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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1915

Page

14

Holland writes of stocks of other lines rise

The piece notes general betterment in the financial condition of many railroad systems with illustrations of New Haven and Erie. It cites Norman H. Ream praising Baltimore and Ohio under John W. Garrett and President Willard, asserting the property was moving toward health as part of the national railway system.

New Haven Erie Washington Post New York Norman H. Ream Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company John W. Garrett Beam Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Willard Ream United States Risa Atocka Erie Railroad E. H. Harriman Frederick D. Tappan Eafe Ous

Food Show in Washington Opens with Palate Pleasers

The biannual Retail Grocers' Protective Association food show opens in Convention Hall tonight, two weeks of demonstrations and generous samples. Industry reps from major firms plan to explain products, while officials attend the opening with district leaders and trade association heads.

Washington Convention Hall Thia Groqers’ Protective Association Board of Trade Chambere Commerce, Retail Merchants’ Association Federation of Citizens’ Associations

Sunday Schools Together Opens Twenty second District Convention

The Sunday School Association of the District of Columbia begins its twenty second annual convention at New York Avenue Church Thirteenth and H streets tonight at 730 with President T A Hostetter presiding Devotional services led by Rev Dr Wallace Radcliffe Ad dress by Rev Joseph T Watts Music directed by Dr William R Buchanan with Claude Robason as organist The second session opens tomorrow at 1030 am presiding Mrs Washington Topham Other clergymen including Rev Dr Charles E Fults Rev Henry E Brundage Rev Harold Warren Rev Dr John MacMurray Rev Boyd V Switzer Rev Henry F Lutz Rev W W McManster Rev D L Blakemore Rev F M McCoy Rev Dr John T Huddle Rev Dr James Shera Montgomery Rev Dr John Britton Clark and Rev Dr Clarence A Vincent will participate in sessions through tomorrow and Wednesday Pastor L A Carter of Noah Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Sixteenth and Levin preached yesterday three women preachers spoke at 11 am Mme Mary R Burkett Ada Bell and Mary Betters left at 8 pm Ida Nelson pastor of Holy Temple Baltimore delivered the sermon and officiated at 7 pm

Sunday School Association of the District of Columbia New York Avenue Church Thirteenth H Streets T. A. Hostetter Wallace Radcliffe Joseph T. Watts William R. Buchanan Claude Robason Washington Topham Charles E Fults Joseph T Watts Henry E Brundage Harold €. Warren John MacMurray Boyd V. Switzer Henry F. Lutz W. W. McManster L. 4. Carter Noah Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Sixteenth and Levin Streets Mary R. Burkett Helater Town Mary Betters Ada Bell Ida Nelson Holy Temple Baltimore Randolph McKim Epiphany Church Fourteenth Street Percy Foster Hall Paradise James H W Blake Epiphany Christ Church Georgetown Aileen Bell Lucien Lee Kinsalving Brazil Women of the Pariah Israel M. E Charles P. Comer N W Clark Israel Methodist Episcopal Church Firat B Streets Charles EB. Fultz Thct Missionary Society United Brethren Church North Capi J Christian Endeavoor

The Brook That Failed and The Secret of Optimism

The Rev J Phelps Hand opened a sermon series at Trinity Methodist Church with The Brook That Failed showing how apparent failures yield benefits. He continued at 11 o clock with The Secret of Optimism offering hopeful guidance.

J. Phelps Hand Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church

Engagement Notice and Society News Roundup

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pelzman announce the engagement of daughter Sadye D. Pelzman to Morris H. Konigaberg. They will be at home from 8 to 10 Thanksgiving eve. Mrs. William Donaldson hosted a Halloween party on Sixth street with relatives and neighbors, including Barrett Dorsey reciting Mother Goose. Guests included Catherine Barrett Dorsey, Malcolm Ridgly Wallace, and Marjorie Louise Morgan among others. Mrs. Harry A. Gray and daughter Margaret Morrison Gray of Poughkeepsie are visiting Mrs. Gray’s mother at 514 Haat Capitol Street. Mrs. E. G. Bernstein returned from New York after a theater party honoring her. attendees listed. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Wood hosted Hallowsen events on Brandywine Street, Chevy Chase with a ghoul parade and a masked fortune teller. Mrs. Henry Wells of Washington has returned from Atlantic City and the Berkshires and will stay at the Grafton before winter in Philadelphia. Miss Janet Richards completed a Western Canada and Pacific coast tour with expositions and Yosemite camping, to be shared in lectures this season. The first talk of the course will be at 11 o’clock this morning in the Woodward & Lothrop auditorium.

