful deliberation. A wide diversity of patterns to suit all tastes. Register your measurements and lay aside fabric for your Spring suit. The Saks workmanship remains the hallmark.
The Metropolitan Club board of managers sent Fire Chief Belt a $200 check via M D Knight in appreciation of the department during the club’s fire. The Firemen’s Relief Association, short on funds due to recent deaths, asks for a $2.50 special assessment plus regular dues. The association supports widows and orphans of deceased firemen, with $1,000 paid to widows or children on a member’s death. Chief Belt expressed thanks in a letter to the club.
The Washington Conservatory of Music directed by Miss Hattie A Gibbs will present a pupil-led programme with instructors. Located at Ninth and T streets NW, it serves over 160 pupils and aims to fill a cultural need for the city’s colored residents. Miss Gibbs is an Oberlin graduate and public schools assistant director of music. Annie Johnson, a Black woman, was fined 200 for larceny of a cut glass water bottle from Mrs. Kate H. Andrews at 1312 Connecticut Ave NW after an investigation found missing items worth about 700. The bottle was recovered at 58 Pierce St NW. In other news, Mr P Goldstein his wife and five children narrowly escaped coal gas exposure at 633 D Street NW. officers and ambulance personnel attended but hospital treatment was avoided.
Superintendent Stidham outlines citizen duties and department plans to curb littering on Seventh Street. Commissioner West supports enforcement and may add staff to ensure street cleanliness. Hahn & Co. dispute clarified. merchants urged to control delivery crews and waste during packing, unpacking, and handbill distribution. Citizens urged to sweep up litter and use waste boxes or contractors, with strict departmental enforcement for violators.
Retail ad notes unprecedented demand for top coats at the Quick Step store D J Kaufman in Pa Ave. A banquet for Phi Delta Theta Alumni Club of Washington at the University Club is announced with William P. Compton as toastmaster and Walter H. Palmer as principal speaker. Also mentions minor access restrictions at a theater, a six month sewer work extension on New Jersey Avenue and B Street, and a sewer siphon contract awarded to Hiram W. Phillips.
The winner was the lowest bidder who must show evidence of responsibility and experience before contract award. Total project cost is 41,598 dollars with 1,979 dollars for excavation below the river bed. The only other bid was 45,260 dollars from J. H. Louchheim.
Harbor master John R. Sutton discharges the fleet of tugs after ten days of ice breaking on the Potomac. Commodore Sutton and river front Commissioner Macfarland praise the crews for swift, zealous work and credit Congress with preventing flooding and property damage.
District government engineers will bore under the First street tunnel to gauge soil stability and determine traffic safety. Col Biddle says sidewalk and pavement may be affected, with a caveat that discovery of subsidence may require immediate repairs by the Pennsylvania Railroad. minor disturbance may delay fixes.
A mass meeting at True Reformers Hall Twelfth and U streets NW promotes negro business unity. The Colored Grocerymen's Union urges Negro patronage of Black-owned stores, with Rev W Taylor and Col Perry Carson among speakers. Officers named Kinley Marshall Blount and others. Also notes on a teen shooting incident, labor leaders elected, a court case continuation, and an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Report from Police Court on W A Engle owner of Engle Hotel corner New Jersey Ave and C St NW arraigned after Sixth precinct alleges sale of drinks on March 4 1905. Also notice of United Cigar Stores plan to insure 30000 employees nationwide with policies 1000 to 2500 dollars endowment form payable over 20 years headed by George J Whelan. Local ads list groceries and various goods from multiple stores, plus society notes and notices.
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