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Mr. Rouss Birthday Celebrated at Court House Hall
A grand Winchester birthday tribute honors Charles Broadway Rouss as crowds fill Court House Hall for his natal day. Fire company units, city officials, clergy, and citizens pack the venue, with processions and speeches praising his philanthropy and the city’s bond and fire protection improvements.
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Court House Hall
Winchester
Charles Broadway Rouss
Prince of Good Fellows
Mr. Rouss
Union Steam Fire Co
Rouss
C. H. B. Rouss
Mayor Williams
Willis
Barr and Tryor
Stewart Bell
Henry Schneider
South End
Robert Bee
Rainsberger
Lapirs
Union Steam Fire Company
Grand and Noble Fire Department
Old City
Erson
Xia
Messrs
Barr
Hensell
Anderson
Tony
John J. Williams
Lapdinse
Virginia
Onemii