Puccini and Verdi Gala Attract Starry Opera Cast
The chorus and orchestra dazzled as Puccini abstractions blended with powerful arias. Farrar impressed in the dramatic role with the child Trouble sung by Manzaramoli. Caruso’s rich voice energized the house while Stracciari displayed a lush baritone. Dufriche offered a terrifying Bonze and Vig na earned high praise for conducting. The season continues with Faust and Aida this Saturday and Good Friday pause, featuring Eames Dippel Plancon Scotti in matinee and Verdi evening casts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerelaine Farrar
Trouble
Master Manzaroli
Caruso
Faust
gAlda
Gounod
Mme. Eames
Dippel
Plancon
Scotti
Rappoeld
Homer
Straccarh
Grand Opera Night Fashions At Washington Event
The audience shone with social high society attendance as Mrs. Longworth and Representative Longworth sat near center. Guests including Mrs. Kernochan, Miss Townsend, and Mrs. Meyer showcased gowns from silver procade to white lace and duchess satin, with numerous blue, pink, and black ensembles and diamond accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Katherine Elking
Beeckman Lorillard
James Kernechan
Jack Brory
Misa Flkins
Fashionable Bodice Trims and Lace Fashions Displayed
A procession of ladies showcases elaborate gowns and accessories in pastel and dark hues. Mrs Fairfield wears pink rose hair ornament. Mrs Howry sports white lace and alliver leaves. Mrs Billson Hutching a cream black princess gown. Mrs Reyburn in black Chantilly lace over white silk. Mrs La Breton in pale yellow with black lace. Mrs Rae in black and white alk. Mrs Roelker in black net with diamond dog collar. Mrs Moran in rose chiffon with cream appliques. Barney in black net with dull jet. Mrs Montgomery Blair in white satin with lace bertha. Mrs Simpkina in marize colored silk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipman
Baroness von Sternburg
Harriet, Norris
Baroness Sternburg
Chandler Hale
Miss Robeson
Mrs. Newberry
Arthur Lee
Mme. Godoy
Bromwell
Baroness Rosen
Tiichard Mulligan
C.T. Crosby
Misa Jennings
Evelyn Chew
Horace Westcott
John Rodgers
Henry Wells
Richard Butler
Carter
Senator Carter
Qualtrough
Alexander Legare
Lee Phillips
B. H. Warder
Fairfield
Howry
Bllison Hutching
John Reyburn
Misa la Breton
la Breton
Charles Rae
Roelker
Moran
Barney
Montgomery Blair
Nathaniel Simpkina
Army Aids Chinese Famine Relief Plan
Chicago dispatch reports Union Pacific and Chicago and NorthwesternRailroads to move expedited famine relief flour from Minneapolis to San Francisco for shipment to China. The Buford will transport about fifty cars of flour, each car carrying 40,000 pounds, with the Army Commissary Department coordinating purchases and distribution. Dr. Klopstock and the Christian Herald advocate rapid relief contributions, noting large donors and government coordination with Chinese officials for suitable food supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern
China
Minneaspolia
San Francisco
United States
Buford
Esr
Commissary Department
United States Army
Louis Klopsch
CIA
Christian Ferald
Sharpe
Kinchow
Chentung Liang Cheng
Klopsgh
The
Christian Herald
State Department
BH. Harriman
Marvin Hughett
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Minneapolis
Klopsech
North China News &6
Robbery Charge Against Cobb After Hotel Larceny
George W. Cobb son of former Indiana Congressman Thomas R. Cobb was arrested by central detectives after allegedly robbing insurance agent Howard H. Bell at a Pennsylvania avenue hotel. Bell says Cobb took $33 after a day at Benning race track and a magnesia purchase. Cobb faces larceny arraignment in Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cobb
Thomas R. Cobb
Congress
Second
Indiana
Cornwell, Baur
Berman
Central Office
Pennsylvania Avenue
Howard H. Bell
Missouri Avenue Northwest
Cobb
Bell
Benning
Companion & Dollar
Blames School Officials Over Attendance Case
