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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
6
A fragment notes an upcoming Decoration Day, urging readers to begin planning. It highlights weather, travel, and activity considerations, emphasizing timely preparation for a safe and enjoyable observance. The line hints at seasonal routines and community remembrance associated with the holiday.
Government officials prepare a major awning installation across Washington. The War and Navy Building alone holds about 1 500 windows to shade, with Treasury and Capitol complexes demanding hundreds more. Dealers estimate the government needs around 3 000 awnings, costing several thousand dollars overall, as offices and courts receive protection for the summer.
At Standley Soldiers' Home at 3 o'clock Rev H Allen Grifith chaplain likened life to a Christian fight. The Soldiers' Home Band directed by John B Zimmermann performed In the Great Beyond. A quartet led by Miss Caron and others sang My Soul Be On Thy Guard and Tarry With Me. Contralto solos by Mrs Gilmore and Mrs Dalgleish, soprano Edna Sheehy, cornet by Andrew Galopin, and a roll call of dead comrades completed the G A R ceremony.
Congress orders a commission to inspect the District jail and workhouse with officials like Supt. Zinkhan and Warden McKee predicting improved conditions. Space shortages force pair-cells, while land and buildings need expansion. Sunday services drew about 600 inmates and staff.
Anthony Herz, valet to Minister Vogel of Sweden, was wounded with three bullets and taken to Georgetown University Hospital. Doctors say the wounds pose no complications and he should leave hospital soon. Police sought a statement from Vogel at the Embassy but he was absent. Detectives Mullin and Warren attempted to interview Herz but language barriers hindered communication.
It was children’s night at the Saengerbund with the Ntticanes displaying musical skill on a varied program. Maurice Kohner opened with a Pang solo, followed by Arthur Jerome Behmueter on Yankee Doodle, then Nelda Waldecker, Annie Neuland, Zelda Jasper, Paul Schwarz, and Carban Rudy each performing piano or violin pieces. Humors Come to the surface. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is recommended as a cure-all for pimples and eruptions appearing in spring, claiming to cleanse the system and clear the complexion.
The reappearance of Miss Cora B. Shreve and a full class of performers in the operetta Leonora will be at the National Theater on Friday May 29 at 2 pm. The piece is composed from popular songs of the day and taught by Miss Shreve with young singers Selma Seflinger and Estelle Murray.
City notices advertise pie sales at grocers and special Tuesday bargains. Local stores promote Pride of Our Nation Tomatoes, Satin skin cream, and kitchen ranges. Carpet cleaning and storage offered by E F Hinkel Co. Heurich’s beer sold for twenty years by Arlington Bottling Co.
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