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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1905

Page

19

Easter Crafts and Novelty Goods Catalog Listing

Hat pins in sterling silver solid gold and gun metal plus plain and jeweled designs. Combs real shell for side and back with plain gold trimmed back combs and beaded bands. Tea cloths doilies drawnwork centers Servian Raphia Renaissance Mexican French. Fancy box stationery desk sets SMK paper lamp shades. Burnt hand colored art leather items library banners table covers lamp mats pillow covers shopping bags magazine cases music rolls glove cases shaving pads card cases purses tobacco pouches fire screen filings. Easter cards many new designs dainty colors and Easter novelties rabbits chickens real ducks and other items. Main figure Eleventh and G sis.

Exhibition and Sale of Original Oil Paintings

Exhibition and sale of original oil paintings by Franklin Airey of Philadelphia at our Picture Gallery on the fourth floor. Landscapes and marine scenes with a few figures. each piece is original, in a double-sweep frame with shadow box. Regularly $100, offered at a special price during the week.

Franklin Airey Philadelphia Mr. Airey

Office Furniture Ad Highlights Neat, Efficient Work Space

An old advertisement extols office furniture emphasizing tidy surroundings and up-to-date pieces. It describes desks with solid tops and dovetailed drawers, patent tension mechanisms, and a sliding baseboard for easy use. It touts Humphrey sectional bookcases with dustproof, nonbinding, air cushioned doors, shown in oak and mahogany, priced from two dollars per section.

Washington Humphrey

Holland Rose Bush Sale at Georgetown Custom House

We have received our first importation of choice quality Rose Bushes from a top Holland nursery. This sale features several varieties usually costly, plus standard varieties, offering first-quality roses at the price of inferior kinds. Choice, 10c each. Fifth floor eleventh St.

Georgetown Custom House Holland Eleventh St

Feast of St Joseph Celebrated by Little Sisters of the Poor

Washington society attended the annual St Joseph feast at the Home for the Aged on H Street NE. French Embassy staff and patrons served as waiters for the aged, with Mme des Porte and the Countess de Taramonde among attendees. Donations covered a menu of soup roast beef chicken vegetables fruit cake ice cream and tobacco for men. The event highlighted community support for the Little Sisters and the home, temporarily displaced by nearby construction.

Washington Little Sisters of the Poor H Street M Cambon St. Joseph’s Day Mme. Des Porte Little Bisters St Joseph's Day Union Station Third Street

Roosevelt Club hosts Spanish War veterans at Concordia Hall

The Roosevelt Club of Spanish War veterans met at Concordia Hall to plan affiliation with the American Veterans of Foreign Service. Gen H Kelley, national commander, was to address but could not attend. he will visit Washington today and attend a reception tonight. Members discussed insignia, by laws, and other club affairs as plans to call on President Roosevelt after Easter were announced.

Kelley R. C Galbraith Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment Veterans’ Association American Veterans of Foreign Service W E B Strong W. A Hickey A. F Baumbauer J J Gordon Hickey M R Kubats John S May Fred Smith Allan McCullough B. H. Warner Roosevelt Fairbanks

Barmaids in England Subject of W C T U Address

Mrs Helen M. Bullock of New York addressed the District W C T U at the First Congregational Church. She discussed barmaids in England, liquor impurity, a New York saloon supported by Bishop Potter, and W C T U relief work for Japanese soldiers. She noted 120000 bars in England, 12098 in London, with 1500 female barmaids aged fifteen to twenty.

Bullock Woman’s Christian ‘Temperance Union First Congregational Church Helen M. Bullock New York W. c. T. U. Purity Department Clinton Smith W.C. T U England Garl Yquor London

Anti bar maid bill passed by New York legislature

Mrs Mary T Burt and the New York State WCA led swift action to block barmaid employment as lawmakers approved the anti bar maid bill. Mrs Bullock noted England recently banned hiring unexperienced girls as barmaids and expects gradual abolition of the system. She argued spirituous liquors are adulterated in Europe as much as in the United States.

New York Mary T Burt New York States WCA Bullock England United States Mrsullock Europe

University Meeting Debates Trusts and Anti Trust Law

The George Washington University congress debated trusts and the Sherman anti trust law. Leaders from Indiana Virginia Pennsylvania Michigan Tennessee discussed forest conservation and naval funding. A three member committee urged the university president to allow majority student representation on intercollegiate debates. Next week a constitutional amendment for a uniform divorce law will be considered.

University Mect Congress George Washington University Union Christian Indiana Republic Kennedy Pennsylvania Michigan Caldwell Tennessee Farrey House Kelley South Dakota Shelton Mississippi Bone Illinois Stern Wisconsin Beh Hymer California Cohen

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