Building Trades Convention Adopts Radical Constitutional Amendment
The bunllage trades department of the American Federation of Labor adopted today by a vote of ab for a constitutional amendment to substitute for the present machinery a board composed of no member from each affiliated organization. The president and secretary treasurer would have a sole but not a vote. This marks a radical departure from the former policy of the department.
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Building Trades Convention
Seattle Wash
Conference on Alley Improvement Bill Drafted by Citizens’ Committee
A key conference at Rev John Van Schaick Jr’s residence will discuss shaping the alley improvement bill to avoid constitutional objections. Attending are Commissioner Siddons and William H Baldwin, focusing on legal aspects and permitting changes while preserving condemnation and benefit assessments. Congress hearings will follow with House and Senate members involved, with President Wilson’s approval noted.
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Citizens' Alley Committee
John van Schaick, Jr
Siddons
William.h. Baldwin
Congress
Aley
House
Senate
Wilson
Hunt, Club Men and Women Pursue a Theoretical Fox
In Somerset Heights Maryland the Washington Riding and Hunt Club opened a drag hunt yesterday at 3 pm. About fifteen riders followed hounds over countryside west of Chevy Chase for three hours until darkness. Participants included Mra W Sinclair Bowen Miss Rose Hitchcock Miss Lucy Siddens Miss Edith H Howerd Mrs John O Evans J A Burkhart Samuel J Henry Thomas Bones James Murphy and Lieut Col Henry T Allen A&A Col Allen served as master of hounds in Walter R Tuckermay's absence due to a prior fall.
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Rose Hitchcock
Lucy Siddens
Edith H. Howerd
John O. Evans
J A. Burkhart
Samuel J. Henry
Thomas Bones
James Murphy
Henry T Allen
Walter R. Tuckermay
Thanksgiving
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Col. Alen
Waterways Convention to Draw Big National Delegation
Secretary S A Thompson says the tenth annual National Rivers and Harbors Congress will meet at the New Willard with many governors mayors and commercial groups sending delegates. A Chicago special train will bring attendees while Mississippi River representatives vow 500 to 1,000 delegates. Texans boast a Houston to New Orleans palace special train and Atlantic Gulf coast focus will draw New Englanders and others. Moving pictures will headline evening sessions.
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Waterways Convention
St New Willard
Palace
S. A. Thompson
National Rivers and Harbore Congress
New Willard
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Washington
House
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Houston
New Orleans
Montgomery
Atlanta
Texas
Congress
Atlantic
Gulf
Funeral for J Q Kern Tuesday at 2 PM
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday for Josiah Quincy Kern who died Friday at his home 12 G street northwest. The Rev A G B Pierce of AH Soule Unitarian Church will officiate. Kern was a long time law clerk for the War Department auditor and belonged to the Geographic Society Archaeological Institute of America American Association for the Advancement of Galente and was a Mason
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Josiah Quincy Kern
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A. G. B. Pierce
AH Soule Unitarian Church
Kern
War Department
Geographic Society
Archaeological Institute of America
American Association For the Advancement of Galente
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