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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1905

Page

23

Money Men Welcome Plans for Entertainment

Wealthy bankers plan a grand Washington welcome for the American Bankers Association convention October 10 to 13. John Joy Edson directs the arrangements with prominent city financiers, featuring sessions at the National Theater, receptions at the White House and Arlington, and a banquet at the New Willard. Delegates from across the country will attend, with speeches by Shaw and other noted figures, and separate meetings for trust companies and savings banks.

Washington John Joy Edson Washington Loan and Trust Company McKinley Washington Bankers’ Association National Theater White House Shaw Arlington Hotel New Willard Hotel Trust Companies Treasury Department Harvey E. Coulder Cleveland Afflerts Trust Company New Willard Edward J. Stellwagen Union Trust Company Savings Bank Section Shoreoiwn Watel Charles LD Sprague Union Dime Savings Institution of New York PF Siul The Home Savings Bank Basings Bank Committee Washington Bankers Wecome Omo N Henchman Davis Central Trust and Gate Bankers’ Convention

Bankers Gather in Capital for Annual Convention

National bankers from towns big and small converge on Washington for the bankers association meeting. Social events include a dollar sign banquet at the New Willard, tours to Fort Myer and Arlington, and a White House visit by the President. Over 1,700 hotel reservations indicate widespread attendance and extensive private hospitality plans.

United States Natonal Association New Willard Hotel Shaw White House Pankers Swinney Corcoran Art Gallery Arlington Hotel Edson Washington Bankers’ Association Congressional Library

Clerks to Force Closing at Saturday Night Trade

Gompers attends Retail Clerks Local 262 meeting as protests against late Saturday closing are addressed. Committee is instructed to press violators to close per agreement while new dues and benefits reforms are adopted. Local 262 expands membership and moves toward a universal clerks wage scale.

Retail Clerks' International Protective Association Galveston Gompers Federation of Labor Association of Labor Manning

SONS OF RECHABITES MEETING TO LAST A WEEK

The Independent Order of Rechabites the oldest temperance group in the world begins its forty ninth annual session with special services at Calvary Baptist and Ninth Street Christian churches. Delegates arrive from across the United States for a monster parade on Pennsylvania avenue and a Tuesday start in Scottish Rite Hall. Discussions will include a proposed graded death benefit and double death- benefit for two tents and other order business.

Independent Order of Rechabites Calvary Baptist Ninth Street Christian United States Pennsylvania Avenue Odd Fellows’ Hall Seventh Street Scottish Rite National Assembly Wayne Cordell Committee On Washington Calvary Baptist Church Ninth Street Christian Church J. Ellis Margaret J. Bilis Cordell Loeb Tho North America Salford England Wayne W. Cordell Anti-Saloon League Mquor George C. Thompson Philadelphia Rechabite National Council Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain High Tent Bermuda Tasmania British House of Commons St. Alban’s Chichester Durham Liverpool Llandaff Newcastle House of Lords British Columbia Order John C. Moore K Street Treasury Department Westernport Rechabite Order

White Palages Grow New Museum Well Advanced

The National Museum in Washington rises on Ninth and B southwest with granite walls and Liverpool brick, no cellar. vast basement passageways for utilities. The Agricultural Department building wings progress. no labor troubles, steady work, marble walls being laid.

Agricultural Department National Museum Ninth B Streets North America Cold National Museum Camparison Liverpool England United States Washington

Epworth M E Sunday School Puts On Musical Programme

Pupils of Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South staged a musical and literary program as a prelude to the upcoming fall rally. The event featured vocal solos by Compton and Edmunds, instrumental numbers by Edmunds and Herbert, and performances by several student groups. Messages from Pastor Rev. Dr. Blakemore and superintendent W. F. Hummer highlighted Sunday school work as preparations continue for next Sunday's rally and Epworth League activities.

Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South Tucker Forrester Waescher Rodier Wheat

Big bass biting in Upper Potomac area

Clear water in the Upper Potomac yields excellent bass fishing around Edwards Ferry in Montgomery County Maryland with a twelve to twenty seven pound catch total. Hyman Treim and others report strong results near Seneca Harpers Ferry and Washington with multiple fine bass weighing up to five pounds. Weather favors continued good fishing while cool conditions persist.

Potomac Edwards Ferry Montgomery County Hyman Mr. Treim Seneca W. H. Stone Harpers Ferry George Bready Will Trail Washington

Lawyers rely on The Post's precise legal record accuracy

Legal professionals depend on The Post to provide exact and reliable court records. The emphasis is on factual reporting of filings, decisions, and official notices, ensuring consistency for case tracking and jurisprudence.

Residents back Sixteenth street residential plan

District Commissioners receive cheers from residents urging preservation of Sixteenth street for homes and excluding business and tall buildings. Letters from Emma Yoder, Mary Stotte, G Robertson, M N Shafer, Robert Fleming, L L Thompson, Mary Swaim executrix, Hale, Walker & Son, Eliza Hornburgh and others express strong support for congressional legislation restricting high buildings and favoring a residential future along the avenue.

Sixteenth Street Emma L. Yoder Mary F. Stotte G. Robertson M. N. Shafer Robert I. Fleming Congress L. L. Thompson Mary Swaim Hale Mary Chandler Hale Walker & Son Eliza W. Hornburgh

Bank Clerks Music Programme Delights Washington Guests

Washington chapter of the American Institute of Bank Clerks hosted a musicale at 1214 F Street NW with prominent city vocalists. Edith Towell sang Nymphs and Fawns repeatedly to applause while Thomas L. Jones and Roland R. Rodrick received praise. The event featured decorated rooms, an entertainment committee, and refreshments, marking a new social endeavor for the group.

Washington American Institute of Bank Clerks F’ Street Bemberg Edith Towell Wallace Mok. Stowell A. B. Claxton A. H. Bedford A. K. Parris, Jr Percy Wilson Arthur G. Plant F. Bernard Stevens

Gold Poles Concert Delights Ryland Church Crowd

An audience at Ryland Chapel M E Church enjoyed an old folks concert with fifty voices from Ryland and Anacostia choirs. Daniel Smithson led the program with period costumes and varied duets solos and recitals inspiring merriment. The Rebew Orchestra provided interval music.

Ryland Church Ryland Chapel M.E Brotherhood of the Church Ryland Anacostia M. E Daniel Smithson Anacostia J. H. Brewer Edna Taylor M. L. Odel Ben Bell Reuben Cynthia J. Hammond Brewer Margaret Larcomb Maggie Hazel Jedediah Ada Spence J. H. Cathell Isaac Pyles Mr. Smithson Ysaac Rebew Orchestra

Moy Tong Robbed at Seventh Street Chinese Restaurant

Burglars gained entry to Moy Tong’s Chinese restaurant at 1827 Seventh Street NW early yesterday, stealing $115 in U S currency, $10 in Chinese money, and a gold watch valued at $18. The intruders climbed stairs and opened windows and doors, removed the trunk key from under Tong’s pillow, and ransacked the trunk without waking him. Police seek clues. a local suspect is not yet identified.

Moy Tong Seventh Street United States May Tong

Sues Contractor and District for Damages Over Fatal Sewer Accident

Alice D. Barnes administratrix of Charles W. Chapman sues the District of Columbia and contractor Andrew Gleeson for damages. Chapman was killed July 8 while working on sewers for the District when a derrick arm fell due to a failing supporting cable. Attorneys Mather and Gardiner represent the estate.

Alice D. Barnes Charles W. Chapman District of Columbia Andrew Gleeson Chapman Gleeson Mather W. Gwynn Gardiner

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