Pension for teachers urged by Washington leaders at meeting
Henry Blair urged pensions for veteran public school teachers as unsafe age limits threaten service and child education. Thurston backed expanding night classes and transportation. Thurston and Blair pressed for more funds, better playgrounds, and congressional support amidst wartime changes.
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Henry P Blair
Board of Education
Monday Evening Club
MCA
Ernest L. Thurston
W HH Patterson
Blair
Washington
Bilair
Congress
Thurston
Trail of the Lonesome Pine framed by Poli Players crowd
Poli Players open with The Trail of the Lonesome Pine drawing an unusually large audience. Florence Rittenhouse returns to portray June Tolliver with praised charm, while Van Buren and Taggart give strong turns. Keith’s vaudeville and Casino shows offer lively acts, including Bernard Granville, Mile. Vadie, and Mason Keeler, with strong supporting casts and polished staging.
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Poli
Lonesome Pine
John Fox
Eugene Walter
June Tolliver
Ag June
Misa Florence Rittenhouse
Poli Company
Miss Rittenhouse
Mr. van Buren
Jack Hale
Jane
Avenue Playhouse
Ben Taggart
Dave Tolliver
Mark Kent
Judd Tolliver
Tolliver
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Harry Andrews
Keith
Bernard Granville
Mile
Marvon Vadie
Mile. Vadie
Homer
Mason
Marguerite Keeler
Porter Emerson Browne
Mr. Mason
Miss Keeler
Frank North
Wellington
Mr. North
Baggesons
Lydia Barry
Henry
Rudolph
Loughlin Canines
A Pair of Silk Stockings at Helmsco Theatre
Society notes from Thursday at the Grafton honor Mrs Thomas Watt Gregory. Grace Overman and Ruth Lester return from Annapolia after attending the Naval Academy game and dance. Mrs Reynold T Hall and Mrs Willem Boyce stay at the Willard for Navy League events. The review praises Cyril Hercourt's comedy for its witty dialogue and strong cast led by Alison Skipworth and Eva Leonard-Boyne, noting the intricate plot with stockings as the comic hinge and a vibrant troupe delivering sharp satire without excess.
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Grace Overman
Ruth Lester
Washington
Annapolia
Naval Academy
He- Insco
Cyril Hercourt
Bering
Mart d Lalogue
Winthrop Ames
United States
Sir John
Lady Gower
Joseph Davies Hava
Dante
Imtter
Mra. L
Capt. Bagpig
B. Rowley
Madison
Wis
Pamela Briate
John Knight Rowley
Sam
Molly Thoraali
Thornhill
Fishman
Bagnal
Molly Thornhill
Mra. Thornhill
Pamela
Elves Thornhill
Pamele
Atockinge
Sam Thornhill
Alison Skipworth
Eva Leonard-Boyne
P. Clayton Greene
Sam Southern
Nes
Sybil Carliste
Gladya Knorr
Lilla Campbell
Wallace Erskine
Reynolds Hvang
Drama League
Civic League notes and theatre bills at Gayety
Goes to Addrese Civic League. Mrs Archibald Hopkins travels to Boston to address the Boston section of the National Civic Federation. Mrs George Agnesta hosts luncheon for Mrs Hopkins. Capt H F Dalton arrives in Washington from Texas City, plans to visit New York and Boston. Al Reeves and Beauty Show at Gayety entertains with Maude Rockwell and Rene Cooper among performers. Trinity Church Bazaar features nightly shows and auction, gospel and musical programs planned. Tea for Miss Blanche Towson precedes her wedding to Oney K Carstarphen of New York. Bennett and Pearce Bennett return to the Brighton for the winter season.
