City Club Cornerstone Laid as Coolidge Praises Washington Life
Vice President Coolidge addressed several hundred attendees at the cornerstone ceremony for Washington's City club building. He called the project a sign of the city’s metropolitan growth and urged the club to focus on higher life and humanity. Claude Woodward of the Kiwanis presented the gift, praising civic unity and the club’s broad, permanent home aims.
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Abram Simon
Board of Education
E @ Graham
Kiwanta Club
Claude Woodward
Mroodward
City Club Building Ceremony Details and Cost
The ceremony was attended by Vice President Coolidge President Graham Charles W Semmes Roy L Neuhauser Dr Abram Simon Claude H Woodward and James Sharp former Commercial club president and City club building chair. It was announced work on the building will be completed in five weeks with decorating and furnishing to follow. Fully equipped the club house will cost about 1 million dollars. It was said.
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Coolidge
Graham
Charles W. Semmes
City Club
Roy L Neuhauser
Abram Simon
Claude H. Woodward
James Sharp
Commercial Club
Lansburgh & Bro Win Retail Ad News Prize
The Retail Ad News of New York awards Lansburgh & Bro a top thirty status for typographical beauty and sustained ad campaigns through September 1. W Berry, advertising manager, is credited with the strong Washington Post reproductions and overall credit for the firm.
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Ad News of
New York
Lansburgh & Bro
America
Ad News
Lansburgh
Washington Post
W Berry
Sermon at Open Air Service Planned by Knights Templar
The Rev James Shera Montgomery will deliver the sermon at an open air religious service Sunday afternoon on the Monument grounds. Knights Templar commanderies across the city cooperate and assemble at Masonic temple at 2 oclock before marching to the monument grounds. Charles D Shackleford oversees arrangements.
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James Shera Montgomery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Willl
Charles D Shackleford
Four Months For Watch Theft
Harry Jett a colored man was sentenced to four months in jail yesterday by Police Judge McMahon on two charges of larceny in connection with the theft Friday of a watch from the home of Rufus Pullian 1329 Potomac avenue southeast. Jett employed as a wagon jumper admitted stealing the watch from a buffet when delivering a package to Pullians home. The watch was recovered by Policeman Russel.
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Harry Jett
McMahon
Rufus Pullian
Potomac Avenue
Jett
Pullilans
Russel
Woman Sues Hayes & Company for 10000 Damages
Jennie McKee Granfield filed suit in the District Supreme court against Fred C Hayes & Company seeking 10000 damages for alleged personal injuries after she fell on a stairway with no guard rail. Attorney Charles S. Baker represents the plaintiff claiming negligence by the defendant company.
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Jennie McKee Granfield
District Supreme Court
Fred C Hayes & Company
Charles S. Baker
New York Society Decial to The Washington Post
Brigr. Gen Sir William Alexander and Lady Alexander have returned from Washington and will stay at the Biltmore before sailing for England Mrs Gardner Sherman at the St Regis plans to sail Nov 12 for the Riviera and Rome Mrs James Russell Soley returns from Newport and stays at 39 West Twenty fifth Street for winter Mr and Mrs William M Elkins of Tikins Park Pa are at the St Regis
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New York Society
Washington Post
New York
William Alexander
Lady Alexander
Washington
Biltmore
England
Gardner Sherman
St Regis Hotel
William M. Elkins
Tikins Park
St Regis
Thrombus and Embolus Explained by Dr Welch at Johns Hopkins
Secrets of Health and Happiness presents Dr William H Welch of Johns Hopkins detailing thrombus and embolus definitions. He explains a thrombus as a clot or plug in the vascular system and an embolus as the detached fragment traveling to vital organs. He notes signs depend on composition size and location, with possible outcomes from minor pain to apoplexy, and mentions milk leg from leg vein clots post childbirth and risks from thick blood in older men.
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William H. Welch
Johns Hopkins
Pretty wedding blues and society notes at St Patrick’s
A wedding in St Patrick’s Catholic church joined Miss Mary A. McNamara of Boston to Mr William Clarkson Gemmill with Father Barrett officiating. Guests from Chicago New York San Francisco and Boston attended. аек
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St Patricks Catholic Church
Mary A. McNamars
Boston
Mass
William Clarkson Gemmill
Barrett
Harding
Helen C. McNamara
Edward I. Hillyard
J. Rumsey
Chicago
Tit
John W. Gibson
New York
Barnett F. Partlow
San Franciaco
Calif
Misa Josephine McNamara
Funeral of Officer's Wife Mary E Lockhead
Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Lockhead wife of Capt Frank Lockhead will be held this afternoon from her residence 1349 Taylor Street Northwest. The 32 year old native of the District died Tuesday at Waller Heed hospital and is survived by her husband with interment at Arlington.
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Mary E. Lockhead
Frank Lockhead
Waller Heed Hospital
Taylor Street
Drapery Department Special Curtain Offerings
Heavy art marquisette curtains 244 yards long in white and ivory with hemmed edges and hemstitched detail priced at 3.50 per pair. Tapestry squares 24x24 inches with greens and tans at 1.00 each. Cretonies 36 inches with assorted colors and some imported fabrics at 0.85 per yard. Armure portieres 214 yards long in mulberry brown blue and green at 10.00 per pair. Madras 36 inches for over drapes with green and gold border at 0.50 per yard. Irish Point curtains Ivory 21445 and 3 yards long at 10.00.
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Armure Portieres
Linen Shop Special Mer cantile Prices Unveiled
Special values on linen goods include unstitched Pure Linen Huck Towels 18x34 priced at 50 cents each and Bleached Pure Linen Damask 72 inches wide at 1.10 dollars per yard. Also listed are napkins, silk hemmed items, Japanese blue print scarves, cloths, napkins by the dozen, and various bed linens with set prices.
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