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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1917

Page

4

Red Cross Moves to New Quarters in Washington

The District branch of the American National Red Cross has moved from the Kellogg building at 1416 F Street NW to 1301 Massachusetts Ave NW. Owner Herbert Wadsworth has given two floors to the society. The group plans to organize Washington Red Cross work for war readiness, enlisting women to handle home tasks such as bandage making and nursing, with women in government departments designated to report on available workers.

District The American National Red Cross Kellogg F Street Northwest Massachusetts Avenue Herbert Wadsworth Mabel Boardman Society Organization of Washington Red Cross

Missing Boy Leo Baier Last Seen August 21 Near Home

Marie C. Baler seeks help locating her 14 year old son Leo Baier who left home on August 21 wearing a lavender striped shirt blue serge bloomers and black shoes. He has not been heard from since and Mrs Baler has searched Baltimore Philadelphia and other cities with no word. She requests information or contact at 1441 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.

Leo Baier Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast Marie C. Baler Stanley Fort Myer

Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkener Ad

Old time recipe revived with added ingredients promises to restore natural color. User moistens hair with a sponge to apply the preparation, claiming gray hair disappears by morning after one or two uses. Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound advertised as a delightful toilet requisite.

Wryeth Wyeth

Playhouse Curfew Rule Enforced After Court Ruling

Admiral and Mrs. Seaton Behroeder win restraining order against late Playhouse activities. Justice Stafford approves surety to cover losses if suit wins. No music after 11 pm and lights out by 11:30 pm. Playhouse owners appeal to District Court of Appeals. Neighbors complain of disturbances from revelries next to their home.

Admiral Seaton Behroeder N Street Playhouse Maddox & Gatley Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York District Court of Appeals Justice Stafford

Sun and Tide Table and Weather Summary

Weather and sun rise details across districts showing warmer trends for Wednesday. Disturbances from Nevada and the plains bring rain and snow to the Midwest and East, with unsettled South conditions. Temperatures range from near 85 at night to mid 30s by day, with 0.28 inches rainfall reported between 8 pm and 8 pm.

Columbia Nda Maryland Wats Iowa Plains States Great Central Valleys Upper Lake Lower Lake Region Virginia Tennessee Nevada Missieaippi Valley New England Lake Region Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic States South East Gulf States South Atlantic Staten Florida East Gulf Staten Weetero Tennessee Middle

Births Reported In Local Notice

Henry H Wells and Mary L Wells announce a birth a girl. Ernest and Mary Scaphina report a daughter. Harry and Mary E Ruffher welcome a son. Lewis K Diskelly and Florence OC Diskelly report a daughter. Walter B Warley and Katherine Warley announce a son. Edward L Clark and Alice M Clark announce a daughter. Walter CisseH and Ide CisseH report a son Roy. John MM Anderson and Jessie MM Anderson welcome a boy. Herman Thomas and Mary A Thomas announce a daughter. Arthur Ford and Verona Ford report a daughter. Robert Anderson and Mamie Anderson announce a daughter.

Henry H Mary L. Wells Ber Ernest Mary Scaphina Helen Ruffher Lewis Plorence OC Diskelly Harry Mary E Lmckett Walter B Katherine Warley Edward L Alice M Clark A Mildred VY Walter Ide Cisseh Herman Mary A. Thomas Arthur and Verona Ford Robert and Mamie Anderson

LICENSED TO MARRY IN VIRGINIA AND BEYOND

A compilation lists multiple wedding licenses across Virginia and nearby states. It includes Walter G. Toney and Mattie V. Jordan of Richmond. Hen E. Brougham and Mary V. Angle of Lowmoor. Charles T. Gibbins and Margaret V. Lovett of Fredericksburg. Justin M. Libbey and Mae Raichle of Rye Canter and Kingston. John H. Post and Anna J. Rist of Fort Collins. J Bentley D. Reeside and Anna Gayley Marshall. Brice C. Black and Bloise H. Bkinner. Rev. John H. Jeffries. Robert H. Wood and Lela Howard. Edwin A. Halsey and Mary M. Younger. Floyd G. Brown and Susie Roberts. and others including Rev. F. J. Prettyman and Rev. James T. Marshall.

