Woodward And Company Opens Large New Washington Store
Walter Woodward, president of Woodward & Lothrop, Inc., opened a massive new three story store on F Street in Washington. The expansion doubles floor space to about one acre, adds a men’s shoe department, linen room, playroom, baby shop, a moved millinery section, jewelry and art gallery, and six floors devoted to sales. The building includes employee facilities, a lunchroom, nurses, a hospital room, and an auditorium, with thirteen elevators and a sophisticated telephone system supporting a sprawling retail operation.
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Walter Woodward
Ami & Lothrop, Inc
Mercantile
Ital Wig St
Sag
Tenth
Elaventh
Woodward
Alvin M. Lo
England
Ashington
New York
Urop
F Street
Eleventh Street
Busi SB
Onia
Woodward Lathrop Leader Sees Solid Growth Ahead
Woodward & Lathrop employ about 1,500 with 10 000+ packages daily and 400 wagons for delivery. Mr Woodward notes Washington's population has more than doubled since his arrival and predicts steady mercantile growth. He sees tariff cuts boosting imports and finer American goods gaining demand, while Paris remains the fashion capital despite American progress.
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Woodward & Lathrop
Woodward
Washington
United States
Europe
Paris
Student Y M C A Meeting Brings Virginia Colleges
The State conference of the Student Y M C A met at the University of Virginia in Madison Hall with about 125 students professors and speakers from nearly two Virginia educational institutions. Carl Bare presided as state student secretary. Dr W D Weatherford Harrison S Elliot D F McClelland and Dr W W Forrest spoke. An opening banquet was held at the university commons with Dr Charles Alphonso Smith toastmaster and Gov Mann delivering the principal address. Capt James J King of Staunton Military Academy spoke for the veterans.
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Virginia
Charlottesville
Washington Point
Student
Young Men's Christian Association
Madison Hall
University of Virginia
Carl Bare
W. D. Weatherford
South
Harrison S. Eliott
New York City
D. F McClelland
W. W. Forrest
University
University Commons
Charles Alphonso Smith
James J. King
Staunton Military Academy
Gov. Mann
Forward-looking Woman Predicts Halloween Shifts in Love and Roles
In a philosophical exchange, the Forward-looking Woman and the Fireside Woman debate future Halloween parties and the shifting role of women. They explore marriage, independence, and education, predicting changes in courtship, proposals, and how women balance homemaking with professional study as society evolves.
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Lin von Belove
Hallop
J. Ae
Moar Og
Kirla
Maibe
Barrera
Busch Heirs To Share Estate Incomes Exceeding A Thousand A Day
St Louis reports reveal Adolphus Busch heirs will receive trusts with annual incomes of about 3750000 each, totaling roughly 760000 for August A Busch after deductions. The will creates a detailed governance structure with August A Busch dominant over major Busch enterprises and a process for vacancies. An inventory is due in about four weeks.
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St. Louis
Adolphue Busch
August A. Busch
Carl
Busch Corporation
Edward Scharer
Wilhelmine Busch
Adolphus Busch
Germany
Scharer
Mrea
Lilly Busch
Edward A. Faust
Charles Nagel
Manufacturers’ Railway
American Bottle Company
Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company
Faust
St. Louis Union Trust Company
Busch Family
Commeéres and Lebor
Soldiers' Home Band Concert at Stanley Hall
This afternoon at 3:30 in Stanley Hall the United States Soldiers' Home Band, directed by John M. Zimmerman, performs a program titled Spirit of Independence. Selections include Holzmann Overture Post and Peasant and pieces such as Butterfly Ballet and Morceau characteristic. The program also features The Whip and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Stanley Hall
United States Soldiers
John M. Zimmerman
Holzmann
Buppe Kote
Morceau
Braker Ydol
van Alstyne Watts
Mannish suits of cloth style now in Paris
Paris fashion reporters describe a shift from summer transparency to mannish tailored suits. Two popular styles are shown: pale sable covert coat with hip length cut and front cross, and a short belt jacket with back panel and bold buttons.
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Paris
Playhouse to Open Fourteenth Session with Musical Comedy
Society notes announce the Playhouse opening its fourteenth season on November 10 with a Players' Club musical comedy. A reorganized dancing class resumes in December meeting Mondays, while notable society members travel and return from Europe, with Viscount J Henri de Sibour and Viscountess expected in late week.
