Clan MacGregor elects Magruder chief at two day national meeting
The American Clan MacGregor Society ended a two day session at the National Hotel with a dance and reception. Dr Edward May Magruder was elected chieftain and a large silk flag presented by the Magruder Chapter was received for the clan by Celeb Clarke Magruder Jr. New deputy chieftains and deputies, plus several committees, were named for next year’s convention and ongoing society work.
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Silk Flag
Magruder Chapter
the Daughters of the American Revelation
Celeb Clarke Magruder
Malcolm MacGregor
MacGregor
Balquhidder
Scotland
American Society of the Clan
Edward May Magruder
Caleb Clarke Magruder
Jesse Ewell
John Francis MacGregor-Birwie
Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr
Roberta Julia (Magruder) Bukey
Alexander Muttinster
William Magruder Waters
Stewart Brown Muncaster
John Edwin Muncaster
Marvel Alpina
MacGregor) Masruder
New
Dorothy Edmenstone Allen
New Mexico
Henrietta Kingsley Hutton Stack
Louisiana
Benton Mastuder -Baker
Honda
Mra Jennié
Cunningham
Pennsylvania
Winbourne Mastuder Brake
Mississippi
Abert Sydney Jil
California
Susan Elizabeth Killam
Missouri
Matilda Lewis
Colorado
Cornelia Frances Magraver
Florida
Mary Crawford
Powell
George Corbin Washington Magruder
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Clifton Ethel Wayne
Minnesota
Arthur Llewellyn Griffiths
Maine
Hizabeth Olivie Kolick
Washnnton
Margaret Roberts McFerrin
Tennessee
James Mitchell Magruder
Kentucky
John Bowie Ferneyhough
William Newman’ Dorsett
Horatio Erekine Magruder
Egbert Wateen Magruder
Oliver Barron Magruder
Mies
Helen Woode MacGregor Gantt
R Cone Jones
Ernest
Magruder
Mary Blanche Massiter
Sma Clement
Vikers
Cononnties
Fease Ewell
Scribe
Maryei Alpina
Roberta Julia Bukey
Helen Woods MacGregor Gantt
Robert Bryan Griffin
John Francis MacGregor Mowle
Edward May Mauder
Jessie Waring Gantt
Iliam Newman Dorsett
Clement Willliam Sheritt
Henry H. Olm Stead
Mary Theresa Hin
Mary Eleanor Ewell
World’s Greatest Chrysanthemum Plant on Display at Museum
A chrysanthemum exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in New York features the world’s largest plant. It spans 16 feet in diameter, stands over seven feet tall, and bears more than 2,000 blossoms. Special wagons and mounted police escorted each wagon for over five hours to move the plant, and a door transom was removed to admit the display.
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Museum of Natural History
New York
Sothern Shylock Shines in The Merchant of Venice at Belasco
Shylock by Sothern draws strong praise as a masterful portrayal of revenge in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice at the Belasco Theater. Marlowe's Portia by Miss Marlowe admired for natural lines, Lewis as Bassanio praised for grace and voice. Cast includes Mather as Antonio, Singer as Nerissa, McLaughlin as Jessica, with O'Brien and Crawley giving notable accents, as You Like It on the bill and Hamlet closing tonight.
