Baptist Session Ends As Much Work Is Accomplished
The thirteenth annual meeting of the Columbia Association of Baptist Churches closed with satisfaction. Next year’s gathering will be at Grace Baptist Church. Building and loan fund plans were assigned to Messrs Warrington Woodward and Truett. Obituaries and elections were discussed, and a three-day next meeting was proposed but settled to remain two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Baptist Church
Messis Darrington
Columbia Association of Baptist Churches
Necon
Gree Baptist Church
Pennsylvania
Atenue
Ninth
D Streets
P Stealey
West Washington
Messrs Varington — Woodward and Truett
Purmian
J . Mutr
Temple Baptist Church
Greene
Calary Bionat
Winbigier
First Baptist Church
C P Stealey
G E Truett
Mrtson
Calvary Baptist Church
RB Gwens
S Snrielley
Baptist Churches
Tarxel
Young Peoples Society
Carter Helm Jones DD
Tynchburg
Samuel H Greene
Mrs Cole Chosen President of Housekeepers Alliance
At a meeting of the Housekeepers Alliance Society held at Friends Select School, Mrs Cole was elected president. Also elected were Mrs John R Me Lew as president, Mrs Wepk and Mrs Brewer as vice presidents, with Mrs Lockwood as secretary treasurer. The organization aims to improve domestic service through training of the young and study of household economics. Clauses and committees were formed to study cooling department tasks and district needs.
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Housekeepers AL Jance Society
Criends Select School
TL Colece
John R Me
Wepk
Brewer
Lockwood
Virw York
Flows
Mra
Max
Toring School
Mass Fen A
Vinton Press
Mes Georgy M Whitaker
Stim View Carris York Ways
Austin
Jocols
le Cooling
Nehants
Tells Story in Verse and a Theft Report
A verse recounts a Congress meeting of the National Council and a Baltimore visit by Roger B Taney Council members who sang together after departure. Separately a theft at Henry Treger’s Half Street Southwest home saw a bucket of preserves a pair of lamps and a ticket punch stolen from a closet kitchen and bureau drawer prompting a puzzled crime note about motive.
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Congressional Council of the National
Typo Eaphien
Roger B
Taney Council
Baltimore
Ye Brothers Fathers
Ty Washington
Laioa Club
Paty
Hanes
NTN TC
Fraternits
WUE
NS Uc
Henry Treger
Half Street
Plan Scottish Rite Fair Sets Officers for 19 Waa Season
The Ancent and Accepted Scottish Rite bodies of the Southern jurisdiction held an inexecutive session to plan the spring fair. Elected to lead preliminary arrangements were Sebring ident Sim Hart as vice president Fred Bock as secretary and Sterling Kerr as treasurer. Nouestury contraltates will be named later.
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Ofr
Sebring
Sim Hart
Fred Bock
Sterling Kerr
Death of John D Leland in Schuyler New York
Death notices John D Leland aged about 60 died at his home in Schuyler on October 18 after a long Washington career as an examiner for the General Land Office and the Forest Service. He was a resident more than twenty years with survivors including his widow and a sister in Brooklyn. The obituary notes his mother and sister’s locations and hints at ties to Brooklyne. The piece also mentions a separate items about educator Myer addressing college groups in Newark and plans marking the twenty fifth anniversary of the organization under Lue ucanlees at the College of the City of Sewater, plus Navy news about Rear Admiral Nicoll Ludler’s retirement and command changes in Philadelphia.
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John D Leland
Washington
Schuyler Nn
Leland
General Land Office
Forest Service
Mit
FW Farahan
Brooklya Noy' Aursty
Vraaat
Trae F Myer
McAlbles Manual Training School
Association of Collees and Preparatory Schoola
Neward NJ
Southeast Realty Sold and Multiple Properties Sold in City
Nonresident buyer acquires four stores on the northwest corner of Smeath Street and Pennsylvania Avenue SE for investment. Property fronts 39 feet on Pennsylania and 16 feet on Seventh, owned by Mrs. LB Bates of Philadelphia, rented at 120 annually for 1,000 total conveyance. Also notes auctions and further residences sold by Thomas Owen & Son, including a home at 200 H Street and four brick/ frame dwellings on P and Sixteenth Streets, with architects NC Wyeth and builders involved.
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Smeath Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Stone & Fairfax
Pennsylania Avenue
Seventh Street
LB Bates
Philadephia
Thomas Owen & Son
Woulthwear
Joseph H Gawler
St T Street
Mr Owen
Roser Rellix
Walter B Willams & Co
P Street
Arthus Carr
AR Taylor
HN Taplin
Barry Place
AH Sonneman
John WeGowan
Sixteenth Street
Commissioners Push Inquiry On Tunnel Accident At New Jersey Ave
Commissioner Macfarland seeks an inquiry into the railroad tunnel wreck at New Jersey Avenue to fix blame. He may ask Congress for power to summon witnesses if current authority is insufficient. Maj Sylvester’s report is expected to be presented to the Commissioners this afternoon.
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May Sylvester
Macfarland
New Jersey Avenue
Alands
Corminienon
Congress
Thomas
Cathy
Maj Sylvester
Commisslun
Vrs Tls Aflernoon
Opposition to street drinking proposal by District Assessor Grima
District Assessor Grima proposes making it a misdemeanor to drink wine beer or any intoxicant on public highways as a substitute for liquor license revocation. Arifin questions legality of banning all drink on buckets and favors a police regulation. growth of growler traffic would be reduced, congress action urged.
