City Briefs Preview War Relief Programs and Lectures
City brief items note an illustrated Be lasco Theater lecture Sunday at 4 30 featuring Sergt Major Robert Middlemiss blinded at Gallipoli, in motion pictures of the British front. Dr Evevil Munroe Hopkins solicits contributions for destitute Jews in Russia. A mass meeting for the same cause will be held in April with speakers Dr Stephen A Wise and Jacob Billikopf. venue to be announced. Richard Graham of 1851 Potomac Street NW, 45, cut his throat at Georgetown University Hospital and claimed responsibility. Dr F F Martin will discuss the colored race in world history at John Wesley AME tonight at 8. Mrs Josephine Griffith of Chicago, back from Europe, speaks on war and women's work at Dupont Chapter today at 3:30 at Mrs H P Sanders’s home, 1504 Twentyfirst Street.
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Belasco Theater
Robert Middlemiss
Gallipoli
4Vevil Munroe Hopkins
Russia
Stephen A Wise
Jacob Billikopf
St Louis
American Jewish Relief Committee
F. F. Martin
John Wesle
Ame Church
Fourteenth
Corcoran Streets
Josephine Grifith
Chicago
Europe
Dupont
H P Sanders
Births Reported In Local Families
William Po and Juliet Hayes welcome a girl. Joseph Johnson and Catherine Johnson greet a boy. James Ro and Carrie Howard announce a girl. Holand C Duffin and Helen C Duffin announce a boy.
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William Po
Juliet_Hayes
Joseph and
Catherine Johnson
James Ro
Carrie Howard
Holand C
Helen C Duffin
Deaths Reported in Local Notices at Several Addresses
A list of deaths across numerous individuals aged from 2 to 98 years is reported with hometowns and hospital affiliations. Notables include Elizabeth Steibel 98 at 1118 8th Street Southeast and Isaac Jimeraon 73 in Takoma Park, with multiple entries tied to Walter Reed General Hospital and other city institutions.
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Flizzabeth M. Steibel
Micchael J’ Lynch
Isaac Jimeraon
Takoma Park
Jeane W Hudson
Emma
Schaffer
Wiliam
Burke
Annie Steele
Allie
Howard
William W. Robinson, Jr
Walter Reed General
Helen
Olsen
Neal
E'zabeth Harlch
Burna At
Twlong
Mary
Johnson
17Th St
Joha
Brent
Edward Buckner
Broad Alley
Nellie Saith
6Th St
Robert Coleman
St. Elizabeth's
Drusilla Jones
Stephenrd
Angcostia
Eva Brown
Freedmen’s Hospital
Wiliam HH Gant
Seek Water Frontage Presages Industrial Boom
Rumors of outsiders securing six month options on Alexandria river front property spark talk of a coming industrial revival. King's Street corner lots reportedly queried by strangers fuel speculation as local affairs include church collections, hospital gifts, fundraisers, and social events. Kemp Lewis faces arraignment for felonious and malicious shooting in Corporation Court.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Kemp Lewis
L. ©. Bailey
Corporation Court
Daily Sun and Tide and Weather Summary
Weather forecast for DC Maryland and Virginia with warmer Monday and rain and colder conditions Tuesday. Disturbances moving from Colorado to Kansas and eastward bring increasing pressure and potential snow in the Northwest region. Local readings show temperatures from 42 to 87 with varying humidity and no precipitation noted from 8 pm to 8 pm.
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Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
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Virginia
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Upper Lake Region
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Basket of Spring Flowers From Sheffer's
City bulletins note a sale of spring flowers from Sheffer's at 14th Street with moderate prices intended to delight a shut-in friend.
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Sheffer’s
Band Concert Today at Merins Barracks by Marine Band
This afternoon at 2:30 o clock the United States Marine Band Orchestra conducted by William H. Santelmann performs at Merins Barracks. The program includes marches and overtures such as The Cup Winner Jubilee La Grace Military Symphony and selections from Lehar Massenet and Puccini. The concert closes with The Marine hymn and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Merins Barracks
United States Marine Band Orchestra
William H. Santelmann Terder
Qup
Girls Sell Souls for Fine Dress Says Pastor
The Rev Dr James L Gordon preached at First Congregational Church warning that lonely country girls in cities and overconfidence lead to moral ruin through fashion and liquor. He said sorrow drives vulnerable girls to seek sympathy and fall prey to temptation, selling their souls for luxuries.
