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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1910
Page
9
In a crowded hall the oration by Dr S Park Cadman of New York and Rev Homer C Stunts framed a program on universal peace and the transforming power of the Word. Cadman urged arbitration and noted Congress adjournment while praise and hymnody filled the venue.
The program lists Meyer presiding at 916A, prayer and praise, World Presentation, Sunday school, bells, and national address by William N Hartshord. Zwemer discusses Mohammed childhood. Speer on Moslem world. Lawrance on next triennium. adjournment Monday 9 am. Cap dome meetings include church speakers and a Capitol Plaza visit. $4 for musical directors and teachers invited.
Charles Trumbull notes a critical stance toward the Roman Catholic Church in South America and Brasilia reports. Rev HC Tucker, Rev EM Sein, Revs John Hillman and Daniel Hayes spoke from Lon dor and others across regions. Sessions at Calvary Baptist Church First Congregational Mount Vernon ME, with national roll calls and memorial services for King Edward. A condolence tablegram was sent to Queen Mother Alexandra.
Four Kentucky offices were settled yesterday at a conference between the president and Senator Bradley. J M Sharp of Williamsburg was named United States attorney for the Eastern district. Rawyer Smith of Barbourville was chosen assistant district attorney. H Clay How ard of Paris was selected for foreign minister, post undetermined. George W Long of Louisville was to be reappointed United States marshal for the Western district.
The Interior Department will set up the Mines Bureau as directed by Congress. It will coordinate with a new railways division, replacing the Geological Survey’s technical branch and transferring its functions. The change is planned to take effect about July 1.
The Washington Board of Trade annual outing drew more than 260 members and guests to Marshall Hall. It was praised as the most successful yet, with outdoor field contests and a dancing pavilion program. Prizes went to many contestants in events from running races to a soap bubble test, with notable figures like Capt James F Oyster and Commissioner Rudolph among participants, and a grand dinner served by May Neumeyer’s committee.
A fashionable audience led by the President and Mrs Taft attended the Hen Greet Players performance of The Worry Wives of Windsor at the Belasco Theater last night. Ben Greet’s Falstaff appeared phlegmatic yet famous, with Dallas Anderson delivering a masterful Ford and Grace Hallay Mills and Ruth Vivian delivering standout supports. The cast included Percival Sermour as Slender and Violet Vivian as Anne Page, delivering a charming, well read revival of the Shakespeare comedy.
The parade faced friction as union bands withdrew led by John Pistorius and John G Momly. The Naval Gun Factory Band, composed of machinists from the Washington navy yard, faced pressure from rival machinists and nonunion bands over long standing union differences.
The Friends School held closing exercises with two women and five men receiving diplomas. Oak leaves and ferns adorned the rooms, a program featured the Aida march, with address by Henry W Wilbur of the Society of Friends, and vocal selections by FG D Rollings. Diplomas were presented by Thomas W Sidwell.
A Kentucky boy named Dan Rawlings met President Taft in a White House reception room and asked to roll on the White House rug. Taft granted the request, telling the boy the privilege was his anytime in the future. The event spurred later discussion about vaccination and a river tragedy: William Snyder, a miner from Osckmont, was identified as the man found in the Potomac near Westernport, with his burial attended by his mother Mrs John Ford.
The Washington Friday May 30 8 pm bulletin notes unsettled showers east of the Rockies except New England where fronts are delayed and cooler northwest. Temperatures vary from low in the Northwest to above seasonal averages elsewhere. Expect cooler conditions in the upper Midwest and southern plains Saturday, warmer in the Northwest, and variable winds along the Atlantic coast. Light to moderate southerly winds on the Gulf coast with occasional showers. Local figures include hourly readings and humidity, with contrast to last year’s temperatures.
Arthur R. Holter, AFL representative, defends remarks before the Senate public health committee. He notes a Senate inquiry into labor conditions at U S steel plants aims to prove there is merit in his charges, asserting AFL seeks workman protection and awaits Commissioner Neill's investigation results.
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