Herman Pelzman Sixteenth Street Sadye D. Palzman Morris H. Konigaberg William Donaldson Sixth Street Barrett Dorsey Catherine Barrett Dorsey M. J. Barrett EK. Donaldson Malcolm Ridgly Wallace Franciz Donaldson James Howard Edward Travers Dorothy Carleton Helen Donaldson Audrey Martyn Constance Ridgely Marjorie Louise Morgan Jos Lynn Mass Herbert S. Wood Brandywine Street Chevy Chase Joseph Ludwig Shoemaker Crawford Janet Richards Canada Pacific Coast San Francisco San Diego Grand Canon Arizona Yosemite Great West Woodward & Lothrop’s

Letters to the Editor Reminder on Submissions

Readers are reminded that letters must include name and address for publication. The Post enforces a long standing rule requiring identifiable authors and will not consider anonymous or incomplete submissions.

Officials failed to stop peril from cyanide, he says

John C Wilson protests health department response to a cyanide gas disinfection threat in Washington in September 1915. He recounts police delays and initial jurisdiction refusals, notes a late suggestion to seek an injunction, and argues officials failed to protect families and children. He reports District Commissioners acknowledged errors and expresses demand for accountability.

Woodward Petworth Association Health Department George Washington University Th Department Sas Fowler Washington Health Office Strora John C. Wilson

Higher Wages Over Charity in Practical Service

The editor argues wages matter more than charity, noting many war workers earn under 600 annually and advocating a minimum 720 a year and broader tax reform. Citing Henry Ford and the single tax, the piece calls for using land value taxes to boost wages, production, and employment as the most practical humane service. Located in ART test northwest.

United States Henry Ford Ford W. D. Mackenzin Artest Northwest

Law proposal urges all U S government workers to pay debts

Easter Post letter by Howard Lawman urges Congress to pass a law forcing every government employee to settle their debts. He cites both clerks earning low salaries and higher officials as not meeting obligations, calling for immediate action.

Howard Lawman Washington Congress Gokenor

Tenure of Democracy Depends on Cost of Living

W. H. Graham argues that democracy rests on the public’s cost of living and questions the Wilson administration. He says tariff and war tax policies harm industries, criticizes neutrality in loans and munition sales, and urges voters to separate President Wilson from his party in assessing governance.

Mexico Wilson W. H. Graham

All Saints Day Revival Across Denominations

All Saints observances and special services fill churches as parishes mark All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Missionaries from the Palonist monastery preach at St Pauls while Bethlehem Chapel hosts holy communion and morning prayers.

Timely aid may save girl who is tuberculosis victim

A 21 year old inmate at the tuberculosis hospital, utterly destitute of means, faces immediate needs for a climate change to aid recovery. Mrs. Warfield of 26 A Street Northeast appeals to kindly disposed readers to assist in this effort through The Post’s published appeal.

Tuberculosia Hospital Warfield

Honor Luther's Memory at Union Lutheran Reformation Service

A large union gathering at Luther Place Memorial Church presided by Rev Dr Henry Anstadt marked the 398th anniversary of Martin Luther founding the church. Gospel sermons described Luther’s call and the birth of Protestantism with multiple Lutheran pastors in attendance and music featured throughout morning services.

Epworth League Rally At Foundry Church Washington

The Epworth Leagues of Washington plan a two day rally at Foundry Methodist Church at Sixteenth and Church streets northwest. District officers urge attendance from chapters across the Washington district with meetings Tuesday evening and Wednesday night featuring group discussions and a board of control session led by Dr. Wedderspoon.

Epworth League Epworth Leagues of Washington Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church Sixteenth Church Streets Tomer Irow Methodist Church Foundry Church Foundry Church. At & O'Clock Board of Control Wedderspoon

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