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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1914

Page

11

Push for Modest Dress at National Federation Convention

The National Federation of Women’s Clubs plans a June convention in Washington to approve a resolution denouncing extreme dress designs. It urges American-made, modest fashion and criticizes foreign styles for influencing morals. Prominent members from Texas, Louisiana, and Florida are listed among attendees, with discussions also touching on a waterways conference and legislative impact.

Waington National Federation of Womens Clubs Areso Amer General Federation of Warme Hha Larte Mia Pere V O Pannijacker Austin Tex Irs Joseph Ransdel Wits Ransdell Louisiana Mra William © Story Willam P Porland Representative Borland Wisneirt Urs Duncan U. Fletcher Lydia A. Willams Washington& D C A Barton Miler Charleston Chile Federation Meat Ng Ry Congress

Miss Filkins Sues Theatrical Firm Over Missing Lead Role

Grace Filkins sues New Era Producing Company for damages claiming she was promised the leading part in The Rule of Three but was denied it after negotiations. She seeks ten thousand dollars, alleging misrepresentation and loss of opportunities in the May 9 Washington Post report.

Mrs Gould Seriously Ill at Racing Center in Scotland

Mrs Frank Jay Gould, once a show girl and wife of Gould, is listed as seriously ill at a location described as a racing center just out of Watsons in Scotland. The report references her past career, marriage to Mr Gould, and various personal notes, including a prior marriage and divorce.

Stcken Racing Center The Washington Post Frank Jay Gould Faith Keily Thauldeistry Watsons Little Racing Center T Geud Gould Falinburgh Jane Scotland Eng Vielen

Milliken Weds in Baltimore During Federal Express Visit

Stanley T Milliken and the young Mrs Milliken wed in Baltimore on Thursday. The ceremony drew family and editors from Wasmut Fest and Wes Sharp, with guests including Mrs Emily Sharp and other local dignitaries. The couple will honeymoon while touring the circuit with the Satis group, as Milliken, an ardent admirer of the sport, continues to be active in athletics reporting.

Federal Express Ian Baltimore Stantes T Milliken Fry Emily Sharp Moo Wes Sharp Washington Baltimors Milliken Admler

Women Smoke During PoloWeek at Philadelphia Club

Philadelphia May smoking by women spectators has become the rage during polo week at the Philadelphia Country Club. At least six fashionable women perched atop the north clubhouse smoked almost continuously during the Woodcrest cup match between First City Troop and the Country Club. The clubhouse, built this year with profits from the earlier practice match with the English polo team, is noted as picturesque.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Country Club

Ban on bathtub shocks Harrison on health board

Special to The Washington Post May 29 reports Dr Henry Allers of Harrison leading a health board meeting to ban baths as unsanitary and urge use of showers or Turkish baths. The tub is condemned as barbaric while Allers gains fame for pushing sanitation reforms and springs in carriages.

Harmison Board of Health Plunge Speoial Washington Post New York Rockefeller Henry Allers Harson Fluils Allers Harrison Board For Health Dr Allers Board of Health Board For Health Harrison

Victor Herbert Sees Rapid Growth of American Opera

In London Victor Herbert predicts the United States will host opera companies in every major town within 25 years. He praises English language opera, notes current strong orchestras, and urges wealthy Americans to fund music institutes, orchestras, and opera houses as noblesse oblige.

United States Washington Post London America Victor Herbert Boston Symphony Theodore Thomas Century Opera Company Rockefellers Morgans Institutes of Music Europe

Mrs Stuyvesant contest hits 7422 bill for gowns

Mrs Rutherford Stuyvesant fights a $7,422 bill from a cheap Paris dressmaker after a robe and several listed gowns were charged. The suit seeks deduction for the Salome gown and zibbone stole muff not ordered. Court verdict expected in fifteen days.