Samuel Thrift was charged with violating compulsory school laws for not sending his child Noel to a distant school. Defense argues authorities justified. witnesses from Georgetown division attended. Case delayed after conference with Admiral Baird and local prosecutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Thrift
Morains
Noel
Mackey
Thrift
Icipal Janney
Georgetown Assion
Edna K. Buahee
Admiral Baird
Its
Massey
Pugh
Tanitor Stabbed in Face at Reformers Hall
A janitor Tanitor Butler forty nine of 925 Den Street Southwest was stabbed on a crowded stairway at Reformers Hall Twelfth and U Streets Northwest during a melee last night. Theodore Lewis is alleged to have wielded the knife which broke. Butler was taken to Freedmen's Hospital and is expected to recover. Police J F Waldron and T Sweeney arrested Lewis on assault charges. Davy Lewis and William Harris were charged with aiding the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abn Butler
den Street
Ae Reformers
Twelfth
U Wets
Theodore Lewis
Butler
Eighth Precinct
Freedmen's Hospital
J. F. Waldron
T. Sweeney
Lewis
Davy Lewis
Wiliam Harris
Broker Denies Charge In Powell v Saunders Suit
Frank W Powell and William H Saunders dispute a Maryland Virginia farmland sale near Washington. Saunders says Campbell met Campbell July 1 185 etc. Powell allegedly advised and Saunders paid 1000 down, rest in installments. Powell allegedly refused settlement, granted possession, and Saunders seeks return of funds. Attorneys Berry and Minor note court action pending in District Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Powell
William H. Saunders
Orebant
Henry Clay Campbell
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Saunders Ange
Jessups
Campbell
Powell
Mr. Saunders
Saunders
Berry & Minor
District Supreme Court
TAMES C LEONARD DEAD IN PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL
Jess Leonard of 45 Harrison Street died after a short illness at Providence Hospital. He led Retail Liquor Dealers Action in DC, owned Uniontown Building and Association, and served as treasurer of the District Citizens' Association. A veteran, Mason, and former fuel rent inspector, he was sixty. Survived by his wife and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Leonard
Harrison Street
Ctta
Providence Hospita
District of Columbia
Oser
Uniontown Building and Association
Zostla Citizens' Association
Leonard
United States
District Columbia
Harrison
Cleveland
Woman Hurt When Horse-Drawn Vehicle Collides
A horse drawn phaeton carrying J G Leon and his mother Ida Leon ran away on Maryland Avenue Northeast near Sixth Street. The vehicle overturned injuring Mrs Ida Leon with cuts and bruises. she was admitted to Casualty Hospital in shock. Pedestrians restrained the fractious horse after it struck a wooden fence. The hearse and phaeton sustained minor damage. Mrs Leon’s condition improved to satisfactory by night, with plans to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapharton
J. G. Leon
Fourteenth Street
Ida Leon
Sixth Street
Maryland Avenue
Leon
Phateton
Noted singer injured on stage at Metropolitan Opera House
Schumann Heink stepped on a nail piercing her foot during Gotterdammerung. Weiss in the box aided her, with doctors saying the wound not dangerous though blood poisoning feared if untreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
York
Metropolitan Opera House
Gotterdammerung
Mme. Er
Schumann-Heink
Geramtralte
Weiss
Blaze Ignites Paper Near Cook Stove in Washington Home
A fire in Mrs. Fannie White's home at 11 1-2 I street northeast yesterday afternoon caused about $15 in damage. Loose paper in a box near a cook stove ignited from hot coals. Mrs. White, 38, was attended by Dr. Sullivan at Casualty Hospital after becoming hysterical and was later moved to a neighbor's home. Her clothing narrowly escaped ignition as the blaze was put out by firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie White
Reverend Hunt Appeals in Bassett Divorce Case