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Playhouse
Players’ Club
J. Henri de Sibour
New York
Viscountess de Sibour
Europe
Returns and social notes from Washington society
Mr John Barrett returns from Mobile after attending the Southern Commercial Congress. Mrs Perry Heath and family reopen their home in a city street for winter. Miss Fannie Lay back from Europe and resumes her Mastreat residence. Miss Violetta Mercer visits Rhode Island avenue. Miss Hanna Taylor hosts a card party and tea then heads to Boston. Elena Calderon to visit Dr and Mrs Hunt on November 14. Former Commissioner Rudolph and family return to their apartments at The Creation. Samuel Henry Peck concludes visit in Grand Rapids Michigan after a New York trip with B P Porcher of Florida. Rev Dr and Mrs J Macbride Sterrett return from Atlantic City. Church event: a bridge and fifty party for the Blessed Sacrament at Rauscher's Monday at 2 30. Gilbert Ottenberg to be feted at home Sunday 7 to 10 pm. Nine new diphtheria cases reported, total 51, seven carriers without symptoms.
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John Barrett
Mobile
Southern Commercial Congress
Perry Heath
City
Hanna Taylor
Hannis Taylor
Miss Taylor
Boston
Reid Hunt
Mias
Elena Calderon
Hunt
Rudolph
Creation
Samuel Henry Peck
Program of Sunday Tales at All Souls Church
Members of All Souls Church plan informal Sunday evening receptions in the Sunday school room as part of a winter series by the Liberal Religious Union. Officers include Miss Myra Co. Hole president and Leland P. Shidy vice president with a committee of Edward Collins and others. The lineup features speeches by Mary Sibley Evans, Mrs. J. P. Neligh, George A. Warren, Rev. Alfred Rodman Hussey, Mrs. Robert M. La Follette, and William Canfield Lee on topics from Huxley to poetry and social progress.
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Nuance
All Souls’ Church
Liberal Religious Union
Myra Co. Hole
Leland P. Shidy
Harry W. Nichols
Lora White
Edward Collins
Helen Nichols
George A. Warren
Huxley
Mary Sibley Evans
Gar City
Mra. J. P
Neligh
Far Landa
Ministry of Poetry
Alfred Rodman “Hussey
Robert M. la Follette
William Canfield Lee
Fashion notes on sheer fabrics and lace trends
The piece outlines modish transparencies and lace revival in 1900s style couture with metallic threads and mousseline trimmings. It mentions chiffon over satin tunics, wired edges, and ornate fringe, plus pattern details for sizes 34 to 38 and price 15 cents, with patterns available through Washington agents.
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Washington
The Eight-Hour Bill for Women and Other Lectures
A list of lecture topics with authors and dates from December to March. Topics include The Work of the Children's Bureau, The Problem of Goethe’s Faust, Music Its Invocational Value, Religion to Modern Art, Personal Recollections of Lincoln, Scientists in Other Lands, The Ideals of Youth, and Bergson A Criticism of His Philosophy. Authors include Miss Constance J Lenpr Miss Julia C Lathrop Prof Arnold Werner Spanhooth Miss Jessie Macride James A Sample Mrs Louis A Bauer Thomas W Sidwell Miss Ethel M Smith Leland P Shidy Mise Elizabeth Merle Carhart Leifur Magnusson Henry P Holden.
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William D. Mackensie
Constance J. Lenpr
John H. Marble
Children’s Bureau
Julia C. Lathrop
Soethe
Faust
Arnold Werner Spanhooth
Jessie Macride
Channing
Howard Colling
Ellen P. Hale
Lincoln
James A. Sample
Louis A. Bauer
Thomas W. Sidwell
Ethel M. Smith
Leland P. Shidy
Elizabeth Merle Carhart
Leifur Magnusson
Bergson
Henry P. Holden
Safe Fresh Fish Buying Guide Warns Against Poisoning
The article weighs the large annual fish catch in the United States and the nutritional value of fish as a protein source. It outlines dangers from ptomaine poisoning, stresses buying fresh fish from reliable dealers, and offers practical freshness tests especially for weekend markets. It advises buying on market days, checking eyes, scales, odor, and firmness, and to keep fish on ice and cook thoroughly.
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United States
McClure Newspeper Syndicate
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