Stuyvesant

Woman jailed for playing child on Bronx park lawn

Bertha Hirschbaum, penniless mother with nine month old in arms, was ordered jailed for two days over a 1 fine after police warned three mothers to keep their children off a restricted lawn at St Marys Park. She could not pay, and an arrangement placed her in Bronx county jail rather than Harlem prison. Her fine was paid later by a charitable donor and she was freed. Police also reported a four passenger car stolen from 1214 New York Avenue NW.

Bronx Washington Peet New York Bertha St Marys Park Bertha Hirschbaum Magistrate House Merriaania Hertha Hirschbaum Rogers Alexander Avenue St Mar Harlem Morrigania Bronx County Dugene Young W

Army and Navy Changes of the Day

A long list details leaves of absence for officers in the medical reserve corps and cavalry and numerous reassignments within the ordnance department. Names include Charles Gandy, Lanprer W Webb Jr, Louis H Bauer, William W Vaughan, Frederick T Dickman, Herbert Hamris, William G Glthric, John Anderson, Francis H Cameron Jr, Gyorgy Young, Joseph Be Bastion, Frederick Shnyder, Thomas Smith, Halstead P Councilman, Arthur D Budd, Henry Ck Muhlenberg, Alfred H Hoagbley, Thrlway H Lane, Clarence F Partridge, Dwight K Shurtleyf, Harrie T Pillans, Burton O Lewis, Gladeon Barnes, Nathaniel Wo Carthe, Irving McNeil, Frederick H Mills, Paul A Larned, Gilbert H Stewart, Arthur D Winnick, Morgan L Bret, Charles S Metilor, John Brose, Charles S Donavin, Thomas S Coles, Follett Bradley, Robert Obfry, Wallace L Clay, Robert Needine. Many officers proceed to posts at Watervliet, Sandy Hook, Springfield Armory, Rock Island Arsenal, Fort Alay, Galveston, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington for duty or treatment. The note also mentions retirement of Third Cavalry and various assignments within coast artillery and field artillery.

Charles Gandy Lanprer W Webb Jr Louis H Bauer William W Vaughan Frederick T Dick Man Herbert I Hamris William G Glthric John Anderson Francis H Cameron Jr Gyorgh § Younc Hot Springs Army and Navy Hospital Tarry I Quartermaster Enrao Walter Reed General Hospital Tenwsrd P O Duy Ordnance Department Frederick Shnyder Manila Ordnance Depot Nanita Bandy Hook Proving Ground Thomas Smith Gandy Hook Proving Ground Augusta Arsona Augusta Halstead P Councilman Augdlala Arsenal Sandy Hook Proving Ground Arthur D Budd Watertown Osenal Macs Nawark City Charles Walker Jr Sandy Hook Irving McNeil Medical Reserve Corps Frederick H Mills Jackson Barracks Paul A Larned United States Miliary Academy Ordinance Department Inforad Oseh Xlii Gilbert H Stewart Tenth Infantry Springfield Armory Springfield Arthur D Winick Eleventh Infantry Rock Loland Arsenal Rock Donavin Twenty Third Infantry Galveston Tex Thomass Coles Coast Artillery Corps Boston Mass Watertown Arsenal Follett Bhadley Sixth Field Artillery Fort Alay Kans New York City

Naval Orders Detachments and Transfers Listed

Navy officials issue detachments and assignments listing Lieut Comdr B T Hulmer to Pittsburgh treatment at Puget Sound, H A Flanigan to Triple Assistant Burg, W E Eaton to home wall orders, P A Paymaster RO and Chew Jr to New York naval station, Wood to hemp, Bayard chaplain to Texas, G H Emmerson to Eleonor Monterey, M C Bowman to Wilmington, R H Laning to Saratoga, CF Nagle retired and died in Brooklyn May 24 raid.

