Army officers complete nine mile ride in three days
War Department officers finished the regulation nine mile test in three days returning to Fort Myer amid no accidents. Brig. Gen. Wotherspoon led the ride with 40 officers and aides aboard a clear air outing praised as restful and manageable.
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War Department
Fort Myer
Kort Myer
W. W. Wotherspoon
Army War College
Wotherspoon
J. T. Kerr
G. R. Smith
B Alvord
B Alvord, Adjutant General
W. H. Arthur
H P. Birmingham
E. Burr
Corps of Engineers
G. F. Downey
Guy L. Edie
I. R Keane
J B Cavanaugh
F. O Johnson
C. Lynch
Fourth Field Artillery
J. T Knight
Quartermaster
S Department
E Swift
Ninth Cavalry
J G Galbraith
Fourth Cavalry
D H Boughton
Fifth Cavalry
W. C Brown
Third Cavalry
G H. Sands
Tenth Cavalry
P F Straub
Medical Corps
B. A Root
General Staff
L. Faison
Twenty-fourth Infantry
G. Carleton
C. Reichmann
Twenty Fourth Infantry
C. L. Beckarts
E. M. Johnson, Jr
D J. Baker, Jr
J. 2 McRae
Thirteenth Infantry
G H. Macdonald
Thirteenth Cavalry
G. L. Irwin
Third Field Artillery
M. D. Cronin
Eighteenth Infantry
T. H. Rees
Order Honors Its Patron at St Vincent de Paul
Six hundred Knights of Columbus gathered at the church of St. Vincent de Paul for their annual vesper in honor of their patron Columbus. Rev Father Meagher officiated, with Rev P J O Connell as celebrant and Mgr James F Mackin delivering benediction assisted by Rev Father Walsh deacon and Rev Father Kenney subdeacon.
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Knights of Columbus
Father Meagher
O P
CITY BULLETINS AND LOCAL NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
City bulletins report a Australian priest Rev. Austin E. O'Brien visiting Washington to study at the Catholic University lecture course before returning to Bathurst. A Dominican mission for men opened at St. Dominic's with daily Masses at 5 and 7:30 and a sermon at 7:30. Advertisements mention Conger carpet cleaning, Snyder & Co tailors, Arnold's Ogdensburg ale, and Rough Dry Laundry, plus free Post Want Ads in The Post.
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Australia
Austin E. O'Brien
Bathurst
Washington
Apostolic Mission House
Catholic University
St. Dominic's
Washington Catholics plan day nursery for working mothers
Plans mature for a Washington day nursery to aid working mothers through the Christ Child Society. The project envisions a home, playrooms, dining facilities, sleeping quarters, and baths run by Sisters of Charity or Nazareth, open from morning till night to keep children safe and away from bad company. Local clergy and Jesuits support the effort, drawing on models in New York and Chicago.
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Sisters of Charity
Christ Child Society
Catholics of
Washington
Conference of Catholic Charities
Catholic University
New York
Chicago
Ciety
Sisters of Charity, of
Nazareth
Nelson County
Catharine Spalding
Archbishop Spalding
Baltimore
Sisters of Nazareth
Washington Day Nursery
Beter
Christ Chia Society
Mary V. Merrick
Mgr. Mackin
W. T. Russell
Joseph Magee
Shrine of the Sacred Heart
Dr. Meagher
O. P
St Dominic’s
J. P B. O'Connell
T. Gibbons Smyth
Eugens A. Hannan
J. D. Marr
Ignativa Fealy
St . Patrick’s
St. Pauls
Jesuits
Rose of Romance at Mount Vernon Linked to Washington Legend
A Mount Vernon gardener cites an old tale that George Washington planted two noisette roses, including the one named for his stepdaughter Nelly Custis, as a charm to secure husbands. The superstition says a leaf or rose given to a beloved ensures marriage within the year, attracting visitors and tourists seeking romance at the nation’s shrine.
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Nelly Custis
Mount _ Vernon
Gen. Washington
Mount Vernon
George ‘Washingtons
A. Whelan
Gen Washington
Mary Washington
Nelly Curtis
Washington
Mattie Mitchell
Duchess de la Rochefoucauld
Post
Virginia
Maryland
New England
Moseley Will Get Well After Heart Attack
Hidward A Moseley secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission suffered a heart attack Saturday and showed improvement. Doctors Roy and Thayer attributed the condition to overwork and worry. A four month vacation will follow recovery. Mrs Moseley and two trained nurses are with him.
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Hidward A. Moseley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bis
Roy
Washington
Thayer
Johne Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Moseley
War on peonage appeal to Supreme Court
The Alabama labor contract law, used to compel service of Black farm workers, faces a key Supreme Court challenge this week. The case, Bailey v Alabama, argues the statute violates constitutional protections and imposes involuntary labor. Government and Alabama officials clash over intent, police powers, and due process in a high stakes civil rights dispute. Federal taxicabs promote quicker travel with rates from 70 to 3 per hour as urban transport notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Alabama
Garber
South
Alonzo Bailey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Bailey
Nesto
Supreme Court
March selections and overture medley program mix
A concert program lists March pieces and overtures by Pirates of Peasan Overture Intermesso Flying Arrow Walls Salute to Nations Darkey's Jamboree Fifty Miles From Bouten Paraphense How Fair Art Thay War March of the Priests featuring a mix of marches overtures and parlor pieces with varied composers and era references.
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Darkey
Bouten
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United States Cavalry Band
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