Washington Red Cross drive swells with donations and talks
Hundreds of workers in Washington converge on a Tabernacle on Capitol Hill to push the Red Cross fund toward a $100 million goal. Distinguished speakers including Bury Reading and General Bridges praise the relief work in Belgium and France and urge generous support as the drive aims to boost relief and morale for soldiers at war.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington
Bec
William Sunday
Capitol Hill
Union Station
Great
Belgium
France
Europe
United States
Bridges
Paris
Earl Reading
American Red Crogn
Ereset
Inside Bath Claim Promises Health Benefit for All
An old health note touts an inside bath as superior to external cleanliness. It urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse stomach liver kidneys and bowels, improve breath complexion and digestion, and claim it flushes toxins. The piece cites benefits for both men and women and promotes limestone phosphate availability at drug stores.
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Phyaterans
Red Cross Bill Passed by House Alleges Bank Contributions
Red Cross officials and leading bankers passed by the House by a large majority in the first part of the week. The bill authorizes directors of national banks to make contributions from their banks net profits to the American Red Cross.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Claude Kitchen
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
Kitchen
Senate
House Military Committee
Baker
House Committee On
War Department
Glasa
Committee On Banking and Currency
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Stage and Screen Highlights This Week at the Theater
Ethel Clayton and Carlyle Blackwell star in His Brothers Wife on Thursday and Friday, followed by Journeys End with Clayton on Saturday. A two reel Sunshine Comedy Roaring Lions and Wedding Bells is billed as very funny. Bushman and Bayne appear in With Neatness and Dispatch Monday and Tuesday. Madge Evans stars in Our Little Wife Thursday and Friday, praised for real entertainment value.
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Ethel Clayton
Carlyle Blackwell
Fox People
Bushman
Bayne
Madge Evans
Goldwyn Pictures
The Silent Master at the Orpheum with Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick stars in The Silent Master at the Orpheum next Monday and Tuesday. The film adapts E Phillips Oppenheim’s The Court of St Simon with Leonce Perret directing and a prominent ensemble including Olive Tell Anna Little Henri Walbel Donald Galiher Valentine Petit George Clarke and Juliette Moore. The production promises spectacle and marks Perret’s American debut after bringing 808 French hits to audiences.
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Orpheum
Robert Warwick
Seznick
Orpheum Theatre
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Court of St. Simon
Leonce Perret
France
Harry Rapf
Altho
Paris
St. Simon
Mr. Warwick
Olive Tell
Anna Little
Henri Walbel
Comedie Francaise
l'Odeon
Donald Galiher
Valentine Petit
George’ [Clarke
Little Juliette
Moore
Argyle Cai
Boy Scouts Say They Do Not Interfere With Other Groups
The Boy Scouts of America assert they do not interfere with rival organizations and emphasize that all boys need guidance. They argue there is room for legitimate youth groups and aim to prevent misallocation of funds while protecting the BSA’s federal charter and its emblem safeguarded by law.
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Boy Scouts of America
Geobine Boy Scout Movement
Charles 5. Hughes
Boy Scouts of
Scouts Good to Veterans at Wisconsin Encampment
The fifty first annual state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Kenosha Wisconsin featured Boy Scouts on hand to render necessary service. No train entered the city and no meeting or entertainment was held, but scouts contributed to the event in service roles.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Wi
Kenosha
Wis
Scout books for soldiers noted in public service view
Scouts recommend sending magazines to soldiers guarding bridges and public utilities nationwide. First readers of magazines would dispose of them to support troops, reflecting a community effort to aid service members.
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Scout Troops
Church Services and Community Events in Williston
Williston churches list morning and evening worship times at Congregational Hitchcock First Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal churches. Activities include Sunday schools, a Christian Endeavor session, a women’s tea for war relief fund, Jubilee Campaign conference for Wesley College endowment, and Memorial Day observance with a service flag bearing ten stars and remarks by Rev. C L Clifford and G A R members.
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Congregational Church
Hitchcock
Christian Endeavor Meeting
Methodist Church
Wesley College
T. J. Miller
D. Halfpenny
Ray
Frizzelle
Alexander
C. L. Clifford
Minot
Wyand
Grand Forks
Missouri Ridge
Red Cross
Saxon
C.L. Clifford
English Lutheran Church Weekly Services and Events
English Lutheran Church schedules preaching at 10 30 A M Sunday School at 11 45 A M Luther League at 7 30 P M and a second preaching at 8 00 P M The Ladies meet at the Elks building Friday afternoon for Red Cross work Mrs Merklin and Mrs Clouse host the Ladies Aid at the Library on Wednesday June 5th All are welcome to attend these meetings.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Broadway
1St Ave
C. E. Stinson
Palmer School House
Missouri Ridge School
English Lutheran Church
Luther League
Iadies
Elks
Red Cross
Scouts Support Soldiers With Potatoes and Service
Notes from scouts in Alexandria Indiana report 75 acres of potatoes raised for soldiers. In Wolsey South Dakota scouts wheel an invalid woman to church as a good turn. Columbus Ohio scouts make paper candles for soldiers. Salt Lake City library gathers books for soldiers and the scouts deliver 2000 volumes.
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Alexandria
Ind
Boy
Wolsey
Boy Scouts
Columbus
Salt Lake City
Home play ideas for kindergarten training
Mothers and children can build color, shape, and number recognition through simple at home games. Froebel inspired activities use common household items to teach symmetry, form, and counting, while fostering cooperation and a love of learning.
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Froebel
Perne
Milton Bradley Company
Springfield
Mass
E. Steiger & Co
Murray Street
New York
Martha
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William DeLaney
The
War-Risk Insurance Bureau
Baye
Butte
Scout Books
Williston
First Lutheran Church
Womans Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Mra
Janet W. McKenzie
Ricinus
Jim Dandy
Williston Shoe Hospital
LE Lesterberg
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