First Hunt Of Season Hounds Hold Scent
The Washington Riding and Hunt Club opened a promising season with a drag hunt at Montgomery Country Club near Edgewood covering five miles. Members and guests, including President Wilson’s described daughter, were slated to ride as practice hunts occur Wednesdays and regular drag hunts Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Riding and Hunt Club
Montgomery Country Club
Edgewood
Ash
Miasea Wilson
Hunt Club
Chao Oo
Harriet Wadsworth
Rock Creek Hunt Club
Oakleigh Thorne
Genessea Valley
Montgomery Club
Bradley Hills
Wilsons Lane
Walter R. Tuckerman
Victor Cushman
Mr. Tierman
Poultry Club Outing to Berwyn Heights This Afternoon
Members of The Greater Washington Poultry and Pigeon Club will visit W H Schrom’s model farm in Berwyn Heights this afternoon returning around 6 PM. A special car will depart from Maryland avenue and Fifteenth Street Northeast at 5 PM sharp for the Bladensburg line. Preparations for the upcoming December 1927 poultry and pigeon exhibition in the city are nearing completion with a large collection expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry and Pigeon Club
Greater Washington
Berwyn Heights
W. H. Schrom
Maryland Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Bladensburg
City Bulletin Peater Today Virginia
A terse city bulletin from Virginia notes wholesome entertainment and local events. The brief lists daily happenings and community notices intended to inform residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peater
Today
Virginia
Monks Honor Saint Francis at Brookland Monastery
Franciscans in Brookland celebrated the feast of St Francis with a morning high mass by Father Waldron and a sermon by Father McDonnell. Distinguished Catholic leaders including Mgr Bonzano and Father Corretti attended along with Georgetown University President Father Donlon. A procession with the relic of St Francis wound from the monastery to the Chapel of St Francis ending with the transitus. The monastery grounds were open to the public for the rare occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookland
Mgr. Bonzano
Father Corretti
Mgr. Shahan
Catholic University
Father Donlon
Georgetown University
St. Francis
Father Waldron
O. P
Wilburn
Anthony
Father McDonnell
St. Alysius Church
Patent Office Reports Record Year Of Profits And Growth
Howard N. Moore retires after presenting the patent office annual report showing 67,986 applications and 383,754 patents granted in 1913. Receipts totaled 2,082,490 with 1,904,459 expenditures, net 158,090, and a grand surplus of 7,200,103 since establishment. Moore urges higher salaries and a new building to safeguard archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Commissioner of Patents
Publc
Howard N. Moore
Patent Office
Miss Florence Leger and A W Scruggs Wed in Capitol Grotto
Miss Florence Josephine Leger and Anthony Wilson Scruggs quietly wed Wednesday morning in the Capitol grounds grotto to avoid a church ceremony. The couple, with Rev. A H Thompson and Leland Leger, planned a Great Falls picnic. they will reside in Mississippi after a wedding trip, the first known event of its kind in the grotto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence J. Leger
A. W. Scruggs
Florence - Josephine Leger
Eugene Leger
Anthony Wilson Scruggs
Capitol Grounds
Miss Leger
Leland Leger
Httle
Great Falls
Solicitor General Asks Court to Let Negroes Vote
The Solicitor General John W. Davis filed a Supreme Court brief arguing that the grandfathers clause in several Southern state constitutions violates the Fifteenth Amendment by disenfranchising Negroes. The Oklahoma case questions whether the clause invades rights of the plaintiffs, with Davis noting its practical bias against illiterate Black voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solicitor General
Supreme Court
Whith
John W. Davis
Frid Gay
Supreme Court of the United States
Supremes Court
Oklahoma
Just As Good Hair Remedy? Buyer and Seller Warned
A Miss Daisy Hight letter warns against dealer substitutes for Newbro's Herpicide, noting druggists push inferior tonics and urging direct company orders. The piece urges shoppers to demand the genuine product, highlighting refunds and trial sizes with postage paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Hight
Perry, N
Herpicide Co
Miss Micht
Newbro
Pistol Duels to Be Taught at Washington Fencers Club
The Washington Fencers Club plans pistol duels using wax bullets under regulation, with mask and body guards, at its new Connecticut avenue home. Maître d'Armes M. Francois Darriculat says outfits from Paris arrive soon and practice will aid army officers in marksmanship while avoiding injury.