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Shylock
BE. H. Sothern Lastraight
Belasco Theater
Shakespeare
Sethern
Bassanto
Frederick Lewis
Sidney Mather
Antonio
Helen Singer
Neliasa
Millicent McLaughlin
Jessica
John & O'Brien
Prince of
Brave boy saved child earns McAdoo medal
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo honored eleven year old Russell Potter Reeder Jr for risking his life to save six year old George McMullen from drowning off Fort McKinley Great Diamond Island. Reeder, not a skilled swimmer, leaped into fourteen foot waters and hauled the boy to the wharf amid witnesses including Mrs. Narcissa Reeder and Charles Wade.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Russell Potter Reeder, Jr
R. P. Reeder
Coast “Artillery Corpa
Fort McKinley
Great Diamond’ Island
United States Engineers
Fort Mdinley
George LE. Mc- Mullen
City News In Brief A busy slate of talks and meetings across DC
Joseph W Folk, solicitor for the State Department, will speak at the Academy Theater for a Young Men's Christian Association event. Kilian will join Baltimore laundrymen in New Orleans then Panama before Washington. Soprano Josephine Gould and A W Jett led a Re bew Orchestra rehearsal at Keller Memorial Church. A widespread religious campaign runs through Bekington and Bloomington with a talk What is a Church Good For. The Rekata brings 1000 tons of agphelt from Port of Spain and will unload before heading to Norfolk for coal bound for Africa. Neighbors House groups plan continued free modified milk for poor babies until October 15. Cooperation discussed at West End Conference. YWCA vesper features Mrs Bealt and Miss Monks. WA Citizens Assn meets at Church of the Advent. Pennsylvania Society of Washington meets at Pythian Temple. All Souls Church hosts a Liberal Religious Union speaker. Navy Yard Marine Craftsmen to hold second annual meeting in April..
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Baltimore
Franklin V. Kilian
New Orleans
Mr. Killian
Panama
Washington
Josephine't. Gould
A W. Jett
Keller Memorial Church
Neigghborhood House
Infante’ and Children’s Dispensary
Friendship House
Colored Social Settlement
Wiliam “J. French
Clara Dd. Neleigh
Lydia Burklin
C. C. Conklin
Isabelle Strong
West End
Associated Charities
Luther Memorial Church
Fourteenth Street
Vermont Avenue
Fred Bealt
Nelia Ee
Monks
Elisabeth Wilbur
Labor chiefs quit city to attend AFL convention in Seattle
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor led a delegation from Washington to the annual AFL convention in Seattle, Wash. The group included Mrs Gompers, their daughter Miss Sadie Gompers, Frank Morrison, William D Clark, John Williams, John Golden, Thomas Tracy, Mrs Tracy, James O Connell, Al Berrea, Frank Manning Grennall and Gwynne. British delegates from the Trades Union Congress joined the party.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Seattle
Wash
Gompers
President Gompers
Sadie Gompers
Frank Morrison
A. F. of L
William D. Clark
Plate Printers’ Union
John Williams
A. I. S and
T. W
John Golden
Textile Workers’ International Union
Thomas Tracy
Union Label Trades’ Department
Tracy
James O'Connell
Metal Trades’ Department
A. F
al Berrea
Frank J.manning
Grennall
Gwynne
British Trades’ Union Congress
Washington
HURT IN FALL DOWNSTAIRS AT HOME
A. Crawford of the Associated Press was severely injured yesterday afternoon when he fell down a flight of stairs at his home 928 Fourteenth Street North West. He suffered concussion and bruises and was taken to Emergency Hospital.
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A. Crawford
Associated Press
Wiliam A. Crawford
Washington
Fourteenth Street North
Mr. Crawford
Halloween Celebrations Across City Draw Crowd in Costumes
Police monitored revelry as Halloween fun spread through downtown and residential districts. Schools hosted dances and parades with prizes for costumes while churches, clubs, and social groups joined in festivities. A anonymous benefactor funded a large gift for_episcopal home children, and students at National Cathedral School performed in awards.