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Commissionera
Grima
Excive Board
Macfarland
Excire
Mide
Growler
Mir Arifin
Excise Board
Congress
Dear resigns at Emergency Hospital. Carr succeeds
Dr Dick Dear, house surgeon at Emergency Hospital for twelve months, tendered his resignation to Superintendent Dr White and will practice in the city. Dr William B Carr, graduate of George Washington University, will succeed him. Dear, known as Dick, set school track records and recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania medical department.
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William B Carr
Homan
William Righar
Dear
White
Willam B Carr
George Washington University
Dick Dear
Solverait of Pennsylvania
Zone near Union Station eyed to bar saloons
Brown urges a half mile radius around Union Station to exclude saloons and curb saloon influence at anticipated hearings. He compares the station to Capitol and Soldiers Home and calls for a strict no-saloons line. Woodmen of America to elect officers December meeting discusses aid for a western home for elderly and disabled members.
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Brown
Chat Liere
Union Station
Sloop
Commissiomra
AM. Brown
Mr Brown
Capitol
Soldiers Home
Woodman
Washington
Modern
Woodmen of America
Offlcera
Eliot Upheld Chancellor Will in Hearing on Latin German Plans
Harvard President Eliot supports Chancellor Willam E. Chancellor's plan to teach Latin German and French in grammar schools and high schools when qualified teachers exist. The hearing before the Board of Education will decide actions and may include an injunction to halt the session if requested. Attorneys Leckie Fulton & Cox prep the defense and may seek delays if the board has not yet ruled.
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Willam E
Publie Schoola
Leckie Fulton & Cox
Hig
Board of Education
Eliot
Harvard University
Ellot
Fragmentary OCR: Minor Words and Phrases Only
Fragmentary readable text mentions nothing clear beyond odd spellings and stray terms. No identifiable people organizations places dates or events are present to summarize into a factual card.
Chancellor Honored as Schools Reform Advocate
Oliver C. Sabdy defends Chancellor amid education board dispute in Washington. He argues the board should not prosecute the case and urges equity court action if misconduct exists. Sabdy praises the Chancellor’s tenure, training, and impact on public schools and urges fair, unbiased proceedings.
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Chancaltor
Board of Education
Washington Public School
Chancellor
Hin
Chantellor
Court of Equity
Star Chamber
Washington
Educaton
Oliver ¢ Sabdy
Sunday Concert Protests Reach District Commissioners
The Methodist Protestant Christian Endeavor Union urges the district to bar Sunday concerts in theatres. They argue films are opening wedges to broader performances and request Congress or local authorities to end Bundey theater concerts, claiming Sunday showings undermine morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Union
Congress
Delegate from District Reports on Mining Congress in Joplin
Mrs NC Upham, delegate from the district, submitted to the tin Commissioners a report on the mining congress in Joplin Missouri. She stated one key goal is establishing a bureau of mines and mining in Washington and noted many pledges to support related legislation.
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Mining Congress
NC Upham
American Mining Congress
Joplin
Tin Commissioners
Washington
Bureau of Mines and Mining
City Bulletins and Public Notices in District Records
District Commissioners push Congress to transfer control of Wellington aqueduct filtration plant and appurtenances from Army Chief of Engineers after a failed bill. Also listed are local ads for restaurants, groceries, a public auction for Thompson Bridge, and motor permit summaries plus various notices and business offerings.
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Congress
Wellington
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Scawana
Cooper's
Rosaer
Derevsana Soft
Saks & Company
Penno Ave
Enth St
the &P Teleshoce Co
Valies
Ines
Chas Kaufman
Maerzen
Senate
Eurich Brewing CO
Shane
ALBERT L_JOHNSON
de Meer Ra
the Sanitary Paper Bottle Co., Inc
C Street
Warier
Gure
Derren
Otto
Warnora
Cormeen
the &Day Post
Columbia Association
Cole
Council
Amore
Milter
Philadelpha
Aamrat
Southeast Realty
DE “Dick” Dear
Man's Store
Our
Amanic Lyon
Elsse
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Harvard
I Icecream
Velvet
Christian Endeavor
City Bulletins
Howitzer
Fulsley
Thompson
Thompson Bridge
Rock Creek
Masaachusetts
District Automobile Board
Italant
Cook Staven Cottage
Maddiman & Conds Inn
Weurich
China
House & Herrmann
Geres
CERES
All Orocers
Galt & CO
Mayer & CO
Uneeda Biscuit
E Street
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
Keeley
Stokes
Roall
Dimond
Castelberg
Werhlagen
Saitinpiles Fy Fos
Mass
R. W. & J. B. Henderson, Inc
F Street
Melton
Victor E. Adler
Washington Post
Arvers
Barber & Ross
Washington Gaslight Co
Toasy
Friedlander Bros
Burchell
N. W. Burchell
Ge Furniture Pinos Greans
Fiona Wascen
Tage Ofice
Potcmal Guarantee Loan CO
Betlatag
Cot Tube Company
Weapante
Ane
Binlotg
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