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Washington Fencers’ Club
Connecticut Avenue Nourthwest
M. Francois Darriculat
M. Darriculat
Washington
Paris
Salle D’armes
Gordon Strong
Arthur Cassini
Robert M. Thompson
Cécih Spring-Rice
Henry Breckinridge
Scott D. Breckinridge
Sadlé D'Armes
Connecticutt Avenue
Northwest
C. L. Bove
J. B. Bayne CC
W. Millenberger
Fitzhugh, Tasman
Wiliam J. Martin
Roe SS
Forty Hours Devotion Begins at St. Patrick's Church Today
Regular winter services start at St. Patrick's Church with the Forty Hours devotion. Rt. Rev. W.T. Russell will preside at the solemn high mass at 11 o'clock, Rev. James A. Smyth to preach. Choirs participate in an elaborate program with Pange Lingua and Fe Deum. Benediction follows mass and a procession with men and children. Solemn exposition continues all day tomorrow and Tuesday with masses at 6:30, 7:15, 9:00, and 11:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Church
James A. Smyth
Kaim
League of the Good Shepherd
Russell
Women’s Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
Mgr
Mystery in Two Deaths and Family Illness Near Buffalo
District Attorney George W. Cole opened an inquiry into the deaths of George Buffon and his 6 year old son and illnesses affecting five other family members near Little Valley. Buffon may have faced a mineral poisoning pattern. Buffon’s body was exhumed for analysis by Dr H M Hill of Buffalo. Two of the ill children are boys and one is a 10 year old girl in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Valley
George W. Cole
George Buffon
Buffon
M. L. Hillsman
Cole
H. M. Hill
Buffalo
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Saka & Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
Post
Goldenberg's
Beas
William M.chase
Charles Dana Gibson
Andre Castaigne
Harrison Fisher
Howard Chandler Christy
Washington Post
Charles Dans Gibson
William M. Chase
the Promised Land
Audre Castaigne
Lord Stranleigh
High Seas
Robert Barr
Oreecall Gisbies
B. H. Soldimeire Bruce
The
Riding Club
Maryland
William F. Eno
Rin
Ing
Carey Langhorne
Samuel Ross
C. W. Blackwood
Melvin
Hazen
Key-Smith
W. R. Tuckerman
Henry P. Allen
Jeanette Allen
Dasha Allen
Helen Buchanan
E. St. John Greble
Mildred Greble
W. Sinclair Bowen
Frank McCoy
Mitchell
Lieut
Paton
George T. Langhorne
Peter Labouisse
Leonard Wood
W. P. Eno
Richard Harlow
Georges_ Denaint
Col
Moreton Gage
Briish
Burstyn
Gude
Farquhar
W. C. Farquhar
Seventh Precinct
Potomac Street
J. 8. Mathews
Health Department
Mes
City Bulleting
Herpicide
Newhbro
Herpiids Co
Bobeto Mich
Litir
Wieide
Hharber
Lyomnetl
Beapie Pharmacy
Welal
St. Julick’s
St. Patrick's
St. Mary’s Church
Fifth Street
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Eighth
MN Streets
Roman Empire
Constantine
Milan
District National Bank
Washington, D. C
Citizens’ Savings Bank
District National
G Street
Citizens’ Bank
Bestor R. Walters
Edmund S. Wolfe
Robert N. Harper
Barber & Ross
Lith & G Sts
Ars
DU. D. D. Laboratory
Chicago
Hsa
Interstate Remedy Co
Luck
Detroit
Mich
Gee
Thors
Mark H. Jackson
Syracuer
Mr. Jackson
Munich
EoMsirtet
Capital Brewing Co
Downe
Frath
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