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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
16
Every Friday except the month before Christmas, Remnant sales occur with rising patron appreciation. The event emphasizes exceptional values and a superior character, reflecting a long-standing effort begun in Washington. The list below evidences this ongoing endeavor.
Friday sale offers 120 pairs of high grade corduroy knickerbockers for boys ages 9 to 18. Light to dark shades, reinforced stitching, purchased from a reader maker at a concession. Prices compare favorably to higher costs elsewhere. Located in the fourth floor section.
A catalog snippet shows assorted men's accessories with prices and sizes from the First Floor Furnishings section. Items include four in hand ties in various colors priced at 40 each, gloves in multiple styles and sizes, silk sacks, and khaki cotton shirts with soft cuffs.
Fifty chosen pairs of desirable Yilack Silk Hose with lisle tops and seamless feet. Also 19 Women's Full-fashioned Navy Silk Hose with lisle tops and soles in sizes 8.9, 9, 10, 11, 18, regular values. Women's Full-fashioned Cotton Hose slightly soiled in sizes 9 and 10. See Hosiery Section on first floor.
A sale on blouses lists 23 Georgette and 14 lingerie pieces in various sizes and colors with discounts from regular stock. Prices range from 1.50 to 3.95 each, compared with original prices as high as 6.75. Located on the third floor in the Blouse Section.
Friday reductions in extra size lingerie feature white cambric petticoats with deep flounces and embroidery medallions in various lengths priced from 2.95 to 4.93, reduced from higher tags. Extra size cambric drawers and gowns in nainsook or cambric await on the third floor lingerIe section with marked savings.
Youngest daughter of the President returned to New York after a White House visit. Invitations go out for a Thursday reception and tea in Raleigh for delegates to an international labor conference. Various dignitaries, diplomats, and society figures arrive in Washington and Annapolis. weddings, engagements, and hospitality events are noted, with travel plans and host committees listed.
In a will dated June 26 Henry Morris Husband leaves his estate to the Medical Society of the District of Columbia as sole legatee. He asks cremation and placing of insignias of the Third Corps Army of the Potomac Sons of the American Revolution and Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence in his urn with ashes. His ashes and parents’ remains to rest in Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia. He died October 14 at 1361 Oak Street NW. he was a pension office clerk.
The House unseated Rep John Fitzgerald of Massachusetts and Rep Peter Tague in a party line move. A 167 to 46 vote refused a new election, upholding a report that voided votes in three Boston precincts and left Parce with a plurality last November.
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