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Archibald Hopkins
Boston
National Civic Federation
George Agnesta
Hopkins
Washington
George F. Becker
New York
Becker
National Academy of Science
H. F. Dalton
Twenty-third Infantry
Jacksonville
Fla
Texas City
Maude Rockwall
Rene Cooper
Marie Demarest
Ruth Wilson
William A. Inman
Frank L. Wakefield
al Gregne
Mr. Wright
Chinatown
Monarch Comedy Four
Ball and Marshall
Joe Simon
Living Pictures
al Reeves
Trinity Episcopal Church
Third Street
Indiana Avenue
Oates
George W. van Foasen
van Fossen
Mra. Smiley
William R. Myera
Acker
Dire. Hickling
Thompson
Misa Carter
Charles M. Hammett
Evelyn Milla
E. G. Donaldson
Mary I Watts
Walbridge
Miss Surguy
Blanche Towson
Oney K. Carstarphen
Arthur Surguy
Claud Bennett
Georgia
Brighton
American Woman Suffrage Association
National Association
F Street Northwest
College Equal Suffrage
Yeseus
Washington Woman Suffrage Council
District of Columbia Roual Suffrage League
National American Woman’ Suffrage Association
Winston Churchill
Raymond B. Morgan
George Alexander Mosshart
Helen *Garavener
Mary O’voole
Florence F. Stiles
Frank Hiram Snell
John O. Moquet
Helen R. Tindall
Glenna & Tinnin
Kari F. Kellerman
Boxcar to Aid Hospital by Washington Ladies Board
The board of lady managers of the Washington Byes Bee and Throat Hospital hosts a charity bazaar at the New Baltimore Hotel on Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 10 pm. Mrs. Oscar Wilkingon presides. vice presidents include Mrs. Oscar H. Coumbe and Mrs. B. Wolfe. Myra C. ua Thwing is general chairman. Various social figures and guests attend events and weddings in Washington society, with attendees at the Shoreham and other hotels as spring approaches.
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Washington Byes, Bee and Throat Hospital
Bbbitt Hotel
Oscar Wilkingon
Oscar H. Coumbe
Mra
Wolfe
Myra
C. Ua
Fire safety talks in Alexandria on city council report
A joint meeting of Alexandria chamber committees and the city council fire department group reviewed State Fire Underwriters recommendations on water supply engines fire alarm and building law needs. A modern combined chemical pumping engine and alarm system may be funded by future council action. The discussion followed a recent false alarm incident near North Patrick Street.
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Washington Post Bureau
Tos King Street
Alexandria
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Alexandria Retail Merchants’ Association
Committee On Fire Department
State Fire Underwriters’ Association
Clits
Iear
North Fairfak Street
North Fatrick Street
Crandall's Nance O Neill in A Woman's Past
Nance O Neill, a film favorite, stars as Jane Hawley in Crandall and Nance O Neill in A Woman's Past, a five part photoplay by Capt John King. Alfred Blackman, Clifford Brue, Milson Stanley, and Prof Fritentleisy orchestra provide supporting roles and music. The Berg closes with a dramatic climax. Wonans List remains the main attraction through Wednesday with Thursday offering Bought with Pradarick Dewis and Ethel Terry. Sunday features a special Pennsylvania Rail line excursion to New York City priced ip 3.00.
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Nance O Neill
Crandall
William Fox
John King
Theberg
Misty Neil
Jane Hawley
Alfred Tleckman
Fili Hal
Erling
Clifford Brue
Milson Stanley
Prof Fritentleisy
Crandan
Wonans
Pradarick Dewis
Ethel Terry
Holbrook Bann
Vivian Martin
Ax Coxtar
Butterfly
Death of William J Dillon Former patent searcher dies in Washington
William J Dillon longtime patent searcher for C A Snow and Co and later Victor J Evans died at his residence 608 B street northeast. He is survived by his wife Julia Hudd Dillon daughter of the late Congress member Thomas R Hudd of Wisconsin. He previously served as assistant postmaster at Green Bay. The body will be sent to Green Bay for burial today.