Reverend E Lawrence Hunt named as co respondent in the Bassett divorce vows to fight the ruling and defend his ministry. Attorney Henry B Davis plans an appeal, says Hunt was maligned, and awaits presbytery action while vowing to remain in the ministry and preach the gospel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. Lawrence Hunt
Bassett
Anay
Henry EB. Davis
Mr. Davis
Omaha
Hunt
Brooklyn
Bagsett
New York
Weather Bulletin Highlights Snow in Rockies and Large-Region Warmth
The Weather Bureau reports a disturbance moving from Southern Colorado to Northeastern Kansas brings snow across Central and Southern Rocky Mountains and rain eastward through the Lower Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys. Warmth continues in Atlantic and Gulf States, with cooler trends in the Ohio and Lower Mississippi valleys. Forecasts expect the Western storm to move eastward Friday, affecting the Lower Missouri, Upper Mississippi, Ohio valleys, and into the Middle Atlantic and New England. South remains mostly fair, while temperatures stay high in the Rocky Mountain region. Winds shift along coasts, with fresh southwesterlies on the Gulf coast and brisk northeasterly winds on Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Colorado
Kan~ane
Rocky Mountain
Missouri
Mississippi
Upper Lake Region
Obly
Tower Lake
New England
Atlantic States
Pennsylvania-Maryland Line
Atlantic
Gulf States
Ohio
Minisouri
Missienippi
Ohio Valleya
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Lower Region
Middle Atlantic States
New Hagland
Northwest
Middle Mississippi
Lower
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Bilshigan
Grand Bucks
Rain Forecast Ends Pleasant Run of Days
Weather forecast predicts rain today ending a stretch of fine weather. The forecaster notes only modest temperature changes with no heavy wraps needed. Warm spell to continue about a week before a slight cool snap, not a severe storm. Yesterday's ideal day drew crowds as summer gowns dominated the streets.
Funeral for Bernard R Baldwin Held in Meadville
Mrs Georgia Hay Baldwin a War Department clerk attended her son Bernard R Baldwin's funeral. He died in Lexington March 4 after a trip around the world. Services were held March 2 at his grandmother Mrs R J Hay's Meadville home. He was grandson of Dr John T Ray of Meadville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Hay Baldwin
War Department
Meadville
Bernard R. Baldwin
Lexington
Baldwin
John T. Ray
R. J. Hay
South Water Street
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Gowhs
Washington Society
Weil
Geraldine Farrar AS
Mme, Butterfly
Enrico Caruso
Ashington
Washington Fest
Wrenner
Prapaid
Mall
Washington, D. G
Wester
Paris
Bolienne
Hite Goods Department
Birece
Reeke
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh Street
Peter Grogan
Seventh St
Tanitor
Heodore Lewis
True Reformers’ Hall
W. H. Saunders
F.W. Powell
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Ilness
Phaeton
Frank H. Jones
Charlotte
N. C
B. D. Heath
Charlotte National Bank
Jones
Fent
Aells
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
F St. N. W
Wilson &Mayers
Wilson & Mayers
Bassett Divorce
Church Haven
Mr. Hunt
Presbyterian Church
Jesus Christ
America
Raln- Maz
Agheville
Atlante
Blemarck
Bopton
Doe Buffalo
Clueag DL
Denver
Colo
Des Moines
Iowa
Galveston
Cox
Helena
Mont
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacksonville
Fin
Kansas Ty
Little Reek
Ark
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
New Orleana
Newark
Kort Platte
Qmaha
Nene
Pitteburg
Oriental Coffe
Browning &Baines Inc
Pa. Ave
American Security and Tust Company
Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania Ave
Stumph & Lyford
Mass. Ave
N. W
Culmbacher
Applenaia
Washington Brewery Co
Bth
Fats
Uneeda Biscuit
De'Laney
de’ Laney
A. Eberly
Columbia Records
Columbia Phonograph
F Street
Castelberg’s
Weahington
Opticians
Penna. Ave
Forth
Balmont Dairy Co., Incorporated
14Th St
A.W
Christian Xander
Jointily
Henry Evans
St. N. W
Berlitz School
Gand Priser
Ttege
JO Matve Teecheres
Geesen Frees
Lee Teethorough
Prud Howe
Danning
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