T Hulmer Pittsburgh Naval Hospital Puget Sound Flanigan Connecticut Eaton Home Wall RO & Chew Jr Naval Station Nerragensett Bay Chester PA Wood Cheater Ob Bayard Solace Texas Emmerson Eleenor M C Bowman Wilmington Bome Walt R H Laning Villatobos Saratoga Chist CF Nagle Brooklyn

Smallest Mexican Dolls Win Global Spotlight in Cuernavaca

Isabel Belaya crafts the world’s tiniest dolls in Cuernavaca, Mexico. A three-quarters inch figure with silk embroidery and elaborate hairdressing, each doll sells for 3 cents, yet takes ten hours to make. The artisan’s skill, patience, and delicate miniature outfits attract eager buyers and raise her earning prospects.

Isabel Belayas Aran Mexico Cuernavaca Russell Hastings Millward National Geographic Society Washington D C

Movements of Naval Vessels Reported Across Multiple Ports

A list of naval movements shows ships arriving at Mazatlan and Boston and sailing for Vera Cruz Tampico and Key West. Vessels include Tecumeh from Washington and Des Moines from Yank ton while Mille names appear for Galveston and San Francisco.

Preble Mazatlan Uneas Boston Tecumeh Washington Des Moines Yankton Vera Cruz St Louth Mara Sailé Orktown Sew Blas Nero Atapulon Trippe Key West Baston Peres Guantanamo Minnesota Tampico Culgoa New York Jard Jovett Galveston Fera Cruz Castine Sanchez Santo

Men Lead In Insanity Says Dr Pollack At Meeting

Dr Horatio M Pollack of Albany reports more men go insane than women but they do not live as long once wrecked. He cites hereditary disease as the principal cause, with alcoholism second, and notes New York spends about 10 million dollars yearly to maintain fourteen insane hospitals and care for roughly 6000 patients.

Washington Post Baltimore Horatio M Pollack Albany New York Hospital Commission American Medico-Psychological Association New York Dr Pollack Pollack

Suffrage Work At Resorts Seeks Nationwide Campaign

A strenuous summer education drive for the Federal amendment is planned by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Members will work in all regions including mountains lakes and seashore. The third weeks of July and August are set for membership and suffragist campaigns with a mammoth Fourth of July demonstration. Doris Stevens will oversee the summer effort from Newport Rhode Island after mid June, with Mrs. H P Belmont cooperating.

Congressional Union For United States Capitol Doris Stevens Newport RI H P Belmont

Fair Collegiants Tennis Finalists Claim Randolph Macon Crown

Miss Miller of Blairsville and Margaret Southerlin of Chambersburg won the Randolph Macon women’s tennis title defeating Gertrude Rector Slater and Dorothy Woodward Clearfield on the James River with a Virginia history pageant on seven barges presenting scenes from the state’s past.

Miss Miller Mss Southerlin Victore Randolph-Macon Lynchburg Randolph Macon Womang College Mabel Miller Blairsvile James River

Vote to Return Next Year for 1915 Conference Bids

Columbus Ohio and Richmond Virginia warmly bid to host the 1915 meeting as officers were elected for the new year. Dr S W Stratton was named president with William H Waldron as vice president and Lows A Fletcher as secretary. The conference decided Washington should host the next national gathering, citing strong baseball games at the Capital as influential.

Columbus Ohio Richmond Stratton Washington Capital Columbus Une S W Stratton Bureau of Standardsice William II Waldron Trenton Lows Flecher Division of Weights and Measures Bureau of Standards Charles C Neale St Paul Minn Hugh H Joseph Hartigan New York City Fred Albrecht Ohio Luctua P Brown Washville Tenn Thomas Egan Haven Conn van Duyn Des Moines Iowa

Clearance Sale of Used Motor Cars From 1912 Listings

Arrow car fresh from paint shop overhauled with good tires oil electric lights new upholstery and accessories including aluminum tire carrier and speedometer. Locomobile 1912 model overhauled and repainted with full equipment priced at 1500 pounds. 1911 four cylinder Locomobile 32 hp five passenger overhauled and repainted with same guarantee priced at 1250. Other cars available from 350 dollars.

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