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Janie Lee Atkinson
N Street
Northwest
Washington
Weaton Atkinson
Wiliam J. Dillon
C. A. Snow & Co
Victor J. Evans
Dillon
Julia Hudd Dillon
Thomas R. Hudd
Congress
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Wis
Riding Driving and Golf at Hot Springs Diversions
Special to The Washington on Hot Springs Virginia dated November 15 reports cool bracing weather spurring outdoor activities. John D Rockefeller Jr rode horseback in the morning and drove with Mrs Rockefeller and Mrs Everett Colby in the afternoon along with many society figures at riding and driving parties and golf links crowded with participants from New York Brooklyn and California society.
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Washington On Hot Springs
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Everett Colby
New Casino Planned at White Sulphur Springs
Special to The Washington Post reports plans approved to build a casino on the golf clubhouse site in White Sulphur Springs W Va. The facility aims to serve as a social hub for the Greenbrier colony with a tearoom large enough for dancing. Delegates gather for a utilities convention midweek. Nearby travel and social notes include honeymoons and visits by several couples and residents at Valley View, with hospitality events hosted by R St George and Cedric Hamilton among others.
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Washington Post
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Greenbrier
Utilities Desocration
Rudolph Hecht
Margaret Grayson
Cincinnati
Luray Caverns
Baltimore
New York
3. Schinaai
Andrew Fletcher
Julian de Cordovan
Lincoln
Masa
R. . St. George
George St. George
Cedric Hamilton
Marjorie Cluett
St. George
Eaton Cromwell
Frederic C. Tanner
Society Gossip Continues on Seventh Page
The Dodge family announces plans for daughter Elizabeth to wed Rev. Dr. George H Huntington of Robert College in Constantinople. Huntington, bound for Constantinople aboard King Constantine, faced wartime travel delays after reporting arrival in Athens and surviving the Athinas burning at sea.
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Bayard Dodge
Union Theological Seminary
Misa Mary Willams Blian
Howard 5. Bliss
Syrian Protestant College
Beirut
Dodge
Migalizabeth W. Dodge
George H. Huntington
Robert College
Constantinople
Huntington
Constantine
Athena
Athinas
Baptists Open Celebration at Grace Baptist Church
The Columbia Association of Baptist Churches marks its 38th anniversary with a meeting at Grace Baptist Church on Ninth Street and South Carolina Avenue SE. Distinguished clergy attended. Rev H W G Millington delivered the annual sermon on Christ's Challenge to the Church. services continue today through Thursday with a Grace Church choir musical program.
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Columbia, Association of Baptist Churches
Grace Baptist Church
Ninth Street
South Carolina Avenue
The
Baptist Church
William Allen Wilbur
George Washington University
W. S. Dunlop
Kendall Church
H. J. Stewart
Second Baptist Church
H. W. G Millington
Brookland Church
H. J. Goodwin
Maryland Avenue Church
Weston Bruner
D. D
Southern Baptist Convention
Grace Church Choir
Smithsonian secretary and Mrs Walcott attend NAS autumn meeting
The Smithsonian secretary and Mrs Walcott travel to New York for the National Academy of Sciences autumn meeting at the American Museum of Natural History from the sixth to the seventeenth. Dr Walcott will preside in the president's absence.
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Smithsonian Institution
Walcott
Washington
New York
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Dr. Walcott
American Museum of Natural History
Death of Dr Thomas A Burke at Pension Building
Dr Thomas A Burke medical examiner for the Pension Office died suddenly yesterday morning at about 9 o clock while seated at the western entrance of the Pension Building. Coroner Neyritt cites heart disease as the cause. Burke, a 85 year Washington resident since 1879, served in the Civil War and held examiner and medical roles in the bureau. He lived at 719 Sixth Street Northwest and was born in Limerick Ireland in 1848. Survived by wife and son. interment planned for Arlington.
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Thomas A Burke
Pension Office
Neyritt
Burke
HL Meredick
Mr. Meredick
Dr. Burke
R. B Cooke
Bureau
Washington
Surgeon General
Army
Georgetown University
Limerick
Ireland
America
Pennsylvania ‘Cavalry
Uajferecte Lodge
Lincoln Post
Arington
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