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James L . Gordon
First Congregational Church
Lux
Dr. Gordon
Reform the Police, Tom Farmer Says Reform the Police
Tom Farmer, a self confessed burglar turned evangelist, spoke at the YMCA about reforming police departments to save city youth. He recounted his crime career starting at age 11, 18 years in prison, and conversion after 27 years to Christianity. He blamed corruption among politicians lawyers police officials and preachers for enabling crime.
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Tom” Farmer
New York
Los Angeles
Farmer
Jesus
Southern Congress Plans Ninth Annual New York Convention
The Southern Commercial Congress will hold its ninth annual convention in New York City on October 15 with offices at the McAlpin Hotel. Clarence J. Owens oversees the congress, while Harry Cochrane runs the Southern States exposition. Oscar Straus chairs the New York committee. Owens is general secretary. cabinet members McAdoo and Redfield join, along with Mayor Mitchel. The event aims to attract about 20,000 delegates from banking and cotton sectors across the South and Southwest.
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Southern Commercial Congress
New York City
Congress
McAlpin Hotel
Clarence J. Owens
Harry Cochrane
Oscar Straus
New York
Clarence JT. Owens
William G. McAdoo
William C. Redfield
John Purroy Mitchel
Banking Committee
Women enslaved by piety says speaker at Secular League
Mrs Joseph Seal of Buffalo New Jersey told a Secular League gathering at Pythian Temple that religion has long subjugated women and kept them inferior as described in Genesis and elsewhere. An animated discussion followed with several participants named, after which Kep ler Hoyt read a poem and J W Nigh delivered a humorous recitation titled Old Jim the Hard Luck Hobo.
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Secular League
Pythian Temple
Joseph Seal
Buffalo
N. J
Viola Kaufman
Mary E. Walker
Evan West Green
Mr. Lewis
Howard Morton
David Eccles
Ida M. Waters
Samuel Saloman
Kepler Hoyt
J. W. Nigh
Old Jim
Murray cites Swedenborg on Jesus as divine presence
Walter Brown Murray of Massachusetts lectured at the Masonic Temple on Waa Jesus Man, Superman or God. He argued Jesus contains the infinite divine soul of God Jehovah, not a separate Father, but the essence of life clothed in human form. Murray was introduced by Martin A. Knapp, head of the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation.
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Walter Brown Murray
Massachusetts
Jesus Man
Superman
God
Masonic Temple
Emanuel Swedenborg
Jesus
Jehovah
Murray
Martin A. Knapp
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Clean Living Urges Athletes As Path To Success
EC Mercer of New York told an assembly crowd in the M C A hall that clean lives lead to success. His talk titled Olympic Stars I Have Met featured pictures of famed Stockholm participants and highlighted Ty Cobb as a model of prowess and judgment born of clean living.
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EC. Mercer
New York
M.ca
Stockholm
Mercer
Ty Cobb
Opening of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Bishop Philip Mercer Rhinelander of Philadelphia officiated the opening. Services included holy communion at 7 30am, a second sermon at 11, baptisms at 6 pm, and a closing sermon at 8 pm by Rev. Dr. Herbert Scott Smith. The new church stems from the rector Rev. C. Abbott.
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Philadelphia
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Rhinslander
Herbert Scott Smith
St. Margaret’s
C. &. Abbott
Epworth League service at Metropolitan M E Church
Mrs B L Miller of Korea addressed the meeting last night in Metropolitan M E Church. Her subject was Epworth League Service, explaining the work being done by league members. The program opened with 11 o'clock topic Our Challenge and closed with 8 pm Our Calling, noting the duty at this time for Americans.
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National Guard
Metropolitan Baptist Church
J. A. Clark
Gaul
Trinity Episcopal Church
Oscar Franklin Comstock
B. L. Miller
Korea
M. E. Church
Epworth League
League
Wonderful Enthusiasm Shown by Washington People
Hundreds express gratitude for relief from ailments through the herbal medicine Dreco. A notable endorsement from William F. Kiter recounts relief from rheumatism headaches nervous issues and digestive troubles after six bottles. The ad cites local stores and brings a strong testimonial voice from Anacostia and Alexandria.
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Dreco
William F. Kiter
Kiltreet Southeast
Dreto
O'Donnell
Anacostia
Geo B Burr
Alexandra
BL. Allen & Co
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