Walter G. Toney Mattie V. Jordan Richmond Howard ¥. Downs Hen E. Brougham Mary V. Angle Lowmoor William M. Lyon Charles T. Gibbins Stafford Margaret V. Lovett Fredericksburg H. Schroeder Justin M. Libbey Bloise H. Bkinner John H. Jeffries Robert H. Wood Lela Howard Charles Wood Edwin A. Halsey Lynchburg Mary M. Younger Washington F. J. Prettyman Floyd G. Brown Susie Roberts John

Band Concert Today at Stanley Hall by Home Band

Tonight at 6:30 in Stanley Hall the United States Soldiers' Home Band Orchestra conducted by John H. M. Zimmermann performs a program including Lakesonian March Overture The Crusader Rollinson to Romance The Miracle of Love I Know That I Got More Than My Share Pom Pom Sandy River Rag I'm Waiting For You Jolly Fellows Theyre Wearing Em Higher in Hawaii and The Star Spangled Banner.

Stanley Hall United States Soldiers’ Home Band John Zimmermann Rollinson McKee Clark Felix Bag Oddity Allen Tayi Aclacaa Watts Jolly Fellows Hawaii Mohr Star-Spangied

New York Man Sues For 10000 Damages Over Arrest

Frederick L Maguire of New York sues Erwin C Brainerd and Charles A Evans for 10000 damages in District Supreme Court. He says on January 9 at the Willard lobby Brainerd instigated his arrest by Evans, was searched in a Municipal building room, papers taken, then driven in a police van to Twelfth and D Streets station and detained until 10 AM next morning. He alleges assault and humiliation.

Erwin C. Brainerd Charles A. Evans District Supreme Court Frederick L. Maguire New York George B. Sullivan Maguire Willard Brainerd Evans Twelfth D Streets

City Briefs And Meetings In Washington Society

The Bloomingdale branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet at Miss Elian Allison's home at 163 Mount Pleasant Street NW. The Woman's Army and Navy League meeting is postponed to March 23 to avoid clashing with the Army Relief Society. Pocahontas Memorial Association meets at Bellevue tomorrow afternoon. Cham ber music recital part of the First Friday series postponed two weeks. Browne lectures on The Land Question in Mexico at National University Law School. Story Tellers' League presents Swedish stories and songs at the Powhatan ballroom with Jenny Larson and Edouard Albion as guests. Mothers' Congress address on The Influence of the Home on the Child. Piano and vocal solos and a seventh-grade dance at Weightman School program. Washington correspondents meeting at National Press Club for admission to Congress galleries. Y M C A course second lecture on character analysis by Dr N W Shefferman on Thinking Working and Executive types. Fifteen babies await adoption at Richmond Florence Crttenton Mission. Sewer trunk work authorized in Park Place Northwest costing about 4500. Five catch basins ordered for new National Museum. Milton C Ellott to lecture on Federal reserve act to banking class. Public health nursing talks at Twentieth Century Club meeting. Washington Board of Trade semimonthly meeting includes cast of officers for shad bake but date not decided. Memorial meeting for Dr Thompson at George Washington University Medical School. Archaeological Institute meeting with Prof Lewis Paton on Survivals of Primitive Religion in Palestine. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Suffrage Club to meet at Public Library with speakers on Why I Became a Suffragist. Washington Readers' Club joint recital at Public Library.

Park Place Rhertwest Holmead Place Fourteenth Street Board of Commissioners National Museum Milton C. Ellott Federal Reserve Board American Institute of Banking

Local Man Wounded After Fall Near Ninth and F Streets

William Kerr, 60, of 634 Sixth Street Southwest, is in Emergency Hospital with head wounds after a fall at Ninth and F Streets Northwest yesterday afternoon. Witnesses include Miss Mary F Steerman Arthur B White Miss Emma L Ostrander Alfred Falconer Mrs Mary Randolph Dickens and Mrs William Chamberlain.

Ing Mary F. Steerman Arthur B. White Emma L. Ostrander Alfred Falconer Mary Randolph Dickens Wiliam Chamberlain William Kerr Sixth Street Ninth Ana F Streets

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