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Washington
Business High School Alumni’ Association
Raleigh
N. OT. Horley
EB. Blifen
Charles E. Tribby
W. C. Houghtelin
J. W. Miller
HA. Kruger
W. J. Schustr
EB. Avis
G. G. Whitney
C. Hardy
RK. L. Hunter
W. T. Shane
W. &. Gordon
Charles Gates
Ben
Harlan
J. H. Hinwood
Charles Hart
RB. C. Tracy
Paul Cromwell
C. A. Jones
Wiliam Patchell
Jr C. Sullivan
Sidney L. Stru
Jase
A . Dolan
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George HL Dorsey
Mc- Alde
George Bouchert
J. B
Cal Iweth Ioseph - Chishom
G. Ss
Cotter de Crowell
John J. Gurtain
George A. Dardy
Otto Golan
J. F. Dougherty
Charlies L. Werry
William Ealon Forsinger
Wit
Intageraid
William B.J. Fouhy
B. Horen
John M. Kane
Fred’ A. Kenedy
J. J Hing
C. &. Koontz
Francis McCarten
A. BK
A McCarty
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Joseph Millard
Omaha
Nebr
Whillam Blair
Silver Spring
Maryland
National Cathedral
Sctieg
Army
Navy
Maxane
BR. F. Woodward
Clancy
Fairmont
Bellsourt
Mount Vernon Seminaries
Visitation Convent
Judge Latimer Tours Workhouse as Visitor
Judge J Wilmer Latimer of the juvenile court will spend a day at Occoquan as a visitor and investigator He plans to tour the institution and see the section housing men sentenced for nonsupport He will not hear pleas and may not shorten sentences during the visit.
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J. Wilmer Latimer
Judge Latimer
Chairman Osborne
New York State Prison Board
Officials Hope to Keep Davidson Here
Ernest H. Dablel vice president of the board states the loss would be a calamity for the city public schools. Henry Blair says the issue is personal while Dr. Davidson’s future is debated. Susie Root Rhodes calls Davidson one of the country’s top educators and notes higher offers. Jaren Fovster says the district searched the country and could not find a better man. Commissioner Oliver Newman considers Davidson one of the district’s finest officers.
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Ernest H. Dablel
Fata
Henry
Blair
Etter
Ong
Davidson
Bath
Kingman Kearn
Davison
Susie Root Rhodes
Jaren’ F.ovster
Dr. Davids
Oliver B. Newman
Dr. Davidson
Diparict
Pittsburgh
Edith Kingman Kearn
Davidson Waa
James F. Oyster
Sunday Services at multiple churches in Washington
A fragment listing Episcopal, Presbyterian, Free Bible, Christian Science and other church services on Sunday. References to Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, Rev. Edward Slater Dunlap, Rev. George Williamson Smith, and others, with times and places near Dupont Circle and Connecticut Avenue.
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Johns Church
Ave
Roland Cotton Smith
D. D
Edward Slater Dunlap
M. A
Georgh Williamson Smith
Hetor
Ernest Smite
Herbert Rees
Christian Science
Wiest Church OF
Davidson Max Quits Superintendent Post
The article reports Dr. Davidson resigning as district superintendent amid discussions of replacing him. Board members express shock and concern about securing a capable successor and the risk of destabilizing reforms he built. Commissioner Newman notes salary increases require congressional action and board approval. A Pittsburgh offer is mentioned. others hope he remains. Charles Gates' son's body returns to New York for funeral services.
Gen. Allen Hurt After Auto Crash In Washington
Mrs. Charles J. Allen wife of Brig. Gen. Charles J. Allen US Army, arrived from Asheville to nurse her husband after he was knocked down by an automobile on Thirteenth Street and New York Avenue Northwest Thursday evening. Gen. Allen was removed to Walter Reed Hospital yesterday. doctors say his condition is not believed dangerous though improving by observation. The general remained dazed and was reported resting comfortably this morning.
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Charles J. Allen
Charles J. .Allen
Thirteenth
New York
Washington
Asheville
N. C
Gordon
Walter Reed Hospital
Allen
Laws Goes to War College in Navy Department Shuffle
Commander George W. Laws of the Dolphin is relieved and transferred to the Naval War College at Newport R I. He is succeeded by Commander Ralph Earle, formerly involved with the destroyer Ratch at Philadelphia. Lieutenant Commander Earle hails from Massachusetts and once served at the Naval Academy. Special to The Washington Post. Orange, Oct. 1, 1919. Genevieve Clark attended a library benefit at the arrival hall hosted by Speaker Clark's family.
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Navy Detment
Eorge
W. Laws
S. N
Dolphin
Naval War College
Newport
R. T
Ralph Earle
Ratch
Philadelphia
Laws
Earle
Massachusetts
Naval Academy
Washington Post
Orange
Clark
Sneaker and Clark
Genevieve
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